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Chapter 49: Questions That Linger
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2026-05-07 07:00:16The question lingered in the car longer than it should have.
“Do you have a girlfriend?”
Jordy’s mom sounded casual, like it was just another thing to keep the conversation going between her and Maya’s nonstop chatter, but the moment it dropped, everything slowed.
Matt did not answer immediately.
Jordy kept his eyes forward, but he felt it—that small pause, that hesitation that said too much.
Maya noticed too.
Of course she did.
She tilted her
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Between Closed Doors Chapter 49: Questions That Linger
The question lingered in the car longer than it should have.“Do you have a girlfriend?”Jordy’s mom sounded casual, like it was just another thing to keep the conversation going between her and Maya’s nonstop chatter, but the moment it dropped, everything slowed.Matt did not answer immediately.Jordy kept his eyes forward, but he felt it—that small pause, that hesitation that said too much.Maya noticed too.Of course she did.She tilted her head slightly, watching Matt with quiet interest, the corner of her lips lifting like she was waiting for something amusing to unfold.Matt finally spoke.“No.”Short. Simple.Jordy’s mom nodded, already moving past it. “Ah, okay. I thought you might.”Matt shrugged lightly. “Not really my thing right now.”Maya let out a soft scoff under her breath, almost silent, like she found the answer funny for reasons she was not about to explain.“So no on
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The tension died faster than Jordy expected.After a few more minutes of silence and awkward breathing on the line, Maya suddenly let out a small laugh.“Okay, relax,” she said. “You both sound like you are about to pass out.”Jordy frowned. “Maya—”“I am not telling Dad,” she cut in casually. “I just wanted to tease you a little.”Jordy blinked, completely thrown. “You what?”“I mean, come on,” she continued, sounding almost amused now. “I just caught my brother sneaking around with his future stepbrother. Do you know how wild that sounds?”From the background, Matt groaned softly.Maya ignored him. “I had to see how you would react.”Jordy ran a hand over his face, letting out a breath. “That is not funny.”“It kind of is,” she said. “You both sounded so serious.”
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Jordy stared at the message for so long it began to blur on the screen, the words refusing to settle into something manageable. She knows about us. It was too simple for what it meant, too calm for the way his chest tightened with every passing second. His fingers hovered over the screen as if he could press the message away, erase it, undo whatever moment had led to it.He typed once.What do you mean?Deleted it.Typed again.How?Deleted that too.Nothing felt right. Nothing felt enough.His phone rang before he could decide.Matt.Jordy answered immediately, but this time he did not rush into words. He waited.On the other end, Matt breathed out slowly, like he had been holding it in for too long. “She saw us.”The words landed heavier than the text had.Jordy’s stomach dropped. “Saw… what exactly?”Another pause, longe
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