《My Bestfriend's Brother Shouldn't Know How I Taste free chapter》


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    His fingers tangled in her hair, his warm breath fanning against her parted lips as he thr*st up into


    her slowly.


    Bailey let out the most strangled m*an, as Kaleb filled her with his g*rth and l*ngth.


    This was bad. She wasn''t supposed to be sl^eping with her best friend''s brother, but here she was


    with his c^ck deep inside her, and his t^ngue inside her m^uth.


    * A few days before *


    "Popcorn is done and ready to devour." Mirabe, Bailey''s best friend, sang as she jumped on the


    bed which caused some of the popcorn to spew out messily on the covers.


    Bailey giggled and reached out to pick up the mess of popcorn on the covers. The aroma reached


    her nose and she wiggled it.


    "Did half of it burn, Mira? Because I''m only taking in the stench of burnt popcorn." Bailey teased,


    already knowing that her best friend had burnt the popcorn.


    Mirabeughed and crawled into the bed. They were having a sleepover at Mirabe''s ce, and


    Mira was in charge of heating up the popcorn. Clearly, she had failed.


    "I swear I tried my best. The microwave hates me, and don''t get me started on the popcorn." She


    defended her suckish popcorn skills with a bit of a whine in her tone, which had Bailey giggling.


    "Don''tugh! I''d like to see you try!" Mira snorted and yfully pushed at Bailey''s shoulders.


    Bailey, being a bit dramatic, throws her entire body off the bed.


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    Bang.


    She had not expected tond so hard on the flooring and winced as the cold wood froze her bottom


    through the thin cotton pink panther shorts she wore.


    Mirabe is quick to crawl to the edge of the bed and hovered over Bailey''s body. She scans


    Bailey''s figure with concern. "Are you alright, Bailey? I didn''t mean to push you so hard-¡±


    Bailey giggled and shook her head. "No, it''s fine. You didn''t push me hard at all, I was just being


    dramatic. Obviously, it backfired." She snorted, twisting her body in a way to rub over her bottom.


    "Well in that case, I don''t feel sorry at all-¡± Mirabe''s words are suddenly cut off when the door to


    her room is pushed open. They both snapped their heads to face the intruder and Mirabe


    groaned in annoyance. "It''s a girls movie night, doofus. Get out!" She snapped at her twin brother,


    Kaleb, who only opened the door wider when he heard his sister''s words.


    "What''s going on here? I heard a bang." He said and scanned his eyes over the room until they


    landed on Bailey, on the floor. His eyes sh with amusement and Bailey grits her teeth. "What are


    you doing on the floor, flower?"


    Bailey narrowed her eyes on his face and red. She hated that asshat, and she loathed that


    nickname he gave to her when they were younger, back when she had that obsession with flowers.


    While Bailey got along with his sister, she could never see eye to eye with Kaleb. They hated each


    other, it was that simple.


    Sensing her annoyance, Kaleb''s lips lift to showcase his dazzling white teeth. If it were any other


    decent boy, Bailey would be fawning over his good looks.


    Kaleb was the definition of hot, his dark hair that he was growing out made that impossible color of


    blue in his eyes to pop out even more. It should be a sin to have such beautiful eyes like his and


    Mirabe''s. They were identical twins, but Kaleb''s face was obviously more chiseled and more


    manly. His jaw was sharp, his nose straight with a slight bump and those bow lips.


    Why did he have to have such a pretty mouth for a boy?


    Her eyes rolled down the length of his body. Kaleb was not at all bulky like the rest of the guys on


    the football team, but he was lean and tone and definitely tall as hell. Her head could barely reach


    his shoulder.


    And the way those sweats hung so low on his waist...


    Kaleb was every girl''s fantasy. Just not hers.


    "Eyes up here, flower." Kaleb''s voice draws her out of her thoughts and her eyes quickly snap up.


    Those blue eyes are taunting her across the room and Bailey''s re intensified as she rose off the


    floor and rubbed her bottom.


    Kaleb''s eyes fall to her hand and he watches the action with an intensity that nearly had her


    blushing.


    Bailey settles on the bed, hiding her bum from his eyes. "Eyes up here, moron." Bailey said


    sarcastically while pointing at her eyes. Her retort only had Kaleb''s mouth nting into a cheesy


    grin.


    Kaleb throws a hand on his chest and in a mocking tone said. "Ouch, flower, you hurt my feelings."


    Bailey''s teeth mmed against each other as she grit them and sent daggers Kaleb''s way.


    "Okay you two, that''s enough. It''s getting tiring to hear you two bicker all the damn time. Kaleb, get


    out of my room, and Bailey, stop plotting my brother''s death - even though I''ll help you with it."


    Mirabe huffed and reached out for the bowl of popcorn.


    Kaleb rolled his eyes and moved away from the doorframe and entered the room. "I''ll leave as soon


    as I get what I came here for." He said and approached the two girls. Bailey''s heart leaped a bit. It


    only leaped because she had an inkling Kaleb was onlying closer to irritate her more.


    "What the hell did youe here for?" Mirabe questions in confusion, her brows knotting as she


    stares at her brother.


    "I need that pack of condoms that mom gave youst week. I know you don''t use that shit, and


    mine finished. I don''t want to go to the store and I have a guesting in five minutes." He


    outstretched his hands and both Mirabe and Bailey wiggled their noses in disgust. One of the


    many reasons Bailey hated Kaleb, was for his lifestyle. The guy couldn''t keep his dick in his pants,


    and those girls always whined to Bailey and Mirabe after Kaleb is done with them. Obviously, that


    was getting annoying.


    Mirabe opened a drawer and flung the packet toward his face but he caught it before it could


    smack against his forehead.


    He chuckled. "Thanks, sis. Now, you two - have the best movie night." He taunted and winked at


    Bailey who gave him a disgusted scowl.


    "Just keep it down, and make sure to tape your whore''s mouth." Mirabe groaned, already


    knowing the night was about to get extremely loud, especially when their parents were not here.


    Tonight was date night.


    Kaleb''s lips lifted into a smirk and he shook his head. "Now that, I will not do. Again, you two have


    fun." He turned around and quickly left the room and the door wide open.


    "What an a*s." Mirabe groans and moves off her bed to close the door.


    Bailey, for the life of her, didn''t know why she was always so angry when he had a girl over every


    time she was here.

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    Tucked under the covers, Bailey and Mirabe unpaused the scary movie and leaned back into the


    pillows.


    Bailey hunched up the covers until they covered her chin and she could literally feel Mirabe


    tremble. The two clearly got frightened easily but still, enjoy a good scary movie on sleepover


    nights.


    "Kristina should''ve been here." Mirabe sighed. Kristina was their other best friend who couldn''t


    make it tonight.


    Bailey nodded, agreeing with her. If Kristina was here, she''d most likely scream the house down.


    Nothing better than annoying and disturbing Kaleb''s night with his ''guest''.


    The two flinched when something scary looking and equally disgusting appeared on the screen.


    Bailey swallowed the scream that bubbled in her throat and winced when the monster chopped


    through his next victim.


    "Oh, that''s some bloody sh*t." Mirabe gagged and Bailey agreed with her.


    "Ahhh!" Mirabe screamed a little, which caused Bailey to jump in fright.


    "What the f*ck, Mirabe?!" Bailey shouted and looked at her best friend with wide eyes. The two


    only took a second, and then busted out inughter. The sound rang through the air.


    "You nearly had me peeing my pants," Bailey said between giggles and Mirabe pped her


    shoulder yfully.


    Suddenly there''s a slight bang on the wall where the head of the bed was. Both Bailey and


    Mirabe froze in both confusion and irritation as they already knew what made that random noise.


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    "Oh, Kaleb!" The girl screeched the house down.


    It was amazing how loud she could go. Her voice alone almost made the walls tremble. It was the


    way Kaleb must have been fucking her that caused his headboard to m against the wall, thus


    creating that sound that both Bailey and Mirabe heard.


    "Oh, right there. Yes! F*ck me right there!" The girl screamed and Bailey winced when the


    headboard banged against the wall.


    Damn, he was rough...


    "That f*cking toad!" Mirabe screeched andically threw her arms and legs around.


    "F*ck, Kaleb." The girl moaned louder, not caring that there was anyone else in the house.


    If Kaleb''s and Mirabe''s parents were here...


    "I can''t believe him! Today was supposed to be movie night!" Mirabe whined and skimmed the


    bed for the remote. She turned up the volume and the frightened screams overpowered the sounds


    of the girl. Only problem was that the screams were so loud that Bailey winced. Her eardrums


    begged for mercy, literally.


    Mirabe sighed in relief as if she had just found the cure for cancer and leaned back on her bed,


    only to jump back when the banging on the wall got louder.


    "F*ck!" Mirabe screamed in irritation. "That nasty bastard. I''m so tired of hearing his nastiness


    almost every night. Mom and dad have spoken to him about bringing girls here, but he still sneaks


    them in!" Mirabe huffed.


    Bailey winced. Now, not only was the movie too loud, but Mirabe''s voice was also louder, same


    with those bangs and moans¡­ her poor eardrums. This is not what she signed up for tonight, but


    then again, this was a routine every movie night. It was like Kaleb purposely brought a girl over to


    irritate and disturb them.


    "I''m going to kill him. I''m going to skin him alive first and boil his bones." Mirabe screeched and


    started banging on her wall.


    "Keep it down, you whores! I''m trying to watch a movie here!" She screamed, banging her fist on


    the wall. It created no noise, but her voice did. It only made those moans grow louder and the


    banging to intensify.


    "Oh, Kaleb, f*ck me harder. Yeah, just like that. So deep. So big. Oh God, you''re stretching me out!"


    The girl screamed and Bailey felt vomit crawl up into her throat. She fisted the covers in her hands


    and clenched her eyes tightly.


    "That''s it!" Mirabe screeched and got off the bed. She nearly tripped seeing as the covers got


    tangled in her legs. "Sh*t." She grumbles while kicking the covers off her ankles. Bailey winced. Uh


    oh.


    Bailey swiftly moved off the bed too and followed her best friend, who swung the door open and


    marched over to her brother''s room. She started banging on the door and with the force she used,


    Bailey was a bit troubled that she might break the door or at least move it off its hinges.


    "Kaleb! You f*cker! Keep it down, we''re trying to watch a movie!" She screeched and Bailey winced


    while she contemted if to help her best friend or just sumb to the disgusting soundsing


    from Kaleb''s room.


    It will surely be a long night¡­


    When there was no answer from Kaleb and no signs of him stopping, Mirabe threw her hands up


    and looked over at Bailey.


    "I''m so tired of this crap. Why don''t he go to their homes instead? Why do I have to suffer from his


    choices?" She puffed out and then her eyes gleamed with something that had Bailey quickly praying


    that it would not get them in trouble.


    "Come with me bestie." Mirabe sang as she approached Bailey''s startled self and grabbed her


    arm. She tugged Bailey''s arm and Bailey went along with her without much of a fight.


    The two were best friends after all, if one went down, the other will too.


    They walked down the stairs and Bailey asked Mirabe. "Where are we going? In fact, what are we


    about to do?" Bailey asked suspiciously.


    Usually when Kaleb does something like this, Mirabe and Bailey would just block their ears with a


    pillow and try to drown out the disgusting noiseing from the other room. This time it was


    different, Mirabe was more pissed off and irritated, but that might also have to do with her being


    on her period.


    The noise didn''t quite die out when they got downstairs and Bailey wasn''t expecting it to. Her


    stomach knotted terribly when that girl moaned Kaleb''s name and she hated how she felt. She


    didn''t quite understand it, but she felt a mixture of both disgust and anger. Terrible, terrible anger.


    "I''m so done with him and his whore''s. I''m tired of having to hear those sounds and I''m tired of


    having tofort them when he''s done with them." Mirabe hisses and tugs Bailey towards the


    entrance of the house.


    Mirabe wasn''t lying. After sleeping and dumping them, those girls crawl over to Mirabe in hopes


    that she''d help them get back with her brother. The only problem was that it never worked and it


    was bing a bit repetitive and annoying to have to console girls that knew exactly what they


    were getting into.


    Bailey''s brows knitted in confusion when she watched her best friend slip on her slippers. Mirabe


    looks at Bailey with a brow raised in expectation. "Welle on, slip on your shoes." She urged


    Bailey.


    Even though Bailey was confused, she did as her best friend said and asked. "Where are we


    going?"


    Mirabe smirked and opened the front door. "We''re going to ruin his night, and get him back for


    ruining ours."

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    Bailey slipped on her shoes, a little more intrigued to know how her best friend nned to ruin her


    brother''s night.


    "I''m going to get him back for all the times he forced me to hear him f*cking those girls." Mirabe


    sneered under her breath and stepped out into the cold chill of the night. Bailey followed after her,


    crossing her arms and rubbing her hands over them as goosebumps raised on her skin.


    Dammit. It was really cold out, and it didn''t help that she was really inappropriately dressed to be


    outside at this hour.


    "And how will you do that?" Bailey whispered as she tiptoed to catch up with her best friend who


    strolled across thewn. Kaleb would definitely not be able to hear her voice or her footsteps but


    she''d rather take precautions.


    "Simple." Mirabe shrugged and quickened her footsteps.


    Bailey quickened hers and looked around. The street lights gave off enough light, but where


    Mirabe was currently heading to was a bit darker.


    "I''m going to drown him," Mirabe said and Bailey froze a bit.


    Drown him? Was Mirabe going to magically drag her brother''s body into the pool? Or a tub?


    Bailey shook her head. Mira must have not meant it that way. Obviously, she would not actually


    drown her brother.


    Mirabe stopped just under Kaleb''s opened window and tilted her head up to send it a re. Kaleb


    always had his window opened since he usually liked to sneak out, or sneak a girl in.


    Bailey went to join her and cringed. From here, she can hear that girl moans and Kaleb''s grunts.


    Her stomach knotted in disgust and she had to gulp the vomit that tickled up her throat.


    "Oh, Kaleb!" The girl screamed and Bailey''s jaw ticked. She really didn''t want to hear them anymore


    so whatever Mira had nned, she hoped to God that it would make them stop.


    "When I''m done with you two, you''ll only be screaming in mercy." Mirabe sneered and Bailey


    looked at her sideways. Her best friend had something up her sleeve, but what was her n?


    "Okay, what are we doing Mira?" Bailey said with a little bit of urgency. It was better to get this over


    with before her parents got back, and hopefully before both of them got a chill and froze to death.


    Mira nods her head to the hose that was connected to the pipe. "I''m going to climb that dang tree


    and shower them with blessings."


    Mira pointed to the branch that hung over and touched Kaleb''s window. It was the same branch


    Kaleb obviously used to climb down when he snuck out. Bailey''s brows lifted. Wow, why hadn''t she


    thought of that? She threw her hand over her mouth to stifle her giggle even though she knew Kaleb


    was way too busy to hear them.


    Mirabe turned to Bailey and spoke. "Okay, game n. You''re going to help me up that dang tree


    and when I''m up on the branch, you''ll throw the hose up. Then when I give the go, you''ll open the


    pipe." Bailey nodded, a bit skeptical and a bit excited to stop Kaleb and that girl in there.


    Mirabe red at Kaleb''s bedroom window onest time before walking over to the huge tree.


    Mirabe wasn''t a pro tree climber like her brother, but she was sure she could get up there without


    breaking a leg or two.


    Bailey followed after her and when the two stood under the tree Mirabe gave a wince that was


    supposed to be a reassuring smile. "This is no biggie. I can do this."


    Bailey nodded. "Yes, you can." She tilts her head up to look at the tree and cringe. It was rather tall,


    but if Mira could grip the right branches then she''d be fine.


    Mira nodded and then said "Okay, help me up."


    Bailey got closer to her and tangled her fingers together and then waited for Mira to ce her foot


    in.


    When she does, Bailey winced but didn¡¯t protest as she pushed Mira up until she clutched a tree


    branch. Mira was heavy as hell and Bailey huffed. "You weigh as heavy as an elephant, b*tch." She


    joked, her mouth parting as she pants. This was a damn workout.


    "Shut up, h*e." Mira said as she helped herself up the tree the rest of the way.


    Bailey giggled this time, not caring if she was too loud. Kaleb wouldn''t hear them anyway.


    When Mira reached that branch leading to Kaleb''s opened window, she wrapped her legs around it


    firmly and then looked at the window. She quickly tore her eyes away and looked ready to barf.


    "Are you okay up there!?" Bailey questions a bit loud. Mirabe nods, her mouth covered by her


    palm in what Bailey presumed was to stop her from vomiting as she lifted her thumb up.


    Relieved, Bailey sighed and then found herself back under Kaleb''s window where she could hear


    more of their sexual sounds. She gritted her teeth. She can''t wait to put a stop to this. Bailey


    smirked, already feeling satisfied that she was about to ruin his night.


    Bailey tugged the hose. It was long so she had no doubt that it would get to Mirabe. She walked


    until she was just under Mirabe who was clutching the huge tree branch for dear life. Mirabe


    nodded and fixed herself a bit better, then told her to throw the hose up.


    Bailey did her best but the first attempt had the head of the hose smacking Mirabe''s hand.


    "F*ck." Mirabe hisses while shaking her hand.


    Bailey mouths sorry and tries again. This time Mirabe catches the hose and lifts her hands up in


    victory. Bailey giggled and waited for Mira''s signal to open the pipe.


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    Mira fixes herself and aims the head of the hose at Kaleb''s opened window then with a smirk, looks


    down at her best friend and gives her a thumbs up.


    Bailey grinned and skipped over to the pipe, looked up at Kaleb''s window and then leaned down to


    twist the pipe open.


    And just like that, the sound of screeching fills the night. The water was cold, she had an inkling it


    was.


    Bailey quickly ran over to Mirabe, giggling as she watched her best friend shower the inside of


    Kaleb''s room with water. Kaleb''s bed was directly under the window so she knew Mirabe was


    aiming in the right ce. The girl, who was moaning seconds ago, screeched in shock.


    Mirabe and Baileyughed their asses off, one nearly rolling off the tree and the other clutching


    her stomach.


    "What the f*ck!" They heard Kaleb yell and then suddenly, the two girls were showered with a


    sudden yellow light.


    They snapped their heads up to see a car rolling into the driveway. ¡®Oh sh*t¡¯ Bailey thought as Mia,


    the twins'' mother, got out of the car with narrowed eyes. Her husband followed suit. There was no


    doubt that they could spot the two girls.


    "What''s going on?!" Mia yelled.


    Mirabe, who still had the hose aimed at Kaleb''s opened window, yelped and then¡­


    "Ooph." She pushed out of her mouth as shended on the grass, just beside Bailey''s feet.

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    Bailey gasped, stunned and terrified as she witnessed her best friend tumble to the ground, no


    doubt eating up grass and dirt.


    "Mirabe!" Bailey yelled in a spike of fear and panic. Her heart was beating so quickly in her chest


    that she thought she was on the verge of a heart attack.


    Mirabe groaned and turned her body around to face the sky as Bailey hovered over her. Mira spit


    out some grass and then burst into a fit of giggles.


    "Shit. I think I broke my a*s." She wheezed and her words had Bailey cracking a grin. Mira was fine.


    "Don''t be ridiculous, younded on your front. I think you deted your boobs, if anything." Bailey


    snorted.


    Mira touched her boobs and squeezed them. "B*tch, these are cushions, I can''t dete something


    soft like this. If anything, they helped break my fall."


    "They''re t." Bailey deadpanned.


    "Like your a*s." Mira winked with a grin. The two girls roar into giggles, forgettingpletely that


    Mia and Kade were just a few feet away and saw everything.


    "Oh my God! You two! Mirabe!" Mia screeched into the night as she made her way over to the two


    girls who stiffened upon hearing her voice.


    Mirabe''s eyes widened and she looked at Bailey in slight fear. "Oh sh*t."


    "Oh sh*t indeed, girl. What the hell were you doing up on the tree and with a hose for crying out


    loud!?" Mia snapped, kneeling beside her daughter and not caring that she was ruining her pretty


    dinner dress. Bailey winced. This night has gone to shit pretty quickly.


    Kade rushed over to the girls, hovering over them like a protective statue. Even though he was


    currently ring at the two troublesome girls, his eyes still shine with deep worry as his wife''s.


    Mia looked at Bailey when Mira didn''t seem like she was going to answer. "What were you two


    doing outside on this cold night? Especially with one of you on a tree?"


    Bailey cringed at Mia¡¯s words. How was she supposed to tell her that Mira and her were only trying


    to ruin Kaleb''s night as he did to them?


    Thankfully before Bailey could respond, Mira took the lead. "Mom, dad. You know how Kaleb can be


    especially at night time. It was supposed to be a movie night but he ruined it by bringing a girl over."


    Mia stiffened when she heard that Kaleb brought someone over. Mia clearly didn''t like her son''s


    yboy ways. If she remembers her mother''s words correctly, her father, Haiden, was exactly the


    same when he was Kaleb''s age.


    It took one girl, her mom, to change his ways. Mia only hoped that one day some girl would help her


    son stop this unhealthy lifestyle.


    "We were only trying to get him back. I swear, it was a harmless prank." Mirabe worked her magic


    by doing those puppy eyes her parents can never say no to or be mad about.


    Mr. Reece was the first to crack and sighed while scooping her in his protective arms. "Did that fall


    hurt, milky way?" He asked his daughter in concern.


    Mira, who hated that nickname, cringed but shook her head in denial. "Not really dad. The branch


    wasn''t that high." Mr. Reece looked relieved, and so did Mrs. Reece, who sighed.


    "Come on girls, let''s get inside." Mrs. Reece said, helping Mira up.


    "Mirabe!" Kaleb''s sudden roar had everyone whipping their heads up. Kaleb''s hand clutched the


    window seal as he pushed half his head out of the window and red at Mirabe and Bailey.


    As the moonlight struck his face, Bailey''s stomach did an odd flip and twist. Mira snorted with a


    giggle as she saw how drenched his hair was from here.


    Serves him right.


    "I''ll make you pay-¡± He started but his mother cuts him off.


    "Now mister, you better start praying that when we get up there Mira isn''t right about what she said."


    Mrs. Reece snapped with a furious re directed at her drenched son whose teeth looked to be


    chattering.


    Kaleb''s eyes widen slightly and he quickly enters his room. Mira sends Bailey a quick wink that had


    herughing lightly.


    "I wouldn''tugh if I were you two. You''ve drenched his bed and probably his entire room. Who do


    you think will clean it up? Certainly not me." Mrs. Reece said smugly.


    Hearing Mrs. Reece''s words, the two girls looked at each other with wide rmed eyes. They both


    gulped simultaneously and with slumped defeated shoulders awaited their punishment.


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    "You missed a spot." Kaleb smirked as he stared at the two girls fighting with a mop to wipe his


    room clean. Mirabe aimed right and not only drenched his bed and him, but also managed to


    drench his floor.


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    When they got to his room, to Bailey and Mirabe''s disappointment, the girl had left Kaleb''s room


    and disappeared into the night. Now there was no evidence that backed up what Mirabe said to


    her parents.


    "What did you say, flower? I can''t hear you, speak a little louder." Kaleb teased while leaning


    against the doorframe and crossing his ankles.


    From here, he got the mostical sight before him. There was nothing more entertaining than


    seeing two girls struggle with a mop.


    One happens to be his sister, and the other is his sister''s best friend who he admits had the nicest


    a*s he had ever seen.


    He tilted his head to get a better look and his c*ck stirs. Bad Kaleb, Bailey was off limits and


    definitely way too annoying to bang.


    "Get the f*ck out, Kaleb!" Mirabe screeched in anger and frustration as she wiped at her sweaty


    forehead.


    Bailey didn''t understand how she was so damn sweaty when she barely did any work, and it was


    Bailey who was mopping the floor.


    Kaleb snorted. "Last time I checked, this is my room, sister." He mocked the word ¡®sister¡¯ and


    smirked, only for it to die out when Bailey turned around and showed him her pretty doe eyes.


    Kaleb will also admit that Bailey was one of the prettiest girls he had ever seen. With her huge blue


    doe eyes, long ck hair that nearly looked like ink touching her tailbone, pouty lips that somehow


    were already so naturally red, and cute button nose with fat cheeks, Bailey could easily put these


    supermodels to shame. The girl was a living walking barbie doll. Just way prettier in real life, but she


    was off limits and besides, like he said, she was annoying just like his sister.


    Kaleb cleared his throat, tore his eyes away from her and said with a fake unbothered tone. "I''m


    going to make a sandwich, anyway. Make sure to have my room sparkling clean before I get back,


    losers."


    Kaleb walked away shaking his head in frustration. He hated how he seemed to always get


    drowned in Bailey''s eyes. It was strange. Very, very strange.

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    Two days after Mirabe and Bailey drenched Kaleb and hispanion in the dead of the night,


    they''ve been walking on eggshells ever since.


    Kaleb was never one to let things like this go, and it was rather strange he had yet to retaliate and


    embarrass the girls.


    Two days¡­


    That was weird.


    The best friends sat around an old lunch table that had clearly seen better days - years ago. It was


    finally lunchtime and they were starving.


    "Am I the only one who thinks it''s weird your brother has yet to retaliate after that night?" Bailey


    asked while chewing on her blueberry muffin.


    Mira thought it was weird too, but throws her hand in an unbothered manner. "Maybe he learned his


    lesson to keep it down." Bailey''s eyes narrowed. It was hard for her to believe Kaleb had ''learned


    his lesson''.


    "Or maybe he''s waiting for the right moment to strike," Bailey mumbled, wincing as she


    remembered the prank Kaleb pulled on them a few weeks ago. Her hair had the stench of rotten


    eggs for an entire week!


    Mira winced and murmured. "Okay, then we''ll be ready for him when he does. Now, let''s enjoy our


    lunch. This is the first time a girl hasn''te wailing at us to help her get my brother back."


    Bailey nodded in agreement. Usually, Kaleb''s used tissues would take this opportunity toe over


    to Mirabe to coax her into putting in a word for them to Kaleb.


    It was a bit surprising that no one showed up yet.


    Bailey continued to munch on her muffin when a slim figure plopped beside her.


    Kristina. She had her cheer outfit on.


    "You guys are already eating without me?" She pouted and blew some of her hair away from her


    face.


    Bailey and Mira smiled in guilt. "Sorry, we were famished." Mira giggled.


    Kristina rolled her eyes. "Whatever. Anyway, did any one of youplete the history homework


    already? I''m halfway through and got stuck."


    Bailey, who was a straight-A student and at top of her ss, nodded. "Of course. I can lend you my


    notes after lunch."


    Kristina sighed in relief and sent Bailey a grateful smile. "Thanks, Bailey, you''re a lifesaver. I


    would''ve asked Kaleb, but he''s nowhere to be found."


    Mira wiggled her nose in disgust. "Why would you ask my brother for help?" Mira faked a gag.


    Kristina''s brows furrowed. "Because he''s actually pretty good at history? He can give Bailey a run


    for her money." Kristina snorted augh.


    Bailey''s brows knot in displeasure. One of the many reasons Kaleb annoyed her, too, was the


    academicpetition going on between the two of them.


    Even though Kaleb was a yboy, he always somehow had time to study and get straight-A''s.


    Bailey had to work hard for all those straight-A''s while it seems as though Kaleb doesn''t even burst


    out a sweat.


    It didn''t help that they were neck to neck and at any moment Kaleb can surpass her in her


    academics.


    "I don''t feel like giving you my notes anymore." Bailey''s mouth twisted into a t line.


    Kristina giggled and apologized. "Sorry, it was a joke Bailey. Well, partly." Bailey rolled her eyes and


    resumed munching on the muffin.


    "Don''t go to my brother for help, that''s just nasty." Mira gagged in disgust. Mira didn''t want her close


    friends to be like those girls who wail when Kaleb is done with them.


    Besides, it would be awkward and it would probably mess up their friendship if one of them


    happened to give into Kaleb''s charm.


    Kristina giggled. "I was just joking, Mira, calm down."


    Somehow Bailey doubted she was ''joking''. Lately, Kristina had been giving Kaleb a few sneaky


    stares that didn''t sit right with her. Perhaps it was just a crush. Many girls had a crush on Kaleb, he


    was after all the most sought after hot boy in this school.


    Well every girl except for Bailey, who would not touch Kaleb with a ten feet pole.


    Mirabe''s eyes narrowed on Kristina and she pointed an using finger right between Kristina''s


    brows. "You better be joking, bitch, or I''m disowning you."


    Kristina shook her head and dug into her sandwich.


    A few secondster, Mirabe''s name is called. The three girls whipped their heads at the entrance


    of the cafeteria and saw that it was one of the girls in their math ss. Her eyes were misty and her


    lips were jutting out into a pout.


    Mira groaned aloud, knowing exactly why she called her.


    "Great. Fucking fantastic. When I thought I''d finally catch a break." Mira snapped as she turned


    away from the girl who was quickly approaching the three. Mira tried to sink into the chair to act


    small and unseen but of course, the girl had already seen her.


    Bailey snorted. "It''s no wonder you couldn''t see him anywhere, Kristina, Kaleb''s been a busy boy it


    seems."


    The girl, whose name was Liz, plopped herself beside a fuming irritated Mira, who ignored her


    completely. Bailey almost felt sorry for her but she was also annoyed. This whiny girl was going to


    ruin her lunch too.


    "Mirabe, Kaleb, he-he-" Liz wailed loudly and in doing so, caught the attention of everyone in the


    cafeteria. The look of murder shed in Mirabe''s eyes and Bailey winced while Kristina murmured


    oh oh.


    "Did he tell you that he doesn''t want a rtionship prior to sleeping with you?" Mira gritted out and


    gripped the fork she had in her hand tightly.


    Bailey feared she would stab that fork in Liz''s hand if she didn''t pull her slimy fingers off of her. Liz


    whimpered and nodded. Mira turned to her with a re.


    "Then I see no problem here. You knew what you were getting into, don''t wail to me when you didn''t


    get what you were hoping for. The best person to wail to is my brother. Now shoo, I''m eating my


    lunch."


    Liz''s eyes narrowed and she red. "You''re just as bad as your brother. You guys are mean."


    "Boo hoo b*tch. Now off you go." Mira waved a hand in impatience and Bailey pressed her lips


    together to stifle herughter.


    Kristina on the other hand didn''t bother stopping herughter and let ite out naturally.


    Liz red at the three best friends, got up, and left after feeling humiliated by yet another one of the


    twins.


    "I can''t catch a damn break. Do I look like a therapist, or my brother''s keeper!?" Mira snapped and


    Bailey giggled.


    "Well¡­ I can somehow picture it." Bailey lifted her hand and did a motion that showed her opening


    her hands wide. "Mirabe, the rtionship therapist-¡±


    "You better shut it before I stab you with this fork that I saved for my brother," Mira warned, and


    pointed the fork towards Bailey who grinned.


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    6


    The three girls were just on their way to the gym when two girls walked past them chatting about a


    party tomorrow night.


    Apparently, the party was to be held at the Reece''s.


    Bailey froze and looked over at Mira. When did Mira decide to have a party without telling her?


    Mira who was equally confused looked at Bailey and Kristina. "Don''t look at me, this must be


    Kaleb''s doing. Mom and dad will kill him." She grumble.


    Bailey remembered that Mirabe''s parents were going to dinner to catch up with a few friends out


    of town. They wouldn''t be back home until the next morning.


    Kaleb must''ve fetched this opportunity to host yet another party. He hadn''t learned from thest time


    clearly.


    Mr. Reece was so madst time that he had Kaleb clean the entire house on his own. He also had


    him mowing thewn and trimming the flowers.


    Kristina snorted. "Howe everyone knows that there''s a party happening at your ce and you


    have no idea about it?"


    Mirabe''s lips turned sour just like her expression. "Because the host is a fucking asshole who so


    happens to be my brother. That party is not happening on my watch." Mira promised with a sneer.


    Bailey didn''t think she''d seed in stopping the party, this was Kaleb they were dealing with after


    all.


    The guy was not easily persuaded into doing anything he didn''t want to do. And Bailey had an


    inkling he would not want to stop that party.


    But instead of voicing that out, Bailey kept her mouth shut and the three continued their way to the


    gym where they were supposed to be having P. E.


    Something they dreaded despite them being cheerleaders.


    When they stepped into the gym, it was already littered with a few guys from the football team. One


    happened to be Kaleb who was throwing a ball in the hoop.


    The boys were ying basketball while waiting for the teacher and the girls were on the bleachers


    looking down at the shirtless guys. They were fawning and giggling.


    Bailey rolled her eyes. Those guys knew exactly what they were doing. Especially Kaleb who threw


    winks the girls way.


    What a manwhore.


    Mira who had spotted her brother quickly marched over to him, fuming with anger and irritation.


    Kristina and Bailey looked at each other and quickly walk to catch up with her.


    Kaleb''s best friend, Ryan Garcia spotted Mira first and nudged his head her way. Kaleb who noticed


    him, turned around to see who he was pointing to.


    He rolled his eyes when he saw his twin sister marching over to him with her two best friends close


    behind her.


    His eyes drifted to Bailey for a bit and he tore his eyes away when they connected with her pretty


    blue eyes.


    "What do you want Mira?" Kaleb grunted as he threw the ball in the hoop. It swish and one of the


    guys caught it before it smacked on the floor.


    "You little piece of shit. Wait until mom and dad hear about the party you''re nning to throw


    tomorrow night when they''re gone!" Mira pointed an using angry finger at her brother who didn''t


    look the least bit fazed.


    "Are you going to be that loser that squealed on her brother Mirabe? Or are you finally going to


    stop being a prude and enjoy a good party tomorrow night? Ryan taunted as his twinkling eyes


    shed mischievously.


    Mirabe and Ryan were always at each other''s necks, almost as bad as she was at her brother''s


    neck.


    Stefan, Kaleb''s other best friend stepped forward and high-fived Ryan.


    "I''m not a prude you useless rat!" Mira snapped.


    Ryan''s eyes narrowed. "Then prove it then. Don''t be a party pooper and be a good host. Come on,


    it will be fun!" Ryan chuckled and winked at Mira.


    Kaleb slightly jabbed him in his stomach, not liking that he winked at his sister in that way.


    Ryan chuckled and clutched his stomach.


    Mira who would not want to look like a sore loser, snarled. "Fine. We''ll be enjoying the party


    tomorrow night, right girls?"


    She looked at Bailey and Kristina who was on either side of her.


    Gosh. Bailey hated parties but since it was at Mirabe''s ce maybe she can tolerate it for a few.


    So Bailey nodded and Kristina did too.


    Mira smirked at the boys and promised. "I''ll show you three idiots how to really party tomorrow


    night."


    Kaleb snorted and Ryan chuckled, clearly happy with themselves that Mira took the bait.


    "Oh and by the way Kaleb, when you''re done with your used tissues tell them to not fly over to me.


    I''m done consoling those girls you hump and dump. Try keeping it in your pants." Mirabe sneered


    and shot her brother with a look of disdain.


    Kaleb only had the nerve to roll his eyes and let out an irritated breath.


    Mira red at her brother not liking his silent treatment.


    Before things could get nasty between the twins, Bailey decided to step in to ease the growing


    tense atmosphere. "Let''s get away from these guys Mira before we catch something by just being


    near Sam."


    She stressed on the word Sam, knowing Kaleb loathed that name.


    She red at Kaleb while taking her best friend''s hand.


    Hearing Bailey''s insult, Kaleb''s jaw clenched and his eyes narrowed on the pretty girl. "Watch it


    flower."


    Bailey stood her ground and sneered lowly. "Watch what? What will you do if I don''t?"


    So much for trying to ease the tension. It was clear she was only adding to it.


    Kaleb stared at her hotly and intensely. He had a lot of ideas, but those ideas were way too


    inappropriate for a prude like her.


    So he only red.


    Seeing that she won, Bailey smirked and began tugging Mira away with a giggling Kristina beside


    them.


    But before she could go, one of the boys called out her name. Bailey whipped around to see that it


    was Stefan. At least the one she can somehow tolerate between the three boys.


    "Stefan." She nodded acknowledging him, then turned around to continue her path to the bleachers.


    Kaleb stood there, seething silently, and turn to re at Stefan who raised a brow.


    "What man? I just called her, it''s not my fault she won you in the argument." Stefan snorted.


    Little did Stefan know it wasn''t because Bailey won the little argument between them that had Kaleb


    pissed off and irritated. It was because Stefan''s eyes were glued to her bottom. And Kaleb wanted


    nothing more than to gauge out his eyeballs.


    Clenching his jaw, he shook his head and told the boy with the ball to throw it over.


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    7


    Bailey let out an irritated breath for the fifth time tonight. She hated those stupidshes Mira was


    currently cing on her eyes but dared to not whine about it.


    If she did she feared the look of promising death Mira would shoot her.


    "I can''t believe Kristina bailed on us tonight," Mirabe grumble in displeasure.


    Bailey lifted one shoulder into a shrug. "Her parents have been having issues recently, it''s


    understandable that they want to try to bond more these days."


    Mirabe huffed but understood. "Ryan fucking Garcia will have aughing moment the minute he


    realized Kristina isn''ting. "


    Bailey furrowed her brows. "Why would he?"


    "One of the three musketeers is not in sight. In their mind, we''ve already lost." Mirabe said in


    exasperation.


    Bailey''s brows furrowed even more. She didn''t know they werepeting tonight.


    "What are wepeting about exactly?" Bailey asked in confusion.


    Mirabe let out an annoyed breath. "Bailey keep up! We''re supposed to look like we''re having the


    most fun. We''re not supposed to look like prudes tonight."


    Bailey didn''t think they looked like prudes, especially with the way they dressed. If anything, Bailey


    thought they looked too overly dressed.


    But again if she worded that out to Mira she''d be six feet under.


    So Bailey just nodded and let Mira continue to put makeup on her face. When she was done,


    especially with theshes, Bailey let a relieved sigh.


    Finally.


    Mira smiled in satisfaction. "Now have a look at my masterpiece." She said with pride and had


    Bailey turn around to look in the mirror.


    She was stunned to see how Mira did her winged eyeliner. It brought out her blue eyes and made


    her eyes shape differently. She looked stunning.


    Her red lips part in shock. Makeup really did enhance one''s beauty.


    "I look-


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    Bailey started but Mira finished. "Hot. Fucking hot. Stand up."


    Mira pped as she fling thesh curler on the dresser and backed away to give Bailey space.


    Mira wore a skin-tight ck dress that stopped just under her bottom. The reason she wore


    something considerably short was to get on her brother''s nerves.


    She looked beautiful and sexy.


    Bailey on the other hand chose a cute red dress that had a stunning glitter top. And the way it


    pushed up her breasts showed way more cleavage than she thought.


    Mira pushed Bailey to the long mirror stuck to her wall and the two looked at their reflection in the


    mirror.


    "I think I might be a lesbian." Mira breathed out, staring at Bailey''s boobs.


    Bailey''s brows knot. "What?"


    "You look so fucking hot Bailey. I think you''ll lose your virginity tonight. " Mira whispered in awe.


    Bailey blushed but wiggled her nose. "Ew no. I''m definitely not losing my virginity this way especially


    at a party and with one of those disgusting guys at our school. Hell no." Bailey said in disgust.


    Mira throws her head back andughed.


    "Fuck you''re right. That would be a total waste if you did. Besides, we nned to lose our virginity


    the same night. How can I forget about our pack?" Mira snorted.


    Bailey giggled with a nod and soon the girls found themselves downstairs.


    They found the boys in the kitchen setting up the drinks and snacks. There were so many beer cans


    in a cooler and being packed in the fridge, Bailey lost count.


    She also spotted Mr. Reece''s alcohol stash and she knew that if he found out his son took some of


    his alcohol then Kaleb would be in deep trouble.


    When the boys heard the girls footfalls they lifted their heads. Kaleb is the first to seethe in anger


    when he saw the two dressed like they were going out to the strip club.


    And why the hell was Bailey wearing such a short dress barely covering her ass? Kaleb seethed


    inwardly.


    "What the hell are you two wearing!?" Kaleb roared making the girls look at each other in silent


    satisfaction after getting the reaction they wanted.


    "We''re having fun." Mira shrugged and swept her eyes over to Ryan whose eyes were glued to her


    body.


    "Like you guys told us to have. What? Is there a problem brother?" Mirabe taunted her brother as


    a smirk curved on her lips.


    Bailey pressed her lips together to suppress a giggle as Kaleb sent his sister a death stare.


    But then those blue eyes swept over to her she almost forgot how to breathe. His eyes roamed her


    figure, lingering on her cleavage and thighs. Wherever his stare touched, scorching heat was left in


    its wake.


    There was just something about his stare that made Bailey-


    "Go back upstairs and put something else on," Kaleb demanded and tore his eyes away from an


    alluring Bailey.


    No matter how annoying that girl was, she was still fucking hot.


    Really really fucking hot.


    Mira snorted and so did Bailey. "Are you seriously slut shaming your own sister and her best friend


    brother?" Mira baited Kaleb, already smirking when Kaleb gave a frustrated sigh.


    "That''s not what I said Mira and you know it." He defended and Ryan nodded. Stefan on the other


    hand stopped piling up the beer cans and stared at Bailey like he was ready to pounce on her.


    Kaleb saw that look and sent him a re so chilling that Stefan tore his eyes away from Bailey


    immediately.


    Bailey was oblivious to both Stefan stare and answered Kaleb. "But you were thinking it, Sam."


    Bailey knew Kaleb hated his middle name so she used it purposely.


    Kaleb snapped his eyes back to her, gritting his teeth. These two girls were unbelievable and


    cunning. "I didn''t know you turned into a psychic overnight flower." He said sarcastically.


    Bailey''s eyes narrowed on his handsome face. "It''s not hard to tell what you''re thinking, your stare


    alone gave you away."


    Kaleb grew frustrated. It wouldn''t matter if he tried to defend himself. He didn''t think they were


    dressed like sluts but it''s not like they''d believe him anyway.


    This was clearly orchestrated and Kaleb had obviously fallen for the bait.


    He had no choice but to show defeat.


    "You know what, you two enjoy the party. But don''te to me when guys flutter around and annoy


    you." He warned and turned away from them.


    Mira and Bailey looked at each other and smirked in satisfaction. They were winning.


    Mira looked over at Ryan who had not said a word. His eyes were still on her. Staring at her


    intensely. "I''m having so much fun already." She mocked, winked at him and turned around to leave.


    Bailey followed after while fighting the urge to look back when she felt that burning stare on her


    bottom.


    Kaleb whose eyes were glued to Bailey''s bottom jaw clenched in frustration. He''d rather her wear a


    long ass dress or jeans. Or something else that wasn''t so revealing.


    Because now, he was having thoughts that he shouldn''t be having.

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    8


    By the time the clock struck ten, the Reece''s house was unrecognizable. Beer cans, stic cups


    and used condoms were littered on thewn.


    Some people were also passed out on thewn and Kira was surprised none of the neighbors


    called the police or Kaleb''s and Mirabe''s parents.


    Bailey yelped when a sweaty guy tried to sneakily rub against her side.


    Fuck she needed out of here but she can''t leave Mira alone.


    Mira held her hand and brought her to the dance floor.


    "Let''s dance Bailey!" She squealed. Mira had drank a few beers but she wasn''t a lightweight so at


    least Bailey wasn''t too worried about her.


    Bailey reluctantly started moving her hips, rolling them to the beat of the song.


    There were eyes on her but she dared not look yet. She wanted to enjoy this moment with her best


    friend who looked at least happy.


    She didn''t want to ruin it.


    "Yes bitch move those hips!" Mira cheered, and lifted her hand with the red cup. Some beer spilled


    out but she didn''t seem to care.


    Bailey giggled, holding one of Mirabe''s hands and moved her hips even more.


    The stench of marijuana and sweat filtered out of her mind as she focused on her happy best friend.


    At least one of them was happy.


    Suddenly there''s a pair of hands locking on her lips and Bailey turns back to see that it was a guy


    from school.


    He grinned at her sloppily and guided her hips to move across his front.


    She was grossed out, especially when she felt the unmistakable feel of his hard dick on her bottom.


    Nasty.


    "Can you move away?" She asked politely and peeled his fingers off her waist.


    The guy looks bummed out. "But I just want to dance cutie. Please just one dance?" He begged.


    Feeling a little bad, Bailey gnaw on her lips and then slowly started moving her waist on the guy.


    Okay, this didn''t feel good. She thought as the guy''s fingers bit into her skin.


    She sensed eyes looking at her from across the room and looked over to see who.


    She stiffen and shivered at the pure look of fury swimming in Kaleb''s eyes as he looked at her over


    the rim of the cup.


    He downed the beer and crushed the red cup into a ball.


    There''s a girl beside him, speaking into his ear while she runs her hand down his chest.


    Kaleb looked uninterested and suddenly with a curling sneer on his lips he made his way over to


    Bailey and Mira.


    Seeing that sh of fury in Kaleb''s eyes, Bailey stilledpletely and looked over at Mira in rm.


    Mira though didn''t notice her stare as her hands are thrown up and her eyes are sealed shut while


    she danced to the music.


    It was only when Kaleb stood beside them in all his raging form did she finally sense the brewing of


    tension in the air.


    She peeled her eyes open and thennded on her brother whose eyes were focused on the guy


    behind Bailey.


    Mirabe''s eyes drop and noticed that her brother''s hand had warmed around the guy''s wrist like a


    band of steel. She could''ve sworn he was on the verge of snapping it with the way the color of his


    flesh turned ashen white.


    And judging by the wince the guy made, Mira was convinced that her brother had a brutal hold on


    the guy''s hand.


    "Move," Kaleb said stiffly with anger.


    The guy nodded quickly and didn''t need to be told twice as he basically run away from Bailey.


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    Bailey''s brows knot. Why was Kaleb so angry?


    Kaleb''s angry stare weighed heavily on Bailey and then he sneered lowly. "Stop shaking your ass


    on some random drunk guy. You''re lucky I was here or he''d probably drag your ass upstairs and


    have his way with you."


    Bailey flinched and then got angry.


    The audacity of him.


    Narrowing her eyes on his angry face she snapped. "I didn''t ask you to be my knight in shining


    armor asshole! I was fine and I could''ve handled it myself. And also I can shake my ass on anyone."


    Kaleb grew angry at Bailey''s tone. He saved her from potentially getting raped and that''s how she


    repay him?


    Before he could say anything though, she had already clutched his sister, Mirabe''s hand and


    tugged her away from Kaleb and off the dance floor.


    Bailey seethed silently.


    How dare he act like he was her dad or her bodyguard? He should focus on Mirabe, not her!


    Bailey dragged Mira to the kitchen, her eyes falling on the beer cans in the big ice bowl. They look


    tempted right now.


    She let go of Mira and made her way over to the beer.


    The kitchen was empty except for a few drunk girls who were currently barfing in the sink.


    Bailey took out one of the beers and popped it open. She wasn''t a girl who liked the taste of beer


    but when that chill liquid went down her throat she enjoyed it so fucking much that she moaned.


    Kaleb really knew how to tick her off.


    Gulping and wiping a hand over her mouth, Bailey growled to Mira. "Your brother is so damn


    annoying."


    Mira walked over to her and rolled her eyes while reaching out for a beer can herself. "Tell me


    something I don''t know."


    The two girls continued to drink their beer until Bailey''s head started to pound a bit. She groaned


    and rubbed at her temples.


    "Mira I think I''ll head upstairs, I don''t feel like partying anymore," She said and winced.


    She probably shouldn''t have drank those two beers.


    Mirabe answered. "You can go on ahead Bailey, I think I''ll stay a bit more. I need to show Ryan


    that I can have fun. Be safe and lock my door until Ie up."


    Bailey looked at Mira and contemted if it was a good idea to leave her. But Mira knew how to


    handle her alcohol and seemed to not be so out of it. Besides, she was sure Kaleb would be around


    to look after her.


    So Bailey nodded. "Okay. You be safe too Mira, there are perverts everywhere." She wiggled her


    nose.


    After a few words between the two, Bailey found herself heading to Mirabe''s room while rubbing


    her temples. She was at least happy even though surprised that there were not many people


    upstairs.


    When Mirabe''s door came into view Bailey''s footsteps quickened. She swung the door open


    quickly only to m it back shut in disgust when she saw a couple having sex on Mirabe''s bed.


    Groaning in frustration and disgust Bailey tried to think of somewhere else she could rest and get


    away from the party.


    The twins parents room was locked and that only left Kaleb''s room.


    Well....


    Bailey tried not to think of the cons as she made her way over to Kaleb''s room. She took her time to


    open the door and breathed out in relief when it was empty.


    Thank God. She praised as she entered the room and closed it behind her.

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    9


    Bailey kicked off her heels, ruffled her long curled inky locks and strolled over to Kaleb''s bed.


    She hadn''t bothered putting on the lights because that would only add to the migraine lurking


    behind her lids.


    The moon gave a little light in the room anyway so she could spot the bed. Barely but she wasn''t


    blind to not see the shape of it in the dark.


    When she plopped on the bed and shifted closer to the headboard she thought of the many girls


    who have been on there.


    Bailey got disgusted and contemted if to leave the room.


    But it''s the only empty room in the house....


    She made a promise to herself that she''ll bathe first thing in the morning.


    Curling up in Kaleb''s covers, Bailey rolls on her back and looked at the dark ceiling. The booming of


    the walls disturbed her peace and quiet but at least up here it wasn''t as loud as it was downstairs.


    Her eyes fluttered close and she didn''t know how long she''d been resting on the bed until the door


    swung open and someone stumbled in.


    Her eyes snapped open quickly, widening in rm.


    She should''ve locked the door, how could she have forgotten to?


    Bailey stayed silent and prayed that the person who entered would go back out.


    But no such luck. When she heard the lock on the door, a chill run down her spine.


    She yed dead but her eyes were wide open in alert. If anything she''d try to jump out the window


    if she can''t make it to the door in time. She thought as her mind raced with thoughts of fear.


    And then.


    Bang.


    "Fuck!" Kaleb hissed as he tumbles to the floor, hard.


    "Who the fuck put those damn heels here?!" He growled and Bailey heard her poor heels smack on


    the wall.


    Did he really fling my heels!? She thought as she red at where she thought he had fallen.


    At least it was Kaleb in the room and not some pervert who followed her here.


    She sighed in relief but stayed quiet to see what he''d do or say. He hadn''t put the light on and by


    the sound of his stumbling feet, Bailey knew he was drunk.


    Maybe if she stayed quiet he''d not know she was here. She surely didn''t feel like arguing with him


    right now and they never missed a chance to argue.


    If he caught her in his room he''d irritate her to death about it.


    Bailey stayed mute and watch his silhouette in the dark stumble to his feet.


    She didn''t want to move off the bed because it would make noise and he''d hear.


    So she stay frozen on the bed and waited with battered breath to see what he''d do next.


    She prayed he''d juste for some hidden liquor or condoms or something and leave.


    But when she saw his figure approaching the bed she gulped and closed her eyes.


    Please don''te here. Please don''t-


    Bailey let out a gasp of breath when a sudden weight falls on top of her.


    "What the fuck?" Kaleb slurred in confusion.


    His weighed pushed her down into the mattress and Bailey groaned. "Off. Off." She wheezed.


    Kaleb rolled behind her but one of his legs stay between her thighs.


    "Who the fuck?" Kaleb slurred in confusion, his hot breath fanning against her cheek.


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    Bailey was too busy hauling air into her lungs to care to answer him.


    He nearly squished her to death!


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    *Minutes before*


    Kaleb downed another gulp of liquor. He wasn''t drinking beer anymore, no, he sort out for


    something stronger after that little banter with Bailey.


    She fucking walked away after he saved her from a guy who leered at her like she was a piece of


    meat.


    Kaleb''s jaw ticked.


    He hated how she danced on that guy and he couldn''t exin where that burst of fury came from


    when he saw that asshole gripping her waist like that.


    All he knew was that he saw red and he wanted to rip that guy''s hands off Bailey.


    Kaleb poured another cup of liquor and filled it to the brim. He brought the cup to his mouth and


    drank every bit straight up.


    The liquor burned his throat and his chest felt hot.


    "Slow down fucker." Ryan said and pped his back.


    Stefan throws his head back andughed. "Nah let the man have fun! It''s his party. Look eat these,


    you''ll have even more fun."


    Kaleb looked down at Stefan''s outstretched hands and saw two gummy bears.


    "Do I look like I want to eat some goddamm gummy bears?" Kaleb slurred.


    "These aren''t just gummy bears man. They''re special." Stefanughed and pushed the gummies


    into Kaleb''s palm.


    Kaleb''s brows furrowed. His vision was a little bit hazy but he didn''t see anything special about


    these gummy bears.


    "They''re edibles." Stefan snorted. "They''ll make you happy as fuck."


    They''ll make him happy? Kaleb was fucking furious still and he definitely wanted to stop feeling so


    damn angry.


    Especially when he didn''t know why he was so angry in the first ce.


    Why did he even care that the guy''s hands were on Bailey''s waist?


    Kaleb grunted and took the edibles.


    "Are you sure about this man?" Ryan asked with a tinge of worry. Kaleb had already downed two


    cups of liquor. Edibles weren''t a safe option to take after that.


    Kaleb didn''t answer him and pushed both edibles in his mouth and chewed.


    A few minutester as he stared at the moving bodies on the dance floor, he felt like he was going


    mad. Because all those different faces turned into Bailey''s face.


    What the fuck?!


    Kaleb rubbed his palm over his face a couple of times but he was still haunted by her face.


    He was going insane.


    "Man, are you okay?"


    He heard Ryan''s voice but when he turned around to face Ryan he saw Bailey.


    Yes. Kaleb had officially lost his mind.


    He shook his head. "I''m going upstairs."


    He didn''t wait for his friends to respond and found himself stumbling up the stairs and making his


    way to his room.


    He closed the door behind him and locked it.


    Good. He''ll not be haunted by her face here.


    How can he think of that prude when he was high? What was going on with him?


    He stumbled his way to his bed only to tumble on some heels.


    " Fuck!" He groaned. When did heels get in his room?


    "Who the fuck put those damn heels here?!"


    He clumsily got to his feet after flinging those heels and continued his journey to the bed. His vision


    was a bit hazy and his ears rang.


    So much for having fun at his own party. So much for them edibles to make him happy. He felt like


    shit.


    Kaleb threw himself on his bed, his body freezing when hended on a soft body.


    What the hell?


    He heard a gasp under him and knew it was definitely a girl. The feel of her body under him


    confirmed that too.


    And God, why did this girl feel so good under him?

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    "Off. Off." The girl wheezed out and he quickly got off of her.


    His brows knot. Why did she sound a little bit like Bailey?


    That''s it. Kaleb had officially gone mad. Not only was he seeing Bailey''s face on everyone, but he


    was also now hearing her voice too.


    He had gone mad. Insane.


    "Who the fuck?" Kaleb slurred as he tries to figure out who this girl was but groaned.


    It was too much work using his brain right now.


    The better question was why this girl was in his bed and why the hell did she feel so good under


    him seconds ago.


    Kaleb grunts when he felt his cock stir.


    Dammit.


    He was getting hard for this girl.


    The girl makes a move to get off the bed and away from him and without thinking much Kaleb arms


    ng over her midsection and he stopped her.


    "No stay."


    He nearly pleaded.


    Those damn edibles had him acting like a sap.


    The girl stopped and with the way her body was still tense, he knew that she had been reluctant to


    stay.


    "Are you trying to escape the party too?" He asked after a moment of silence passed between


    them.


    Bailey who was rather stunned and ufortable with him telling her to stay, kept her arms to her


    side and just stayed there like a lug.


    Did Kaleb even know it was her he was clutching to like his life depended on it?


    With the way his breath reeked a bit of booze, Bailey doubted. He was probably out of it. His


    slurring words showed that much.


    And then he asked her a question and after an awkward pause Bailey found herself answering him.


    "Yes. I hate parties."


    Bailey stiffened when Kaleb''s nose is suddenly in the crook of her neck then his lips brushed her


    skin and fire licked her flesh.


    He hums and had Bailey trembling.


    "Then why did youe?" He murmured on her skin and Bailey sucked in a sharp breath as her


    eyes fluttered closed.


    Her stomach twist oddly and between her thighs.....was that heat and wetness slipping from her slit


    to drench her panties?


    "Because I was invited by a friend. I had to support her." Bailey murmured.


    Either Kaleb didn''t know it was actually Bailey he was talking to or he was a very good actor


    because the next question confused her.


    "Do you go to my high school or were you invited by someone who goes there?" He slurred and


    Bailey heard him breathe in.


    Was he sniffing me? Bailey thought as she suppressed a moan.


    There was something about the way he held her and the way he was sniffing her skin that made her


    feel hot all over.


    Or maybe it was the alcohol in her system that made her horny. Because Bailey was finding Kaleb


    really, really alluring right now.


    And that was very, very dangerous.


    "Invited by someone who goes there." She yed his little game.


    If he didn''t know it was actually Bailey in his arms then there was no harm in ying along.


    Suddenly Kaleb groaned. "You smell so good. And feel so good."


    And then those lips that parted to say those wordsnd on her neck and Bailey thought she was a


    goner.


    Her thighs tried to clench shut but with his leg in the way she ended up clenching his thighs.


    Kaleb groaned. "Are you getting turned on?"


    "N-o," Bailey stuttered out helplessly.


    Of course she was turned on. She didn''t know why it was happening but it was happening. The slick


    heat on her panties vouched for that.


    "Then why are you trying to clench your thighs? And why is your breathing as rough as mine?"


    Kaleb groaned on her neck.


    "I-I don''t know," Bailey embarrassingly stumbled out.


    This was Kaleb for crying out loud. Her best friend''s brother that always got on her nerves.


    Maybe it was the alcohol swimming in her system that had her panting when he kissed her neck


    softly.


    "Kaleb," She gasped out when the hand he had on her stomach trailed down her dress.


    He stops. "You know my name," He said in confusion.


    Wait.


    So Kaleb was actually serious with not knowing that the girl he was cuddling up to sexually was


    Bailey?


    Bailey gulped.


    She had two options.


    Tell him that it was her.


    Or pretend that she was a stranger and enjoy this moment she didn''t know would feel so good.


    Bailey settled for the second option, already too immense by need and desperation for more to pull


    a stop to it.


    "Everyone knows who you are Kaleb. You''re the host after all." Bailey answered, forcing her voice to


    sound a little softer and almost girlier.


    She cannot believe she was doing this. She mes the alcohol and nothing more.


    "Yet I don''t know your name," Kaleb whispered on her neck, his fingers continuing their trail down


    her dress slowly.


    Bailey arched her back a little.


    Swallowing the lump in her throat she answered. "I don''t give out my name to strangers."


    Kaleb chuckled and his mouth peppered kisses across Bailey''s jaw up to the corner of her mouth.


    "Stranger huh?" He whispered and then his fingers slip under her dress and felt her shiver.


    Her skin was soft. Really soft.


    And that moan she let out while his yful fingers trail up was hot as hell.


    His cock was rock hard, ready to burst out through his jeans. He had never been so hard in his life


    before.


    He didn''t even know this girl, she almost sounded like Bailey but he was absolutely certain she


    wasn''t.


    Because Bailey hated him with a passion and would chop his hands if he were to ever touch her.


    This girl under him....was allowing him to touch her. Damn, she opened herself for him to touch her.


    This could not be Bailey. Bailey was a prude and hated his guts.


    The only reason this girl was sounding and smelling like Bailey was because those damn edibles


    were messing with his head.


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    "Oh," She gasped when Kaleb found that soft heated flesh between her thighs.


    He sucked in a sharp breath. Fuck she was soaked through thosecy panties.


    His fingers skimmed the wetness on her panties, where her slit was, all the way up to her hard nub.


    She quivered, moaned and parted her thighs further.


    "You''re so wet." Kaleb moaned and shifted closer to her until his hard cock brushed the side of her


    thigh. He heard her intake of breath and he grunted. "And I''m hard as a rock, ready to fuck you."

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    Bailey bit into her fleshy bottom lip to suppress the sigh of a moan that crawled up her throat.


    Kaleb''s fingers felt incredibly good on her. They literally burned through her skin and enticed a wave


    of fire in her veins.


    Bailey didn''t understand what was going on with her body, heart and mind. They were at a war.


    "Kaleb," She sighed, her fingers shaking as her thighs parted on their own.


    Those girls always praised Kaleb''s capability to swoon them into bed with him without even trying


    much.


    Bailey, now realized that they were not just uttering bullshit, because now, she was letting him freely


    touch her and she didn''t have the urge to push him away. Instead, she felt the opposite.


    Kaleb''s breath is hot on her skin as he teased her through her drenched panties.


    She was so wet and hot. Kaleb never felt pleasure by just touching a girl before. Never actually felt


    so hard before too. He was practically bursting at the seams.


    Strange.


    Yet. Thrilling.


    "You feel good." Kaleb moaned on her neck, his teeth grazing her skin. Bailey shuddered, her


    fingers bunching the sheets.


    "Want to feel me?" He suddenly asked hoarsely after a few seconds of tracing my pussy.


    Bailey couldn''t hold it in and uttered a yes. She didn''t know what exactly possessed her to actually


    say yes but she did not regret it.


    Especially when his hips settled between her legs. She could feel him then. His hard length


    pressing against her. He felt hot, hard and long.


    And then he moved his hips.


    It was a slight roll, but it earned him a gasp from her parted lips.


    "Can you feel me?" He rasped, hand pressing just beside her head.


    Bailey quivered.


    Oh she can feel him alright. And he felt so good.


    Why does he feel so good?


    "Uhum." She moaned when he started thrusting his hips forward and rolling them.


    He was dry humping her and all she could do was moan as she helplessly give up to the pleasure.


    If someone told her that she would be in Kaleb Reece''s room, on his bed, while his between her


    thighs, she''d probably give them a good sock in the face. Just like her dad taught her.


    Funny how she didn''t want to leave his bed now, nor push him away.


    Kaleb leaned down, his breath was faint with some alcohol but so was hers.


    "I want to fuck you." He moaned, head dipping closer.


    Bailey wrapped her legs around his waist as he continued to fuck her through their clothes.


    The only thing separating them was his pants and briefs and her panties. But that didn''t stop her


    from feeling his heat and length. And that didn''t stop him from feeling her wetness soak the front of


    his jeans the more he thrusted into her. Nor did it stop him from feeling her heat.


    He''d never been so fucking intoxicated by just the feeling of someone. Especially when his mind


    fabricated the girl beneath him as his sister''s best friend.


    The slight hitch of her breath made Kaleb go insane. It was driving him insane. Insane enough to


    know that he wanted more.


    He groaned over her sweet moans.


    He wanted to feel her skin on his.


    He wanted to feel more of her warmth.


    "I want to feel you," Kaleb gasped, his hands touching the ends of her dress.


    God. He want to peel it off her.


    Bailey didn''t understand why she was so entranced by him. She didn''t even care that she was


    allowing him to touch her in this way.


    Her skin burned.


    Her veins rush with blood.


    God she was in heaven.


    She clutched his back, digging her nails into his shirt to feel his skin. He groaned in her mouth.


    She wanted to feel him too.


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    Closer.


    She wanted to feel him closer.


    "Take it off. Take all off." She practically whimpered.


    Kaleb wasted no time to peel his shirt off his body, he sat up and helped her take off her dress too.


    Now she was only in her bra and panties.


    "I want everything off you Kaleb," She whispered reaching for his button.


    His cock jerks. Fuck. The sound of his name on her tongue sounding so good.


    He helped her with ridding him of his pants and kicked every single fucking clothes off the bed. Now


    they were skin to skin, only with a few thin materials in their way.


    He lifted her up using his hand so she could feel his hard length dragging on her pussy. Bailey


    gasped as she felt his throbbing hot length.


    "I want to feel you." She whispered. She wasn''t sure what came over her to say such a thing but


    she couldn''t find it in her to take it back.


    She med the alcohol on her tongue.


    She heard his sharp intake of breath, and pushed herself closer to him.


    Her heart skips in her chest.

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    Kaleb couldn''t stand it. The pressure weighing in his balls. God, this girl under him was about to


    make him explode in his briefs if he doesn''t be careful.


    He dipped his head, kissing her, ravishing her mouth. The sweet taste of her swirled on his tongue.


    But he wanted more.


