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hated her so much, but his need to protect Sammy today was fierce.
    “Um, yeah,” Sammy’s voice cracked from non-use and she cleared her throat before continuing. “Yeah, I think so. I’m just glad she finally…” she trailed off, still looking up at the glow-in-the-dark stars on his ceiling as he grabbed her hand in his, their shoulders touching. He felt his heartbeat accelerate when she weaved her fingers with his.
    “Yeah, I’m glad, too. Maybe she can find someone who loves her enough to always choose her,” Jason said, looking to his ceiling, too, but not quite seeing the stars, as he fought to control his breathing and his desire to kiss her. Now was definitely not the time to confuse their friendship for something more.
    “Do you remember when we put those up there?” she chuckled bitterly at the memory. “Your mom was mad that it took a whole afternoon because we wanted the constellations to be in the exact right positions up there,” she finished, turning on her side to face him.
    “Yeah, I remember the star maps that littered my room. I still have one in the closet, I think,” he agreed.
    “Your mom made me go home after we had a disagreement about how Orion’s belt should be tilted,” she said, moving her head to rest on his shoulder. Jason started to wonder if there was more to this memory as she seemed to be drawing comfort from him to tell him something he could tell was going to be important.
    “She didn’t understand that nine year olds fight all the time, but she wouldn’t let me talk to you for a week,” he frowned, finally letting go of her hand to put his arm around her shoulder, pulling her closer to him.
    “He was home when I got there. He thought I was going to be at your house all day, cause I usually am, but I came home early and heard noises from my parents’ room. Sara and Jessica were out shopping with my mom and Grandma, so I knew it wasn’t them and dad was supposed to be working all day,” she looked up at him and took a deep breath before she closed her eyes, as if trying to find the words for the next part of the story. “He wasn’t working, though… neither was his secretary.”
    “Why didn’t you tell me this, Sammy? It’s been five years!” Jason asked, lifting his head back to get a better view of her face but not breaking the contact of their bodies.
    “He doesn’t even know that I kn ew, my mom either,” she said. “But she knew he was cheating…we all did to some extent. I don’t know how anyone can ever just let that go? That’s a huge violation of trust.”
    “I don’t know how anyone could ever cheat like that on someone as awesome as your mom, Sammy. She deserves better,” Jason said before having to shield his eyes as the light in his bedroom suddenly came on.
    “What’s she doing here?” his mom asked, angrily, from the threshold to his room. “And better yet, what do you two think you are doing on the floor like that in the dark? You aren’t fornicating, are you? Because you are way too young for that and you aren’t allowed to even date yet, Jason. Although, after what her daddy did, I wouldn’t put it past her to not follow in his footsteps.”
    “We were just talking, mom,” Jason explained, removing his arm from Sammy’s shoulder as they both sat up on the carpet. “She’s nothing like her father, either. That wasn’t nice, mom.”
    “ Time will tell which of her parents she’s going to end up like, won’t it, son?” Jamie settled a challenging look on Jason before turning an angry eye toward Sammy, causing him to feel more protective of her than he did when she walked it. “Well, it’s late, Samantha, you need to go home now,” his mom demanded and stood in the doorway waiting for Sammy to as she asked.
    “Okay, Mrs. Wright,” she agreed, standing up from the floor. “Thanks, Jason,” she smiled, but he could see the tears welling up again. He bristled at the thought that his mother’s words might’ve