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ashton's warm body is still pressed to mine when i wake. carefully, i get out of bed so i don't wake him. when i enter the kitchen, michael's sitting and eating a bowl of cereal, staring off into space.

"hey," i say, grabbing a glass and filling it with orange juice.

he blinks and turns to me. "hey."

"you okay?"

"fine. just lost in thought. is he asleep?"

i sit down next to him and nod. "sound asleep. better than it's been for months."

"figures. when i was with him, he would always wake up crying, if he even fell asleep."

my face falls. "he woke up crying?"

michael nods. "he has a lot to tell you."

"i'm okay if he doesn't want to."

"luke, you have to know this."

"why?"

"if you are even considering a relationship with him, you need to know."

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