Keeping 13 (Boys of Tommen, #2)

by Chloe Walsh

Trying to do the right thing for my future and doing what was right for my present was the reason I felt so fucking torn up over this girl.

I wanted to hit pause on my life and just keep her.

It’s the fact that I’ve spent days rehearsing what I want to say to you in my head, and now I can’t get the words out. “I don’t know what happened to me.” You happened to me, and now I’m completely fucked.

“Johnny?” she asked then, shimmying closer. “Can I ask you one more thing?” “Yeah…” The word came out all gruff, and I had to clear my throat before trying again. “Yeah, Shan. You can ask me anything.” “Are you ever going to kiss me?”

“I don’t just like you. I fucking—” Shaking his head, Johnny rubbed his jaw before looking back at me. “Shannon, I love you.” I stopped breathing. “You love me?” He nodded slowly, blue eyes locked on mine. “Like, a crazy fucking amount.”

“I just want to be with you.” He shrugged almost helplessly. “All the fucking time.”

“I will always want you,” I vowed. “Fucking always.