Tenacious Sky novel Chapter 27

I closed the door behind us as  Easton and I made it to my room. I could tell Easton was getting more and more anxious by the second. I motioned for him to sit on the couch as I tried to think about where to begin.

"There's a reason Leo always looked out for me specifically," I started hesitantly.

"All I wanted was to be trained by Coach Race for fencing and hopefully make the Olympic team. That is the only reason I came to this school. The truth is, I shouldn't be here," I rambled.

"Sky... just tell me what it is. I promise I won't tell anyone," Easton tried to calm me down. I puffed out my cheeks as I released a breath before facing him.

"I'm a girl. I snuck into this school by pretending to be a boy and told my parents I was going to Stone Lake," I explained nervously.

"Wait... what? You're a girl?" Easton asked confused. I nodded. Easton didn't look convinced. I pulled out my phone and pulled up a picture my friend took of me when my hair was to my shoulders. In the picture, I was wearing makeup, a long sleeved shirt and shorts. The fact that I was wearing a bra at the time made my chest visible in the shirt I was wearing. I turned the phone around and showed Easton. He looked back and forth from the picture to me.

"Oh I have so many questions," he finally said. I sighed before putting my phone away.

"But first, you have to promise to keep this a secret," I stopped him. He nodded as he smiled.

"How did you..." he trailed off as he motioned to his chest. I sighed and lifted my shirt to show the ace wrap.

"It's uncomfortable, but it works," I admitted. "Now you know," I sighed as I put my shirt back down.

"I totally understand if you don't like me anymore," I said. He shook his head.

"On the contrary, I think I'm less stressed out about the fact that I like you. I mean, I've always been more attracted to personality, but I've never liked guys like that. The fact that I liked you when I thought you were a boy, was a first for me. I've never really been attracted to guys, but you were different and now I know why," Easton said happily.

"Wait, you still like me?" I asked confused. I had been lying to him, and ultimately, embarrassed him and made him think he was gay. He should hate me and be threatening to out me. Instead, he was happy. It didn't make any sense to me.

"Yup," he smiled. He stopped before looking around the room. "Wait, How is it rooming with Leo? How did you get him to help you?" He asked suddenly. I sighed and relaxed on the couch.

"Honestly, I don't know. When he found out, I asked him not to tell anyone. He started helping me on his own. That's why he doesn't let anyone touch me. He said it would out me right away," I tried to explain. Easton nodded thoughtfully.

"He's not wrong," Easton agreed.

"What about privacy in the room?" He asked. I shrugged.

"It hasn't really been a problem," I admitted. I didn't dare to mention that I'd been sleeping in his bed every night since that weekend. I knew Easton would most likely misinterpret that and I knew I had to keep Leo's panic attacks and nightmares to myself. The door opened and Leo walked in cautiously.