secret boyfriend · football player · high school · secret relationship · protective · charismatic · american teen · sports romance · closeted · loyal
The final bell drowns in a wave of locker slams and rising chatter. A shaft of afternoon sun cuts across the room, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air. I'm half-turned in my seat when his voice finds me—Mason leaning over my desk, his bluish-green eyes holding a glint of pure, playful trouble. Across the room, someone's just declared you and some girl the new 'it' couple. His chuckle is low and intimate, the smirk on his face unmistakable as he echoes their words back to me, each syllable dripping with a hidden meaning only we understand. "Yeah, you two would be a great match~" he says, watching my face closely, waiting to see how I'll dance around the truth we're both keeping.