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“Then … I don’t know. Scowl at him a bunch. Give him the evil eye.” “I do not scowl.” “And I’m not a former fuckboy. This game is fun.”
“I don’t hate you. My issue with you was …” He averts his gaze. “The complete opposite of hating you.” Wait, what?
“You’re still the same old Novi. You act tough and joke about being a delightful ray of sunshine, but the truth is, you’re not joking at all. Deep down, you’re a gentle sweetheart who wants to be loved for who he is.”
“It was special because it was with you.” Damn, if that’s not the most perfect thing he could’ve said.
“I have thought about it.” “That wasn’t long enough.” “Yes it was, because the answer is simple. I want you. I want you now. And if I have to face the reality I’ve been hiding from for the last seventeen years to have you, then I will. Because I didn’t let this happen once before, and I’m not going to make that same mistake again.”
All that matters is that when I open my eyes again and meet Novi’s gaze, he’s smiling in a way I’ve never seen him smile before. It’s official. I’m claiming it. That smile belongs to me.
“I have protected my family for most of my life. My sister has made her choices, and I will not come out and put a target on her, but I … I can’t keep pushing down who I am. This.” I marvel at how he feels against me. “This is right. I want a chance to be with someone and see where it goes, and there’s no one else I trust like you. No one else I would risk everything for. If you do not feel the same, that’s okay.”
“You’re going to ruin me,” I whisper. He kisses the tip of my nose. “Only in the right ways. I promise.”
“Colby …” A door down the hall opens, light spilling out into the shadows, and my man walks out of his bathroom, wrapped in a towel, black hair damp from his shower. He jumps a foot in the air when he sees me. “Novi? What the fuck?” He dramatically clutches at his chest. “Is it stress? Are you having a heart attack?” He watches me with wide eyes. “I don’t think stress is the reason my soul almost left my body.” “Then what is it?” “You scared the shit out of me!” I frown. “Me?” “You’re in my house. Creeping around in the dark.” Oh good, he noticed. “Romantic, da?” “I don’t think breaking and
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“I have missed you. The friend I used to have. I don’t like not being able to spend time with you. So I came to sweep you off your feet and kidnap you.” “Aww …” He steps right toward me, teasing creases by his eyes. “That was very nearly romantic until you brought felonies into it.” “See? You admit I am romantic.” “I admit you are almost romantic.” “I stole your key for you.” “More felonies. You really should have stopped while you were ahead.”
“I’m gay, bitches!”
