“I used to...I used to start fights with you so that I could hide the bruises from my dad. Blame it on you. In case anyone came asking, you know? Like that time freshman year. I know you think it was only my bike I cared about, but if he got caught, I knew I’d get taken away. And Maisie proved she didn’t want me, so I figured they’d send me here to the city where I’d never see Christian or the guys again. And if he found out there was even an inkling of me being interested in guys, the same thing would happen. No more motocross, no more Christian, no more anything that made life at least a
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