I Can't Bail Out On Cary," I

I Can't Bail Out On Cary," I Said Apologetically, Turning To Face Him. "chicks Before Dicks And All That.

Don't. Tell Me When, Then. And Before You Say Never, Take A Good Look At Me And Tell Me If You See A Man Who's Easily Deterred.

I Keep What's Mine, And I Do Not Share.

And Yet I Understood The Alienation Of Being Around Others Who Couldn't Really See You Or Chose Not To. I'd Felt The Self-loathing That Came With Being A Fraud, Protraying An Image Of What You Wished You Could Be But Weren't. I'd Lived With The Fear That People You Loved Might Turn Away From You If They Ever Got To Know The True Person Hidden Inside.

Are You Hurting Anywhere Else?" I Asked, Feeling So Emotionally Raw After The Long Night We'd Had. He Caught My Wrist And Pulled My Hand Down To Press Flat Over His Heart. "here." "so Am I." He Kissed My Fingertips, Then Linked Our Hands And Led Me.