Chapter 3
Shay closed the yearbook and leaned back against the couch. He reached out and absently scratched Jasper behind his ears.
“There was really no decision to make, Jasp,” Shay said to the dog as if Jasper had been privy to his thoughts. “I was really attracted to him, and even though he was this short, dumpy, but adorable guy, I had these strange, strong feelings for him. Later on I discovered those feelings were love.
“And it didn’t stop with that night. We went to his house every night after practice, and, although we did do a lot of rehearsing, we also did a lot of other stuff. I never once told him how I felt about him though.
“We took some stupid chances, too.” Shay raised his eyes to the ceiling, remembering. “We’d go up to the balcony in the auditorium and fool around whe
