JAMES
“Take your time, kiddo.”
“As much as you need,” Nate agrees. “But, just in case, you should know that we won’t move from here until everything is clear, Jimmy,” he tries to keep a soft tone, I guess not to scare me.
“You can trust us,” Jas promises.
I want to, I do, but I’m terrified of the consequences that my statement will unleash... there’s no turning back now. I need to be honest for the first time, I don’t want to worry my friends anymore, and my brother deserves it after all he’s done for me. Besides, maybe this will allow me to fix the things I destroyed with Jas.
After all, his proximity still affects me, and the only thing that prevents me from jumping into his arms, is the evasive and distant attitude he adopted with me since I lied to push him away that day. I can’t
