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“Well, it’s been a while since we’ve talked. Things can change.”
“Yeah.” I blow out a breath. “So...have you talked to Lulu at all?” I ask even though I already know the answer. Lulu would have told me if they had.
“I actually haven’t seen or spoken to her since your graduation party. Then again, I’m guessing you already knew that.”
“I did,” I admit, feeling a little foolish for even bringing it up. I’m honestly not sure why I did.
“Did you ever tell her what happened between us?”
My stomach twists.
“What do you mean?” I play stupid.
“What do you mean, what do I mean?” He gives me a knowing look. “About what happened the night of your graduation party.”
Like I could forget...
“No. And I don’t ever plan to. No sense in hurting her over something we mutually agreed wouldn’t happen again.”
“Did we agree to that?” He stops so abruptly that I walk a couple of steps ahead of him before I realize it.
“What?” I spin around to face him.
“Did we agree that it would never happen again, or that it shouldn’t have happenedthen?” he asks.
“Alec.” I blow out a breath, really not wanting to get into this with him.
How do you tell someone that they’re all you think about? All you dream about. All you want. And yet you know you can’t have them.
“I’m sorry.” He shuffles his feet. “I’m not trying to dredge up the past or anything.”
“You know how I feel about you. That hasn’t changed,” I tell him, taking a step toward him before reaching for his hand. “And you know how much I wish things were different.”
“Yeah.” He looks down at the ground. “Me too.”
“Hey.” I wrap my fingers around his and squeeze. “Let’s not do this, yeah? You’re here and I’m really so happy to see you. Can we just try to hang out, you know, like we used to? Before everything.”
He thinks on that for a long moment before his gaze comes back up to mine, an easy smile sliding across his lips.
“Yeah, we can do that.”
“Great. Now come on.” I tug his hand. “I’ve got so much to show you.”