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    So Kaleb took more.


    He release her lips, relishing in the moan that escaped her mouth.


    He chuckled. "Hold on baby, I''ll give you what you want soon. But let me take something I want


    first."


    He was dying of thirst. For the first time.....he was dying of thirst.


    His lips peppered kisses along her jawline, skimming down......


    Down to her delicate neck. He breathed in her scent.


    God she smelled so addictive. And smelled like Bailey so damn much.


    He panted, pushing his hardened length more onto her heat.


    He could hear her whimper under him as he ravaged kisses down her smooth skin, to her chest


    down her stomach......


    His tongue dart out,pping over her skin, circling around her belly button and moving closer to the


    waist of her panties.


    His fingers curl around them and slowly, he started to pull them down her smooth legs.


    The air smelled of her sex, which was fucking mindblowing how mouthwatering it was.


    God.


    The smell of her was out of this world.


    Bailey lifted her butt off the bed, allowing Kaleb to pull her panties all the way down.


    Her chest rising and fall quickly. Her heart racing in her ears. She didn''t care to think at the moment.


    Didn''t think to weigh in the pros and cons of this.


    She seemed to not care about anything else other than the boy giving her the best pleasure she


    ever felt before.


    "What are you nning to do?" She breathed when she felt his warm breath on her clit. She


    squirmed.


    "I''m going to eat you baby." He responded hoarsely and licked her clit all the way down to her slit.


    He did it so slowly and delicately it made her shiver.


    Her moan made him shudder and her taste made him groan.


    She tasted sweet and.....addictive. Her vor bursted on his tongue and Jesus, he was about to


    come by just a taste of her. This has never happened before.


    "A- are you sure?" Bailey asked nervously. She had never done this before and clearly didn''t know


    what to expect.


    It didn''t help that this wasn''t supposed to be happening. It wasn''t supposed to reach this far.


    Kaleb sensing her fear, murmured over her clit. "Don''t be scared. I don''t bite. I just want to make


    you feel good."


    Bailey released her worry after his breath made it impossible to think straight.


    He closed his eyes to savor the taste as she lift her hips up to ride his face. He dipped his tongue in


    her slit, pushing into her opening like he nned to push his dick inside her.


    They were strangers....


    Yet tonight, they would be lovers.


    Kaleb drank every bit of her juices, moaning as the taste of her print on his tongue. He hoped it


    tattooed there and would never move.


    She was sweet and addicting. He wanted seconds."Kaleb?" She moaned, bucking her hips.


    He groaned, sucking her. "That''s right. Do I make you feel good?"


    He heard her soft humming and agreement and the sound sent a sharp jolt straight to his cock.


    Well fuck.


    She ground her hips against his mouth as his tongue licked at her slit, swirling around her clit.


    Her juices overflowed on his tongue, making him lick up any remains.


    For someone who sounded shy that he was about to go down on her, she sure showed her


    excitement now.


    Kaleb chuckled as he heard her mewl beneath him like a kitten.


    Bailey moaned as his mouth came to her clit, pulsing lightly as he sucked. Her whimpers filled the


    room and her moans were music to his ears. Kaleb ate her out with need. He needed her, wanted


    her.


    She gripped his hair a bit more roughly. His hair felt like silk as they weave between her fingers.


    She clutched them like an anchor, her chest rising and falling, her skin sleek with sweat, her


    stomach taking in rush gasps of breaths.


    The room was already dark, but she was sure she could see tiny white stars on the ceiling.


    She gasped, feeling something building up in her stomach.


    And then she felt it. The feeling of jumping off a cliff.


    She cried out, trembling in his hold as she came around his mouth. Kaleb loved that. Especially her


    taste and drank everyst drop of her.


    She was still trembling when he let her go. Her body sinking into the mattress as her limbs felt jello.


    Kaleb on the other hand quickly rid himself of his briefs and reached out clumsily for a condom in


    his drawer. He slipped it on, grunting.


    "I need to feel you around me."

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    Kaleb''s heart was pounding in his chest as he positioned himself above her, the anticipation of


    being inside her almost too much to bear.


    By just her scent and he was drooling, craving her so badly. As he settled between her legs, his dick


    twitched.


    The head brushed against her and her chest lift, pressing into his.


    He gazed into Bailey''s eyes, seeking permission to actually go forward. If she told him to stop, he


    knew he''d be having the worst blue balls ever.


    Bailey looked back at him with a mix of desire and vulnerability. Of course he could not see her eyes


    clearly but he can somehow sense her vulnerability.


    Her breathing was still ragged from the intense pleasure he had just given her. She thought about


    this, studied the way her body responded to him. She knew her body wanted more, she knew she


    wouldn''t be able to push him away.


    So she gave in.


    She flew all warnings out of the window and nodded, a soft and breathless "Yes" escaping her lips.


    She wanted to feel him so much.


    She could cry for him, that is how desperate she was in this very moment.


    Kaleb couldn''t believe how quickly they had gone from strangers to this intimate moment. But there


    was something about her that made him feel something strange, yet a pull that he couldn''t resist.


    With a controlled yet desperate movement, Kaleb pushed into her, and they both gasped as he


    buried deep into the wet heat of her. He had to push his head in the crook of her neck and bite her


    shoulder to stop himself froming too quickly.


    He just took her virginity. Shocked, Kaleb stopped abruptly as he came to terms with what just


    happened.


    He usually avoided virgins because they always tended to be clingy afterwards. But this girl, just


    taking something he should care little about made him feel some kind of gratitude and an


    overwhelming amount of emotions swirled in him.


    Why did he love that he was this stranger''s first?


    He felt her tightness around him, her warmth enveloping him, and it was almost overwhelming. She


    felt so good he could only moan.


    He had been in many girls before but none, none felt so fucking good that he wanted to stay there


    forever. But this girl, this perfect stranger who fucking breathed and felt like Bailey seemed to be his


    undoing.


    Sex had only been a fun sport for him before, something he can just do when he felt stressed out,


    or just something when he was bored. He didn''t care about making sure the girls were good before


    fucking into them.


    As fucked up as it sounds it was the truth. He simply didn''t care. He took what he wanted and then


    he left or they leave. It was simple, it wasn''tplicated. They knew what they were getting into.


    And sure it didn''t quite work out as clean as he would imagine, all girls always want more but Kaleb


    never cared to give them more. He simply didn''t give a fuck.


    But her. Under him.


    He found himself wanting to make sure she was okay and she felt good too.


    He stayed still for a moment to let her adjust to him while holding back his own urgency. He kissed


    her skin gently, his tongue on the taste of her skin, trying to distract her from any difort of his


    member stretching her tight walls.


    Bailey''s hands roamed his back, her nails lightly grazing his skin. He didn''t mind. He quite enjoyed it


    actually.


    "Are you okay?" He asked her to make sure she was all good.


    Her breathless moany yes made him shiver and bite her skin. Kaleb begged the almighty God to


    give him strength tost with this girl because now he was doubting he would be able tost long


    with her.


    "Can I begin to move?" He asked her through gritted teeth. His dick simply couldn''t hold on any


    longer.


    He. Needed. To. Move.


    Finally, unable to wait any longer, Kaleb began to move, slowly at first, giving her time to adjust. He


    found a rhythm that was gentle, making sure she could feel him as much as he could feel her


    around him.


    He listened to her soft moans that urged him on. He moaned, grunted, buried himself in her, in and


    out. In and out.


    As they moved together in a perfect dance of desire and need. The room was filled with the sounds


    of their pleasured sounds.


    The creaking of the bed, the rustling of sheets, and their mingling breaths grew louder each second.


    Kaleb''s hands explored her body, worshiping every curve and dip. He traced the outline of her


    breasts which caused bailey to shudder under him. His fingers found her sensitive spots, and he


    smile at the way she responded to his touch.


    Bailey''s hips met his thrusts, their deep connection growing deeper with each movement. She


    moaned his name, raking her nails down his back as his muscles tensed as he fucked into her.


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    And then Kaleb flipped them over, his breathing so rough and hot.


    He lifted his upper half off the bed a little, his lips close to hers. "You''re going to ride my cock baby."


    His fingers tangle in her hair, his warm breath fanning against her parted lips as he thrusted up into


    her slowly.


    Bailey let out the most strangled moan as Kaleb filled her with his girthy and lengthy cock.


    This was bad. She wasn''t supposed to be sleeping with her best friend''s brother. But here she was


    with his cock deep inside her and his tongue inside her mouth.

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    Bailey''s pov


    I''ve never felt so warm before. So safe. So tucked in an embrace that felt so protective. I wanted to


    stay there longer, I really did.


    But something in my mind urges me, pokes me to wake up.


    I reluctantly do.


    My eyes peeled open, my throat bobbing slightly as I swallowed. The first thing my vision caught is


    the bay walk half-naked babe poster on the wall. Followed by his messy as hell desk.


    I''m in Kaleb''s room.


    The revtion hits me like a p to the face. The first thought I had was ''fuck'' the second ''shit'' the


    third, well the third didn''te because panic started to settle in like a storm.


    And then I felt it, well him. His arm to be precise. It was slung around my middle, pushing me to his


    chest.


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    I could feel his warm breath tickling the nape of my neck. My eyes bulged.


    Not only was I in Kaleb''s room, but I was also in someone''s arms.


    I heard his light groan behind me, followed by the faint squeeze of his arm around me.


    My heart jolts.


    Oh, God.


    Panic gripped me, making my mind race. Until I felt it. The hard bulge poking my bottom.


    I froze, a cold sweat beading down my nape as the hot breath continue to brush over my skin.


    I swallowed, closed my eyes and twisted slightly to see in whose arms I was tucked.


    The little air I had left in my lungs whooshes out when I''m faced with Kaleb''s sleeping face.


    If I were not panicking, I would''ve taken a few to soak up the sight of his handsome features. He


    looked so different here, calmer.


    I shook my head, fear crippling me as I realized the massive trouble I was currently in.


    If Mira knows about this, she might actually cut off our friendship. One rule, never to sleep, kiss or


    have any sort of crush on her brother. These were simple rules I should''ve followed. But clearly they


    proved to not be so simple.


    I bit my tongue to not yelp when Kaleb''s arm grew firmer, pulling me closer to him.


    This isn''t good.


    This is not good at all.


    I needed to get away before he woke up. God alone knew what he''d say or how he''d react when he


    finds me in his bed, wrapped in his arms.


    Was he even aware that we slept together?


    I can''t remember much ofst night.


    Pressing my lips together, I started to peel his arm off of me. It was heavy and a bit challenging


    since he kept holding me tighter.


    I nearly got frustrated but rxed when I managed to slip out of his hold.


    I pushed the sheets off my body, biting into my lip when the cold breeze brush against my bare skin.


    With my feet now on the ground, I can surely feel the slight throb in between my legs.


    It''s raw and it''s set as a reminder that Kaleb was definitely inside mest night.


    I quickly searched for that dress I had on, finding my panties torn but thankfully the dress was still in


    good condition.


    What a beast.


    He actually ruined my panties. I huffed as I put my dress back on.


    I was scared to look back at him, scared to watch his face. I didn''t want toe to terms with what


    we had just done.


    Ignoring him seemed to be the only solution to not feel like shit right now.


    But as I tread toward my shoes in the far corner, I heard a slight groan from behind me a faint stir.


    I froze mid bent over, my fingers inches from grasping those darn heels.


    My eyes widen in rm when I heard the groan again.


    Was he waking up!?


    My heart sped.


    This isn''t good.


    This really isn''t good!


    I slowly straighten my back and little by little I turn my head around to see if Kaleb had woken up.


    I sighed in relief when my eyes caught sight of him on the bed. He looked so huge here


    and.....adorable. My heart skips.


    His eyes were still closed, but his hands were reaching for something.


    Was he reaching out for me?


    Oh please, Bailey. This is Kaleb. One night stand and the biggest manwhore in the entire school.


    I frowned, shaking my head as I whipped back around.


    I quickly took my heels and escaped his room before he could wake up fully.


    The hallway was entirely trashed with tissue, red stic cups, cigarette buds and disgusting used


    condoms.


    The twins will have an entire day of cleaning up this mess, that''s for sure.


    I tip-toed around the debris, cringing every time I saw a used condom. Did those barbarians really


    do the dirty in the hallway?


    I quickly entire the bathroom, breathing heavily when I locked the door behind me.


    I''m not sure what I should do. I can''t have Mira know what happen and I wasn''t sure if Kaleb knew it


    was mest night. Thest thing I want is to ruin my friendship with Mira.


    I clutched the edge of the sink and looked at myself in the mirror. My hair is a mess, my lipstick


    smeared. But my lips looked plumper than they usually are.


    Kaleb and I must have been kissing a lotst night for it to be still so plump and feel so raw now.


    My eyes trailed down and my heart jumps in my throat when I saw a dark purple bruise on my neck,


    followed by another just brushes down.


    Are those lovebites?


    There are not only two, there are three leading down to my breasts.


    I push my dress down slightly, my lips parting in shock as I stared at my bruised breasts. Kaleb had


    painted both breasts with hickies.


    I was scared to look lower, having an inkling he had painted my stomach too.


    While I was staring at my new skin, a knock suddenlyes from the door. It''s faint but it''s enough


    to make my heart jump back in my throat.


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    I quickly put my dress back on properly, my heart speeding quickly.


    I swallowed as I fixed my messy hair to hide those hickies her brother gave mest night after I


    washed my mouth to remove the stain.


    "Bails?" Mira called out with another knock.


    "Yeah, I''m almost done just a sec." I rushed out of my mouth and fixed my dress while praying that


    Mira wouldn''t see those bruises on my neck.


    Hoping I looked decent enough, I walked to the door and opened it. Mira is leaning against the


    opposite wall, arms crossed and feet too.


    " Everyone seems to have already left." She sighed, pushing off the wall. I shifted out of her way.


    "I need to pee so bad, it''s like I could fill an entire bucket." She groaned and entered the bathroom


    swiftly. Usually I''d wait for her to get out and we''d talk on the way.


    But right now, I was trying to avoid looking at her, so I made my way downstairs.


    If upstairs was messy, then down here was worst. I could barely see the floor as I tried my hardest


    to tip-toe around every dirty cup.


    I made a beeline for the kitchen, opened the fridge and pulled out onest water bottle. I chugged it


    down quickly, hoping it would help with the flush on my face.


    "Up so early?"


    I nearly choked on the water, gasping as I move the bottle from my lips. I coughed, wheezing and


    leaned against the counter for support.


    I looked up, met his blue eyes and tore them away quickly when they managed to make my heart


    speed.


    "What have you done to Bails?" Mira used her brother as she walked into the kitchen. She


    patted my back as I hacked out cough after cough. Normally I would''ve red at Kaleb, but right


    now I was hell-bent on evading him, so I red at the floor instead.


    "I haven''t done anything to flower but greet her." He snorted while approaching us. I froze when he


    was so near, his scent filling my nose.


    He smelled so good.


    "Alright there, flower?" He chuckle lowly, the sound sending a shot of vibration in my lower stomach.


    Fuck.


    "Yes. You just caught me off guard. " I answered him while still evading his stare.


    But when he brushed against me, my eyes found themselves staring at his face. I held my breath


    when he was already staring at me.


    "I need some water." He uttered, his voice going hoarse.


    An abrupt shback of him speaking to me in that same hoarse voicest night made me bite into


    my bottom lip.


    I quickly averted my gaze feeling my face flush again at the sudden memory.


    I couldn''t help but feel embarrassed right now..how could I have made myself get caught up in this


    mess?


    I cleared my throat, avoiding his gaze as I uttered before he opened the fridge. "I took thest


    bottle."


    "Is that right?" He asked smoothly.


    Suddenly Kaleb reaches out for the bottle in my hand, his fingers grazing against mine. I sucked in


    a breath when I felt a jolt of electricity run up my arm.


    He takes the bottle from my grasp, and moves away from me a little.


    "Hey!" I snapped, my eyes ring at him.


    With a lopsided grin and eyes that gleamed, Kaleb took a swig of the water. His eyes never left


    mine while he gulped down the water.


    My stomach twisted.


    I turn away from him quickly, trying topose myself. My heart was beating so furiously in my


    chest.


    "Kaleb, you''re such a jerk." Mira frowned and smacked the bottle upwards, causing Kaleb to jerk


    back and choke.


    He pulled the bottle away and coughed. "What the fuck Mirabe!"


    She rolled her eyes. "Serves you right."


    She then turns her attention to me. Her brows furrowed. "I forgot to ask. Last night, where were


    you? Didn''t see you in my room and looked everywhere for you."


    My heart drops and my mind races.


    I couldn''t exactly tell her I was in her brother''s bed. I couldn''t tell her that I was busy losing my


    virginity to her brotherst night.


    Especially when he was looking at me intently right now. I swallowed harshly.


    Shit.


    I try topose myself to not give myself away. My heart was ready toe out of my chest as I


    dig for a usible excuse.


    "I uh- well the air was stuffy inside and I went out back. Kind of stayed there for a while until


    everyone went home. I end up sleeping on the couch. Sorry you must have been worried." I smiled


    weakly, praying Mira buys into my lie.


    She studies me for a little, as if trying to read my thoughts. Her brows end up furrowing even more.


    "Why didn''t you juste to my room?"


    My mind races as I try toe up with a quick response while taking a rapid sneak peek over at


    Kaleb. He''s still staring at me so intensely.


    I quickly looked away and responded to Mira''s pending question.


    " I felt sozy to walk up those stairs."


    Mira looks like she was on the verge of digging for more intel when we heard the low screech of


    tires. She runs towards the window, her eyes widening.


    "Oh shit! Dad and mom are here!" She yelped, turning to stare at her brother Kaleb with panic on


    her face.


    Kaleb peeked through the window as the sound of the car pulling into the driver grew louder. He


    groaned, raking a hand through his hair.


    "They were not supposed to be back untilter today," He scans his eyes over the littered cups and


    bottles and then looked over at me. "Mind grabbing the trash bags Bailey?"


    I nod, gnawing on my bottom.


    "I uh- I have to get something upstairs, I''ll be back!" Mira rushed out, leaving Kaleb and me in her


    dust as she raced upstairs.


    I cracked a smile knowing Mirabe only wanted to escape her parents iing wrath.


    "I don''t think she''lle back dow-


    I turn around only to stop mid-sentence when I notice Kaleb a little too close to me. We were nearly


    brushing against each other.


    I flushed, my tongue growing heavy.


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    I take a step back only for him to reach out and stop me.


    "Flower." His voice is so husky and alluring.


    I looked up at him stunned.


    His eyes bore into mine.


    "It was youst night, wasn''t it?"

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    I feel my cheeks grow even hotter as I realize what he was talking about.


    "I...I don''t know what you''re talking about." I stutter, taking another step back from him. But he


    follows, closing the gap between us once again.


    "Don''t y games with me, flower." His hand reaches out to gently touch my arm, sending shivers


    down my spine.


    My eyes widen, my heart leaping.


    Soon it began to race as I tried toe up with a response. Kaleb''s gaze was so intense that I


    couldn''t think properly.


    The memory ofst night, of what we had done, came rushing back to me. It was a blur, but I


    remembered his touch, his lips on my skin, the way he made me feel.


    I shuddered.


    "Kaleb," I whispered, praying that his parents woulde to help me by entering the house.


    Kaleb peers into my eyes intensely, so intense that it felt like he was looking right into my soul.


    I bit my lip nervously, unsure of what to say. Kaleb took a step closer, his body now pressed against


    mine. His hand went to the small of my back, pulling me closer to him.


    "Answer me, Bailey," he whispered, his breath hot against my skin. "Was it you?"


    I''m breathing roughly, trying to ignore the way he was currently making me feel. At any second now


    his parents would walk through that door.


    And the second I thought that, the door opens.


    I jump away from Kaleb before they could see our very intimate position.


    I flushed under the weight of his stare and moved away from him to avoid feeling the way I do now.


    I heard the shocked gasp from his mom followed by his father yelling his name. "Kaleb Reece!"


    Kaleb winced and scratched his head.


    A few minutes after the Reece''s loud lecture, Kaleb, Mira and I were forced to clean up the entire


    house until it was clean.


    Mira wiped her eyebrow.


    "I can''t believe I listened to you Kaleb!" She huffed, back slouched in exhaustion.


    It was rather hrious seeing as Mira had one trash bag and it was barely filled. Which meant she


    barely actually cleaned up anything.


    Kaleb and I were doing most of the work.


    Though, it should really be him doing all the work. He was after all the host of that damn partyst


    night.


    "More work and less talking Mira!" Her mom scowled across the room, sent her kids a re and


    walked to the back.


    I bit my lip to stiffly myugh when Mira groaned in frustration.


    "You act like you''re actually doing anythingzy ass." Kaleb grumbled, sending her an irritated stare.


    Oh no. They were going to go at it.


    I winced inwardly, preparing myself to hear the sibling banter.


    I counted the seconds until they would.


    Five.


    Four.


    Three.


    "Shut the fuck up Kaleb! You''re the one who wanted to party, you fucking imbecile!" Mira snarled


    back making me close my eyes and wince.


    Ten minutes into their argument, their dad finally made them call truce.


    "I''ll start upstairs." I told them and made my way up the stairs.


    As I make my way through the mess of the party, my mind wanders back tost night. The way


    Kaleb''s hands moved over my body, the way his lips felt on mine.......


    I shake my head, trying to clear my thoughts as I started picking up the trash.


    Bending over, I winced and murmured the word ouch. I''m still sore down there.


    "Still sore?"


    The sudden sound of his voice just behind me made my heart jump in my throat.


    I yelped a little, straightening my spine and whipping around with wide eyes.


    I didn''t hear when he sneaked up, too busy in my thoughts to have heard the sound of his footfalls.


    He stood there, leaning against the wall, a crooked smile ying on his lips.


    He chuckled and pushed off the wall, holding his hands up in surrender, one sping a trash bag.


    "Sorry, didn''t mean to startle you there flower," he said, a hint of amusement in his voice.


    I tried to y it cool and rolled my eyes. "Sneaking up on me Kaleb?" I huffed, turning around and


    continuing to pick up the trash and throw it in the bag.


    My ears picked up on the sound of his nearing footfalls and my heart sped. I straightened when I felt


    his heat behind me. He was close. Too close.


    I swallowed and turned around. I was right he was so close.


    His sudden presence was overwhelming, and I could feel the heat radiating from his body. And the


    way his eyes bored into mine so deeply.


    I took in a shaky breath and took a step back then another. I felt the wall against my back as he


    approached me and knew that I was trapped.


    One of his hand ster on the wall, just beside my head. "Kaleb," I whispered as my heart leaped.


    His blue eyes set me on fire as he watched me intensely.


    "You shouldn-


    I stopped when his thumb is suddenly on my cheek, brushing against it softly.


    I closed my eyes, feeling his touch ignite a fire within me.


    He leaned in closer, his breath hot against my ear. "Don''t y innocent now, not when you said all


    those thingsst night. "


    His words made me peel my eyes open quickly and the realization hit me. I can''t believe I was


    falling right into his trap.


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    I smacked his hand away from my face and shifted to the side to get away from him. "I don''t know


    what you''re talking about." I lied again as I continued to busy myself picking up the trash.


    Kaleb chuckled darkly, knowing fully well that I was lying straight out of my mouth.


    He followed after me.


    I gnawed on my lips.


    "Don''t lie to me, Bailey. You''re not very good at it."


    I could feel his eyes burning into my back and I continued to avoid his gaze.


    "Just leave me alone, Kaleb," I muttered, my voice barely above a whisper.


    He stepped closer to me, his hand reaching out to grab my wrist. "I can''t do that, flower. You know


    that as well as I do that I can''t. Not afterst night."


    I whipped around to stare at him in shock. His blue eyes connected with mine quickly.


    I tried to pull away from him, but his grip was too strong. I could feel my heart racing as I looked up


    at him, his blue eyes piercing into mine.


    "Let me go, Kaleb," The words came out like a shaky breath from my throat. " I am speaking the


    truth. It wasn''t me."


    His grip tightened, his gaze darkened. "Not until you confess to me Bailey. Not until you admit you


    were the one I was fuckingst night."


    I lowered my gaze, whispering without confidence. "I wasn''t." I denied.


    Kaleb snorted. "Come on flower, lying really isn''t your strong suit. Besides, I know most certainly no


    other girl would feel as good as you didst night."


    Then he lowered his head, his lips near my ear as he whispered. " Or taste as good."

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    "I don''t know what you''re talking about," I repeated, trying to pull away from him again. But Kaleb''s


    grip only tightened.


    "Don''t lie to me, Bailey," he growled, pulling me closer to him. "I know what we didst night. And I


    know you liked it just as much as I did."


    I could feel my body trembling under his touch, my mind racing with both fear and desire. I didn''t


    want to admit it, but he was right. I had enjoyed it - maybe even more than I should have.


    He searches my eyes, making my heart race even more.


    "There you two are," Mira huffed making me leap away from Kaleb like he had just set me on fire.


    With a heart that pounded in my chest, I cleared my throat and looked over at Mira.


    The smile on her face slowly disappear as she looked at both Kaleb and me. Lines soon paint


    between her brows.


    "What''s going on here?" She questioned suspiciously.


    I bit my tongue, my heart continuing to race. I didn''t think I was very good at hiding my current


    dilemma.


    But thankfully, Kaleb surprisingly stepped up and saved me.


    Well the both of us. Because if Mira knew what we had donest night, she''d kill him too.


    "Nothing, Mira," he said smoothly.


    "Bailey and I were just talking."


    Mira''s eyes flickered between us, eyes narrowing. I could feel her suspicion growing. She knew her


    brother better than anyone, and I could tell she didn''t fully believe him.


    But then she thankfully decided to give up her full on investigation mode and shrugged. "Whatever.


    Come downstairs and help Bails, I can''t do this shit on my own." She whined as she turned around


    to walk back down those stairs.


    Seeing this as the best opportunity to practically run away from Kaleb, I nodded quickly and got


    ready to make a beeline to her.


    But fingers grasp around the bone of my wrist, holding me firmly and making me shudder inwardly.


    I avoid his gaze.


    "Release me Sam." I uttered the name he loathed to get on his irritated side.


    But it didn''t work.


    He only gripped me harder, took a step forward until his chest brushed against my shoulder. "We''ll


    finish thister,"


    His voice held a heavy promise. And was that desire in his tone?


    I shivered, biting into my lip harder.


    He releases me, finally allowing me to move away from him and get my breathing back under


    control.


    I don''t bother answering, just walked away from him quickly as if the fire of hell was whipping


    against the heels of my feet.


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    About fifteen to eighteen minutester, the house was finally spotless clean.


    Mrs. Reece and her husband decided to release us of our duties and feed us some breakfast.


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    Of course when I was done, I told them I''d head on home. I had a feeling Mrs. Reece called my


    mom and dad. And I knew that once I got home, I would have to face their wrath too.


    "I''ll drop you off." Kaleb stated, shocking everyone in the room.


    It was no secret that Kaleb and I didn''t quite get along. In fact, we argued just as bad as he and


    Mira went down each other throats.


    So it obviously came to a shock to everyone including me, that he offered to take me home.


    I shook my head quickly. Kaleb and I in the same car, alone....not a good idea.


    "No thanks, I''ll take the bus."


    His jaw clenched and God forbid, something stirred in my core.


    "I will drop you off Bailey." His voice oozed dominance. The same asst night.


    I shivered, biting into my lip.


    I could see Mira shifting her gaze between the two of us. She was probably wondering what the hell


    was going on.


    Thankfully Mr. Reece saved me.


    "Where do you think you''re going son? You''re grounded. The only ce you will go is to school."


    Mira pushed her tongue out in a mocking manner toward Kaleb who red back at her.


    "You too Mira." Her father added making her lose her taunting behaviour in a matter of a second.


    "But dad," She began to whine.


    He shook his head. "No buts. Even though Kaleb was the one who threw the party, you were still


    part of it. You both are grounded."


    Mira pouted, peering at her mother, silently begging her for help. Mrs. Reece ignored her.


    "Kaleb you''re grounded for a week, that means no going outte and no girls over."


    Mr. Reece''s words mmed in my head reminding of who Kaleb actually was.


    My skin itch as I realize I had easily fallen into his charmsst night just like all the other girls.


    "Dad I have football practice. Coach will not like me missing out on a day." Kaleb grumbled,


    lounging back in displeasure.


    Both Mira and I looked at each other in confusion. Usually when they threatened Kaleb to not bring


    girls over, he''d throw a huge tantrum like a kid who got his candy stolen.


    But now.....he didn''t acknowledge it.


    Strange.


    Mr. Reece scratched his chin thoughtfully. "Fine. You can head on to football practice but you must


    be home early. I''ll be timing you." His eyes narrowed on his son who grinned in triumph.


    Kaleb was not only the best quarterback, but was the best maniptor around here. The guy could


    not only get any girl he wants...but everything he desired.


    Spoilt brat.


    "Oh that''s so not fair! How does he get to still live his life!? If it was me you''d lock me in my room for


    an entire month." Mira scowled, her face screwing up in frustration.


    Kaleb throws a thumbs up for his father,pletely ignoring Mira''s outburst while grinning from ear


    to ear.


    He suddenly turned his attention to me and still wore that stunning grin while his eyes peered into


    mine intensely.


    I rip mine away, my pulse racing.


    "Come on Bailey, I''ll drop you off so you can get ready for school." Mr. Reece said, saving me yet


    again. I nod quickly, standing up and telling everyone goodbye.

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    When I got home, mom and dad were already waiting for me. Both with scowls on their faces and


    both with crossed arms to look intimidating.


    I lowered my eyes as I stepped in and closed the door.


    "I can exin."


    I really couldn''t.


    Dad''s eyes narrowed, his arms crossed. "Then exin Bailey."


    I cringed. Uh oh he used my name. Shit was serious.


    Well then, I guess I''ll be grounded for an entire year now.


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    "Since when do you need to lie to us to get your way Bailey?" Mom questioned, shaking her head in


    disappointment.


    Thest thing I want to do is disappoint my parents. I should have never agreed to attend the party.


    If I had just stayed home, I would not have lost my v-card to my best friend''s brother.


    I winced, shifting on my feet sheepishly. The slight movement made the tender ache between my


    thighs greet me hello. I tried to not show how ufortable it made me and stopped shifting from


    foot to foot.


    I took a deep breath in, trying my best to rx my nerves. "I know, I know. But Mira needed me


    there and I couldn''t exactly say no."


    Though their eyes gleamed with knowing, they still held on to their scowls.


    "Did you drink?" Dad narrowed his eyes.


    I cringed. "Water?"


    "Bailey," Dad warned.


    I sighed, my shoulders dropping. "Just a little."


    A little to get so fucking tipsy that I slept with Kaleb. Okay maybe I shouldn''t me the alcohol, I


    admit I wanted Kalebst night.


    Dad shook his head in disappointment and was ready to open his mouth and chew off my ear when


    mom smacked him on his chest.


    "Nowe on ke don''t pretend like you were not drinking at her age." Mom snorted, sending me


    a wink that dad caught.


    He stared at her in disbelief. " Ley, I thought we were going to scold her? Whose side are you on?"


    Mom smiled at him and lifted her hand to pinch his cheeks yfully. They flushed. "On everyone''s


    side. That tough parent thing doesn''t suit you baby."


    Dad tried to keep that tough mask on but I could see his resolve cracking little by little as he peers


    into mom''s eyes.


    I rolled my eyes yet I couldn''t stop the smile on my face. My parents were deeply in love with each


    other and that love grew day by day. It was the purest of love everyone wish to have one day. A love


    like no other.


    I hope I can find that love one day to. Oddly my mind shed an image of Kaleb and I bit my


    tongue. Yeah right, Kaleb of all people settling down for me out of every girl he slept with?


    The earth would have to be on the verge of being destroyed before Kaleb ever thinks of anyone


    other than himself.


    Dad who had that tough expression on his face calmed down instantly when mom got on her tippy


    toes and nted a chaste kiss on his lips.


    I snorted inwardly.


    It takes a very petite woman to have him practically melt.


    I crossed my arms, pinched my lips and tried to silently move away from the lovers. Only to have


    dad''s blue eyes pin me down.


    I smiled sheepishly.


    "Don''t think you''re off the hook just yet youngdy," dad''s sharp eyes red down on me, making


    me gulp and nod quickly.


    "Just don''t tell Bash about it. He''d not stop taunting me if he knew." I sighed in defeat.


    Bash was my older brother who was off in college on hisst year. Being older didn''t mean being


    mature.


    He was practically the definition of the annoying older brother. He was also best friends with Kaleb.


    The two annoyed me so dang much. Thankfully Bash hasn''t been home in a while.


    "Come on, rx ke." Mom soothed her hand down his arm to try to coax him into listening to her.


    Like always, she won. Dad shoulders slumped and he grumble. "Fine. You''re grounded for two


    days, no going to Mia and Kade''s ce for those two days. Which means no seeing Mira after


    school hours."


    I nod, kind of peeved that I was grounded but thankful that mom got him to lessen on the


    punishment.


    "Okay dad. "


    He nod, and sighed. "Good. Now go upstairs, shower and get ready for school. I''m only giving you


    ten minutes Bailey, you''re alreadyte as it is."


    I nod and turn around to leave before he calls out for me once more.


    "And Bailey."


    I turn around reluctantly, wincing a bit when he gave me a stern look.


    "Never lie to us ever again."


    I nod quickly. "Yes dad, I won''t."


    Once in my room, I strip off the clothes I had worn the previous night and toss them into aundry


    hamper. I let out a long sigh and headed for my private bathroom.


    Walking over to the lengthy mirror I stared at my reflection in the mirror.


    The memories of the party and the events that followed flooded back into my head. My cheeks


    heated up at the thought of Kaleb. The way he kissed down my body, my lips, his mouth around my


    nipple, around my-


    I shook my head to rid myself of these thoughts.


    How had I let myself get into that situation?


    I turned on the shower and let the warm water wash over me as I try to rinse away the lingering


    feeling of his hands and mouth on me.


    The hot water did little to ease the emotional turmoil that churned inside me, but at least it soothed


    the aching between my thighs where I could somehow still feel his presence.


    "Oh Bailey, what the fuck did you get yourself into?" I grumble, letting the water beat down my back.


    The way Kaleb spoke earlier, he had every intention of making me confess it was mest night. I


    will have to do everything in my power to not fall into his trap. I cannot afford to.


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    I had sessfully avoided Kaleb for the first half of the day and tried my best to act normal in Mira''s


    presence.


    Things would''ve been easier if I had not opened my legs for her brother.


    "We need to get him back." Mira grumble and she mmed her locker close with a bit more force


    than necessary.


    My brows wrinkle, my eyes drifting over to her. "Get who back?"


    Mira rolled her eyes and turned around to ster her back to the locker. "The boogeyman."


    When I do not look amused she lifted her hands in the air. "Kaleb! We need to get him back for


    dragging us down with him. I had to clean up fucking condoms Bailey. Fucking used condoms and


    some were in his room!"


    I winced, swallowing as I felt the blood drain from my face.


    I cleared my throat and closed my locker softly, trying to regain myposure.


    "Whatever you have nned, I want no part of it. " I uttered. There''s no way I''d join her this time. I


    was avoiding Kaleb, pranking him or even being close to him will lead to my doom.


    Dramatic but it was the truth.


    "Hey, your bracelet is gone." Mira suddenly pointed out, her brows pinched as her eyes narrowed


    on my wrist.


    My throat goes instantly dry when my eyes fall on my bare wrist.


    There was supposed to be a rope friendship bracelet that Mira, Katrina and I own. Each of the


    bracelets were different.


    What stood out the most in mine was the embroidered flower in the middle.


    I never took it out.


    Untilst night.....


    In his bed.


    When he was on top of me. Inside me. Moving at a pace that had me clutching the sheets.


    That''s when the bracelet came undone. I felt it glide off my wrist and had not cared about it in the


    moment.


    "Bails? Is something wrong? You look sick?" Mira asked with worry pinched in her voice. She takes


    a step forward to poke me.


    "Hello. Earth to Bailey," Mira snapped her fingers in front of my face but I was too trapped in my


    mind to even flinch.


    The bracelet.


    It was still in Kaleb''s room. If he found it. Gosh if Mira sees it...


    I hadn''t even noticed it was gone until she pointed it out.


    I''m so screwed.


    "Hey guys." Katrina hopped over to us, a bright smile on her face until her eyes narrowed in on me.


    "Why is Bailey frozen like a statue and looks constipated?" Katrina questioned in puzzlement.


    I can''t believe I forgot about the bracelet.


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    "For the love of dicks and ice cream Bailey snap out of it!" Mira huffed in annoyance, her hands


    gripping my arm to shake me out of my caging thoughts.


    "I-


    I swallowed and looked down at my wrist. "I think I forgot it at home."


    Mirabe''s brows furrowed in confusion before her eyes lit up in understanding. " Oh that, girl I


    thought you saw Medusa and got frozen into ce."


    "Medusa Mira, really?" Katrina snorted, her eyes rolling.


    "What?" Mira shrugged. "In this day and age anything can be possible. Look we just found out


    aliens are real."


    Katrina brows pinched. "They''re not."


    "They are girl. The US whatever confessed it. It''s been all over the news recently." Mira pointed out.


    "Did they even have proof?" Katrina scoffed, hoisting her bag strap over her shoulder.


    "I will take their word for it. If they said they captured a huge dick flying over the universe I''d believe


    them." Mira shrugged, her lips pursed to suppress her giggle.


    "What''s with you and dicks today?" Katrina snorted out augh.


    "Maybe cause my brother is one." She shrugged. "Speaking of. I need you to help us with a little


    prank."


    "No," Katrina uttered bluntly and began to walk away.


    "Bailey will help with your homework!"


    I snap my eyes to her. When the fuck did I agree to this?


    "No I-


    Mira shot me a re. "You shut it. You owe me."


    One of my brows lift. "I owe you what exactly?"


    " I made you look extra hot yesterday. I mean you were already smoking but," She flips her hair over


    her shoulder. "You got a hot hoe makeover by mwah."


    My nose twitched at the name. "Hot hoe makeover?"


    Mira rolled her eyes. "Yes. Now keep shut and help me convince Katrina to help us get Kaleb back,"


    she uttered while trying to keep up with Katrina.


    I let out a breath and followed them. I wanted nothing to do with Kaleb, but it would be suspicious if I


    didn''t help her like I usually do.


    In a few minutes Mira came up with a n and it was up to me and her to execute it.


    Well fuck.


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    Lunch time the boys usually go to the court to shoot some hoops. Kaleb being one of the guys to


    join.


    We waited for them to be done with their little game and then we began our revenge n.


    The hallway was empty too, so it would be best to do what we nned now.


    "Is he in the shower yet?" Katrina asked her expression annoyed that she was forced to partake in


    this.


    Mira who stood close to the changing room door, peeked in a little. She gave a thumbs up.


    As I got the go, I strut over to her, my heart pounding.


    So much for trying to avoid him.


    Katrina looked around to see if any teacher was heading over here. When she gave us a silent nod,


    Mira and I slowly opened the door delicately.


    We can hear the shower running, so the boys were busy showering.


    Mira was in front, one hand behind her to motion to me when to stop and when to follow behind.


    We crept up to Kaleb''s locker where sure enough his clothes were scattered on the bench before


    his locker.


    "Nasty idiot. Well, time for payback." Mira smirked, her teeth shing and making me wince.


    She quickly grabbed all of his clothes, turned around and nod. We both quickly made our way back


    to the door to head out....


    But. We had not expected Kaleb to be done with his shower.


    We both froze as a half naked Kaleb strolled out of the shower, a towel hang low on his hips and


    one in his hand running through his wet strands.


    His upper body was toned, six pack abs that taunted me and reminded me of how they feltst night


    on my skin. The water drops that rolled down his impressive torso did not help. Especially when


    they disappeared in the opening of his towel.


    My eyes lift and they connect to his instantly and my breath catches in my throat.

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    Kaleb''s brows furrowed in confusion before his eyes dropped to stare at the clothes in Mira''s hands.


    His body stiffen instantly and Mira squealed.


    "Run Bails. Run!" She screeched loudly, running toward the exit. I follow after her, because well,


    Kaleb looked pretty fucking angry.


    "Mira!" Kaleb''s loud outburst rages through the entire school.


    When we were out, Mira flung the clothes to me. "Split up, you''re quicker than me."


    She didn''t even give me time to think about it before she head on off to another direction, leaving


    me in the hallway.


    I looked back, my heart jumping in my throat when I saw an angry Kaleb bursting through the door.


    Oh shit.


    From across here I can see the huge shape of his cock through the thin towel.


    Snap out of it Bailey! Now is not the time to focus on Kaleb''s dick.


    His angry eyes narrowed on me, and then he sprints forward, toward me.


    Fuck this.


    I squealed and drop his clothes on the floor and run as if the fire of hell was nipping at my heels.


    It was though, Kaleb was swiftly eating up the distance between us.


    As I rounded the corner the only ce I thought would save me from his wrath was the bathroom I


    could see up ahead.


    If I can just enter and lock the door-


    "Bailey," He growled so close behind me. I swore I could feel his hot breath breathing down my


    neck.


    With a racing heart I gave it my all and pushed my legs to get me to the bathroom.


    Opening the door, turning around to close it was futile when Kaleb practically pushed it open. I


    stumble in, my eyes wide.


    Damn it.


    I turn around to at least run toward one of the cubicles but he gripped my shirt, forcing me to stop.


    When he locks the door that''s when I realize I was officially screwed.


    I closed my eyes tightly. "I let go of your clothes Kaleb. I don''t have them on me anymore, let me


    go."


    His hot breath on my neck followed by the hard ridges of his front on my back made me gasp and


    snap my eyes open instantly.


    "What makes you think I care about the clothes? I''ve been wanting to get you alone," His lips near


    my ear, brushing against the lobe gently.


    I clench my hands into fists, trying my best to suppress the moan that crawled up my throat.


    I really screwed up by running into a fucking cage willingly.


    Now he could do whatever he want.


    "And now I finally got you alone flower," He whispered, his lips purposely brushing against my ear.


    "Let me go," I whispered again but this it''s half heartedly.


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    Instead of doing as I said, one of Kaleb''s arm snake around my torso and pulls me flush against his


    hardness.


    I squeezed my thighs tightly, my breathing elerating.


    "I don''t think you really want me to," He chuckled faintly when my body betrayed me and practically


    melted into him.


    He was right. I couldn''t bring myself to feel disgusted by his touch. And in fact kind of craved it.


    Still, my pride would not let me show defeat.


    "If you don''t let go right now, I''ll bite your arm off," I warned, trying to make my voicee out as a


    hiss.


    Kaleb had the nerve to chuckle, clearly not heeding my warning.


    "Fine," he said. " I''ll let you go," his lips brush against my ear. " If you promise to not run away from


    me and talk like an adult."


    I scoffed, hiding the shiver that raced up my spine. " Can you even talk like an adult Kaleb? You


    can''t even act like one-


    I gasped as his fingers press into my waist pulling me impossibly closer to him. " If you think I can''t


    be adult enough, I''ll show you flower."


    "Okay," I breathed out, knowing I need to get away from him a little to be sane enough to even


    speak. " I promise I won''t run away, so let me go."


    He hummed for a few seconds, pretending to be thinking. Then he lets me go and turned me


    around.


    I avoid his gaze and he chuckled.


    "Am I turning you on Bailey?"


    I freeze, my eyes sapping up to his. He''s smiling like a chesire cat, his grin so wide.


    I scoffed, folding my arms across my chest. " You''re so full of yourself Kaleb."


    His lips tip. " You were full of mest night, I was deep in your soul. I didn''t hear youin then."


    I gasped, my face ming as I try to not make it obvious that his words had left me speechless.


    Pulling myself together, I acted neutral. " I told you, it wasn''t mest night. I slept on the couch."


    He didn''t look convinced and snorted. I sighed and tried to get around him to the door, but he


    blocked my path, his hand on the door and now he''s leaning over me.


    I press my back onto the wood, wishing I could melt through. Fuck, I set myself up again.


    Kaleb searched my eyes and then asked softly. "Why have you been hiding from me Bailey?"


    Was that hurt I heard in his voice? What the hell....


    " I wasn''t," I lied, quickly pulling my gaze off his. " We just haven''t crossed paths until now."


    Kaleb scoffed. " Never took you for a liar flower. You keep surprising me."


    " I''m not," I persisted and tried to push him away with my palms on his chest. Huge mistake.


    My fingers touching his skin made me gulp, and my eyes met his once more. This time it feels like


    we are in a trance, unable to move our eyes away from each other.


    "Kaleb," I whispered and he closed his eyes, drawing in a huge breath through his nose.


    " That''s it," He whispered, dipping his head. I could have moved away, or did my best to push him


    off, but I didn''t.


    I let his head near mine, tilting it a way so his lips is so close to mine. His eyes peeled open slowly


    and they drown into mine. I sucked in a breath, unable to resist whatever pull that tugged me to him.


    "That''s the exact same voice that moaned in my earst night." He groaned and mmed his lips


    on mine.

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    Push him away Bailey!


    Of course my brain, the sane part of me told me to push Kaleb away, but my heart and my body


    clearly didn''t get the memo.


    Instead I melt into him and my lips followed his movements with just as much fever and craving. His


    tongue swept over my lower lip, his moan breathing into my mouth as I parted them.


    I shivered as his tongue swept over mine, slowly at first but he began to kiss me with so much need


    that my knees began to buck.


    If he didn''t hold me so tightly I''d surely fall to my knees there and then.


    But he held me, he kissed me and he showed me how much he wanted me.


    And that''s when I knew we had to stop. If I didn''t stop now, things would get worse.


    I bit Kaleb''s tongue, he hisses, pulling away. His hand go to his mouth as he gave me that ''what the


    fuck is wrong with you'' look.


    I scowled, fighting the feelings had seem to awaken inside me. Damn him.


    "How dare you just kiss me! I told you it wasn''t mest night!" I snapped, feeling frustrated that he


    wouldn''t let this go.


    Normally he didn''t care about the girls he slept with. Hell, they''d wail to him, some get on their


    knees, he ignored them all.


    Why the hell could he not let this go!?


    Kaleb eyes narrowed but I didn''t give him a chance to pull me under his spell again. No, I hiss out. "


    What makes you think I''d ever sleep with a guy like you! I barely want to look at you, far less make


    you touch me. I''m not the one you slept withst night."


    I could see that my words had hurt him so badly. For the first time, Kaleb looks wrenched. He looks


    torn.


    He breaks his stare and looked away. He''s silent for a few, before he nod. "Okay. I guess I was


    wrong." His voice is faint, soft. He doesn''t sound like Kaleb.


    He steps away from me, his hands clutching the top of his towel. "I won''t keep you then Bailey." He


    nudged his head to the door. "You are free to walk out."


    I sighed, biting my tongue to stop the apology that wanted toe out. I hate, hell I despise to see


    him so hurt. I''ve never seen him this way and it pained me too.


    But I knew that if I did apologize for my words, I''d only make things worse. It was better for him to


    hate me so he would stop pursuing me to admit it was mest night.


    Last night can''t happen again.


    "Don''t worry, no one will find out what happened just now." Kaleb grumble, ring at the door.


    I didn''t respond, I bit my lip and turned around to open the door. But when I do, Kaleb''s voice behind


    me stopped me dead in my tracks.


    "But just so you know, I won''t stop until I find out who was in my bedst night. And trust that I will


    find her sooner orter."


    Closing my eyes tightly, I breathed in sharply through my nose before exhaling it out slowly through


    my mouth.


    He''ll not stop.


    And that''s what I was afraid of. Because I knew deep down, I was screwed. And why? Because I


    didn''t think I would be able to stop craving him.


    I shook my head and walked out. Heading for my next ss I can''t help but think about his words.


    How will he go about this?


    As the day went on, thoughts of Kaleb and mest night in his bed shed in my mind throughout


    my sses. Not once did my brain give me relief.


    I was so frustrated that I had to be excused.


    A text came from Mira while I sat on the toilet lid.


    Mira: Are you okay? You didn''t look too well when you walked out.


    I pushed out a shaky breath and my trembling fingers lift to wipe away my tears.


    I texted her back.


    Bailey: It''s nothing. Just think mother nature is about to p me in the face.


    Mira texted again to ask if I was sure I was fine. I reassured her I was.


    But I knew I wasn''t. What transpired between Kaleb and mest night changed my entire life. It was


    like I was now walking on eggshells around the twins.


    Who would''ve thought one night, one touch, one kiss and one connection would change my life in


    this way.


    I groaned, tapping my forehead with my palm in frustration.


    After thest bell rang, I knew it was time to get out. I ripped out the tissue and patted under my


    eyes. When done I got up off the lid, opened it and dumped the tissues in the bowl. I watch the swirl


    of the water as I flushed it down the toilet.


    It felt like I was flushing away some of my guilt.


    I got out of the bathroom and washed my face. The door opens and it''s Mira. In her hand is my bag.


    "Here." She smiled passing it over to me. I nod gratefully.


    Her brows pinched as she studied my face. "Have you been crying?" Worry made her voice turn an


    awful high pitch.


    Why does she always have to be observant just like her brother!?


    "I wasn''t. Myshes got in my eye." I lied, rubbing my eyes with the back of my hand.


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    She raised a brow, not buying it. "Both eyes?"


    I nod, looking at the door. "I bet my dad is here already waiting for me-


    I said to excuse myself and of course run away. But Mira gripped arm to stop me from escaping.


    She looked at me with deep concern, her lips lined into a frown.


    "You''ve been acting strange since morning. What happened after you left to go upstairs Bails? Did a


    guy force you-


    I shook my head. "God no Mira. Nothing happened."


    Well except for sleeping with your brother and breaking the pack we made to lose our virginity


    together.


    "You''d tell me if any guy did right?" She asked softly, looking into my eyes to sort for the answers


    my mouth would not let slip.


    "I promise no guy did anything to mest night," I said with a small smile to reassure her.


    She took a minute but she finally let it go with a sigh. "If there is anything let me know girl. I got your


    back, you know that."


    I nod. I know she did. Which is why I feel even more shitty that I broke not one but two rules in our


    friendship.


    No sleeping with her brother.


    We must lose our virginity at the same time.


    These seem to be easy rules I should''ve been able to follow. But one touch from Kaleb made me


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    "How was school? Didn''t drink anything right?" Dad asked amused, sparing me a swift nce


    before returning his gaze to the road.


    I groaned, kicking up my feet on the seat while pinching the seat belt.


    "Dade on, it was one time. I promise to not drink again until I turn twenty one."


    I turn to look out the window, chewing on my bottom lip.


    Dad chuckled. "I''m just looking out for you Bailey. I want you to enjoy your youth days but I also


    want you to be safe."


    I nod. "I get that dad."


    The soft hum of Niall Horan''s song heaven made me smile as I looked out the window. I pushed the


    window down and let the wind blow my hair.


    My smile widen until I noticed his car behind us. That smile fade and I rolled up the window as my


    heart sped.


    In seconds his car was beside ours. Mira is in the passengers side and waves at me.


    I manage to crack a grin despite the painful squeeze of my heart as my eyes fell on him.


    He spares me a quick nce before stepping on the gas and disappearing from our sight in


    minutes.


    I swallowed.


    "His grandfather used to race before." Dad suddenly uttered.


    "Who? Kaleb?" Even his name made me have a lump in my throat.


    Dad nod. "Yeah," his lips tip into a small smile. "I guess it passed down to him."


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    We stayed quiet for a couple minutes before I turn to him and ask him. "Hey dad?"


    He sent me a nce, his brow lift to silently tell me to go on.


    "You and mom were high school sweethearts right?"


    He nods, a small smile on his face. There was gleam in his eyes, as though he was back in high


    school with mom.


    "Yes we were."


    I chewed on my lips before questioning. "How did you know you had feelings for her?"


    Dad spared me a nce, and the smile on his lips grew brighter. He chuckled.


    "I had been in love with your mom years before I even got the guts to make a move. You can say I


    knew I had loved her more than a friend when my heart refused to stay calm when she was in the


    room."


    He sighed fondly. "It''s like she lit up every room she walked in. Her aura was beautiful and there


    was just something about her that always set her apart from everyone else. My heart would beat for


    her and I kid you not, I would take a bullet for her."


    The way he spoke about mum made me feel emotional.


    " I don''t know, its just like my heart knew she was the one. You''ll know when you find the one. It just


    clicks. Everything just seems like fate." He shrugs, smiling brightly.


    " Do you have someone you have in mind?" Dad tone is both intrigued and yful.


    I flushed, making sure he could not see the state of my cheeks. " What? No! I just wanted to know."


    I shrugged nonchntly.


    He hums and said okay though I knew he suspected I lied.


    I mean, I did not like Kaleb far less love him. That''s so absurd. I would never want anything to do


    with a yer like that.


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    Night time fell and it was time for bed. Of course I tossed and turned, kicking off my sheets as I


    struggle to get a wink of sleep.


    My mind kept me up with thoughts of Kaleb but it wasn''t only that, my bracelet. What if he found it?


    He would know it was mine instantly.


    My stomach churn at the thought.


    If he did, would he not have called by now? He would have surely mocked me.


    I gnawed on my lips, swallowing as I thought about the humiliation I would face if he caught sight of


    the bracelet. There was a ny percent chance that he would find it.


    Or what if Mirabe saw it this morning while cleaning up the condoms in his room? What if she


    knew all along!?


    The blood drains from my face in horror and I kicked off the nkets, rolling out of bed as my heart


    sped.


    I needed to know. I needed to find out or at least get the bracelet before it is found by either of the


    twins. It was eating me alive.


    I sighed and run a hand through my messy hair. Tossing and turning in the bed made my hair knot


    pretty badly.


    I strut to the window, opening it and pushed my head out to let the wind brush against my face. I


    pulled in some chilly air through my nose, hoping it would rx me. It didn''t, my mind continued to


    race with thoughts.


    And then I thought of something crazy. I couldn''t do it right?


    I couldn''t sneak out of the house and go to Mirabe''s to get my bracelet out of Kaleb''s room before


    he caught sight of it right? I couldn''t risk this for something so meaningless....


    Yet, I really didn''t want Kaleb to find out it was mest night. I couldn''t live with the mortifcation of


    knowing I was just like the other girls. I didn''t want my friendship with Mira to be ruined by giving


    into my feelings.


    I groaned, pushed my head back in the room and looked at my door. Mom and dad were not strict


    enough to check up on me while I was grounded. For all they knew I was fast asleep.


    But as precaution, I run to my bed to make a makeshift body using my pillows and sheets. When


    satisfied I rushed back to the window and pulled myself out.


    The air was chilly and brushed up against my legs, causing goosebumps to raise on my skin as I


    made my way down the trellis. I had on thin pajama shorts and a shirt with cows printed on the


    material.


    I looked ridiculous.


    But I didn''t let that stop me. I just need to sneak in Kaleb''s room when he''s not around and look for


    my bracelet. It''s simple and I should be out of there just as quick as I entered. He''d not know a


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    My bare feet crunch the grass under my feet and I cussed inwardly when I realized I forgot to bring


    shoes. I crane my neck to look at my room and let out an annoyed breath. I will not go back up


    there.


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    With that thought I looked around. I could not go to Mirabe''s on foot, that clearly would not work.


    It''ste too.


    Raking my brain for a way to get there without mom and dad knowing, my eyes fell on my little


    sister''s bright pink bike. It''s small but not too small, just way girlie and well, very pink.


    But it was the only way I could get to Mirabe''s without walking there. I rushed to the pink bike,


    making sure to not make noise as I pull it gently off the wall it was leaning against. I looked back at


    the window, ducking when I noticed the silhouette of my dad.


    If he catches me then not even mom would save me from not getting grounded for life!


    I kept my upper half bent as I rolled the bike to the road. Peeking back at my house, I grinned in


    triumph. The lights were now off so that means they went to bed.


    I giggle, straightening as I got on the bike and with determination to get back my bracelet, I set off


    for Mirabe''s.


    I got there in fifteen minutes, the muscles in my legs scream for mercy as they burn from being


    strained. As I slowed down their driveway, I panted. Despite the cold wind whipping at my body,


    sweat made my hair clung to my face.


    The lights were still on and I can hear the chatter of the television all the way here. I knew that my


    surprising visit around this time would raise questions I obviously did not want to answer.


    So I got off the bike and rolled it to the darker spot in the yard. Just beside the tree that many have


    used to get into Kaleb''s room. The lights were off but the window was halfway open. My throat


    stung as I thought that perhaps he had left it open for some girl to sneak in tonight. It wouldn''t be


    the first orst time.


    I shook my head, confused by my bitter feeling. It almost felt like jealousy, but it couldn''t be right?


    Kaleb and I would never happen.


    I gently nt the bike against the trunk of the tree and looked up at Kaleb''s window. I didn''t think it


    would be wise to let Mira know I was here or let her see me.


    I tucked my lower lip between my teeth wondering if he was in there or not. Only one way to find


    out.


    Taking a deep long breath, I begun to climb the tree. My fingers grip the branches, my feet finding


    the notches with ease. It feels familiar, the climb that is. I can remember when me and Mira would


    climb it to prank Kaleb when we were a bit younger.


    I settled on thest branch that overlooked his room and peeked inside. It looked empty, yet I didn''t


    want to just go ahead and enter his room not knowing if he''d be back soon or not.


    I waited for a few, trying to listen carefully to make sure he wasn''t close by. I stayed there for five


    minutes and like a creep in the night I shifted to his opened window. I held my breath and peeked in,


    when the coast seemed clear enough, I slither my body between the space in the window.


    His room is dark, but there''s a soft bluemp in the corner of the room, on top of the desk. Needing


    to be quick, I didn''t really care to look around and rush to his bed. I pulled my phone out of the


    waistband of my shorts and put on the shlight.


    I aimed it at the bed and searched for my bracelet on the unmade bed. My fingers brush the sheets


    and a sh of me gripping themst night made my belly twist and my heart to race,


    I shook my head, trying to rid myself of these past thoughts. I continued my search, skimming under


    his pillows and when I disappointed by theck of not finding anything I huffed.


    Frustrated I gripped the sheets and bit down on my tongue to suppress the scream that wanted to


    tear out of my throat.


    Where is that damn bracelet!


    I tugged at my hair, blinking as my eyes full with frustrated tears as the worse thought came to


    mind.


    He didn''t find the bracelet before I did right?


    Mirabe didn''t find it right? What if she did and that''s why she asked about itst night?


    My chest tightened as I bit back a sob. I fall to my knees, shing the light on the floor and under his


    bed, rolling my eyes when I saw the porn magazines messily sprawled on the floor. But there are no


    signs of my bracelet.


    I didn''t want to give up and continued to search on the floor, even under the small crack under the


    bedside table, praying I would find it soon.


    But my fate mocked me.


    I quickly put the shlight off when I hear the heavy footfalls nearing the room. My heart sped and


    my breathing quickened. Sweat bead on my skin as the small little hairs on my arms rise to a stand.


    I couldn''t get caught here. That would only lead to an exnation I wasn''t able to provide. Panic


    surged through me as I considered my options.


    I needed to hide and I needed to quickly.


    As the heavy footfalls got louder, I fit myself under his bed, cringing when I had to snuggle closer to


    his porn magazines. God alone knew what bodily fluids were on those things.


    Like you didn''t get bodily fluidsst night. My mind mocked me, making me wince.


    The sound of the door opening sent a shiver down my spine, and my pulse raced even faster. I


    could hear Kaleb''s footsteps as he entered the room. I knew it was him.


    I pressed my lips tightly together as I keep my eyes on his moving feet. He draws closer to the bed,


    making me hold my breath in my lungs.


    The sound of my racing heart pumps through my ears as he gets closer. He stopped beside the bed


    and suddenly his hand is in my vision. Clenched between his fingers....is my bracelet. Even though


    it was dark, I just knew it was my bracelet.


    My heart thumps, my breathing growing heavier and faster when his voice teased me. " Were you


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    My heart thrums in my chest painfully as I glowered at the bracelet in his hand, hoping that I was


    imagining things. But as time passed, I realize that the hand was still there and the bracelet was


    very well there too.


    How did he even know I was here?!


    My mouth suddenly goes dry when he speaks again, his voice holding so much amusement. " Are


    you going to stay under my bed the entire night Bailey?"


    He yfully waggle the bracelet, as if taunting me.


    I knew I couldn''t stay hidden under his bed forever, and I also needed toe up with an


    exnation for being in his room and looking for the bracelet. Panic set in as I realized I couldn''t


    just stay silent.


    With a deep breath, I squeezed my way out from under his bed, standing up and dusting myself off


    while I looked at the floor, now finding it more fascinating than conversing with him.


    " You need to sweep under your bed, it''s dusty." I grumble, trying to y it cool and coy despite


    knowing how I was caught red handed. This is so embarrassing. There was really no exnation


    that can save me from this kind of mortifcation.


    Kaleb chuckled, clearly enjoying the situation. I squirmed, feeling the weight of his eyes on me.


    Little goosebumps raise on my skin as he took a step forward, leading him directly in front of me,


    just a couple inches apart.


    " Are you really trying to change the subject, Bailey?" His voice loaded with amusement. " Have you


    come all the way here for this?" He dangled the bracelet in my face, teasing me.


    I ignored his taunt and lied. " It''s dark, I can''t see what you''re showing me here." I tried to side step


    him but he gripped my arm, preventing me from moving away from him.


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    He let out a heavy sigh, almost like he was frustrated with me. " This is getting fucking ridiculous


    Bailey. I know this bracelet belongs to you."


    I wrenched my hand out of his hold, ring at him and rubbing the skin where he touched, trying to


    rub off the feeling of his fingers on me. " Many bracelets look the same. It''s not mine."


    Kaleb let out an irritated grunt and moved away from me as if angered. He stormed away and I take


    that as my chance to escape but his gruff voice stops me. " If you leave, I''ll call the cops."


    I froze.


    He wouldn''t......


    The light suddenly is switched on and I pinched my eyes at the abrupt assault.


    " You trespassed," He chuckled supposedly already knowing he had me in the palm of his hand. Not


    liking the feeling, I whipped around and red at him.


    His smirk is wide on his face, the slight dimple on his cheek showing. His eyes peer at me across


    the room and he chuckled. " You''d look hot in handcuffs, flower."


    I pressed my teeth together, grinding as I sneered at him. I cross my arms and kept my re on my


    face.


    Kaleb''s yful attitude didn''t waver, even as I stood there, fuming with embarrassment and


    frustration. He continued to taunt me with that infuriating smirk on his face, making me boil with


    anger silently.


    He struts over to me, his gaze never leaving mine and I couldn''t help but feel a strange mingle of


    annoyance and want. He stops before me, his faint cologne reaching my nose once more and


    making my mouth water.


    "You know, Bailey, this is quite a predicament you''ve put yourself in. Sneaking into a guy''s room in


    the middle of the night and refusing to admit it''s your bracelet... It''s almost like you wanted to get


    caught." He teased, dangling the bracelet in my vision.


    My heart sped, knowing that there was no way I can deny that this was not my bracelet any longer. I


    looked away from him, my cheeks burning as I tried to defend myself.


    " I wasn''t looking for the bracelet. I came here to finish the prank me and Mira were supposed to do


    earlier."


    Kaleb snorted, clearly not convinced by my weak attempt at lying. " If that''s the truth, shall I call Mira


    to ask her if her friend is here to prank me?"


    He made a move to step away and my instincts had me grabbing his hand. My fingers wrap around


    his bigger wrist, and I''m silently perplexed by how I couldn''t wrap my fingers all the way.


    " Wait, okay, Mira doesn''t know I am here," I let my hand fall to my side as I felt embarrassed and


    backed into a corner. Dammit, I should''ve nevere here.


    " Look, when Mira and I were getting ready for the partyst night, I came to your room to get the


    blow dryer you took from her. My bracelet must''ve slipped from my wrist without me knowing. I


    realized it was gone and came here to retrieve it before you got the wrong idea."


    I didn''t technically lie, Mira did send me to take her blow dryer in his room. I just hope he bought it.


    The pregnant pause in the room is stifling until Kaleb chuckled, shaking his head as if he found the


    whole situation absurd. "You expect me to believe that? The bracelet was in my sheets, peeking just


    under one of the pillows. How did it get there Bailey? How did it slip in my bed?"


