PROLOGUE
"What are you thinking about?" He asked."About our kiss" I answered after a short silence in small voice which I almost didn't recognize."What are you thinking?" I asked and then feeling a little stupid for asking after."I'm thinking about how much I enjoy kissing you," he says looking straight into my eyes.Unable to tear our gaze from each other. Noah turned his face into my hand and kissed my palm. The tremor that ran through her when he did it seemed to shake through him as well. He kissed my forehead and then moved my hair away from my face and he whispered silently you are beautiful. Then he bent down and captured my lips in a long kiss using his tongue to seek entrance which I gave him, kissing him back. He pulled away as he kissed down my neck down to chest but he was careful enough not to touch my breast while I moaned silently as I ran my hand through his black glossy hair, my panties were soaking wet and I could feel his erection press again my leg.
CHAPTER 1
Sofia's POV
My name is Sofia Cherilyn Sánchez, long name right! well I was named after my two grandmothers. My father's mother Sofia and Cherilyn my mom's mother. They both died before I was born so my parents named me after them. My dad is half Latino and half American. His mother was from Mexico and his dad was an American. And my mom is American.
I look like both my dad and mom. I have my mom's deep blue eyes, my dad's light brunette hair and dimples on my right cheek. My dad says when I smile I look so much like my mom.I was born and raised in Los angelos, I can speak both English and Spanish. My dad says it's important to know Spanish because it's also part of my heritage.
Tomorrow is the first day of senior year. I spent the whole summer in Paris and New York with my mom. My parents got divorced when I was 10 years old and I live with my dad and brother Lucas who is currently in college.I never get time to spend with my mom she's always busy with her fashion designs__ just everything concerning her career. She used to be a famous singer back in the 90's but currently a famous fashion designer.
My brother and I almost never get to see her since the divorce, I'm always trying to make an effort to see her more often hence spending my summers with her.Her relationship with my brother though is very bad, they can't be in thesame room for 10 minutes without having an argument. My brother Lucas still has some resentment towards her for leaving us after her divorce with my dad.
We were a very happy family, then one evening during dinner our parents told us they were getting divorced. My parents were very happy they didn't have fights or arguments, they were the perfect couple or atleast we thought so.When I was a little girl I always wanted to find someone who would love me like my parents loved each other but when they got divorced I lost all hope in love.I still believe that love doesn't exist and all relationships would come to an end.
They didn't tell us why they were getting a divorce they just said that no matter what happens between them they will always love us. But since after their divorce they can't be in the same room without arguing about something.It was really awful for my brother and I but we pulled through it. After the divorce we stayed with our dad and our mom moved to new York.There wasn't a custody battle or anything, our mom just left us with our dad immediately after the divorce, sometimes I wonder if she loved us because why would you leave your children without looking back.
The day she left was one of the hardest days of my life, I was crying so hard and asking her not to go, not that I didn't want to stay with my dad. My dad is the best man in the world, I love him so much and he also loves me and my brother so much.It just broke me when she left us.
I just returned from New York yesterday. I missed all my friends and also my boyfriend Zack. He spent his summer in Europe with his family too so we saw each other during my mom's fashion show in Paris.
My mom's love language is spoiling me with gifts and presents so I did alot of shopping in Paris and New York with her.My dad owns a billion dollar mobile network company, so he is also always busy. I only get to spend time with my family rarely with my brother being in college in Columbia university New York.
At least I have Sonya our house keeper she's like family to us she has been my nanny since I was a little girl. She is currently helping me organize my closet while I tell her about my trip to Paris when my dad knocks my bedroom door and comes in.
"Sofi mi amor, we are having guests for dinner and I would like you to join us." My dad says pocking his head into my walk-in closet.
"Daddy you know I don't like joining you and your friends for dinner or people from work." I say with a pout.
"Princessa this is not a business dinner, you remember my friend José Álvarez. His family just moved to LA. I invited them over." He explains.
I did remember uncle José __ he and my dad grew up together."I will just get ready and tell Sonya what to do and I'll be down in a minute." I said smiling.
I changed into a dress and went downstairs."Hola Sofia," uncle José says. "You have grown so big princess." He adds giving me a hug.
"Hola uncle," I answered smiling.
