(Kendall) I stayed close to Jaxon, letting the warmth coming from his hand comfort me. He made me laugh, and I needed that. The movie was ridiculous, but I didn’t care. He watched it for me. My phone rang on the nightstand. I reached over, careful not to move too much, and saw Marcus’s name on the screen. I pulled away so that I could answer without Jaxon hearing too much. “Hey,” I said. “I saw the posts,” Marcus said. “They’re getting deleted one by one. That you?” “Yeah,” I said. “I handled it.” There was a short pause. “Good. I’m proud of you. That took guts. But Kendall, it’s already out there. People saved screenshots. It went viral.” “I know,” I said. “I figured that would happen.” “Are you ready for what comes next?” he asked. “I am. I don’t regret it.” “Alright,” he said

