“He’s no longer an ass virgin!”
 
 Mom’s mouth falls open, and she walks to the fridge, her eyes watering. She pulls out the Baileys and pours herself a small cup.
 
 “To the best gay son I ever did have.”
 
 “Mom,” I groan, but she’s already pulling me into a hug, my face smooshed into her stomach, her arms wrapping around my head.
 
 “I love you so much. So proud of you coming to find who you truly are.”
 
 “I don’t know about that,” I murmur, but she doesn’t hear me, or if she does, she ignores it.
 
 “Now, tell me everything, without getting into too much of the sex stuff. I don’t want to know those kinds of details, but I want to know everything abouthim.Maya says he’s very charming.”
 
 I roll my eyes at my sister, and she grins widely at me.
 
 “Fine, I’ll tell you what I can, but it won’t be much…we don’t spend a lot of time talking.”
 
 That makes even my mother blush, but she’s not one to back down. Before I know it, all my secrets are spilled.
 
 The only thing I can’t bring myself to tell her is that it might be over before it even really started.
 
 Chapter Ten
 
 It’s Saturday night, and everyone is trying to make me feel better. I haven’t looked at my phone all day, and honestly, I don’t really care to. Paulie may have even hidden it from me.
 
 He’s pissed, mostly because my feelings are hurt, but also because Hailey is visibly distracted by how upset I am. She keeps wandering over to me and taking my pulse.
 
 This has clearly taken away the time he wanted to spend wooing her.
 
 I’ll make it up to him.
 
 First, I just need to figure out what to do with myself when I head back to campus and have to see him around.
 
 I don’t know how to fucking act. Do I ignore him? Do I say something?
 
 Will my eyes wander down to his lips? Will my cock grow hard despite my heart hurting?
 
 I don’t know if I want to find out.
 
 I just want to stay here forever and never leave. I don’t want to face it.
 
 “We should go out!” Hailey suggests. “A bar, maybe?”
 
 “No, because I can’t go,” Desiree pouts.
 
 “Fine, that’s a bad idea. Maybe a restaurant then. Get some good food, have a few beers, and then smoke?”
 
 I stare at my sister and shake my head. “Hailey, I can’t smoke. I’m an athlete on scholarship.”
 
 “Right. Ugh, so boring.”
 
 “But you and Paulie should go out. I think I’m gonna go lie down. I don’t feel well.”
 
 “Myles,” my mom begins, but I shake my head, standing up and wandering down the hallway. Their noise is making my head throb, and I just want some silence. Just for a minute.
 
 Or for the entire night, really.
 
 I flop down on the bed and close my eyes, listening to the storm rage outside. Kind of like my mind, my heart.