Trouble in paradise
Alice I'm an idiot. I was in such a hurry to leave my parent's house that I must have left my phone in the hallway while tieing my shoelaces. I'm such a moron! Now I can't call Winnie, and since she wasn't at home when I drove there, I'm unsure where to go. The frathouse? No, what if Winnie
I stare down at my legs. I'm bouncing them up and down to get my blood circulating. "I have nowhere else to go." Nathan throws his jacket over my legs, and I blink at him in shock. He is smiling at me. "I won't ask what happened, but... You could come and stay at my place if you need it." "Really
Nathan When I carry Alice's bag inside and set it down on the floor, I'm aware of the stares I'm given from the living room. Andrew rubs his eyes for effect while the brothers, Mark and Jake, are slack-jawed on the couch. Logan, the transfer who will be my replacement when I leave for the NHL, do
"So you haven't actually had dinner?" I can't help urging. Alice lets out a soft laugh. "Yeah, I guess. But I'm fine, Nathan. This chips bag will do me good." I frown. "But it's not fair. You fed me when I was hungry—it's only natural for me to want to return the favor." "I'm fine." "Okay then."
She giggles at that. "Kay." I walk out of the room and enter the shared bathroom. I lock the door, intent on washing myself to smell fresh. I like to believe I usually do, but I might not notice my own musk. I spend so much time on the ice rink and working out that I probably reek now and then. H
Alice My heart and spirit aren't ready for this. I told Nathan I wanted to share his bed with him, which I do, but ugh! I didn't realize how weird that is! And neither did I count on my pulse beating this hard! The door opens to the room, and everything gets worse when my eyes land on Nathan wal
My fingers trace along his chiseled abs. He is cut like a diamond, and my hand stops on his defined, round pec. "God, Nathan. You're so fucking..." I flick his nipple with my thumb. He whimpers, and I smile. "Gorgeous." Nathan's eyes are overcome with desire. "Can I touch you too?" "Yes." He sm
Alice The sound of Nathan's alarm wakes me up. His phone is vibrating on the coffee table, singing a death tune. "What time is it?" I tiredly blink life into my eyes, watching his beefy arm reach over to slide a finger over his display. "Too damn early," Nathan mumbles into my chest without ope
Caroline After watching the hockey game, I’m still sitting on the bleachers. Rebel and Alice have left, but I’m waiting for Andrew to come and find me. My heart is pounding in my chest, and as soon as I hear a door open to my left, I realize that it’s now or never. I have to tell Andrew how I fee
Caroline Shame fills me when I look down from my seat in the ice arena. I'm here to watch Andrew's game, but so are Rebel and Alice. They are sitting a few rows below and shooting glances that fill me with guilt. I'm a terrible friend. Rebel had her operation recently. I never went to visit her
Caroline It feels weird sleeping in the same bed as Andrew. After the drama with Jonatan, Andrew refused to go home, and we fell asleep watching a movie. The problem is that I jerked awake again, and now my heart won't stop racing because my ex-boyfriend is cuddling with me. I glance to the side w
Caroline This must be hell. Andrew gave me time to think about us, and I didn't have it in me to turn him down right away. I will turn him down, but I will pretend to think about it to make him happy. In my world, that is giving someone false hope, but Andrew doesn't seem to agree. He is happy I
And what the hell, I didn't know he still liked me?! "Andrew... we were toxic together. All we ever did was fight and have makeup sex. Then we fought again. It was destroying us both. So no, I don't miss us at all." I'm a liar. I miss us, and we both know it. Andrew and I had bad days, but when he
Caroline "Take this pea package and hold it against your eye," I give the package to Andrew. He is sitting on a chair in my kitchen, shirtless because his t-shirt is red from his bleeding nose. Jonatan punched him in the face, which wasn't smart. Out of the two, my hockey friend is the better fig
Caroline and I hooked up after breaking up, and I thought she wanted me back. But it turns out she only wanted sex, and the next day, she went out with another guy. I called her a cheater because I didn't know our getting back together meant nothing to her. I was hurt, pissed off, and then she alm
Andrew I'm on the beach with Caroline. We are sitting on our sunbeds underneath the dazzling sun. I'm spread like a seastar while she sits with her knees bent to her chest. A water bottle is held by her hand, and I catch a droplet running down her chin as I eye her in secret. Since her scars ar
Caroline I'm sitting in the hospital lobby. It's time to leave, but Jonatan is too busy with some modeling gig to come and pick me up. Luckily, I got it covered: I was close to calling a cab an hour ago, but it seems Andrew got my back. He texted me and said he would pick me up from the hospital.