    Feeling caught, the blood drains from my face. Oh no, what lie can get me out of this, this time? I


    am running out of them.


    Frustrated, I moved away from him and red into his eyes. I had to crane my neck and always


    hated that he was taller than me.


    " Look," I spat, suddenly feeling naked under his eyes as he had that strange gleam in his eyes that


    made me feel hot all over. " I don''t have to exin myself to you! Keep the damn bracelet if you


    want, just let me leave."


    His brow arched, amusement swirling in his gaze. " You''re really defensive there flower."


    I huffed, throwing my hands up in frustration. " I''m leaving." I turn around to do just that when his


    voice stopped me again.


    " Unless you want to walk out of here with handcuffs then I''d suggest you to stay."


    My heart pounds. Why can''t he let me leave!


    I whirled around angrily and marched toward him. I poked his chest. "What the hell is wrong with


    you Sam?"


    He grab my hand, his fingers around the bone of my wrist. His head deep, making me realized just


    how close we were.


    Great Bailey, you walked into that one your damn self.


    He lowered his voice to a seductive whisper. "Well, since you''re already here, and you don''t want


    me to call the cops, how about you give me a little something in return? You know, to make up for


    trespassing and lying?"


    I narrowed my eyes, feeling the warmth of his breath on my lips. "What the hell do you want Sam?"


    His eyes bore into mine deeply when he uttered. " You."

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    My heart raced as I realized what he was insinuating looking into his eyes, struggling to process his


    unexpected proposition. His intense gaze held mine captive and I swallowed, my mouth running dry.


    " What?" I breathed out, my heart stammering as his lips brush against mine.


    Kaleb''s expression darkened with desire, his voice a low, seductive murmur. " You heard me Bailey.


    I want you. Stop with the games, at least for tonight."


    He lift his hand, his thumb pressing to my lower lip and pulling it down a little. " Tonight lets forget


    about your lies, I just want you. You''ll go back to acting like it wasn''t you I slept with tomorrow. But


    tonight be mine."


    I tear my gaze away from his, lying once more as I ce my palm on his chest to push him away,


    but I do not. " It wasn''t. I didn''t lie."


    The memory of our night together came rushing back and I''m frustrated that my body was so easy


    to melt into his touch and crave for more.


    Kaleb sighed heavily, His forehead resting on mine, his breath fanning against my lips and making


    me shudder. I knew my reaction to him was visible for him to notice which only further my


    embarrassment at myck of control.


    "Your body is saying otherwise flower."


    I was torn, my emotions in turmoil. My heart was thrumming quickly and it was not because of fear


    but because I wanted him just as badly. I''m ashamed.


    " Please," his voice is a plea as his lips brush against mine. "Just for tonight."


    His offer is tempting and my body buzz with this feeling he seem to invoke in me. It''s like tiny crazy


    ants were crawling under my skin, making me tingle funnily.


    The air around us crackled and being the thin line between us was now bing invisible as our


    breaths mingle into one. And then the will to resist him crumble when he pulled my body closer to


    him until I could feel his heart thrum under my palm and feel his erection on my belly.


    I surrendered. I fucking did. And I didn''t care. Not in that moment at least.


    I gasp as Kaleb open his mouth, his tongue brushing between my lips to open them as he dipped in


    quickly. His hand gripped the back of my neck, forcing me to crane my neck so his tongue can delve


    in deeper in my mouth.


    He moaned, turning me around and pushing me backward. I gripped his hand, breathing roughly as


    his tongue swirled around mine. Butterflies started a war in my tummy and my pussy throbbed.


    I panted when the back of my knees hit his bed frame and he pushes me down on the bed. He


    crawled on top of me quickly,tching his lips back onto mine like he was starved for days.


    I moaned as his tongue dipped into my mouth again, making the swirl of emotions fog my head.


    Kaleb groaned, pressing to me and nudging his knee between my thighs so they could part.


    Like that night, my thighs part so he could settle between them. I gripped the ends of his shirt, my


    pinky finger slipping underneath to brush his skin. He shivered, moaning in my mouth as he pressed


    his lower half on mine.


    I''m breathing hard, my lungs burning as theck of air gets to me but I do not want to move away


    from his addictive lips to gulp in some much needed air.


    Kaleb, hands dance on my sides and I pant. When I felt like I was on the verge of knocking out he


    peels away from my lips, trailing down my neck, his hot breath sending shivers down my spine. His


    tongue trace a heated path of fire, igniting my skin wherever he touched. I arched my back, unable


    to control the moans that escaped my lips.


    My fingers grip the ends of his shirt and I lift it up. Knowing what I wanted to do, Kaleb pushes off of


    me a little so I can peel the shirt off his body.


    And his toned body was revealed. Every contour of his muscr chest was a work of art as I


    brushed my fingertips over them. He shivered, shakily letting out a sigh of pleasure and peering


    deeply in my eyes.


    " Just tonight please. Let me have you again just tonight," His plea made me shudder as he leaned


    down, capturing my lips in another burning kiss. This one seemed more desperate, more rushed as


    he deepened it quickly.


    It almost felt....possessive too. Like he was saying through the kiss I was his. But that couldn''t be


    right-


    " Kaleb!" Mira''s voice cracked through the door and breaking the intense fog between Kaleb and


    me. We froze abruptly, my heart pounding in my chest harshly as her voice reached my ears.


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    Panic numbed my body as I stared at Kaleb wide eyed.


    She knocked on the door, sounding impatient. I know you''re in there you little piece of shit. Help me


    out with this. I would''ve called Bailey but she''s grounded because of you and won''t be able toe


    over."


    Kaleb remains quiet, unsure on what to do as he peers down at me nkly.


    " Kaleb you piece of shit!" Mirabe growled and kicked the door when she got no answer from him.


    " Fine I don''t need you. Bailey is better in Biology anyway. I''ll call her."


    In seconds before I could react, my phone res on the floor where I had forgotten about it. My


    body grows cold and stiff as I realize my ringtone would give me away immediately.

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    The sound res in the room so loud it made me wince. My eyes snapped to the lit up phone and


    panic surged in. My palms on Kaleb''s chest push him off me roughly as I roll off the bed, my knees


    falling to the floor as I grab my phone and put it on silent.


    But it was toote. Mira already heard.


    " Kaleb? Was that Bailey''s phone ringing in your room just now?" Her tone held a suspicious edge


    that made my heart pound. I clench my eyes shut, praying that she would drop it.


    Kaleb lifted himself on. one elbow, looking at the door. " Clean out your ears Mirabe, you heard


    wrong."


    There''s a pregnant pause before Mira spat. " I know what I heard you asshole. What''s Bailey phone


    doing in your room? Is she in your room?"


    The usation made me grow cold and guilt swam in my being.


    Kaleb sat up, looking over at me while I pleaded with him using my eyes. He sighed, running a hand


    through his messy hair that I had been tugging without knowing.


    " She''s not in here Mira neither is her phone. Why would Bailey be inside my room in the first


    ce?" Kaleb gave out a low snort as he eyed me on the floor. He looked, amused by the situation.


    It''s quiet for a few before she responded. " Then if that is true, open your door."


    My eyes nearly bulge out of their sockets as I stared at Kaleb in panic. I could jump out of his


    window and climb down the tree. But that might take a while and she may see me.


    Mira rattles the knob in impatience. " If you have nothing to hide, open the door or I''m calling dad


    and mom."


    Her threat made goosebumps rise on my skin as sweat also seemed to kiss my flesh. Gosh even


    my hair started to cling to my face.


    "Help." I mouthed at Kaleb who pointed at his closet. I gave him the ''are you serious'' look and he


    mouthed ''trust me''.


    I got to my feet, deciding to trust him since he was an expert in hiding girls. The thought left a bitter


    taste in my mouth but I cupped it and entered his closet, closing the door gently.


    It''s dark in here but somehow the scent of his clothesforted me. I gripped my phone, pressing it


    closer to my chest as I peeked through the cracks of the closet door. I can see Kaleb getting off his


    bed and I bit my lip as I saw the flex of his back muscles.


    God even his back muscles look sexy as fuck.


    " Okay fine," He uttered, sounding confident that he would be able to convince Mira that I was not


    here. I held my breath when he unlocks the door and pries it open, revealing my very suspicious


    best friend.


    My heart raced as my thoughts jumbled. Oh my God she will surely see me in the closet. I closed


    my eyes in a pinch of frustration. The closet is the first thing anyone would check! Kaleb did me dirty


    for sure.


    That bastard.


    As I seethed inwardly, I opened my eyes to make sure I could see her every move and prepare for


    the humiliation I would face soon. God she''s about to tear me apart and break our friendship.


    My eyes blur with tears, and I pressed my lips in a frown to stop them from wobbling.


    She pushed Kaleb aside, ring and scowling at him. "Your door was locked. It''s only ever locked


    when you have a girl over." She used, her eyes looking around the room.


    " I locked the door because I was going to bed," Kaleb snorted, left the door open and turn to Mira


    with his arms crossed. " There''s no one here."


    Mira''s eyes narrowed and she marched over to his bed. She squat down and looked under his bed


    and Kaleb shook his head.


    " Why would Bailey even be in my room Mira? Bailey out of all girls?" He rolled his eyes and Mira


    lifted her head from the bed.


    What did he mean by '' out of all girls?'' My eyes narrowed.


    " The girl hates my guts. You know that the most."


    Mira is quiet and seem to be in deep thought. " But I swore I heard her ringtone in your room when I


    tried calling her." Her voice is now filled with confusion.


    Kaleb leaned against the door frame. " You heard wrong stupid."


    Mira scowled. " Don''t call me stupid asshole."


    Her eyes then flicker to the window and she grinned, getting up. " Your window is open," She sang.


    " Are you sure you''re not expecting anyone tonight?"


    Her gaze then snapped to the closet and I held my breath, my heart racing in my chest so quickly I


    was scared I''d faint. My palms became itchy and sweaty and my breathing becamebored as fear


    tickled my spine.


    Her lips split into a grin and she hummed. " I think I overheard Jessica telling one of her friends she


    is to meet at your ce tonight, brother." She sang, inching closer to the closet.


    My heart drops, but surprisingly it''s not because of her nearing, but because of her words.


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    Jessica was suppose to meet here with Kaleb tonight? Is that why he left his window open?


    I swallowed the bile that rose up my throat, my hand gripping my phone tightly as I am swarmed


    with the bitter feeling of jealousy.


    " It''s her isn''t it? You have her hiding in here?" Mira snorted, her fingers inches from the handle. My


    heart beat sped and I feel to vomit.


    " I wouldn''t do that if I were you. Unless you want to see herpletely naked." Kaleb moved off


    the wall and walked over. His words made Mira freeze, cringe and turned around.


    " So she is in there! Aha I knew it!" She pointed an using finger at his chest. " I''m going to tell


    dad that you still made a girle over despite being grounded you tool."


    Kaleb rolled his eyes. " Fine go tattle goofy, then I won''t do your biology homework."


    Mira crossed her arms and popped her hip. " Okay, do my homework for my silence."


    Kaleb nod. "Deal. Now get out of my room."


    " Like I want to stay in your diseased room anyway." Mira scowled and started for the door, but


    suddenly she stops abruptly, her gaze dropping to the floor. Her brows crinkle as she crouch.


    " Is that Bailey''s bracelet?"

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    When I thought I could feel relieved, that was not the case as Mira picked up the bracelet from the


    floor, pinching it between her fingers as her brows furrowed, eyeing it with a strange gleam.


    " It is," Her wordse out confused and surprised, her eyes lifting to brother''s. Her eyes narrowed


    as she stood up with the bracelet in her hold.


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    She eyed her brother usingly, one of her brows arching up in question. " Kaleb. What is Bailey''s


    bracelet doing in your room?"


    My heart thrusted against my chest, my palms sweaty even more. Gone was the jealousy I felt for


    Jessica and reced by stilling fear again.


    I waited with my breath lodged in my throat, waiting for what he would respond with. I hope he could


    come up with something good.


    But that hope dwindle when he just lifted a shoulder into a casual shrug. " I don''t know Mira. Maybe


    you two were trying to prank me in my room and it slipped."


    His voice was calm, as though we were not on the edge of getting exposed.


    Mira''s button nose wiggle, her brows furrowing. I can somehow see the gears turning in her head as


    she thought of any possible reason my bracelet would be in Kaleb''s room.


    " Bails and I didn''t n any freaking prank on you. She''s grounded remember? What time would


    she get here so we can do the prank?"


    Kaleb walked over to her and flicked her forehead, causing her to wince and glower at him. " I''m


    talking aboutst night genius, or this morning before school."


    Mira hummed, her lips pinching as she looked at the bracelet. " I did notice it was gone earlier....and


    I did send her to your roomst night to get the blow dryer you took from me." Her brows crunch. "


    Maybe it did slip."


    " Bingo. Now you got your answer, get out of my room," He nudged her shoulder lightly using his


    hand.


    Mira sneered, huffing and turning around. " So eager to sleep with another of your bitches."


    Mira turned around to say over her shoulder. " Hey Jessica, you''re not the only girl he''ll sleep with


    tonight so don''t think you''re special. And don''t fuckinge to me tomorrow to whine and cry. I


    warned you."


    The relieved breath I was about to let out snagged back again in my throat, making my eyes sting. I


    know Mira didn''t know it was me in there and thought it was Jessica but her words stung me deeply


    because I knew she was right and I know I was just another girl Kaleb had sessfully tackled.


    I was just another girl.


    " And you two better be fucking quiet! If I hear one word, I''m telling dad and mom." She warned


    Kaleb.


    My throat burned when I heard the door close behind her, my fingers shaking as I try to reel in my


    emotions.


    It feels painful to face reality but it was necessary.


    Kaleb locks the door and strolls over to the closet. I bit my lip, blinking my eyes quickly to remove


    any signs of tears and swallowed.


    He opened the door, his eyes dropping on my figure curled in the corner and nearly buried by his


    hanging clothes. He smirked, eyes raking over my figure. " Shall we resume where we left off?" His


    voice is silky and seductive but I refuse to sumb to his skillful seductive skills.


    Screw him. I will not be another girl tonight or any other night.


    I red at him and his grin slips from his face slowly, his brows drawing together in confusion. He


    reaches for me but I brush passed him and headed for the window but Kaleb fingers wrap around


    my arm and stopped me.


    " Flower-


    I whirled around, scowling as I pull my arm out of his hold. " Leave me alone Kaleb," I gestured to


    us. "This will never happen again, got it. I will never make that mistake again."


    His eyes narrowed and saw the flicker of hurt in his eyes, but he concealed it just as quick as it


    appeared. " Is that what you call it? A mistake? Are you finally admitting we slept togetherst


    night?"


    I lift my hand up in frustration. " Goddammit Kaleb, think what you freaking want, okay? And I''m


    talking about tonight and in the bathroom at school. Kissing you was a mistake," I pointed at his


    chest, using him. " You know how to seduce and catch me off guard."


    Kaleb raised a brow, his arms crossing over his chest causing his muscles to flex. I cursed inwardly


    at the slight throb between my legs, ashamed that such a simple thing can make me so needy for


    him.


    God. What the hell did this guy turn me into?


    " You''re the one who is allowing yourself to be seduced Bailey. If you didn''t want it, you would''ve


    pushed me away," He grumble, seeming upset by my words. " Don''t put the me on me."


    I seethed, hating that he was right. " Why are you even trying to seduce me Kaleb? Just yesterday


    you hated my guts." I spat. It was true, we never got along and as far as I know it, Kaleb never tries


    to get with the same girl more than twice.


    Kaleb''s brows furrowed, his eyes softening. " I never hated you flower." He takes a step forward, his


    hand reaching for my hair. He ys with a strand and I crane my neck to look at him, perplexed by


    his words.


    " How can I ever hate someone like you?" His voice is soft, and his eyes are back to being heated. I


    flush, my stomach raging with butterflies once again. I''m angry at myself which makes me more


    angry at him.


    I pped his hand, making him move it from my hair. I red. " Don''t touch me. And stay away from


    me. I don''t want this." I gestured between us again.


    " I don''t want whatever this is. And you''re thest guy I''d ever see myself with. I''d rather die than be


    with a manwhore like you." I spat and regretted it instantly when I saw the pain and hurt that shed


    in his eyes.


    But I bit my tongue to stop the apology that wanted toe out and instead turn to the window and


    head for it. " Have fun with Jessica tonight. Hopefully she''ll continue where we left off."


    With those words I slipped out of his window and made my way to the branch. I try my best to move


    quickly down the tree and flinch when I hear a loud thud. I looked up to see that Kaleb had mmed


    his window closed and pulled the curtains shut.

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    Three dayster and let''s just say Kaleb and I were acting like strangers. When he would see me in


    the hall he''d turn the other way and I''d do the same.


    I will admit it hurt me, but wasn''t that what I wanted? For everything to be back to normal?


    Yet even though I thought of this, my heart pang with every silent re he sent me before turning


    away. Even Mira noticed the tension between us and asked me yesterday what was up.


    I lied and said that I found out he got a higher mark in biology than me. Mira who knew how Kaleb


    and Ipeted for the best score ate up that lie.


    I didn''t really enjoy lying to her, and hated that I had to protect our friendship.


    " Hey guys," Katrina said, swinging her legs over the chair for her to plop down. She takes out a


    sandwich in her bag and starts to munch on it happily.


    She had been in an uplifting spirit since morning. We asked her and she confessed her parents


    were working it out and for the first time in a few weeks her mom and dadughed at each other


    jokes.


    This was the best news we got this morning.


    " Miss happy is all giddy," Mira smiled brightly, reaching over and pinching Katrina''s cheeks. Katrina


    flushed, her eyes darting over across the room.


    I looked in the direction of her gaze, my eyebrows lifting in surprise when I saw Luther, a quiet guy


    in our grade looking over at her shyly.


    Mira also noticed her line of vision and her mouth parts. " Wait." Mira looks over at me. " Are you


    seeing what I am seeing here Bails?"


    I nod, grinning. " Oh I''m seeing alright."


    Katrina''s face reddened even more and she pped Mira''s hand away from her cheek. " You two


    aren''t seeing anything other than your asses."


    I lifted a brow. " I don''t know, it looked to me that you and Luther over there was sending some


    lovey dovey eyes."


    Katrina puffed out her cheeks and pretended to be casual. " Well you saw wrong."


    Mira and I looked at each other in amusement. " Does our little Katrina have a crush?" Mira sang


    lowly which cause Katrina''s cheeks to flush even more.


    I giggled, throwing my palm over my lips to stifle myugh. Mira does the same but the chortles still


    slipped from hers.


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    "Guys," Katrina whined, her eyes falling on the table as she yed with her sandwich. " I do not


    have a crush on anyone."


    Mira snorted. " Right."


    We talked for a bit more and after a few, Mira brought up the football game tomorrow.


    " We need to get there early if we want to get the good seats." She said, lifting her foot on the table.


    I smacked it away as her shoended close to my face.


    " I don''t think I''lle," I admitted, straightening and looking elsewhere when I felt the re she


    sent me.


    "Uh yes you will! You alwayse to a game with us. This one is important for Kaleb. They''re going


    against Varsity High."


    I knew Kaleb and the captain for the Varsity team never saw eye to eye so I understand why this


    game was important to him. But that was the thing, I did not feelfortable enough to watch him


    y.


    I don''t know but he was starting to affect me without even trying.


    I gnawed on my lips, ying the end of the table. It would seem strange to not attend oe of his


    games since I would always show up with Mira and Bailey as support.


    " I don''t know," I murmured a bit ashamed that whatever happened between Kaleb and me was


    ruining everything.


    Mira''s eyes narrowed. " Girl you can''t leave me alone with Katrina who will be sending Luther over


    here googly eyes the entire game."


    "Hey, I will not!" Katrina defended, her cheeks red.


    " Yes you will." Both Mira and I said simultaneously without sparing her a nce. She huffed but


    said nothing in return.


    " Come on Bails, don''t bail on us." Her eyes widen and her lisp shift into a pout as she begged until I


    had no other choice but to agree.


    They both cheered.


    " They''re having theirst practice this afternoon, so I have to wait for him. Will you guys stay with


    me? He''ll give you guys a ride home." Mira pleaded, looking at Katrina and I.


    Katrina shrugged. " Fine with me, just need to text my mom to let her know. Besides, it will give my


    parents a few hours alone time." She smiled.


    Mira looked at me with an arched brow, waiting for my response. I sighed, biting my lip unsurely.


    Would Kaleb even want me there? Especially with how things were between us now?


    I was scared to even see how he will react when he hears he would have to drop me home.


    Or perhaps he''d not react at all. Maybe Kaleb wasn''t affected by this and this was all in my head.


    Sighing, I nod. " I''ll text my dad too." I was no longer grounded so I didn''t think my parents would


    have an issue with me staying to watch the guys practice.


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    " Come on guys," the coach blew his whistle, the veins on his neck pulsing. He raised an arm to


    sling over his glistening sweaty forehead. " Stop acting like sissies, one morep."


    One of the boys on the team whined, yelling for a break. I swore the coach was about to pop a vein


    when he shouted no to the poor boy who looked ready to faint.


    " Get your silly ass up Connah and run some more!" He yelled, his face red. Mira and Katrina


    snorted beside me, pointing out how extremely red coach Balon face was.


    But my attention wasn''t really on the coach or the other tired football yers. My attention was


    solely on him. I hadn''t been able to take my eyes off him.


    I always enjoyed watching Kaleb y football, but what I enjoyed the most was seeing how much


    he enjoyed it.


    He was the one leading and right behind him was Ryan and Stefan. All three of the guys looked like


    they were not even sweating as much as the other yers.


    I bit my lower lip, my eyes dropping to his strong arms and legs only to his suddenly when I feel a


    sharp pinch on the side of my waist.


    I snapped my gaze to Mira who had a sheepish smile on her face. "Sorry had to do it cause you


    were lost in your own world."


    I flushed, hoping she hadn''t noticed I was checking out her brother on the field.


    I fixed my ponytail and looked at the guys, trying my best to not focus solely on Kaleb this time. "


    Sorry, I''m thinking about the Spanish examing up next week."


    Mira snorted. " You''re such a nerd."


    I shrugged. " Well I havepetition." I whispered, my eyes finding him again, only for this time to


    be stunned to see him nce at me.


    Our eyes meet and I quickly tear mine away, clearing my throat and looking at Mira who sighed and


    lifted her head, the sun beats down on her face.


    " I swear we need to lock you and Kaleb in a room so you guys can just fight it out." She snorted.


    I didn''t want to tell her that I highly doubt we would be ''fighting'' and instead he''d be balls deep


    inside me.


    I bit my tongue, ashamed my thoughts strayed that way.


    " Who you think would win? My money is on Kaleb." Katrina teased, grinning at me. I rolled my


    eyes.


    "Nah, Bailey has some tricks up her sleeves, I''m sure. So I''d bet Bailey."


    I shook my head. I cannot believe my two best friends were trying to bet on who would win a fight


    between Kaleb and me.


    The coach blew the whistle, gesturing for the guys toe over.


    " Man he''s hard on them." Mira pointed out, staring at her brother in pity. Him being the team


    captain meant he was suppose to train harder.


    Katrina and I nod in agreement. Coach was always one to push the guys to their limit. This time was


    no different.


    The guys huffed and puffed, trying to catch their breaths. Tomorrow is game day and I know their


    muscles would be achy.


    He talked to them and then motioned to the balls on the field. He blew the whistle again and the


    guys raced to the ball.


    " I''d hate to be Kaleb right now," Mira winced as she watch the guys practice the football. I nod


    agreeing with her. I didn''t think I ''d have half the strength he does to be the best.


    As we continued to stare at the guys, Kaleb''s eyes lift. They fell directly on me and for the next ten


    minutes he doesn''t remove his gaze. Not even when he tackled Ryan to the ground.


    Shivering under his stare and biting my lower lip, I take a sneaky nce at Mira to make sure she


    hadn''t noticed her brother''s sudden attention on me.


    I''m relieved that her eyes were not on us but the other football yers. But as my eyes snake up


    higher, they fell on Katrina who was staring at me knowingly.


    I ripped my gaze away, my cheeks flushing as I felt embarrassed.


    Did she notice?


    Did she see Kaleb staring at me?


    Did she see me watching Kaleb?


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    I nervously chewed the inside of my cheek, lifting my foot on the bench before us and cing my


    elbow on my knee while my palm held my chin. I stared back at the boys, finding Kaleb''s gaze


    already on me.


    Why is he staring at me? He was ignoring me for three days. He even looked like the sight of me


    revolted him. So what was up with the sudden attention now?


    Boys were so strange.


    I shook my head and decided to keep my eyes off of him.


    " I need to use the bathroom," Katrina said and stood up, stretching her arms over her head. Mira


    followed suit. " Yeah me too, I''ve been holding my piss for five minutes now."


    Mira looked down at me. " Youing with?"


    I shook my head no, not really in the mood to walk to the bathroom. " Nah, I''ll stay."


    They both nod and told me they will be back soon. As their figures disappear in the school building,


    my eyes on their own, return to him.


    He''s not looking at me right now, but focusing on the ball. Ryan passed him the ball and he runs


    with it, skilfully dodging the yers until he got to Stefan, who tackles him.


    But something must''ve gone wrong because I heard the loud groan of pain leaving his lips and


    reaching my ears. The coach blows his whistle and the yers run up to him.


    My heart drops and I stand up, looking around to get a better look at him since all the guys blocked


    my view. The coach yells for them to give Kaleb some air. They scatter around, revealing a bent


    over Kaleb, holding his ankle.


    Ryan and Stefan helped him up and he tested the waters with his foot while speaking to the coach.


    He nodded and said something to the coach. The coach pats his back and nod.


    Ryan looked like he would help more but the coach tells both him and Stefan to go back to training.


    Ryan looked ready to argue but Kaleb nods and tells him something, making him give up and follow


    the coaches instructions.


    My breath gets stuck in my throat when Kaleb looks up at me and starts limping slightly away from


    the field, no doubt heading for the lockers to check up on his ankle, or maybe he was going to the


    nurses office? She was still here.


    Either way, I didn''t really think much but let my heart lead me. And it lead me to grab my bag and


    follow after him quickly, needing to know if he was okay or not.

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    For a guy who was limping he sure freaking walks fast!


    Kaleb had already got to the double doors before I even caught up to him. But you can''t me me, I


    had to run down the bleachers and across the field! I never imed to be athletic.


    He walked into the the building and my quick footsteps turn into a sprint. I huff by the time I got to


    the door and pushed it open. He''s not far up ahead and it almost seemed like he was slowing down.


    " Kaleb!" I called out, rushing over to him. He stops but doesn''t turn around. I am panting when I


    finally catch up to him, worried a bit when he stays silent.


    " Are you okay? " I whispered, clutching my back as I eyed the side of his face. He nod and


    continued walking forward.


    My brows furrowed. Just a nod?


    Is he seriously going to act cold now when I am genuinely worried about him?


    I followed after him silently, concerned that if I said another word we''d be arguing....but I did want to


    make sure he was okay. He took a nasty tackle and clearly got a strain or something.


    I chewed on the inside of my cheek as I just followed after him. He enters the nurses office and we


    caught her just in time. She was packing up her stuff but when she sees Kaleb she rushes over to


    him.


    " What did you do this time?" Nurse Charles scowled, her grey brows drawing in a pinch of concern


    as she helped Kaleb to the bed. He sits down, his eyes refusing to look at me. Yet I am d he


    didn''t tell me to leave.


    " I think I strained it a bit."


    She sighed and told him to remove his shoes and socks. I find myself drawing closer, wanting to be


    near him.


    He winces, pulling the socks off his feet. His ankle is a bit red.


    Nurse Charles hummed and inspected his foot, nudging her sses on her nose while leaning


    closer to get a better look at his ankle.


    " Will he be okay?" the worried question came from me as I peered down at Kaleb''s ankle.


    Nurse Charles nced at me and smiled. " It doesn''t look too bad. Icing it down will help."


    " Like you care," Kaleb suddenly snorted, looking anywhere but me, but I knew his words were


    directed at me.


    " Beg your pardon?" Nurse Charles wrenched back in shock, seeming to think his words were


    directed at her.


    Kaleb shook his head. " Not you," his head lift and his eyes pinned me. "Her."


    I felt like I''d just been pped across the face. Kaleb''s words stung and made my chest feel tight.


    " Of course I care." my brows furrowed, wondering when did I ever give him that idea that I didn''t


    care about him. Even though we never saw eye to eye I always cared for Kaleb.


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    He rolled his eyes. " Since when? You made it clear you didn''t."


    I staggered back a little, feeling like his words were arrows to my heart. I clench my bag and


    blinked.


    Nurse Charles nced between us, clearly sensing the tension, but she wisely chose to focus on


    Kaleb''s injury. " I will get the ice, you two stay right here. I will be back soon." She stood up and


    walked away, pulling the curtain around us.


    When the door opens and closes, we are left in an ufortable silence. Kaleb had gone back to


    avoiding my gaze and I had gone back to chewing the inside of my cheek.


    After a few moments of the uneasy silence, I could no longer bear it any longer. " How can you ever


    think that I do not care about you Kaleb?"


    Kaleb eyes shot to mine and I held my breath when I saw the swirl of anger. " Why would you care


    about a guy who you rather die than ever touch?"


    I flinched, my words from that night haunting me in the flesh.


    Kaleb mocked. " I don''t know Bailey, this indicates that you don''t care about me."


    My gaze dropped to his chest, the shirt clung to his skin. " You''re wrong, I didn''t mean it in that way


    and you know it, " I said softly, my voice trembling slightly.


    I lift my gaze back to him, to see him re at me. " I was talking about what we had done," I looked


    away, flushing. " I never meant to make you feel like I didn''t care."


    " You talk yet like a coward you refuse to look me in the eye and speak." Kaleb taunted, his voice


    laced with hurt and anger.


    His anger infuriated me. Here I was caring about him and he was looking for every little thing to


    argue with me. Why was he even mad about this! He never had a problem ignoring girls after he


    had screwed them before.


    His words had struck a nerve and my frustration red before I can stop it. " What do you really


    want from me Kaleb!"


    His eyes narrowed. " I told you that night what I want Bailey."


    You. He said he wanted me. For the night.


    That didn''t mean forever.


    I scowled. " Right, to add me to your long list of girls you''ve conquered."


    Kaleb looked angry by my words and voiced it out. " Do you really think this low of me?"


    " You never gave me a reason to think otherwise! You''ve treated girls like shit. Fuck them, use them


    and toss them to the side. You barely spare them a nce afterward. Mira and I always had to


    clean up your mess!" I barked, breathing roughly.


    I blinked, frustration anger and pain making it hard to hold back my tears. " I don''t get why you won''t


    let this go. Why can''t things go back to how it had been between us? " My lower lip tremble as I


    looked at him.


    Suddenly Kaleb reached over and since I was not far from him, he sessfully gripped my wrist


    and tugged me to him. Inded on hisp and gasp as he shifted me to straddle him. I didn''t make


    much effort to move off him.


    He peered at me with an angry re. " Because you''re not the other girls Bailey! Goddammit, you''re


    going to make me lose my mind." He snapped and mmed his lips on mine.

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    His lips on mine was urgent and desperate, moving against mine in a hungry dance.


    I could have easily pushed Kaleb away, easily moved off hisp. But instead of doing so, my body


    betrayed me by pushing closer to him and even going as far as moaning in his mouth.


    His hands are all over my body. One second his palming my ass the next his palming my breasts.


    His actions set fire in my veins and I shudder on top of him.


    " I just," He said between kisses, his lips moving off mine to travel down my jaw. His soft lips felt so


    good kissing my cheek to down my neck.


    I sighed, my fingers knotting in his hair as he peppered kisses down my neck, licking over my flesh.


    " I can''t stop," he moaned, his lips sucking my skin.


    He nipped my skin, rolling his tongue over the sting and grabbed my ass. He squeezes. He


    detaches his lips from mine and lifted his head to look at me.


    His eyes are heated and show how much he longed for this moment. It made my heart flutter.


    " I can''t stop thinking about you Bailey." He admitted. His forehead falls on mine softly and he


    clenches his eyes shut. " No matter how much I try. I can''t stop thinking about you."


    Just as I was about to respond to him the sound of the door opening made the words die on my


    tongue.


    I quickly scramble off Kaleb, my heart racing my face flushing as the reality kicked in. We could''ve


    been caught.


    I fixed my hair, remembering how he tugged it so i knew it must look a bit of a mess right now. Kaleb


    licked his lips, staring at me as I reach for a pillow and ce it on his crotch, trying to hide the huge


    tent I had been on a second ago. I flushed even more.


    The blue curtains draw open and I looked over my shoulder to see that it was nurse Charles who


    had a bag of ice in her hand. She looked between the two of us, scanning our flushed faces and our


    swollen lips.


    She snorts, her eyes dropping on the pillow Kaleb use to hide his hard on. " It seems your ankle


    wasn''t the only thing that wanted attention Kaleb." Her voice came out in a joking manner but


    completely stunned me.


    My mouth gaped and I looked away from her in embarrassment. My cheeks were hot, and I


    stammered, "N-no, it''s not what it looks like. We were just..." I try to rake my brain for an excuse that


    would seem honest.....even though it would be aplete lie.


    Kaleb cleared his throat and added. "We were just talking."


    Nurse Charles smirked and set the bag of ice on a nearby table. "Of course, just talking." She


    winked at us and then turned to Kaleb. "Let''s get that ice on your ankle, young man."


    Thankfully she dropped it and focused her attention on Kaleb''s foot and icing it down. A few beating


    momentster the door opens again. Since the curtains were drawn open, my eyes fell on Mira and


    Katrina right away.


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    " Ryan told us what happened," Mira said rushing in, Katrina just behind her. She may act like she


    hated her brother but she loved him dearly.


    I nervously looked at her, shifting on my foot. " I''m sorry I forgot to text you."


    I can''t believe I was so distracted by Kaleb that I forgot to text his sister that he got injured.


    " It''s fine, at least you''re there with him." She smiled and brought her attention back on her brother.


    Her eyes drop to his ankle and she gasped. " Oh my God is it broken!?"


    Kaleb rolled his eyes as Mira fussed over him, Katrinaes to stand beside me.


    " For God sake Mira it''s not broken and I''m not going to die."


    Mira looked relieved and nod. " Good, because I''m the one who will kill you."


    Katrina and I giggled as nurse Charles sent Mira a startled look. " Well that''s not nice to tell your


    brother youngdy."


    Mira shrugged. " When you live with him you will understand why you''d plot his death by your own


    hands. Now what''s with his ankle? Would he be able to y tomorrow?"


    Nurse Charles hummed in thought, staring at Kaleb''s ankle. " The slight swelling seems to be going


    down. I think if he is able to not feel pain tomorrow he can y. But he''d have to be careful."


    Mira turned to her brother, folding her arms in a stern motherly way. " How did you even get


    injured?"


    Kaleb looked away sheepishly. " I got tackled and must havended wrong."


    Mira''s brows raised. " You get tackled? Since when do you get tackled? You do most of the


    tackling."


    Kaleb suddenly drew his eyes on me, his eyes speaking volumes I hope Mira could not interpret. "


    Well I was distracted."


    Mira being nosy continued to question on. " Distracted? Distracted by what?"


    " Yes Kaleb, distracted by what?" Nurse Charles sang. That olddy need to hush up. I squirmed


    hoping she would not screw us over and let it known about Kaleb and I.


    Kaleb jaw ticked, showing that he was a bit irritated. " Distracted by a damn bird."


    " Hey wasn''t your hair in a ponytail?" Katrina''s voice suddenly distracted everyone but made their


    attention bounce on me. Mira''s eyes narrowed as she looked at my hair. " Yeah I could''ve sworn


    she had a ponytail. Did you move it?"


    My hands lift in my hair and I realize that indeed I did have a ponytail but it seems Kaleb had tugged


    it out when we were making out without me knowing.


    I fixed my hair, trying to act cool under everyone''s scrutinity. I did not fail to see the slight smirk


    ying on Kaleb''s lips.


    " Uh yeah, I removed it." I lied, ring at Kaleb slightly.


    " It looks better down anyway." Kaleb''s sudden words made the room freeze, causing Mira''s eyes to


    widen.


    Kaleb never and I mean never said anything good about me in her presence, so hearing him say


    my hair looks better down came out in a bit of a flirty way. So of course Mira was stunned


    speechless.


    Seeing that he had caused his sister to overthink, he blurted out with a tease. " I mean it''s still frizzy


    but the ponytail brings out her huge ass forehead more."


    I scowled, nning to murder him before his sister does. As my mind swim with ideas on how to kill


    Kaleb, Katrina being so fucking observant today crouched and picked up something.


    That something happened to be the scrunchie I had in my hair. "Here, I think you dropped this." She


    said, giving it to me.


    Not thinking, I took it and with a re started to put my hair back into a ponytail, only to soon regret


    it when Mira''s voice screeched. " Is that a hickey on your neck?!"

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    I could feel the collective gaze of the room on me, and I struggled toe up with a reasonable


    exnation for the hickey. But nothing seeme to mind and my temples pinch slightly.


    Katrina nced at me with a knowing smile, her eyes dancing with amusement, while Nurse


    Charles simply raised an eyebrow, as if she was waiting patiently for the excuse I woulde up


    with.


    Does Katrina suspect what was going on?


    Kaleb''s lips curved into a sly grin as he leaned back on the bed, clearly enjoying the situation he''d


    put me in.


    Before I coulde up with an excuse, Mira pressed on. " It''s so red and looks fresh," her brows


    furrowed as she stared at me confusion and surprise.


    She moves closer to me to obvious inspect it to make sure and by instinct my hands lift to cover


    over it. Well where I thought it was.


    Damn you Kaleb.


    I cleared my throat my mind and heart racing. "Uh well, it''s just a..." my head hurt as I try my best to


    come up with something that won''t have Mira even more suspicious. Her eyes narrowed as she


    waited for my response.


    With my heart thrumming against my chest I blurted out. "It''s a rash. Yeah, a rash."


    Mira''s brows lifted in surprised. " A rash?" then they furrowed. " It wasn''t there earlier?" by her tone,


    it revealed how confused she is at the moment.


    " It was," Katrina butted in, saving me. " I saw it."


    I let out a breath of relief, grateful she came to my rescue but I knew she had put two and two


    together and suspected Kaleb and me.


    Mira looked at the rash and chewed on her lips, with a nod she lets it go. " I must''ve missed it. You


    should put an ointment on that."


    Nurse Charles nodded, agreeing with Mira. " If it''s a persistent rash you may need to go to the


    doctor to have it checked out."


    I know the olddy was teasing me, especially with the smirk ying on her lips as she stared at


    both Kaleb and I.


    I nod and looked away, my face flustered. Nurse Charles continued to tend to Kaleb''s ankle. After a


    few Ryan and Stefan showed up to check up on Kaleb. Stefan apologized for tackling Kaleb and


    Ryan voiced out how the coach was an asshole for not allowing him to help Kale go to the nurses


    office.


    " It''s fine. I told you I could walk on my own. It''s a tiny sprain and I barely feel it now. " Kaleb


    grumble, lifting his leg to show his ankle. The swelling had one down a lot. And the red tinge that


    had been there was no longer visible.


    Nurse Charles tapped his foot and stood up. " you only need to get yourself some painkillers to get


    you through the night if the pain is ufortable."


    Kaleb nods and nurse Charles continued. " Continue to ice it down at home."


    Nurse Charles continued to instruct Kaleb on what to do to make sure the ankle gets healed nicely


    but after a few I noticed his eyes were ring hard, not on me but on Stefan who stood beside me,


    his hands in his front pockets.


    " I''m kind of surprised I managed to tackle Mr. Tough guy over here," He joked, his voice low for


    only me to hear. I giggled but stopped abruptly when I realized Kaleb was ring a hole in Stefan''s


    head.


    My brows drew together, confused by the sudden tension in the room and the surprising re he


    sent Stefan''s way that could melt steel.


    " Stefan," Kaleb suddenly ground out through clench teeth, his eyes flickering with anger and


    irritation.


    Stefan looked at him with pinched brows, but Stefan wasn''t the only one confused by the sudden


    change in Kaleb''s tone. Everyone was.


    "Yeah?"


    " Go get me my clothes in the locker room." Kaleb grumble, ring at him, his eyes flickering from


    anger and annoyance.


    What''s with him?


    Did he knock his head when he was tackled?


    Stefan looks surprised at themand. " Aren''t you going to the locker room to change anyway?"


    Kaleb''s jaw ticked. " I want to change here."


    Stefan''s puzzlement grew but he sighed and nod. " Okay."


    When he was out of the room, Mira''s arms cross in a stern way as she scowl at her brother. " What


    the hell was that about? Why did you just act like a dick to Stefan?"


    Kaleb shifted on the bed, moving off to stand on his feet. " I didn''t act like a dick to him."


    Mira snorted, rolling her eyes. " You were ring at the poor guy like he stole yourst piece of


    chicken! "


    Kaleb stared at her hard. " Mind your business Mira."


    " Is this because of the tackle? He apologized and you said it was okay." She pointed out.


    " Mira just drop it!" He snapped at her, running a hand through his hair as he sneaked a nce at


    me discreetly and that''s when I realized I knew why Kaleb treated Stefan the way he did just now.


    Was Kaleb, jealous?


    Or maybe he was really upset about the tackle?


    With Kaleb, no one really knew the guy''s true feelings. He was aplicated puzzle I could never


    piece together.


    He huffed and started to walk away.


    "Where are you going?" Mira questioned in an irritated tone.


    " To the locker room." Kaleb said over his shoulder as he opened the door and stepped out.


    Mira red at the door. " That tackle must''ve fucked up his brain. He''s not acting like himself."


    " You''re right. But I highly doubt the tackle is the cause of his sudden mood," Katrina said, ncing


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    We were in the parking lot, trying to figure out who will go with who. Kaleb and Stefan both had their


    cars and Katrina wanted to ride with Stefan because Kaleb drives too fast for her liking.


    I on the other hand knew that if I did ride with Kaleb and Mira, things would be awkward. It would


    not be the usual bickering we do, but I''d instead be quiet. Which was really not me and Kaleb''s


    usual around Mira. We bickered like a cat and a dog.


    " Youing Bailey?" Stefan asked, waving me over with a huge grin on his face.


    I looked over at Kaleb nervously who red at me across the hood of his car. " She''s riding with


    me. Get in." His tone left no room to argue.


    Stefan looks upset and annoyed at Kaleb. " Let her choose man. I''m sure she doesn''t want to leave


    her friend."


    Katrina looked between the two guys nervously. Everyone who was smart could see that there was


    some tension between the two, but no one knew why.


    Kaleb looked pissed off, the veins on his head more prominent. I had never seen him so angry


    before. He looked ready to hurl his car at Stefan.


    It was weird to see him act that way with one of his best friends. " Fine let her choose." he grumble,


    opened the door and settle himself in the driver''s seat. Mira looked confused, not sure why there


    was tension, especially the tension involving me.


    Not wanting the boys to fight, I sighed and looked at Stefan, a small smile ying on my lips. " I''ll go


    with Mira and Kaleb. I have to help Mira with something, anyway."


    I didn''t lie, I did have to help Mira with her English homework. I already texted mom and dad that I''d


    be spending some time with her to help her out. They gave me the green light but made me


    promise to not drink.


    Stefan looks disappointed but nod, getting in his car. " I''ll see you tomorrow Kat." I waved at Katrina


    who waved back at me happily as she entered Stefan''s car. Ryan was in the passengers seat,


    looking at me like I was some kind of puzzle he''d have to piece.


    They drove off and I walked to Kaleb''s car. Mira is already in the passengers seat and was just


    buckling herself up when I slid in the back. Kaleb looked at me through the rearview mirror. Our


    eyes connect and my breath hitches.


    I looked away.


    " Why are you in such a bad mood? Did Jessica not satisfy you enough the other night?" Mira


    snorted, of course teasing her brother but her words made me feel like my heart was squeezing in


    my chest. She was unaware of the painful ache her words had caused me so I could not me her.


    So did Jessicae that night after I left?


    I blinked, looking out the window as my throat burned. This is why I never wanted to get my hopes


    up. Kaleb would always be Kaleb, a manwhore.


    " Mira shut the hell up for once." He spat, pulling out of the driveway. He was angry, but he did not


    deny it.


    I blinked quickly, hoping the tears that welled in my eyes would not fall while I bit into my lower lip. I


    chose the wrong car, I should''ve gone with Stefan. Maybe then I wouldn''t feel like my heart was


    breaking.


    Did I truly turn out like those girls he used?


    I fisted my hands on myp, my heart sinking when I realize I did, I did fall for him the same way


    they had done.


    " Okay Mr. Moody, I''ll keep my mouth shut, geez." Mira whispered and she kept to her word, the car


    ride was silent until we reach their home.


    " Oh, looks like someone is moving in next door," Mira hummed as she bent slightly to look at the


    huge house next to theirs. It had been vacant for years.


    We pulled into the driveway and my eyes peered at the huge moving truck parked on the side of the


    road. Two burly men were seen carrying a dark green sofa that looked expensive and heavy.


    " Whoever it is, they got some good taste in furniture," Mira gaped as another man hops down the


    truck with amp that looked kind of ancient and expensive.


    Kaleb grunted, clearly still in a foul mood. He parked the car and stepped out without a word. Mira


    looked at him with a re.


    " Wonder why he''s been in such a moodtely." She grumble, rolling her eyes and looking at me.


    " You''ve been awfully quiet the entire ride." Her brows furrowed as she opened the door and


    removed the seta belt off.


    I opened the door and shrug. "Well I didn''t want to get sted out by your brother too so I thought it


    was best to keep my mouth sealed."


    I stepped out and she does too. We both close the door simultaneously and followed after Kaleb.


    His mom opens the door with a bright smile on her face.


    " Oh you guys finally got home. Kaleb honey, would you go help out our new neighbours please?"


    She pointed at the moving truck. Kaleb looked back at the truck and looked at his mom before


    nodding stiffly.


    He could never tell his mom no.


    Mira''s brows furrowed. " What about your ankle?"


    Her words draw in her mom''s attention, making her eyes drop to stare at Kaleb''s feet in worry. "


    What happened to his ankle?" She asked worriedly.


    Kaleb shoots Mira an annoyed look and answered his mom. " It''s nothing, just strained it a bit. And


    before you get worried the nurse said I''m clear to y tomorrow." He said over his shoulder as he


    makes his way to the moving truck.


    He wasn''t limping any more so that was good.


    His mom did not convinced but looked at him worriedly. Mira walks up to her and stared at her


    brother. " So who are our new neighbours? Do we know them?"


    Their mom tear her eyes away from Kaleb and sighed, looking at Mira with a small smile. She nod. "


    You do, very familiar with them."


    Mira''s brows furrowed. " Who?"


    She smiled down at Mira, giggling. " Do you remember Juliet Burner?"


    Mira''s eyes widen and mouth gaping in shock while my heart tumbles into my stomach. " Juliet


    Burner as in Kaleb''s Juliet? His first love?"


    Her mom nods giddily.


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    " She''s back?" Mira whispered, looking at the huge house in shock while I fought the urge to cry.

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    The point snaps for the fifth time on the paper. Mira lifts her gaze off the book and look over at me


    with furrowed brows, her eyes dropping on the pencil I held in my hand. The now point-less pencil.


    Her brows furrowed and she stood up, taking the pencil out of my hold. " Girl this is like the sixth


    time you''ve broken the point," she pointed out as she sharpened it once more again.


    "Fifth actually," I whispered, my mind drifting to Kaleb. He had upied my thoughts for hours,


    especially since he have not returned.


    " What time is it?" I asked Mira, biting the inside of my cheek.


    Mira leaned over the desk, taps on her phone screen until it lights up. " It''s seven fifteen."


    I looked out the window. From here I could see the neighbours house, all lights were on, but I had


    yet to see him get out of the house. My mind of course raced with many thoughts, causing me to


    feel unsettled and squirmy.


    I chewed on my lips, not wanting to raise suspicion but of course I blurt out before I can bite it off."


    Kaleb is taking quite a while huh?"


    Mira looks over at me and then at the neighbours, which she can also see from where she stood.


    She shrugged. " I guess he''s catching up with Juliet." her voice was monotone, not giving out much.


    Her words made me feel bitter inside and I bit my tongue knowing she was right. Kaleb was


    catching up with Juliet.


    Juliet Burner. The girl who had Kaleb''s heart since they were in middle school. She had been his


    first girlfriend and when she suddenly left without a word to him, it broke him and made him the guy


    he is now. A yer who cares little for girls.


    Everyone swooned at their rtionship back then and wished to have a guy who looked at them the


    Kaleb looked at Juliet.


    Knowing this made my heart sink knowing that now she was back, I stood no chance against her.


    Not that I was thinking about risking my friendship with Mira.


    I mean, I wasn''t thinking about being with Kaleb right? I''d not take the risk right?


    Mira walks back with the now sharpened pencil. " Here, try to not break it again, this time." She


    snorted and went back to sit.


    She kicks up her legs on the table looking at the book and then looked back at me. She surprised


    me when she suddenly just ms the book on the desk, startling me who was lost in my thoughts.


    She turned her chair to face me, her eyebrows drawn and her lips pressed into a frown. " I don''t get


    it," she all of a sudden utter. " Why is she back after just up and leaving like that with her family?"


    She was talking about Juliet.


    " Like she just left without telling him a word." Mira frowned, her lips in a line before she sighed and


    shrugged. " Maybe it''s a good thing she came back. Maybe Kaleb will finally stop his yer ways


    and I can finally get some good sleep without hearing the sounds they make."


    Her words cut deep. I didn''t want to hear that there was a huge possibility that the two would get


    back together and I despise knowing that she may be the one to finally tame Kaleb''s yer ways.


    I burn with jealousy and saddness. I hated these feelings. I hated that he was doing this to me.


    I looked down at my phone, making up an excuse so I can go home and cry my eyes out for being


    stupid in thinking that perhaps, for me, he''d change. It was already seven neen, Kaleb had yet to


    walk out that door.


    He was with her and God alone knew what they were doing in there.


    " Um it''s getting prettyte. I think I''ll text my dad toe pick me up." I whispered, putting on my


    phone and scrolling through my contacts.


    Mira voice flirted over to me sounding confused. " You''ve left hereter than this before Bailey and


    why don''t you wait until Kalebes back? He can drop you off?"


    Her dad wasn''t home and woulde homete tonight, so he wasn''t an option.


    I shook my head. Thest thing I want is for Kaleb and I to be in a car all alone. I have noticed that


    now alone with him, tension brew and I can''t think straight.


    " I promised Lillian I''d watch a movie with her tonight." I lied, texting dad toe pick me up. He


    texted back quickly, saying he will be there soon. " My dad''sing and besides, Kaleb will take a


    while. He''s catching up."


    I didn''t mean for my voice to crack at the end of my words but they do. I hoped Mira would not have


    noticed but of course, she knew everything.


    Her brows drew together and her eyes shifted in concern. " Are you okay?"


    I nod. " Yeah I am."


    Mira doesn''t look convinced and pushes. " You don''t look okay Bails. What''s going on with you


    lately?"


    I looked up at her, hoping my eyes didn''t reveal my true emotions. " What do you mean?"


    Her brows pinch and she seem to be calcting something in her head. " You''ve been acting


    distant since the party. Like something happened. Did something happen?"


    Her eyes swirled with worry. " You know you can trust me Bailey. With anything, you can trust me."


    I rip my gaze from hers. " Nothing happened Mira, you know I''d tell you if something did. I''ve just


    been worrying hard for next week exam."


    Mira is quiet for a few before she whispered. " The exam won''t be going on the final report, you


    shouldn''t even worry about it this hard."


    She was right, and I actually wasn''t worried about it. I had other things, more specifically a boy


    upying my mindtely. But I can''t exactly tell her that.


    " I know but I want to beat your brother this time around," Well technically this was true, Kaleb and I


    were alwayspetitive.


    Mira sighed loudly, buying my lie since she knew how I always wanted to top my sses and beat


    Kaleb.


    We talked for a few until dad got here. His horn let me know he was outside waiting. I bid Mira and


    her mom goodbye and rushed over to dad''s vehicle. He smiled and ruffled my hair, making me pout.


    We drove off into the night with me ogling Juliet''s house, hoping to see a glimpse of Kaleb but was


    saddened when I didn''t.


    When I got home, I went straight to bed, lying that I was tired. Ten minutester my phone pinged


    on the nightstand. It was a text from Kaleb.


    Why did you leave? - Kaleb


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    I power off my phone and ce it back on the nightstand. I am determined to not fall for his tricks


    again.


    I took a warm shower and changed into my pajamas. Tucking under the covers, my door suddenly


    creak open. The light from the hallway creep into my dark room.


    " Are you asleep Bailey?" Lilian asked as she stepped into the room.


    I sat up, lifting the covers and silently telling her to get in. " No."


    Lilian rushes over to me, fitting herself under the covers with a giggle. I moved closer to her and we


    both stayed under the covers, peering up at the ceiling.


    My gaze was lost on the ceiling but my mind wandered off, thinking about Kaleb and Juliet. Now


    that she was back, what would happen now?


    I can vaguely remember her, we never really talked much. She acted sweet in front of everyone but


    her true colors always showed when she was alone with me. Juliet was a big bully and always


    unted herself like she was better than everyone.


    Kaleb was head over heels in love with her and never noticed her vile side. I wondered if she was


    the same?


    I bet she got even more beautiful.


    " Is it true?" Lilian suddenly whispered, pulling my attention away from my thoughts.


    I twisted my head to her. I couldn''t exactly see her because the room was dark, but I knew she was


    close. Her smaller figure was curled beside me.


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    We usually had sleepovers when we found it a bit hard to sleep.


    " Is what true?" I whispered into the night.


    " I overheard dad speaking to mom. He said he thinks you found the one."


    My heart lodges in my throat and I swallow, clenching my eyes tightly as I felt horrified. I sat up,


    turning to face her fully even though I could not see her.


    " What are you talking about?"


    Lilian''s voice softened. " Dad told mom that you may have someone you''re in love with."


    Her words made me stammer, my eyes widening as my faced heated with an embarrassed flush.


    Thankfully Lillian couldn''t see my stained cheeks. I''m so mortified. Why would dad tell mom this!?


    Was it our conversation in the car? Was it that obvious?


    My heart pounds and I groan, throwing my head on the mattress, grunting in shame. Dad just


    humiliated me, now mom will not stop until she finds out.


    " So is it true Aile? Are you in love with some guy?" She whispered into the night, her voice so soft it


    was barely audible.


    I freeze, raking her question through my head. Why can''t I say no? Why am I even thinking about


    this?


    I huffed, turning around and staring at the ceiling nkly before I respond in a quiet tone. " I don''t


    know." I admitted.


    What is love? Dad told me how he felt about mom, he told me how his heart beat every time she


    was near.


    My heart would always beat when Kaleb was near but I had thought it was because of rage then.


    But now, I am starting to believe it is something entirely different.


    However, I can''t be in love with Kaleb can I? The guy infuriates me and we always argued. He


    couldn''t be trusted and could never stick to one girl for too long. Hoping for his affection is like


    waiting for rain in the drought. Pointless, painful and disappointing.


    I turn my head to Lilian, imagining that our eyes were leveled as I whispered. " It''s to early to tell."


    Lilian is quiet as she curled herself closer to me. " If you do fall in love with someone, will you still


    love me more than you do them?" She clung to me as though she would lose me.


    My heart clenches. " I love you more than life Lilian, of course I would love you more than I love any


    guy."


    I hugged her, hearing her sigh in relief. I brushed my hand down her head, my heart aching when I


    touch scalp and not her pretty hair. The chemo treatment made her lose all her shiny hair.


    Lilian was diagnosed with stage three cancer about seven months ago. Dad and mom tried their


    best to get her the best doctor. For months they searched until finally they got one. He was a kind


    man and gave us hope that we would not lose the little light in our family.


    The doctor''s said the chemo worked and now she was cancer free. It''s been two months since she


    has been discharged from the hospital after ringing that bell. I can remember that day clearly, Bash


    was there too.


    We all cried as her bony little fingers clung to the rope, yet the bright smile on her face never faded


    as she looked at us like she was a super hero. She was. She was to us.


    Mom and dad wanted to homeschool her but Lilian loved public school, especially her friends. Lilian


    didn''t want to be treated as a fragile doll anyway so they agreed to let her continue public school.


    She beat cancer''s ass anyway, so there was nothing to fear.


    " Forever?" She whispered the same words dad and mom told us after uttering the words I love you.


    I nod, kissing her head, blinking back tears as I recall a time I lost hope my sister would live. But


    here she was, in my arms. How could I not love her more than my own life?


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    The next morning when I put on my phone, there were countless missed calls from Kaleb, including


    a few text that told me to pick up the phone. Whatever he had to say, he clearly wanted to speak to


    me about it without saying it in a text.


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    I sighed and got ready for school, making sure I prepare myself mentally for our iing


    conversation. There was no way I would be able to avoid him now that he wasn''t avoiding me to.


    The only reason it worked thest time was because he made no effort to speak to me. Now, we


    clearly need to talk.


    And I clearly need to cut off whatever was happening between us. I could not only risk my friendship


    with Mira but I could also lose my heart. I didn''t want to go through heartbreak when I know for a


    fact Kaleb would only bring that to my door.


    I couldn''t mistake lust for love. It was just lust. I can fix this, I can get rid of it.


    Things had to go back the way it was between us or there would be many things at stake.


    I skipped down the stairs, making a beeline for the kitchen. Mom is just pouring herself a cup of


    coffee.


    " Want some?" Her eyes sparkled and I just knew she was itching to ask me something. I had an


    inkling what she was impatient to ask and I dreaded it.


    I nod slowly, looking at her like she would at any moment blurt out the question soon. But she


    surprises me when she fills the cup and passes over to me without a word.


    I slipped on the stool, lifting the cup to my lips. The coffee was hot and rich and the aroma made my


    mouth water. As I took the first sip, mom decided that now was the right time to ask.


    " Who''s the guy you''re in love with?"


    The hot coffee burned the tip of my tongue and I wrench away from it, cing it down on the


    countertop as I stared at my mom who looked eager for my answer. I flushed, awkwardly scratching


    my throat.


    " There''s no one mom." I slid off the stool, not wanting to finish the coffee and tend to her questions.


    Mom pouted, sighing. " You''re not going to tell me are you?"


    I shook my head. " Mom there really isn''t anyone."


    Her eyes narrowed on me and her lips curled into a smile. " You have that same look in your eyes."


    My brows furrowed. " What look?"


    Her smile widen. " That look I had when I was fighting my feelings for your dad."


    My heart thrust against my chest at her words and I tried to y it cool. " Mom what are you talking


    about? I have no look."


    She smirked. " That denial look. You can deny it all you want but there is a boy you have fallen for."


    I sighed, taking my bag to leave. " I''m going to me dad for putting that idea in your head. I''m


    heading off to school, love you." I said in a rush and leaned over the counter to nt a kiss on her


    cheek.


    " Love you too," She kissed back, but I hurriedly out of there before she filled my head with endless


    love stories and start nning my wedding.


    " Wait, your dad and Lilian aren''t ready yet!"


    " It''s fine, I''ll take the bus!" I yelled over my shoulder, practically running away from my mom, yet,


    unfortunately I could not run away from the huge problem in my life currently, who was a very tall


    and hot as hell boy named Kaleb, who so happened to be my best friend''s brother and was also off


    limits.


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    Katrina is waving me over across the driveway, she''s standing on thest step of the entrance to the


    school building. I rush over, a bit unsure and flustered as I remembered the looks she sent me


    yesterday.


    It was almost like she knew my deepest, darkest secret, which was betraying the promises we


    made to Mira.


    I tried to not squirm as I stopped beside her and pull her into a hug. When we pulled away I looked


    around for my short friend. It was kind of funny I called her short when we were practically same


    height.


    "Where''s Mira?" I asked, expecting her to jump out of the bush beside us and scare me.


    Katrina shrugged, looking out in the driveway. " Don''t know. She have yet to arrive. I think they''re


    runningte."


    I press my lips in a t line as I thought. Today is Friday, game day. Since when does Kaleb ever


    runte for game day?


    Maybe his ankle still hurt? I couldn''t help but be worried and my fingers itch to check up on him. And


    of course Mira too.


    " Mira also texted mest night." Katrina suddenly cut into my thoughts and I brought my gaze back


    to hers. She looked at me with a knowing look as she crossed her arms over her chest and popped


    her hip.


    "Juliet Burner is back."


    Her name made me swallow the bile that rose in my throat and I clench my hands into fist. Katrina''s


    eyes fall to my fisted hands and I unclench them quickly, looking away in shame.


    I stered on a fake smile even though I knew it did not reach my eyes. " Yes, she moved in next


    door to Mira yesterday. Everyone loves that she''s back, me too." I uttered through clenched teeth.


    Katrina snorted beside me. " Cut the bullshit Bails. You know you hate that girl."


    I looked at her a bit sheepishly. " Well she was a bully to me back then."


    Katrina raised her brow and snorted out augh. "We both know that''s not the only reason you hate


    that girl now Bailey."


    The blood drains from my face. Did Katrina really piece everything together so quickly?


    Her eyes shifted behind me when we heard the sound of a vehicleing closer. I looked over, my


    heart pounding when I saw Kaleb''s car approaching.


    He parks and my heart leaps as I wait to see him. I may be angry with him right now but my stupid


    heart had a mind of its own.


    The doors open simultaneously and my heart sinks when I see her. Juliet Burner stepping out of his


    car. She was in the passengers seat while an irritated Mira moved out from the back seat.


    It felt like the universe desired to mock me because her pretty brown eyes snapped to mine, making


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    I could have turned around and walked away, but I chose to stay. Not only because I was too proud


    but because Mira had already seen me and waved at me. Walking away would have just led her to


    question me.


    I mustered up a small smile as the three approached. I of course, kept my gaze only on Mira,


    avoiding the other two. I could feel his gaze piercing through me and squirmed.


    " Good morning," Mira chirped throwing her hands around both Katrina and me. I smiled but made a


    mistake by looking over. My eyes fell in his and the smile wipes off my face.


    He''s ring at me like I had stepped on his foot.


    I tore my eyes away but they fell on her. She stood close to him as though she already imed him


    as hers. I could not help but feel bitter.


    Mira pulled away and turned around. "Remember Juliet guys?"


    Juliet was always pretty in middle school, the most beautiful and popr girl. With her auburn hair,


    brown eyes and pretty features she really was strikingly gorgeous. It is no wonder after she left


    Kaleb went into a depression and slept around with the entire female poption. Sadly I was now


    one of them.


    Juliet''s lips were painted red and her eyes sparkled innocently as she brushed her hand down her


    flowery dress that stopped mid thigh.


    I wanted to snort. Everyone always thought Juliet was innocent because the girl was very talented


    enough to hide her true vile personality. Either her acting skills grew or, she really had changed.


    She smiled, her eyes dancing from Katrina and me happily. " I remember you two," her eyes flicker


    back to me. " Especially you Bailey."


    Of course you did, you picked on me for having freckles on my nose.


    I forced a tight smile, trying to hide the sourness I truly felt. "Yes, I remember you too, Juliet," I


    replied, my voice carrying a polite tone despite my annoyance.


    Her grin widened and I wince. " I may be tagging along your little clique for a while. Dad made Kaleb


    promise to stay by my side and show me around." She chirped and my eyes drop to her hand that


    snuck around Kaleb''s to hold.


    Having enough, I decided to not torture myself. " Well I''ll catch up with you guyster, I have an


    exam to study for." I lied, turning around to leave.


    " Want us toe with?" Mira questioned behind me.


    " No," I rushed out. I really just needed to be alone. I turned around, walking backwards as I smiled


    forcefully at Mira. " You know I like to study alone. I''ll be in the library."


    Mira''s brows furrowed in concern. She must think I really do want to study to pass Kaleb in the


    exam.


    " Ooph sorry," I apologized to a boy I backed into and turn around to enter the building.


    I know I acted strange but hopefully Mira and Katrina can spare me some space to think alone.


