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my dorm room was full of deadly snakes. Animal control got all of the snakes out, but I’m scared to stay there now.”
    “Wow.”
    “Yeah,” I say. “He is also the reason I’ve been avoiding you. I mean, he nearly killed me. And Gabe. And he also kidnapped a friend of mine. And he poisoned his sister’s boyfriend. Well, technically, I guess he was trying to poison me, but Olivia’s boyfriend grabbed my cup instead of his. And he killed Kasbian, though technically, Kasbian was stalking me too.”
    “That is really complicated,” Micah says.
    “I know. Sorry,” I say. “My life was pretty complicated last year. And I am scared that if I allow you to be a part of my life, something bad will happen to you.”
    “I heard some of the stuff you said to Brian,” he says. “I’ll be honest, I don’t think I’ve ever seen you open up like that—to anybody. You’re kind of a closed off person.”
    “I guess if you piss me off enough, I’ll tell you exactly what I’m thinking.” I say it sarcastically, but it’s kind of true. I really should open up to people more often. It’s really sad that the one time I open up, it’s to my freaking stalker.
    “Have you told the cops?” he asks.
    “Yes, I did. Last year, it took me a while to go to the cops,” I say, then laugh. “Ironically, Brian Asher was the one who talked me into telling the police.”
    “Have you told your dad?”
    “No,” I say, then bite my lip. “If I told him, he would pull me out of school and force me to stay at home. That’s the last thing I want. I need to be here, away from my family. If this is happening again, I need them to be safe. I also need for you to be safe.”
    “And what about Gabe and Ty?” Micah asks. “You’re moving in with them.”
    I sigh. “It’s complicated. Brian knows exactly what my relationship with them is. It’s the same as it was last year, except now I’m not dating either of them. Even if I avoided them, they’d still be a target.”
    “He’s seen me now. Besides, you’re crazy if you think I will stay away from you after that,” he says.
    “Micah, I can’t. You can’t...”
    “I can,” he says. “And I am. I’m not going to back off. If anything, this is going to make me stick closer to you. I wasn’t there last year, but I know whatever you went through was horrifying and scary. I am finally starting to understand why you are the way you are. You’re so secretive. And you’re a damn good liar. But I’m not going to let you hide from me anymore.”
    Micah’s words excite and frighten me equally.
    “You’re a really nice guy,” I tell him.
    “Is there something wrong with being a nice guy?” he asks.
    I shrug. “The last guy who was nice to me was Brian.”
    Not that Ty and Gabe aren’t nice. They are. But, their flaws are very apparent. I knew what I was getting into when I dated both of them. Brian, however, was a great guy. Sweet, kind, gentle, but he obviously had a side of himself he kept hidden from me. So, I’m more than a little scared of getting too involved with Micah.
    “What do I have to do to prove that I’m not like him?” Micah asks.
    “I know that you’re not like him,” I say. “You just need to be patient with me. I’m not ready to give anybody my heart right now, and I might not be for a long time. All I can offer you is friendship.”
    “Friends who date?” he asks.
    I nod.
    “I can live with that.”
    “For now,” I say. “But you’ll eventually get tired of waiting.”
    Ty did. He says he’s not tired of waiting, but I can see it in his eyes. He’s ready to be with me, and I hate that I can’t offer him my heart. But how am I supposed to, when Brian still holds such a big piece of it?
    “Maybe,” he says.
    “As crazy as it sounds, I’m not completely over Brian,” I admit.
    “What was your relationship with him like?” Micah asks.
    “It was good,” I answer. “After coming out of a relationship with Ty, who cheated, and a