"Via? Are you okay?" Cole answered the phone so I sat down on a curb outside my dad's house. "No, I need you, Cole," I told him as tears welled up in my eyes. "What's going on, Liv?" He asked me in a gentle tone. "My mom and well our dad is at our house. They're getting a divorce and now they want to turn whatever is left of my life into a custody battle." I told Cole before I started crying out of anger and frustration."Well, what did your dad say?" Cole asked. "Nothing, they didn't even let him speak. Plus he's not my biological dad so he doesn't have much of a say in the matter." I told Cole. "And what do you want me to do?" He asked me in a gentle tone. "I want you to be here." I softly told him. "I know." He softly told me. "I'm sorry that I'm not there." He added so I wiped the tears from my face. "I love you, bye," I told him while suppressing my sobs."I love you," he told me so I ended the call. I got up from where I was sitting before I climbed into my dad's car. I
"What?" Paige loudly asked me over the phone. It's Sunday and Bri and Austin just went home after they spent the entire weekend at my place. "Yes, you heard correctly. I am dating Storm Brooks." I told her and she smiled at me. "Oh my god, Livvy! You have a boyfriend! A popular one too!" She yelled excitedly. "God, it's weird I kinda thought you and Cole would always just be together. Like I've never imagined seeing you with somebody else." She told me. "Anyway, you didn't tell me you were into Korean guys." She added and I laughed lightly."Who isn't? Besides he's hot and he has a British accent. And Cole is my brother. And it's unhealthy for me to see him, so I'm moving on with my life." "So, is this like a rebound relationship?" She asked me in confusion."No, I like Storm. I've always liked him, also weren't you the one who told me to try out a different ice cream flavor?" I smiled and Paige nodded slowly. "Yeah, I always forget that you've only ever had sex with Cole," Paige
"I want you to leave him for me," Cole told me so I slowly moved back from him. I looked into his eyes before I shook my head at him. "No," I muttered under my breath. "No?" Cole asked me in confusion. "No.""Liv, what is it that you want from me? Huh! Why no?" He wildly asked me. "Because I won't leave him for you." I pointedly responded to his question. "You don't love him, Liv!" Cole angrily told me. "You don't know that Cole! This is about more than love, okay? It's about you telling me what to do all the time. I need you to stop trying to control me, Cole, because it's driving me insane." "And you need to stop leaving me on all these fucking broken bridges." He angrily told me."That's not what I'm doing, Cole. You're not listening to me!" "You're not listening to me either! I have feelings too, Liv. Your feelings aren't the only ones that matter." He snapped at me. "Don't gaslight me into believing that my feelings aren't valid or that I don't care about your feelings.
"I'll see you tonight," Storm told me over the phone so I smiled to myself. "I can't wait. I love you, bye." I told him as I entered the school building in front of me."I love you too." He said before I went inside my biology class. I sat down next to Jade and she pouted sadly once she saw me. "Bio does not feel the same without Shane sitting next to me," Jade whined sadly from next to me so I pulled her into a hug. "Nothing's the same anymore," I said before placing a kiss on the side of her head and she sighed lightly while she held onto me. "I still have you though, that makes me the luckiest girl in the world." She said and I smiled at her. "Same," I said and she rested her head on my shoulder so I patted her head in a comforting manner. Miss Octavia just shook her head at us before she continued her lesson. After sitting through a double period of math Austin and I entered the cafeteria for our lunch break. He sighed heavily before he threw his bag on our table. "Tell me
I felt two strong arms wrapping around my waist so I smiled before turning around while he held onto my tiny waist. I was blinded by all the party lights that were bouncing around the room, yet I could still see perfect little glimpses of his face.He took my face into both of his hands before he examined my face with adoration in his eyes. "Storm." I gasped out before throwing my arms around his neck and he tightly hugged me to his chest. "I'm here, princess." He told me before he placed a kiss on my forehead. "You're late," I told him while pretending to be angry and he smiled at my words. "You missed me that much huh?" He asked me in an amused tone so I rolled my eyes at him before smiling at him. "Yeah," I responded before placing a kiss on his lips. He started kissing me back and our kiss instantly became more steamy. I pulled back from him when I felt butterflies in my chest. I looked at him in shock before I gently removed his arms from my body. Cole kissed me last Sunday
"So why didn't you ask Tyler to the dance?" Jade asked me and I blankly looked at her. "Because he'll say no just like every other guy in school," I said tiredly and she rolled her eyes at me. "You need to like grab a dick and su-" "Oh my god shut up!" I said in disbelief and she laughed at me. I took my science book out of my locker before closing it. "What I meant to say was, you need to get a boyfriend before the bonfire," Jade explained and I groaned. "I'm telling you, nobody wants to date me," I said and she breathed out in frustration. "Just come to the dance tonight and I'll set you up with someone." She said and I sighed in defeat. "You need to move on, Liv. It's been two years." She said and I averted my gaze from hers. "Fine, I'll come tonight," I said and she squealed before hugging me. We went to class together. I went to sit at the back of the class and Jade sat in the seat in front of me as usual. "Good morning class." Mr Pierce said and the entire class greete
"Cole I can explain," I said when he stopped in front of me. "Go ahead." He said with one eyebrow raised at me. "He forced me to." I blurted out and everyone seemed taken aback by my words. Cole angrily looked between me and Rook. "That's the best you could come up with?" He asked me and I ran a hand through my hair. "I'm not lying. Ask him." I said confidently and everyone looked over at Rook. "She's lying man. She kissed me first and then she asked me to be her date tonight." Rook said and I looked at him in disbelief. "What the fuck, Liv?" Cole asked me and my heart started pounding faster in my chest. "Are you seriously gonna believe this cheating liar over me?" I asked him in disbelief and he looked at me with narrowed eyes. He turned around and punched Rook square on the jaw and the football team made a circle around them while cheering them on. "Cole stop it!" I yelled when he threw another punch at Rook. "Stop!" I yelled again. Cole pulled back from Rook when he final
We stopped in Jade's driveway, I hopped out of the car before walking up to Jade's house. I opened the door without knocking and called for Jade. "In here." Her voice came from the kitchen. "Ice cream?" She asked while looking at the door. "No thanks." I heard Cole say from behind me. I looked behind me and frowned at him for standing in the doorway. I placed my focus back on Jade who was smiling at us. "The dress, right." She said in realization so I rolled my eyes at her. Cole took a seat by the kitchen island and I followed Jade upstairs to her room. "Here you go." She said with a smile on her face. "Are you sure this is gonna fit me?" I asked and she nodded excitedly. "Does it look good?" I asked and her eyes widened at my question. "Does it look good?" She asked in disbelief. "It looks amazing. Take my word for it." She said confidently so I shrugged. "Thank you," I said before hugging her and going back downstairs. "Let's go," I told Cole who was looking at his cellpho