AriellaI curl my fingers around Stone's, finding comfort in his warmth - although a part of me wants to lurch back and get rid of his touch, I force myself not to.He is not Lucas. He will not hurt me."You don't have to stay." I murmur, eyes glued to the ceiling above us.After I got ready for bed, I found Stone crouching on the roof outside my window. Now he lays in my bed in the dark, our shoulders and arms pressed together.I hold in my struggle, resist the urge to press myself against the wall, because this is Stone, and although he doesn't talk much, he hasn't done anything to hurt me."I want to stay." He replies, his voice deep and loud in the quiet room. My eyes blurr with unwanted tears, and I quickly blink them away. "Plus, if I'm here with you, I'm not at home listening to my dad bitch like there's no tomorrow." I let out a soft laugh, sniffing. "Yeah, we both won't have to hear that." Stone curses, "I forget that you can hear us fight." I shrug, "It's fine." It's a sm
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