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He pulled away, keeping his forehead against mine.

He gave my hand a squeeze as I ran my fingertips across his rosy cheek.

"For how long?"

I bit my lip, my eyes looking down.

"For a while."

He nods against my head, letting out a shaky sigh.

"Why didn't you tell me before I got with Jess?"

I squeezed my eyes shut, fear spiking in my chest.

"I didn't think you felt the same.."

It was quiet, the silence almost deafening.

He seemed lost in though as was I, every bad solution ramming at my brain on repeat.

It hurt.

My feelings, my heart, my head, it all hurt.

That's until his final whisper that caught me in a spiral I wouldn't be able to come down from.

"Of course, I felt the same, Colby."

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