Chapter Twelve
For days after her late-night confessions to Hunter, Sydney suppressed her confused emotions. Hunter had asked her to trust him to be different from Tony. She already knew he was, but allowing him to see her ugly mistakes was scary, so she pushed the feelings away.
They slept together, played together, and hung out. Christmas came and went, and they did separate holidays. It was way too early for meeting family, so Syd was okay with a little distance there. Not having to worry about school or work helped. With the exception of Jay and Lance, though, she and Hunter were very much a couple alone. He still hadn’t introduced her to his roommate or his other good friend Free. He talked about them often, but never suggested they get together.
Part of it felt like her early rela
