"You got kicked out of school today?!" Angelica yelled out above the music. "How?""Let's go to my room! I'll show you!" I grabbed her hand and dragged her upstairs, away from the dancing crowd in the living room.My birthday party was in full swing. All my friends and family were invited and they were all having a good time downstairs. Ariana Grande was performing, but I have already seen her twice in concert."I got kicked out because Zane bought Snickers for my birthday!" I explained as we were walking through the long corridor. My room was at the end of the hallway."Snickers?!" Angelica asked confused. She pulled her long glittery dress up a bit so she could walk faster and match my pace. "You got kicked out because Zane brought chocolate for you?""No silly!" I laughed and opend the door to my room. I pointed at the small fluffy puppy on the bed. "Meet Snickers Vasilios. My son and your nephew."Angelica's eyes widened. "Oh my god!" She squealed as she ran towards the sleeping p

Hey Amari, can we talk?Seen 7:00 AMI know you saw my message and missed calls. Please call me back?Seen 7:10 AMI will explain everything to you. I promise.Seen 7:30 AMAmari?Seen 8:00 AM"Earth to Amari!"Angelica threw a pillow at me, snapping me out of my thoughts. I felt my phone buzz in my hand, but I didn't bother to look at it since I already knew who it was.I rolled my eyes at Angelica before throwing the pillow back at her. "What?""Is something bothering you?" She asked, looking at me worried. "You were awfully quiet during the apartment tour."Two days ago we arrived from Italy. Zane had tried to apologize numerous times, but I had managed to cut him off right in time or simply walk away from where he was standing. His apology was either so bad I wanted to vomit or I just wasn't in the mood to listen."I'm alright," I mumbled quietly as I fidget with the hem of my summer dress."No, you're not. You're not even impressed by my apartment."Yesterday Angelica moved out o

"I promise you, Mr. Vasilios. I don't love Amari like that. We are just best friends.""Mmh, but you look at her like she is the moon and stars."I laughed. "That's because she means a lot to me. We have been through so much together.""Are you sure you don't like her as more than a friend?"I shook my head. "Nope. She sees me as a friend. And by the way, I have a girlfriend.""You're only fifteen boy. Isn't it too early to have a girlfriend?"I was about to answer his question when Mrs. Vasilios angrily stomped out of the kitchen."Leave that boy alone, Vasilios! At his age, you were already on your third girlfriend.""Do you want lasagna?"I held my phone close to my ears as I tried to process what Zane was asking."Lasagna?" I repeated, furrowing my eyebrows in confusion. Was he high on drugs?"Yes. I made lasagna for dinner. I thought, maybe you would like some too."I was left speechless. This is not the Zane I know."You...made dinner?" I asked questionably after I got my voice

“Oh, wonderful,” Hannah said.“It’s just my shampoo and stuff. It’s fine.”I scooped it up and closed the car door before I turned back to my guys. I waved my hand at them, signaling that I’d be right back. And when I did, their damn catcalling started up. Whistles filled the air and a couple of the guys gave me a thumbs-up. Then the comments began.“We give you five minutes with that one!”“I think you got ten in ya!”“Pics, or it didn’t happen, Max!”The guys burst into laughter as I snickered, shaking my head at those asshats. But when I felt someone tugging at the bag in my hand, I looked down to see the dark-haired girl fighting me for the damn thing.“Give it. I’ve got it,” she said.The bright pink of her face and the worried furrow of her brow told me everything I needed to know. She was embarrassed. And for some reason, that mattered. I held my hand up toward the guys again and made a fist, telling them they needed to shut the fuck up. And they did, too. Almost immediately.C

“You’re in that dorm.”“Uh huh.”“On the third floor.”He grinned. “Yes, siree. And you don’t know what you’re missing, either. College girls are where it’s at. They know how to have a good time, they know how to keep their feelings in check, and they’re always wanting to try new things.”Rupert elbowed me. “You hear that? New things.”“And biker guys are always new things to girls like them.”I sighed. “You’re not a biker guy.”Benji waved his hand in the air. “When I graduate, I will be. I’ll be so fraught with knowledge on business and shit like that you’ll have no choice.”Rupert paused. “The fuck is ‘fraught’?”I rolled my eyes. “Shut up, you two.”I felt the guys staring at me as I watched across the road. All night I’d thought of that girl. Those eyes of hers kept me awake. That ass of hers kept my fingertips tingling. I didn’t know what it was about her. Possibly her clumsiness. Possibly the innocence in her eyes. I could almost smell virgins. They had it written all over thei