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Two weeks later...
—Grayson—
It's been two weeks, and we haven't spoken a word, other than Jane asking when I would tell her.

I wish it were all that simple to tell her, without breaking down.

Currently, I'm at breakfast with her. "Angie, more coffee, please?" I ask, and she fills up my cup.

"Piper, be a dear and get me some toast or waffles." Jane tells her.

"I'm on it, Jane." She goes to get her some toast.

"So, Grayson, when are you gonna tell me? I deserve to know." Jane tells me.

"Jane...if it were that simple, I would, but I can't. I'm sorry, but there are somethings you don't need to know." I tell her, as sincere as possible.

"I understand there are some things I don't need to know, but when you almost choked a man in our kitchen two weeks ago, I think I deserve to know." She argues.

"It's hard to explain." I tell her, and my head starts hurting.

"I bet Josh knows, doesn't he? I mean, Ethan also knows, so it must not be that hard." She says.

"It's easier for them to understand, Jane."

"What, you think cause I'm a girl, I can't know? Way to be sexist, Gray."

"Please, can we not do this, so early? My head is starting to hurt, from arguing."

"Yeah...if you tell me."

"I'm out, I can't take this." I go take a Tylenol, and go to the room to rest.

"I'm not done with you." She follows behind me. "Grayson, I asked something, that I've been asking for two weeks now, and I want to know."

"Jane—"

"I don't give two shits, I want to know!" I've finally snapped now.

"Fine! You wanna know why I don't want you to be friends with him?! I'll tell you why!" I grab her face and press my lips against hers. Sh surprisingly kisses me back. We move in sync, until I pull away. "There, because I love you, Jane! I don't want you friends with Shawn, because I'm afraid he'll take you away from me, because it's happened before! Six years ago, to be exact."

"I don't understand." She says. I sigh.

"Let's go." I take her hand, and go to the infamous balcony, we just love hanging out on. I sit her down on one of the chairs, and I sit across from her, her hands in mine. I explain the whole situation with Shawn, and what happened before. She sits there shocked, as I tear.

"Grayson, I didn't know. I'm sorry, you felt that way." She says.

"Well, now you do. So, will you take my gifts and forgive me, cause it was so simple?" I joke, and she giggles.

"Yes, I suppose." She smiles.

"So, what does this mean for us? I mean I confessed my love for you, and—"

"Let's take baby steps. I think I will truly learn to love you, if we take baby steps. After all, we've hated each other for almost five years, so I think we need time to—"

"I understand what you're getting at." I cut her off, and she giggles.

"But...I never said effective immediately. So, I wanna do this." She goes and sits on my lap, wraps one arm around my neck, cups my face with one hand, and kisses me. We move in sync. We part lips to breathe.