Gabriel's POV
I felt like I was finally breathing for the first time in twenty years.
The movie theater air had been stale, smelling like fake butter and Erica’s perfume, but the air out here under the streetlamps felt like electricity. Erica had waved us off, disappearing into the dark, and suddenly it was just me and Leo. My heart was thumping a rhythm against my ribs that I couldn't control.
"Leo," I said, my voice shaking just a little. I looked at him, the guy who was basically the golden boy of our group. "I have to tell you something. And if you laugh, I will probably jump into the campus pool and never come out."
He stopped walking, his hands deep in his pockets. "I am not gonna laugh, Gabe. Talk to me."
"I... I have always wanted to be a cross dresser," I blurted out. The wo