    I did end up in the library after all, but not to study like I had originally said I would. I was


    reading....one of my mom''s books I had ''borrowed''. Mom had a collection of books and I was


    always intrigued, though she warned me that they were not for girls my age.


    Even though the warning rang in my head, I brushed my hand over the cover. It looked like it had


    aged a bit, she must''ve had this one for a while.


    I flipped it open, my body buzzing with excitement. This one had a pretty cover and description so I


    couldn''t wait to delve into their world.


    At least for now it would distract me from thoughts of Kaleb. It will, right?


    I gnawed on my lips, shifting me my chair as I nced around the library. I was the only one here,


    tucked in the furthest corner where no one usually wandered to. Huge ancient history books


    surrounded me on the shelves, something my generation cared little for, so they would never step


    foot here.


    A little window a couple feet above my head was the only light source I had. It was okay, it created a


    cozy atmosphere that made me feel a bit calm.


    Tucking some hair behind my ear, my eyes fall to the cream colored paper, my gaze dancing on the


    small ck words as I begin to read.


    And he thrust into her core, pumping his length until she could only feel him. A breathless moan


    escapes her lips. The tantalizing sound sending pleasurable shock waves through his body. Her


    hips rocked bringing him further into her until-


    I gasp, my cheeks burning instantly as I take in the words.


    No wonder mom tried to keep this one away from me! It was strictly erotica.


    I squirmed in my sit as though someone would see me reading something so naughty, biting my lip


    as I continued to read on.


    Suddenly the book was tugged out of my hold. I lift my head, ready to tell whoever was foolish


    enough to grab my book, but the words die on my tongue and I stay frozen, my heart leaping in my


    throat when my eyes connect with blue swirls.


    They stared at my book and they scanned the words.


    I am mortified when he reads it out loud, his lips curving into a smirk while he do so, a brow arched.


    "And he thrust into her core, pumping his length-"


    He stops, his eyes slowly lifting to mine. His smirk widen and he tsked. " Now flower, this does not


    look like studying."


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    I blushed furiously and stood up, trying to reach for the book but he pulls it away and grab my hand.


    " What the hell Sam, give it back." I snapped, flustered and embarrassed.


    His eyes pinned me down and within a sh he was now beside me, turning me in a way to pin me


    against the table. I gasped as he presses himself against me, his hands now on either side of me,


    caging me in.


    His eyes fall to my lips and he leaned in but curved his mouth to my ear while he breathed. " I can


    do a way better job than Raven." One of his hand tickle up my thigh.


    I wore a skirt today so it would be so easy for him to-


    I gasped when he nipped my earlobe, shuddering. " And you''ve been a very naughty girl flower, so I


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    His fingers on my skin felt like scorching fire, it burned and branded my flesh in its wake. I could feel


    the beading of goosebumps raise on my skin and the thin hairs behind my neck rise as his hot


    breath fanned against my face.


    It''s taking everything in me to not clench my thighs together. That would alert him that I was


    enjoying this....which I was, I was fucking enjoying this.


    I shivered, swallowing as I try to get my wits together. As his lips near the corner of my mouth, I


    twist my head away. He stopped, but his hands stayed under my skirt.


    " Get away from me Sam or so help me I will scream the roof down." I warned, my throat feeling


    tight as I lied.


    I just needed him a bit out of my personal space so I can think. With him so close it was so


    incredibly hard to focus.


    His head drop on my shoulder and he sighed, sounding defeated. " What can I do to make you talk


    to me flower?"


    I swallowed, trying to not shiver from his hot breath now touching my neck. " I''m speaking to you


    now am I not?"


    I could push him away if I didn''t want him so close....but that''s the thing, I lied. I want him close. His


    intoxicating scent made my insides feel funny.


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    He shook his head a little. " You know what I mean."


    I clenched my eyes tightly. I did know what he meant. He wanted to speak, about us and whatever


    was happening.


    I curled my lip between my teeth and raked my brain. What did Kaleb really want from me? A yer


    such as himself? Perhaps more sex? Surely nothing more than that.


    The thought made me feel sluggish and bitter. I put my palm on his shoulders and push him away.


    This time heplies.


    His hands fall off my skin and I am stunned to feel how terrible the lost of contact feels. " What do


    you really want from me Kaleb?" I whispered, looking at his shirt.


    Why did he persist on talking to me when he could go behind other girls?


    He made an irritated groan behind his throat and sat down on the chair, forcing me to now be


    leveled with his gaze. I bit my tongue, nowpletely transfixed by his eyes.


    He peered at me intensely, his eyes softening. " I have told you what I want many times Bailey."


    I looked away. He have. But he has never been clear. It always led to lust.


    Which I have realized I do not only want from him. As embarrassing as it may sound, it seems that I


    did have buried feelings for Kaleb all along and had been lying to myself for years.


    Those feelings were stupid, he''d never show them back. Unless I was Juliet.


    The thought of her made me grow annoyed and mad. I didn''t want to feel jealous.


    "Yes, you want sex." I spat, crossing my arms as I bring my gaze back to him. " That''s all you''ve


    ever wanted with any girl. You''re a yer, a manwhore. I''m just another tied panty on your bed


    post."


    Kaleb looked surprised at my outburst but ruled his features in and instead shocked me by gripping


    my knees and spreading them wide. To keep my bnce, I sat down on the desk, now legs opened


    in front of him.


    I squirmed, flushed and embarrassed as his eyes drop to stare between my legs.


    " If I wanted just sex I could simply seduce you. In fact, just one touch and see what happens?" His


    eyes zed over as his lips slick over his bottom lip to wet. I bit my lip to stop the moan that


    bubbled in my throat.


    His eyes lift and the corner of his lips tug slightly as his eyes danced with hunger and amusement. "


    You''re soaked."


    Knowing he was indeed right because I could feel how drenched my panties were, I grew irritated. I


    pped his hands away and closed my leg, ring at him. " What does this prove? What makes


    you think I would be so easy to give into you?"


    His lips tugged higher, his eyes shinning with amusement. " Well for starters, you haven''t gotten up


    and stormed away."


    My jaw ticked with irritance and I got up, well tried to. Kaleb reached out for me and set me on his


    lap, I can''t say I fought it.


    I''m straddling him, with his hands holding my wrist. I red into his eyes as he peered into mine


    with a soft veil of need and desperation. " What will it take?" He whispered, his voice hoarse.


    My brows furrowed yet I kept the pretence of an angry re on my face. " For what?"


    He sighed, his head dropping on my chest. I sucked in a breath. It was like he wanted to listen to


    my heartbeat.


    I''m lost at the strange feeling he seem to invoke in me, so lost that when he spoke next, I am


    startled. " For you to want me too."


    The air is lodged in my throat, an escape for it seeming a bit farfetched. Would I choke on my own


    breath? Is that even possible?


    He lift his head, his eyes now on me. They are vulnerable. So vulnerable that I am stunned into


    silence. " I want you flower. And sure the sex is great but I don''t only want that," his eyes searched


    mine, as though he was searching my soul. " I want you. Me. Us. I want us."


    His words made me swallow and my throat run dry. My heart skipped and then pounded so furiously


    my gaze blurred. Though I was not sure if it was because of the tears I could feel prickle the corner


    of my eyes.


    There was many things I would expect from Kaleb, many but not this. Surely not this.


    It feels strange and I feel even more strange. What the hell was going on?


    Kaleb doesn''t settle down, he doesn''t want a girlfriend, he sleeps around. Surely this is a joke.


    " You''re joking," ites out low and full of uncertainty.


    He tugs me closer, his hands now on my waist. " That''s the thing Bailey. I am not. I have never


    wanted someone as badly as I want you. "


    His eyes pleaded with me as he searched my gaze. He sighed heavily and dropped his forehead on


    mine. " Please. I know you think the worst of me and I won''t stop you from saying no. But please,


    give me a chance."


    I clenched my eyes shut tightly, my heart pounding. This was not how I would''ve imagined this


    conversation to go.


    My hands trembled and for a moment I am aware of my body, every single cell, every twitch. It''s like


    in his arms, I feel, alive. Weird way to exin it but that was the best way I could.


    His words settled on my ears, on my heart. His plea was shocking, yet sincere. But-


    " It can''t happen." I whispered, my eyes peeling open, this time blurry with tears. " We can''t happen


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    I know my words had stunned him and hurt him at the same time as his grip around my waist


    loosen.


    My heart hurt.


    His eyes had a glimmer of sadness that he tried to veil away from me, but I had already seen it. It


    made a lump in my throat grow.


    "Why?" His voice is back hoarse.


    I looked away as I murmur. " You don''t settle down and the only time you did was because of her.


    Now she''s back."


    He gripped my waist and now it feels like he was trying to make sure I didn''t move away from him. "


    Is this about her? Last night? Bailey nothing happened."


    I brought my gaze back to his and searched his eyes. There was honesty in his words but how do


    you trust a yer? A guy who nows how to lie perfectly?


    " Then why did you stay?"


    He shook his head, leaning back so he can have a better view of me. I squirm on hisp. He


    pinched my waist yfully.


    " Maybe if you had answered my calls you would''ve known." He teased lightly, now finding it


    amusing.


    My jaw ticked and his eyes gleamed. "You''re cute when you''re jealous flower."


    I crossed my arms, scowling at him. " I am not jealous. I could care less about who you spend time


    with and who''s the next in your bed."


    He hummed, licking his lips and using his hands to pull me closer. I gasp, not expecting the sudden


    movement and had my hand on his chest to steady myself.


    His hand is on my waist, his pinky tickling under the end of my shirt. " The only girl I''d have in my


    bed is you, so you don''t have to be jealous flower. No one else but you."


    His words made my heart skip a beat and I shake off the feeling. Scowling, I tried to move off him


    but he refused to budge. " Let me go." I uttered, my eyes drifting away from his.


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    " I can''t do that. Not when I feel this way for the first time in my life." He whispered faintly. his words


    made me draw my attention back to him and I''m shocked to see the truth swirling in his eyes.


    Damn him. He''s making this hard.


    " I can''t stop thinking about you Bailey. You''re the first thought that rages in my mind as soon as I


    wake up and thest before I fall asleep. It''s like I breathe you every second of the day. I have a


    thirst I never knew was possible flower. " He whispered, his eyes staring deeply into mine. " A thirst


    for you."


    Don''t trust his words Bailey, he''d only lead you into the dungeon of heartbreak. Even with the


    warning in my head, the rms were not strong enough to pull me out of this stupid fantasy of


    Kaleb and me.


    " What aboutst night? With her?" I whispered, tempted to move my eyes away from his.


    His lips tug, his eyes shifting in a knowing look. He knew I had undoubtedly admitted I was jealous.


    But he surprised me when he didn''t tease about it but returned to being honest.


    " I went to help them pack up stuff. Her dad wanted me to help him set up a crib and a few other


    things in the nursery. I did. I talked to Juliet but nothing happened," He said, making me ponder on if


    to take his word for it or not.


    I decided to drop it. What good would that do if I question him so much? He''s probably think I was


    one of those possessive girls.


    I nod, and tried to get off him again but he stops em. I raised a brow. "The bell is going to ring any


    second now."


    He nod. " I know. But I''m not letting you go until I get an answer Bailey."


    I sighed, my gaze dropping to his shirt. " I don''t think it''s a good idea. Your sister-


    " We will take things slow until we find a way to tell her." He cuts in.


    That''s the thing, no matter how I break this to Mira about us, she''d hate me for breaking the


    promise. I shook my head. " It''s still not a good idea Kaleb." I sighed and pushed off him, this time


    he lets me go reluctantly.


    " I''m your sister''s best friend and you''re her brother. If things don''t work out, it would never be the


    same again."


    I fixed my skirt as he stood up. He towered over me, making me squirm as his heat brushed against


    my skin, making my bite into my inner cheek to suppress my shiver.


    He move closer to me and his chest brush against my shoulder. " How will we know if we don''t try


    Bailey?" He dipped his head, his lips brushing against my earlobe.


    " I want you," He whispered, his fingers interlocking with mine. "All of you."


    We are both breathing roughly and the sound of my heart in my very own ears is deafening.


    The bell rang, startling me. I pulled away from him and started packing up my stuff.


    " Bailey." He called out, his eyes on me. I could practically feel his eyes on me, burning through


    every motion I did.


    " Hmm?" I try to act like I wasn''t waiting patiently for his next words, when I knew I would hang on


    every word that would spill out of his mouth.


    " I''ll wait."


    I lift my head, my brows drawn. He''ll wait? Wait for what?


    He must''ve seen my confusion because he borated. His eyes are soft and they spilled the way


    he truly felt, which shocked me. " I''ll wait for you Bailey. However long it takes. I will wait."


    I sucked in a breath at the way he looked at me. There was just something about the look that made


    me believe him.


    He tipped my chin up using fingers and our eyes met. I could hear the rushing of the students


    behind the door as they scurry to their ssrooms, but the noise seem to drone out when I look into


    his eyes.


    " You''ve always been worth it." His eyes drop to my lips and my breathing quickened. He''s inching


    closer and I know I would not push him away, but then just as our lips are about to touch, the door


    opens.


    " Bailey!" Mira yelled in the doorway, making my heart drop and a cold bead of sweat to bead on my


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    I quickly created distance between Kaleb and me as my heart pounded in my chest furiously. Where


    we were you''d not be able to spot us as soon as you enter, but there was a good chance Mira would


    walk over here.


    I looked at Kaleb, pleading with him to help me make sure she doesn''t find out in this way. He nods


    and motions me to hurry up go over there so she wouldn''t have time to get here to see us both.


    I nod and gripped my bag while rushing over to the door. I had just took the left turn when I saw her


    ready to walk further in. When she saw me her brows knot. " Why do you look as though you''ve just


    stumbled upon a ghost?"


    I smiled awkwardly. " You know how I hate beingte for ss. I''m kind of panicking." I lied and she


    bought it.


    " Katrina already went to her ss, we''re not thatte to ours." She said as we stepped out of the


    library. " You''reing with me to the after party after the guys win by the way."


    I gave her a look. I agreed toe to the game, not a party. Dad would kill me.


    " My dad-


    " Will allow you if I beg him on my knees. I need both you and Katrina there, I can''t go alone." She


    pouted as we scurry our way to the ss.


    I sighed. " Mira, we promised to not go to any parties anymore."


    She scratch the back of her head, wincing. " I know but I just made a deal with Ryan again and I''m


    not losing that hundred bucks. I''ll split it with you and Katrina."


    " Another bet Mira? Really? Remember how that turned out thest time?"


    She cringed and nod. " I know, I had to clean up the used condoms in Kaleb''s room," she shivered


    and gagged. " But this time it''s not our house and there is money involved."


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    " Who''s house is it?" I inquired.


    " Ryan''s." She shrugged. " I''m going to make a huge ass mess too. Make sure he''ll be cleaning for


    days."


    There was something she wasn''t telling me and I wanted to know. " Mira." I hummed.


    She gave me a nervous nce as though she knew what I was about to ask her. " What is this bet


    about this time?"


    To my surprise Mira''s face med brightly and she stuttered. " Oh look, the ssroom." she pointed


    at the door. " We should hurry before Mr. Elis doesn''t allow us to enter."


    Shepletely swept my question under the rug which made me intrigued to know the bet she and


    Ryan made between each other. Intrigued enough to want to go to the party, even though we were


    not sure if we''d win anyway.


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    The crowd goes wild around me, the loud cheers making my ears ring. The boys aren''t here yet, the


    game hasn''t started but the cheerleaders were doing their routines.


    I spotted Katrina right away and she waved at Mira and I just before she did a flip.


    " That lucky bitch. I can only wish I was this flexible," Mira grumble, staring at Katrina in awe. I


    giggled and nod.


    " It''s not tote to join. Heard there is a missing spot on the team after Hessa broke her ankle." I


    teased her, knowing fully well that Mira didn''t have one cheer bone in her body.


    Mira entertained me by flipping her hair and snorting. " I just might. I''ll be better than Hessa


    anyway."


    I snorted a chuckle. " Right, by being more clumsy."


    She faked red at me. " You take that back."


    Iughed but it ceased when she spotted us. In her hand is a cup of coffee and on her face is a


    bright beam as she stared at us. I stiffen when she makes her way over.


    Who drinks coffee before a game?


    " Mirabe and Bailey!" Her grin widens as she swoop past people, making sure to not stumble


    forward. She''d have to walk past me to have that empty seat beside Mira.


    Mira waves at her politely, though she groaned under her breath.


    Juliet practically skips towards us but when she got closer to me, a glint in her eyes made the hairs


    behind my neck stand up. This girl was up to something.


    Just as I was about to straighten in my seat to allow her to pass without a hassle, Juliet stumbles


    and....her cup of coffee spills on my shirt. The liquid wasn''t hot but it was warm and seeped quickly


    through the material of the shirt and touched my skin.


    I gasped, wrenching back as she tries to right herself. I look down at my shirt. It was white so the


    coffee stain looked awful.


    "Shit!" Mira yelled, looking at me frightened. She tries to clean up my shirt with the tissue she had


    for her hotdog.


    I winced, looking up at Juliet. From others perspective she seems legit sorry but I knew that hidden


    glint in her eyes all too well.


    " Oh I''m so sorry Bailey. Gosh I didn''t mean to." She apologized, making show of ''trying'' to clean off


    my shirt.


    " It''s fine, maybe next time don''t wear heels you can''t walk in, to a game," I gritted out and ignored


    her while focusing on Mira. " I have a spare shirt in my locker, I''ll go change and be back before the


    game starts."


    Mira looks worried. " Want me toe with?"


    I shook my head no. " No, you stay here so you won''t miss anything. I''ll be back soon, you won''t


    even notice I was gone."


    She still looked unsure. " I''m serious Mira, I''m okay and I''ll be back. Hold my seat for me." I said as I


    stood up, not caring that I nearly pushed Juilet down the bleachers when I did.


    " Okay. I''ll buy a hotdog for you when you get back!" She yelled after me as I try to walk away


    quickly so I can be back before the game starts.


    -


    It''s kind of quiet in here, not many students roaming around in the halls. Most were already on the


    bleachers waiting for the game.


    As I passed the boy''s locker room I can hear their rowdyughs. They were still in there getting


    ready.


    My locker wasn''t far out and in fact was just a few steps away. I opened it and looked around,


    frowning when I didn''t see the spare shirt I always had in case of emergencies like this. I always


    had spare clothes.


    My ears perked when I heard the locker room door open and bang, my breathing turning a bit hasty


    when I peeked in the corner of my eye to see his silhouette.


    It''s like there was a ma between us because he saw me right away and made his way over. I bit


    the inside of my cheek and pretended to not have noticed him.


    " Flower," He whispered as he leaned against the locker beside mine.


    I had no choice but to look at him and swallowed when he smiled. I looked away. " Aren''t you


    suppose to be with your team, getting ready?"


    " I always take a walk before the game starts. It calms me down."


    I tried to pretend that I was still searching for something when this was futile. I didn''t have a spare


    shirt!


    "You spilled your coffee? I always thought you slurped well, especially that night. I guess you


    choose what you want to slurp perfectly. " He chuckled, knowing exactly what his words would do to


    me.


    They made me flush and I close my locker quickly, turning to him with a fake re. No point in


    pretending to not be that girl from the party he fucked.


    " Can you for one second, not tease me about that night."


    His smirk widen as he leaned closer, his wet hair spilling over his forehead. " So my little flower


    finally admits it was her."


    I rolled my eyes despite feeling mortified. "Goodbye Kaleb."


    I made a move to walk away but he grabs my hand. " You nning to go out like that?" He nudged


    his chin to my coffee stained shirt.


    It looked awful and I reeked of coffee. I shrug. " Yes, I have no spare shirt."


    He nod, lets me go and shocks me when he pulls his jersey over his head and hands it to me. "


    Here wear this."


    I''m shocked as I stare at his jersey.


    " Come on baby, you have no other shirt and besides, I have a spare. This one was a bit tight


    anyway." He pushed the shirt in my hands in my shocked state and leaned down to kiss me on my


    cheek and murmured. " All my scores will be for you tonight baby."


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    Baby.


    Baby.....


    Baby?


    That word rang in my ears as I peered at his back as he disappeared back inside the locker room.


    Before he did, he turned to me and smiled.


    That smile, the gleam of happiness in his eyes. My heart sped its beats.


    I clench the shirt in a fist in my hands, gripping the material as I stared at the closed door in utter


    shock.


    Did that just happen?


    I looked around, suddenly realizing I was still in the hallway and anyone could have seen us and


    what Kaleb had done, which was kiss my cheek. But to my surprise the hallway was empty.


    I only prayed it had been so when he leaned down to kiss me on the cheek.


    I looked down at his jersey, unsure if to go to him and give it back. If I wore it, it would raise


    questions and rumors will begin. Kaleb has never and I mean ever given a girl his jersey to wear


    before.


    Usually when a guy gave a girl his jersey to wear it would mean that they are dating. Kaleb never


    gave anyone his jersey....


    I flushed.


    If I walk out in this Mira would probably ask a lot of questions...but on the other hand Juliet would


    probably be pissed off. I am tempted to irk the bitch.


    Yet...I didn''t want to raise questions from Mira who would no doubt think something was up.


    I chewed on my lips looking away awkwardly when two girls pass by staring at me strangely. I turn


    around and made my way to the bathroom, hoping that when I do get there I would have already


    made up my mind.


    I washed my face, stared at myself in the mirror and sighed. I tugged the clinging shirt off my skin,


    wiggling my nose in distaste.


    That bitch did this on purpose.


    Staring at myself in the mirror, I came to a decision. I would put on the jersey. It was not like I had


    anything else to wear. I couldn''t go out looking like this. I couldn''t have Juliet getting the upper hand.


    I ripped the shirt off my body and put on Kaleb''s jersey. It swallows my form and reaches almost to


    my mid thigh. I pinched the color and lift it to my nose and breathed in his scent.


    I closed my eyes, sighing as his cologne made my insides melt. The door burst open, making me


    startled. I whipped around to see a young girl my age staring at me like I had another head.


    She must''ve seen me sniffing the shirt like a creep. I smiled awkwardly and took my stained coffee


    shirt off the counter and made my way towards the door. I didn''t fail to see the girl''s eyes drop to


    Kaleb''s number on the jersey and her jaw ckened.


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    I had confidence a few seconds ago....I really did. But when I made my way back up those


    bleachers, eyes were now suddenly drawn toward me. More specifically the shirt, I mean Kaleb''s


    jersey I had on.


    Everyone knew it was his. His number was printed big and bold on the front and back.


    I bit into my bottom lip as everyone started to whisper among themselves, not being discreet as


    they stared at me while doing so.


    I rolled my eyes and made my way back to Mira, nervous as I draw closer. I knew she would find it


    weird that I am wearing her brother''s jersey.


    And I was right.


    As soon as she caught sight of me, her jaw dropped and her hotdog falls to the ground. Her eyes


    are wide and they are pinned on the jersey just like everyone else.


    I draw closer nervously, telling others excuse me and sorry as I walk pass. The game would begin


    soon and hopefully the distraction would make them move their attention off me. God I do hope so. I


    hated the icky feeling of eyes on me.


    " Bailey Grey," Mira whispered, her eyes on the jersey and her nose twitched as though she took a


    bad smell.


    " Why do you have Kaleb''s jersey on?" her eyes narrowed. I sat down beside her awkwardly, not


    failing to notice the daggers Juliet sent my way when she heard Kaleb''s name.


    I licked my lips suddenly finding them chapped as I looked ahead, pretending that this was not a big


    deal. I shrug. " I couldn''t find a spare shirt, your brother happened to be walking by and helped me


    out."


    Mira eyed the side of my face. " And he gave you his jersey?"


    I lifted my shoulder in a barely there shrug. " Yes. He had a spare."


    Mira hummed as though in thought and I looked at her to see her brows pinched. " It''s so weird


    though. He must know what everyone will think when they see you with his jersey on. This is like a


    im Bailey in the football world, it''s weird that he gave it to you knowing what people will assume."


    I smiled awkwardly as my heart flipped at the word im. " Don''t be ridiculous Mira, wearing his


    jersey won''t make people think he has imed me. C''mon it''s your brother we are talking about


    here and besides I won''t betray you by breaking our promise."


    I felt terrible, awful, I wanted to vomit for even lying to her. I looked away, blinking as I push back my


    guilty tears.


    " You better not Bailey. As soon as we get back in the school I''ll give you one of my spare shirts


    okay?"


    I nod, biting into my lip.


    " And you''ll hand me that jersey afterward girl," Juliet decided to butter in, making both Mira and I to


    turn to her. She has a smile on her face and to everyone she looked like a sweet girl, but I knew


    Juliet, and she clearly had not changed.


    She giggled. " Because I will be wearing it for the next game."


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    Mira frowned. " What are you talking about Juliet?"


    Juliet grinned, shrugging as she twirled her hair between her finger. " Oh nothing, just that Kaleb


    and I will definitely get back together. Especially after that talk we hadst night."


    " What talk?" It took me a couple seconds to realize that question came from me when Mira turned


    to me. I looked away. " That''s great that you have hope Juliet." I yed it off, tugging the jersey.


    She giggled. "We talked for hours in my room, he is still so sweet."


    My heart. It hurts.


    He told me he didn''t talk to her muchst night. He told me he wasn''t in her room. He lied.


    Mira snorted. "Sweet? After you left, he used girls like tissue. He''s more like an asshole."


    Juliet responded. " There''s a reason why your brother always chose me my sweet Mira. He''s still in


    love with me. These girls will never be anything to him but used tissue."


    I blinked, my throat feeling like it was closing up. The cheers around me boomed as the boys


    emerge onto the field. Mira and Juliet stood up, everyone stood up except for me as I curled into


    myself in pity.


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    The game was going on and the cheers around me never ceased. Kaleb''s team had the upper hand


    and I did believe they would win.


    As he promised earlier, he scored many goals and made sure to look at me in the stands when he


    did. I hope no one noticed because he was very sleek about it.


    I''d shy away and look somewhere else when he did and never failed to notice the smirk he sent my


    way.


    Juliet''s words affected me but it is not in the way you think. Kaleb lied to me and that was what


    ticked me off.


    I couldn''t trust him.


    As the game continued on, it was even more clear that we would win so when we did it was no


    surprise.


    This time I did stand up, pping and smiling as they lifted Kaleb up in the air and cheered. Even


    though I was mad at him, I wasn''t bitchy enough to not celebrate his win.


    Somehow through the crowd and everyone cheering, his eyes connected with mine. He grinned


    hugely, winking.


    " Did my brother just wink at you?" Mira gasped beside me. A lump grows in my throat as I shook


    my head quickly.


    " No. Of course not. He winked at this girl." I pointed to the girl in front of me who was shouting and


    jumping happily.


    Mira looked convinced and rolled her eyes, turning to Juliet. " I guess my brother is still back to his


    old ways after all." she mocked Juliet whose face reddened.


    I smirked knowing fully well that Kaleb winked at me and not that girl. And I bet Juliet knew that too.


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    " Yes Mr. Grey, I promise there will be no drinking and she will be home by ten." Mira paced in front


    of me with my phone clutched to her ear. A little part of me wished that dad told her no. I didn''t want


    to go to a party that Kaleb would be in.


    Not after he lied to me.


    But when I saw Mira''s wide smile I knew dad had agreed. Katrina nudged my hand with her elbow


    and I looked at her. She smiled yfully and and nudged her chin over to the school entrance.


    I was confused at first until I saw Kaleb and his friends emerging out of the building,ughing loud


    and yfully pushing at each other.


    I cleared my throat and shifted on my foot when they draw closer.


    " Thank you Mr. Grey." Mira chirped and ends the call, passing the phone over to me with a huge


    grin on her face. She was happy that my dad agreed to make me go.


    " Looks like we''re going to party tonight," She winked.


    A few feet away, leaning against Kaleb''s car is Juliet who had not stopped sending me daggers with


    her eyes. To others it was not that noticeable but I knew when someone wanted to kill me with their


    eyes.


    I nod, sliding the phone into my bag and keeping my gaze down when Kaleb and his friends reach


    us.


    " The way you run man was fucking awesome!" Ryanughed and Stefan agreed. They were


    boasting about Kaleb''s skills on the field tonight.


    " Hey Bailey,ing to the party?"


    I lifted my head and smiled at Stefan, a tiny shrug lifting my shoulders slightly. " Yeah I guess."


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    I could feel his eyes on me, burning through the side of my face. It made me shift on my foot.


    " Why aren''t you wearing my jersey?" Kaleb suddenly uttered catching everyone by surprise,


    including me.


    Mira had been true to her word in giving me her spare shirt and now I wore it and removed Kaleb''s


    jersey.


    " Because you know what they will think if she walks into that party with your jersey on Kaleb," Mira


    grumbled and shifted in her bag to give her brother back his jersey.


    I looked at Kaleb to see that his jaw ticked and he rudely snatched the jersey from Mira''s hold with a


    re and stormed toward his car.


    " Well let''s head to the party then. Come Mira and Bailey." He uttered annoyed under his breath. But


    I surprised him when I replied. " No. I will go with Stefan tonight."


    Kaleb froze, his shoulders looking stiff as his wet hair dripped on the material of his shirt. I thought


    he would''ve argued and made a scene.


    Some part of me wished he would demand that I get in his car.


    But I am disappointed when he continued his path toward his car with a grumble. " Suit yourself,"


    opened the door, got in and mmed the door hard. Like a puppy, Juliet rushed over to the


    passenger side and got in, a wide smile on her face.


    Mira looked between us, her brows drawn as she tried to make sense of the tension. Before she


    could piece everything together I lied. " I kind of have an upset stomach after smelling hotdogs for


    hours, Kaleb drives like a mad man, I don''t want to risk the chance of barfing in the car."


    It wasn''t really the best lie I coulde up with but can you me me? I had to think of something


    on the spot and this is the best I could do!


    Mira looked concerned. " Your stomach is upset? Are you sure you want to go to the party Bails?


    You don''t have to you know."


    I shook my head, not wanting to spoil her night and whatever bet she had with Ryan who had not


    staring at her since he got closer. " No it''s not that bad, it will pass."


    Mira continued to voice her worries that I maybe shouldn''t go tonight but I somehow eased her


    enough for her to nod and walk over to her brother''s car. Ryan tagged along behind her and I


    wondered what was going on between the two.


    The way he looked at her......


    It kind of looks like the same way Kaleb looked at me in the library earlier.


    I am cut off from my thoughts when Kaleb''s eyes snap to mine. He had a chilling upset re on


    before he sped off.


    The tires screeched and he left trail marks behind him. Stefan snorted. " It seems our boy can''t wait


    to target some girl tonight. Then again, that girl Juliet is back."


    His words made my stomach twist in an unpleasant way. Katrina nudged my arm, smiling at me


    softly as to say it was okay. I nod, smiling back, trying to y it cool even though inwardly I was sick


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    Katrina and I got into Stefan''s car and we headed to the party, but we are surprised to have met


    Kaleb on the way. If I didn''t know any better I would''ve said he was purposely driving slow so Stefan


    would catch up.


    When we got to the house, the party was already in full swing. Teens littered thewn, some


    dancing while others downed whatever liquid were in the cups.


    We stepped out of the car and Mira skipped over to Katrina and I, linking her arms with ours. "


    Ready to take the stench of hormonal teens?" her nose wiggled in distate.


    Both Katrina and I gave her a side re. " You''re the one who forced us to tag along." Katrina


    pointed out, leading Mira to shrug.


    We entered the house, wincing when the sound of the music sting off the walls made my ears


    ring. The boys were behind us but stepped ahead as people who were obviously drunk and half


    drunk cheered them on.


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    Katrina, Mira and me curled closer to each other as we weave away from the crowd. I felt out of


    ce here.


    " We should probably get ourselves some drinks?" Mira suggested, looking around for the kitchen


    area.


    " No drinking remember?" I yelled, trying to get my voice to her over the sting music.


    " Kaleb, Ryan! " A guy leaning against the doorframe yelled, waving at the boys toe over. Mira


    being the nosey sister she is, followed after the guys while dragging Katrina and me along with her.


    Despite not wanting to be close to Kaleb....Mira was making this difficult for me.


    The first thing that caught my attention was the blonde girl lying across the kitchen ind on her


    back. Her top was lifted slightly just under her breasts and her stomach was exposed.


    She giggled as the guy who called Kaleb and the guys over pour some liquid in her belly button.


    The guy smirked at Kaleb and wiggled his brow. " This is your treat for tonight captain."


    My stomach dropped and all I wanted to do was barf.


    When I thought it wouldn''t get worse, it did. Juliet who had been trailing after Kaleb like a lost puppy


    decided to yap out of her mouth. " The only girl Kaleb will do body shots on is me."


    I didn''t turn to look at Kaleb''s reaction, nor did I care to....I didn''t care right?


    I needed a breather.


    I untangle myself from Mira and brought my lips to her ear so I can utter. " I''m going to find the


    bathroom okay?"


    Before she can protest and tell me she will tag along, I rush away from her like the fire of hell was


    nipping at my feet. I disappeared into the crowd and made my way up the stairs, dodging a couple


    of clumsy teens.


    She would have a hard time catching up to me if she followed after me as everyone were mped


    together on the dance floor, making it difficult for anyone to pass through without a struggle.


    I made my way upstairs and decided to enter the first unlocked room. I didn''t need to pee so I didn''t


    think it would be a good idea to hog up a bathroom someone else needed desperately.


    The room was empty and dark, but the sliding door leading to the balcony was open. I sighed and


    sat down on the bed, trying to get my thoughts together.


    I have changed since sleeping with Kaleb. I do not feel like myself anymore. It feels like I am


    constantly on eggshells around both him and Mira.


    As the thoughts bound into my head, my phone buzzes in my bag. I took it out and it''s a message


    from Mira. She''s asking why I left and she''sing up to meet me.


    I texted her quickly saying that I was okay and I would join them back soon. It took a little longer to


    convince her and she finally agreed to note up to look for me.


    I sighed and plopped on the bed, looking out the opened door. The cool breeze flushed against my


    face and I cracked a smile.


    At least this can cool me off.


    I just need to stay here for a few minutes until I am sure Kaleb is done doing body shots on girls.


    Then I''d find an excuse to leave.....


    Or maybe I should make an excuse now. Say I vomited and I feel incredibly sick?


    Just as the thought came into my head, the door suddenly burst open. Startled I looked at the


    intruder, my heart skipping when I realized I had not locked the damn door.


    How stupid can I be!?


    I swallowed and scurried to my feet, ready to scream bloody murder when his voice reached my


    ears.


    "I''m starting to think dark rooms are our thing, flower." The lock clicks in ce and my heart began


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    His voice sent shivers down my spine and I huffed, turning to him. I couldn''t really see him properly


    in this dark but his mere presence made the room feel incredibly small.


    The tension grew so thick too.


    I worried my lips between my teeth and crossed my arms under my breasts.


    "What are you doing here Kaleb? And how did you even find me?"?


    I can feel his eyes on me, eyeing me with a dangerous heat I could feel across the space between


    us.


    " I came to check up on my runaway princess. You left in a hurry," his tone is soft, far from how it


    had been when I told him no in the schools parking lot.


    I swallowed, my breathing now a bit shaky.


    "Well, you''ve checked. Now, I''d like to be alone," I replied, my voice colder than I intended.


    I thought my harsh words would make him flinch away and get out, but instead Kaleb moves to the


    left and puts on the lights.


    I wince, adjusting my eyesight to the intrusion of the light.


    He''s standing in the room, leaning against the wall, a bottle of alcohol in his hand and something


    small and green in the other.


    His gaze is fixated on me, like he''s eyeing his prey.


    "As much as the dark reminds me of that hot night, I would much rather see everything for what I


    have nned tonight."


    I swallowed, licking a trail across my lips. What did he mean? What is he nning to do?


    "The captain missing at his own celebration party? I don''t think it''s a good idea to stay here with


    me." I was trying to remove the conversation from where he wanted it to go.


    He needed to go so I can figure this out. My feelings and ugh I just don''t even know anymore. This


    is exactly why I needed to stay away from him. See how his mere presence is messing up my


    head?


    He pushed off the wall and stalks to towards me like a predator.


    A shiver runs down my spine at the intensity of his stare.


    I took a step back when he''s eating up the distance between us and the back of my leg hit the bed


    frame.


    Shit. There was nowhere to go.


    "Get on the bed flower," His voice dropped in a low husky tone that made me bite the bottom of my


    lip hard.


    My eyes widen. "What? Hell no."


    He tilted his head to the side, gazing at me with that gleam of heat I was now ustomed to. " You


    run up here because you thought I''d do body shots on those girls."


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    I gulped, looking away as I felt my face flush. He read me like an open book and that''s


    embarrassing.


    " I don''t care what you do Kaleb," I lied through my teeth and keeping my gaze away from his.


    " So you wouldn''t care if I go back down there and lick all over Juliet''s stomach?"


    His words made me snap my gaze back to his and I red. It seems that''s what he wanted me to


    do because he smirked in satisfaction.


    I ground my teeth.


    "Looks like you do care flower."


    I fisted my hands, holding my re steady on his handsome face. " I would like to be alone Kaleb.


    Get out and do whatever you want."


    He raised a brow, a tiny sh of a smirk at the corner of his mouth showcasing. " You want me out?


    Then do as I say. Be a good girl and get on that bed. Because the only thing I want to do is you."

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    Does this girl not know how she fucking drives me insane?!


    She''s now my waking thought and haunts me even in my dreams. Bailey Reed was starting to


    be an addiction I crave every single day.


    And you know what?


    I loved it.


    I loved craving her.


    Wanting her.


    Jesus, I only craved her.


    But I want more, this urgency to always be with her...


    This craving that was soon bing a desperation.


    God.


    What had she done to me?


    I looked at her as she walked up those stairs, her long smooth legs making me want to lick them for


    hours.


    "Where is she going?" Mira questioned with panic as she stared at Katrina who shrugged.


    " I think she''s gone to use the bathroom."


    Mira panics and pulls out her phone.


    The boys were talking to me but I couldn''t focus on them. My ears were only picking up on the


    conversation Mira was having with Bailey.


    "Kaleb. Do you hear me man?" A smack on my shoulder made me draw my attention back to


    Stefan.


    "Hm?" I asked, not at all interested with what they were talking about.


    Hearing the sound of my sister''s sigh made my ears perk. " Okay fine. But if anything call me


    okay?"


    When she ends the call she talks to Katrina. " She doesn''t want us toe meet her. I hope she''s


    okay." She worried her lips between her teeth.


    I cleared my throat and walked up to the table. The boys cheered, perhaps thinking I''d join in. Only


    for me to grab the strong liquor from Becker''s hold and grab a cut up lime sneakily.


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    "Well you guys enjoy." I took a swig of the liquor and ignore their questions as I made my way


    upstairs.


    "Kaleb what about the body shots!" Juliet screeched to get my attention. I pretended to not have


    heard her and continued my path.


    I don''t know how I managed to find the right room, call me lucky but I found her on the first try.


    The lights were off and it gave me a sense of deja vu. I grinned and closed the door, making sure to


    lock it so no one will disturb us from what I was about to do to her.


    I licked my lips already knowing how good this will be.


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    I will not lie and say that his words did not make me pant, because they did.


    My throat dried and God, the pulsing between my thighs.


    I swallowed.


    "What are you nning Kaleb?" I whispered, now a bit tempted to do as he say as he have lit a


    sudden spark in me.


    He hums, tilting his head and looking straight at me with that longing gaze.


    "I''m giving you your first body shot experience. I''m only going to celebrate with you tonight. All those


    goals," He stepped forward causing me to tip back and fall on the bed.


    I looked up at him, gasping when his eyes softened with that vulnerable look. " Were all for you


    baby."


    His knees push on the mattress and he leaned toward me, causing me to lean back and of course


    my back kissed the sheets under me.


    My chest moves up and down quickly, and I''m gasping for air as Kaleb draw''s incredibly close.


    My eyes search his whilst my heart thrums in my chest with the same bass as the music


    downstairs.


    It''s crazy how he affects me so much now.


    My fingers bunch up the sheets under my hands and I clutch them like my life is depending on it.


    I could have easily pushed him away and scold him for trying to seduce me. But instead I am frozen


    and shaking with anticipation.


    His eyes flicker to my lips and they heat up with desire. I gasp when I felt one of his fingers brush


    under the end of the shirt Mira had borrowed to me.


    Slowly, he pushes it up.


    It kind of tickles as his finger brushed along my skin. Goosebumps rise and I bit my lower lip.


    I arch my back, now breathing so rough. Our breaths mingle in the air and it feels like the world


    outside just stops and it''s just the two of us.


    His eyes returned to mine as the his fingers brush against my navel. He licks his lips.


    " Let''s make one thing clear here Bailey," His voice is so thick with desire it makes me clench my


    thighs to stop the sudden burst of tickles on my clit.


    I gulped.


    "I''m going to be your first in everything," He said with so much confidence that it left no room to


    argue. " Your first fuck. Your first kiss. Your first boyfriend, your first love." His head dips, his fingers


    lifting my shirt higher until he practically makes my bra visible.


    "And you''re going to be myst."

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    I couldn''t deny the electric feeling that buzzed between and around us. The raging of need and


    desire, of want and desperation.


    My heart raced as he revealed more of my skin and goosebumps spread on my flesh in an instant.


    I''m breathing hastily and in that moment as his lips move against mine, slow and sensual, so full of


    emotion, I forget about his past.


    And everyone behind that locked door.


    I forget why I should stay away from him and why he should stop. But I can''t seem totch on those


    red signs and instead they turn green.


    I gasp when he pulls away to look at me, a soft smile ying on his lips. " I hope that kiss told you


    everything I am trying to say."


    My breath hitched. It did. The kiss did reveal his emotions.


    Emotions I did not know Kaleb can have. I admit, before I saw him as nothing more than a boy with


    hormones he couldn''t control.


    But this is far from the truth. He is so much more.


    His eyes pinned me down with honesty and a shiver race down my spine. " There''s many more I


    need to tell you Bailey. More I want to show you and make you feel," his voice grow hoarse and he


    peeled away more.


    His eyes fall to my navel and his fingers tickle down to stop just above. I sucked in a sharp breath.


    The feeling of tingles on my skin made me unstable and I clench the sheets under me to bnce


    my emotions.


    Of course, when Kaleb is near my emotions refuse to bnce.


    His eyes lift to mine and his fingers trailed a path on my skin, inching down to the waistband of my


    panties.


    The air is lodged in my throat and my chest hurt for how long I have kept it tucked in my lungs. The


    anticipation is killing me.


    "You have no idea," he whispered, his fingertips just at the brush of the waistband. I push my hips


    up unconsciously, and the smile that reared on his face made me melt back down to the mattress.


    "What you do to me," he breathed before his fingers crawl under the waist band to brush on my


    pussy mound and tickled lower until a huge gasp slipped out of my mouth.


    Kaleb''s eyes darken and he licked across his lip. " There''s only one right way to do body shots," his


    voice is so hoarse and sexy.


    I swallowed, my parched throat burn as my body buzz with heat from his touch. I am soaked, I can


    feel it slipping from between my lips and when his fingers finally brush against the wetness, his eyes


    flickered with satisfaction.


    " Good. You''re already so wet baby," a smirk slowly paint on his lips and he winked. " Makes


    everything way easier." As soon as he said those words, one of his digits entered me.


    I gasp as his finger curled and I moaned loudly when he rubbed a spot that had me jerking. He


    smirked, groaning. " Like I had said, no one feels better than you baby. No one could ever." His lips


    came down to nt a kiss on my stomach as his finger pushed in and out of me.


    My eyes flutter close for a few seconds until he did something that made them fly open quickly


    when he added another digit. He rubbed against that spot and started to finger fuck me slowly. His


    head lift to watch me like a hawk, every twitch of my face somehow giving him pleasure as his eyes


    lit up.


    " Kaleb," I whispered his name, my thighs clenching as a thirsty look covered his face. He licked his


    lips and groan.


    " You''re mine Bailey," He grunted, fucking me harder. I moaned loud, unable to stifle them. The


    party was still raging behind the closed doors, so I was certain no one can hear me except the walls


    that surrounded us.


    I''m gasping and I''m clenching around his finger when he adds another. "Shit," He curses, groaning


    as he pushes in and out. My heart races as hepletely takes control of my body with his fingers


    and I do not stop him.


    "You''re so tight," He grunted, slowly pushing in and out of me now. I grab his wrist, my body


    trembling under the powerful pleasure.


    "Please," I pleaded, not even sure what I was pleading him to do. Did I want more or am I pleading


    him to stop because the pleasure was to much to bear?


    Kaleb groaned. " What do you want baby?"


    "You," I gasped, trembling and on the verge of exploding. I am inching closer to the edge and just as


    I was about to tip over, Kaleb stops and pulls out his fingers.


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    A sly smirk on his lips.


    I''m panting and ring at him, lifting myself up on my elbows.


    With a glimmer in his eyes he showed me his fingers. The three that were just inside me.


    I flush as they glistened with my juices. " Lie back down." Hemanded.


    My body instantly abides to hismand. Perhaps I was itching for him to continue what he had


    been doing prior.


    Kaleb shifted and pushed the piece of lime on my lips. "Bite."


    I do as I am told, my breathing still so quick and his eyes so dark and stormy with desire. He licked


    his lips and those fingers sticky with my juices, dipped into my navel and made sure that my navel


    was soaked with my juices.


    My face is burning brightly yet I don''t protest. Instead I am finding myself more aroused. He pushed


    his fingers in his mouth, sucking and licking the rest of the juices that remained.


    His eyes fluttered shut and he moaned in pleasure, as though savoring the taste of me.


    When he opened his eyes back they fell on me instantly and he grinned. " You taste sweet baby.


    You''re now my favorite dessert."


    I didn''t think I could possibly blush even more, but I did.


    His grin grew when he noticed the flush on my cheeks and he raised a brow. " If you don''t stop


    looking at me like that, I''d fuck you right here and right now Bailey. And it''s not going to be quick. I


    won''t be able to stop." He warned, making me swallow as I heard the truth in his words.


    If he did what he said he''d do, Mira would certainly catch us. There was no way I could avoid her.


    He licked his lips and I nearly squealed when he poured some of the alcohol in the bottle in my


    navel. He smirked and winked before his head dipped.


    His tongue touched the waistband of my panty before he dragged it up slowly until reaching my


    navel and dipped his tongue in.


    I gasped as he swirled his tongue and kissed my navel as if imagining it was my pussy. He moaned


    until he licked up everything and then lift his head to bite into the lime he gaze me. He drop it on the


    bed and then smashed his lips on mine, moaning while pushing his tongue into my mouth.


    The taste of me, the alcohol and the tinge of lime burst on my tongue and I gasped, making him


    push his tongue deeper.


    Fuck.


    I''m growing wet at how this is. He''s kissing me like his life depended on it.


    "You''re mine Bailey and I will be yours if you will have me." He whispered on my lips, his tongue


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    I''m breathing hastily as Kaleb kisses me slowly. It was a tender and something about this one was


    very different.


    It felt like a silent conversation between the two of us. A conversation where we both agree to be


    each other''s.


    It felt like we were in our own little bubble. Just me and him. Us. Just us two. No one else, just us.


    But sometimes a happy little bubble doesn''tst. Sometimes things happen to poke it. And pop, it''s


    gone.


    The sharp sound of his ringtone or was it mine? I wasn''t sure. But it screeched in the air like a dying


    horse.


    Breaking the warm feeling both Kaleb and I were surrounded by.


    Kaleb pulls away with a groan, cusses. "Fuck. I guess our time is up flower."


    He pecked my lips, groaned again and swept in for another slow kiss, only to be interrupted yet


    again.


    "Dammit." He barked and sat up. Pulling his phone out of his pocket.


    I rise into a sitting position, bncing myself on my elbows while he furrowed his brows down at the


    screen.


    "It''s Stefan." He said, not that he needed to tell me but he did. He answers on the fifth ring, his eyes


    set on mine while he speaks.


    "Then drive her yourself."


    "No."


    "Fuck, fine. I''ll be down in a second."


    "Give me a fucking minute man." Kaleb ends the call and buried his head in his hands.


    Worried, I asked him softly. " Is everything okay?"


    He rubbed his head and nod. " Yeah."


    He then gets off the bed and says over his shoulder. " You should probably wait a little bit before


    coming down."


    " Kaleb?" I called before he opened the door. I''m already fixing my clothes, now feeling dirty and


    used.


    What happened to the sweet boy who kissed me like his life depended on it?


    Was this all an act to have his way with me again?


    What about his words?


    I blinked as I felt the sting of iing tears.


    What about him saying I was his? Were they just that, words?


    My heart aches and I breathed in when he stops but clutched the handle. " I''ll tell you about itter. I


    have to go before my sister gets here, she''s already on her way."


    With that he leaves and I quickly rise to my feet, clenching my fists.


    That''s it?


    That''s all?


    Asshole.


    I knew I shouldn''t have trusted him again.


    Stupid stupid Bailey!


    I pressed my lips into a tight frown and instead of heading to the door I went to the balcony. If


    anything all I need now is the cool air to rx me.


    If Mira was on her way as he said, then showing her how upset I was, wasn''t a wise idea. Not when


    her brother was the cause and she''d dig in until she knew what or who upset me.


    Mira was relentless when she had something to prove or know. Which is why I was scared that


    she''d find out about Kaleb and me.


    My frown deepened. Is there even a Kaleb and me? I don''t think so.


    I shook my head and clutched the railing, looking at the mass of teens on thewn.


    Why did Ie here again?


    As the question rang in my head my eyes caught sight of him. Him and someone else.


    He''s holding her, cradling her to him as one of her arms curl around his neck to hold him. He''s


    moving swiftly to his vehicle and I''m clutching the railing so hard I''m afraid I''d bend it.


    Kaleb has Juliet in his arms and is rushing her to his vehicle. A little part of me wished he''d look


    back, as though he could somehow sense my gaze on his back.


    But he doesn''t. He pushes her in the front seat and straps her.


    I blinked and turned around, unable to watch them. He left me for her. Is this what he didn''t want to


    tell me? He was going to bring her home?


    I bet to spend the night.


    As I turned around the door opens, sound from downstairs travels here and I quickly push down my


    emotions when I saw Mira and Katrina.


    Mira looks mad, the lines on her forehead revealing her vexation. She stormed toward me and


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    For a second I thought she knew and fear clutched me.


    " I can''t believe you left us down here all alone!" She raged and even though she was mad, I felt


    relieved. " The only one who stopped me froming up to drag you back down is Katrina. She


    came to check up on you."


    I turn to Katrina and my heart thuds. If she came up to check up on me, did that mean she saw


    Kaleb leave the room?


    " She was alone and wanted a breather Mira. Parties aren''t her thing and you know it." Katrina


    uttered, looking at me with a little knowing smile, turning to Mira her eyes narrowed.


    " Besides, no one questioned your whereabouts when you left me with Stefan." Katrina brows


    raised as she studied Mira who blushed.


    Finding the opportunity to remove the questions off me, I took it, besides, I am curious. " So where


    did you go Mira? Or should I ask with whom?"


    I crossed my arms and tilted my head, my eyebrows lifted as a smile spread on my face. It was


    better to tease her for her to forget about questioning me.


    Mira flushed harder and stuttered. " With no one!" Then she pointed at me. " Hey don''t think you''re


    off the hook yet. And why was the door not locked? Anyone could''ve barged in."


    I bit into my lip and looked at Katrina, hoping she''d carry on with the lie. " I forgot to lock it back after


    Katrina came to check up on me."


    Mira scowled. " Something could''ve happened to you Bails. Parties aren''t exactly safe. "


    " We could say the same thing for you Mirabell." Katrina teased, making Mira groan.


    Katrina and I bothughed at her annoyed expression.


    " I hate when you two gang up on me." She whined. " I''m already annoyed at that Juliet bitch. Saw


    my brother carrying her. I bet to sleep with her. Asshole can never keep his dick in his pants. Now I


    have to give Stefan a hundred bucks."


    She cussed under her breath, her mouth turning into a t annoyed line.


    Katrina looked at Mira. " Did you bet on the two.......


    Mira nod. " I didn''t think he''d be stupid enough to go back to her. That girl was a bitch. Stefan said


    he was still in love with her, I guess he is."


    Then she smacked her head with her palm and cussed. " Dammit. Of course he knew, they''re


    friends. That idiot knew he''d win. Kaleb must''ve told them that he still had feelings for her."


    She didn''t know her words were hurting me deeply, but I couldn''t me her. I did this to myself and I


    thought I was better than this.


    I am better than this.


    Sucking in some air, I grumble. " Guess he''ll stop being a huge dick now that she''s back. He finally


    found someone worth it enough to settle."


    Mira snorted. " Settle. I said fuck girl. But lets see if Juliet can make him settle again."


    I shrugged. " If anyone can do it, it would be her. He fell for her once, he can do it again."


    " Not when he''s in love with someone else Bailey." Katrina voice cut in.

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    Both Mira and I stared at Katrina, but both of us with different expression. Mine was doubt while


    Mira looked confused.


    " What do you mean by that Kat?" Mira questioned, her eyes darting between Katrina and me.


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    Katrina sighed. " It''s just.....


    She trailed off and looked away from me to fix her gaze on Mira. " I think we judge Kaleb a bit too


    much. Maybe he isn''t going to sleep with Juliet. Maybe he''s dropping her off because she''s crazy


    drunk. She did drink a lot Mira. And maybe, just maybe Kaleb is not in love with her anymore.


    There''s a possibility he can fall in love with someone else."


    She then turn to me, making me swallow. " Right Bailey? There''s a possibility?"


    I nced at Mira, hating that Kat put me on the spot like that. Seeing Mira''s eyes narrow on me, I


    shrugged and acted indifferent. " I don''t know Kat, once a yer, always a yer."


    Mira pped. " See!" She cheered, pointing at me. " I know I can always count on Bailey to see


    through my brother''s bullshit. Kaleb is a manwhore and I don''t think he has it in him to even settle


    for anyone. He''ll sleep around even when with Juliet."


    I bit my lip and blinked.


    If I could go back, I would have changed things around. I wouldn''t have gone to the party he was


    hosting. Nor enter his room. I would''ve-


    " Is this a bet Mira?" Katrina snorted.


    Mira shrugged. " If you want it to be, I''m giving a hundred bucks to Stefan, it would be nice to earn it


    back."


    Kat narrowed her eyes. " I would''t be so sure you''d win Mira. I have a feeling that Kaleb will fall in


    love with one girl and settle down, if he isn''t already." Kat snuck a quick nce at me.


    I hugged myself awkwardly.


    Mira didn''t notice the look Kat sent my way and smirked. " Okay then let us bet miss Kat. Whoever


    loses gives the other one hundred dors."


    Katrina raised a brow. " Let''s make it two hundred dors."


    Mira tilted her head and looked a bit shocked. " You sure you''re willing to lose that much money


    Katrina?"


    Katrina is now the one to hold a smirk on her face. " That''s the thing Mira, I know I won''t lose. But


    you''ll just have to wait and see for yourself."


    Mira snorted. " I know my brother more than anyone."


    Katrina giggled. " Right." Kat looks over at me and smirked.


    " Who do you think will win the bet Bailey? Do you think Kaleb will fall in love-


    I shook my head. Why did they have to bring me into this. " Love isn''t in Kaleb''s vocubry."


    Katrina lifts one brow mockingly. " Then it''s in yours."


    I choked on my spit and Mira rushes to pat my back.


    " I''m fine." I coughed, slightly ring at Katrina who had the biggest satisfied grin on her face.


    " I''m done with this party. I''m going to head on out Mira, sorry but I don''t feel like it anymore." All I


    want to do right now was take a much needed nap. Too much had happened in just a day, barely a


    day.


    Mira pouts and grabs my arm. " But can''t you stay for just another thirty minutes until we''re done


    with the game?"


    Kat and I looked at each other in horror, already knowing that she was going to force us to y


    whatever game she was talking about.


    " Game? Mira what game are you talking about?" I hissed lowly. I just wanted to go home.


    Katrina res at her. " What are you trying to push us into this time Mira."


    Mira gave us a sheepish smile. " Okay, so I kind of made another bet with Ryan-


    Katrina and I groaned.


    Mira pouts. " Come on guys, you know he''s a dick and I love to see him lose-


    " Right," Kat cut in sarcastically. " Is that why you left with him earlier?"


    Mira stuttered, her face flushing. "Whatever you are thinking, get it out of your head Katrina! Right


    now, get it out of your head." She faked shivered and run her hand through her hair.


    Katrina snorted and I bit my lip to not smile. Something was certainly going on between Ryan and


    Mira. I couldn''t hold back my smile anymore.


    But the smile slips from my face when I realize at least they can be open about it seeing as Kaleb


    never warned Ryan off Mira. I mean, I don''t think he did.


    But if Mira were to find out about Kaleb and I-


    I swallowed.


    " It''s seriously not what you''re thinking. Me and Ryan." She shivered in fake disgust. " I rather kiss a


    toad."


    " Then you two will be known as the princess and the frog." Katrina snorted, making Mira scowl at


    her.


    " Shut up Kat," Mira grumble, yet her flustered face showed that she enjoyed being poked at. "


    Look, as I was saying before being rudely interrupted," she gave Kat a pointed look. " I made a bet


    with Ryan. Just a tiny bitty one."


    Kat folded her arms and popped her hip. " If it''s so small, you y it yourself and leave Bailey and


    me out of it."


    Mira pouted. " Come on guys, we girls gotta stick together. I''d do it for you!"


    I nearly snorted at her trying to guilt trip us.


    " What game is it Mira?" Katrina sighed.


    Mira winced. " Truth or dare."


    Both Kat and I widened our eyes in surprise. Those truth and dare games here were not simple


    games. They were always extra and more on the crazy side.


    Why would Mira make a bet on this?


    We can''t possibly y this.


    Mira gave us puppy dog eyes and whined. " Come on, for only thirty minutes. If we can do this, he''d


    give us each fifty bucks."


    Katrina shook her head, clicking her tongue. " It''s always money with you Mira."


    Mira shrugged. " Well I''m saving up for a new screen projector for our movie nights. The least you


    can do is help me get the money girl."


    Katrina sighed and looked over at me. " What do you think Bailey? Should we?"


    I looked at Mira and furrowed my brows in thought. The way these guys y it should be illegal but


    it would only be for thirty minutes. Besides, I do not think they''d choose me.


    I nod. " Okay. But only for thirty minutes."


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    " Finally showed up Mira?" Ryan teased.


    There''s a long wooden table separating the two, and on its surface is a line of cups filled to the brim


    with alcohol. The pungent scent is stale in the air, making my nose twitch.


    " Now aren''t you sweet to wait for me to start the game?" Mira''s smile beamed brightly. She walked


    up to the table, called us over and taunted Ryan. "Let''s begin shall we?"


    With a tilt of his head and a grin appearing on his face, Ryan nod while darting his eyes over


    everyone surrounding the table. " What do you say guys? Ready to y truth or dare?"


    The others cheer while Katrina and I gave each other nervous nces. We all knew how this game


    works, we''ve seen it first hand.


    Whatever you choose, truth or dare.....it wouldn''t matter. All that mattered would be going through


    with it and not chickening out. If you do, then off with your hair!


    You''d be shaved bald.


    The way they y it had been done for years and passed down through generations. Only this time,


    the dares can be as severe as jumping off a cliff.


    Ryan smirked at Mira and winked. Mira red and straightened her spine, staring at him head on.


    " Stefan, the bottle." Ryan demanded, his eyes set on Mira as though she was the only one in the


    room.


    There were about twenty people currently surrounding the table, some drunk and a few looked a bit


    sane enough. That few was Mira, Katrina and me. Perhaps Ryan and Stefan too. But the others,


    they could barely keep their legs from crumbling under their weight.


    Stefan gulped down thest of his drink and ced the now empty bottle in the middle of the table.


    Everyone nervously looked at each other, now knowing that the real game was just about to begin.


    "Too bad Kaleb''s missing out on this one." Stefan snorted beside me.


    I looked at him, trying my hardest to not re at him for reminding me Kaleb was not here but with


    her.


    Ryan looked around the room, both his hands on the table as he leaned forward. " Who wants to do


    the honors?"


    Mira puffed out her chest and leaned forward to grasp the bottle. " Me," she smirked before spinning


    it.


    Ryan smirk widened and we all wait with anticipation on who the bottle willnd on. Itnds on a girl


    with blonde hair. I know her, Kirsty Jones. She was known for doing a gang bang in the school''s


    restroomst year.


    She looks wasted, her eyes barely open and they are bloodshot red. " Well what do you got little


    girl? I choose dare, make me suck your brother''s cock." She giggled and so did the other girls


    beside her who were probably her friends.


    Katrina stared at her in disgust while Mira red at her. I on the other hand was furious. I wanted


    nothing more but to march over there rip her fucking hair out.


    I was never a violent person but these girls were getting on myst nerves.


    I am startled when I felt a hand interlock with mine. I turn to Katrina who gave me a reassuring


    smile.


    I sighed. Kat certainly knew what was going on between Kaleb and me.


    Mira sneered. " Well since my brother is not here, I got something else for you to suck Kirsty. I dare


    you to suck the toilet bowl water like a fucking vacuum you slut."


    My jaw ckened and I am not the only one. Everyone stared at Mirabe in stunned silence. Hell I


    could''ve sworn they cut the music too.


    Kirsty face was already red from being drunk, but either she was embarrassed or furious because


    the shade turn so dark even I grew worried she''d stay like this permanently. It was those ugly


    shades of red you''d barf at.


    " I can''t do that!" She screeched, throwing daggers at Mirabe who shrugged.


    " Then get your head shaved off. I''m sure the guys will be able to grip scalp when you suck them."


    Kirsty looked humiliated as all the guys around burst outughing. Even her friends who previously


    laughed at her words, joined in.


    Kirsty shrank and looked at Mira pleadingly but Mira didn''t let up. Sighing she looked at Ryan. "Get


    the razor."


    Five minutester and Kirsty was a pretty bald girl who clutched her hair to her chest. I almost felt


    pity for her but serves her right for talking about my man in that way.


    Screech. Full stop. What the fuck did I just say in my head? Did I just refer to Kaleb as my man?!


    " Oohh." A chorus of oh''s rang through the air and pulled me out of my head. I looked down at the


    bottle and itnded on Mira.


    Kirsty smirked. " You know what they say Mirabe. Karma is a bitch," her words are a bit slurred


    but everyone understood them.


    Mirabe is stiff and I am sure she was now regretting epting an invite to y the game. But


    Mirabe was like her brother in many ways, they never give up. They were too proud and held their


    heads high.


    Something admirable really.


    " Dare." She sneered.


    I stared at her wide eyed. If she had chosen truth it would''ve been easier, but Mira was too proud to


    make Kirsty feel like she won.


    Which maye back to bite her in the ass.


    Kirsty smirk widened. " I dare you to grab Ryan''s dick for five minutes and have Gracie over here do


    a photoshoot."


    She pointed at Gracie who threw her hand over her mouth to stifle her giggles. Ryan looks stunned


    yet Mira on the other hand looks like she had just seen a ghost.


    The blood drains from her face and she looked rmingly pale.


    I leaned over. " You don''t have to do this Mira, you can end the game."


    " Bailey is right, you don''t have to do this."


    Mira looks at us and said hushly. " You two know what happens if I quit. I won''t look pretty bald."


    She gulped.


    She''d be forced to shave her head. Kirsty did it so there was no way Mira would want to look like a


    chicken in front of everyone.


    She took in a deep breath and straightened her spine. " It depends if the guy in question is okay


    with this." She looks at Ryan, her face red.


    Ryan bites his bottom lip and clears his throat before shrugging. " Of course, I don''t mind."


    At this point Mira is extremely red to the point her skin is flushed with the color alone. Katrina and I


    looked at her worriedly as she walked over to Ryan. He turns to her, and his eyes soften.


    He leans down and whispers in her ear. She nod and she unbuttons his jeans, before pushing her


    hand down to grasp him.


    I could have sworn I heard him groan but I wasn''t sure. What I was sure about was the two looked


    at each other as though they were the only ones in the room.


    " Oh God I can''t look." Katrina whispered, covering her eyes. I nod, agreeing with her.


