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great.”
    He looks up at me and kisses me quickly on my lips. “Baby, that was more than great. You felt so damn good.”
    “Is that a good thing?” I ask, blushing.
    “More than you will ever know.” He kisses the top of my head. “I have something for you.”
    “Really? What is it?”
    He hands be a ring box. I open it up to see a charm. It’s a mask, but a masculine one. “It is my mask,” he tells me.
    “I love it.” I reach over, grabbing his face, kissing him deeply.
    “Damn. I will buy you more stuff for that reaction.”
    We both get up, get dressed, and go back to the movie we started watching. From that day forth, we can’t keep our hands off of each other. Although the first time was fast, he made up for it many times after.

                            Chapter Three
    Our summer has come to a close, and we have both planned on going to Georgia State in Atlanta. I can’t wait. We have spent some great days and nights together. It couldn’t have been any better. Something has felt off the last couple of weeks though.
    I would ask if he was okay, and all I would get was that his dad was on his ass, but he would never go into detail. I hated seeing him like this. I hated more that he wouldn’t let me in on what was going on. We had actually gotten into a big fight the night before I was to go to my friend’s house.
    “Please tell me what is going on with you.”
    “Nothing, Julia. Leave it alone.”
    “Dammit. I can’t. Why won’t you let me in?”
    “Because it’s none of your fucking business.”
    “Really? It’s none of my business when it involves you being an asshole towards me. Please just tell me what the fuck your problem is.”
    He sighs loudly. “I am not an asshole. I am not telling you shit because it doesn’t fucking matter. Leave. Me. Alone.”
    “Fine. I will. Now fucking leave.”
    He storms out of the house, and I don’t talk to him the rest of the night. I text him several times while I am at Shelly’s, but I never receive anything back.
    I have just gotten home from swimming. I pull in the driveway and walk over to see if Jason is at home. I walk up to the house and knock on the door several times.
    I hear the doorknob rattle, and it swings open. “Hey, Julia.”
    I look behind her to see a few boxes lined up and down the hallway. “Hi, Mrs. Colton. Is Jason here?”
    “Sweetie, he has left. He went with his dad out of the country for a while. I am sending the rest of his things to him soon,” she says as she points at the boxes.
    “What?”
    “He didn’t tell you? I figured he would. You two seemed like such good friends.”
    I start walking backwards away from the door. “Mrs. Colton, are you sure he is gone?”
    “Yes, sweetie, his plane left last night about 11:00. I don’t know why they insisted on leaving so late,” she says, shrugging her shoulders.
    Tears well up in my eyes. “Thanks.”
    I take off running and jump back into my car. I start it, throw it in reverse, and haul ass out of the driveway. I don’t know where I am going, but I can’t stay here. I have been in the car for four hours now, and that is when I notice I’m coming into Atlanta.
    I Google his address, so I can find out where he went for real. He wouldn’t just leave me. I turn my navigation on and start following the directions it tells me. Before I know it, I’m turning into a driveway, making my way down the path of it. I see a huge house come into view.
    I park my car and jump out to run to the door. I ring the doorbell and wait. Finally, I hear someone come towards the door. “Can I help you?”
    “Yes. I am looking for Jason.”
    “He’s not here. He left the country with his dad for a while.”
    I feel tears about to fall. “Do you know why?”
    “He has been planning this trip for a year. Did he not tell you? And by the way, who are you?”
    “I am Julia, and no, he never told me this.” I can’t seem to control my shaking.
    She