Semua Bab Kiss Me Like You Never Left: Bab 61 - Bab 67

"Jude didn't have it in him. Jude didn't want to constantly be having this same argument. Jude didn't want to be this way. They were over, okay? Please let Jude be over. Move on from them, Malachi Flynn."His eyes were etched with agony. "I won't."Jude took his hands away from him and crossed them on his lap. "Jude was sorry."He gave Jude a curt nod and scowled downward.Jude got up and left. Jude thought it couldn't hurt anymore like this.Jude thought it couldn't shatter anymore.Jude was so fucking wrong.Malachi Flynn told Jude everything that day. They went at it until one o'clock in the afternoon as he discussed his life. His dad, a hedge fund manager, was two times as old as his mom. He was once married, and Malachi Flynn also had two older brothers with whom he no longer spoke. His dad was diagnosed with stage three Hodgkin's lymphoma two months before Malachi Flynn finished high school. He bequeathed all his property to Malachi Flynn. It led to a rift in the family. His bro

Malachi Flynn clarified, "You shop for groceries, you prepare and clean. Never has the house looked neater. I can do without the cleaning lady—who, I'm certain, already resigned—and save on that cost. It's a win-win. And this is my home. I pay no rent. I don't want you falling behind on your homework because you're struggling to cover for things that are already covered.". Let me take care of you, the way you take care of me." Malachi Flynn's voice was gentle."I suppose I still have some time to think about it," Jude Queens replied."Yeah, you do," Malachi Flynn replied, kissing Jude Queens' cheek. Malachi Flynn's lips lay on Jude Queens' skin."Could we furnish?" Jude Queens asked, and the lines around Malachi Flynn's eyes crinkled with love.We can buy furniture right now if you want. We don't need to wait until next term to do it."Jude Queens smiled and leaned his chin on Malachi Flynn's shoulder. "It's just a little depressing here at times. I'm sure you'd feel better if it were

He glanced over at Jude, then back down at his phone. "Wanna know something embarrassing?"Jude nodded.He paused the song. "Remember when Malachi went over to Jude's dorm the first time Jude invited him over?""Yeah.""That day, Malachi realized he liked Jude that much," Malachi confessed with a shy smile.Jude's heart jumped to his throat at Malachi's confession. Was that it?Malachi told Phoenix about it afterward and introduced Phoenix to this song. Malachi told him that's how Jude made him feel. It's called 'Can't Fight This Feeling.' You know it?""No.Malachi pressed play again, and the song restarted. Malachi started singing, and Jude smiled. Jude had never heard Malachi sing seriously before. Malachi had a really good voice. That same shy smile on his face made him look really handsome.Jude listened to the words Malachi sang, smiling at them in context. As the song continued, Jude's smile faded piece by piece, and Jude's heart clenched. It wasn't just about the guy falling i

Jude thought about the class Jude was now getting—not an exam, but a final review. "It's Malachi, isn't it? He told Phoenix that Jude ran into him at the health center?""He doesn't know Phoenix is talking with Jude, but yeah, it's about that."Jude glanced over at the building and then at Phoenix again. "Yeah, Jude has time."Phoenix gave Jude a tight-lipped smile and then they started walking. Jude had Jude's heart in Jude's throat as Jude braced himself for whatever Phoenix was going to say. Jude knew it wasn't nothing.Jude woke up in the dark, the room silent only for the distant buzz of the city outside. Jude stretched out and discovered, anticipating touching Malachi beside Jude, that Malachi's side of the bed was cold. Jude sat up and rubbed Jude's face, trying to shake the sleep off. Jude gazed toward the bathroom, but lights were not on, causing long shadows to move about on the floor. Jude's watch read two in the morning.The living room door was ajar, and a golden light fi