"These are my children Rafael and Noah, my wife and daughter are at home. My daughter Irina wasn't feeling too well so my wife stayed home with her." Uncle Jośe says as he introduced us.I looked at Rafael and Noah __ I wonder why we have never met before, I mean our dads are like best friends and I have never met his family before which is kind of weird. Because uncle José used to come over alot when I was little.Both Rafael and Noah are so handsome, Rafael looks older and Noah almost my age or older. Noah has this deep grey eyes and black glossy hair, I try not to stare at him.
"Hey," I said to them smiling. "Hello Rafael" answered giving me a smile. And Noah just looked at me and didn't say anything.We sat down for dinner, Noah sat down beside me which is a little weird because the seat next to his brother is empty and he didn't look like he even wanted to be here."Sofia you attend west Beverly high school right?" Uncle Jośe asks.
"Yes." I answered.
"Noah is going to be joining you, he is a senior just like you. You know what Noah maybe you should meet Sofia tomorrow at school and she would show you around." Uncle Jośe explains.
"Sure dad," he answered. So he talks I thought to myself. He had been avoiding me since they arrived but staring at me intensely like I look weird or something, he didn't even answer me when I said hello.
After dinner my dad and uncle José went to my dads study to talk about work, living me with Rafael and Noah.Rafael seems really nice, and he's like super hot. Noah seems different, closed off but he's also so good looking and hot. I can feel my cheeks heating up just by looking at him and he has been looking at me all night.
"So Sofia, do you like it here." Rafael asked.
"Yeah it's awesome, I mean I have lived here all my life so I know almost everyone around here."
"That's nice, maybe before I go back to college you could show me around." Rafael says giving me a dashing smile which made me blush.
"Dude come on! chill with the flirting she's like three years younger than you," Noah says annoyingly.I had even forgotten about him being there because he has been super quiet all night.
"Seriously Noah why are you always so serious, Rafael said to his brother. Sofia do you mind that I'm older than you" Rafael asked.
"No I don't mind," I answered him smirking at Noah__ though I can never go on a date with Rafael because I already have a boyfriend and my dad won't allow me to date older boys.
"You see Noah, she doesn't mind. So let me take the gorgeous lady out before I leave for school." Rafael was flirting with me and I enjoyed every bit of it. Our parents finished with their work meeting and came out.
"So Sofia it's good to see you again," uncle José said.
"It's good to see you too uncle."
I said good bye to Rafael, Noah was still pretending I wasn't there so I pretended I didn't see him too.
"Okay now boys let's go, we would invite you over too when we finally settle in and by the way we live just few streets away." Uncle José added.
"Oh and Sofia you should give Noah your number so that he can call you tomorrow at school to him settle in.""Okay sure," Noah gave me his phone to input my number.
CHAPTER 2Sofia's POV
CHAPTER 3Sofia's POVI ignored Noah for the whole week, after his stupid outburst on calling me a spoilt little brat. But for some reason, I've been thinking about him more than I'm
CHAPTER 4Sofia's POV
CHAPTER 5Sofia's POV It was finally Monday morning. I woke up a little early, got dressed in a red top and jeans shorts. I put on some makeup, perfectly winged eyeliner, little lip gloss.
CHAPTER 6Sofia's POVAfter Jasmine left I carried one of the car keys and drove to see Zack. He's probably at home with the guys, we all hang out together all time at his house or mine.
CHAPTER 7Sofia's POV It has been days since my make out session with Noah, I still can't believe it really happened. I can't stop thinking about it, whenever I close my eyes I see him loo
CHAPTER 8Sofia's POV I didn't realize I fell asleep watching game of thrones till I woke up the next morning to find me tucked in my bed. Noah must have tucked me in when I fell asleep. I carry my cellphone checki
CHAPTER 9I text Ryan back, suggesting we have a movie hang out. And he was up for it texting back immediately asking which time to pick me up. I replied back saying 5 so that I can have an hour to get ready.Zack and the guys leave immediately after Paula and Jake finish making up atleast that's what it looks like because they're both smiling.
