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Chapter 8

God, I love you, he thought. I’d do anything for you. Everything. And you want me. I’m so damn honored. Standing at your side.

Colby stayed in his arms and in the blanket, wrapped up and protected. But they got into the middle of a whole swirl of fans plus Shawn—Colby insisted—and everybody cheered some more, tinged with relief. And Colby did in fact take pictures with every one of them, and admired shyly shown-off sketches of himself and Jason, and even signed some posters and shirts and notebooks in his usual flowing calligrapherirsquo;s hand, asking about the preferred spelling of everyoneersquo;s names. He did not touch anyone aside from Jason, and no one asked; everyone, Jason understood, was being tactful and kind in turn.

He tried to thank some of them silently—catching their eyes, a head-tip, a nod. Recognition. Gratitude. Shared love for Colby Kent. He hoped they could see all that; he thought so.