Chapter 20

Changes

Kyle

He is kissing me back, and I can’t get enough of him; enough of this feeling, of having him in my arms. He’s much smaller than me, yet so not fragile.

At the same time, I wish I could protect him from everything and everyone. It’s so strange, I want to believe I can be the person he trusts, I want to be that person for him. I break the kiss and wrap my hands around him. Jer wraps his hands around me too and we just stand there, in the middle of the lake hugging each other.

I squeeze him one last time and kiss his cheek

“Thank you.”

A say against his neck and he shivers.

“What for?”

“Just for letting me be here with you.”

And before I’ve said something weird, or something that would push him away, I add,

“Let’s go back inside, it is cold.”

“Okay.”