    Kirsty and Gracie giggled as they snapped pictures. " That''s it Mirabe, grasp that dick!" Kirsty


    screeched.


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    Long night indeed.


    As the giggles surged around us, Mirabe and Ryan seem to be too lost in their staring contest to


    realize the time was up.


    " Why don''t you two just bone and get it over with!" Stefan yelled beside me, chuckling when he


    managed to break their stares.


    Mira quickly pulled her hand out, her face flushed as she looked at the floor. She bumped into


    Gracie on her way back here and didn''t bother apologizing.


    " Oh God this was embarrassing." She whispered, shame written on her face and printed on her


    words.


    Katrina snorted. " I don''t know, it seemed like you both were enjoying from here."


    Mira flushed red, stuttering before she muttered shut up.


    Katrinaughed while I try tofort Mira. " Everyone is drunk, they''d probably not remember a


    thing after tonight."


    Mira twisted her face. " They took pictures. That dirty bitch Kirsty is going to embarrass me with


    them."


    I smiled sadly, unsure of what to say knowing she was right. Kirsty would certainly use this as


    revenge for Mira causing her to go bald.


    Mira sighed and leaned over to grip the bottle. " Let''s just get this over with girls."


    The bottle spins andnds on another girl. She chose truth which she earned a chorus of boo''s. The


    game continued on and I''ve been counting down the minutes until it ends.


    But then of course, the universe conspires against me at the exact moment I thought things couldn''t


    get any worse. Well it did. It really did.


    The moment the bottle stopped on Stefan, I just knew nothing good would have came out of this.


    Especially when the girl had that glimmer in her eyes as she looked at us.


    Why the hell did Stefan choose to stand beside me?


    Why in the bloody fuck did I decide to agree to every little thing Mira pushed me into. God, I do this


    to myself and I can''t help but feel pity for my own self.


    " I dare you to kiss Bailey. "


    While Stefan looked extremely happy about this dare, I was not. In fact I was on the verge of


    barfing.


    Mira mouthed sorry to me and Katrina looked at me with pity, knowing I wouldn''t be able to tell


    Stefan no because I was a good friend and didn''t want him to shave his head.


    "Please Bailey, I won''t look good bald." He chuckled nervously when he saw my flight expression.


    I bit my tongue to stop the urge to vomit and motioned for him to lean forward. When he does I


    whispered in his ear to kiss me on my cheek but make it believable.


    He nods and tilts his head in a way to kiss my cheek. His lips are still too close forfort but it''s


    okay, he''s my friend.


    A chorus of cheers and ooh''s rang around and I squeezed my eyes shut, praying that the time tick


    by quicker.


    " Come on, give her some tongue. We want to see tongue!" The girl yelled and the rest agreed.


    My heart drops.


    Fuck.


    Fuck!


    My heart raced. Should I pretend to faint? Or should I just let the barf go and vomit right now? I


    mean it would give me a good excuse to run away.....


    But just as my mind raced with possible ways of escape, the sound of police sirens loud and


    screeching, saved me.


    Everyone yelled and panicked. In seconds they are running around the house for ways of escaping


    the cops.


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    Someone gripped my hand and I saw that it was Katrina. She held Mira''s hand too. " Come on


    guys, we better get out of here now."


    We nod and all three of us rushed to the back door. We run across thewn and jumped over a


    fence before charging down the street.


    When we were a good distance away from the party we stopped to take a breather. My hand is on


    my knee and I''m trying to hurl in as much air as I can get.


    Jesus, my legs are killing me.


    " What a fucked up night." Mira whispered, shivering.


    Both Katrina and I red at her. " And who is to be med for it!?" We yelled.


    She winced. " Gosh, I know. I am sorry. I swear I''ll never do any bet with Ryan again."


    I rolled my eyes. Mira was bluffing. There was no way she''d miss an opportunity to one up her


    brother, Ryan or anyone. Mira loves betting and she loves winning even more.


    " Boy am I d that bottle nevernded on me." Katrina sighed, straightening up and looking back.


    I cringed and wiped my cheek where Stefan kissed. " Don''t remind me."


    Mira raised a brow. " I didn''t think you''d go on with it."


    " Well I couldn''t make the poor guy lose his hair. You know Stefan adores his hair."


    It''s true, out of all the boys in the school, Stefan takes care of his hair the most.


    Mira nodded. " True. How was it? The kiss?"


    " We didn''t really kiss Mira, it was kind of an illusion."


    " Oh. Well then, that''s good. It would be awkward you know." She replied.


    " How will it be?" I asked.


    Her shoulder lift into a shrug. " He''s my brother''s best friend and you''re mine. If you two hooked up


    that would make us all hang out more." She poked her tongue out in a fake vomiting motion. " I


    already hate to see my brother''s face every single day, imagine not getting a break from


    pennywise."


    Katrina raised a brow. " Did you just call your brother pennywise? Like the scary clown in that horror


    movie."


    Mira nod. " Yes. His face reminds me of that hideous clown."


    Katrina shook her head and giggled. " Mira."


    "Hmm?" Mira hummed, looking around the area. It was night and we really needed to be weary of


    our location.


    "You and your brother are twins. You look alike. So technically you just said you look like pennywise


    too."


    Mira gasped at Katrina''s words and snapped. " You take that back Kat!"


    Katrina giggled and I joined in. " You said it!" Kat defended.


    Kat took off running when Mira chased her. I had no choice but to follow after. Three teenagers


    running down an empty street,ughing like maniacs. What a sight.


    -


    Stefan ended up meeting us and gave us a lift home. He apologized for kissing me, even though


    technically he hadn''t touched my lips.


    The car was awkward with just us two after we dropped off the girls.


    When he finally dropped me off home, all I could do was thank God inwardly. I practically leaped out


    of the car, said a hasty goodbye and run to my house like my ass was on fire.


    Mom and dad were not mad at me for being a bitte past the schedule time he gave me.


    When I got in my bedroom, exhaustion weighed me down heavily and I found no strength to peel off


    my clothes, I thumped on the bed and groaned.


    I was just about to drift off into La Land when my phone buzzed. I took it out and squinted at the


    screen. It was a text from Mira.


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    " I can''t believe you called the cops on the kidsst night, ke." Mom snorted in a hushed tone. I


    stopped abruptly on thest stair and listened to the two talk.


    " Technically I called my mom. It''s not like anyone would''ve gotten arrested. Just to scare them off."


    Dad''s response made my jaw drop.


    Did my dad really call grandma Rynst night to stop the party?


    I bit my bottom lip, not sure if tough or not. His intervene, well grandma Ryn''s intervene I should


    say, did save mest night. If it were not for them I''d not be able to get out of the stupid game.


    I smiled and continued on my path to the kitchen where both of my parents are. Dad is seated


    around the ind, sipping on some steaming coffee, while mom is cutting up some fruits.


    When they noticed my presence mom sent me a sheepish smile while dad looked away. " Good


    morning." I greeted.


    " Good morning baby. Did you have a good night rest? You look tired." Mom worried her bottom lip


    between her teeth.


    Dad turn to study me, his brows furrowing in worry.


    I looked down and fit myself on a stool. " Just had a restless night."


    I couldn''t findfort in my bedst night after Mira''s text. I didn''t text her back, which is odd of me


    and I know she''d find it weird.


    I made a mental note to text her back soon.


    " Is everything okay? It''s not because of the party is it?" Mom gave dad a pointed stare and I stifle a


    laugh but could not hold back my smile.


    My parents were adorable and I could never be mad at them.


    " No it''s not. It''s not anything to worry about actually. It''s just that I am overthinking about the next


    examing up." I shrugged and looked at the two.


    I grinned. " Why would you think it had anything to do with the party? Is it because you had


    grandma Ryn scaring the kids?"


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    Dad choked on his coffee and momes over to quickly pat his back. The tips of his ears redden


    and I giggled, throwing my palm over my mouth to stop from roaring in loudughter.


    " About that, I didn''t-


    I shook my head, grinning widely. " It''s okay dad." I reach over to pat his hand. " I''m not mad about


    it."


    In fact I am so grateful he did. I just wish grandma Ryn did it sooner.


    " I guess grandma Ryn still uses her siren." I giggled. Grandma Ryn was a retired cop but still


    asionally throw on her siren to scare people off.


    Dad chuckled. "That''s her other kid, she will never let it go."


    Mom shook her head and rubbed dad''s back. " I told him to not do it Bailey."


    I shrugged. " It really does not bother me mom. I''d probably do the same if I had a teenage


    daughter out at a party."


    Dad looked at mom cockily. " See baby, she gets it."


    Mom rolled her eyes. " You two are exactly the same." Looking over at me she pointed to the pic


    basket to my left. " Mind scooting this over to me? Ricky and Lilian are going to have a pic


    today."


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    Wrapping my hair up in a bun, I hear the distinct sound of a buzz. I looked over at my phone and


    saw Mira''s name sh on the screen. I sighed. I had forgotten to text her back.


    I groaned. She''s probably trying to call me to rant about not messaging her afterst night.


    Sighing I picked up my phone. If I did not answer her, she''d give me hell.


    My brows furrowed when I saw it was a video call and not our usual three way call. Out of curiosity, I


    swiped the answer button only to be greeted with Mira''s frightened face.


    Her eyes are wide and her bottom lip is trembling slightly.


    My heart drops in worry. What the hell happened.


    " Mira, what''s wrong?" I rushed out, my heart speeding.


    She shook her head. " I don''t know what''s wrong Bailey. My brother-


    She stopped, swallowing.


    My heart fell to my stomach at the mention of her brother. Did something happen to him? Was he


    okay?


    My hands got mmy as my heart sped in my chest. " What''s going on Mira? What''s wrong with


    Kaleb!?"


    Her face got closer to the screen, as if she was about to tell me a secret. " Bailey, Kaleb woke up


    and stormed out of the house this morning. He told no one where he was going, but I just got off the


    phone with Ryan and he just informed me Kaleb is at Stefan''s ce."


    He''s at Stefan''s ce? If so, what was wrong with that?


    It''s not like he had never been at Stefan''s, the two were best of friends.


    But then her next words made the blood drain out of my face.


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    This was not how I imagined my Saturday morning to be like.


    I expected to be chilling and watching a show. Maybe even visit Mira. Not this.


    Kaleb and Stefan fighting? Did Kaleb go to Stefan''s home to fight him? If so, why?


    " What are you talking about Mira? Why are they fighting?" I rushed out, scanning around my room


    for my shoes.


    " I am not sure, Ryan didn''t tell me. He just said I should go over there because they are still


    arguing and Kaleb won''t listen to him. Stefan''s house is like a fifteen minute drive from here, I won''t


    get there soon enough. Can you, can you go please? You''re closer."


    Even though Mira and her brother do not get along as much, she still care for him. Which is why her


    voice is so full of worry right now.


    I nod instantly. " I will. I''ll call you when I get there okay?"


    " Thanks Bailey. I''m going to ask dad to drop me off." Her voice is now coating with relief and we


    both bid our goodbyes, promising to meet at Stefan''s.


    As I ced my shoe on, my mind races with possible reasons on why the two were fighting, but


    came up nk. They were close friends, and sure they argued asionally but they never fought


    physically.


    Worried, I grabbed my phone tightly and rushed down the stairs. Dad''s helping mom cook lunch and


    I skidded to a stop before the kitchen. They both looked up when they heard me.


    Dad''s brows furrowed in concern. " What''s wrong?"


    Iughed awkwardly. " I uh kind of forgot something in Stefan''s carst night."


    " Have him drop it off." Mom suggested as she sprinkled the cheese on top of the macaroni.


    Lilian and Ricky had already gone to have the pic in the park, apanying the two is aunt


    Rosalie and uncle Arden, Ricky''s parents.


    I looked at them nervously. I didn''t want them to know that Stefan and Kaleb were currently fighting.


    But I needed dad to drop me off.


    " I''m also meeting Mira there," I bit my lip and quickly added. " For a group project. The three of us,


    Stefan, Mira and me."


    Dad''s brows furrowed. " Why don''t they juste over here?"


    I pinched the ends of my shirt in frustration. I know it was one of those days they get to spend


    together but a few minutes away wouldn''t hurt.


    " Dad please?" I pleaded, doing that puppy dog pouty face he could never resist. I learnt from mom.


    With a deep sigh, he nod. " Okay," he reach for the kitchen towel to wipe his hands while leaning to


    kiss mom''s head. " I''ll be back soon baby."


    -


    The drive to Stefan''s house was a short one and as we approached my heart pounded faster. I


    wondered what could have triggered such a heated argument between Kaleb and Stefan. Two


    friends who were practically inseparable. It had to be something serious for Mira to be this worried.


    "Thanks dad." I leaned over to give him a kiss on the cheek and stepped out of the vehicle. I


    spotted Kaleb''s car parked in front of the driveway. He didn''t park it straight too, which indicated that


    he came here in a hurry.


    Ryan''s car is also parked a bit further down the road.


    My belly swirled with unease.


    "What time should I pick you up? Or are you catching a ride with Mira or will Stefan drop you-


    " Yes." I cut in quickly. "I''ll have Stefan drop me off."


    He nod, his brows furrowing as he peered at me with a quizzical stare. " Is something going on I


    should know about Bailey?"


    I shook my head quickly, sending him a reassuring smile. " Nothing is going on dad. I''ll be home for


    lunch."


    I closed the door and waved him goodbye while keeping that smile on my face. When he drives off I


    quickly turn to Stefan''s house.


    It''s quiet but I know the boys are probably inside. I hurriedly made my way over and knocked on the


    door, chewing my lips.


    What was I going to say to them? I''ve never really stopped a fight between the boys because I


    never had to. They never fought before!


    Nervously shifting on my feet, I waited with battered breath for someone to answer the door. A


    minute goes by and no one showed up.


    But in thatst second I heard it, well him, his loud angry shout that sted through the walls and


    reached my ears.


    " You kissed her!" He roared, making my heart jump in my throat at the aggressive tone. The


    intensity of Kaleb''s anger sent shivers down my spine and I didn''t really think about it when I


    pushed the door open and stepped inside.


    If I had known it was unlocked I would have opened it a long time ago.


    I froze when I saw the scene in front of me, Kaleb and Stefan standing in the middle of the room,


    Kaleb''s fisting Stefan''s shirt with one of his hands raised. Ryan is standing beside them, his eyes


    wide and his hand on Kaleb''s to stop him.


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    My heart thrust against my chest.


    " What the hell is going on?" I yelled, earning everyone''s attention. I noticed the sudden stiffness of


    Kaleb''s shoulders when my voice traveled through the air but he doesn''t turn around to nce at


    me.


    Stefan on the other hand looks at me and I winced inwardly when I noticed his split lip, his bruised


    jaw and the blue coloring happening around his left eye.


    Stefan''s eyes narrowed as he swept them back over to Kaleb. " Ask Kaleb over here."


    From here I saw the way Kaleb''s fist on Stefan''s shirt tighten brutally.


    Nerves fluttering in my stomach, I looked at him. " Kaleb, what''s going on?"


    " Yes Kaleb. Tell her your fucking issue for barging into my home and assaulting me." Stefan


    mocked, licking the blood on his lip.


    Kaleb groaned in anger and pulled Stefan forcefully to him.


    My heart skips and I rush to their side, hoping to stop the brewing fight. " Kaleb don''t!" I rushed,


    grabbing his arm before he swung.


    He froze and left his hard eyes on Stefan. I looked at Ryan for help and he winced. " I''ve tried to


    stop them Bailey."


    " Shut the fuck up Ryan, I have a bone to pick with you too for making Mirabe touch your dirty


    dick!" Kaleb roared but kept his gaze on Stefan.


    Ryan cringed.


    " Is this about Mira? The dare?" I asked Kaleb in frustration. " It was a game Kaleb, Mira had to do


    it-


    I flinched away when he suddenly span around, catching me off guard. " This isn''t about Mirabe


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    My eyes widened in shock. "What?" I whispered as his gaze bored into mine. His expression was a


    mixture of hurt, anger and betrayal.


    What the hell is he talking-


    Oh.


    The dare.


    Stefan, still being held by Kaleb spoke up. " I keep fucking telling him it was just a dare."


    Kaleb''s eyes darken and he whipped back around, and was just about to lung for Stefan again


    when I grabbed his arm.


    " I let him." I whispered, clutching his arm tighter. He stiffens by my words.


    " He didn''t lie, it was a dare. But we didn''t really kiss." I added when I felt the anger roll off of him in


    waves.


    " It didn''t look like you two didn''t really kiss Bailey."


    "Well we didn''t." I gritted my teeth, now feeling frustrated that he was mad because of the dare.


    Stefan and I didn''t even kiss!


    " And if we did, it shouldn''t be any of your concern Kaleb," I let his arm go.


    Kaleb snapped to face me, a chilling re on his face. I stood my ground and lifted my chin up.


    " You have no right to barge into Stefan''s home because of a stupid dare." I uttered, folding my


    arms. " Especially when I am not that important to you."


    He flinched, his eyes dimming with hurt before the pop of his jaw indicated that I struck a nerve. "


    How can you possibly think you are not important-


    " Wait." Stefan cuts in, wiping the blood trailing down his chin. " What''s going on here? Are you two


    together or something?" He looked between Kaleb and me, his brows drawn in confusion.


    " No!" I rushed out the second Kaleb responded with a yes.


    I should have been happy to hear him im me in front of the boys but I felt anything but that. I felt


    the tingling feeling in my stomach that revealed my nerves and the tickling feeling on my neck.


    I was squirmy and kind of irritated that we did not speak about our rtionship enough for him to


    im me in front of them. Especially when we had issues having to do with Juliet and now the dare.


    We clearly had to talk.


    Ryan and Stefan look between the two of us confused.


    I red at Kaleb while he red right back at me. " Yes we are." Kaleb gritted out every word,


    rubbing his teeth in frustration.


    I tipped my chin up to show that he did not intimidate me. " We are not. Not until-


    He took a step forward and cut in. " Until what Bailey? Until I marry you, impregnate you? Until


    when?"


    My mouth ckened and so did Ryan and Stefan''s. Their eyes are as wide as mine,pletely


    shocked by Kaleb''s words.


    I flushed and looked away. " It''s too early to even talk about this Kaleb. We''re still in high school


    and-


    He''s almost pressing up against me when he takes that step forward and I held my breath. " This is


    our future Bailey. It''s already set. Have you forgotten what I said to youst night? You''re mine. And


    I am yours."


    I am not sure what to say, in fact, I am tongue tied to the point I can only stare at him silently.


    " Uh-" Ryan cleared his throat. " It looks like you two need to talk privately. Stefan."


    Looking at Ryan and Stefan, I whispered. " Can we keep this to ourselves? I don''t want Mira to


    know yet." I looked down in shame, wondering why I didn''t have the courage to tell Mira as yet.


    I would at least want her to know about it through me first.


    " Your secret is safe with me Bailey," I can hear the smile in Ryan''s response. " It''s not my ce to


    tell anyway. "


    I lift my head only to see him spare a nce at Kaleb while he whispered. " I get why you''re scared


    to tell her." Looking back at me he smiled. " Hopefully one day you will be able to tell her."


    It felt he said it for the both of us His eyes swept to Stefan who stayed rooted where he was and


    staring at me stunned. " Stefan." Ryan called out to him again.


    This time Stefan''s gaze drew away from mine and he nod silently. Ryan motioned with his head to


    follow him and Stefan nces at me onest time before following him out of the room quietly.


    Now that it is just Kaleb and me, the tension in the room spins.


    I scan his features that now dotted with more frustration and hurt.


    I shook my head, frowning. " You have no right to feel this way Kaleb. Remember you left with


    Juliet, God knows what you two done."


    His forehead creases into a frown at my words. " Is that why you went ahead and had Stefan kiss


    you? Because I brought Juliet home?"


    I scoffed. " If only you had actually brought her home and not in your bed. I know she slept in your


    bed Kaleb."


    I try to keep my voice stern but I will not lie and say I am not hurt by this. It was very clear to me that


    I am falling for Kaleb. And perhaps I am already too far gone.


    He flinched, his eyes storming before he nod. " She did, " he admit. His admission made my


    stomach twist with unease and I swallowed.


    " Okay," I whispered. At least he was honest with me this once. " Then I guess this is it."


    I turn around to leave, blinking back the sting in my eyes. This shouldn''t hurt as much as it did right


    now, but it does.


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    But fingers wrap around my wrist, stopping me from walking away. His hold was gentle, but firm,


    keeping me from resuming my steps.


    I stay facing the door, not wanting him to see the evident hurt in my eyes at his admission.


    " She slept in my bed Bailey, but I didn''t sleep beside her. I slept on the couch." His voice was


    gentle, like a teacher trying to soothe a wailing child. " What you''re thinking is not what happened."


    I ground my teeth and clench my hands and whirled around to shoot him a re. " Not what I


    think?! Kaleb you''re a yer, I don''t trust your words right now." I snapped.


    He still had a firm grip around my wrist and he uses that to draw me closer. My front press against


    his and I sucked in a sharp breath through my nose.


    His eyes narrowed down on me and I can see his expression clouding over with frustration. " Not


    anymore. I am not the same guy Bailey! Do you still not get it?" He hissed and dipped his head


    lower until our eyes are leveled.


    " You are it for me. You''ve always been it for me. The second I kissed you, tasted you, hell you''ve


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    Though his words made my heart raced, the doubt clouded my feelings and made me scowl. "


    Right. Then you have a funny way of showing it."


    I pushed off him and rest my palm on his chest to push away from him fully, but he gripped both my


    wrists this time and prevented me to.


    " Let me exin everything Bailey." His tone is soft with a plea that almost melted my resolve, but I


    refuse to be weakened so quickly.


    " Kaleb-


    " Please. I know the way I left wasn''t right-


    " You damn right it wasn''t!" I snapped, my face flushing with irritation. His eyes pleaded with me to


    listen, to understand, but the frustration still lingered in my chest painfully.


    " Flower, it''s really not what you think."


    I shook my head, trying to rip myself out his hold. " This is what any guilty person say to plead their


    case." I snorted out a dryugh.


    Kaleb winced and let out a breath, but he didn''t release his grip on my wrists. "I messed up, Bailey.


    I''m not denying that, but I need you to hear me out."


    I know that I wouldn''t leave here without him speaking to me, nor was it even possible to with his


    grip around my wrists.


    So I pressed my lips into a frown and nod.


    He looks relieved and started. " When Stefan called me, he said Juliet had gotten intoxicated and


    she did not feel well. She would only allow me to bring her home."


    His brows furrowed and his lips lined into a frown. " He gave the phone to her and she threatened to


    tell her father I was the one who gave her the drinks that wasced. I couldn''t bring her homest


    night so her dad won''t ask questions. I had no choice but to let her sleep in my room."


    My eyebrows clench. " Her drinks wereced?"


    He nod. " Stefan said they she left them for a bit and when she came back she was going crazy."


    " Then why didn''t you just tell me sost night Kaleb? I had to see you carrying her to your vehicle."


    I grumble, trying to free myself of his grip and finally he let me.


    I don''t step away from him though, I only fold my arms and stared at him firmly. " You could have


    just said so. You didn''t have to leave the way you did."


    He puffed out a breath and rolled his palm over his face. " I know and that was my mistake. I didn''t


    want you to think that I wanted to drop her. My intentions were to drop her off ande back to


    you. Things took a turn when she vomited on my shirt and by the time I washed it off, I got a call


    from Ryan saying the party was over."


    He looked at me with honesty. " I would''ve told you everything as soon as I got back. I would''ve


    called you but I thought it was better to exin in person. I didn''t think I''d wake up to a picture of


    you and Stefan kissing," his jaw ticked at the end of his words.


    I looked away, now feeling guilty. " It was a dare and we didn''t kiss. We made it seem that way but


    we hadn''t. I didn''t want the guy to shave his head bald Kaleb. You know how cruel that game can


    be."


    He lifted a strong shoulder into a shrug. " I don''t know. I don''t want his lips or his face anywhere


    near you. "


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    I rolled my eyes. " Kaleb, you can''t be possessive when we are not in a rtionship. And you also


    can''t bully who I interact with," I said, my frustration resurfacing.


    His eyes cloud with frustration but before he speak I lift my hand up to silence him. " And before you


    say we are, we are not. Not until we talk about this better. I understand what happenedst night


    but that doesn''t mean I will let it slide easily."


    His shoulders sagged and for a second he looked like a hurt puppy. I almost lost the firmness in my


    voice but decided if this were to work out, we needed bettermunication.


    " If you had told me straight up Juliet was threatening you I would not have made the assumption


    and gotten hurt." I pointed a finger at his chest. " You have a lot of mopping to do Sam."


    He nodded quickly, his eyes lighting back up with hope. " I just want you Bailey and I''ll do anything


    to be back into your good graces."


    I raised a brow. " Is that so?"


    He nodded quickly.


    " Well then, how about you also reveal why you lied about not being in Juliet''s room the day she


    moved in next door to you and Mira?" My jaw hurt as I pressed my teeth against each other. I can


    still remember how she gloated to Mira and me about Kaleb talking to her for so long."


    His brows furrowed and an adorable confused expression waved on his face. " I didn''t lie about


    that."


    " Juliet said-


    Kaleb facial expression changed into irritation and he cut me off. " I quite frankly don''t give a damn


    what Juliet said. That girl is a liar and you shouldn''t listen to her."


    I popped my hip sassily and his eyes shifted into amusement. "Then who should I listen to? You?"


    He nod, rolling his bottom lip between his teeth and sucked. Before I can retort, one of his arms


    wrap around my middle and pulled me flush to his body. "Yes, you should only listen to your


    boyfriend from now on." He lowered his head and I raised a brow despite having butterflies in my


    stomach.


    " You can also lie to Kaleb." I pointed out. " And we are still not official."


    He rolled his eyes and dipped his head lower until our lips are breath apart. " We are official in my


    eyes but I don''t mind chasing you until you give in."


    His head tilt and his eyes bore into mine deeply. The intensity made me shiver. " Also, I don''t think I


    can possibly lie to you Bailey. I don''t think you have realized yet the power you have over me


    flower."


    I was about to respond when the door suddenly thrust open and her voice fluttered in. " Kaleb you


    better-


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    Her eyes are glued to Kaleb and me, especially on his hand. I know this looked rather intimate so I


    had no idea how to exin this.


    Good thing Kaleb had quick thinking. " I think I got rid of it." he uttered loud enough for Mira to hear


    while brushing his hand down my back as though there was something there that shouldn''t have


    been.


    He takes a step back, looking over at his sister. " What are you doing here?" He questioned her,


    clearly want to stray her thoughts away from where it had drifted off to.


    Mira bounced her gaze between us, the tilt of usation on her face as she takes a step forward. "


    The better question is why were you two in that position?"


    My stomach twisted and I know I may have toe up with an excuse or confess. But I couldn''t. I


    couldn''t bring myself to, fearing that this would be the end of our friendship.


    " There was a tiny spider on her clothes, I was simply getting it off," Kaleb shrugged, strutting


    forward and acting neutral. I am jealous of how cool and calm he could be and I wish I could at least


    possess some of that for myself at the moment.


    Mira doesn''t look convinced but she didn''t have time to question him further as he opened the door


    to leave. " I''ll drop you both home,e on." He said over his shoulder just before he closed the


    door.


    Mira swept her gaze back to mine after her brother close the door behind him, her brows are still


    drawn and she''s eyeing me firmly.


    " Why was my brother so close to you Bailey?" She asked, tilting her head slightly. Mira was not


    foolish and I knew there was a high chance she didn''t believe Kaleb''s words.


    I smiled awkwardly. " There was a spider on my clothes, he was just getting it."


    Mira''s eyes narrowed and I could almost see the gears turning in her head. I prayed she''d believe


    me but I knew she didn''t.


    "A spider?" she repeated, skepticism evident in her tone. She hums."Seems like an odd excuse."


    I bit my lip, desperately searching for a more believable exnation. I racked my head until it


    pounded. "Yeah, it was a big one. You know how I hate crawly things and Kaleb know''s as well. he


    was just being good for once and helping me."


    She studied me for a moment, and I could tell she wasn''t entirely convinced. But perhaps God was


    finally back on my side because she sighed and nod.


    "Alright, if you say so," she finally epted. "But you two looked like you were caught in a moment


    or something. Are you sure there''s nothing going on between you and my brother Bailey?"


    I sucked in a breath and clenched my fists. The seconds of silence that tick by is convincing her of


    her suspicion and I knew I had to answer before it was toote.


    " God no Mira. Kaleb and me," I pushed and pursed my lips while looking away so she would not


    see the guilt in my eyes. " Kaleb could be thest guy on earth and I''d never think of being with


    him."


    The lie on my tongue tasted bitter and I wished the ground would open up and swallow me whole


    because I deserve my own taste of hell after lying to the one person I shouldn''t.


    " I hope you''re not lying to me Bailey," Mira said, drawing my attention back to her. My gut twisted


    because I knew the lies would make things so much worse when I confess. She eyed me with a


    mixture of doubt and concern but nod. " As long as you don''t be with him behind my back I''m good."


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    My heart thrum and I swallowed. " Of course not."


    Those lies will bite me in the ass that I know for certain.


    She nod and folded her arms. " So what happened?"


    " Huh?" I''mpletely lost.


    She raised a brow. " With Kaleb and Stefan? What happened? Did you find out what happened


    between them to cause this fight?"


    "Oh." I muttered and shrugged. " You''d have to ask him this yourself Mira, I don''t think it''s my thing


    to tell."


    I just hope Kaleb cane up with something that could further remove her suspicion on us.


    Mira frowned. " Is it that bad? I saw Stefan''s face when I came here, he didn''t look too good. Thank


    God dad didn''t notice when he dropped me off."


    To be honest, she was right. Kaleb did a number on Stefan''s face and I felt guilty about it. I winced.


    " I think they''ll get over whatever the situation is between them."


    Mira sighed and dropped her hands at her sides. " My brother can be an ass but I have never seen


    him fight with his friends. He loves them like brothers. It''s so strange they fought. I will admit, I am


    worried about him."


    My gaze soften and I walked over to her. " I don''t think you should worry about him Mirabe." I


    whispered. " Whatever happened between them I am sure they are on their way of fixing it."


    She nod and let out a breath. " He''s acting strange for these pass few days, like not like himself. Did


    I tell you Juliet stormed out of the house with tears in her eyes? Apparently Kaleb turned her down.


    Dad found him crashed out on the couch so he didn''t even sleep in his room beside her."


    I straightened, now more attentive. " He did?"


    She nod, her brows joining in a frown of confusion. " He told dad she slept over because she was


    passed out drunk. Mom thought he got back together with her but he denied. And what''s crazy is


    that I believe him."


    " Oh." I whispered.


    " I don''t know what''s going on with him Bailey, but hopefully he is changing for the better." She


    uttered sounding worried.


    The door reopens just as I was about to say something to her and Kaleb pokes his head in. He


    looked at his sister then me, his eyes void of emotion. " Are you twoing or not? Or are you


    going to keep discussing how awful I am and how I''d be thest guy on earth you''d ever be with?"

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    The ride was ufortable. It wasn''t silent because Mira kept questioning about Stefan and what


    had triggered Kaleb to fight his friend, but his answers were so blunt and clipped that it made


    everyone feel uneasy.


    So after a bit, Mira decided to keep her mouth shut and looked out the window just as I did.


    They dropped me off first and as I bid the two goodbye I noticed Kaleb was too upset to even look


    at me.


    My stomach twisted.


    I didn''t mean to make him feel bad, I had just said those words to Mira to get her off my back. I


    didn''t mean them at all.


    I frowned, feeling the awful sinking feeling in my tummy as I watch them drive off. He didn''t horn like


    he normally did when he dropped me off and I knew for certain that I had really upset him.


    I needed to fix this.


    I pulled out my phone and looked down at the screen, squinting as the sunlight casted a glow. I


    chewed my lips. I can text him but I wasn''t sure if Mira would happen to see it.


    So I made up my mind. I''d wait for thirty minutes to go by and then text him. By then he''d probably


    have already gotten home or at least dropped off Mira.


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    * Fifteen minutester*


    I''m pacing my room, my thumb in my mouth as I bit my nails in nerves.


    My mind was a storm of worry and regret. I kept reying the way he looked at me when he recited


    my words. He looked like he was in pain and I know he was.


    I let out a groan, stopped pacing and flopped on my bed.


    I can''t help but be angry and disappointed in myself. Today had been the perfect chance to tell Mira,


    to officially spill the beans. But instead I had choked up and hurt the only boy who has ever made


    my heart thrum.


    I buried my face in my hands and let out a loud un-prettily grunt. He had every right to be mad at me


    right now. I screwed up.


    I lie down on my back and stared at the ceiling, contemting if to text him now. My belly twisted in


    anxiety. Oh God, what if he doesn''t answer?


    What if he hates me now?


    " At least try Bailey. It''s the least you can do." I whispered to myself as I pick up my phone and


    opened the chat.


    I am nervous, terrified and I don''t know what to say.


    How do I go about this? How do I apologize to someone like Kaleb?


    A breath pushed out my lips and I find the courage to text him.


    Bailey: I''m sorry for earlier. I didn''t know what to say in the moment and I didn''t think.


    My trembling fingers press the send button and I waited with a staggering breath for his reply. My


    heart lurches in my throat when I see that he had read the message but after five minutes had gone


    by without a response I furrowed my brows.


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    Was he that angry with me?


    A bit frustrated that he left me on seen and didn''t reply, my thumbs quickly hit the letters.


    Bailey: I know you''re pretty angry with me right now but I didn''t mean those words Kaleb.


    I sent it and waited. My eyes glued to the screen.


    Seen.


    Did he just seen me again without a response?


    I sat up and red at the screen. The worst feeling is having someone purposely ignore you.


    Bailey: You know I had toe up with something! Mira took me off guard and I just blurted out


    whatever to make her get off our backs.


    I sent, waited only to now re at ''seen'' again.


    I stood up and scowled. We were not even in a proper rtionship yet and he was already giving


    me grey hairs.


    How frustrating.


    My thumbs furiously tap on the screen while I begun to pace the floor.


    Bailey: I know your feelings are hurt right now but the least you can do is text me back!


    I stopped, huffing as I press a hand to my hip and tapped my foot while glowering at the screen.


    A minute goes by without him reading the message but when he does this time, he''s typing....


    My hearts flutters and tingles of some sort rage havoc on my body. I rolled my lips between my


    teeth and waited with anticipation.


    I am such a wreck of nerves, I flung my phone on the bed and turn around until I heard the soft ping


    sounding from my phone.


    I whipped around and quickly snatch the phone, only to furrow my brows at his text.


    Kaleb: I''ming to pick you up in about three hours.


    " What?" I whispered.


    Bailey: What are you talking about? Where are we going in three hours?


    I waited impatiently for him to text back and he surprised me when he did in a few seconds.


    Kaleb: On our first date.


    As my heart thrust against my chest rapidly he sent me another text that had my fingers shaking.


    " I''m going to show you how I will be the only guy on earth you''d ever want to be with."

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    I sat there, stunned and speechless, re-reading his messages over and over again. Kaleb was


    coming to pick me up in three hours for our first date? This was not only unexpected but so sudden


    especially after the tension between us earlier.


    But the way he expressed his intentions sent a shiver down my spine and I can''t help but feel a


    buzz of excitement and nerves.


    The idea of going on a first date with Kaleb made my heart flutter and for butterflies to stir in my


    belly. As far as I know, Kaleb had never been one to go on dates with any girl he has ever been with


    before.


    That alone made me smile as I type out a quick okay, excitement buzzing in my body.


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    I have been under the shower spray for the longest, running my hand through my hair nervously.


    There''s an anxious feeling in my body as the time ticks by.


    It has since been two and a half hours since I got the text from Kaleb. We settled on a time and he


    would be here in exactly thirty minutes to pick me up for our first date.


    I am on edge, uncertain on how to dress or where we were going. He said it was a surprise which


    heightened my nerves.


    I closed the tap and stepped out of the shower. Wrapping the towel around me I walked to the


    mirror.


    I stood in front staring at my reflection that was blurry from the steam that lingered in the bathroom.


    With a sigh I wiped away the fog and stared at myself, contemting what to wear for the date.


    Since I didn''t have a clue on where exactly we were to go, I didn''t know what I should wear. I


    wanted impress him and I never wanted to impress anyone before.


    But how do I impress someone who had seen way hotter girls before?


    I chewed on my lips as I towel dried my hair then plug the blow dryer. As the hot cool air brushed on


    my strands my stomach weighed with tickling butterflies.


    Come on Bailey, it''s not like you need to overdress to impress Kaleb. This is Kaleb, you''ve known


    him for years. He won''t care how you dress.


    Sighing, I continued to blow dry my hair and when done, I walked out the bathroom to make a


    beeline for my closet. I pulled out a simple shirt and a ripped jean shorts. I got dressed and picked


    up my phone to check for not only the time but to see if Kaleb had sent a text.


    It''s almost five thirty and he can be here any second now. I squealed inwardly, smiling as I hurried


    toward the bathroom.


    I needed to make sure I looked good. I pouted when some of my hair looked frizzy. Crouching, I


    opened the cab at the bottom of the sink to pull out some leave in conditioner. As I applied it to


    my hair, I stood up and peered at my reflection.


    I flushed.


    Doing all this for a guy.


    " Will he even notice my efforts?" I whispered, brushing my fingers through my hair to make sure I


    had no fly aways.


    " I will."


    I froze, my eyes bulging slightly as his voice reaches my ears. I must be day dreaming or


    hallucinating. There is no way Kaleb is here right now, in my room, just a few steps away.....


    I turned my eyes slightly to catch him in the reflection of the mirror. He is leaning against the


    doorframe, a soft smile on his face. There''s a twinkle in his eyes as he peered at me.


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    I roll my bottom lip between my teeth and bite shyly.


    His smile widen and he pushes off the doorframe, striding over to me. " You look beautiful." he


    whispered, now standing behind me and studying me through the mirror. The peek of his white


    teeth shed as he grinned.


    I looked down, flushing. " When did you get here?"


    I held my breath when he suddenly grab a lock of my hair, twirling it around his finger yfully. I lift


    my head and our eyes once again connect, enchanting me. My heart thrums and my body buzz.


    " You''re always beautiful to me flower," he whispered, his eyes conveying the truth of his words.


    I bit my lip harder to suppress my smile and instead rolled my eyes and whirled around, only to be


    pressed into the countertop with his warm hard body t against mine.


    " My dad and mom is home. They may walk in and see us." I said awkwardly, ogling at his blue shirt


    to avoid his lips and eyes.


    A soft hum of a chuckle escapes his mouth and he murmured. " They won''t walk in on anything that


    they haven''t known themselves."


    My brows furrowed and I lift my eyes to his, confused beyond measure. What did he mean?


    Did mom and dad know about us?


    Kaleb''s lips spread into a soft grin.


    " Why do you think I came earlier than expected? I came to talk to your parents." He whispered, his


    fingers gently pushing some of my dark strands away from my vision and behind my ear.


    He''s staring at me with that look again. That soft mind numbing look that made my heart sing.


    I raised a brow in surprise when his words registered. " You-


    I began to stutter.


    A low chuckle slipped past his lips and he nod. " I am going to do right by you Bailey. I want you and


    everyone to know how serious I am about this." He interlocked our fingers together and gently


    squeeze.


    His gaze dropped to my lips and his voice soften into a barely there whisper. " I am very serious


    about you Bailey."


    My body hums and my heart skips. I recognize these feelings now. I have grown used to them when


    he is beside me.


    I peeked up at him through myshes, nervously biting my lip. " What did they say?"


    I was no fool. I knew what he meant when he said he spoke to my parents. They now know about


    us. I would''ve thought I''d be upset about him telling them without my permission but somehow, I felt


    the opposite.


    He sighed, his forehead leaning against mine.


    With his reaction, I grow nervous and bit my lip hard.


    " Well let''s just say your dad wasn''t too happy."


    My belly shifted with unease and I grew nauseas. I looked into Kaleb''s eyes and they crinkled at the


    corners as he beamed wide. " That I was going to take his little girl."


    He chuckled, kissing my nose and pulling away just before I could smack him on the chest for


    ying with me and getting me worried. I glower at him.


    He smirked. " Who could ever hate me." He motioned from his head to his toes and I rolled my eyes


    despite feeling butterflies flying wildly in my stomach.


    " Well at the moment, me." I lied, pushing off the counter and before I could side step him, I am


    back in his arms.


    He smiled softly. " Well let''s see if I can change this today."

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    " Now you two, break it up. We will have none of that in your room." A stern voice reaches my ears


    and I instantly grow red, peeling away from Kaleb as though he had lit me on fire.


    Leaning against my doorframe and pushing the already ajar door wide open, stood my very stern


    dad. He crossed his arms, his eyes leveling with Kaleb who cleared his throat.


    " I may have given you the okay to date my daughter young man, but that doesn''t mean I will have


    you two stay inside her room without some rules." He stepped into the room and stared at the two of


    us sternly. " Well her bathroom."


    Flustered beyond measure I rushed out of the bathroom, Kaleb following close behind me. Dad


    pointed at the bed. " You two, sit." Hemanded.


    I plopped my ass on the bed robotically and so does Kaleb. I would haveughed at his expression


    if I too wasn''t in the same predicament.


    Dad stood silently, a couple steps in front of us. His arms are crossed and he has that serious


    expression he does when he is about to go into dad mode. I awkwardly fiddle with my fingers,


    dropping my gaze to myp.


    " We need to set some ground rules. I will not have my teenage daughter getting pregnant."


    I snapped my eyes up and stared at him in surprise, my lips parted as a silent startled sound tumble


    out.


    " Mr-


    Kaleb started but dad shook his head, lifting a hand to tell him to hush up. " We have spoken


    downstairs but my daughter have not heard what I need to say." He returns his eyes on me, a strict


    expression on his face.


    " Your mother and I should have been the first ones to have known you were dating Bailey."


    I opened my mouth to respond but he cut in before I could. " Though I am disappointed that you


    didn''t seek us out when you started dating Kaleb, I am at least happy that Kaleb asked me


    permission to date you himself. Not many guys would do which is why I agreed."


    He sent me a pointed look and swept his gaze to Kaleb who I noticed gulped from the corner of my


    eye. I bit the inside of my cheek.


    " Ohe on ke," Mom''s sweet soft voice traveled inside the room. Instinctively I turn my head


    to see her but she''s not here yet.


    The sound of faint tapping of her shoes near and she appeared in a few seconds after speaking.


    Her smile was warm as she enter the room with a smooth grace. She stood beside dad who was


    already visibly losing some of that stern aura around him.


    " We were once teenagers ourselves." Mom wrapped her arm around dad''s midsection and beamed


    up at him. His eyes lose all traces of hardness and is instantly reced with a warm glimmer.


    " Let the kids enjoy themselves as we once did." Her teeth appeared when her grin widened and


    her eyes glint with something secretive only dad would be able to decipher.


    Dad sighed, murmuring something under his breath before turning to us. That stern expression


    returned but it was not as hard as it was before mom joined. " We still need to set some ground


    rules. And my lovely wife over her-" He squeezed mom to him lovingly. " Will give you two the talk


    about the birds and the bees."


    Embarrassed, my face flushed uncontrobly. Mom''s eyes widen, clearly not expecting dad to throw


    her under the bus. She snapped her attention to him, stuttering.


    He looked down at her with an amused gleam in his eyes. " I think it is only fair....right baby?"


    Something passed between the two, something secretive before mom gave in with a light sigh and


    nod. " Fine." She looked at both Kaleb and me, her grin spreading but doesn''t reach her eyes.


    "Now you two I am sure you know what sex-


    For the next twenty minutes mom rattled on about intercourse and ways to protect and avoid


    pregnancies. Dad on the other hand made sure to give us a lecture about the rules of the house.


    When we were finally let free from I''d say cage, we could only sigh in relief.


    " I''m sorry about that." I apologized to Kaleb as I buckled myself in for safety. I winced,


    remembering what we had just gone through. My parents were embarrassing.


    Kaleb responded with a light chuckle and looked over at mom and dad who stood on the porch,


    waiting for us to drive away. Dad''s arms are crossed and mom is beaming at the two of us.


    " It''s nothing." Kaleb turned to me, his eyes curving at the corners as he smiled. " I''d expect your


    dad to strangle me but I thinking out alive calls for a celebration." he joked, starting the vehicle.


    Mom waved at us while dad gave a stiff nod to Kaleb, as if silently telling him that if I do not return in


    one piece he''d be buried in the backyard.


    I bit my lip and waved them goodbye as Kaleb pulled out of the driveway.


    I buried my face in my hands, groaning as my house be a small dot the further we are. " Oh


    gosh today was embarrassing." my voice is muffled because of my hands covering my mouth.


    " I like your dad. I''ve always liked your parents." Heughed lightly. " I can''t wait to say those exact


    same words to our kids in the future."


    His words made me peel my hands off my face and I peeked at him through the cracks in the


    strands of my hair.


    He must have sensed my gaze because he turned to me and smiled. His eyes are filled with


    tenderness and a hint of yfulness that made me speechless.


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    " I know you''re going to say I am thinking way into the future but," his voice soften, growing faint. "


    when you know, you just know."


    And as though he had not said something so serious, he cracked a smirk. " At least let me dream


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    The ride was quiet but not awkward at all. It was strangelyforting.


    Half way through the drive, Kaleb had ced his hand on my thigh. I had no intention of pushing his


    hand off, but I could tell he was nervous that I would with the tension I felt in his grip. However, as


    the time went by without me pushing his hand off, he rxed and gripped me more firm.


    " Where are we going?" I asked, sneaking a nce at him. We had been driving for an hour and he


    showed no signs of stopping any time soon.


    I saw the quirk of his lips at the corner as he tried to resist a smile. " Hmmm, does nothing look


    familiar to you?" his eyes caught mine briefly before he brought his attention back to the road


    ahead.


    I squinted out the window, trying to make out any signs that could give away our destination.


    Familiarity made me smile. I turn to him with a whip of my head, grinning widely. " Are we going to


    your parents beach house?"


    Seeing the happy gleam in my eyes, Kaleb looked at me fondly, biting his lower lip and nodding to


    confirm my suspicion while his thumb lightly tracing circles on my thigh. The gesture sent shivers


    down my spine.


    Ten minutester and the vehicle rolled to a top in front of a beautiful beach house nestled against


    the backdrop of the sea. I unbuckled my seat belt, now less nervous and more excited to dip my


    toes into the sand. I could hear the waves crashing ashore from here and my heart sang.


    It has been a while since I''vee here with the twins.


    We stepped out of the car and the sound of the waves grew louder. Kaleb looked at the beach and


    then looked at me over the roof of the vehicle.


    I sucked in a shallow breath when the sunlight strikes in his irises, causing them to glimmer with


    warmth. " I had to bring you to my favorite ce for our first date." There''s something boyish about


    him now that he was here, it made me smile.


    " Come." He nudged his head to the beach, shifting away from the vehicle.


    Kaleb took my hand when I am beside him, holding me close as he led me to the pathway to the


    beach. The air smelt like saltwater and I sighed, curling closer to him.


    " This is where I could always be just Kaleb." He uttered, his words tinged with a smile. I peeked at


    him through myshes to see that he was sporting a soft smile, as though lost in his own little world.


    I nearly tripped when he suddenly turn to me, catching me staring at him. His eyes twinkle and his


    smile spread. " This is where I am most vulnerable and I want to be vulnerable with you."


    So upied with staring at him, I hadn''t noticed we had stopped walking. Turning to me, he gripped


    my hand and gave it a soft squeeze. " I want to show you how I can be the guy for you Bailey. I


    really want to be."


    His confession made my heart skip a beat and a tingle rush down my spine. Knots form in my belly


    and I am tongue tied. Seeing this Kaleb eyes soften and he tore his eyes away to look at the sea.


    My gaze followed his and for a moment my mind went nk, unsure of how to react or know what


    to say.


    In the close distance I could see a set up of a tent surrounded by candles and flower petals that


    made a heart shape. This feels like it came straight out of a dream and my heart swelled wondering


    if he set this up himself.


    I stood there captivated by the intimate setup he had arranged and gazed at the flickering candle


    lights that casted a warm glow around the tent. My heart thud.


    This....this was beautiful.


    Kaleb turns to me, his eyes searching for a reaction but I am so lost on the sight before me I cannot


    seem to tear my eyes away nor say anything as yet.


    " After I dropped off Mira I went to buy some stuff and set this up." His words made me peel my


    eyes away from the setup and look at him. He''s scratching the back of his head with a pink flush on


    his neck leading to his cheeks.


    Butterflies flutter in my belly and all I can think about was why I hadn''t agreed to be his sooner.


    " It kind of took longer than I expected but I am happy I was able toe pick you up before the


    time I had set." He grinned, shing his pearly whites in a boyish proud way.


    I dragged in a breath, the salty scent of the ocean and Kaleb''s cologne pushing into my lungs. It


    made me feel a rush of tingles that I enjoyed.


    Seeing how quiet I am, the smile begun to drop and his eyes begun to lose that sweet warm


    glimmer I now realize he only showed me. It was different than the warmth he showed his parents,


    sister and friends. It was different...for me.


    Finally I found my voice, it cracked with emotion but it still manage toe out clear enough for


    him. " I love it."


    I looked back at the set up, my eyes stinging. It wasn''t because of the slight sand whirling around in


    the cool breeze, it was because I could no longer hold in my emotions.


    Kaleb had done this for me? Set all of this for me?


    " I love it." I whispered, more clearly now, my heart hammering behind my chest as I return my gaze


    to his. His irises, they are warmer now, twinkling with the same emotion I felt.


    " It''s amazing Kaleb, absolutely beautiful." I choked on my emotions and he squeezed me hand,


    pulling me into a warm hug, squeezing me to him as I silently cry on his chest, soaking up his shirt.


    "Why are you crying? Why does it feel as though you think you don''t deserve this flower?" He


    croaked out, holding the back of my head and then running his fingers through my strands in a


    gentle soothing manner.


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    Because I don''t.


    I am keeping him a secret and have been such a bitch about him pursuing me. I don''t deserve his


    efforts.


    " Yes." I whispered but of course it is muffled because my lips is pressed to his shirt.


    "Hmm?" He asked, continuing to soothe his hand down my head in a caressing manner.


    I peeled my face off his shirt, sniffling as I lift my tear filled eyes to his. My heart beats quickly at the


    fondness he regarded me with.


    " Yes. Yes I will be your girlfriend."

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    The sudden whirl of words out of my lips made Kaleb pause. He peers down at me silently, shock


    swirling in his gaze.


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    Until perhaps my words had finally registered.


    The confused line between his brows pull apart and a light of happiness glowed in his irises, making


    me catch my breath. And then a growing beam spread on his face and I knew that he had captured


    my heart forever then.


    A gasp push out of my lips as I am suddenly in his arms, warmed by his affection as he lifts me


    higher with a happy cheer tumbling out of his mouth. He hugged me, shouting ''yes!'' as he looked up


    at me with a soft gaze.


    I can''t help but giggle through the tears, cupping his face as a wide grin spread across his lips. His


    eyes sparkled with happiness and disbelief. " Please tell me this isn''t a dream." He whispered,


    hugging me tighter as though I would disappear in any moment.


    My heart thrust against my chest and I run my thumb over his cheek, smiling down at him before


    leaning down and kissing him on his lips. He responded instantly, softly taking my lips and sucking


    my bottom lip gently.


    The kiss is warm and something about this one feels a bit different. I wasn''t sure but it felt like a


    promise. And as Kaleb kissed me more tenderly that mirrored the gentle crashing of the waves in


    the distance, I knew what that promise meant.


    It was the beginning of us. Together.


    A promise that we would make things work.


    A promise of us.


    I sighed in the kiss, slowly pulling away to whisper on his lips. " I''m sorry it took so long for me to


    say yes." I opened my eyes and our eyes connected. Blue meets blue.


    A jolt shot straight through my heart and in an instant I knew that he was mine and I was his.


    He cupped my cheek tenderly, his eyes revealing his emotions so well. The loving gaze had me


    practically melting in his arms. He rest his forehead on mine, letting a soft brush of air pass through


    his lips.


    He traced a pattern on my cheek as his eyes peered into mine as if trying to capture this moment in


    his memory forever. " I''m sorry it took so long to see that you were always the one I want," his


    words came out faint.


    The world seem to just suddenly pause, as if it too wanted us to savor the moment between us. I


    smiled, my eyes flickering to his lips. " Well at least now you know." I teased,ughing lightly as I


    return my gaze to his.


    He grinned, his eyes twinkling. " You know what that means right?"


    I bit my lip, tilting my head and breathed out. " What?"


    With azy smirk on his lips, he brushed our lips will whispering. " You''re now stuck with me."


    I giggled. " Well I can live with that." I teased, removing the little distance that was between our lips.


    Kissing him softly, Kaleb moaned, tracing the tip of his tongue across my lower lip. I gasped, letting


    him enter without a hassle. We kissed for what felt like an eternity and it might as well be.


    Breaking apart, Kaleb''s lips are red and plump, an indication of what happened between us just


    now. With a chesire cat grin, he poked my nose with his. " Now let me continue to court you."


    I raised a brow. " Court? Since when do you say court?" I giggled in amusement. He set me down,


    feigning an annoyed sigh before lifting his hand and pinching my nose yfully.


    " When ites to you, you shouldn''t be surprised I learn new things to impress you." He joked, his


    eyes twinkling with mirth.


    I swatted his hand away, yfully ring into his blue eyes. My cheeks flushed as he peered down


    at me with a loving gaze.


    " Well," I bit my lip to notugh. " I don''t get impressed so easily yboy, so you''re going to have to


    work hard for it." I joked, flipping my hair to add extra effect.


    With a yful glint in his eyes, Kaleb struck me with a teasing grin. " Hmmm." He hummed and then


    in one swift motion I was now dangling over his shoulder.


    I squealed as he began to race down to the sea, heading straight for the tent. " Kaleb!" Iughed.


    " Get ready to be massively impressed baby!" Kaleb yelled happily, hisughter echoing against the


    sound of the waves.


    I couldn''t help butugh uncontrobly as he carried me over to the tent, spinning around in a circle


    and then gently ced me down on my feet. He chuckled as I try to right my footing and I yfully


    red into his twinkling eyes.


    His beam was infectious and I couldn''t help but return his smile.


    " Now that you were swept off your feet, how did it feel?" He teased, pinching my chin andughing


    when I swatted his hand away from my face.


    I rolled my eyes and pretended to think. " Hmm let me think, woozy and a bit nauseating."


    The smile on his face slowly start to disappear and a worry frown crinkled between his brows. He


    pulled me into his arms and cupped my face, looking down at me with concern. " Do you feel woozy


    and nauseated now?"


    Seeing that he was in fact worried, I decided to ease his concern. I giggled. " I was joking Kaleb. It


    felt," I grinned, leaning more into his touch. " Amazing to be swept off my feet literally."


    His shoulders dropped in relief and the beam on his face appear once more.


    Iughed and took a step back by cing my palm on his chest and yfully pushing him away. "


    But you still have a long way to impress me yboy." I looked at him under myshes and he


    grinned.


    " I don''t mind trying to impress you for the rest of my life Bailey."

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    With his gentle smile, his warm gaze and God the way he stared at me as if I was the only light in


    his world, this person waspletely different than the past version I always thought he would be.


    He was my Kaleb.


    And I wished I had seen this side of him sooner.


    " You keep staring at me, miss unimpressed." He teased, stealing a nce at me from the corner of


    his eye and popping a grape in his mouth. One of his leg is propped up and he''s leaning one of his


    arm on his knee.


    The setting sun casted a golden hue over him, making me hold my breath at how stunning he


    looked right now. And when his eyes flick to me and I saw the radiant blue turned now a light color


    sea green and I melted.


    He wore a teasing grin, biting into the grape in a sexy way. Maybe he didn''t mean for it to be sexy


    but it came out that way.


    I peered at him under myshes, slowly biting into my bottom lip as butterflies fly in my stomach. "


    Can''t I stare at my boyfriend?" my words came out teasingly.


    Kaleb''s grin widened, making my heart skip as he leaned in closer, capturing my gaze with his sea-


    green eyes. "Oh by all means, stare away Bailey. I could get used to being stared at by you."


    He leaned on his forearm, staring at me with a teasing grin as he swallowed the grape.


    I rolled my eyes, leaning back on my elbows, crossing my legs and staring at the ocean that


    glistened. " Well Mr. Impressive, you''ve set the bar high today. It''s not every day someone can find a


    guy to woo her with a date on the beach."


    I return my gaze to his and caught sight of the pink flush on his neck, quickly crawling up to settle


    on his cheeks. I cracked a smile.


    Despite being clearly flushed, Kaleb being Kaleb feigned a look of surprise and pointed at himself.


    "Me? Set the bar high? I am just a humble guy trying to impress his very unimpressed girlfriend."


    Girlfriend.


    It sounded so gooding out of his mouth.


    I scoffed, rolling my eyes yfully. "Humble and Kaleb doesn''t quite go together."


    His eyes sparkled with a yful glint and his grin was so wide and infectious, I couldn''t help but grin


    right back. " Take that back. I am a very humble guy."


    I wrinkled my nose, feigning a look of scoff. " You''re far from humble Mr. Impressive."


    Kaleb groaned and was so quick that I didn''t realize he had moved and was now on top of me until


    my back hit the cloth under me and I am staring up into his eyes.


    The air wooshes out of my lungs instantly.


    His eyes flicker down to my lips, the air around us buzzing as the crash of waves surround us. He''s


    pressing to me but made sure to not squish me with his weight. My heart skipped at the heat of his


    look.


    " Take that back Bailey." he whispered, eyes returning to mine to shoot me a longing stare. I


    shivered, his hot breath fanning against my lips and I part them to let out a faint gasp.


    I shook my head, swallowing and licked across my bottom lip. " Make me."


    He smiled, leaning even closer until our lips brush. In this second a rage of tingles run freely in my


    body and set me on fire. " Hmmm I think I can do that." He tilted his head, and his knee nudge my


    thighs apart.


    I knew what he wanted and I gave it to him.


    I spread my legs so he could settle between them. He pressed his lower half and I gasped. A grin


    spread on his lips when he heard the sound that flutter out of my mouth. His voice dropped low,


    growing hoarse.


    " I think there are many ways I can have you take those words back." he deliberately brush his


    lower lip against my upper lip and then nibbled my lower lip.


    I moaned. " Oh?"


    There''s a fire between my thighs. A burning. A need.


    I''m panting as I feel him grow between my legs, bing so hard that it would be impossible to not


    know he desired me.


    He nod, letting out a groan himself when he nudge his hips forward to press his hard-on on me. "


    Many," he whispered, brushing a soft kiss on the corner of my mouth. " Many, many ways Miss.


    unimpressed."


    I pant hard as he ce a kiss on my throat and pulled away just as I was about to beg him to just


    kiss me.


    With a yful gleam in his eyes, Kaleb took both my hands using only one of his and locked them


    above my head. And with a smirk, he did what I least expected. He tickled me.


    A weird sound like a squeal mixed with a screech tore from my throat as his fingers touched the


    side of my stomach. He grinned down at me, his eyes lighting up with that boyish happiness that


    made me giggle.


    " Stop!" I squealed, thrashing andughing. By now my eyes were blurry from the tears ofughter.


    Kaleb chuckled. " Not until you take those words back." he tickled me furiously, not letting up until I


    had no choice but to surrender.


    " Okay, okay!" I gasped, my belly hurting fromughing so much. " I take those words back."


    Kaleb tilted his head, his eyes shinning as he hummed. " I don''t know. It doesn''t sound convincing


    enough."


    He leaned closer, grinning from ear to ear. " Say, my boyfriend Kaleb is one of the humblest guys on


    the."


    I shook my head only to squeal louder when he went back to tickle me. " Okay okay!" I gasped. " My


    boyfriend Kaleb is the humblest guy on the."


    He looked down at me, his eyes lighting up. "Hmm much better." he whispered and stopped his


    actions.


    My chest is moving up and down as I try to catch my breath. He still has my hands locked above my


    head and is staring down at me fondly.


    " Flower?"


    I hummed, unable to form words at the moment.


    He leaned in closer, his eyes flickering from my lips to my eyes. " You''re doing that staring thing


    again."


    I feigned innocence and he smiled. "And you know it turns me on."


    " It does?" I teased.


    He chuckle, leaning in closer until his lips brush against mine. " You won''t mind if I try to impress


    you with a kiss now?"


    My heart hammered in my chest as I bit my lip and shook my head. " As long as you don''t


    disappoint." I uttered yfully, causing Kaleb to chuckle.


    " Teasing me like that will only end up with you moaning under me." He warned, rotating his hips to


    make me feel his hardness. " Be careful."


    Staring at him under myshes, I breathed out. "Then what''s taking you so long? Impress me


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    His eyes bore into mine with a strong intensity that made me breathe hastily. Something like a


    powerful surge of electricity crackle around us.


    And finally, Kaleb lips captured mine. He slowly kissed me, making sure I could feel every


    movement of his lips against mine. Fire burns in my veins and I gasp when he nipped my lower lip


    gently.


    His grip around my wrists that locked them above my head, grow more firm. He moaned my name


    on my lips and swept his tongue over my lower lip, asking for entrance.


    I moaned, parting my lips and allowing him to sweep his tongue into my mouth.


    When our tongue brushed, we both moan.


    One of his hand trace over the side of my body, his fingers tickling just under the end of the top.


    When the pads of his fingers kiss over my skin, igniting something stronger in my body that made


    me almost restless.


    I arch my back, pushing up and pressing against him. He''s warm, so warm.


    I could feel everything in the moment. His hardness pressing against me, his heart hammering just


    as fast as mine in his chest, his taste, his breath. I waspletely surrounded and entrapped by


    Kaleb.


    He was branding me, and I loved every single second of it.


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    Loosening his hold around my wrists, he breaks the kiss to trail hot open mouth kisses to the corner


    of my lips and then trail lower until he met my neck. " Am I impressing you yet flower?"


    I shook my head, moaning when he nipped at the sensitive skin on my neck. " No, you need to do a


    little more."


    Of course I was joking. Kaleb had already impressed me enough. He impressed me so much today


    that I knew I was ruined for any other guy.


    He pulled back, looking down at me with yful eyes. " Oh really?" he teased,ughing lowly, one


    of his brow lifting as he lifted off me a little, his eyes lowering down to my lip down to my neck and


    he shifted, his hand now on the button of my jeans.


    His eyes slowly flick back up and I sucked in a sharp breath at the raw intensity of need in his gaze.


    His lids are heavy as he peered down into my eyes seductively. " I guess I will have to find another


    way." he uttered, moving the button and unzipping my jeans in a rapid move.


    I gasped, moaning when his fingers crawl under the waistband of my underwear until they touched


    just above my tingling clit. I panted, pleading with him using my eyes to go ahead and continue.


    A smirk yed on his lips and he teased me by slowly letting his fingers brush against my throbbing


    clit. I squirmed, moaning in my throat as I am unable to control the increasing pressure of craving


    him.


    " Kaleb," I sighed, impatient and needy.


    He bit his lower lip, knowing exactly what he was doing to me. As I yfully red into his eyes, his


    fingers finally touched where I wanted him to.


    He kept his eyes strictly on me, watching intently at the twitches my face did as he brings me


    pleasure. I breathed out his name, his gaze trapping me.


    He licked his lips, lowering his head as he teased my clit with slow circles.


    I grab his hand, clutching him firmly as I gasp and thrashed under him. Oh God. Oh God.


    He kissed my cheek, then my nose and then brought his lips back on mine, all the while running


    circles over my throbbing clit. I am so wet I could feel that I had drenched the fabric of my


    underwear.


    As his tongue dip into my mouth to drink up my sighs and moans, his fingers left my clit to trail


    between my folds. I shudder as he yfully tapped his fingers on my lips, smirking on my mouth. "


    You''re so wet." he praised.


    I moaned, arching into him. He nipped my lower lip and then his fingers pushed in. I clutch him,


    gasping as he slowly pumped his fingers in and out of me.


    " You''re so goddamn tight Bailey." He panted, fucking me with his fingers. The sun had now already


    set but the candles surrounding the tent lit up a nice yellow glow around us.


