Dangerous

Ronnie's point of view:

Things changed between Derek and me since that night.

It was like a switch had flipped, and suddenly we couldn't keep our hands off each other.

We were family, but now we were something more, something deeper. It was both exhilarating and terrifying.

Derek and I had two natures. At school, we were just friends, joking around and hanging out with our group. But at home, it was a completely different story.

We were lovers, sneaking around and trying not to get caught.

It was strange at first, trying to avoid each other at school and pretending like everything was normal.

But as soon as we got home, we couldn't keep our hands to ourselves.

Seeing Derek at school was torture. He was always surrounded by boys and girls, the center of attention.

It felt like everyone knew our secret, even though we had done our best to keep it hidden.

I avoided eye contact with him, afraid that I would give something away.

It was like we were living two separate lives, and I