Cooper knew that it was a good idea not to be at the house when Blaze got back. He stayed for a while, and we did a little bit of talking. But not much. And for the life of me, I still couldn’t figure out why he was willing to fight to the death for me. For me. I wasn’t worth all that. I knew that I wasn’t. No boy had ever really taken an interest in me before, but now I had two that wanted me more than anything. When Blaze got back that night, he had dinner with him and we sat at the table eating while I was staring off into space. “Hey. Is everything alright?” Blaze asked, reaching over and touching me on the hand causing me to jump a little. “Yeah. Everything’s okay.” I said. Luckily I had a shower before he got home otherwise he’d be able to smell Cooper’s scent on me. He can pro