    He pulled away, just so he could watch my face as he finger fuck me. His eyes are light with


    adoration and desire and a teasingzy grin spread on his face.


    " How about now flower? Is this impressing you enough?"


    With a gasp, and a little shudder, I find myself joking. " Maybe a little."


    Kaleb eyes twinkle wickedly and he hummed, tilting his head, just as he curled his fingers inside my


    pussy to hit that soft spot that make me go crazy. " Maybe you need something bigger." He smirked,


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    The yful smirk on his lips only made me pool between my legs even more. As his fingers


    continued to pull in and out of me, the wetter I became the louder the sounds of my wetness on his


    fingers surround us.


    " Hear how wet you sound baby." he moaned, tilting a way to look at his hand in my pussy. He


    brought his eyes back to mine, licked his lips and praised. " I wonder how loud I can make you go


    with my dick tonight."


    His words made me choke on a gasp and a shiver run straight through me. Kaleb had a way with


    his words that made me always want more. And God, I needed more.


    " Please," I moaned out a plea for him to give me more. " More."


    "Hmmm it will take a lot to impress my girl," his heavy-lidded eyes sent me a heated look. " So


    bigger it is." With a grin, he curled his fingers onest time to gentle brush against my g spot and


    then pulled his fingers out.


    " Keep yourself wet and warm for me will you. " He smirked as he pulled his hand out and I moaned


    out my disapproval. He smirked and I sat up, causing him to do the same.


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    "If you want to impress me, you have to give it to me now," I groaned, clutching his shirt and pulling


    it over his head.


    He raised his brows, a bit stunned by my actions. " Off off," I said hastily as I kissed his chest and


    started to undo the button and pushing down his jeans.


    " Fuck," Kaleb groaned, helping me push down his jeans along with his briefs. His hard dick sprang


    out and I licked my lips in anticipation, knowing the sort of pleasure this organ can give me.


    Kissing down lower, I tasted the saltiness of his skin and moaned in pleasure. Everything about


    Kaleb was pleasurable. With his erection just inches from my lips, I wrap my fingers around him. He


    was smooth to the touch and as I hold him, a sharp gasp pushed from his throat.


    I looked up at him under myshes, reveling in the way he shuddered from my touch. His eyes,


    filled with heat of desire as he peered down at me. " What are you nning to do little flower?"


    I smiled and showed him.


    I press my lips to his head, feeling the way he twitched and pulsed and the way his face twitched


    with pleasure as he gasped. " Fuck," tumbled out of his lips, his eyes staring down at me intensely.


    His hande to brush a few of my strands off my face, his eyes so heavily filled with longing and


    fondness. " You want me in your mouth?"


    I hummed, nodding before kissing him. " Ahh," He moaned, wounding his fingers through my hair


    and twisting it in his grasp.


    Seeing how much he was enjoying this feeling, I opened my mouth and decided to tease the tip of


    my tongue over his head. He squirm and his hips push forward, making the tip of his cock press


    closer to my mouth as if begging me to just take him in right away.


    And I did, but first I swirled my tongue over his head, licking up the taste of him that melted on my


    tongue. he tasted to good. So so good.


    As I wrap my lips around him, I lift my eyes to stare up into his. They''re darker, hungrier, he is


    begging me.....and I suck.

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    The sensation of my lips wrapping around him, my tongue swirling as I sucked, made a loud moan


    rip from Kaleb''s throat.


    He gripped my hair harder until I could feel the prickling tingling feeling of pain on my scalp. No


    matter, it didn''t really hurt to the point I couldn''t take it. Instead, it made me want more. Want to give


    him more.


    With my fingers still around him, I squeeze gently, loving the way he pulsed in my hand. I can feel


    his veins run along his length and marvel at the smooth way they felt under my touch.


    I began to stroke him gently in a teasing way, making sure to keep my eyes leveled with his so i can


    see every little reaction that came from him.


    He shivered, moaned and thrust forward, pushing more of his length inside my mouth for me to


    suck. Kaleb breath hitched as I give him pleasure, swirling and sucking, loving the taste of him on


    my tongue.


    His reactions made me want to please him more, so I took him in deeper into my mouth. He


    gasped, murmuring my name like a silent plea as I sucked him harder. I could feel him pulsing more


    on my tongue and knew I was driving him closer to the edge. However, before I could, he pulls out


    of my mouth and digs into his pocket.


    Frowning I look up at him, licking my lips to look for his taste. He chuckle. " I want toe undone


    inside you, not your mouth." pulling out a condom packet, he tore it with his teeth.


    Feeling my heart thrust knowing what was about to happen next, I bit my lip. He handed my the


    condom andmanded me to put it on him. It goes smoothly, seeing as his dick was already wet


    with my saliva.


    His eyes shone bright as he helps me get rid of my clothes. When we were both naked, Kaleb


    settled between my legs, one of his hand holding his weight off while the other cupped my cheek.


    His thumb graze my skin, inching closer to the corner of my mouth. He parts my lips using his


    thumb and leaned forward to kiss me softly.


    " I love you." He whispered, just as he shifted and entered me. " With everything," he moaned,


    sinking deeper into me.


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    The ride back home was even moreforting than the ride when we were heading to the beach


    house. Perhaps the reason for that was because of how extremely happy I was after the date.


    I never imagined Kaleb would be so gentle and so creative in the dating apartment seeing as he


    had never done this before.


    But today hepletely took me off guard and surprised me.


    And now I wonder why I had never taken the time to see this side of him before.


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    Kaleb had always been more than his yer ways, had always, despite the arguments that


    happened between us asionally, he had always rather treated me kindly. Those arguments were


    petty and when I looked back at them, I now realize he would always tease me on purpose.


    I looked over at him. I could barely see him because it was already night. Even still, he manage to


    take my breath away.


    " You were a menace." I said, turning back to look at the road.


    " What?" Kaleb questioned in confusion.


    My lips curled up. " You were a menace to me. A bully. A brat." I pointed out and turn to him again,


    this time pointing a finger at him. " You always looked for simple things to tease me about." I


    used. " And annoyed me to death."


    Kaleb let out a low chuckle, his hand on my thigh squeezing gently. " Hmmm maybe you should try


    to figure out why I did what I did back then," he took his eyes off the road for a bit to look at me


    before returning his gaze.


    " Maybe I was showing you signs that I liked you more than you just being my annoying little sister''s


    best friend."


    I snorted. " Or maybe you just liked annoying me for the hell of it."


    Kaleb chuckle. " That too flower. I always loved the way you blush."


    I rolled my eyes and grinned.


    For the next ten minutes we talked and listened to the soft tune on the radio and as Kaleb pulled up


    beside my house, my belly sank.


    I didn''t want this night to end. I didn''t want to say goodbye to him. And even though it wasn''t forever,


    it sure felt like it.


    My heart squeezed as he came to a stop and puts off the car. He turns to me and puts on the light.


    He gives me a boyish grin. " Wanted to see your face before I walk you to the door."


    " Why?" I whispered, my eyes falling to his lips.


    He leaned forward. " So I can kiss you and then look into your eyes after." He chuckle. " Because I


    bet you I won''t be able to do that when I drop you off at the door because I am more than a hundred


    percent sure that your dad is waiting for me with a gun."


    I giggled and he leaned closer, smiling from ear to ear. " So let me take this chance right now and


    hope he can''t shoot me from here." he whispered, holding behind my head and pulling me to his


    lips.


    I melted in his kiss, moaning as he bit my bottom lip yfully. " I don''t want this night to end." I


    whispered when we broke the kiss.


    His forehead still on mine as his eyes are now peeled open and looking into my soul. " Me too." he


    kissed my nose. " I want to have you by my side always." he shook his head. " What are you turning


    me into Bailey?"


    I smiled. " A lover boy." I joked, pinching his cheeks yfully, causing him to pout and roll his eyes,


    yet he did notin.


    As Kaleb tries to say something, my phone suddenly rings loudly, causing us to break apart. I frown


    and pulled it out to see who.


    It''s Mira.


    I bit my lip. " Your sister is calling. Did you tell her where you were going?"


    Kaleb shrugged. " I just told her I had something important to do. "


    I nod, nervously chewing my lips. Maybe she was calling to check up on me since I had not


    messaged her in quite a while.


    I ced my finger on my lips and told Kaleb to shush while I answer.


    " Hey Mira-


    " Where are you?" She cut in sharply. Taken aback by her sudden tone, i furrow my brows.


    " At home, why?"


    " Did you forget tonight is at your ce?" She said in a clipped tone.


    " What?" My heart began to thud as my mind raced.


    " Tonight is sleepover at your ce. But I guess you forgot that when Kaleb pushed his tongue


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    I blinked.


    My heart dropped.


    My stomach twisted.


    I felt nauseas.


    This was not how I nned to have Mira know about me and her brother. This was not how I


    dreamed things would go.


    A twist of fear curled in my belly, making the nauseating feeling worsen. " I-


    I swallowed, nervously looking over at Kaleb who shot me a confused look, silently asking me


    what''s going on. I cannot respond to him, neither do I know how to.


    " Mira-


    I don''t finish my words, Mirabe cut through them like a sharp sword shing through skin,


    wounding me deeper than I thought was possible. " Save your excuses, I saw you two. I guess


    Juliet was right about you used me to get to my brother."


    My throat burned and my eyes too. I blinked, trying to keep my tears at bay, ashamed to even cry in


    front of a worried Kaleb.


    " Mira," my lower lip wobbled as I tore my eyes away from Kaleb''s and look at my house. In the


    distance, just standing in the middle of the open window to my room stood Mira. Her hand is to her


    ear, obviously on the phone with me.


    From here, I can somehow sense her re.


    She saw.


    She saw everything.


    " How can you say that?" I whispered, feeling the pain from her words. It was like a burning torch


    set to pierce through my heart. It was excruciating. Her figure blurred and I realized that it was


    because of the tears filling my vision currently.


    " I''m not lying, am I?" Her bitter words made me gasp and before I could say anything more, the line


    on the other end went dead, and her figure grew smaller until I could no longer see her standing in


    my room.


    The tickling of my tears rolling down my cheeks made me go numb. I struggle to find words, or a


    way to evenprehend how such a sweet night turned in a horrible way.


    " Bailey," Kaleb''s voice is soft, concerned behind me as he gently touch my shoulder and turn me to


    him. " Baby, what''s wrong?"


    His finger gently lift my head up and when our eyes met and he saw the tears clouding my vision,


    his eyes stormed. " What did she say to you? " His voice held anger and frustration, worry too as he


    peered into my soul for answers.


    My eyes drop to his shirt and my lower lip tremble. I was kind of to be med for how things turned


    out to be. If I had grown some balls to tell her about Kaleb and me, we wouldn''t have been in this


    position.


    I can''t help but have that sinking feeling of knowing things would get far worse from here.


    " Mira-


    I swallowed, my voice hoarse from the emotions clogged up in my throat.


    " Look at me." Kaleb said gentle as he rub his thumb across my cheek. I lift my eyes and blinked


    away the fog of tears to stare at him more clearly.


    " What did she say?" He asked again, his eyes searching through mine for answers my tied tongue


    could not answer.


    Seeing me unable to respond, a soft sigh parted out of his lips and he looked at me tenderly. "


    Whatever she told you, she''s just mad. She doesn''t mean it."


    I gripped his hand and pulled it away from my face. " She saw us. She saw us before I could tell


    her."


    My words made mee to a realization of how much I have screwed up. If I had told Mira about


    Kaleb and me, I wouldn''t be facing this right now.


    Kaleb reaches for me but I push away. I saw the hurt swirl in his gaze and wanted to take away


    what I imnted in there. But of course I can''t take someone else''s pain when I can''t handle my


    own.


    "I will tell her I fell in love with you. I will tell her the truth and she will understand-


    I shook my head, tears once more blurring my vision. " You don''t get it Kaleb, she saw us before I


    could tell her. I broke her trust, she will never forgive me for this. Neither will she listen to what I


    have to say."


    I looked down at my interlocking fingers that fumbled together nervously. " You of all people know


    how unforgiving Mirabe gets when others betray her." I lift my gaze to his.


    Kaleb frowned and was about to speak when a startling knock came on the ss behind me. I


    flinched and whirled around, only to be met with Mira''s angry and vicious stare. " Get out." her voice


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    Her re intensifies when I breathed in sharply, my shaky fingers reaching for the door handle to


    open the door. But before my finger''s couldtch on, Kaleb stops me.


    " I will go out to speak to her. " He said softly, squeezing my hand. Mira''s eyes storm with anger and


    she huffed, straightening her spine and crossed her arms when her brother stepped out of the car.


    I jolt when the door closes behind him and shrink into the seat as Kaleb stormed towards her.


    " What the hell Mirabe?" Kaleb snapped. " If you want to be angry at someone be angry at me,


    not her!"


    Mira stepped forward, pointing a finger at his chest before jabbing it directly in the middle of his


    sternum. " Oh I''m livid, you good for nothing lousy asshole! You just had to go for her didn''t you!"


    She yelled.


    Her voice created an echo that brought on others attention and to my horror, my mom and dad


    stepped out and just behind them is Lilian and Kristina is holding Lilian in aforting manner in


    the doorway while mom and dad made their way over.


    " You could have had any girl you wanted!" Mira''s loud screech made the poor birds in their nest fly


    away. " Hell you''ve had every girl at our school except her and Kristina! But of course you just


    couldn''t help yourself!"


    I flinched, biting my lip and looked over at mom and dad. They''ve stopped in their tracks,pletely


    taken aback by the confrontation happening before them.


    " Why my best friend Kaleb!?" Mira yelled, now pushing her brother with her palms. Kaleb''s eyes


    are glistening and I know he''s emotional with the way his sister is acting.


    I gripped the door handle, swallowed and opened the door.


    The two didn''t notice I am out of the car and continue to re and spit at each other.


    " Why her!" Mira sted, her pushes now more aggressive and Kaleb stumble back slightly. " Why


    her?" Mira cried.


    Kaleb suddenly gripped her wrists, stopping her from pushing him further as he yelled. " Because I


    fell for her Mira! I fell in love with her!"


    Mira paused, frozen on the spot as she stared at her brother with slightly widened eyes. Kaleb


    looked down at her in exasperation and breathed out a puff of irritated air.


    He lets her entrapped wrists go and took a step back, staring her down with hurt and frustration in


    his gaze. " I didn''t n this." He whispered, his eyes shiny. " I didn''t n this Mirabe. Hell," He


    swallowed.


    " I had been fighting it for so long that," He lift his shoulders up in azy shrug, pushing out a soft


    unbelievable chuckle out of his mouth.


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    " I could no longer keep fighting. I gave up. I gave up fighting my feelings for her. I could no longer


    bare lying to myself."


    His addams apple bobbed as he swallowed, his emotions pouring out of his gaze. " Do you know


    how many years I kept this to myself Mirabe?"


    He chuckled but itcks humor, itcks emotion. " Do you know how painful it was to keep lying to


    myself that I was not falling hard for your best friend?" he shook his head. " I went fucking years


    telling myself that she was just as irritating as you! That she was like a little annoying sister! That I


    could not love her."


    His head lowers, his eyes casted down. " There was so much lying I could do Mira. There''s so much


    lies my mind can take before it explodes." He kicked a small stone and pushed his hands in his


    pockets, looking up to stare at his sister.


    My gut twisted when I saw his eyes were not only clouded with emotions but with tears. " So if you


    want to be mad at someone, be mad at me for not fighting hard enough to tame my feelings."


    His words choke and he swallowed,pletely oblivious that there were spectators around. " Be


    mad at me for finally, Mira, for finally taking what I really want."

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    His words made my pulse race and the strong emotions he poured into them made me melt,


    knowing he meant every single word.


    I stared at Kaleb in awe, my heart knowing that it belonged to him and as his eyes meet mine, the


    emotions he poured in his words showed in the depths of his soul.


    " I finally went after what I want Mira," He whispered, his eyes shinning with so much strong


    emotions even I felt them through me. Returning his gaze to his sister, he uttered softly. " And I''m


    sorry, but I won''t let her go."


    Mira breathed in sharply, takes a step back, shakes her head and whips around. Her eyesnd on


    me, standing there and her eyes are dead. It makes my chest hurt and I tried to pull air into my


    lungs to help me breath.


    She looks at me in betrayal, anger and pain. With a shake to her head, she uttered over her


    shoulder. " Just take me home, I don''t want to be here any longer." She rips her eyes off me and


    storms to Kaleb''s car.


    Every step she takes, it feels like the thread that tied our friendship together was slowly tearing. It


    was an invisible threat but I could feel it, I could sense it and I knew that if we didn''t speak our


    hearts out now, that thread will always remain ripped.


    I couldn''t let years of friendship go down the drain. There must be someway to get to her. To get her


    to see that Kaleb and I were just too people in love. Two people that finally wanted to express what


    we felt for each other.


    Two people who finally gave in to what they truly want.


    Which was each other.


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    We just wanted each other.


    Why can''t she see that?


    " Mira," I whispered in pain, stopping her before she could open the car door. She freezes, her


    shoulders stiff. I waited for her to turn around but she doesn''t. Feeling the weight in my chest from


    hurting, my eyes drop to the ground, my voice croaking out.


    " I wanted to tell you."


    The pain I felt in my heart was intense. I didn''t want to lose Mira. I didn''t want to lose my best friend


    for something that can be resolved.


    My vision blurs and i know I am about to cry again. " I wanted to tell you when it first started. I''m


    sorry."


    She stares at me silently, sadly giving me that disappointed re. " He''s just going to hurt you, you


    know that right?" She murmurs low, her voice as croaky as mine. " And you''re just going toe


    right back to me when he does."


    I lift my eyes in surprise and she turns around. Tears are running down her face and I know I am the


    same way. " But when you do it will be toote." She shook her head. " I warned you, I told you


    what kind of a yer my brother is. I told you he doesn''t love the girls he sleeps with. He-


    " You''re wrong." I said firmly, shaking my head as I stared at her in disbelief. " He''s not like that at all


    Mira. I wish one day you can see your brother for who he really is."


    Mirabe loved her brother, I knew she did. Anyone would be a fool to think she didn''t. But I


    understand why she sees Kaleb as a bad guy, despite loving him as a sister should. She didn''t trust


    that he''d stay faithful to me.


    Growing up Kaleb had always been a yer and the results were all the girls who got hurt would


    alwayse to her. Mira never enjoyed being the one to wipe the girls tears and disliked when


    some would pretend to be her friend just to get to Kaleb.


    So in a way, I understand why she thought I made a bad decision and why she thought she''s


    protecting me in her own way.


    Her eyes are slightly wide from being surprised that I cut her off and stunned by my defensive


    words. Seeing how I do not take them back and apologize, she nod and snorted. " I tried to save


    you from pain and heartache Bailey." She turned around and opened the door. " But I see you''ve


    made your decision."


    " Don''te back crying to me," She said over her shoulder, her tone a bit sad and disappointed. " I


    won''t be the one to wipe your tears. You chose him. You chose him over our friendship. "


    I swallowed as I watch her get in the car and buckle herself securely and as I stared at her,


    something rips from my throat. " And I''d choose him again."


    She looks up at me in surprise and I leveled my gaze with determination for her to see that I meant


    every word that ripped out from my throat. " Because he''s worth it."

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    I saw the way my words made her feel. I saw the shift in her eyes. The reaction I should have


    expected.


    But I can''t take those words back and I....don''t want to. Because I mean them. Every single word


    that rolled off my tongue, I meant them with every inch of my being.


    I know I hurt her, I know she feels betrayed. But I can''t continue to lie to myself too. I can''t please


    her with a lie anymore. I want Kaleb.


    I love Kaleb.


    I blinked rapidly, trying to remove the presence of tears in my eyes so I can see her properly while I


    uttered. " Your brother deserves to be loved to Mirabe. He is worth being loved."


    I shook my head and take a step forward, pinning her down with a sincere stare. " I love him and I''m


    sorry, but if I have to choose between you and him, I will love you both. I will choose you both. But if


    you make me choose then I will choose him."


    I yed with my fingers, knowing that I was pouring my heart out in front of my family too. But it


    needed to be done and I should have done it sooner.


    " I know I did wrong by not telling you. I know you''re pissed off but we can''t help who we love Mira."


    I throw my hands up. " We can''t choose who we fall in love with, it just happens. But what we can


    choose is who we let go."


    I shook my head. " And I won''t let go. I''d choose you both but if you force me to choose I will choose


    him because I won''t let him go. And that''s my choice. That''s what I choose."


    Mira is silently staring at me and her eyes flicker over to her brother that I didn''t realize stood beside


    me until my arm touch his chest and his arm wrap around my mid-section to pull me into his


    embrace.


    His grip felt like he was trying to protect me, as if silently telling me that he was here and that


    everything would be okay. I tookfort in his touch and melted into his warmth.


    Mira peered at the two of us, more specifically his hand and then her eyes lift to mine and my heart


    stops. " How many months has this been going on behind my back?"


    I looked down in shame, knowing she will piece things together quickly. " It started at the party."


    Mira frowned. " Which party?"


    " The one Kaleb hosted in your home." I whispered. It hadn''t been a month yet, well I don''t think it


    had been but it sure felt like Kaleb and I were together longer than this, despite only agreeing to be


    his girlfriend today.


    I could see the gears in her head shift and realization hit her. " You didn''t sleep on the couch did


    you?"


    I swallowed. Keeping secrets from Mira was one thing but lying to her was another. Mira detested


    liars, especially liesing from people she cared about.


    Seeing my silence, she nods, a sneer bridging on her face. " Take off that bracelet around your


    wrist. You no longer deserve it." Spitting those words in anger, she mmed the door closed and


    locked it. Her head is forward as if she can''t bear to look at me anymore.


    Her words hit me like a dart, flying straight to my heart. I staggered, but in Kaleb''s arms as he


    hugged me. I can''t breathe because I am crying and Kaleb soothes me, whispering sweet words in


    my ear.


    " I''m sorry." He said softly. " I will fix this. I''m sorry. She''ll calm down ande back to her senses."


    But even those words from the boy I love could ease the crippling pain in my heart. I know how


    stubborn Mira can be when she is mad. She once stayed not speaking to Kaleb for a week because


    he poured rotten eggs in our hair during a prank.


    I lied to her. For weeks.


    Best friend''s don''t lie to each other. The bracelet was a symbol of that. A symbol of our promises.


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    " I''ll speak to her. I''ll try to get through to her." Kaleb whispered, nting a delicate kiss on my cheek


    and wiped my tears. " I promise we will make her see. I promise I''ll not let you down for choosing


    me Bailey."


    As he continued to soothe me, my mom and dad stepped toward us. I instantly ran to mom and she


    hugged me tightly as I cried. " I don''t know what to do." I cried.


    She runs a hand down my back in aforting manner. " It''s okay baby. Your heart just wants what


    it wants. Your heart is never wrong." She kissed my cheek and dad went over to talk to Kaleb.


    " I''m sorry for the scene Mr. Reed." Kaleb apologized.


    " Don''t be. It made me realize I gave my daughter to the right boy that will cherish her." Dad said


    and pped Kaleb lightly on his back, smiling. " You remind me of myself. I found the love of my life


    at your age." Dad looked over at mom, his eyes shinning brightly with fondness.


    " Whatever or whoever that tries toe between you two, don''t let that feeling go."


    After a few more words the horn res and we looked at Mira in the car seat. Her arms are crossed


    childishly and she''s ring at the front.


    Kaleb sighed and looked over at me, smiling sadly. " I will head on home now flower. See you


    tomorrow?"


    I nod, sniffling as mom wiped my tears with the back of her hand. Kaleb bit his lip, rocking on his


    heels.


    " Can Ie to pick you up tomorrow for school?"


    I looked behind him at an annoyed Mira who was still ring at the road ahead. I shook my head. "


    If it won''t be an issue, then yes."


    Kaleb smiled, saying goodbye and soon leaves. As we watch his car drive off, dad pushes his


    hands in his pocket and smiled. " You chose correctly Bailey."

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    I took a peek at my sister, my fingers around the steering wheel tightening. " Are you going to


    continue to give me the silent treatment the entire way home?"


    She does not respond, turning away from me and crossing her arms. She was acting childish.


    I let out a frustrated puff of air. " This is childish Mirabe, even for you."


    There''s a long awkward pause after my words and I had thought she wouldn''t have responded. But


    I am wrong.


    " Childish is you and Bailey keeping the truth from me." Her tone was bitter andcked any emotion.


    She was way pass angry, she was seething silently.


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    " We were trying to find a way to tell you about us Mira, but we were afraid of how you''d react. Like


    now." I pointed out in frustration.


    I loved my sister, and I knew that she had grown to be annoyed at me for my actions in the past for


    hurting girls and unknowingly having theme to her. I guess she didn''t trust that I could be good


    to Bailey.


    " My reaction ispletely justified." She huffed. " Step on it, I want to get home and would like to


    not have to hear your voice right now."


    I flinched. " Mira can you for a second just try to think about what you''re doing? You''re not only


    hurting me, you''re also hurting Bailey."


    Thest thing I ever wanted to happen was having Bailey''s and Mira''s friendship shattered because


    of me. I never wanted this. I never wanted anyone to be hurt because of me. I never wanted to


    " Did you two ever think about me when you two got together? No. Instead you had her lie to me


    and you lied!"


    " What are you even talking about?" I snapped, slowing down when I got to our house. I pulled into


    the driveway and Mira being so mad, opened the door and got out while the car was still rolling.


    I let out an annoyed groan and parked the car, getting out and mming the door. " I never made


    her lie to you!" I defended.


    " Save it!" Mira spat over her shoulder, storming to the house and opening the door with an


    aggressive force.


    I followed her into the house, closing the door behind me. " Mira stop acting like a child and let''s talk


    about this!" I yelled after her and gained the attention of our parents. The faint sound of voices that


    came from the living room area stopped.


    " How about no!" She yelled in anger, stomping up the staircase.


    " What is going on?" Mom asked, stepping into the foyer. Her forehead had a crease as she stared


    at both Mirabe and I. Dades to join her, his face more stern than mom''s.


    Mirabe span around and pointed a finger at me. " Kaleb and Bailey got into a rtionship behind


    my back! They both lied to me and now think I''m being childish for my reaction."


    I narrowed my eyes up at her. " Mira you''re being unreasonable right now. You act like the world is


    ending as Bailey and I are together. Why is it so bad that I love her!?"


    " It''s not because of that I am mad about! If you two hade clean the second it happened I would


    have been okay! But you two, you fucking both lied to me and kept that shit going for days! All the


    while I''m the stupid best friend and stupid sister not knowing that I am a third wheel! I hate liars! And


    I know for a fact you won''t treat her right!"


    I stumbled back, flinching as her words spared me through my chest, connecting with my heart


    painfully.


    " Mirabe!" Mom scolded. " I am disappointed in you for saying those words to your brother."


    Mira only rolled her eyes. " Really mom? You''re on his side? Have you forgotten how many girls


    you''ve busted him with? How many talks you''ve had with him? He''s just using Bailey-


    " I fucking love her!" I roared, cutting her off. " If you were not a selfish bitch you would''ve seen that!


    I have for years but you''re so caught up in your own little world you didn''t notice!"


    " Kaleb." Dad warned, clearly not liking that his two children were arguing.


    My shoulders rose and fell as I breath rapidly, unable to remove the fog of frustration and anger in


    my vision right now.


    Mirabe gasped, looking stunned that I had told her off, then her eyes narrowed down on me


    bitterly. " Selfish? Like you''ve been for thest few years just thinking with your dick?" She snorted.


    " Do you know how many tears I had to wipe because of you?"


    I recoil, my eyes dropping to her feet in shame. I can''t me Mirabe for not trusting me with


    Bailey, not when I had been exactly who she spoke about. I had been a bastard, someone that


    didn''t deserve a girl like Bailey.


    " I could not have a normal social life because of you. A normal fucking high school life because of


    you. Everywhere I go, there would be girls tears following after me. Every whore would try to


    befriend me because of you. Bailey and Kristina was all I had. The only two I felt would never fall for


    your stupid charms. The only two I trusted. And now because of you, I can''t trust one of them.


    Because she lied! She lied!"


    Every word she spat out continued to hit me brutally until I draw back like she physically attacked


    me. My heart is squeezing in my chest. An indication that her words were leaving scars.


    " You''re just going to hurt her like you''ve done to the others. It''s sad she won''t see it. Even more sad


    that I won''t be there to wipe her tears."


    I lift my eyes to hers and saw the look of disgust on her face. My gut twisted.


    Mira shook her head before turning around and walking up thest of the stairs. " I hope you have a


    good time with her, just don''t break her heart too much. After all, she doesn''t deserve it and you


    don''t deserve her."


    I clenched hands into fists at my sides, not able to fight anymore with her. I promised Bailey that I


    would get through to my sister but it felt like I would be the one to end up more hurt in this situation.


    Could I really make her see how much I love Bailey? Or will she always see me as her yboy


    brother who can''t love anyone?


    I deserve to feel love right? I deserve to love too?


    " Mira''s wrong you know." Dad said. I hadn''t noticed he was beside me until he mped a hand on


    my shoulder. " A father knows when his kid is in love and I''ve noticed it for a while. You deserve her


    Kaleb. You deserve Bailey and she deserves you. Don''t let it go." He squeezed my shoulder.


    " Your dad is right." Mom whispered, smiling sadly. " Sometimes love can cause rifts, but sometimes


    those rifts are meant to happen to be learning lessons. Mira wille around. And when she does,


    she will see how beautiful you and Bailey are together."

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    Bailey''s pov


    It has been a couple days since Mirabe found out about Kaleb and me. Things hadn''t.....gotten


    easier since then unfortunately.


    Not only was she still extremely upset about it but she was also confusing Kristina by trying to not


    make Kristina talk to me too. I found it a bit childish but Mira was always that way.


    I''m just d Kristina wouldn''t let her dictate who she can and cannot speak too.


    Yet...I am terribly sad that Mirabe still have yet to speak to me. She even blocked me on all of her


    socials!


    My heart aches knowing I may have lost her forever.


    Was she serious about never speaking to me again? I lift my hand to rub that little aching part on


    my chest even though I knew the issue was inward and I couldn''t ease it in this way.


    " Hey my gloomy little flower." Kaleb whispered in my ear lovingly as he nted a delicate kiss on


    my neck and cheek, fixing himself on the bench beside me. He ced his tray on the table.


    I lifted my head that I had resting on my arm and looked at him through the messy strands of my


    hair. He grinned and brushed them off my face. " I missed you." He whispered truthfully while


    making sure not one single strand was blocking my vision.


    I smiled, my heart fluttering.


    We were in the cafeteria and it had gone quiet because even though it has been days since


    everyone found out we were together. Now that the cat was out of the bag, Kaleb made sure


    everyone knew I was his and he was mine.


    Of course the first couple of days was tough for me. I had gotten so many res and rumors of


    being a whore spread around the school like wildfire. But it died out quickly when Kaleb stepped in


    to help.


    By helping I mean, he threatened the girl who started it by telling her he''d let it slip to her dad that


    she fucked her biology teacher for a grade A.


    Things had gotten a bit easier on the third day, however everyone still stared at us as though we


    were some kind of weird science experiment.


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    It also didn''t help that Juliet always shoots me death stares and makes it her mission to try to


    humiliate me every chance she gets. The thing about it is that I was no longer the Bailey who let her


    cruel words slip. I retorted back and didn''t make her words hurt me anymore.


    " You saw me like two minutes ago before going to take your lunch." I pointed out. Kaleb grinned,


    his eyes shinning and showing how happy he was.


    " Two minutes too long to stay away from my little flower." He said, swinging one leg off the bench


    anding closer until I was practically between his legs.


    He hugged me to him. " I hate when you''re sad." He sighed and it sounded pained. " Makes me feel


    like I am not able to make you happy."


    I pull away to look at him, my brows furrowing into a frown. " No. Are you kidding? You make me


    happy so much Kaleb." I said truthfully.


    Kaleb was and is the best boyfriend I could have ever imagined. He was sweet,pletely different


    than what I pictured him to be. I still cuss myself for not saying yes to him sooner.


    He stared down at me with those sad puppy eyes that made my heart squeeze, those blue making


    me fall for him even more. God I love this boy.


    " Then howes you''re not smiling right now? Want me to get you some ice cream or that apple


    croissant thing you love?" He''s searching my gaze for an answer.


    I shook my head, wrapping my arms around his midsection and hugging him tightly, breathing in his


    scent. It rxes me and smells like.....home. " I was just thinking about Mirabe. Trust me Kaleb, I


    am happy with you. You''re perfect. It''s just, I miss her you know."


    I miss Mirabe and it feels like I had hit a brick wall with her. She refused to talk to me, not even


    look at me. I can''t help but wonder what it was going to take for her to hear me out. I didn''t want to


    lose her forever.


    So many years of friendship going to waste just because I chose my heart.


    " I know." Kaleb whispered andid a soft kiss on my head, sighing heavily. " Mom and dad still


    think she''lle around. But she hasn''t been speaking to me either. "


    I let out a breath, and buried my face closer to his chest to hear his heartbeat.


    " Mine too. They think her reaction is normal and she''ll see the way we truly love each other and


    come around. I hope they''re right." I said softly.


    Mom and dad spoke to me after Mira and Kaleb left that night. They thought Mira''s reaction was


    typical. They said she''de around but it''s been days. She''s seen how good Kaleb treats me, well


    actually she hasn''t studied us at all.


    This is how mad she is with the both of us. She won''t even spare us a nce. It''s like we disgust


    her.


    " Me too baby." He pressed his lips to my forehead and sigh. " You sure you don''t want that ice


    cream or the croissant to cheer you up?"


    I lift my eyes to stare at him. " The cafeteria don''t have none of those." I pointed out with a smile.


    He shrugged. " There''s a shop just down the road. About an eight minute drive to go ande


    back. Just say the word and your boyfriend will be on it." He puffed his chest out.


    I giggled giddily. Staring up at him. " I don''t need anything else baby, you''re all I need to cheer me


    up."


    As I stared into his eyes that reflected the love he had for me, I realize Dad was right, I chose


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    The days are going by quickly and it feels like the longer we go without speaking, Mira and I were


    losing whatever small piece of thread that kept our friendship. It had gone from a few nces, me


    mostly trying to grab her attention to now, nothing.


    As I settle on the chair and ce my bag on the desk, I sighed. I loved Kaleb and I am growing


    more happier with him every day. But I also know my heart misses Mira too.


    " I''m so screwed." Kristina moaned, plopping on the chair beside mine. At any moment now Mira will


    show up. If she sees Kristina beside me, she''d sit at front, obviously trying to avoid sitting anywhere


    in close proximity to me.


    I brought my gaze to Kristina, my brows drawing as I regarded her words. " Screwed? What did you


    do?"


    Kristina winced, looking embarrassed. " I may or may not have forgotten to do the homework. I was


    up talking with you and Lucyst night and kind of fell asleep right after. I only remembered we had


    homework.....like at the this very moment. "


    Lucy was uncle Liam and aunt Crystal''s daughter. They movedst year but we still try to keep in


    touch. Sometimes we y a few games but it hasn''t been like how it was before. We grew out of


    our video games phase.


    I shook my head, smiling. " Want to copy mine before the teacher gets here?"


    Kristina nodded, a grateful look on her face. I unzipped my bag and dug through in search of the


    book when the door pushes open. Of course I look up and my eyesnded on Mira. She paused,


    looked at me angrily and swept her gaze to Kristina.


    A re so brutal is sent Kristina''s way. Rolling her eyes, Mirabe storms to one of the empty seats


    at front, aggressively throwing her bag on the desk childishly.


    Kristina sighs heavily beside me. " You two need to talk this out."


    I sadly looked down, pulling out the textbook and pushing it over to her. " I tried. Kaleb tried. She


    doesn''t want to talk Kristy. I-


    I let out a breath, staring at Mira''s back in frustration. " I don''t think she wants me as a friend


    anymore."


    Kristina snorted. " Bullshit. Remember that rumor Juliet spread a few days ago about you stealing


    her man?"


    I turn to Kristina, brows drawn into a furrow as I try to think of when she was referring to. Then it


    clicked. I nod. " Yes I remember." I sneered low. Juliet had been a bitch and tried to make everyone


    turn against me by spreading lies.


    I expected this from her honestly.


    Kristina snorted, smirking as she leaned closer to me, her voice drawing low as she mumbled. "


    Ever wondered how the rumor just happen to cease so quickly?"


    Intrigued i draw closer to her and whispered. " How?"


    Kristina shifted her gaze to Mirabe''s back, her eyes amused and she giggled faintly. With a nudge


    of her chin Mira''s way, she confessed. " It was Mira. She tracked down that bitch in the bathroom


    and may have been a little aggressive. Told her to stop spreading bullshit before she smashed her


    fist on her nose. You should have been there to see Juliet''s face. Bitch was about to piss herself. "


    I stared at Kristy wide eyed,pletely and utterly stunned by what she had just uttered. Mira


    stopped the rumor? I am in disbelief, especially with how Mira has been treating both me and Kaleb.


    Yet why would she do this?


    Kristina snorted and shrugged. " Who would go to such lengths to protect someone if they hated


    them so badly?" Straightening herself and opening the textbook, Kristina murmured. " There''s still a


    chance to reconnect and forgive. Mira is stubborn but you know who else is stubborn?"


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    " Who?"


    " You." Kristinaughed softly, sparing me a nce. " You''re stubborn to give up on anything. And I


    know damn well you won''t give up on her."


    As I looked over at Mira, she turned around and her eyesnded on me. Though she quickly tore


    her eyes away and looked back at the board, I had that sense of hope. Maybe there is a way to get


    back into her good graces.


    So when the teacher came and the ss started, after a couple of minutes Mira raised her hand


    and asked the teacher permission to use the bathroom and I do too, hoping that this was a good


    opportunity to finally get her alone and talk. Hoping that we can resolve this and be friends again.


    But I was wrong.

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    I was smart enough to not be so close to her as she made her way to the bathroom. I didn''t want


    her to see that I followed her in here, fearing she may make a beeline for somewhere else.


    I waited for five minutes before entering the bathroom.


    I can hear her shifting around in the cubicle and I closed the door behind me lightly, leaning my back


    against it so she won''t have anywhere to leave. We needed to talk and if this was the lengths I had


    to take to get my best friend back, I''d do it.


    As I try to wait for her to be done, I took this as moment to gather my thoughts and think of a way to


    speak to her. My eyes locked on the cold tiles, raking my brain for ways to get through to Mira.


    This can be the best chance and how many chances can I get after this? It had to be done now.


    The sound of the flushing and gurgling of water pulled me out of my thoughts and made my heart


    race. I waited, not patient at all as I scratch my arms in anticipation. I am uncertain of where this will


    go, but I know that today I will make her hear me.


    When the door creaked open, I straighten and the determination almost withered away when our


    eyes met. She isn''t startled at all to see me standing here waiting for her.


    Ignoring me she walks up to the sink and opens the pipe.


    " Mirabe."


    She stiffens but doesn''t respond.


    I let out a breath. " You know I won''t let this friendship go. You''re my best friend Mira."


    She closed the pipe, but her eyes remain on her reflection and her hand is still clutching the poor


    faucet in a tight grip. " Was I your best friend when you slept with my brother, got into a rtionship


    with him behind my back and didn''t tell me about it until I found out on my own?"


    She turns to me, her eyes hard.


    " Mira-


    " I get it. You were scared to tell me about it. I get that part. But do you know how fucking betrayed I


    felt knowing you constantly lied to me? Especially that same day I caught you two." She shook her


    head in disappointment. " I saw you, I ask you and you still decided to lie to me. You know why I


    didn''t call that night to remind you of the sleepover at your ce?"


    I stayed silent, knowing that answering her now wouldn''t be fruitful for me.


    " I knew something was going on. I saw the way he looked at you then and I am so stupid to not


    have realized sooner. But that day sealed it and it showed me how you can lie to my face. You


    stared at me Bailey and you lied. And I had to find out on my own. Your ''best friend'' had to find out


    that you were sleeping with her brother on her own." Her voice chokes.


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    " Makes me wonder how I can trust someone who looked at me directly while lying to me. What kind


    of best friend who promised to never lie to each other, lies whilst staring directly in the eyes?"


    I flinched, my stomach sinking.


    She shakes her head. " I still stick to what i said, my brother isn''t capable of loving a girl for long. I''m


    going to feel sorry for you when-


    " Don''t be." I cut in, my voice cracking. " Don''t be sorry for me." I pushed off the door,pletely


    forgetting that I didn''t want her to get out.


    " This jealousy you have against Kaleb Mira, needs to stop now." I whispered. Mira hadn''t expected


    my words and stumbled back, her eyes going wide and her cheeks blushing with pink.


    Then she school her features, hardening them into irritation and anger. " Jealous? Of who? My


    brother?" She pointed a finger at her chest, her eyes aze with disbelief. " Me? Mira? Jealous of


    Kaleb?" She faked a snort and giggle. " Why would I ever be jealous of my brother? Out of


    everyone, why would I ever be jealous of Kaleb?"


    My brows lowered as I thought. " I get it now." I whispered, more to myself really but it caught her


    attention. " I get why you''re so pissed about this now."


    Her face pinches. " What do you get Bailey?" She gritted out, irritation towards me and my words


    clear in her tone.


    I nod, more to myself as I studied her with a tilt of my head. " You''ve always been jealous of him


    haven''t you? You''ve been jealous because he was the more outgoing twin, the most popr, had


    the better grades, you felt as though he was always better. He always won."


    Her eyes widen and her lips part but she said nothing so I took it as invitation to say more. " You felt


    like he had everything Mira. He had everything except two things....or should I say two people?"


    Her lips lined into a frown but she still does not utter a word. I continued. "There were two people he


    never had by his side that you had. Me and Katrina. And now that me and Kaleb gave into our


    feelings, you feel like you''ve lost against him. You feel as though he took me from you. One of those


    things you had all to yourself that you didn''t share with him. And now you feel like it''s gone."


    The quietness was deafening for a long pregnant pause. Until Mira schooled her features and hid


    away her emotions. " Now you''re just saying anything Bailey. I''ve never been jealous of Kaleb."


    I shook my head. " It''s okay to think that way Mira. But you''re wrong, Kaleb didn''t take me from you.


    I''m still here."


    Mira''s face screwed up and she snapped. " I don''t care if he takes you, have fun with him while it


    stillst!" She stormed forward, brushing passed me but I stop her.


    " Tomorrow is my birthday." I said softly, turning around to see her hands were clenching the door


    handle tightly. I looked at her sadly even though she had her back towards me. " I won''t try again


    after that day. That will be it. No more trying to talk to you. No more Mirabe. I can''t be friends with


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    Hearing my words, Mira spins around, her eyes narrowing. " Did you just call me a hypocrite?"


    I nod, crossing my arms as I lift my chin up in defiance. " Yes. And I meant it. You are and you know


    that Mirabe. You know I am right."


    Mira gasped, looking outraged and stormed towards me, her eyes narrowing into slits of rage. I am


    not fazed by her reaction and stand still, waiting for what she would no doubt spit at me. " And how


    am I a hypocrite Bailey!? Prey tell, since you know so much about being a hypocrite."


    " You''re angry at me for keeping my rtionship with Kaleb away from you, yet, Mira you did the


    same thing. You''re not telling the full truth here. Especially to Kaleb. You''re keeping something from


    him too. "


    Mira snorted, looking around in disbelief beforeughing in fake amusement. " Keeping something


    from Kaleb? What is that? Becausest I checked I''m not you! I don''t keep secrets!" she snapped at


    the end, breathing loudly.


    Still, even with all her anger, I now understood why she was so mad. She thought Kaleb stole me


    from her and this was her way of showing how angry she was about it. But the thing with Mira was


    that she could never see passed other peoples faults and never saw hers.


    Like now. She didn''t want to admit her jealousy and anger towards her brother. She didn''t want to


    cope with knowing she was that kind of person. And I get that. I get that fully.


    " Ryan." I said without batting an eye. " You like Ryan. I could have seen it at the party, and I know


    so don''t try to paint the oblivious card with me. It won''t work."


    Mira grows quiet, her eyes void of emotion before she utters. " The difference between us Bailey is


    that Ryan and I did nothing behind you or Kaleb''s back. We flirted at the party and that was it. And


    sure we nearly kissed but nothing happened except for that dare!"


    Letting out a huff she red. " And of course Kaleb knows about that, the entire school knows. So


    no Bailey, I hid nothing from the both of you. In fact I was nning to tell you I like Ryan the night of


    the sleepover but of course I got a little surprise myself."


    " Mira-


    " Save it. You trying to make me feel as though I went as low as you to keep secrets is a bitchy


    move Bailey. I don''t want to talk about this anymore and I sure as hell don''t want to be breathing the


    same air as you right now." She seethed, whirling around to open the door once more.


    " There you go again acting like a child! Will you stop running Mira! For god sake will you let our


    years of friendship go down the drain for this!?" I snapped, my hands curling into fist at my sides as


    I shoot her with angry daggers.


    I was frustrated. Angry and defeated. " Why can''t you be happy for us!?"


    Mira doesn''t stop or turn around but I know she heard me when I yelled. " I meant it Mirabe. I


    can''t keep fighting for a friendship if you''re not willing to meet me halfway."


    My shoulders slumped when she disappeared and my heart clenches in pain knowing that this may


    have been thest words we said to each other. Thest time we ever stared at each other longer


    than a minute. Though it hurt me badly, I can''t keep beating myself up about choosing Kaleb.


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    I can''t just throw away the love I had for Kaleb. Not when every day he shows me how much he


    adores and treasures me. I can''t let this feeling go, nor do I want to. I love Kaleb. And I''m growing to


    love him more and more each day.


    It''s practically impossible to let him go now. Not when he had branded himself into my heart and


    marked me. Not when I know I own his too. Not when this feeling only grows. Not when I know. So if


    I lose Mira for that feeling I may only get once in a lifetime.......then so be it.

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    " I''ll catch a ride with Ryan!" Kristina waved me goodbye, her face flush from the heat of the sun


    ring down on us. I smiled, murmuring an okay and watch her head to Ryan''s car.


    Mira was there, seated in the front seat. She has been catching rides with Ryan to go ande


    back from school for the pass few days, in an obvious route to avoid her brother.


    She stared over, her eyes turning hard once they spot me from afar. I sighed, watching Kristina


    enter the backseat and say something to her to pull her attention off me.


    Lost in my thoughts about Mira, suddenly arms circle around my mid section and lift me up. I


    squealed, surprised, my heart pounding. Kalebughed behind me, turning me around to face him


    and hugged me to him.


    His eyes gleamed with fondness. " Tomorrow is my little flower birthday."


    I blushed, looking at him shyly. " I''m getting old."


    His nose twitched adorably and he snorted. " If you call yourself old then where does this leave


    me?"


    I grinned, wrapping my arms around his neck,pletely forgetting that we were still in the school''s


    premises and there was no doubt many clingy eyes on us. But the thing is, when Kaleb was near,


    he seem to make me forget about everything else and focus on him alone.


    It always felt as though we were the only ones in the room, in the space, he just always could do


    that to me. Make me forget about the world and only focus on him.


    I tilt my head and yfully whispered. " Hmmm, how about grandpa?"


    The tip of his lips twisted into a smirk and he leaned forward, tilting his head so his lips is close to


    my ear. " How about daddy?" his voice is husky and as he pulls me impossibly closer I know what


    he meant instantly.


    " You two get a room!" Ryan''s voice yelled yfully, breaking the little bubble Kaleb and I were in. I


    pulled away, flushing when my eyes scanned around and noted the many eyes staring at us. One of


    those pair of eyes belonged to Mira.


    She looked away and grumbled something under her breath. My gut twisted and the smile left my


    face.


    Kalebughed at Ryan,pletely oblivious to the res his sister sent our way before she tore


    her eyes away.


    As we bid Ryan and Kristina goodbye Kaleb was hell bent on holding me in his arms all the while.


    Though I knew Mira was ufortable, I dare not make Kaleb put me down, knowing he wouldn''t


    anyway.


    We watch Ryan drive off and with me in his arms,pletely ignoring the stares we received, Kaleb


    walks over to his car. He opens the door with one hand while the other is under my bum, keeping


    me up.


    I looked over his shoulder, sporting Stefan leaning against the pir before the door. His eyes


    caught mine and he pushes off the pir, walking away silently. He''s still sporting that ugly purple


    now ck eye and dark red nose.


    " Are you and Stefan still not on good terms?" My brows pinched as I looked up at Kaleb when he


    settle me on my feet. Avoiding eye contact, Kaleb shrugged, opening the door wider and ushered


    me in.


    Letting out a huff, I settle on the seat and buckled myself in, ring at Kaleb when he entered and


    still avoided eye contact. " Exin."


    He looked over at me with a wince and lifted on of his shoulder into a barely visible shrug. " He''s


    being an ass."


    One of my brows flicked up in fake surprise. " Are you sure he''s the one being an ass?"


    Kaleb chewed on his lower lip, his eyes sheepish as he nod unsurely. I sighed. " Sam did you even


    apologize?"


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    He flinched, his lips pulling back into a wince. " When you call me by that name I know you''re mad."


    I rolled my eyes. " I am. And you''re wrong, you like it when I moan it out."


    He grinned, lifting his hand in his hair sheepishly. " Well that''spletely different. When you moan


    that name I am inside you but now I am not, which means you used it for something different."


    I huffed knowing he waspletely right and red. " You need to fix the rtionship between you


    and Stefan, Kaleb. I can''t be the reason you lost a friendship. Besides, Stefan did no wrong."


    Kaleb groaned, turning away to start the car. " He did deserve it-


    " Sam." I hissed, smacking his shoulder. He faked a pained groaned and pulled away, his eyes


    flickering to mine as he pouted. " My girlfriend got abusive. My poor arm, I can''t feel it anymore."


    With eyes that reflected the gleam of adoration, Kaleb teased. " Can my sweet girlfriend kiss my


    shoulder to ease the pain? Or-


    He pointed at his lips, and they spread into a grin. " My lips?" he nod, his brows crinkling as he


    feigned a thinking expression. " Yes, my lips would do just fine. Even better actually."


    I rolled my eyes then gave him a stern look. " Fix it or else you won''t be getting any for a week."


    His eyes widen, the blood draining from his face. He looked so adorable that I almost lost the stern


    upfront.


    " But-but-


    He groaned, turning to me, his eyes wide with panic. He offs the car. "Babye on. You know I


    can''t live without you. I''d die if I can''t kiss you or-


    His eyes flickered lower, just between my legs and he bit his bottom lip. " Come on flower, you won''t


    do this to me, would you?"


    I fixed myself on the seat, of course because his gaze affected me. But I needed to be stern and


    pretend that he didn''t affect me at all. " You have three days to apologize to Stefan. If not, you''re not


    even going to hold my hands."


    Kaleb gasped,pletely stunned and did something I expected yet no one else would think he''d


    do. He pouted childishly and leaned over to hug my arm, his head on my shoulder as he practically


    begged.


    " Please baby," He whined, shaking my arm he held. I bit my lower lip to not crack a smile and give


    into my emotions. " I can''t live without you."


    I resisted the urge to roll my eyes. Kaleb was acting as though I said we''d break up.


    " Well you''d better apologize."


    Kaleb groaned low. " Give me a week."


    " Two days." I replied, this time not suppressing my grin. He lifted his head to look at me, pouting so


    cutely I had to force myself to not lean forward to nt a kiss on his lips.


    " Fine. But you better give me more than a kiss when I do."


    I rolled my eyes, tearing my eyes off his to look forward. " Don''t you always get more than a kiss


    anyway?"


    " Not during school." He pointed out, his tone lowering into one of disappointment.


    I sent him a disbelief look, crossing my arms as I began to feel the start of a blush. " That''s because


    we''re in school Kaleb!"


    He shrugged. " I don''t care. I want to be with you every second of every day."


    I rolled my eyes, blushing furiously. " You''re just a rascal."


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    " Kaleb." I uttered with a bit of panic in my tone when I saw him pulling up to the side of the road.


    He turns the car off and unbuckles himself. " Just a quick one?" He''s quick to unbuckle my seat belt


    and I go to grab his hand before he can lift me and throw me across hisp. My eyes wide as I


    flicked them over to the road.


    " Are you crazy, there are cars driving up and down the road. Anyone can see us." My heart


    thrummed against my sternum. Jesus, this boy would be the death of me.


    He pouted. " The windows are tinted and it hasn''t stopped you before." A slow smirk appeared on


    his face, his handnding on my thigh, dangerously close to the tingling spot between my legs.


    I sucked in a sharp breath through my nose, my fingers trembling as my body can no longer push


    back the reaction he invoked in me. " They can still see through the windshield and thest times


    we were not in sight of the main road." I pointed out, smacking his hand away as his fingers inched


    closer.


    His lips jutted out in a adorable pout, his eyes gleaming with fondness and hunger. " But I haven''t


    kissed you since lunch. It''s been hours flower."


    I rolled my eyes, biting my bottom lip to suppress my giggle. " Kaleb, you kissed me during the shifts


    for the sses. And you kissed me like not five minutes ago before we left the school''spound."


    I pointed out, staring at his pout in amusement.


    " But it wasn''t enough baby," He whined, pouting more and giving me that puppy dog eyes that


    made me melt and sigh. As I nod, his pout turned into a pleased grin and I swore he would have


    shouted yes if I didn''t utter.


    " But somewhere a bit more private Kaleb." I buckled myself back, giving him that '' I dare you to


    whine and beg me to do it right here'' look. He sighed, groaned and fell back in his seat.


    " What if it''s just a quick one?"


    I rolled my eyes. " You say that and want to do a ''quickie'' twice!"


    He throws his head back, his brows drawing into a frown. " Three times." He corrected making me


    snort. As if its any better.....


    Turning to me, his eyes scan over my body in a heated way, making me squirm in my seat. " But


    then again it might be four times today. You look incredibly sexy and that annoyed stare turns me on


    so bad."


    " You only have a minute to step on the gas or I won''t allow you toe in me." I warned, biting the


    inside of my cheek to not burst intoughter when he panicked and began to start the car. " Seat


    belt." I reminded him, biting into my cheek harder when he nodded frantically and put on his seat


    belt.


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    " You''re so horny," I snorted as I straddle hisp. He had pushed the seat back so we could be more


    comfortable. This wasn''t the first time we had sex in the car but it was the first time we did it on a


    road leading to that abandoned house.


    From here I could actually see the house. The wood had now turned into an old brown color and


    looked ready to copse. The windows, well what was left of it seemed so dirty. Even the front door


    looked infested with termites.


    The house once belonged to Gloria Halle and her family. Gloria was the same age as me, well


    would have been the same age as me. She was a sweet girl and was usually described as quiet


    and reserved. Unfortunately tragedy struck her family when she went missing a couple of years


    ago.


    It took a couple of weeks of search parties to find her and sadly she was found dead. Apparently


    they ruled her death by suicide; she jumped off a bridge and broke her neck.


    Everyone in our ss was distraught about it, especially her best friend at that time Juliet. I never


    understood how a sweet kind girl as Gloria could have been friends with someone like Juliet but I


    never liked to judge.


    Everyone said Juliet left because of Gloria''s death, especially leaving a few days after they found


    Gloria''s body. She and her family hadn''t told anyone why they up and left, not even Kaleb, who was


    her boyfriend at that time.


    After Gloria died, her parents deserted the house two monthster. No one everes here so the


    ce was usually abandoned. Which serves a good ce to get that '' quickie'' Kaleb desperately


    wanted. Though I will admit I wanted him to just as desperate. I was so wet my panties were


    drenched to the point I know my juices reached some parts of my jeans.


    " I haven''t had you in a day." Kaleb moaned, gripping my hips and pushing me down on his hard-on.


    He grunted, pushing up his hips so I can feel him. I clutch his shoulders, moaning when I felt how


    hard he was under me.


    " You had me in the morning." I pointed out. We did a ''quickie'' before we went to school. That


    quickiested more than twenty minutes which nearly made uste to ss.


    Kaleb shrugged, lifting my shirt over my head swiftly. " It feels like a day." He tossed my shirt on the


    passenger seat and gripped my ass. " Can you wear skirts from now on? Or dresses? It would


    make it so much easier to slip inside you."


    I lean back and give him a mischievous grin. " Now Sam, are you being bossy?"


    His eyes widen. " Oh no, did it sound that way? You can wear whatever you want baby. I just


    suggested an easier way to be closer to you."


    I raised a brow. " Closer to me is your dick inside me?"


    Kaleb looks flustered and bit his lower lip. " I mean when you put it that way...." he trailed off looking


    even more flustered. " Is there any other way to be closer and feel you?"


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    Feeling in the yful mood I shrugged. " Hmm a kiss can do."


    Kaleb looked at me in disbelief. " A kiss is not enough when ites to you flower. If it were up to


    me I''d be with you every second of the day." He then pouted. " I kind of can''t wait for the next couple


    of years."


    Curious I tilted my head, studying him. " Why?"


    " Because we''re end game baby and in a few years you''d have my ring around your finger and


    you''d be mine on paper. In a few years I''m nning to give you as many Kaleb''s or Bailey''s you


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    Stunned, I stared at him wide eyed. He always shocks me when he speaks about our future. He


    was always sure that we were going to be married and be that high school couple like our parents.


    And honestly, I believe it too. I can''t imagine my life without Kaleb in it.


    I don''t think there is such a thing anymore.


    His neck flush with a light pink and he stumbles out of his lips. " Well if you want that. I''m not saying


    you will have to give me kids-


    I leaned forward and kiss him hard, cutting off his words. He groaned, pulling me closer. " I love you


    Sam."


    He moaned. " I love you too Bailey."


    As his hands roamed my body, they squeezed my ass. " Ready to moan my name?" He whispered


    on my lips, nibbling the bottom.


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    I nod, gasping as I teasingly rolled my hips, knowing I was making his dick swell more. " Quickie


    right?"


    Kaleb bit my lower lip, dragging it into his mouth to suck before speaking. " It might be a little longer


    than a quickie."


    His admission came out sheepishly.


    I resisted the urge to roll my eyes, knowing that I was right about this not being a quickie at all but


    an hour max of Kaleb being inside me.


    " Then we better hurry before my parents call to ask where I am at." I joked, letting him unhook my


    bra. My breasts spilled out and Kaleb pulled away to stare at my breasts, hunger clear as day in his


    eyes.


    " Oh God Bailey," He groaned, one of his hand cupping my breast, squeezing lightly. My nipples


    harden under his touch. " You so incredibly beautiful, you have no idea." he moaned, leaning closer,


    his hot breath just brushing against my harden nipple until his lips part and his tongue dart out to roll


    around the taut pebble.


    I moaned, arching into him as his lips wrap around my nipple. He suckled, his moaning out as


    a breath of hunger.


    His other hand grab my other breast and his thumb rub circles around the harden nipple. " Kaleb." I


    moaned, my fingers digging into his hair, gripping the soft strands, causing him to groan.


    I rolled my hips, slowly to feel his hardness under me. He felt so hard and I was already so wet.


    " Uh uh Sam." He groaned, pushing up his hips to rock his length against my center. I rolled my


    eyes. " You hated when I called you by that name." I pointed out in a breathless utter only to hiss


    when I felt his teeth lightly bite my nipple.


    " I love when you moan it. I''m starting to like that name when ites out your mouth." He grunted,


    kissing my breast before going to show the other the same love. He nibbled, he bit, he suckled and


    swirled until I was sure my breasts would forever be marked by not only his lips but his teeth too.


    When that felt like it was not enough and he was getting a bit impatient under me, Kaleb began to


    remove my button, rapidly trying to pull down my jeans together with my panties. I giggled at his


    desperation and lifted myself a little to help him.


    In the time, I managed to not only bump my head with his but my knees hit his dick. " Jesus!" He


    yelled when I quite literally kneed him where the sun doesn''t shine.


    " Oops, I''m sorry." I said hurriedly and giggled as I continue to rid myself of my jeans and panties. "


    It''s really your fault though! You were hurrying too much."


    Kaleb grunted, unbuttoning his button to pull his jeans halfway down. " You better not have


    damaged my baby maker flower because this will cost us both."


    Throwing my jeans to the back of the car and ridding myself of my panties, I huffed. " Your dick is


    still hard, I''m sure it survived."


    Kaleb reached in thepartment and pulls out a pack of condoms. He tears it open using his


    teeth, his eyes staring at me in heated intensity. " Come put this on me baby."


    I nod, taking the condom out of the pack and watch Kaleb pull his briefs down, making his cock free.


    I licked my lips.


    " Please don''t do that, you''re going to make me cum before we even start." He warned, guiding my


    hands to his very hard dick. I bit my lip as I rolled the condom on his dick, feeling how hard and


    warm he is while I do so.


    " Hurrye over myp, I need to be inside you now," Kaleb panted, grabbing my hips and


    throwing me across hisp so that I straddle him. I grab his dick, looking into his eyes while I


    position his tip at my entrance.


    He cupped my cheek, his thumb pressing on my lower lip as I lowered myself on to him, letting him


    fill me up inch by inch. I shudder as he stretches my walls and we both gasp when I tighten around


    him, connecting us in a way we both never imagined.


    " Is it possible to marry you here and now?" Kaleb moaned, grabbing my hips as I continue to let


    him fill me. He felt so good as my walls suckled around him.


    As he filled me to the hilt, I gasped. " Ask me that in a few more years when we''re both settled and


    I''ll say yes. I''ll always say yes."

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    Each time Kaleb is deep inside me, branding himself into my body, it feels different, it feels amazing.


    I gasp as he grips my hips, his fingertips biting into my skin.


    He guided me to move up and down on his length, taking him over and over inside me. I shudder as


    my walls suckle around him, feeling the warmth of his flesh and the pulsing of his member as he


    groaned in pleasure under me.


    " That''s it baby," He cooed in satisfaction, hand now on my ass and squeezing as I bounce on him. I


    gripped his shoulders, moaning so loudly with no care in the world.


    " Fuck!" Kaleb hissed when I tighten around him, rolling my hips and then lifting slowly with the


    reluctance of my pussy walls not wanting to let go of him. He gripped me harder and thrusted up,


    not wanting to get out of me.


    I squealed, clenching around him and juicing him with my natural lube. I buried my face in the crook


    of his neck, moaning as he pulsed and stretches me. I feel so full.


    " Sam." I moaned as one of his hand rake down my back as I ride him slowly. He''s breathing


    roughly, his grunts and groans pushing me closer to the edge every second.


    The car felt stuffed with our pleasure sounds, the rough breathing and the heat that nearly


    consumed us both.


    " Bailey," Kaleb moaned as I urged him deeper inside me. My need for him surged and it seem his


    too as he gripped me harder and with urgency, he thrusted up inside me, biting my shoulder as he


    filled me over and over.


    I grip his shoulders tighter, my nails biting into his as he fucked me with an urge that took my breath


    away. As I suckled around him, Kaleb let out a loud hiss, biting into my shoulder harder.


    My gasps echoed in the car and his groans followed suit. They were louder, rougher more urgent as


    he took me to those heights.


    I tremble on top of him and Kaleb pulls away from my shoulder, lifting my hips up and pulling out of


    me until only his tip was at the tickling of my entrance. I lift my head from the crook of his neck,


    breathing roughly as I stared into his eyes.


    They''re as blue as the sky and they always seem to take my breath away. Filled with so much


    adoration and love, they pinned me with these emotions until a shiver race down my spine. He


    cupped my cheek while his other hand is pressed under my butt to hold my weight.


    " You''re mine you that?" He whispered, his tip inching in deeper. I nod, leaning in and kissing him


    before whispering on his lips. " And you''re mine."


    I gasped as he thrust up and entered me fully in one shove. I bit his bottom lip as he groaned out


    my name on my lips like he was saying a silent prayer. His hand on my cheek curved to the back of


    my head where he gripped me to make sure I do not pull away as he dipped his tongue between my


    lips, parting them and pushing his way int my mouth.


    Our tongue meet and he moaned, thrusting up into me. " You feel so good," He panted, pushing into


    me, pulsing with need.


    I shuddered, my stomach tightening as he draws me closer to that edge. I cling around him, soaking


    him with my juices and he hisses. " Sam," I moaned, nibbling on his lower lip as I bounced on his


    dick.


