“No,” I managed, hand over my mouth.
“Sadly, yes. And it wasn’t a hard decision to make. In other words, Bradley and I were running down the stairs and out of the house in minutes, and shaking pretty badly as we started to walk back to his house. It took about an hour to get there, with neither of us saying much the entire time. What started out to be the most fabulous experience of my whole young life, Secret, was quickly becoming a nightmare. And all the while I kept telling myself that everything would be okay and that Lance would be a good brother and never mention the events again.”
“But you were wrong.”
He nodded, frowning as he did so. “I was wrong. I didn’t make it home until it was getting near dark, figuring it was best if I let Lance simmer down a little before I talked to hi
