Chapter 31
"I look like a fine oil painting right now," Troy says, lazing under the hot sun, shirtless. He grins and fixes his sunglasses, taking advantage of the great weather.
Chapter 32"Are you on your way back yet?" Bell asks me from her side of the phone line. "I really hope so. I'm scared Troy and Ramos influence you into doing something really stupid like--"
Chapter 33"You know, you're a lot fatter in person," the teen I've come to know as Adrien tells me thoughtfully while inspecting me from head to toe.
Chapter 34AJ blinks up at me, stunned. "Let's go outside," she suggests, closing the door behind us, making sure her dad doesn't follow. "Go ahead, explain yourself," she says, taking a seat on the front doorstep. "Because to be honest, I'm really at a loss here."
Bonus Chapter:Three years later..."Hurry up, Benjy, or you're
PrologueThe Past (2 years earlier)"I love you," I say as I smile down at the beautiful, petite brunette before me.
Chapter 1The Past (2 years earlier)"You're late, Benley," my manager informs me, tossing the apron my way.
Chapter 2The Present (2 years later)"Hello, Benjy!" the chipper voice of my overzealous mother echoes into the phone. "Are we still on for tomorrow night? Your father and your sisters are expectin
Chapter 3The Present"Hey, wake up," someone pokes my shoulder.I stir when I hear a clicking sound. I open my eyes to find the mystery girl snapping her fingers in my face. It only then registers that I'm in the passenger seat and that she's currently driving my car.
Bonus Chapter:Three years later..."Hurry up, Benjy, or you're
Chapter 34AJ blinks up at me, stunned. "Let's go outside," she suggests, closing the door behind us, making sure her dad doesn't follow. "Go ahead, explain yourself," she says, taking a seat on the front doorstep. "Because to be honest, I'm really at a loss here."
Chapter 33"You know, you're a lot fatter in person," the teen I've come to know as Adrien tells me thoughtfully while inspecting me from head to toe.
Chapter 32"Are you on your way back yet?" Bell asks me from her side of the phone line. "I really hope so. I'm scared Troy and Ramos influence you into doing something really stupid like--"
Chapter 31"I look like a fine oil painting right now," Troy says, lazing under the hot sun, shirtless. He grins and fixes his sunglasses, taking advantage of the great weather.
Chapter 30I stare at the pond while the ducks glide past, pondering over Sasha's statement from the other day. I'm trying to figure out why I can't talk about the past to AJ,well, why I can't talk about Bex to AJ. I sometimes think that I'm never going to let it go. I'm never going to get over her, no matter how much of a Kraken she is.
Chapter 29"I'm so glad you were able to fit us into your busy schedule, Benjy," my mom says with a big smile.I internally s
Chapter 28"I just can't wrap my head around it. How has she not had a boyfriend before?" Max asks me a second time."Why is that so unbelievable?" Bell asks him, suspicious
Chapter 27I ignore the sound of my phone receiving messages and continue to immerse myself in my studies -- I need to put some effort in every now and again. My dream, and my parent's dream, has always been that I become a lawyer.