Guess I don't love her enough, 'cause I'm not ready to let her go.

Dex

My best friend's little sister. Tabitha. Tagged along behind us forever. Three steps behind and running to catch up, but we never minded. She was a sweet kid. Cute as a button, too.

Then one day, while waiting for her to join us, a beautiful siren ran down the hill to our swimming hole, towel waving behind her.

My heart leapt into my Tabby-cat's arms that day and she's had it ever since.

Her brother wouldn't stand in my way. He's known all along how I felt about her. Said it was written all over my face every time I saw her.

Told me no one else was good enough for his baby sister.

But… what about my Tabby-cat?

Would she want to be mine as much I want to be hers?

Even after I left her behind?

Tabitha

He was like my big brother. Until he wasn't.

Dex and his mom moved to Hillsboro when I was seven. He and my brother, Sid, were ten.

I followed them everywhere, running to catch up to their long strides.

Then we were thirteen and sixteen, and Dex was quarterback of the junior football team. On the wrestling team. Worked out six days a week. And it showed.

He had my heart the day he beat up Carter Wilson for spreading rumours about me at school.

But… would he want me forever?

Is he going to want the life I had to offer him?

Even after he learned the truth?

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