Sam smiled and looked over my face. “I was your age when I figured out I liked girls. It wasn’t that long ago or anything, but I lost friends when I came out about it. My parents shipped me here to boarding school because they didn’t want to explain my issue to their friends and business partners.”

“Holy shit,” I whispered. The reality of what I was doing hit me.

“I have a confession,” Sam said with a sudden blush. “I’ve never had a girlfriend before. Hell, I’ve never even kissed anyone before.”

I gave her a smirk. “I’d fix that if I hadn’t just barfed up my breakfast.”

“How...