My heart started racing as I looked between Dylan and Justin. I could see Justin pleading with me, and to be fair, Justin seemed like the safer bet. I knew that Justin would love me and show that to me every day with his actions. He wouldn’t leave me. Justin didn’t have secrets, and he wasn’t seven years older than I was. When it came down to it, he was the obvious choice.
Dylan was unpredictable, the complete opposite of safe. If I chose him, our relationship would be just about as unpredictable as he was. Who knows how many other things that he kept hidden? Even as I said it in my head, my heart belonged to Dylan in a way that I’m not sure it ever would with Justin. I craved his touch when we were close—my heart felt fuller when it was near his. At the same time, I didn’t want to hurt J