    He grunted, his hips pushing up to meet my movements as the fire between us surged into a


    impossible heat. " Ah!" I scream as his thrust became urgent. It feels so good my mind is racing as


    fast as my heart.


    I''m clenching around him, my pussy begging him to give me more. Heplied, gripping my ass as


    he tilt his hips in a way and pounded up into me. The squeals that left my throat were pitched with


    pleasure and desperation.


    "Come," Hismand was husky and demanding and it''s the little thing that pushed me over that


    edge. I freeze, my walls gripping around Kaleb''s dick so tight that it also pushed him to let go to.


    With a loud groan and a sweet moan of my name on his tongue, Kaleb pulsed inside me, his thrust


    bing sloppy as hees undone inside me.


    I''m milking around him, warm and wet, even slipping onto his skin. He gasped, breaking the kiss to


    look at me as Ie around him. His eyes are heated and he''s giving me that ''you''re absolutely


    beautiful'' look that made me tighten around him even more.


    His eyes held that fondness that made my heart thrust in my chest and I tremble, milking him until I


    could no longer feel the spasms of my pleasure. When I was done, we both just stared at each


    other, breathless as we try to catch our breaths.


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    Kaleb reached up, his eyes softening with adoration and love as he pushed some of my hair behind


    my ear, his thumb tracing faintly against my cheekbone. " I don''t think I''ll ever get tired of seeing you


    come undone because of me. You''re absolutely breathtaking."


    I flushed. Kaleb have alwaysplimented me every chance he gets but I could never get used to


    it.


    His eyes twinkle and he pinched the tip of my nose using his thumb and index finger. I yfully


    red. "Another quickie?" He asked yfully, his dick already growing inside me since he hadn''t


    pulled out yet.


    I rolled my eyes and was just about to give him a sarcastic retort when my eyes caught a sh of


    somethinging out of the bushes. I tilt my head and looked ahead. It''s a figure, walking quickly


    over to the abandoned house.


    My eyes narrowed as I tried to figure out who and gasped when I realized.


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    I acted quickly, pushing off Kaleb''s dick despite his protest and flung myself on the passenger seat,


    rapidly looking for my clothes.


    " Flower," Kaleb whined but I ignored him as I reach in the back for some of my clothes that were


    scattered there.


    Did Juliet see us? Did she follow us here?


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    So many questions raced through my head as I started putting on my clothes. " Did you see a ghost


    or something?" Kaleb questioned in intrigue as he eyed me. He pulls out the condom and it''s filled


    with his cum. He tied it and rolls down the window to throw it out.


    Rolling the window back up he stared at me, his brows pinched in worry. " What''s wrong baby?"


    Throwing my shirt over my head, I murmured. " I think I just saw Juliet." My voicees out a bit


    muffled with the shirt over my head.


    " Huh?" Kaleb questioned, his fingers pinching the shirt to push it down to reveal my face so that he


    can hear my words more clearly.


    " I think I just saw Juliet." I repeated, finally having the shirt over my body.


    Kaleb''s brows raised in surprise. " Where?'' He whips around, looking for her. His eyes narrowing as


    he concentrated to find Juliet.


    " She went inside the house." I uttered, confused about Juliet being here. Could it be that she was


    just visiting here seeing as her best friend once lived here before she died?


    Kaleb turned around to look at the abandoned house, his brows drawing in confusion. " What''s she


    doing there?" He voiced his confusion, turning to look at me as though I had the answers.


    " How should I know Kaleb? " I huffed and pointed at his still exposed dick. " You may want to put


    that away before she''s lurking around. Though she has already seen it." I grumble, fixing my hair to


    pretend that I was not silently seething in jealousy.


    I turn to face forward and Kaleb''s eyes are burning a hole on the side of my head. He grumbles


    something under his breath and fixed his briefs and his jeans.


    " Did she follow us here?" Kaleb grumbled, voicing out his thoughts that were the same as mine. I


    shrugged. " I thought so too, but why did she enter the house? She came from the bushes and


    didn''t use the road. Didn''t look over at the car either." My brows furrowed as I thought about it more.


    Juliet sort of looked like she was in a trance as she made a bee line for the house.


    " I should go ask her. She''d not dare lie to me." He groaned in annoyance. My heart skipped. It''s not


    like I was scared Juliet would do something to Kaleb....okay I was. I can''t have him go alone. She


    could do anything.


    " I''lle with you." I said with a nod, making Kaleb look over at me in concern. " I don''t know if the


    house in good condition to walk in baby. I don''t want to bring you into danger."


    My heart fluttered as I melted at his words. He didn''t have to try much for me to know how much he


    loved me. He only had to use his words and I''d know.


    I smiled. " And I don''t want you to walk in danger too. So it would be the best idea for us both to go."


    His brows pinched with more worry. " I rather get hurt than to see you hurt Bailey. Stay here please."


    As much as I understand how protective he was of me, I wasn''t some weak girl that needed


    protecting. I gave him a slight hard stare. " I''ming with you Kaleb, end of discussion." I raised a


    brow, challenging him to deny me.


    He eyed me for a few before letting out a breath and nod reluctantly. " Okay, fine. But stick beside


    me and don''t leave my sight." He warned, making me grin broad.


    " Okay dad." I giggled at the annoyed look in his eyes and we stepped out of the car. Kaleb is


    beside me in seconds, clutching my hand protectively as we made our way to the house.


    Up close the house seem to be in even worse condition and looked ready to copse at any


    second. As we stepped onto the step, it creaked under our weight. Kaleb pulls me closer to him,


    eyeing around wearily.


    The door is closed, windows are shut and it''s quiet, showing no signs that someone is in here.


    Kaleb stops just before the door, gripping me and pushing me behind him slightly as he took a


    protective stance in front of me.


    " You sure you saw her here?" He asked me softly over his shoulder.


    I nod, tilting to look at that one shattered window. " I''m sure. I saw her."


    Kaleb nodded and lifted his hand to knock on the door, but before his knuckles could hit the wood,


    he stopped, sighed and instead gripped the flimsy door handle and pushed it open. He kept me


    close to him and we searched around.


    We started from the bottom and worked our way upstairs where we entered in a room we were sure


    belonged to Gloria. Her picture frames were still there on the nearly copsing shelf. A picture of her


    and Juliety shattered on the floor and I walked over to it, gripping the edge lightly.


    " Careful." Kaleb warned as he searched through the wardrobe.


    I crouched, leaving the picture frame on the floor and stared.


    " I don''t think she''s here." Kaleb grumble, referring to Juliet.


    My brows pinched as I eyed the little drop on the frame. Someone was here. I touched the frame,


    staring at the little drop in wonder.


    " Let''s go baby. This house gives me the creeps." Kaleb said behind me. I nod and stood up. He


    clutch my hand and guided me out, before we walked out the room, I looked back once more. Juliet


    was here, I know she was.


    But why was she here?


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    Kaleb dusted off another spiderweb on his shirt, cringing as he looked at the thready thin white stuff.


    " I''ll never enter that house again."


    I snorted. " I happen to not have walked into one."


    He sent me a look of disbelief that made me giggle. " That''s because I protected you from them."


    I reach over to dust his shirt, smiling. " Thank you my knight in shinning armor."


    He pouted, started the car and we were off. I looked at the house through the rearview mirror and


    my eyes widen when I see her figure. " It''s Juliet!"


    I whip around and Kaleb''s eyes quickly snap to the rearview mirror. " Where? There''s no one there


    baby."


    And he was right, there were no signs of Juliet.

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    I stared at the ingredients on the countertop, my arms folded as I red. I blinked and some flour


    dusted off myshes and fall to the floor. I pressed my lips into a frown.


    I had everything to make the perfect red velvet cake for my girl''s birthday tomorrow. Red velvet cake


    was Bailey''s favorite and I wanted to bake her it myself.


    Unfortunately mom didn''t bless me with a baker''s hands and I was failing miserably. This was my


    third batch of batter and I mistakenly added too much salt in this one. I groaned, wiping my hand


    down the white now batter covered apron.


    Fuck me.


    " Is baking a damn cake supposed to be this hard?" I hissed under my breath, ring at the batter I


    am to throw away. I gripped the bowl, grumbling cusses under my breath.


    " My lovely kitchen," A soft feminine voice whined from the entryway. I looked over to see mom''s


    eyes are wide and her lips parted into a shocked gasp. " Kaleb-


    She swallowed, stepping into the kitchen cautiously. " Why does my kitchen look like it has been


    bombed by the government?"


    I winced and grinned sheepishly, lifting my hand in my hair and getting some batter in the strands. "


    Sorry, I''m trying to bake a cake for Bailey''s birthday tomorrow."


    Mom eyes snapped to mine in surprise and then she roamed her gaze over the countertop and


    flinched. " Kaleb."


    " Hmm?" I winced.


    " How did you manage to destroy my mixer!" She yelled, running over to the ruined thing. She


    gripped it, whining. "My baby. My poor baby. What did this monster do to you?" She hugged it and


    red at me. " Don''t worry, I will get you away from this monster." She whispered to the mixer and


    backed away.


    " Wait mom!" I stopped her, sheepishly scratching my ear. " Do you have a velvet cake recipe lying


    around here? I could have sworn you did but I couldn''t find it."


    She looked around, her face pained as she witnessed the opened draws and the scattered pans. "


    Yes I can tell you couldn''t find it." She croaked in pain, stilling clutching her mixer and backing away.


    She shook her head. " I will get it for you but give me a few minutes to mourn my mixer you


    destroyed, okay?" She whispered, kissing her mixer and turned around to leave the kitchen.


    I could hear her wail and begged dad if she could sell me to rece her mixer. I winced.


    After five minutes mom returned, her eyes still red from mourning. In her hand, she''s clutching a


    book I am sure contained the recipe for her famous red velvet cake Bailey loves. Even though I am


    happy she found it I am embarrassed that I made her cry.


    My shoulders slouched. " I''m sorry. I didn''t mean to-


    " Kill my mixer?" She cuts in, sniffling. " Me and that mixer have been through so much. Your dad


    gifted it to me." She set the book down on the countertop where she could find some space seeing


    as I had a bunch of ingredients scattered everywhere.


    I winced, feeling awful. " I''m sorry mom. I''ll get you a new one."


    She waved a hand and sighed. " It''s okay baby, at least it died for a good reason." She looks at me


    and cups my face, her eyes gleaming with so much love and tenderness. " I''m so proud of you


    Kaleb. I''m so happy you finally knew it was her all along."


    She patted my cheek. " You better never let her go."


    " I won''t." I promised, my voice thick with emotion as she opens the book and shows me the velvet


    cake recipe. She leaves me to it after warning me to not destroy any of her other kitchen


    appliances.


    Ten minutester and the batter this time taste a bit better. Not perfect but better. After putting it in


    the oven I waited with impatient breaths until it was ready. I cringed when I saw how t and ugly it


    looked.


    " Fuck." I groaned, throwing my head back in frustration. This won''t do. Another try again I suppose.


    On my fifth try, Mirabe walks into the kitchen and the air shifts. She freezes when she sees me


    and her eyes drop to the ugly cake and then shift to the bowl I had the new batter in. I could see


    how much she was taken aback.


    I cleared my throat. My sister has never seen me go through this much trouble to please any girl


    before. But Bailey was my girl and I''d do anything to make her happy. And if that meant burning my


    fingers while taking out the pan from the oven or standing for hours trying to make the perfect cake


    for her, then so be it.


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    " Sorry it''s a mess. Did you want something?" I asked sheepishly, knowing I blocked the way to the


    fridge and the pantry with scattered flour, some eggs that slipped by ident and some spilt milk.


    She looked over at me and surprised me when she answered. " Only came for a bottle of water."


    She stepped further into the kitchen, making sure to not step on the mess on the floor.


    We haven''t talked in a while and she has been avoiding me from the moment she found out about


    Bailey and I. I do try to speak to her but always got silent treatment. Her responding to me just now


    made me freeze and stare at her as though she grew a second head.


    She opened the fridge and took out a bottle of water, opened it and took a small gulp. " Can you


    stop staring?" She grumble after peeling the bottle away from her mouth. She looks at me with a


    raised eye brow and then flicked her eyes to the countertop I made a mess on.


    " Sorry," I said sheepishly. Even though Mira and I always argued, I missed her speaking to me. "


    It''s just you finally said more than two words to me. Are you sick? Coming down with the flu-


    She rolled her eyes. " Shut it." she put the cap back on the bottle, her eyes falling to the batter and


    the ugly cake once more. Her gaze soften and her voicees out so faint that I nearly missed her


    words.


    " You really do love her, don''t you?"


    Instantly I knew who she meant and nodded in a heartbeat, my response full of truth. " With


    everything I have."


    Mira''s eyes flickered back up to mine and she nod. She said nothing else as she walked away but


    she didn''t have to, I already saw that she believed me. For the first time, she finally believed me.

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    " Kaleb."


    A soft touch to my face made me twitch away, wiggling my nose when something tickled the tip. I


    swatted it away and let out a loud dragged out yawn. My body was exhausted and my lids were way


    too heavy to bother fluttered open to see who''s trying to wake me up.


    "Honey, wake up." The voice is soft and very close. Mom.


    " Just five more minutes." I whined drowsily. Her next words made my eyes to snap open as though


    I was just bit by a snake.


    " Today is Bailey''s birthday. Aren''t you going to show her what you did for her?"


    As I straightened my spine and blinked to adjust my blurry vision, I looked down at the countertop


    and realize I had fallen asleep in the kitchen. I winced, lifting my hand to the back of my neck,


    rubbing away the ache.


    Shit this is going to hurt for days.


    " What time is it?" I asked, a yawn cutting in halfway through my question. I rubbed my eyes and run


    them over the kitchen space. Everywhere was filthy with ingredients scattered around. Burnt cakes


    were either tossed in the bin or thrown across the counter.


    The floors.....let''s just leave this out.


    " It''s seven fifteen. I figured you''d want to wake up after going through so much trouble to prepare


    for her birthday." Mom smiled and looked around the kitchen. The smile turned into a wince.


    " When did you catch some sleep?" Her brows furrowed as she looked back at me worriedly.


    I shrugged, blocking a yawn with the back of my hand on my lips. " I think I must have fallen asleep


    around four a.m." I narrowed my eyes as I made a quick mental check. " Or maybe it was five?"


    Mom lips part as she peered at me in disbelief. " Did you really stay up sote to bake a cake?" She


    took a step forward and rubbed her thumbs under my eyes, the gleam in hers glint with worry. " You


    even have dark circles under your eyes. "


    I smiled, closing my eyes before she managed to poke my eyes out by ident. " I wanted to make


    sure it came out perfect for her. She deserved the best."


    Bailey deserved the world and though I could not give her a, I could sure as hell show her


    how much she means to me. The thing is, she meant so much that I''d have to show her for the rest


    of my life.


    I had noints and couldn''t wait to show her.


    " She does baby," Mom agreed, removing her fingers away from my eyes. " But I don''t think Bailey


    would''ve wanted you to spend hours baking a cake and catching some sleep around the time you


    did."


    I opened my eyes and shrugged. " Making sure she gets something that would make her smile for


    her big day was worth it."


    Mom looked at the burnt cakes on the countertop and flinched, her lips curling back into a cringe.


    With a fake soft giggle she uttered. " I am sure these will make her smile."


    She turns to me and ce her hand on my arm, looking at me with some pity. " It''s the thought and


    effort that counts son. Even though they look like they were baked by an eight year old, I''m sure


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    " And Bailey loves you enough to love anything you give her. Even though the cakes came out


    looking like dog shit."


    I rolled my eyes. " Those were testers mom." I got off the stool, surprised that I hadn''t slipped earlier


    when I fell asleep. I stretched, groaning as my bones cracked. I walked over to the fridge and


    opened it, revealing the red velvet cake.


    I looked over at mom, a proud grin on my face.


    Mom''s mouth part once more, surprise written on her face as she glowered at the cake before her


    eyes shift back to me and she frowned. " It still looks like shit. Did you even follow the recipe


    Kaleb?"


    I whined, sliding down the fridge until I was seated and leaning against it. I pouted. " I tried! Putting


    icing is another task in itself. But this time the cake actually taste good."


    Mom winced. " I''m sure it does." She walked over and patted me on my head. " As I''ve said, it''s the


    thought that counts. It still came out better than the others you''ve baked previously." She winced at


    the burnt cakes, patting my head once more.


    I groaned, hoping that Bailey won''t cringe as bad as mom did. " What time did you say it was?" I


    asked.


    " It was seven fifteen when I woke you up. It''s certainly a bitter than that now." My brows pinched


    as I rose to my feet swiftly, took the cake out of the fridge and looked around in panic. " I need to get


    this to the school before she gets there."


    My heart raced, knowing I would have little time to prepare this for her. I also hadn''t bought the


    flowers yet. Will I have time to?


    I raced out the kitchen, heading for the front door when mom stopped me. " Maybe you should


    bathe, brush your teeth and look more presentable before you head off to school."


    I winced, looking down at the ruined apron and my boxers. I turned around and gave mom a


    sheepish look and started for the stairs.


    " And maybe don''t shower with the cake?" She suggested in amusement.


    Iughed in embarrassment and strut over with a flush of humiliation on my face. " Right." I said and


    gave her the cake. " Can you keep an eye on it please? Everything must be perfect for her."


    Mom smiled and touched my cheek. " You''re already perfect for her Kaleb."

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    I rush down the stairs, taking three at a time as I hurriedly make my way to the front door. With my


    hands clutching the handle, I swing it open and freeze when mom''s voice catches my attention.


    " Have you forgotten the cake?"


    I twist around, a cringe on my face as I stared at her sheepishly. She shakes her head and walks


    over with the cake in her hand. She passes it over. " I made sure to wrap it good so the icing won''t


    mess up your seats."


    I sent her a grateful smile. " Think she''ll like it?"


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    Mom grinned, patting my head lovingly. " I think she will love it." she then nudged me lightly. " Now


    off you go, you have to set up remember?"


    I nodded quickly, about to thank her again when rapid footsteps rush down the stairs. I looked up,


    surprised to see that it was Mira. Our eyes meet and she looks down in embarrassment, her


    footfalls slowing.


    " I''ll catch a ride with you today."


    Her soft voice was barely audible but somehow I managed to pick up her words. My lips part as I


    looked at her in surprise. Thest thing I expected from Mira was her being in the same car as me.


    Especially with the way things were between us.


    She stopped before me, eyed the cake and looked up. " Well aren''t we going to set up?"


    I staggered a bit, not expecting her to say those words at all. One of her brows raised and she tilts


    her head. Mom looked between us, a soft smile on her face.


    She nudged us both. " You two better hurry if you want to get there on time."


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    I skidded to a stop, the tires screeching. " Christ!" Mira yelled, mming her hand on the dashboard


    before she could face nt. She turn to send me a very seething re.


    I winced and looked at her. " Sorry. I just need to buy her, her favorite flowers. Give me a second." I


    apologized as I unbuckled myself and stepped out of the car. I hurried over to the flower shop.


    There were so many options but I had my eyes set on what I was really looking for.


    There it was. The fresh bloom of roses and daisies with a bit ofvender poking out. I grinned, my


    shoulders cking with relief now that I found her favorite flowers. I pointed at the bouquet to the


    florist. " One of those please."


    The girl behind the counter smiled and turned to grasp the bouquet. She named the price and I paid


    for it. " We have a special name for this bouquet." She smiled while taking the money. " The first


    blooms. It symbolizes the start of something beautiful."


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    Mira nced at me as I slid back into the driver''s seat, her expression softening as she caught sight


    of the flowers in my hand. " You know everything about her, don''t you?"


    I nod, smiling. " To the little freckle just beside her lip."


    Mira''s brows raised, her eyes lingering on the flowers. " She''d love them. They''ve always been her


    favorite." She lift her eyes to mine and smiled. " You did well."


    I sighed, passing them over to her so she''d hold them while I drive. " I hope so, she deserved the


    best."


    " I''m starting to think she already does." Mira whispered under her breath. Of course knowing that


    she didn''t want me to hear, I pretended not to and with a small smile on my lips and a relieved


    heart, I drove off.


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    We got to the ssroom just a little over eight. We ushered everyone out and I was pleased that


    Bailey hadn''t got here yet. I bet she was confused on why I didn''t call her to wish her happy


    birthday. But I wanted to do this in person. My girl deserved more than a phone call.


    Besides, I''d love to kiss her right after I say those words. I couldn''t achieve this over the phone.


    Mira and I worked to blow up some balloons I bought at the store yesterday evening when I went to


    buy the ingredients for the cake. They were pink, light blue and white. During our time blowing the


    balloons Ryan came in and soon lent us his help.


    In no time everything was set. The cake was on her desk with some candles on top. Balloons tied to


    her chair and desk and of course the bouquet of flowers in my hold.


    " I see you two made up." Ryan looked between Mirabe and I, grinning from ear to ear. Mirabe


    rolled her eyes.


    " I''m only doing this for Bailey. I still think Kaleb''s an ass." She shrugged, peering over at me and


    rolled her eyes. " Though I will admit, I can see he truly loves her."


    I smiled, causing her to narrow her eyes and point a warning finger at me. " Don''t think I am fully


    okay with this. It''s still disappointing for her to be with someone as ugly as you."


    I raised a brow, not impressed by her insult. " We look alike." I pointed out.


    " But she''s prettier." Ryan responded, making me snap my attention to him. He cleared his throat,


    the tips of his ears turning red. I narrowed my eyes. What''s up with him?


    He took his phone out of his pocket and swiped on the screen in an obvious way to distract himself


    from not exining his earlier words.


    A ping came from Mira''s phone and she pulls it out, sliding her thumb over the screen. She sent me


    an anxious look as she uttered. " Kristina texted. Bailey''s dad just dropped her off."


    At the mention of Bailey being so close, my heart raced and my hands became mmy. I began to


    pace. " Oh God. What if she doesn''t like the cake or the flowers? Am I too corny? Is this too stupid?


    Do I look good? Does the cake look good-


    " The cake definitely doesn''t look good." Ryan cuts in, making me send him a re. He clears his


    throat when he noticed my re and cracked a sheepish grin. " But I bet it taste delicious."


    " You should''ve seen the many burnt cakes he done before this. This one actually came out better


    than the others surprisingly." Mirabe snorted.


    I narrowed my eyes at the two. " Is this gang up on Kaleb day?"


    Mirabe shrugged. " Take it as you want."


    I rolled my eyes yet smiled because even though Mirabe was no doubt taunting me at myck of


    baking cake efforts, this has been the longest she''s spoken to me in a while. I missed her. Even


    though she was annoying.


    " Should I hide?" I asked, pulling my shirt away from my skin, fearing it would cling to me because of


    how sweaty I was right now.


    " I don''t think-


    Ryan''s words are cut off when the door is slowly opened and the most beautiful girl in the world


    stepped through those doors. Her eyes instantlynd on all three of us and they widen in surprise.


    I smiled, my heart thrumming with pride, knowing that this gorgeous girl was all mine.


    " Happy birthday baby."

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    " Bailey?" Dad called my name to grasp my attention. With my arms folded and my gaze still


    outlooking the buildings we pass, I hummed in response.


    I can hear dad''s loud sigh and felt his eyes to shift me for a split second. " You''ve been in a slump


    since morning. Is everything okay?"


    He wasn''t wrong; I have been in a slump. Today is my birthday and I shouldn''t have been. But


    waking up to no text from Kaleb distressing.


    I can''t remember the amount of times I checked my phone, hell I even brought my phone in the


    bathroom with me. I peed, bathed and brushed my teeth, all the while waiting anxiously from a text


    from my boyfriend.


    I had been itching to text him too and ended up caving in and texted him a good morning. He didn''t


    open the message.....which led to no reply. I was.....frustrated and sad. And admittedly even though


    I tried to smile my way through my family well wishes, I knew they could tell it was fake.


    Even Bash who was there via video call could tell. But before they could ask why I was upset, I


    made an excuse to leave early.


    " I''m fine." I told dad in a clipped tone, hoping he''d not question me further. It was embarrassing to


    have to admit that a mere boy could make me feel this way and change my mood.


    " Today is your birthday kiddo." Dad yfully nudged my shoulder. " Be happy. Show off your pretty


    smile."


    I tried to smile, I really did. I knew it was unreasonably of me to act this way when they were all


    trying to cheer me up.


    I sighed, fixing myself in the seat and turn to dad. " I am happy dad. I have the best family, there''s


    nothing more I wish for."


    Dad grinned. " Well in that case. Your mom and I made reservations for a family dinner tonight at


    this newly opened restaurant down town. I''m sure you''ll love it."


    I nod, smiling and the rest of the ride is stifled with silence. When dad drops me off, I waved him


    goodbye and watch him drive away. I let out a breath, wondering if I should''ve called in sick and


    sulk at home all alone.


    " Haapppyy birthday tooo youuu!"


    I turn around, flushing as everyone around locked their attention on me and Kristina who was


    singing. She looked radiant, a wide beam resting proudly on face as she skipped over, singing. "


    Happy birthday to Baileyyyy.....Happy birthday to you!"


    She threw her arms around me and squeezed, making meugh. " You''re so old." She snickered,


    making me pull away to smack her arm. I narrowed my eyes yfully as I warned. " Watch it."


    " Whatever you say birthday girl." She joked, nudging me yfully. I smiled and then something


    clicked when I realized that I was missing someone. A friend. Well someone who was once a friend.


    The smile slips off my face.


    Today was the day. And she hadn''t bothered to text me or call....


    My heart squeezes painfully.


    Kristina noticed my expression and her brows furrowed. " Are you okay?"


    I nod, forcing out a small smile. She doesn''t look convinced but thankfully doesn''t question me.


    Throwing her arm around my shoulder, she guided me to the front doors.


    We entered the building with a few walking up to me to wish me happy birthday. I got a bit confused


    when Kristina tried to hurriedly nudge me away from everyone. I sent her a questioning stare which


    she replied to with a smile.


    " There''s something I need to show you. It''s in the ssroom."


    Intrigued, I let her pull me to the ssroom, my heart beating with anticipation. When we were only


    a few steps away, she lets me go and pushed me lightly to the door. " You go in first."


    My eyebrows furrowed. She rolls her eyes, smiling and giggled. " I promise there''s not a bomb in


    there but something sweet."


    Fascinated, I nod and took in a breath as I eat up the space between me and the door. My fingers


    curl around the handle and with the breath snagged in my lungs, I pushed it open.


    My eyes widen at the sight before me.


    My eyes fell on the cake sitting on my desk, the colorful balloons dancing in the air, and Kaleb


    standing there with a smile that lit up his entire face. Beside him stood Ryan and Mirabe who


    looked down nervously.


    My heart starts to beat quickly in my chest and I find it difficult to breathe.


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    Did he-


    "Happy birthday, baby." Kaleb said, his voice filled with warmth and love.


    I couldn''t stop it, the tears rapidly blurred my vision and I went running toward Kaleb, swinging my


    arms around him tightly. He lifted me in his arm using one hand and swing me around with a happy


    chuckle slipping from his throat.


    I cried, burying my face in the crook of his neck, thanking him. As he settle me down on my feet, I


    looked over at Mirabe who yed with her fingers nervously before her. Her eyes were avoiding


    me and I smiled.


    I took a step forward and she lift her head when I am beside her. She smiled faintly. " Happy


    birthday Bails."


    My heart skipped and I throw my arms around her, hugging her tightly to me. " I missed you." I cried.


    She cling to me, crying. " I missed you too. I''m so sorry I was blind to not see. I see it now. I see it


    now."


    Kristinaes to join in on our hug and we cried for a few before Kaleb wanted my attention once


    more. He gave me beautiful flowers and told me he baked me the cake that sat prettily....okay


    crookedly on the desk.


    " He spent the entire night trying to bake the perfect cake for you. You should see the way he ruined


    mom''s kitchen to the point she tried to bargain with dad to sell him to rece some of the stuff he


    destroyed." Mirabe snorted and pointed at the cake. " This wasn''t even the tenth cake he made. I


    think it was the fifteen-


    " Okay enough." Kaleb said with embarrassment, his hand pushing at his sister''s face.


    I smiled at Kaleb fondly, reach over to clutch his shirt and pull him to me. Hopping on my tip-toes I


    lean toward his face. " Have I told you how much I love you?"


    His eyes soften, showing the tenderness he held for me. " I don''t mind hearing it every day."


    I smiled, my lips brushing his as I whisper. " As long as you say it every day along with me."


    As we allughed and poked fun at the cake Kaleb made, I can''t help but smile knowing that I made


    the right choice after all. I touched the icing and brought my now icing coated finger to my lips.


    I licked it and giggled. " It taste good."


    Just as I was about to dig in for more, the ssroom door opens once more. We all snap our


    attention to who walked through. It was Stefan with a ck box in his hand. It was huge, nearly to


    his chin and had a red bow on top.


    Stefan smiled at me. " Happy birthday Bailey." He set the box on the desk beside mine. " Saw this in


    front of the school." He looked down at it confused. " It had your name on it, so I figured it was a


    gift?"


    " From who?" Kaleb gritted out, ring at the box.


    I am as confused as him but knew I''d have toe up with something to move the tension that


    started to brew between the two boys. " It could be from Bash. He did say he ordered something for


    me. "


    I smiled at Stefan. " Thanks."


    I walked over to the box, wondering who sent me this. Was it my parents? Grandma Ryn? Grandma


    Lily?


    I opened the box, cing the cover on the chair and started to dig in through the paper shreds


    when I felt something sharp pierce through and slice my palm. I scream, quickly retracting my hand


    and managing to knock the box over.


    I jump back when a pile of dirt scatter beside my feet, along with shard ss pieces and shredded


    paper that were now decorated with my crimson blood.

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    "What the hell!?"


    My mind didn''t really focus on who said those words. I was more concentrated on the dirt and my


    painfully bleeding hand. I winced at the pain.


    I can''t help but feel my heart race as fast as my mind. Who would do something like this?


    It was only when I felt warm fingers wrap around my wrist and tug me lightly, I looked up and my


    eyes fell into the worried ones of Kaleb.


    He looked down at my hand and cussed when he spotted the blood. Without warning, he lifted me


    in his arms, pulling me closer to his body as though he was trying to shield me.


    " Who the hell would do something so cruel!" Mirabe gasp, staring at the box wide eyed.


    "I''m going to bring her to the nurse," Kaleb said, his voice a breathy sound of panic and anger.


    "Don''t touch anything in the meantime. There needs to be an investigation, especially since the


    asshole targeted Bailey to hurt her."


    The others nod while I am still....dumbfounded about what had just happened. The pain on my hand


    was stinging yet it was bing numb with feeling as reality started to kick in.


    As Kaleb rushed me to the nurse''s office with everyone gaping at us, I couldn''t help but shrink in his


    arms, utterly mortified and terrified.


    "I got you baby. It''s okay." Kaleb kissed the top of my head and shoulder opened the door. The


    office was empty but he set me down on the small bed.


    His brows are pinched, his teeth gritting. "Where is that damn nurse?" He cursed, looking around


    the room.


    "She doesn''t get here yet," I said faintly, not even sure if he heard me or not. My voice was so frail.


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    However he proved that he heard me when his eyes whip down to me, his brows furrowing more


    into a frown of displeasure and irritant. "Why does she always show upte?" He hissed under his


    breath and started moving around the room in search of whatever.


    My brows joined as I peered at him making a mess in the office. "What are you doing?"


    "I''m going to disinfect the wound and try to keep it from bleeding until she gets here. Seeing you


    hurt is hurting me flower," he rubbed a hand down his face. "It feels like I can''t breathe."


    He cursed under his breath, rummaging through a draw. "Why is this woman not organized!"


    I worriedly looked at him, concerned that he seem to be not fully here. "Kaleb?" I said softly, trying


    to get a hold of his attention.


    But Kaleb seem to be set on finding the stuff he may need to disinfect my wound and had not heard


    me.


    "Kaleb?"


    Still no answer. I bit my bottom lip, my heart squeezing with more worry.


    "Sam?" I said a little louder and this seem to do the trick. He froze, gripping a small bottle and a


    cotton ball.


    He turned to me, his eyes lost. Wordlessly he makes his way back to me, his eyes never leaving


    mine. His silence was concerning as he opened the bottle and started working on my cut gently.


    However after a few minutes of cleaning around the wound, Kaleb brought my hand to his mouth


    and kissed it softly.


    My heart thuds.


    Our eyes stare into each other''s deeply and with a breathy sigh, he utters. "I''m sorry."


    I''m confused. What is he sorry for? He wasn''t the one who hurt me.


    Seeing my confused state, Kaleb decided to go on. "I''m the cause of this. I know it. Seeing you hurt


    because of me is tearing my fucking heart apart. I''ve never been in so much pain before."


    My eyes widen and I quickly shook my head. "No!"


    "It''s not your fault. Things like this happen because someone is jealous that you''re mine." I


    whispered, gripping his hand and squeezing it.


    He let out a breath, his eyes filling with emotions as they began to tear up. His voice cracks. "I''m


    sorry I''m so selfish to let you go and find someone better. I know if we were not together these stuff


    wouldn''t be happening. But I can''t let you go flower. I''m too fucking selfish when ites to you."


    My vision blurs and my heart roars in my head. This isn''t where I wanted our conversation to go.


    "Don''t think that way Kaleb!" I frowned, a bit upset. "You promised to hold me forever. Did you


    forget? This is nothing." I lift my hand. "They''ll find whoever did this. If I know my grandma she''ll be


    on it despite not being a cop anymore."


    A tear slipped and trailed down his cheek. " I don''t want to see you get hurt because of me again


    Bailey. Fuck if I can find out who sent this to you myself-


    "Shh," I whispered pulling him closer and hugged him. His head nestled in the crook of my neck


    where he nted a kiss on my skin gently.


    "Today was supposed to be perfect for you. I wanted you to enjoy it. And whoever is so miserable in


    their life, ruined it."


    I rubbed my good hand down his back as he hugged me as though at any moment I would


    disappear. "It was just a hup, I really enjoyed your surprise," I whispered honestly.


    He kissed my neck again, letting out a shaky sigh. "I''ll not rest until I find out who. I hope they


    question Stefan. He was the one who brought it in."


    My brows furrowed. He was right but I didn''t think Stefan would intentionally hurt me.


    He must have not known.


    As we cling to each other the door opens and it''s Mirabe, Kristina, and the others. Mira rolls her


    eyes. "I could have sworn it was Bailey who got hurt and not my brother. Yet, why is he the one


    beingforted?"


    Kaleb pulls away to shoot her a re before going back to hug me, this time more firmly.


    "Where is the nurse?" Ryan questioned.


    I shrug. "She''s never early."


    Kristina frowned. "Did you clean the wound at least?"


    "I did. Made sure to disinfect it while we wait for that old fart to get here." Kaleb mumbled on my


    throat.


    "And who are you referring to as an old fart?" The nurse questioned as she entered the office,


    setting her bag down on her desk grumpily.


    "What trouble have you got yourself into again Kaleb?"


    Kaleb peeled away from me reluctantly and turn to her. "Not me this time. My girlfriend got hurt.


    Now will you hurry up to take care of her? We''ve been waiting here for long."


    She did not seem to like his tone as her lips pinched. "I will look at her but I want all of you to get out


    and wait outside of the room."


    "Now." She said in a harsh voice that had Mira and the others scatter out of the room, however,


    Kaleb stayed back, his eyes hard with determination.


    "I''m staying by my girlfriend''s side. If you have a problem with that then we will take it up with the


    principal. I''m not leaving."

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    True to his words, Kaleb stayed with me. After we were done he carried me back to the ssroom


    despite my legs workingpletely fine.


    There were a few cops there when we arrived and only had Kaleb, me, Kristina, and the others to


    ask us questions.


    This had clearly been a threat so I was not surprised the teachers called the authorities.


    After I was done answering their questions they made sure to tell me that I should contact them if


    anything like this happens again.


    They also told Kaleb to not take matters into his own hands and promised me that they would find


    out who had sent this ''special'' gift to me.


    The ss resumed after the officers left and the teacher made sure to warn the students when the


    ss began. However I knew in the back of my mind that this could have been anyone and I may


    not ever find out who.


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    The sun was zing down on us and I wanted nothing more than to fake being sick so I could go


    rx in the shade of the ssroom.


    "I''m dead," Kristina whined, falling onto the grass and throwing her water bottle beside her. The


    bottle was almost done and we had yet to start seeing as the P.E. teacher was not here yet.


    "You''re a cheerleader," Mira pointed out with a low snort. "You''re built for this kind of heat."


    Kristina sent her a harsh re. "Fuck this heat."


    Mira giggled and looked at me, more specifically my bandaged hand. "How''s your hand?"


    I lifted it, cringing. "Painkiller is working but it still stings a bit. The ss managed to stab really


    deep."


    Both she and Kristina frowned. " I can''t wait for them to find out who. We will personally pay them a


    visit." Mira nod.


    "Agreed," Kristina says. "They deserve more than ss cutting their hands though."


    "Oh don''t worry, I''ll know exactly what to do." Mira chirped, reaching for Kristina''s bottle.


    "It could be anyone," I said softly and they returned they gaze to me. " Kaleb had a lot of admires."


    Mira''s frown deepened. " It''s crazy how far these girls will go. My brother is no innocent but he


    never meant for this to happen. I bet he''s eating himself up right now." She looked over at the open


    field where the boys were ying football.


    Kaleb is among them, dribbling the ball skillfully.


    "I don''t want him to me himself." I admitted. "I know it hurts him too, seeing me hurt."


    Mira nodded and then sighed. "Can''t believe I''m saying this but you really do bring out the best in


    my brother Bails. Hopefully this won''t tear you two apart."


    I smiled, my heart warming. That''s good that she''s warming up to the idea of Kaleb and me. "Don''t


    worry, I''ll make sure to end up as your sister inw." I joked, making her twitch her nose.


    "Two irritating idiots as my siblings? Just kill me now." She whined. I reach out to push her yfully


    and all three of usugh.


    After a few moments Kristina moaned. "Why did coach even send us on the field if he knew he''d be


    a no show!?"


    " Because he''s an asshole," I grumble, leaning back on my elbows and closing my eyes to stop the


    irritants of the zing sun on my vision.


    But suddenly there''s a shadow blocking the sun and I peeled my eyes open to connect them with


    Kaleb''s. He grinned, crouching. He''s sweating from ying football but he looks even more hot this


    way.


    "Here," he gives me his water bottle. "Noticed you didn''t bring your water bottle."


    I smiled sheepishly. "I forgot it," I admitted while reaching for the bottle. I opened the cap and took a


    sip of the slightly cold water.


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    "This is so cute I''m going to barf." Kristinaughed and Mirabe agreed while fake gagging.


    Kaleb though, ignored them while his eyes danced on my lips after I licked the water off them. He


    leaned and nted a soft kiss on my lips, lingering a bit until Mirabe whined.


    "Okay okay enough. We''re at school guys. Jesus."


    I giggled, pecking Kaleb and pulling away seeing as he wasn''t going to be the first to move. "I''ll go


    refill this ande back." He said, getting up and taking the water bottle with him. I nod and watch


    him run off in the direction of the school.


    "This was so ew," Mira gagged. "To see him this affectionate towards you. I''ve never seen him such


    a wimp. He''s so fucking whipped it''s funny." Sheughed. "I can''t wait to tell mom how he''s acting.


    Dammit, I should have recorded the moment."


    I stared at her, amused, and shook my head. We talked for a few until the P.E. teacher finally


    showed up. He separated the girls from the boys and had us runningps around the field. Five to


    be exact.


    While the boys will continue ying football. I think they had it better than we did and grew envious


    of their task.


    But I knew whining would get me nowhere so I set for the field with Mira and Kristina pouting behind


    me. Mira had tried to make up an excuse to the coach so she''d skip the run but he wasn''t buying it.


    So she ended up pretending to have twisted her ankle and Kristina helped her to the nurse''s office.


    However, I doubt they even got the office seeing as nothing was clearly not wrong with Mira''s ankle.


    For a second I regret not having joined them in their fraud but I knew I''d not get this chance alone


    with my thoughts as I run across the field and let the wind brush through my hair infort.


    I was on my secondp and ahead of the pack when I felt the presence of someone behind me, so


    close I can feel the gust of wind blowing from their motions and hear the soft pantsing from


    their mouth.


    Soon they are beside me, her sickly sweet perfume suffocating me. "Heard what happened earlier."


    Juliet murmurs, her breathinging out as shaky pants.


    I side eyed her while keeping up my pace. "Did you now?"


    From the corner of my eye, I saw her nod. "Heard it was your birthday too. Happy birthday."


    I frowned. Juliet has never been this nice to me or cared enough to engage in a conversation with


    me. Her sudden attention was weird.


    "Cut the bullshit Juliet. What do you want?" I didn''t stop running as I asked her.


    "I actually want nothing. We got off on the wrong foot Bailey and I don''t want us to be hostile


    towards each other anymore."


    I slowed down and looked at her in surprise. She''s facing forward but when she senses my gaze


    she looks at me. " I truly mean it. Happy birthday Bailey."


    And with that she picked up her pace, running ahead of me, in myne. I frowned, not sure if to trust


    her or not. However, my thoughts came to aplete halt when I suddenly felt a sharp pain pierce


    under my foot.


    "Ahh!" I screamed loud as I fell to the ground.

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    The searing pain shot me like a dart as I grasped my foot, d with socks. I hated running with my


    shoes and now regret not wearing them, though J doubted they would''ve protected me much.


    "Bailey!" Kaleb yelled with a rose of panic and concern. He raced across the field, barreling toward


    me with a speed I had never seen him use before.


    I clutch my foot, clenching my teeth as I look down at the damage. Blood had now stained my socks


    red but I could not see the culprit of my wound on my foot. My fingers are painted with the warm


    wetness of my blood as I try to stop the bleeding.


    "Baby," Kaleb falls beside me, his trembling hands reaching out for my foot. I hissed and he froze,


    looking at me worriedly.


    The P.E teacher was beside us and some of the concerned students surrounded us too. " What


    happened?" The teacher demanded, his eyes scanning the field for any signs of the culprit.


    "Something sharp," I wince clutching my foot and Kaleb quickly lifts me into his arms, his eyes also


    in search of the culprit. Then his eyes narrowed on the spot my foot had just been on and his jaw


    clenched.


    "There''s fucking ss in the grass," he sneered angrily. And sure enough, there was ss shards


    in the grass, barely noticeable but my blood on some pushed it into our vision better.


    " Why is there ss on the field?" That shocking question came from Juliet who looked down at my


    foot worriedly.


    "Sir we shouldn''t be running on a field that isn''t safe," she continued, turning to Kaleb. "You should


    hurry and bring her to the nurse to get it checked out. There''s probably still ss in there."


    The P. E teacher rushed everyone off the field and said he would alert the school authorities as


    Kaleb ran with me across the field to the school.


    "This is the second time I''m getting hurt today," I whispered as I clung around his neck.


    He looks down at me gently, his eyes field with worry. "Do you think those pieces of ss were


    purposely nted to hurt me?"


    I ground my teeth when the pain shot up my leg. Hell. This is going to be a bitch.


    Kaleb''s lips turned into a line as he frowned. " Could be. But how would they have known you''d be


    the only one to step on the ss?"


    He shoulder opened the nurse''s office door and stepped in with me in his arms. The nurse gasped,


    standing up. "What happened again?" She demanded as Kaleb set me on the bed gently.


    "She got hurt again," Kaleb answered her, his eyes dropping to my foot. "This time it''s her foot."


    She rushed over, her brows drawn into an expression of concern and urgency. She inspected my


    foot carefully, her lips lining into a frown. She gently removed my sock and reveal the damage the


    ss had done to my poor foot.


    I winced, clutching the edge of the bed and bit into my lip harder to not let out another scream. This


    one hurt far more than my hand did.


    "The wound is deep and there are fragments of ss still embedded in your flesh." She said


    gravely.


    "We need to get these shards out quickly," she murmured, her voice firm as she prepared to remove


    the shards.


    I winced and grabbed Kaleb''s hand, squeezing it hard as she carefully extracts the ss pieces out


    of my skin. I ground my teeth at the pain and Kaleb didn''t seem to mind the grip I had on his hand.


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    In fact he came closer to me, making me rest my head on his shoulder as he soothed his free hand


    down my back.


    When the woman was done removing the ss shards, she then cleaned the wound before


    bandaging it up while murmuring. "I''ve done everything to make sure it doesn''t get infected but I''ll


    call the medical assistance to bring you to the hospital just as a precaution. I''ll have the office call


    your parents to let them know what''s going on."


    I nod, fisting Kaleb''s shirt. "I''m going with her," Kaleb uttered.


    The nurse looked like she was about to argue but thought better of it before nodding. "You''ll go


    anyway." She sighed and turned around to get rid of the bloody tissues.


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    - At the hospital -


    "If you don''t get out of my way," a very familiar voice sted and I clench my eyes in


    embarrassment. Mom.....


    I looked at the doctor sheepishly as my mom pulled the curtains aside harshly, her wide panicked


    eyes easing with relief instantly when theynd on me on the bed.


    "Oh thank God," she cried, rushing over to me and not caring that she nearly ran the poor doctor


    over. She wrapped her arms around me and squeezed me until I tapped out, tapping on her arm as


    I gasped.


    "Mom," I gasped. "I''m dying."


    She loosened her hold and Kaleb shot us an amused nce. He had not left my side and stood


    beside me even when the doctors were tending to me.


    "I''m so happy you''re okay baby," she breathed. "Your dad is on his way."


    "Mom it''s just a small wound," I whispered. "It''s nothing too serious."


    She pulled away and shot me a re. " A deep wound!" She correctly, looking pissed off. "And the


    school filled me in on everything. About the gift box, about everything. I told your dad and he has


    already called your grandma Ryn. Whoever is targeting you, they better count their days."


    I winced knowing Grandma Ryn was not to be messed with.


    "Mom," I whispered, peeking behind her shoulder to stare at the doctor who looked at her as though


    she had grown a second head in a matter of minutes. "You don''t need to add Grandma Ryn to this.


    I''m sure she''d much rather spend her days with Grandpa Ace."


    Mom shot me a look of disbelief. "You must not know your grandfather very well. He will be


    definitely joining her. These two will have the best time finding that evil woman or man who is


    threatening you. Let''s just hope your Grandpa Ace doesn''t go back to his old ways. You know how


    much his grandbabies mean to him."


    I gulped. I know exactly what she meant. Grandpa Ace was once the leader of a well known Italian


    mafia and he was seriously not one to be messed with.

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    The doctor kept my mom updated and said I was okay and they have ensured that the wound will


    not be infected and cause any future issues. However, they wanted to keep me here for another


    hour for observation.


    As he left to tend to the other patients, Dad arrived a few minutester with Grandma Ryn and


    Grandpa Ace in tow.


    I internally winced.


    Dad rushed over to my side, his face etched with concern as he took my hand in his, squeezing.


    "Bailey, are you okay?" he asked, his voice filled with worry as his eyes snap to my my injured foot.


    He red at it.


    I nodded. "I''m okay dad, it looks worse than it actually is."


    As we all engaged in a conversation, Grandma Ryn decided to tense the atmosphere with her next


    question directed at Kaleb who still had not shifted away from my side.


    "Young man. Can you give us a list of all the girls who could potentially be a threat to my


    granddaughter''s life?"


    I stiffened, staring at her awkwardly while Kaleb looks flushed. "Are you talking about my exes? I''ve


    never had an ex. Bailey is my first girlfriend."


    Grandma Ryn''s eyes narrowed. "Are there not girls who admire you and you''ve been with in the


    past?"


    Kaleb''s flushed reddened and he awkwardly cleared his throat, the blush reaching all to the tips of


    his ears. "Uhm, I may need a sheet of paper and a pen."


    Grandma Ryn raised a brow, amusement shing in her eyes and I clenched my eyes closed tightly.


    This is embarrassing.


    "Oh? Is this list going to be long?" She questioned.


    Kaleb let out an embarrassed cough. "I am afraid it will ma''am."


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    Exactly an hourter I was discharged. Kaleb asked my parents if he could be allowed to spend the


    rest of the day with me seeing as I won''t be returning to the school but they voiced out that he


    should return to the school ande to check up on me afterward.


    I knew he was displeased about it but they were right. He didn''t have to miss more school time


    because of me. I''d rather him go to school.


    He helped me in my dad''s car and bent over to give me a soft kiss before leaning toward my ear


    and whispering how much he loved me and how he''d try his best to protect me better.


    I knew he was taking it hard with what happened and reached out to grasp his hand, squeezing it


    before he left. "I love you, Kaleb. Nothing will change that." I promised him and pulled him for


    another kiss before Dad said we should get home so I could take a good needed nap.


    As we zoomed away, I turn to look back at Kaleb who had his hands in his pockets and a small sad


    frown on his face. I bit my lip, sighing as I turned back around, leaning my head on the window.


    I can''t help but give in to my thoughts, wondering if there will be more attacks on me. Those ss


    shards in the field could be a coincidence however my gut told me it wasn''t.


    As I turn to look once more at Kaleb''s figure which got smaller the further away we are, my heart


    squeezes.


    What if Kaleb leaves me thinking he will be saving me from future attacks? What if I....lose him?


    I swallowed, my eyes stinging and I quickly rip my eyes away, clenching my eyes tightly as I let out


    a shaky breath. The thought of losing him pushed in fear that gnawed on my insides.


    I can''t lose him because of this.


    They will find out who and everything will go back to normal.


    Once we got home, Dad helped me out of the car and carried me into the house, Mom following


    quickly behind.


    "Where do you want to sleep baby? In your room or the couch?" Mom asked me.


    "My room," I respond.


    She nod and walked upstairs, dad steps behind her as he held me protectively. Once we were in my


    room, Mom made work to ride the bed and make it morefortable.


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    Dad then set me on the bed gently and added a pillow under my injured foot. "Hope this helps to


    make it feel morefortable. If you need anything your mom and I will be downstairs."


    My brows furrowed. "Aren''t you going back to work?"


    Dad gave me a smile. "Took the rest of the day off to take care of you."


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    I had fallen asleep and got stirred awake when I felt my bed dip. I twisted and yawned, peeling my


    eyes open when I felt someone lie down beside me.


    The first thing I notice is his jeans and my eyes travel up to see that he has changed his shirt into


    another one. I throw my arm around his midsection and push closer to him, my head lying on his


    tone stomach.


    "You came," I whispered as he ran his fingers through my hair.


    "I promised I''de didn''t I?" Kaleb whispered lovingly.


    I sighed. With him here I feel moreforted.


    My brows pinched. "Is it after school already?"


    He nods, grinning. "Kind of left Mira. But Ryan will bring her here. I just needed to be with you soon


    and you were not picking up your phone neither did you text me back."


    I smiled sheepishly. "I''ve been sleeping for hours."


    He looked at me worriedly and I did my best to ease him. "I promise I''m fine. Just tired. I think it''s


    those painkillers."


    He looks down at my foot and hand, frowning. He reaches for my hand and grasps it lightly and


    ces it on his stomach.


    "I hate this," he whispered, his voice croaky. " I hate that this has happened to you. Bailey..." he


    rubbed his thumb over the back of my hand, his brows pinched in thought.


    My heart skipped a beat. That look. The way he spoke. That tinge of sadness in tone....


    My heart squeezed and my throat began to close up. I turn to face him fully, rising a little. "You''re


    not breaking up with me, are you?"

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    Hearing my words, Kaleb''s eyes widen a bit in surprise, his eyebrows lifting slightly. He cupped my


    cheek tenderly, leaning forward. "Of course not? Have you forgotten what I said earlier?"


    My brows furrowed. So many things happened all at once that I can''t recall if I missed anything


    important. The corner of his lips pulled up slightly into a small smile.


    " Have you forgotten so soon baby?" he joked, brushing his thumb down my cheek tenderly. " I


    admitted that I am very selfish when ites to you. Very to the point I can''t let you go even when I


    should. Do you think," he whispered, eyes gleaming with so much honesty my heart pounds.


    "I''d ever be able to let you go?" He whispered, leaning forward and kissing me on my forehead.


    "Wait until I find out who has been doing this to you and I''ll drag them to hell myself."


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    It''s been a week and everything has gone to practically normal. There had been no threat against


    my life or anything out of the ordinary.


    My wound in my foot was healing up pretty well and so was the one on my hand. I still limped a bit


    when I walked, but my boyfriend would always carry me to my sses, so there was never need for


    me to walk too much on my foot to further hurt it even more.


    "I can walk you know." I told Kaleb as he held me to him. He was taking his cool time to get to the


    ssroom.


    "And I can carry you," he smirked. "I can do much more than that actually." When he saw my


    flushed cheeks his smirk widened and he chuckled. " Are you thinking something naughty my little


    flower?"


    I smacked his chest yfully, flushing even more as he let out a chuckle.


    As he opened the door and walked across the room, I noticed the few students who were already


    seated there and their attention on us. More specifically him.


    Everyone was still a bit gobsmacked by seeing this very different side of Kaleb. The side he never


    showed to anyone but me.


    He gently nt me down on the seat and put my bag on the desk. He sat beside me because we


    had the same ss.


    I yelled when he gripped my chair and desk and suddenly tug them towards him until they stuck to


    his chair and desk.


    I gave him an ''are you serious'' look which he answered with a sheepish smile while uttering. " In


    case you need my help with anything."


    I rolled my eyes, fighting off my smile. "I''m not disabled Kaleb. I think I can write on my own."


    "Your hand still hurts, no?"


    I raised a brow, lifting my injured hand. "It''s not my dominant hand. I don''t write with it."


    He leaned forward until the tips of our noses brushed. "But you use it for other things."


    My eyes widen when I heard awkward clearing behind us and knew that Kaleb''s voice had traveled


    around the ssroom.


    Blushing fiercely, I pulled away and put my head on my arms on the desk, groaning in


    embarrassment. Kaleb chuckled, running a hand through my hair.


    After a few minutes the teacher and the rest of the students filled the room and ss began. The


    teacher who was used to Kaleb''s actions didn''t bother to tell him our desks and chair was way too


    close.


    He carried on his lesson and when the bell rang to signal the end of the ss, he told me to stay


    back and he needed to speak to me privately. He looked at Kaleb pointedly. "Alone."


    Kaleb jaw ticked as he looked at me with concern. I nod, reassuring him that it was okay for him to


    leave me alone. "I''ll be just outside the ssroom." He kissed my head and packed up his stuff,


    leaving the room reluctantly.


    As the door closed behind him the teacher started to pack up some papers while mumbling. "As you


    know there''s an examing up soon."


    I nod and respond with a yes, knowing he hadn''t seen when I nodded.


    He looked up from the stack of papers. " We need someone to tutor this student who has been a


    little behind and I believe you''re the perfect one for the job. I would have given it to Kaleb, however


    he is training for the football finals."


    My brows draw. Tutor someone?


    "You''ll be getting some extra credit for college of course, if you ept this. The student is easily


    able to grasp subjects quickly so you won''t have much of an issue with her."


    The offer was tempting, especially with the talks about earning some extra points for college. I really


    wanted to get into Harvard University.


    I nod. "Who''s the student?"


    "Juliet. I think you''re well acquainted with her. She''s absent today but I can ring her parents to let


    them know you ept the job. Unless you''re saying no to it?"


    My eyes widen and my heart stops. Juliet? As in Kaleb and Mira''s neighbor? She was the only


    Juliet in this ss, so it had to be her.


    Sure she had not been bitchy towards me since that run on the field however we were not close and


    it would be awkward to tutor her.


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    But those extra points were tempting and as I weighed the pros and the cons I figured it wouldn''t be


    so bad. We were less hostile with each other and besides, I was only going to tutor her.


    So I find myself agreeing to tutor Juliet and prayed I had not made a mistake.


    "Great. You can start today after school."

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    "So let me get this straight. Out of everyone, you have to tutor Juliet the witch?" Mira snorted,


    leaning between the driver seat and passenger seat and twisted her head slightly to look at me.


    I nod. "Yes. I''ll earn some extra credit for college and God knows how much I need to get into that


    university."


    Mira''s brows furrowed. "Speaking about that, which one are you aiming to get into? I can''t make up


    my mind."


    "Harvard University."


    Suddenly the car swerves a bit and Kaleb mumbles an apology. I looked at him confused and


    noticed the deadly grip he had on the poor steering wheel.


    "What the hell Kaleb?!" Mira hissed as she had ended up bumping her head on the seat.


    "Sorry. I got distracted."


    "By what? Bailey''s response? Is lover boy scared to do long distance?" Mira teased which caused


    Kaleb to spare her a brief re. Sheughed but I didn''t find it amusing as I now realize that Kaleb


    and I never talked about college and what it could mean for the future of us.


    "What college are you applying for?" I asked him faintly.


    "Yale." Was his response and I saw his jaw clench. "I got a chance for a schrship there."


    My heart raced. We wouldn''t be an entire continent away from each other but we would still be


    apart. As our eyes met before he brought his attention back to the road, he promised me that we


    will make things work...and I believed him.


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    "Hey Aile," Lilian said as she entered my room, yawning. Her eyes are tired and there are visible


    bags under them.


    "What''s wrong?" I scooted and patted an empty spot beside me so she could sit. I helped her up.


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    "I''m just tired. Had a bad dream during my evening nap."


    I looked at her with concern. I knew my sister well enough to know when she was not herself. And


    she wasn''t.


    "Want to talk about it?" I whispered, shifting closer to her and hugging her little body. She lifted a


    shoulder in a shrug.


    "It''s just a dream," she smiled faintly to reassure me. "Can we watch a movie?"


    I nodded quickly, anything to keep her mind off whatever troubled her in her sleep.


    As I put on the Tv and scrolled through N*****x, Lilian picked a Barbie movie for us to watch. I made


    noints and watched it with her.


    However as time quickly went on I forgot that I had a tutoring appointment with Juliet until a soft


    knock sounds at my door.


    "Come in."


    As the door pushed open faintly, I looked over and I am surprised to see Juliet. "Oh!" I yelped,


    sitting up and startling a tired Lilian.


    "I''m sorry Juliet. I forgot about our appointment." I apologized quickly, eyeing the books in her hands


    that indicated that she came here for me to tutor her.


    She smiled awkwardly. "It''s fine. Your mom let me in by the way. I knew your injured foot still hurt so


    I decided toe over to your house instead."


    I nod and Lilian shifted, rubbing her eyes. "Who''s this Aile?"


    "Uhm Juliet. She''s a ssmate of mine." I replied to my sister who was already getting off the bed. I


    paused the Barbie movie and smiled at her apologetically. "Raincheck?"


    Lilian nodded, grinning from ear to ear. "Yes! Maybe Bash will join us for the next movie. I''m sure


    he''ll love Barbie."


    I cringed. I highly doubt our older brother would like Barbie movies however for Lilian he''d suffer


    through it for her.


    "Bash isn''ting home yet. But we will see."


    She pouted, whined about Bash always being busy studying and left soon after.


    I looked at Juliet who still stood behind the door. "Aren''t youing in?"


    She nod, smiling sheepishly. "Sorry didn''t want to just enter without permission."


    "It''s fine." I got off the bed and made my way over to my desk. Tomorrow Kristina, Mira and I would


    be having our own study session at Mira''s ce.


    "You can have a seat on the bed, or do you prefer here?" I tapped my finger on the chair I usually


    sat in to do my work.


    "Anywhere is fine." She grinned and sat on my bed. I took the books we needed to study and


    walked across my room toward the bed.


    "Do you have problems with one subject or more? And if so, which one do you find most difficult?" I


    questioned as I sat down in my bed, awkwardly spreading out the books.


    It''s weird having Juliet in my room, especially when too not long ago we were nothing but enemies.


    Now having her here, was odd.


    "Hey before we start," Juliet started, looking at me with a small smile. "Can you get me a cup of


    water please? I forgot my bottle and my throat is so parched."


    Seeing as she was my guest, I thought it was better for me to be polite and get her what she


    wanted....even though I was still limping terribly.


    I nodded, moving off the bed and telling her I''d be back. As I entered the kitchen mom is just baking


    up an apple crumble.


    I opened the fridge and take out a bottle of water. "Hey baby," mom tries to get my attention.


    "Hmm?" I turn to her.


    "That girl," mom brows are furrowed as she stirs the apple in the pan. "Is she a friend of yours?"


    Juliet a friend?


    Even though we were not as hostile as we were before, that didn''t mean I considered her a friend or


    a potential friend.


    "No," I answered honestly. " she''s a ssmate I am to help tutor to earn more points for college."


    Mom nodded. "Good." Her voice lowered. "Because she kind of gives me the creeps. I hate how so


    sweet she was. It seemed so fake and forced."


    I frowned. "Should I make up an excuse for her to leave?"


    If mom wasn''tfortable with Juliet here then I''ll get rid of her. No extra pointses before the


    comfort of my family.


    "No that''s not necessary," she smiled reassuringly. "Just have fun tutoring okay?"


    Uncertain, I nod and mom gave me one more reassuring smile before I returned to my room.


    However as I stepped foot into my room, I noted that the air seemed more tense and that Juliet was


    breathing a bit more hasty.


    I became confused when she got up and made an excuse to leave. "Uh I''m not feeling well so I''ll


    just go home. Reschedule?"


    She didn''t wait for my reply and left me staring at her back, mind raking with questions.

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    The next morning Kaleb picks me up. Mira is slouched in the backseat, half asleep. " My brain is


    fried, so don''t mind me that I look like a dead." Mira moaned when I entered.


    I giggled, leaning over the counsel to nt a soft kiss on Kaleb''s lips seeing him pout when I hadn''t


    yet. He smiled, and pecked me one more time before reluctantly pulling away.


    "Ew uh that''s nasty," Mira faked gag. " I don''t think I''ll ever get used to seeing you two sharing pda.


    I''m getting shivers and it''s not the good kind."


    I grinned, buckling myself as I teased her. "Then maybe you should finally give Ryan a chance so


    that way you won''t feel like a third wheel anymore."


    Kaleb twisted around to stare at his sister. "What does she mean Ryan? Ryan as in my best friend


    Ryan?" His eyes narrowed on Mira.


    I turn around to look at her and cringe when she sent me a re. Oops.


    She sighed, rolling her eyes. "Before you get upset, nothing has happened between us. It''s only


    been flirting and nothing more."


    Kaleb''s eyes widen, and he looked over at me. "How did I not know about this? How am I thest to


    know these things?"


    I smiled awkwardly. "It really wasn''t my ce to say anything, it actually just slipped. I''m sorry Mira."


    She huffed, crossing her arms. "I may have deserved it for the way I acted when you two got


    together."


    Kaleb backed out of the driveway. " I knew some shit was up from the moment I saw the way he


    looked at you. I shouldn''t even be surprised."


    "So you''re okay with it?" Mira asked nervously. Kaleb spared her a nce through the rearview


    mirror and shrugged.


    "As long as you''re happy Mira. I don''t get a say in your love life, or who you fall in love with. Ryan is


    a good guy and I know he''ll treat you right. Because if he doesn''t he knows what I will do to him."


    Mira''s eyes drop to herp as she fumbles with her fingers. "Oh." Her voice was filled with guilt. "I''m


    sorry I wasn''t as understanding for you Kaleb."


    Kaleb shrugged. "It''s fine. I''m happy you''re okay with Bailey and me now though. Because you''ll be


    seeing a lot of us from now on."


    Mira scrunched her nose. "Yes. And a lot of PDA."


    Kaleb and Iughed, not even going to deny it. We knew that we were not able to stay away from


    each other. And with every day that goes by, the fire for him keeps burning hotter.


    When we arrived at the school, Kaleb got out and jogged around the car toe over to my side to


    open the door. Mira snorted. "I didn''t think you''d have one gentleman bone in your body."


    Kaleb grinned, looking so boyish and adorable. "There''s a lot you don''t know about me when it


    comes to Bailey, sister."


    Mira nose wiggled. "I don''t think I want to know."


    Kalebughed and helped me out of the car then swing his arm over my shoulder. "Forgot to ask


    how the studying had gone with the wicked witch of the east." Mira said behind us.


    My brows furrowed in thought. After Juliet had practically run out of my room, I heard nothing from


    her afterwards. I figured she was actually sick or something came up.


    I didn''t want to dwell on her for much because let''s face it, I didn''t practically want to study with


    Juliet.


