Chapter 22

• "I... It's just... I can barely breathe. I don't know what to do." I was gasping for breath. The first time I accepted what I felt, he left my room, leaving me humiliated. How do I know this time will be any different? Technically, I ran away several times, too, but it was different. I shared something intimate with him.
• Regardless, I'm not considering the most important part of this. We're step-siblings, this is not right, I should not be having these feelings, and there can't, there mustn't be anything between us. This should be much easier. What am I supposed to do?
• "Hey! What are you two doing in here?" yelled the janitor from the door. Nick is still in the same position, not budging. This is not the best way to find someone in a room, alone.