Chapter 6
Oh. s**t.
I hadn’t meant for this to happen. Not ever. Noah was never supposed to figure out how I felt about him, because I did not want to do anything that would cause me to lose him. I needed him in my life, if only as a friend, a little brother, and I never wanted him to feel like he had to avoid me. But this, this could do it, and I had to fix it.
“Noah, look—”
“Are you going to deny it?” Noah asked gently, slowly moving closer. I couldn’t quite interpret his expression. “You’ve never lied to me before. Are you going to start now? I saw it on your face, Travis.”
There was absolutely nothing I could say to that, so I kept my lips tightly sealed. He was right. And I would not lie to him. Not about the important stuff.
Noah stepped closer still, between the couch and the
