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My heart was racing as I stood outside her door with my hand raised and my finger poised over the button for her apartment. “Shit, please let this work out,” I whispered, rubbing a hand over my face, trying to calm my nerves. I glanced at my watch again. 19:54. I had been standing here for the last eight minutes trying to summon up the courage to press the buzzer and see her. I forced my finger down onto the button, fighting the sudden urge to run away and do this over the phone instead. That way I wouldn't have to see that look in her eyes when she found out I was a lying, good for nothing player, just like she’d first thought. “Hello?” I opened my mouth, but nothing came out. Damn it, Jace! I slapped my palm against my forehead and squeezed my eyes shut. “Hey, Ashley, it’s Jace,” I mumbled, my voice tight. “Hey… er… Come on up.” When the front door lock clicked, I pushed it open and stumbled my way up the stairs, shifting the flowers that I’d bought from one
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I frowned; she didn’t even look angry, just disappointed, and that actually made it even worse. I would rather her shout and scream at me rather than being all calm and collected about it. Clearly she’d been expecting something like this to happen anyway. By the looks of her tough exterior, she was over it already, over me already. But the tiny twitch to her eye told me that this was mostly just an act and that she was hurting inside. “Ashley, please. I know I’ve done wrong, and it doesn’t matter that we weren’t exclusive, I shouldn’t have done it.” She nodded. “You’re right, you shouldn’t have, but it’s done now. Just leave and we’ll agree to be friends. We never started anything; not really, so we’ll just forget it happened for the sake of our best friends. I don’t want things to be awkward around them, and we’re bound to run into each other now and again.” “Why can’t we try and talk it through?” I asked. I couldn’t walk out of her place without making this right, I
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With Jace’s mouth pressed against mine, my knees weakened. Luckily though, he was pressing me against the wall otherwise I would have surely sunken to the floor like a quivering mess. His kissing just seemed to set my whole body on fire. One of his cocky little smiles and I was reduced to a silly little schoolgirl again, crushing on the bad boy. His tongue slid along my bottom lip, and I couldn’t not kiss him back. It was like some magic pull that he seemed to have. It was no surprise to me that he’d had so many girls – he was beautiful. I knew he wouldn’t appreciate that word much, because it wasn’t manly enough, he would have probably preferred something along the lines of ‘ruggedly handsome’, but he was way beyond that. The way his natural blond hair seemed to have a mind of its own and stick up in a sexy, ‘I just got out of bed’ kind of way. The way his piercing blue eyes locked onto mine, and held a confidence, a self-assuredness that said he knew exactly what he was doin
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I swiped at the lone tear that fell down my cheek as the whole thing played out in my head. I’d never really spoken to anyone about it all before. I’d told Anna that he’d cheated a couple of times, but she didn’t realise the extent of it. It seemed like the only one who knew, was Jace. I looked up at him, waiting to see his reaction. He just carried on staring at me for a couple of minutes and we sat in an uncomfortable silence. He seemed to be choosing his words carefully. Finally, he seemed to gather his thoughts enough to speak. “I’m sorry for what he did to you, Stripes. You shouldn’t have had to go through that, and I wish I’d been there for you to talk to when you needed it. But thank you for telling me the truth now.” He bent his head and kissed my cheek. The feel of his lips lingered there for much longer than his mouth actually did. He pressed his forehead to mine, and my heart seemed to thump in my chest. I’d not felt anything like this for so long that
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When I woke in the morning the first thought I had was of Ashley. Before I even got out of bed, I texted her to see if I could see her tonight. We messaged back and forth for a little while, and finally agreed that I would go to her place after DJ was asleep. I sighed, unable to keep the contented smile off my face – though it did seem like hours before I could see her again. Today was Sunday, and I wasn’t working, so I had all day to entertain myself before then. I reluctantly pushed myself out of the bed, already bored by the prospect of doing nothing all day. But then a great idea hit me; I hadn’t seen Cameron for almost a week, so I’d go hang out with the Taylors. I showered quickly, and then called them to make sure I could go there. As I walked out of my bedroom, I frowned, looking around my messy apartment; Ashley had certainly hit the nail on the head when she’d called me a slob. I had moved out of my parents’ place when I was eighteen, sharing this apartment w
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Two hours later Bryson and I were still playing on the games console when Anna came storming back in, slamming the door behind her, scowling murderously. One glance at her and I decided to keep my comments to myself for once in case she turned that anger on me. She looked ready to kill. “What’s up, Baby Girl?” Bryson asked, as she plopped down next to him. “Ugh, Josh!” she scoffed, waving her hand in a buzz off gesture. Josh? Ashley’s ex-boyfriend? “What about him?” I asked, interested now. She frowned. “He turned up there while I was there. God, I hate that guy!”she hissed angrily. “I left right after he showed up; I can’t even stand to be in the same room as him.” Jealousy started to build in my chest, but I quickly reminded myself that this wasn’t about me; he wasn’t there to see Ashley, he was there to see his son. “He was there?” I inquired, trying not to sound too bothered, when, in actual fact, my hand was itching to grab my cell and call Ashley,
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Fuck, I have it bad already. What a pussy. Flawless and radiant? I’m turning into a girl! “So, can I see you tomorrow night too?” I asked hopefully. She bit her lip and nodded excitedly. I secretly hoped that she liked me as much as I was starting to like her, otherwise she was going to crush me. How had I let myself feel like this? How had this happened so quickly? I knew it wasn’t just lust because I was just as happy listening to her talk as I was laying on top of her. I was falling for her completely. “Sure. You could come over after DJ’s sleeping again? We could get takeout or something?” “Sounds good.” I nodded and kissed her again, moving to kiss down her neck wanting to bite her like I’d promised earlier. She giggled, wriggling underneath me as I sank my teeth into her skin gently. I grinned as she tried to push me off. Oh, she’s ticklish? Game on! Pinning her body with mine, I tickled her sides, listening to her giggle and squeal. “Stop it! I’m gonna p
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My week just got better and better; I saw her every night; we hung out for a couple of hours, chatting about anything and everything. I’d never been quite so interested learning everything about someone. As today was Friday, we were heading to a club. Ashley had arranged for her sister to come watch DJ so we could go out, and I couldn’t wait to show my girlfriend off in public. This would be the first time we’d actually been ‘out’ as a couple. Because we were heading out fairly early, we were all meeting at Bryson's place. Ashley didn’t want me to pick her up because, by the time she left her apartment, DJ would still be awake. I was still keeping my distance from him ‘just in case’ things didn’t work out. Every day that seemed less and less likely though. I was crazy about her and could barely get through the day without texting her. When I knocked on Bryson’s apartment door, I was a little shocked when Ashley answered. “Hey!” she chirped. I dragged my eyes down h
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