Rory tried reading but soon grew bored and distracted. His mind played an endless loop of The Kiss and Zane’s shocked reaction to it. But no matter how many times Rory replayed the scene, he couldn’t totally regret it. Zane may not have appreciated or enjoyed the contact, but at least he now knew how Rory felt about him.
Shutting off his tablet, Rory turned on the TV. At home his dad always had custody of the remote and watched whatever he wanted to watch; Rory usually escaped to his room, claiming he had homework. In the group homes the bigger kids had the final say on what everyone watched, and Rory either sat at the back of the room and watched or went back to his shared bedroom to read. Here at the ranch, Rory always let the others decide on what shows were screened as he genuinely ha
