A Proper Thank You

Hazel

What the fuck are you doing, Hazel?

I kept asking myself that—right up until his question drops between us, dark and heavy.

“Did I ever tell you… what I did to Gael?”

My hands freeze against his bare back. My eyes narrow before I can stop them.

Another recovered memory. Gael. He remembers Gael.

This is good. Really good.

I’m doing this right.

“No… but I figured it out anyway,” I breathe, bit