"And that's really why you didn't want me to take you up on your offer of being my boyfriend? All you ever wanted was sex."
"No. What? No. I mean, yes I wanted to have s*x with you, but I wanted more than that. I just wasn't sure I'd ever get more. I took advantage of the situation. And I'm sorry." He looked over at the stairs. "We didn't do anything. She gave me ice for my nose. We just fell asleep in my room."
"I want you to be happy too."
Tyler smiled his small, pained smile. "Well I've never been happier than I was last night. Before every possible thing went wrong."
"Thank you for trying to protect me."
"Don't put me in a good light for that. I think I did it more for my own ego than for you."
"Still." I bit my lip. "Do you think we can go back to being friends?"
"I..." Tyler s
