"I'm not that ugly," Gabe quips. It's his go-to for situations he doesn't know, doesn't quite feel comfortable in. None of this does, but there's no point in getting angry. No guilt, no sadness he can reap in here. Not now. Not yet.
Maybe--maybe--this girl has a secret Gabe can expose. For now? For now he's quite content in playing the good old all-american 18 year old he's supposed to be. Keep the perfect act up, pull people apart later.
What if he doesn't have to now, though? What if he can leave the older, beautiful girl alone? He torments because that's what he's always done, but now he's not with his mother anymore. Now it's just him. Him, and no other member of the Goodman family. Why can't he have fun? She's pretty. Gabe thinks he's fairly attractive.
He's standing up now, and sure he wants to give the girl some space. He leaves a small gap for her in case anything is unwanted, not wanting to be a dick and give her some space, and he licks his lips.
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Maybe--maybe--this girl has a secret Gabe can expose. For now? For now he's quite content in playing the good old all-american 18 year old he's supposed to be. Keep the perfect act up, pull people apart later.
What if he doesn't have to now, though? What if he can leave the older, beautiful girl alone? He torments because that's what he's always done, but now he's not with his mother anymore. Now it's just him. Him, and no other member of the Goodman family. Why can't he have fun? She's pretty. Gabe thinks he's fairly attractive.
He's standing up now, and sure he wants to give the girl some space. He leaves a small gap for her in case anything is unwanted, not wanting to be a dick and give her some space, and he licks his lips.
"Would it be so bad to kiss me?"