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And made a decision.
I wouldn’t fight where this led.
Not anymore.
Chapter 9
Doesn’t everybody have their tree up in October?
-Text from Frankie to Riel
Frankie
December
Months passed by, and like usual, Luca didn’t show.
Riel, however, did.
Every single day I either spoke to him or saw him in some way.
Slowly, piece by piece, he was healing my heart.
I wasn’t sure how.
I wasn’t sure why I was letting him.
But there I was, answering his text with a smile on my face.
Riel: Dinner?
Frankie: Absolutely. As long as you bring it to my house. I’m decorating.
Riel: Decorating what?
Frankie: Everything.
I still dreamed about Luca every single day.
Every single morning, when I woke up from my sleep, it was with Luca’s voice in my ear.
I still slept in his clothes.
Still thought about him every single hour.
But, I also thought about Riel.
Thought about how nice his hugs felt—just as nice as Luca’s.
Thought about how his voice sent a shiver down my spine—just like Luca’s used to.
Last week, I’d walked out of my house to find Riel running past it early in the morning.
I’d fallen into step behind him for our run that started happening that day all those months ago
when he’d first come to my house. But instead of running beside him, I ran behind him, my eyes taking in all the delicious muscles that covered the man’s body.
Needless to say, I was falling for Riel.
