~DAMON~
"What are you saying?" My mother demands. "You can't leave. This is your home. This is both of your homes. You belong here."
"You're thinking irrationally." My father insists. "We love both of you and are only trying to do what's best for you. Damon, think about what you're doing. If you love Clarissa like you say you do, why would you want to put her through the pain that you know will follow when others learn of your relationship with her?"
My jaw clenches at his question. That one question has always bothered me because it's something that I've asked myself multiple times in the past.
My fear of what would happen when everyone learned of my love for her almost made me lose her. I've learned from my mistakes. I was not going to let these fears run my life. When that time c
