Page 191 of For the Fans
“So?” She scoffs. “He’s not your actual brother.”
I chew on my lip. “But I’m not… I mean, I didn’t think I was…”
“But youare,” she breathes.
Her tone is firm, and calming. Supportive. Like she’s stating a fact.
And maybe it’s okay.Maybe it’s not the end of the world… to want him.
To wantmorefrom him.
“Stop running from it, Ky.” She nudges me.
Slanting my chin down, I give her a grateful nod. It feels good to have just one person in the whole world who knows about this.
But then she still doesn’t even know the half of it.
Frankie straightens with a breath, turning to leave.
“Thanks…” I mumble, and she smiles.
“I’m rooting for you.” She winks at me.
I roll my eyes, and she laughs, wandering away while I breathe out slowly.
But she stops one last time and says, “Oh, and I’m bringing Avi to stay at my place. Just thought you’d wanna know…”
“Whose idea was that?” I blink at her.
“His.” She shows me a knowing look. “He doesn’t want anyone else, Kyran. You’d have to be a real moron not to see that.”
Frankie leaves, and I stay by myself in the hallway for a while, listening to the sounds of the party winding down, people trickling out. Sitting on the floor, I stare at my palm, tracing lines of highways that would bring me back to the drive-in.
I want to go back to that night, when we were happy, just the two of us.
No filming, no fighting, nofans.
Just me and him… Together in an abandoned place.Like his rickety old amusement park.
Grinning, I close my palm, admitting defeat. My actions just now were an impulse straight from the heart. No matter how confusing, this can only mean one thing, and maybe Frankie’s right.
Maybe I just need to stop running.
Pulling my phone out of my pocket, I type out a text with shaky fingers.
Me: You’re right… I never really hated you, baby.
Because I think I love you.
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Iwake up on Frankie’s couch, with Robin walking all over my stomach. She’s clearly very excited to have spent the night in a new place.
Rubbing my face, I sit up and look around, releasing a breath.
What a crazy night.
I’m sure I would’ve been fine staying in my dorm last night. Despite the way Kyran was acting, Ash isn’t arapist. He was flirting with me, and then he kissed me. It wasn’t really a big deal.
