Hands Down

Zac didn’t hesitate. “Yeah. I should’ve told you when I realized it. I didn’t expect it to happen, but it did,” he told him steadily. “I fought it, I swear, but I didn’t have a goddamn chance, Boog. It was like fightin’ the inevitable. Tryin’ to fight a brick wall. I swear on Paw-Paw’s life, I had zero chance. She came up behind me when I wasn’t expectin’ it and gave me the beatin’ of a lifetime.”

“Somebody beat you up?” I asked in confusion, looking him over but finding no bruises on any of his exposed skin.

Came for the baking, left needing to masturbate

To my greatest friend

and teacher.

The absolute love of my life.

Dorian,

this book and my whole life

is dedicated to your memory