    I shrug. "We didn''t get to study actually. She left because she said she felt sick." I still had a limp in


    my walk and knew that Kaleb was just itching to lift me in his arms.


    "Really?" Mira hummed. "Weird."


    I nodded, agreeing with her.


    Yes weird indeed.


    Kaleb dropped us off in our ss and went to his. We found Kristina already there, eyes on the


    book on the table before her.


    We were the only three here in the ssroom.


    "Trying to cram in those words before the exam?" Mira snorted.


    Kristina lifted her eyes and we are startled when we saw the redness. Was she crying? Was she


    about to?


    "What''s wrong?" Both Mira and I asked simultaneously.


    Kristina sniffled. " I did something bad." She whispered.


    Mira and I go to her quickly, my heart speeding. What could she have done that was so bad to have


    her like this?


    I sat beside her while Mira stood close to her. I reach for her shaky hand, studying the way her eyes


    filled with tears.


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    My heart pang. What was wrong?


    Kristina took in a shaky breath, her eyes filling with guilt and shame and my heart raced. Mira


    crouched slightly, her hand on her shoulder. "Kristy," Mira whispered.


    "You know you can tell us anything. We''re always here for you and we''ll figure out whatever this is


    together." Mira says with honesty, squeezing a trembling Kristina.


    I nodded, agreeing with Mira because my tongue is heavy and I am not sure what to say or do.


    However Kristina''s next words made my heart drop in the pit of my stomach and I am afraid I''d


    never be able to recover from that.


    "I''ve been lying to you two for months," she croaked out, her voice shaky, her face filled with shame.


    The tears she held back flowed freely and she sobbed.


    My heart ached for her and I squeezed her hand as reassurance to continue and it was okay. With


    another drawled in shaky breath, Kristina continued. "I think I''m pregnant."


    If a pin were to drop right now, we''d be able to hear it. That''s how deadly quiet it got as soon as


    those words pushed out of her lips.


    These were thest words we''d ever think to hear from Kristina''s mouth. Not only because well, she


    never mentioned she had a boyfriend or was seeing someone but because Kristina was never


    irresponsible.


    Hell thest time we talked she was still a virgin.


    "What?" Mira breathed out, her face showing just how stunned she was.


    Kristina nod, the tears flowing harder and faster. "I don''t-


    She huped, crying a bit louder.


    "Who''s the dad Kristy?" Mira whispered, rubbing her back.


    "I-


    She heaved and looked like she was about to throw up. "It, it''s Mr Malik."


    Both Mira and my eyes widened and we both gasped. "The art teacher?!"

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    Mr Malik was a very young teacher, probably in histe twenties, and was always rather not so


    friendly. I''ve heard rumors of him being a delinquent when he was our age but had changed his


    wayster on.


    I just never figured Kristina would be into his type, especially an older man who was never


    approachable. And was a teacher....a teacher here.


    And from what I know too, he was uncle Ryan''s close friend older son. So I was sure Kristina knew


    of him before he started teaching here.


    Kristina''s shame is clear on her face and the tears resumed down her cheeks. " I-we it kind of just


    happened."


    She took a shaky breath, her cheeks ming with red. " One minute he was telling me about my


    shitty art skills when we were alone, the next-


    Her cheeks redden even more and she looked away from us, her eyes darting to the table. "Well


    you know what happened next."


    "Did it happen just this once?" Mira whispered, unsure if she wanted to know any further. I couldn''t


    me her, we were on a rocky boat right now.


    This is far from just a screw up, he was older than her and her teacher. She was also underage.


    With Kristina''s silence, Mira jumps to conclusions quickly. "Did he force you? Did you not consent to


    it??"


    Kristina looked up swiftly. "Of course not! I was the one who pushed us to, you know." She


    whispered with shame. "And yes, we only did it once. He felt like crap afterward and has been


    avoiding me like the gue. He barely looks at me during ss." Her voice lowers to a soft


    disappointed sigh.


    Mira''s brows draw into a frown. "So he just took your v card and started ignoring you?"


    Kristina nod sadly. " I don''t me him. If anyone were to have found out he''d be in big trouble. His


    life was on the line," she bit her bottom lip. "And now I think I''ve ruined his life further by getting


    pregnant."


    I squeezed her hand. "Hey it''s okay. It takes two to tango Kristina. You can''t put the me fully on


    you. Things happen you know. Have you told him?"


    She snorted, pushing out a dry humorlessugh. "I have yet to even take the test to know if I


    actually am or not. I don''t think I can tell him anything until I know for sure."


    I nod, smiling at her gently. "It''s going to be okay Kristy. I''m sure he''ll understand."


    She shook her head, her shoulders shaking as she began to cry . "What if I actually am? What am I


    going to do? I''m going to ruin his life. Dad''s going to kill me and Justin is going to loathe me forever.


    I don''t want him to hate me forever Bailey. I-


    Justin was Mr Malik''s name.


    "Shhh," Mira and I whispered, trying to soothe her. It''s hard when we can''t even begin to imagine


    what she''s feeling right now.


    "We need to figure out a way to take the test. And when you get the results, we will help you figure


    out what to do from here. Take it easy Kristy, we got you and you got this." I murmured, squeezing


    her hand and hoping I was right about this.


    If she did end up pregnant things would surely take a nasty turn. She was underage and he was a


    teacher. He could be put in jail and lose his job. So I understand Kristina''s fear of ruining his life.


    However, maybe there was some kind of way to get through this without anyone''s life being ruined.


    As Kristina''s tears flowed down her cheeks my heart ached. She was only seventeen and had her


    whole life ahead of her.


    "I think I have a way to get some tests." Mira suddenly chirped and pulled out her phone from her


    back pocket.


    She gained Kristina and my attention and we looked at her in expectation. She grinned. "Ryan isn''t


    here yet so he must still be on his way. I''ll just text him to get us a few tests."


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    Kristina looked down shyly. "I don''t want him to know the tests are for me."


    Mira nodded. "I''ll just say it''s for one of the girls in our ss. Don''t worry, he won''t say anything."


    Her thumbs work quickly on her phone screen and I supposed she was texting Ryan. A few minutes


    later her brows furrowed. "He''s an idiot. He thinks the tests are for me." She frowned. "Why is he


    getting mad?"


    She turned the screen for us to read the text Ryan had sent and there were many.


    My eyes widen as I read them.


    Annoying Ryan: Who did you make touch you Mira?!


    Annoying Ryan: Who is the bastard Mira!?


    Annoying Ryan: Who the fuck did you let see what''s mine?!


    Annoying Ryan: That pussy belongs to me. I''ll fucking kill the bastard that dared to touch mine!


    I gasp at thest message he sent and Mira turned the phone back around so she could read it.


    She instantly turns red and flustered.

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    I am so embarrassed Bailey and Kristina saw thest few texts Ryan sent me. I am not only


    embarrassed but surprised by his words too.


    And somehow...I will admit I felt a bit funny reading those texts. Funny in a good way. Funny in a


    very unsettling tingly way.


    However I could not have the girls notice, so I schooled my features and rolled my eyes. "He''s so


    annoying," I lied and quickly texted him that the tests were not for me but for one of the girls in my


    ss. "Why would he even send this? Gross."


    When I looked up from the phone I saw Bailey give me a ''Oh please you liked it'' look while Kristina


    raised one of her brows, lifting a hand to wipe her tears and smiled for the first time we got here.


    I cracked a grin myself, happy that I got to make her smile.


    However when Ryan texts me back I frowned.


    Annoying Ryan: Well then I''m not her baby daddy so she should get him to buy it for her.


    I let out a frustrated breath and smacked my thumbs across the screen, irritated with him.


    Mira: God Ryan I''m just trying to help her out.


    Annoying Ryan: Only you can make me go in that store and get three pregnancy tests Mira. But if I


    do this I want something in return.


    I bit my lip, sweeping a shy nervous nce at the girls to see that they were watching me like a


    hawk. I cleared my throat.


    "He''s trying to bargain with me." I admitted, leaning my bum on the table and pretending to be


    nonchnt even though my heart was pounding furiously in my chest and my hands became


    mmy.


    Ryan. He''s the only one who can turn me into this mess.


    "Bargain?" Bailey had a small teasing lift of her lips as she stared at me with amusement clear in


    her eyes.


    I nod, dropping my eyes on the phone so I could not look at them and witness their teasing. I hated


    feeling out of control and Ryan had a good way of making me feel out of control.


    I let out a gust of frustration.


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    I held my breath as I awaited his response, despite trying to y it cool I was aware that the girls


    knew how nervous I am right now. I pouted. Thest thing I want is for them to tease me about


    Ryan.


    As I see the little dots pop that showed he was typing my heart literally stopped working and my


    throat closed up. Oh my god I am about to die or faint.


    My fingers shook, the little hairs behind my neck standing up as I awaited his reply. When I got it, I


    visibly took in a sharp breath.


    Annoying Ryan: You know what I want Mira. A date and of course your taste on my tongue. So what


    shall it be? Yes or No?


    "Oh my God," I whispered aloud. My heart did a flip then another again, this time harder and faster


    and now it''s pounding harshly.


    I feel queasy and I pulled in a shaky breath. See what he does to me?


    "What is it? What''s wrong?" Bailey questioned, her brows drawn into a worried line.


    I let out a nervous shyugh. "Nothing is wrong actually." I swallowed. "Don''t worry, he''ll buy it."


    They were about to ask me further questions but the ss started filling up and I took my seat, and


    then typed out my reply with shaky hands.


    Mirabe: Yes.


    Annoying Ryan: Good choice. I''ll pick you up tonight and Mira....


    My heart quickened as I waited for more of what he had to say. I''m a nervous wreck and I hate it but


    I also love this new feeling he set in me.


    Annoying Ryan: the next time I''m buying pregnancy tests will be for you and me got it?


    I let out a surprised sound at the back of my throat that was almost like a squeal or screech, I am


    not sure how tobel it.


    Earning weird stares from the other students around, I folded my arms on the desk and throw my


    head in the crook in embarrassment.


    Damn you Ryan, you''re going to turn me into someone I won''t be able to recognize anymore.

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    We''re seated around the lunch table, Kristina, Bailey and of course my brother who cannot leave


    Bailey''s side for one second.


    She''s leaning against him while he''s feeding her some fries out of his tray. It''s both cute and


    disgusting. They''re already acting like a married couple and they''re not even married.


    I can only imagine how they''re going to act when they do tie the knot. I had no doubts anymore that


    they were endgame. All the doubts I had flew out the moment I realize my brother was in love in a


    way he had never been before and this love, would be hard to stop.


    I smiled at the two and looked over at Katrina. Her eyes are downcast on her tray and she has not


    eaten anything as yet. I frowned.


    Ryan hadn''t given me the tests yet because we never got a chance to meet up privately. So Katrina


    was building up with more nerves and now it had be hard for her to hide the fact that she was


    not alright.


    As my worry for her weighed, a sudden ping sound came to my phone. I had received a text.


    Hoping it was Ryan, I quickly pulled my phone out and nearly sighed in relief when I saw that it was


    indeed him.


    Annoying Ryan: Come to the bleachers to collect what you asked for.


    I answered him with an okay and slide the phone back in my pocket, trying to be discreet in leaving


    so my brother won''t suspect a thing.


    "I''ll be back. I need to use the washroom." I excused myself, gave Kristina a look that told her I was


    going to collect the tests and her shoulders visibly ckened.


    I left them and practically sprint to the bleachers where I could already spot Ryan sitting. When he


    sees me he stands up, smirking.


    I try to y it cool, however the speeding of my heart worried me.


    "How much do I owe you for the three?" I asked when I stood in front of him.


    He raised a brow and I gasped when he suddenly reach for me and pull me to him. I crash on his


    chest and looked up into his eyes, and my breath is snagged instantly.


    Ryan grinned down at me and my heart flipped. "You owe me a kiss tonight," his eyes drop to stare


    at my lips and they tingle at his attention.


    I darted out my tongue and swept it across my lower lip and watch his eyes dte. He groaned. "Or


    maybe right now would be better to get that kiss."


    I pushed my palm on his chest unsure if to push him away or not. He was like my own personal


    torture. "The tests?" I breathed out shyly. We have flirted before, but now it''s gotten more heated


    and I embarrassingly don''t know how to react to the sudden push.


    Ryan noticed my shyness and chuckled, pulling me closer and leaned down. My breath hitched


    when his lipsnd beside my ear and he began to whisper. "I''m hoping you get as red as this when


    I''m inside you."


    I gulped, shivering and my heart roared. I clutch his shirt and he chuckled, kissing the skin behind


    my ear before pulling away.


    Ryan''s grin broadened as he pulled away and looked down at me. "So shy, yet you already touched


    my dick."


    I feel the heat on my neck, crawling upwards and knew I was spotting a huge blush in my face. The


    twinkling in his eyes told me that too.


    "That was a dare." I whispered, looking away from his eyes.


    He hummed. "A dare...but kept your fingers wrapped around me longer than necessary."


    Feeling flustered, I pushed at his chest and rolled my eyes to not seem as though he was affecting


    me in the moment. Oh but he was. He definitely was.


    "Don''t act like you didn''t like it. You got hard." I pointed out.


    Ryan''s eyes danced and he smirked. "I won''t deny it and of course, my girl had her fingers wrapped


    around my dick what do you expect I''d do? You''re lucky you got home that night without little Ryan


    being inside you."


    I gaped and heughed. He sounded serious too and I am sure he was.


    "Jesus," I spluttered. "Do you have to be so crude?"


    He chuckled and shrugged. "Just telling you the truth."


    My eyes narrowed as I fought off the blush that was taking over my entire face. Uhh!


    "I''m not your girl though," I pointed out, and was annoyed that the words came out a bit sad.


    Ryan nod stiffly. "Not yet. But soon. It would be sooner if you''d have not run away from this." He


    pointed between us.


    I know what he meant. He has been very clear on what he wanted from me. All those teases, all


    those little arguments, somehow I knew what he wanted.


    I yed it off at first pretending that those looks and words never made my heart skip or for me to


    tingle in sensitive ces.


    But soon I had to stop lying to myself and soon I just gave up pretending that I didn''t know


    something real was going to happen between us.


    "Tests?" I stretched out my hands for it, hoping he''d give it to me and I''d be on my way to well, try to


    stop my heart from beating so unhealthily quickly.


    But instead I am earned a smirk and Ryan pulls me flush to him once more and before I could gasp,


    his lips are on mine, kissing me deeply.

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    Of course I am stunned, I had not expected him to kiss me. I had not expected him to take well what


    was his.


    Before I knew it, I am following his lead, moaning at the taste of him while he grunts and pull me


    closer. His tonguepped around mine and as he dipped his tongue in my mouth to brush against


    mine I shivered.


    From just the taste of him, the feel of his lips on mine, I could feel him even in my bones. It''s a


    strange feeling, but a good one.


    And when he pulls away, rest his forehead on mine and smiled that boyish grin that made my heart


    skip, I wanted more.


    "Sorry, I just couldn''t resist. Too many years holding myself back, I couldn''t anymore." He breathed,


    eyes closing as if he was in pain and then peeled them open to stare at me deeply. "Please tell me


    this was your first kiss."


    I am breathing roughly from the way he took my mouth and I had to take a minute to get my


    breathing and my heart under control.


    When I do, I nod shyly. Was it that bad? I wasn''t sure if I had to twirl my tongue more or not. It was a


    bit hard to


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    His grin was wide with relief and he made an appreciative sound at the back of his throat. "It was


    mine too."


    His words surprised me and I pulled away from him to stare at him in shock and confusion. "You''ve


    had girlfriends."


    He smiled. "None that I''ve kissed. I had been saving this one for you." I noticed a light flush in his


    neck and the tip of his ears and my heart squeezed.


    He lifted a hand in his hair and scratched the back of his head. "Actually, I''ve been with those girls


    to make you jealous," he admitted, the pink flush on his neck crawling quickly to his face. He looks


    adorable red and my heart skips.


    "Nothing ever happened with them. I''ve been," he winced. "I know it sounds cliche, but I was waiting


    for you to finally notice me Mirabe."


    His admission was like a punch in the gut, not because I didn''t like it but the realization that he tried


    to make me see him and I kept pushing him away fucking destroyed me.


    I don''t know what to say to him because now I feel even more guilty for pushing him away all this


    time.


    "I-


    I started but stopped to swallow the lump in my throat. It''s painful to know that there was someone


    who loved me enough to wait but I stupidly pushed him away in fear of this alien feeling.


    "You don''t have to say anything," he smiled shyly, his cheeks so red it''s quite adorable. "Everyone


    thought I was a yer. Kind of stupid I took the cliche approach to make you jealous."


    I bit my lower lip.


    "Were you?" He asked after a little pause.


    My brows furrowed. "Was I?"


    "Were you ever jealous when you saw me with those girls?" He cleared his throat and looked away


    in embarrassment.


    I smiled. I couldn''t help it. The stupid boy who always got on myst nerves, seeing this side of him


    warmed me in ways I didn''t think would be possible.


    "I was." I admitted, my own cheeks flushing and I gave out a little giggle to not feel too embarrassed


    about the confirmation. "I''ve always liked you too Ryan."


    He beamed and looks visibly relieved then picks up his bag he had dropped from the bleachers and


    unzips it while looking at me with narrowed eyes. "You had better been telling the truth this isn''t for


    you."


    I rolled my eyes, smiling. "I just gave you my first kiss. Do you think I was bold enough to have


    sex?"


    Ryan licked his lower lip as he pulled the three tests out of his bag. He was smart enough to keep


    them in a brown paper bag so no one would notice right away.


    " Good. I''ll be your first in this too." He winked and handed me the brown paper bag. "Whoever this


    is for, I wish them luck in whatever way they want it to go."


    I nod. "Thank you," I peered into his eyes shyly, still unsure if this was a dream or not. That Ryan,


    my brother''s best friend was standing there looking at me with an intense emotion of fondness. "For


    everything."


    He beamed, his eyes twinkling. I gripped the brown paper bag and unsure what to say after that, I


    murmured a shy goodbye and turned around to leave.


    "Hey Mira," Ryan called out before I got a good distance away from him.


    I whipped around. "Hmm?"


    He grinned, showing me his white pearly teeth. "One more kiss before you leave?"


    I bit my bottom lip, feeling flustered but nod anyway because who am I kidding? I wanted to kiss him


    more too.


    His grin broadened and he eats up the distance between us, pulling me in his arms and kissing me


    like his life depended on it. When he pulls away we are both out of breath.


    "Don''t forget our date tonight. Tonight I''ll ask you to be my girlfriend or should I ask now? I''ve grown


    to be impatient with you Mira." He brushed a few of my strands away from my face.


    I giggled, pulled away and smacked him on his chest yfully. "How about you make it more


    romantic? After all, I''ve waited all my life to be yours." With a wide grin I turn around and practically


    skipped down the bleachers. I was so happy.

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    "We need to pee," Kristina suddenly uttered, packing up her bag with a bit of haste while typing


    something on her phone. My brows drew together.


    "We?"


    She nod, giving me a pointed look. " Yes. We."


    My eyes widen I realized what she was trying to tell me. I nodded and reluctantly peeled away from


    Kaleb. Being in his arms always felt so right, I always never wanted to leave.


    "Is this some kind of girl secret code?" Kaleb snorted, his fingers trembling to pull me back into his


    arms. I smiled and leaned over to kiss him.


    "I''ll see you after school," I told him before pulling away. The sses after lunch we had none


    together.


    He let out a sigh and pouted adorably, before nodding. Kristina and I left and made our way to the


    bathroom.


    "Did she get it?" I asked her, eyeing how she was so stiff with nerves. She nodded. "Yes. Texted


    me. We may have some time to take it now. I don''t want to end up taking it home." She cringed.


    I nod, unsure what I can say or do to ease her obvious difort and anxiety. Out of all of us,


    Kristina was the one who was like the mother of the group and her potentially being pregnant was


    kind of bizarre.


    When we got inside the bathroom, it was empty except for Mira who was leaning up against a stall.


    She pushed off when she saw us and told us to lock the door.


    Her face was red. Very red which rouse both Kristina and I''s intrigue.


    "What?" She blushed.


    I tilted my head. "You got kissed didn''t you?" I observed.


    Her eyes widen slightly and her face turned beet red. I bit my lip to not giggle at her. "What?"


    I shook my head and even Kristina let out a littleugh.


    "Could you guys focus on the task at hand and forget about Ryan kissing me right now?" She


    huffed, trying to y it cool.


    Kristina and I looked at each other and smiled. "We never said it was Ryan who kissed you." I


    pointed out, grinning from ear to ear.


    Mira let out a faint sigh and then pushed the brown paper bag she had in her hold to Kristina. "Let''s


    just get this over with. There''s like three in there, I checked."


    Her cheeks were still beet red.


    Kristina grasped the bag with shaky hands, nowpletely aware of what was happening and what


    will happen.


    I looked at her worriedly. "Do you want some water or to sit down before taking them?"


    She shook her head. "I guess I should woman up huh," she snorted, her knuckles turning white with


    how hard and harsh she gripped the poor bag.


    She let out a sigh and looked at the stall, her eyes clenching shut while soft prayer words parted


    from her lips. "God, I don''t know what you have in store for me but I trust you."


    Kristina entered the stall after that and Miraes over to me beside the sink, leaning against the


    countertop.


    "Think she''s okay in there?" She whispered, her worried eyes on the closed door. Just behind we


    can hear shuffling and boxes being torn.


    I nibbled on my lower lip and shrug. "I don''t know. Only the results will tell I guess."


    Mira''s concerned eyes didn''t once move away from the door as she murmured. "I can''t imagine


    what she''s feeling right now."


    "Scared," I answered. "Terrified of the unknown," I sighed. "I''m more worried on how he''s going to


    take it and her if she does end up being pregnant."


    Mira nods, crossing her arms. "He had better not be an asshole to her. It takes two to tango and I


    am sure he did a lot of the tangoing."


    "Mira!" I spluttered and she lifted her shoulder into a shrug.


    "What?" She snorted.


    With a shake of my head, we wait for Kristina silently. When a few minutes had gone by without a


    sound from her, we grew worried and I pushed off the countertop.


    "Kristy?" I called out.


    A loud shuffle is heard from behind the stall and a sniffle. "I''m fine. I''ll be out in a minute."


    I swallowed. How long did these things take? Did she see the results already and that''s why she is


    clearly crying?


    I looked back at Mira for help, she chewed on her lips. "You okay in there?"


    "Yeah," Kristina croaked out. "I just," she took in a shaky breath and the door creaked open. Her


    blotchy eyes and red nose is the first thing I notice, then the tests in her hands.


    She looked so pale and ready to tumble to the floor. I go over to her just in case she loses her


    footing.


    "Kristy," I said in worry, looking at her and begging her to tell me what was wrong.


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    "I''m- I''m pregnant."

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    This is ridiculous.


    I shouldn''t be thinking about him. I scrunched up my nose as I looked at myself in the mirror. Justin. I bit into my lower lip, shaking my head and


    wishing I could remove the sounds of his pleasure grunts beside my ear that day.


    I ripped my eyes away from my reflection, ashamed.


    Letting out a breath, I brush ab down my hair and went to pick up my bag for school. However, as I hurl the strap over my shoulder, a surge of


    nausea crawled up my throat.


    I am not stupid. I¡¯ve noticed the signs and noticed that this has been happening to me frequently. But I didn¡¯t want to think about it much. Not when if


    what I think is happening to me right now could ruin Justin''s life further.


    A brief shback of thest words we spoke plunged into my head.


    ¡°Dammit Kristina!" Justin growled, pulling out and ripping the condom off his dick. My thighs are still trembling and he''s looking down at his dick in


    disgust.


    My heart clenched.


    He ran a hand through his hair, letting out so many curses that I had to clench my eyes tightly and swallow. "I''m sorry fuck!" He hissed while tucking


    himself in while pacing the room.


    He looks disheveled because I had made him that way, but what makes me worried is the wild ''l fucked up'' look he sported. Regret.


    And I can understand that. Even though my heart hurts and my belly coils, I understand that.


    "I shouldn''t have.¡± he spat. "I took advantage of-


    "You didn''t," I whispered, finally pushing out words through my closed mouth. I sat up on the desk, fixing my skirt, my eyes unable to see the regret in


    his so I didn''t look at him.


    "I''m sorry,¡± I whispered, my voice breaking. God this was hard. Tears welled up in my eyes. fogging my vision however I saw the way he was looking


    at me and it tore me apart more.


    A sob so strong shook my chest. "I came onto you and-


    My voice broke and all I want to do was run away and not look back. I''m still so sore but I beg you I''d be able to run so quick without an issue if I


    could find a fucking backbone right now.


    "I could have pushed you away," he groaned, running a hand over his face. "In fact I can''t even tell who kissed whe first," he winced. "All I know is this


    should have never happened and you should not have lost something so precious to you to me.¡±


    I swallowed. Would it be crazy to admit that I do not feel an ounce of regret?


    Justin was my dad''s good friend son so we knew each other a bit. He was always closed off and his aura was always dark which never invited others


    to chat with him well, except for women. Because even with that dark aura, Justin was very and I mean very handsome.


    He was twenty six and had been single for years. Well, this was what his mom had mentioned to my mom a few weeks ago.


    I can''t say Justin and I are friends, can''t say we hated each other either. What we were, were just two people who knew each other.


    However, things started changing


    when he started working here and


    became mya teacher. I started .


    noticing tt that he picked on my arts


    more, and given that it was shitty I


    knewshe had every right to pick at it.


    Butimine wasn''t the shittiestand he


    didn¡¯ seem to pick on those tha


    were shittier.


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    And then before I knew it, I grew to resent him. Resent the way his grey eyes darken when they saw me. Resent when he let some of his hair grow


    on his face to create a light stubble.


    Resent how his lips were so red and plump


    Resent how his blonde hair looked so tousled and messy. Resent how he only seems to lift that corner of his lips in a smirk whenever I am around


    I resented his scent too. That spicy manly scent that made some weird fluttering feeling in my stomach to rouse. I hated it all. With a passion


    Resent. Until resent turned into like and like turned into want and want turned into some burning passion I didn''t know if it would consume me or burn


    out.


    However....1 found out it did burn. It burned so fucking bright he took me on his desk like a mad man who had been out of jail and had never seen a


    woman for decades. But as quick as it burned it sizzled out.


    "This shouldn''t have happened Kristina.¡± his eyes are red as though he was about to cry and I have never seen a grown man cry before except for


    my dad. It gutted me


    "You''re underage. I''m your teacher,¡± his eyes widen as if he had just realized how screwed up with just been. "Fuck!" He hissed. "For fucking sake I''m


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    "They won''t know," I whispered, watching him pace. At this rate. he''d make a permanent foot marking on the floor. "I won''t tell anyone. This can stay


    between us. No one has to know."


    The least I could do was ease his mind before he actually went mental. I didn''t want him to lose his job or be disgraced because of me. Not when I


    wanted it to. And God did I want it too.


    Justin stopped pacing and looked at me. his eyes searching mine. "This will stay between us?¡±


    I nod, swallowing


    He sighed, nodding and ran a hand


    through his air. "I''m sorry again


    Kristina. There''s not enough c


    apologies I could give you for what


    I''ve done. I''ve always been a fuck up


    but this time I went too far. keouldn''t


    control myself and hurt your¡±


    a¡°


    I licked my suddenly dry lips, reddening. "I wanted it too you know,¡± I whispered. "It''s not like you forced me," I turn brighter. "I begged for it.¡±


    e looked away, his Addams apple


    bobbing. ¡°Ang I could have said no."


    e shook hifhead as if disgusted .


    and tumnediio the door, not ooking:


    at me, ctet''s forget this ever


    happened. I''m sorry Kristina." ¡°He


    wotdlessly head for the dootand


    Same part of me wished Re looked


    back. ¡±


    But he didn''t.


    And I am so stupid to have wanted more even though I know it was forbidden.

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    96


    Kristina''s pov


    My heart was hammering in my chest so hasty and painful I was scared it was about to jump out. I ce my palm over, closing my eyes as I count to


    ten.


    I had just peed on the three pregnancy sticks and had set them on the closed toilet lid, not sure if it was a good idea but right now my brain was too


    overworked to think of a better ce.


    I leaned against one of the metal walls and let out a sound that came out like a sigh or maybe a sob? I wasn''t sure.


    I can go out to face the girls. I know they''dfort me while we wait for the results. But I can barely bring myself to move. I am like grounded,


    cemented where I am.


    The only thing keeping me up is the metal wall and the fact that if I fall, I may not be able to even hold in the tears I am trying so desperately to keep


    from spilling out.


    I bit my tongue, count down the minutes the box told me to wait. It feels like time too fast yet too slow at the same time. The more time drew out the


    more my little heart pounded


    My mmy hands gripped my arms, my nails scrapping against my skin. I hated the wait, but I hated not knowing more. So I''ll wait.


    I peeled my eyes open, my gaze on the wall across me. It was time to look but I can''t bring myself to lol at the tests. Hell, I can''t even bring myself to


    think of what I''d do if I were even pregnant.


    My parents will kill me. And Justin....even in ss he had avoided staring at me, speaking to me, it¡¯s like I didn¡¯t exist and it hurt.


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    I swallowed, my mmy hands now trembling with nerves. "Kristy?" Bailey called out and I snapped out of it.


    I shuffled to the tests, still not able to look at it. I hated being so weak. "I''m fine. I''ll be out in a minute." I sniffled.


    Come on Kristy, look down at the tests. Look down


    "You okay in there?" Mira questioned, sounding worried. I am sure if I did not answer they''d burst through the door.


    Am I okay? Am I okay though?


    Just a look Kristy. Just take a peek.


    And I did. And my world stopped.


    "Yeah," I croaked out. "I just," I took in a shaky breath and opened the door, my heart pounding. my stomach curling with nausea.


    I think I''m about to throw up.


    They''re looking at me with wide eyes, wide concerned eyes and I wished I could tell them that I am fine, lie to them that Iam okay and my life had not


    just done a one eighty in a matter of minutes.


    But I can''t lie to them. I can''t tell them I am okay when I am not. I can''t fucking lie.


    "Kristy?" Bailey whispered, moving closer to me. She looked so worried. Did I look so messed up? Was it telling on my face how much I was


    crumbling inwardly?


    Can they tell I was on the verge of having a meltdown?


    "I''m- I''m pregnant."


    Those words tore through my throat painfully and I swore my legs nearly gave out under me. But Itched on the stall. breathing as if I am unable to


    get lungs into my air.


    A panic attack.


    "Kristy!" Both Mira and Bailey yelled, reaching for me and pulling me to them. Perhaps I was about to fall.


    They hugged me, whispering how everything was going to be okay. I was not sure they were right about this. Not when who got me pregnant was a


    teacher at our school and I was seventeen years old.


    I had royally screwed up when I fell for him.


    We all slid down to the floor, which was probably not a good idea but what we didn''t really care at the moment. We just sat down, the both trying to


    soothe me and give me encouraging words.


    A minutes go by until I no longer have any tears left and my cries turn to whimpers. Mira pulls away and her eyes shot to the tests. ¡°How do you know


    if it''s correct? Is it one line or two?"


    I froze and then it hit me. I didn''t think I read the tests correctly. "Can you get the box?" I said in embarrassment.


    Mira''s brows drew and she nod, standing up and going to the stall I had just been in. She picked up the box and starts reading it.


    "Two lines shows you''re pregnant.¡± she drawled and looked down at the tests I still had in my hand


    I looked down as well and my face med.


    "There are no two lines," I mumbled with embarrassment. Bailey looked at me with surprise and amusement.


    "I''m not pregnant am I?" I whispered with humiliation.


    Mira shook her head. "I don¡¯t think you are. All three tests show you''re not.¡±


    "Oh," I whispered, unsure why I feel a bit disappointed. Maybe I crazily wanted to be pregnant for Justin, because maybe that would be the only way


    he''d look at me again after that day.


    And maybe just maybe, I wanted a part of him even though it was forbidden.


    "I''m not pregnant,¡± I relieved a sigh. That''s a good thing though, I haven''t ruined his life further and I would not bebeled as a teen mom.


    Yet, even though there was nothing


    connecting Justin and I, I wanted


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    I also knew I had to have this conversation with him. We can''t be too toeing around each other anymore. I needed to tell him about this scare.


    "Do you think I''m weird for falling in


    love with@ man I know I shouldnt?" I


    whispered, staring down at those


    tests. -wondered what I would have


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    Bailey shook ner head and gave my


    hand a squeeze. "It''s not weird at all.


    Love isn''t something you can n, it


    just happens and we can''t choose>


    who we-fall for. Love is ageless-and


    not ptahy understand it, not many


    wilkagree to it. But it''s thereand it


    won''t go anywhere. Love is eternal


    and you''re not crazy for feeling it.¡±


    I feel crazy. I feel crazy for loving my art teacher even though I know we could never be.

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    "I''ll see you guyster," I waved at Bailey and Mira as they left with Kaleb. They gave me worried nces and I smiled to reassure them that what I


    am about to do, I am okay and I can handle myself. As I watch the car drive away, I turn back around and stepped back into the school


    Schoo! had just ended and everyone was making their way home. Except for me of course. I had unfinished business to do. That unfinished business


    had something to do with a certain art teacher who had been avoiding me like the gue.


    Justin usually stayed back a bitte. I''m not sure why, but whenever I have cheer practice he''s always in his ssroom when I pass by.


    I am praying he''s still there and the ssroom is empty.


    As I get closer, my fingers tremble and a spike of my heart rate made me swallow. I hated that I was so full of nerves. I didn¡¯t want to go over to him


    and stand in front of him and be a bbering idiot.


    But I needed to do this.


    With a sudden burst of determination, I burst through the door and shut it with a bang. Justin is at his desk, shifting through some papers and he¡¯s


    startled when he hears the sound


    However he is not the only one in the room. A young girl jumps up from her seat, looking at me frightened before she lets out a sigh and ces her


    paint brush down


    Her wide brown eyes stared at me with intrigue as I just stood there in embarrassment. I squirmed. "Sorry," I apologized to them both, now feeling like


    aplete idiot for making this grande unnecessary entrance.


    I flushed under Justin''s stare and looked at the girl until his voice pulled me away from her. "Is there anything I can help you with Kristina?"


    I swallowed. So formal. So cold.


    I swept my gaze over to him and my eyes dart to the desk. The same desk he had sprawled me across and took my virginity.


    His eyes drop to the desk and a flicker of darkness cast over his eyes as though he remembered that moment as well.


    He shook his head, cleared his throat and looked over at the young girl. "May you excuse us Marai?¡±


    Marai nods, getting up and collecting her bag. "I was just about to leave actually," she smiled at Justin and something that I recognize as jealousy


    curled in my body when Justin returned her smile.


    "Thanks for the pointers Mr Malik," her beam widened and my jealousy grew. "I''ll make sure to finish this piece by tomorrow." With another smile and


    a nod to me, she leaves the room, taking away her sweet smelling perfume.


    When the door clicks shut behind her and I am sure she is out of hearing, I grumble under my breath. "You''re into blondes now?"


    I regretted it instantly when I saw him flinch and look hurt. I didn''t mean to, it was the jealousy talking.


    "She''s my student." Justin mumbled without emotion.


    "I am your student too," I pointed out, stepping further into the room. ¡°And that didn''t stop you from fucking me.¡±


    His eyes clenched tightly, as if wishing I hadn''t brought that day up. It looks like I''m gutting him. ¡°Kristina,¡± he sighed, eyes opening and locking me in


    a gaze. ¡°What do you want?"


    So cold. It''s like a chill run down my spine.


    Does he hate me? Hate that I am here?


    I eat the distance between us but make sure to stay a safe distance away from him in case anyone were to burst through those doors


    "Well." I mused. ¡°You didn''t answer the question."


    His brows furrowed and my heart skipped. He was so handsome, I just wanted to run my thumb over his bushy brow.


    "And what question was that?¡± He hummed, looking genuinely confused.


    "Are you into blondes now?" I whispered, keeping my eyes trained on him. He flinched and looked away, running a hand through his hair.


    "You must thiak I''m a fucking


    asshole," hisyaw clenched. "A dirt


    bag who sleeps with his students. &


    am not same fucking pervert a


    Kristing¡± ¡°Hell," he looked back atme,


    eyes pi nning me intensely. * Youre


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    He cursed under his breath and


    stood up. "I don''t usually lose


    control. I don''t fucking see kids your


    age as a\potential lover. Not until


    he groaned, running another hand


    through his hair. "Not until you: For


    fuck sake wanting you was.a sin and


    I£¤ast control."


    His eyes soften. "If I could go back I wouldn''t let it happen. I didn''t want to be that guy who ruined you for someone good. What this was, was fucked


    up. I fucked up. If I could go back in time-


    ¡°You regret it?¡± I swallowed.


    "Yes," he whispered, his voice croaking. It feels like I have been sucker punched in the gut.


    "But only because I wished I waited until you were of age."


    His admission made me double back and look at him stunned. Had I heard him right?


    He cursed under his breath, running a hand through his hair. "This is fucked up Kristina. You know it is." He pointed his fingers between the two of us.


    "We, this shit can never happen again."


    I took a step forward, my heart speeding as my fingers brushed against the edge of the desk. "Will you wait?¡±


    He looks stunned and confused, his brows drawing. "What?"


    I licked my lips, blowing out a breath through my nose. "Will you wait for me? For us? Until I am of age?¡±


    "Yes," he answered without hesitation. "It''s fucking messed up how much I''ll wait for you and I feel like a fucking pervert for waiting for you like a


    creep.¡±


    My heart thudded. "You''ll wait?" I whispered, still unsure if I had heard him right.Content (C) N?v/elDra/ma.Org.


    He nod. "Howeverng it takes. And if you find a good guy along the way." his smile doesn''t reach his eyes. " I''ll be fucking hurt but I''ll be happy for


    you.¡±


    My hands got mmy and my poor


    heart was thrusting against my


    chest. ¡®But.do me a favor," he looked


    away ang ten looked back at mex


    his eyes Soft and showing me all''the


    emotiohs he had hidden for weeks.


    ¡®Dont wait for me. Live yourvife asa


    noymal teenager, find soraeone


    better if you have to. Dont put your


    life on hold for me."


    My brows furrowed as I leaned forward. ¡°But you''re putting yours for me?"


    He nod, eyes dropping to my lips. "Because you''re worth the wait. You''ve always been. But I¡¯m not worth it.¡±


    My fingers tickle closer to his and before I know it my hand is on his. "But I think you are.¡±

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    "I hate this,¡± Mira moaned, turning around to lie on her back and stared, well more like red at the ceiling


    Mira, Kristina and I were doing ast minute group study for the exam tomorrow.


    Kristina rolled her eyes, lifting her arms over her head and yawned. "For the first time, I agree with you on this."


    Mira looked over at her in the bed, her eyes twinkling with that mischievous glint I know all too well. "How about you give us the details on what''s


    going on between you and Mr Malik after your talk?" She wiggled her brows and turned around in her stomach.


    Kristina flushed instantly, her eyes quickly darting to the doorway. "Mira!" She hissed.


    Mira shrugged. "Parents not home yet and that dweeb of a brother is in his room, mopping because it''s girls time and he can''t have his girlfriend."


    She rolled her eyes, scrunching her nose.


    "Hey," I said yfully to her. "Leave my man alone."


    Mira faked gag. "Did you hear it Kristy? Leave her man alone. Ew."


    I narrowed my eyes. ¡°You''ll be saying the same thing when you and Ryan finally make it official. Hopefully you can stop being so scared and ept


    the guy''s proposal."


    She looked away guiltily. Mira and Ryan had a date a few days ago and from what I''ve heard from her, it was perfect and the best. However, when


    Ryan asked her to be his official girlfriend, she choked up and said she''d think about it.


    It has since been days.


    "What if it doesn¡¯t work out? He¡¯s my brother''s best friend and if shit goes south, it will probably ruin the friendship he has with my brother. I don''t


    know, I don''t want to risk that." She admitted, ying with the ends of her sheet.


    "If shit goes south for Kaleb and me, I can promise you our friendship won''t be affected. There''s nothing to fear in a rtionship Mira, you''re scared of


    intimacy and someone loving you. But you deserve the world Mira. Ryan wants to love you so let him." I murmured


    All I want for Mira is for her to be happy. Ryan could do that, and I know Kaleb fully supports and trust him with Mira. If anyone would know Ryan¡¯s


    intentions it would be Kaleb.


    She blew out a breath, a strand of her hair fluttering from the wind. "Easy for you to say, my brother is making sure you two get married before senior


    year ends. You two already act like a married couple which is gross by the way.¡±


    A me of heat crawled on my cheeks as I denied. "He isn''t.¡±


    Mira raised a single brow that spoke words and Kristina snorted. "I''m afraid I agree with Mira on this one too. I won''t be surprised if Kaleb is already


    fishing out for rings for you."


    I didn''t think I would turn impossibly redder. With my cheeks med, I turned around and avoid staring at them while I brought my gaze back to my


    book. They both giggled.


    "Don''t act shy now Bailey!" Kristina sang. giggling.


    I turn to her, narrowing my eyes. "You''re one to talk miss ¡®I got it bad for Mr Malik! Come on spill what he told you that day.¡±


    Her cheeks go back to being best red instantly and she squirmed. I crossed my arms and looked at her expectedly. "Well?"


    Mira who is now more interested than me, sits up and leans very close to the edge. "Well?" Mira repeated, her eyes wide as she waited for Kristina''s


    reply.


    Kristina''s flushed darkened. "He said he''ll wait for me." She whispered.


    My eyes widen and I gasped when a huge crashing sound came secondster. Mira is sprawled on the floor, looking as though she had


    damaged....her boobs.


    I winced. "Are you okay?¡±


    She cringed, sitting up slowly and grabbed her boobs. "Told you those two things were cushions."


    Kristina threw a hand over her mouth to stifle herughter. "Yeah yeah,ugh it out." Mira sucked her teeth, rubbing her breast. ¡°Someone can''t


    destroy their nipples right?"


    I was about ta respond when the


    door is sudd¨¦hly swung open and


    my very handsome boyfriend reveals


    himself. Al¨¦ has dark blue sweats


    hanging-low on his hips that showed


    off his and with him not having a


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    I licked my lips.


    His blue eyes drop to Mira on the floor and the worry left those swirls quickly. "Oh it''s just you. Thought it was Bailey.¡± His eyes swept to mine and the


    corner of his lips tip into a smirk.


    He knew exactly what I was thinking while staring at his abs.


    "Wow, d to know my brother cares so much about me," Mira huffed sarcastically. Kaleb ignored her and leaned on the doorframe, his eyes not


    leaving mine.


    " Done studying?¡± His eyes fall to my lips and he licked his, eyes darkening.


    "No we are not done,¡± Mira snapped, standing up and pointing at the door. "Get out of my room you horny bastard. Can''t you go a day without her?"


    Kaleb shifted his gaze to his sister who he stared at with amusement in his eyes. I bit my bottom lip tough myself at theical way Mira was


    ring at Kaleb


    "No," he shrugged. "I can''t go a day without her. I ampletely obsessed."


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    "But too bad, I have her now until five," she poked her tongue out childishly and mmed the door in his face. She dusted off her hands and turned


    around. "Now where were we girls?"


    "Love you my little flower!" Kaleb yelled in the hall. I sank my teeth into my lower lip some more before responding.


    "Love you too!¡±


    "Guh, can you two stop this gushy


    lovey dovey shit for a few minutes?


    I''m abailt to barf and if I barf you


    two will be the cause of it." Mira


    breathed out, rolling her eyes¡¯as she


    sluggishly walked back to her bed.


    I grinned, lifting my shoulder into a faint shrug. "Like he said. I am obsessed with him.¡±

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    A loud snore made me look over at the bed. Mira had fallen asleep about five minutes ago and Kristina and I didn''t want to wake her up.


    So much for having a full two hour study time.


    "Hmm I like it like that Ryan,¡±


    I furrow my brows and looked over at Kristina who gave me the same look. Amusement.


    "Did she just talk in her sleep?" Kristy snorted giggle, throwing her hand over her mouth. I nodded, pushing my teeth into my bottom lip and hoping I''d


    not cave and burst into theughter that was already bubbling in my chest.


    "So good,¡±


    Kristina''s eyes widen and she mouthed. "I think she¡¯s having a sex dream.¡±


    I nodded, pressing my knuckles to my mouth as I stared at my drooling best friend on the bed. Someone would think she was dreaming about food


    with the amount of drool that slithered down the sides of her mouth.


    "Definitely about Ryan." I giggled as Mira gripped the sheets and let out a small moan.


    "It honestly feels like we''re intruding on their moment." Kristy snorted, closing the book and leaning back on the chair.


    "It actually does," I admitted, snorting a little. Kristy looks over at me and smiled faintly. "Think she''ll say yes to being Ryan''s girlfriend soon?"


    I lifted my shoulder into a shrug, looking over at Mira. It was always hard to tell what Mira was thinking about. She was not one to reveal her true


    feelings openly. She hid them very well. But I know she wants this, and I hope she''ll get over that fear of someone loving her.


    "I don''t know," I admitted. "Only time will tell I guess."


    "I hope she does,¡± Kristy sighed. "Ryan looks so in love with her.¡±


    I nodded, agreeing with her because Ryan did in fact look very much in love with Mirabe.


    "What about you?" I turn to Kristy. ¡°You said he''d wait? Will you?"


    Kristy''s face med with red and she look away shyly. "I have every intention to." She admits, then her face twist into a frown. "Even though he


    doesn''t want me to.¡±


    My eyebrows shot up in surprise. "He doesn''t want you to wait?"


    She shook hemhead, her eyes falling


    to the closedtbook sadly. "He wants


    me to haye the full high school and>


    college ¡é experience. Date and find


    someone better," she puffed out her


    cheeks. "There''s no one better¡¯ than


    hin¡±


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    My brows furrowed. "So he''ll wait and put his whole life on pause for you....yet doesn''t want you to wait on him and find someone better?"


    Men are so confusing.


    She nod. "Yep. He¡¯s a confusing one isn''t he?¡±


    I nodded. "Oh definitely. But I don¡¯t know, it''s kind of sweet he''ll wait for you even though there''s a chance you may find someone else.¡±


    Kristy looks up at me, her eyes hard with honesty. "I love him. There will be no one else.¡±


    I ned, smiling at her gently. If anyone knows about what true love feels like, it would be me. And she''s right. When you find the one, there won''t be


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    She cracked a grin, nudging her Mira''s way. "Now that she has fallen asleep, why don''t you take that time to go check up on your boyfriend? I am


    sure he''s impatient to see you."


    A flush crawled on my cheeks. "I do miss him.¡± I admitted, ying with the edge of the book


    Kristy rolls-her eyes. "It''s been like a


    few minutes since youst saw i


    him." She shook her head amused


    ane motioned for me to go. "Come


    on, go to your man. If this on@ wakes


    upzand asks, I''ll tell her youtte busy.¡±


    I nodded, moving off the chair and sending her a grateful smile. In two minutes I am standing behind Kaleb''s door and knock.


    I have this giddy feeling in my body


    and butterflies in my stomach while


    I wait for him to answer. He opens


    the dor i in a few seconds, so quickly


    angmore than certain he had


    already known it was me at the door.


    And with him not looking surprised at all and leaning against the doorframe, a charming smirk on his face reveals that he did know I was behind the


    door.


    I grinned.


    "Happy to see me?" I teased, eyes falling to his tongue that licked across his lower lip.


    "Always," was his groggy reply as his fingers pin in the waistband of my jeans and he pulled me into his room, closing the door behind him and


    lacking it.


    "How long do we have?" His husky tone groaned, looking down at me as if he was about to devour me.


    "For what?" I said breathlessly as he started to back me up to his bed, his eyes hot on my lips.


    "For me to make you cream on my face.¡± Was his groaned reply before pushing me onto his bed, and quickly crawling up on me.

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    My fingers curled through his soft strands, gripping them tightly. My eyes closed, my hips buck off the bed and a scream curled in my throat as his


    tongue rolled around my clit teasingly.


    He groaned, gripping my thighs to keep me from moving as his lips wrapped around my clit and he sucked.


    ¡°Kaleb.¡± I moaned and he nipped my clit. making me jerk off in surprise.


    "Sam," he reminded, nipping my lips in warning. I giggled, only to moan when the tip of his tongue sank into my opening


    "Oh Sam," I sighed, my eyes peeling open to stare at him between my thighs. He had a satisfied smirk on his lips while his tongue was very much still


    inside my opening.


    With a dark look crossing his eyes, he began to push his tongue in and out of my opening, his upper lip pressing against my throbbing clitoris.


    He moaned as I grip his hair, my nails unintentionally scraping his scalp. He suckled and slurped, eating me out until I saw the dotings of the little


    stars in my vision


    As he tongue fucked me, I rasp my tongue against my teeth, trying so hard toe not scream loud. There''s a tightening feeling building up in my lower


    stomach and God I can''t seem to catch a good breath.


    I moaned, thrashing in his sheets as he brought me to an orgasm. My thighs shook, a gasp ripping through my throat, fingers gripping and trembling


    through his hair as my hips buck up, my pussy searching for his mouth as I came undone and cream his lips.


    "Sam!" I moaned, unsure if I was too loud or not but at the moment I did not care.


    When I am doneing, I am still trembling. my heart racing as I bring my hips back to the bed, gasping for air as my chest rise and fall harshly.


    Kaleb''s lips are still suckling up the remaining of my juices on me, his lips sugar coated with my essence as his eyes stared at my breathless state.


    His eyes told me everything. He enjoyed seeing mee undone under him. He craved it.


    Pulling away, I smilezily at him as my juices glistened on his lips. "I could eat you all day.¡± his teeth are revealed as his grin broadened.


    I giggled, lifting up on my shaky


    elbows takiss him when a knock


    sounds-at the door. "Your parents


    are ind ¡°the driveway." Kristy''s voice


    came through the door in a Warning


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    Kaleb''s parents were very strict on him not locking or closing his door when I was around, just to be safe that we were not doing anything under their


    roof.


    My cheeks burned. If only they knew what we had just done here


    I rolled off the bed, gripping my shorts, and was about to grip myce panties when a pair of fingers grab them before I do.


    I looked at Kaleb and he sends me a crooked smirk, making butterflies create havoc in my belly. "These stay with me.¡± He clutched the panties in his


    hand.


    I have grown used to him collecting my panties as if they were his prize jewels.


    I rolled my eyes and put on my jeans, knowing that I wouldn''t get my panties back. I quickly raced to the door, opening it swiftly. Kristina is leaning


    against the wall, her amused eyes on me.


    ¡°Thought it would be better for them


    to catch us Both here just in case


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    ¡°Hey Kaleb,¡± she called out and I whipped around to stare at Kaleb. His on his bed, on his stomach so he could hide the huge tent he spotted


    moments ago.


    "You have a little bit of,¡± she drawled out, sounding half amused and half grossed out. I wanted the ground to open up and swallow me whole. This


    was so embarrassing


    On his lips, around his mouth, my juices still glistened and imed his face.


    Oh my God. How humiliating.


    Kaleb however didn''t seem the least


    bit embarrassed and instead smirk


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    mine; the heat and intensity making


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    "Can I have another?¡±


    I bit my lower lip to fight off the giggle but couldn''t fight off the smile as I leaned over the console to nt a soft kiss on Kaleb''s lips.


    He nibbled on my lower lip and before I knew it, we were kissing deeply. I was the first to break away, breathing so rough I had to take in a good


    amount of air into my lungs to calm down my racing heart.


    Kaleb lifted his hand and cupped my cheek, his thumb brushing against my cheek lovingly. "I love you," he whispered, every wording out with


    such honesty I melted.


    "I love you too," I responded truthfully, kissing his nose and giggling when he scrunched it up in an adorable way.


    ¡°Babe,¡± he whined, pouting slightly. ¡°I''m the one who is supposed to do that."


    I rolled my eyes,ughing as I pulled away, but for good measure, I nted another kiss on his nose and jokingly murmur. "I think I rather be the man


    in the rtionship,¡± with a teasing grin I sessfully got out of the vehicle whilst he was dumbfounded.


    Waving back at him and closing the door, he finally snapped out of it and called me. However, I am already practically skipping to my front door,


    happier than ever.


    "Love you!" I shout, twirling back to give him onest wave.


    I can sense his eyes on me, feel them set fire to my skin. God, I love this boy.


    "I love you too flower!" He said, his voice breathless as though he had so much emotion running through him. I smiled and turned to open the door.


    The house is silent which is odd because my parents are home. Dad''s car is parked in front and there''s a sweet tang of lemon biscuits being baked in


    the air. My belly grumbles as I walk to the window, watching Kaleb drive off.


    "Hey guys, I''m home!" I shout to gain my parents or my sister''s attention. It''s so quiet it makes me uneasy. Our house was never quiet when both of


    my parents were home.


    It was always filled withughter, jokes, and sounds of kissing and teasing. Never this....silent. Something curled low in my stomach when I didn''t get


    a response.


    I slowly set my bag down on one of the tables and made my way to the kitchen, making sure to not make much of a sound.


    However, when I do get to the


    kitchen, there''s something brewing


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    Had mom forgotten about the cookies?


    Closing back the oven, I am tempted to call out their name once more but refrain and decide to walk up the stairs to check.


    If anything was amiss it would be better toy low and be quiet. Taking the stairs two at a time but making sure to not make a sound was proving


    difficult when my legs were trembling and my heart was racing.


    I gripped my phone in my hands tightly, making sure I had 911 on speed dial just in case something wasn''t right.


    With fear curling deep in my stomach and my heart pounding loudly in my chest, I hesitantly make my way to my parent''s room. However, on the way


    there I can hear silent snifflesing from Lillian''s room and froze.


    The door is left ajar and there''s lighting from inside.


    My heart thuds and my fingers shook, my hands getting mmy. Those sniffles and silent sobs sound like mom. But why would she be crying?


    My teeth sankinto my lower lip,


    nearly drawing out blood as I strut to


    Lillian''s ragin, pushing the door open


    gently tonot startle them. "Mom?


    whispefed, my throat running dry


    wher spot ner on Lillian¡¯s srvall


    bed; hugging her little fragile body as


    Dad held the both of thea}:


    My heart sank.


    There are tears in the eyes of all three of them and I''ve never seen my dad look so beat up and in pain since the news of Lillian''s diagnosis.


    "What''s happening?¡¯ My throat feels


    tight but thewords still came out,


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    picked th them up. "What''s going Qn?"


    My eyes 3s drop to my little sisterc


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    I step into the room, my heart thudding against my chest. Mom is the first to speak, sniffling as she broke down the news that will haunt me forever.


    "It''s the cancer," she croaked out in a painful whisper. "It''s back."

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    The world stopped. It felt like it stopped.


    The words that moved passed her lips hit me so hard, that it pushes the air out of my lungs. Cancer. The word was like a mocking echo we had


    promised to leave behind us. We had won. She had won.


    I looked down at my little sister, squished between our parents. Her face is unreadable but I know she is well aware of what is going on around her.


    How? God why? She had won? Hadn''t she?


    She had won!


    "No," I whispered, my heart tearing apart. I don''t think I will have a heart anymore after tonight. It doesn''t feel like it will heal after this announcement. I


    shook my head, my vision going blurry as I begin to cry. " It can''t be. You''re lying!"


    Thest words came out like a yell, my throat aching with the aggressiveness I used. " Tell me you''re lying mom!" I screamed, causing Lil to squirm


    away and look at me in fear. I quickly toned down my anger, not wanting her to fear me.


    I approached them, falling to my knees beside the bed, staring at Lillian in fear. I am angry, I am not sure at who, the doctors, the cancer, God? No,


    even through this I am not angry at God. Instead, I am on my knees, praying to him to give us one more chance to fight this once again


    "Lilian," I croaked, reaching for her little hand that she pushed toward me. Her little eyes are filled with tears, but she manages to crack a smile even


    through all what she was going through.


    "I can do it again Aile," she said softly, her voice shuddering. " I can beat it again," her eyes filled with determination and I could no longer hold it, I


    burst into full blown tears, crying until my chest hurt.


    That night we all stayed in Lilian¡¯s room, all four of us magically fitting in her small bed. Sure dad kind of hanged a bit and fell on the floor in the


    middle of the night, however we stayed. And that''s what we needed right now, our family, together.


    It was morning, and I am supposed to be up and ready for school. I can''t bring myself to roll out of bed, far less walk. I can''t even bring myself to eat.


    I am snuggled up close to Lilian, cuddling her little frail body. Why hadn''t we noticed the signs had returned? Had she been in pain all this while and


    hadn''t told us anything?


    I hadn''t caught a wink of sleepst night. I don''t think none of us did actually, none except for Lilian. I bet her little body was so tired. I couldn''t


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    hear the doorereak open and mom


    pops her head in. She smiles when


    she sees that Iam awake. " Need to


    get ready-for school baby." she said


    softly n not wanting to wake up Lillian,


    I nodSpeeling away from mycittle


    SiS ist¨¦r and moving off the bed.


    I got ready for school, wearing a tank top and some ripped jean shorts and put on a hoodie. I didn''t really want to dwell on my appearance today so I


    left my hair down messily and made my way back into my sister''s room


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    " She can do it again, right?" Bash voice is soft, so opposite of how husky it has always been. " Lillian is a fighter, of course she can beat it again."


    mom replied while dad nodded.


    "I''m off,¡± I yell for them to hear, not really able to go over there and talk to Bash knowing I''d burst into tears.


    " Did you have-


    Dad''s words cut off when I closed the front door, skipping down the stairs. I will be taking the bus today. However, instead of making my way to


    school, I stopped the bus at a park and got down.


    And that''s where I stay for the next


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    It was gettingte, dark and I knew my parents didn''t need to worry about another kid right now. I fished out my phone and texted mom that I was fine


    and would be home in a second. My eyes caught their many missed calls, and I bit my lip. hoping I had not worried them too much.


    I caught other missed calls from Kaleb and Mirabe too, but. I couldn''t bring myself to text back. I wasn''t sure how I could break it to them that my


    life was falling apart. That if my sister was in pain, then that meant I was in pain too.


    And if something happened to her, I swallowed. Then something happened to me too.


    The park was empty now, everyone had already gone home. I peeled away from the swing. my bum a bit numb from sitting on it for hours. My throat


    was achy from crying and I cleared it. picking up my bag.


    And that''s when I heard it, or better yet felt it behind me. I am about to whirl around, but I am toote as a huge hand mp around my lower face


    with a rag. My eyes widen as they roughly pull me to them, and I opened my mouth to scream but couldn''t.


    I thrash, my hands reaching to scratch at their face, my nails scrapping against the skin but still, the person wouldn''t let me go. mping an arm


    around my middle they began to drag me, grunting.


    My heart pounds and tears prick my eyes when I realize I am getting kidnapped. I tried to not breathe in the smell of the rag they held over my nose


    since I have watched many thriller movies with Mira, but soon my lungs burned for air and I could no longer hold off unless I want to die.


    So I took in a lungful of air, crying as I knew that now I had lost the fight.


    My vision began to blur, the familiar park now morphing into a sinister scenery of shadows that made panic surge inside me. Fear clenched its ugly


    fingers around my rapidly beating heart and I whimper, trying to fight off whoever this was.


    The more I fought, the quicker I am sumbing to the effects of whatever was in that rag. My body is swiftly getting heavy and my limbs no longer


    feel responsive. The world around me soon turns dark and cold.


    I woke up with a pinch of pain in my neck, my limbs felt extremely achy. I groaned and it came out muffled as my mouth was stuffed with something


    and there was a tape over my lips, keeping my mouth shut.


    I am aware of being on what feels like a wooden ufortable chair, my wrists tied behind and my ankles were also bound to the legs of the chair,


    making it impossible to move.


    I gagged, lifting my head, peeling my eyes open even though I knew it would be not possible to see anything since my eyes were blinded by a


    material tied over them


    Panic surged through me and fear gnawed at my mind, willing me to find a way out of this. I wiggled, whimpering low in my throat when the rope bit


    into my flesh.


    Tears soaked the cloth covering my eyes and the nasty taste of whatever was in my mouth makes me gag. The more I tug at the rope, the more it


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    There''s a scent of dirt, old wood, and mucky water around me, choking my lungs and causing me to feel nauseous. Where am I? Who took me?


    What is happening?


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    through gs,the note, and


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    I stop struggling, hoping that if I remain quiet whoever it is, will think I am still knocked out.


    My heart is paunding rapidly, and I


    am breaking a: sweat. It doesn''t help


    that here isso hot. The organ in my,


    chest beat painfully with every ~


    sound ef the person approaching,


    causittg a shiver of fear to race


    dowri my spine. They''re getting too


    close, so close I can take-the smell


    of their perfume.


    Musk and Cider.


    A man''s cologne.


    They walk around me, stopping behind the chair. Goosebumps rise on my skin when I felt their fingers wrap around my hair and tugged my head


    back harshly, causing me to choke on a cry. "Finally awake baby?¡±


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    The familiarity of that voice sends a sharp chill down my spine, my heart hammering in my chest. It can¡¯t be. It cannot be him.


    lam imagining this


    There was no way.


    It just can''t be.


    Yet, his scent is familiar, and his voice...


    Pieces start to fall into ce and my stomach lurchs and I gag as realization dawns on me. Someone I considered a friend. Someone I trusted. Why


    would he do this? Why would he do this to me?


    Why would Stefan do this to me?


    A wave of betrayal weighs in my chest and also fury. I can''t believe I trusted him. Why would he even do this? I rake my brain, trying to think of why


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    But then when he dipped his head in the crook of my neck and inhaled my scent. sighing with pleasure, a sinking realization dropped in my belly. "


    You''ve always smelt so good Bailey.¡±


    His words sent a sharp shiver of disgust and repulsion shing within me. His close proximity makes my stomach churn and I am so sure I''d vomit.


    When I felt the surge, I swallowed, afraid I''d choke on my own vomit.


    Stefan chuckles, releasing my hair and moving away from my neck. " I''m sure you''re wondering what''s going on huh?¡±


    My heart skips rapidly and my mind races. He''s right. I am wondering, but one thing I''ve learned from watching thriller movies, is that the kidnapper is


    never generous to spill why exactly they kidnapped the person


    If they do, they''d first beat around the bush, draw it out until the end.


    My stomach churns wondering which route Stefan will take. Will he tell me? Or will he draw this out and mock me?


    It wouldn''t matter, I am to his mercy now, unable to free myself, not even see where I am or speak. Whatever is in my mouth is sogging up with my


    saliva, causing me to gag.


    Heughs, as if knowing that I am gagging because of the horrible taste of whatever cloth he pushed into my mouth


    ¡°You know this could''ve been avoided Bailey,¡± I turn my head away when his finger touches my cheek and trails down to my neck. A shiver of disgust


    dance down my spine.


    He chuckled and he moves. Now he''s in front of me. his breath so close it¡¯s hitting my nose. His breath doesn''t smell, but his betrayal and the fear he


    sets in me make me repulsed by anything about him. I gag.


    "I''ll tell you what," he hummed, fingers now pinching my chin roughly so I would not be able to move my head. I want to badly tell him to fuck off, but


    it''s impossible right now.


    So instead I clench my hands, stiffening my body as if waiting for what he¡¯d do next.


    "I''ll remove this from your eyes,¡± his fingers brush against the material that covered my sight and I flinched back. ¡°Just so I can see those pretty


    eyes.¡± He chuckled, hands going behind my head where the knot was.


    I don''t know if I want to see him right now, I''d rather not set my eyes on him because everything will feel too real. Reality will hit me in the face and


    right now, I rather pretend this was a really bad nightmare.


    However, Stefan is already undoing the knot behind my head and in seconds the cloth is sliding down my face. giving me freedom to open my eyes


    and see where I am.


    My heart speeds, and I peel them


    open slowlyand try to adjust to the


    dimly lit area. It looks like I''m ina


    basement of some sort. If this ise


    basement then it looks abandened.


    There''s dirt and grin everywhere, and


    puddles of dirty water in the corners.


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    "Such a lovelysce huh?" Stefan


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    His eyes danced in the dimly lit room, causing shivers of panic to rake over my body." I bet you want to speak don¡¯t you baby?¡±


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