Dex chuckles. “Looks like to me he’s right down the hallway where Les wants him.” He pushes off the island. “Because if she wanted him gone, he would be.” I watch him walk out of the kitchen, leaving me more confused than before Les said we needed to talk. Why did I have to choose now to come to terms with my f*****g feelings? And why the f**k was she kissing Gage? He flirted with her all the time. It was just how he was, but he never showed any interest in her other than that. Or did he, and was I just too blind to see it? I couldn’t even pinpoint when I fell in love with her because I was pretty sure I always was. I was just too young to understand the feelings; then, one day, I woke up realizing Les was the only girl for me. I found girls to pass the time until Les was ready, but the

