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Authors: Jillian Dodd
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answers to, so I won't have to lie."
"So it's my fault you're lying?"
"Absolutely."
He flicks the end of my nose. "Watch out. It's gonna start growing." Then he laughs and tells me, "You know, Dillon and Neil told me yesterday with this whole naughty week that I've been spending way too much time with you. That we've been hiberdatin g."
"Hiberdating? What the hell does that mean?"
"It's like I'm hibernating. I'm not seeing my friends because I'm always with you."
"You have always, always been with me."
"Yeah, but we've been spending quite a bit of time alone."
"Are you saying you don't like the time we spend alone?"
"No, I'm just saying our friends miss us and are giving us shit. I'd hiberdate you forever if I could."
We get to Cancun and immediately head to the beach. This time, I'm relaxed and happy. I'm not feeling the stress or pressure to be with Phillip. I'm with him because I want to be. We drank fruity drinks, which I'm still convinced contain some kind of love potion, went jet skiing, and laid on the beach. After that, we went back to our room to take a nap . We did sleep a bit. Like after.
When we were here before, I had big plans. I was going to take Phillip dancing, get him a little tipsy, and then invite him back to my room. But as we all know, last time I drank a little too much, ended up dancing with other guys, and made Phillip really mad. He thought I wasn't trying, that I didn't want a relationship with him, and we were lucky to have stayed friends. The next day at Danny and Lori's wedding, he pretty much ignored me.
But not this time. This time was the way it should've been. Romantic dinner, fruity drinks, and dancing only with him.
We danced together and had a blast. Last time, I danced with other boys. This time, I couldn't even tell you for sure if there were other people on the dance floor. I only had eyes for Phillip. After dancing, we went for a walk on the beach, and I asked if he wanted to come back to my room. He teased me and said that he didn't want me to think he was that easy, but then he did, and we definitely made up for the last time we were here.
The best part of waking up this morning was having Phillip in bed with me. We lounged in bed, ordered room service, tanned on the beach, snorkeled, parasailed, then came back to our room to get ready for dinner.
When I'm dressed and ready, Phillip takes my hand and says, "Let's sit down."
My mind immediately flashes to the hospital. I can see the waiting room. I can smell the popcorn. I can picture the doctor telling me to sit down. I can hear him say that my dad isn't going to make it.
What horrible thing is Phillip going to tell me?
I try to prepare myself. He's breaking up with me, he has cancer, he's joining the Peace Core, he's going to become a priest, he doesn't really want to marry me, he's in love with someone else, he's really gay, he found out he has a baby, he made a mistake.
I suck in a deep breath and hold it in my chest. I don't say anything. I just squint my eyes at him and try to shut out whatever pain is coming.
"Breathe," he says. He tilts his head and studies my face. "It's good news."
I let out a sigh of relief. "Oh, I didn't know what you were gonna say. I just sorta flashed back to that night at the hospital when the doctor made me sit down and told me about Dad."
Pain flashes across Phillip's eyes. He reaches out and runs the back of his hand across my cheek. "I'm sorry I scared you."
I smile at him, grab his hand, and kiss it. "It's okay. So tell me your good news."
His eyes brighten. "You know how we recently signed that big deal at work?"
"Yeah."
"Well, part of that deal is that we have to open an office in Kansas City. That means both Dad and I are going to have to spend more time there."
"That's exciting! And cool too, since Danny and Lori are there."
"Well, there's more." He has a huge smile plastered across his face, and I can tell he's really excited about all this. "So because of
"So it's my fault you're lying?"
"Absolutely."
He flicks the end of my nose. "Watch out. It's gonna start growing." Then he laughs and tells me, "You know, Dillon and Neil told me yesterday with this whole naughty week that I've been spending way too much time with you. That we've been hiberdatin g."
"Hiberdating? What the hell does that mean?"
"It's like I'm hibernating. I'm not seeing my friends because I'm always with you."
"You have always, always been with me."
"Yeah, but we've been spending quite a bit of time alone."
"Are you saying you don't like the time we spend alone?"
"No, I'm just saying our friends miss us and are giving us shit. I'd hiberdate you forever if I could."
We get to Cancun and immediately head to the beach. This time, I'm relaxed and happy. I'm not feeling the stress or pressure to be with Phillip. I'm with him because I want to be. We drank fruity drinks, which I'm still convinced contain some kind of love potion, went jet skiing, and laid on the beach. After that, we went back to our room to take a nap . We did sleep a bit. Like after.
When we were here before, I had big plans. I was going to take Phillip dancing, get him a little tipsy, and then invite him back to my room. But as we all know, last time I drank a little too much, ended up dancing with other guys, and made Phillip really mad. He thought I wasn't trying, that I didn't want a relationship with him, and we were lucky to have stayed friends. The next day at Danny and Lori's wedding, he pretty much ignored me.
But not this time. This time was the way it should've been. Romantic dinner, fruity drinks, and dancing only with him.
We danced together and had a blast. Last time, I danced with other boys. This time, I couldn't even tell you for sure if there were other people on the dance floor. I only had eyes for Phillip. After dancing, we went for a walk on the beach, and I asked if he wanted to come back to my room. He teased me and said that he didn't want me to think he was that easy, but then he did, and we definitely made up for the last time we were here.
The best part of waking up this morning was having Phillip in bed with me. We lounged in bed, ordered room service, tanned on the beach, snorkeled, parasailed, then came back to our room to get ready for dinner.
When I'm dressed and ready, Phillip takes my hand and says, "Let's sit down."
My mind immediately flashes to the hospital. I can see the waiting room. I can smell the popcorn. I can picture the doctor telling me to sit down. I can hear him say that my dad isn't going to make it.
What horrible thing is Phillip going to tell me?
I try to prepare myself. He's breaking up with me, he has cancer, he's joining the Peace Core, he's going to become a priest, he doesn't really want to marry me, he's in love with someone else, he's really gay, he found out he has a baby, he made a mistake.
I suck in a deep breath and hold it in my chest. I don't say anything. I just squint my eyes at him and try to shut out whatever pain is coming.
"Breathe," he says. He tilts his head and studies my face. "It's good news."
I let out a sigh of relief. "Oh, I didn't know what you were gonna say. I just sorta flashed back to that night at the hospital when the doctor made me sit down and told me about Dad."
Pain flashes across Phillip's eyes. He reaches out and runs the back of his hand across my cheek. "I'm sorry I scared you."
I smile at him, grab his hand, and kiss it. "It's okay. So tell me your good news."
His eyes brighten. "You know how we recently signed that big deal at work?"
"Yeah."
"Well, part of that deal is that we have to open an office in Kansas City. That means both Dad and I are going to have to spend more time there."
"That's exciting! And cool too, since Danny and Lori are there."
"Well, there's more." He has a huge smile plastered across his face, and I can tell he's really excited about all this. "So because of
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