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Chapter 34 - Without Telling
"No," Cailen answered, looking into his lap where his fingers began fiddling with each other.
"Okay," Asher said simply, crawling over the bed to sit by him. "You don't have to talk, but can I?" He asked.
"Something bothering you?" Cailen asked, feeling a little guilty.
Everyone's been so concerned with him, himself included, that he never bothered to check in on Asher once in a while.
"No, not- Well, sort of... I guess," Asher answered, leaning back against the headboard of the bed.
The thing with Asher is that Cailen constantly have to remind himself how to act around him. Right now, he wanted to hug Asher, maybe kiss him until the frown on his face disappeared and assure him that whatever it was, was going to be okay.
But that's not what friend's do, not really.
"What is it?" Cailen encouraged, squelching the urge to reach out to him.
"W
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