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(Willa) Saying that out loud shifted something in me. I knew it was true, and I wasn’t as confused anymore. He made it clear that he would let me set my own pace and wouldn’t push anything on me, and I believed him. Being with him, I felt seen. He listened to me in a way that I never knew outside of Lola and my parents and now Cali. I genuinely liked talking to him, and seeing his mask slip away and show who he was underneath made me like him even more. I knew he had things to share, and I wouldn’t push him either, but I was beginning to trust him. Trust that he was different, and I hoped the Moon Goddess wouldn’t make the same mistake twice. “Good.” He smiled. “That’s settled then.” “What’s settled?” I paused, running my fingers over his knuckles. “We’ve established something.”