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He cuts me off. “You seem to know an awful lot about sex for someone your age.”
I point out my bedroom door. “Uh … have you seen the people I live with?”
He walks into my room and sits down on the edge of the bed, concern now etched on his face. “None of their boyfriends have ever … they’ve never touched you or talked to you inappropriately, have they?”
“No,” I rush out.
They’ve looked but never touched.
“You’ll tell me if they do, right?”
“Yes.”
“You promise?”
“I promise,” I say softly.
He gives me a gentle smile. “You know, you’re going to make something of yourself when you get older. I’m certain of it.”
His words come out with pride.
They fill me with pride.
“Thank you,” I whisper. “I want to be a writer when I grow up.”
This spikes his interest. I love when he seems interested in me.
“Yeah? What type of writer?”
“I don’t know. I like reading the newspapers.”
He chuckles. “Whoa. The pay for the amount of work is chump change.”
I frown. “Not everything is always about money.”
He rubs his hand over his clean-shaven cheek. “If there’s anything you learn from me, Chloe, it’s that life is always about money.”
11
Kyle
A towel is wrapped around my waist after the post-gym shower, and I walk through the living room at the sound of the doorbell. The realization that I’m about to answer my door half-naked doesn’t hit me until I’m standing in front of it. I look out the peephole and smile at the sight of Chloe standing at my door, glancing around in annoyance.
As soon as I swing the door open, I lean against the doorframe, leveling my arm above me while a grin plays at my lips. “Hello, my favorite neighbor. Care to borrow some sugar?”
Unfortunately for me, the expression on Chloe’s face isn’t screaming that she’s down for having a good time. Her chin is jutted into the air, and her pretty little lips are pinched together.
A wad of cash is shoved into my chest. “This is for whatever Trey took,” she says. “Let me know if it’s not enough.”
Whoa. Whoa. Whoa.
I shake my head while ignoring the cash. “I’m not taking your money.”
“Why?” she snaps.
“I don’t need to give you a reason.”
“Bullshit!” She inches the cash further. “Now, tell me how much, Kyle.”
