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Amy's POV

The next day was HOT, immensely hot, forty-five degrees Celsius at daybreak, and it would only get hotter. Jeff left early in the morning; around five a.m. He said he wanted to beat the heat. He wasn't kidding, but the way it felt, it was already too late. After he left, I went and to speak to Ty in his loft.

"Hey," I called out, knocking on his door.
"Hey yourself," he answered as he opened the door. "You look beautiful."
"Ty, I'm in my PJ's. Nothing glamorous here."
"I know."
I just laughed and sat down beside him.
"Did Jeff leave?"
"Yeah, yeah, he just left."
"Too bad. I would have liked to say good-bye."
I frowned. "You barely even talked to him."
"Well, it's not my fault you spent more time with him than me."
"Ty, he was my best friend in middle school. I haven't seen him since I was fourteen."
"I just don't know why you hung out with him more than me."
"Ty, you're not jealous, are you?"
"I don't know, Amy. Why don't you tell me?"
I just rolled my eyes at him and lay down beside him. "Well, I wouldn't worry about anything."
"Oh, yeah? He's definitely more attractive than me, and he's pretty much every girls dream, right?" Ty began, shrugging. He looked uncomfortable. "He's rich..."
"Yeah, except he's gay."
"He's... Wait—what?"
"He's gay Ty, and the only reason he's rich is because he's dating Nick Bartaluchy."
"Wait like the designer?"
"Ya, why do you think he brought over all those clothes?"
"Well... I don't know, how come you two are so close? I mean normal friends just aren't that connected."
I took a deep breath. "I'm sorry if I crossed a line or something..."

"No, it just I haven't really talked to anyone about it."
"Well, I'm here if you want to talk about it."
I sat up and pulled the covers up over my knees which I pulled to my chest. Ty immediately sat up and wrapped an arm around me.

"When I was younger my dad would beat me, hard, till I was almost out. I guess he blamed me for my mom's death or something like that. Jeff was the only one who knew, and he helped me though it. He would climb through my window and bandage my cuts, put ice on my bruises, and talk to me. He would stay with me until I fell asleep, and he would also help me with my homework. He was like the brother I never had."
Ty frowned. "Where was Lou in all this?"
"She had already left for Heartland, and when I told her about what was happening, she never believed me."
"How long did this go on for?" he asked gently, taking her hand and running his fingers over it gently.
"Ummm... It started when I turned eight, so seven years?" I said, thinking out loud. Sometimes it was hard to think about that time. Parts of it were a blur, and others were painfully clear. "He was the only person who knew, yup, until Grandpa found out and I came here."
"Wow, Amy why didn't you tell me sooner?"
"Well I didn't think you really wanted to know about my past."
He gave her a look for that one, shaking his head. "No, I remember you telling me about your past, and I do want to know because I care about you. I meant—why didn't you tell me about Jeff being gay?"
"Well, because you're such an expert I figured you would figure it out," I teased.
Ty just smiled, "I guess I was kind of jealous, wasn't I?"
"Like you wouldn't believe!" I said, laughing and cuddling up to him. He just leaned down and kissed the top of my head.
"I love you," Ty said almost as a whisper.
"I love you, too," I said, turning around and kissing him.

THE END

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