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“I’m sorry.” He repeated again, shaking his head. Obviously, this was his fault. He’d gotten himself into trouble, and now he was bothering Alex with it for no reason.
“I’m just-I’m gonna go. You don’t have to worry about what happened. I’m over it.” So he said with tears in his eyes.
“Look at me, kid.” Voice dropped low, as gentle as it every got. “You’re gonna be okay. I won’t let anyone else hurt you.”
Callused hands framed Mikey’s face. “You’ve known me your whole life. Have I ever not worried when someone was in danger?” Because try as he might to remain detached, Alex just wanted to keep people s a f e.
“You’re not over it. That’s okay. I’m gonna try to fix it for you.”













