SiennaBack in the present, sitting with him now, remembering all that made my chest ache and my heart feel full at the same time.I looked at him and whispered, “You were trouble from day one.”He smiled softly. “Yeah. And you still let me in anyway.”I grinned faintly. “Guess I did.”For a second, we both laughed. The kind of laughter that reminded me why I fell for him in the first place.But it didn’t last long. The weight came back, quiet and cold, the moment the laughter faded.Around midnight, Jaxon fell asleep on the couch. His arm was draped over his face, phone still beside him.I sat there watching him, thinking about everything—Coach, the scholarship, our parents’ messages, and how small this house suddenly felt with all the secrets it was holding.My phone buzzed on the table. It was Kendra.Kendra: Hey, saw the group chat. Heard about the scholarship 😭 tell Jax congrats for meKendra: You okay though? I stared at her message for a long time before typing back.Me: Yeah
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