“I want you.” His gray eyes were glued to mine. “I want you so bad—in all of the ways. I love you, and I want to be close to you like that. I’m ready to be close to you like that.” “So why won’t you?” “I know we don’t like to talk about it, but I’m going to Montana next month, and you’re going to college in the fall,” he said. “I don’t want to have sex with you and then leave a few weeks later.” “But you’re not leaving me,” I said. “You’re just leaving. We’re going to stay together. We’ll talk all the time, and we’ll visit each other.” Dusty swallowed. “I know,” he said. “And I’m so glad about
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