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Or maybe Hawk had left him for a few minutes in this dark space above the littered street to reacclimate himself to the fact that he would always have to wait for Hawkins Fuller, for each brief chance to be alone with him, separate from the rest of the world.

“I can’t—” said Hawkins. “I know,” said Tim, recovering as quickly as he could.

“I know. You can’t have this.”

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And yet, for all that, he wanted to hear Tim’s chatter, wanted the intermittent pleasure of protecting him; and wanted to fuck him on the floor of the car once it was dark enough to pull over into the woods.

None of it mattered. He now knew that he himself would tell any lie, deny even Christ, for one more touch of Hawkins’ hand.