Kindle Notes & Highlights
I wanted to be left alone, yet yearned for connection so bad it hurt. I wanted someone who could understand how hard it was to hide everything. How tiring it was. It left a queasy feeling in the pit of my gut that I could never shake.
It was a habit. Aside from hockey, guys put their hands on me for one reason…
Poor baby...
That’s when my protective instincts kicked in, and I knew right then and there that he would be my best friend.
OH MY LANTA, how freaking cute .
Theo looked at me again and whispered, “Asher, who hurt you?”
And, yes, I did piss myself the last time we got wasted, but he didn’t need to keep bringing it up!
But I couldn’t let hope for something more with Theo seep into my heart. He was my friend. Period. He kissed me because he was being a drunk idiot, and that’s all it was.
“Please don’t say anything.” I can’t even describe the giddiness coursing through me. I would have done a cartwheel if I knew how to do one. I’m not the only gay one on the team!
“Let’s beat these fuckers, then talk about the dicks we’re all sucking back home, shall we?”
I’m in love with you. I love you so much it literally hurts. When I found out you were coming to Callahan with me, I cried. I cried happy tears because I’d have you by my side, but I cried sad tears, too, because I didn’t know if I’d ever have the guts to tell you how much I truly love you.
Jesus, why did I love this man so much?
Shame and sadness consumed me as I lowered my head.
“Jesus. You’re beautiful, Asher.”
“No sorrys. You don’t have anything to apologize for. But, from here on out, you don’t fight alone. We fight together. Alright?”
I felt a tether to him that never snapped.
“Losing you would be too much for me. This is a blip in time. It’ll pass, but my love for you is way stronger than this.”
I was mad. I wanted to rage, but Asher needed stability. So, that’s what I intended to give him.
As far as I was concerned, Reggie and Roxy could keep my phone.
I didn’t know how to answer her at the time. It took a minute for me to process the question and realize for myself that I’d always loved Asher. From the moment I saw him, I wanted him. I just didn’t know it.
