Chapter 70

“I can see it on your face,” Billy said. “I can read it in your eyes. You don’t want to go on, but you’re afraid of turning back. Because that would mean confronting things you don’t want to acknowledge. Why are you so afraid of who you are?”

“I’m not afraid.” But Billy had touched a nerve, and Xavier’s jaw tense. “I just wanna go to Mexico.”

“You just wanna go to Mexico. Right.” Billy briefly shut his eyes and let out a sharp sigh. “Because down there no one knows you. You can start over. And then you can move on and start over somewhere else. Again and again. You can spend your whole life starting over.” Billy stared into his eyes. “Or you can spend it with me.”

Xavier had to look away.