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"The game is starting soon."

"I wish it weren't." Jase slowly removed his hand from Jacob's hand, but he and Jase kept smiling at each other.

"So why does it matter that you're brother doesn't know about you being gay? About us?"

"I only see him about three times a year, but he's the one...he's the...he's the one who pays everything for me. I need that. I can't live without it. He doesn't know how bad dad has gotten. He just thinks that I need a little money help. He has given me tuition. He has given me food money. Apartment money. Practically everything. No...no everything. Without him I couldn't survive. I....just.....just can't surprise him. Can't let him believe that I'm different. I need him to believe that nothing has changed."

"Wow."

"Wow, what?"

"It's just a lot. I'm...I'm sorry. I didn't know."

"I'm sorry. Let's just watch the game....look it's kickoff."

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