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The first is that the moon is full. It’s so blindingly bright, I see its reflection on the surface of the dark blue water. And I hate that because seeing its reflection is like seeing mine. All I see is all my failures and insecurities.
“Please don’t go. Please don’t go. Please don’t go…” Daniel chants under his breath over and over again. “Please don’t go.”
“Please don’t go,” he delivers incessantly, vigorously, but delicately. “Please, please, please don’t go.” He doesn’t just hold me; he embraces me. His chest is firmly pressed against my back, and I realize then that the loud drumming isn’t coming from the water. It’s coming from him. It’s his heart that’s racing at a dangerous speed, all too rapidly, all too thunderous against me. “Please don’t go.”
I hold her, wishing I could take all her pain away. I hold her like my life depends on it. I’ll hold her until morning if I have to. I’ll keep holding her until I can’t any longer because how the fuck am I supposed to let go?
you need anything, I’m just a text or call away. I’m so happy you’re here, Jos!
Did she smile? Holy shit, did I just make Josefine smile? It was hardly anything, but I know a smile when I see one. We’re only eight days into the year, but I think that’s probably going to be the highlight of it.
“You’re annoying.” “You mean good looking?” She softly groans. “We’re getting off track.” “Put me back on it then. You’re kind of making it hard to focus.” My grin deepens.
“Well…when I was younger, I watched Rebelde.” Good, common grounds. “Which was your favorite character?” “Roberta.”
Maybe she wants to purposely stay in the shadows because she thinks that’s where she belongs, but that would never work for her because I see her.
Dios, no tengo suficientes palabras para explicar qué tan hermosa es. “How’s your finger?”
‘Tienen que ponerse las pilas, porque si me muero, que van hacer?’
“Sto facendo di tutto per non baciarti in questo momento.”
“Brown.” “Brown? You know there are so many colors you could’ve picked from?” “I know but I have a thing for brown.”
“Use me,” he desperately fills, cutting me off so urgently I almost don’t think I heard him right until he repeats it. “Use me. Distract me. I don’t care what you do but use me.”
I’m not what she needs, but she’s who I want.
bring myself to reply. The
“Your house is the nicest place I’ve ever lived in, so it’s pretty much the same thing. And I’m living with the prettiest girl I’ve ever seen.”
And I want you to be clingy, just for once, be clingy for me, Jos.”
“Strictly mine. Strictly yours.”
I comb my fingers through his hair,
