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“My feelings.”
“Your feelings for who?”
“Dean, Grandpa! Dean!” I shout.
“Is that true?” Dean says from down the hallway.
“I’ll let you two talk,” Grandpa Bob says before sneaking away, as well as someone so old can ‘sneak.’
So, then it’s just me and Dean. My cheeks are burning red in embarrassment.
“Um…” He inches closer to me.
“I didn’t realize you were still here.”
“I left, but I came back to drop off some dry firewood. Bob said you guys were running low.”
“That was nice of you.”
He sticks his hands in his pocket, looks down at his feet, and bites his bottom lip. “It was no trouble.” It’s the most vulnerable I’ve ever seen him.
“I’m assuming you heard all of that?”
“I did,” Dean almost whispers.
“I didn’t mean it.”
“You didn’t?” Any light that was on his face is now gone.
“No.”
“Well, then why did you say it?”
“Because I just wanted to stop his interrogation of me.”
“I see.”
He turns to leave. “I guess I’ll just see myself out.”
“I mean, unless…” he hears me ponder.
“Unless?” He faces me again. His gray eyes feel like they are tearing into my soul.
“Nothing. Never mind.”
“Oh, okay. Yeah. Um. Goodbye then.”
“Bye. Thanks again for the wood.”
“No problem.”
Then, he leaves.
“Jeez, Mom,” Mina comments.
“What?”
“That was so cringy.”
