“The only thing I ever wanted more than football was for someone to love me.” Colton’s voice was small and soft. His deepest secret, laid bare for Nick to have and to hold. “I do love you, Colton. I’m sorry I didn’t tell you before. Every night, after you fell asleep, I’d stay up and watch you as long as I could. I didn’t want the day to end, because I didn’t want to be closer to the day you’d leave. I had to tell myself what we had was just summer and we were just a fling because I couldn’t face the idea of loving you and losing you. But all the lies I told myself didn’t matter. I fell in
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