I can see panic and confusion in her stare, and before it fully takes flight I rise to my feet and lean in, pulling her in for a hug. “Thank you, Hals, I couldn’t have done this without you,” I tell her honestly, pushing away all thoughts of me on my knees for her, and remembering who she truly is to me. She isn’t some random hook up, or a fucking bunny desperate to bag a hockey guy. She’s Hallie, my best friend, a steady rock in my life since before I can remember. I can’t fuck that up just because of a buzz of attraction when her legs were wrapped around me, that’s stupid, and unreliable. I
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