Sofia’s POV I wait for Noah to leave before I finally come out of our bedroom finding his mother in front of the tv.“So he asked you to babysit me.” She says immediately I join her.“No.” I say shaking my head. “He didn’t, I thought it’ll fun for us to spend the day together.” I add and she stares me like she’s trying to decide if I’m serious or not.“Okay then what do you want to do?” She asks after a bit.“Anything you want to do Mrs Alvarez.” I say and she frowns again.“Please call me Bianca and anything you want us to do is fine.” She says and I nod okay.&l
Sofia's POVThe buzzing of an alarm woke me, and I quickly shuffled around to turn it off before it woke Noah, who slept soundlessly beside me. After finally hitting snooze, I lay back down and stared at the ceiling with his legs still intertwined with mine and a smile on my face exhausted, sleep deprived, but smiling.I do not smile in the morning normally. I'm not a morning person I'm usually groggy."Why are you smiling, baby?" Noah whispered, his voice sleepy and tired.Glancing over at him, I saw his eyes were still closed as he lay on his side, facing me. The room was still dark this early in the morning, with little moonlit morning sky."How did you know I was smiling?""I can feel it."Turning on my side to face him, I ran my thumb across his lashes. "Because I'm happy."He exhaled before the corners of his lips turned up. He was the one who made
Sofia's POVNoah and I have been in Palm Springs for two week now. We spent the past two whole week settling in, everything has been surreal Noah has been absolutely amazing reminding of all the reasons I fell in love with him in the first place.I still feel guilty sometimes that I'm moving on while Jake isn't here but I'm trying to get past that so that means trying to be happy and being with Noah despite our past makes me happy.Today is my first day going to work at the my grandfather's winery, well now my winery. And also the very exotic resort I now own.I'm meeting with the appointed head of operations of the winery who in charge of running things, he's going to fill in on things."Miss Sofia Sanchez, right this way. I'm Richard Malcardi." A tall well dressed man introduces himself to me curtly motioning me into the winery."Richard Malcardi head of operations?
Sofia's POVNoah and I are leaving for Palm Springs in a day so I going back home today. First I stop to do some shopping by the time I get home it's late but that means both my parents should be home and my brother Lucas too. Lucas lives in New York but he's home for a few days.When I get home, one of the chauffeurs helps me with my lots of shopping bags, taking it upstairs to my room while I look for my parents.I don't actually have to look for them, I find them in the living room. My mom sitting on my dad's lap while they watch tv together. They really are the cutest couple, I love how they love each other so much even though I resent them sometimes for it."Hi." I say walking and my mom gets down from my dads lap when she sees me."Hello princess," my dad says getting up so I give him a hug and a kiss. "How are you?" He asks still holdi
Sofia's POVNoah and I have spent the whole weekend passed hold up here, in the pool house of his parents house. We haven't been out even for food, we ordered whenever we needed to eat to avoid going out. We have been completely cut off from everything and everyone, in fact both our phones have been off. And I have to say I love being all alone with him, everything feels easy us being alone.We have basically been doing nothing, just watching tv, then making love. Talking about everything but us, I don't think we're ready to talk about us. It's been so long since we have been together like this and I think we're both afraid something will ruin it hence the being alone and not talking about us but enjoying the hell out of each other.We're currently in bed, we just finished watching avengers endgame for the
Sofia’s POVAt exactly 1 in the afternoon I was at Noah’s parents house to pick him up. The house was just a block away from the old house so it was easy to find. I text him that I’m here and he says to come in, I go through the back because he said to meet him by the pool house.And I’m met with a surprise, Noah’s mom making out with the pool boy. Naked.“Oh God, I’m so sorry.” I say turning away.“Sofia.” His mom calls my name trying to find her top and just in time Noah finds us.His face strains as soon as he understands what’s going on.“Oh my God honey, I’m so sorry.” He mom says putting on her top while the pool boy nervously dressed up leaving.“What the hell mom?” Noah says with a frown. “And I thought dad was the problem.” He adds with a frown.“Don’t talk to me like that, I’m your mother.” His mom says with a frown.“Yeah? Well you’re not acting like a
Sofia’s POVOne session with Dr Pinto and I was done with therapy, the woman is a genius. It was a good session, we talked and talked and I think I’m good or getting there.I just needed to talk to someone who knows nothing about me, someone who doesn’t have any expectations, someone that wouldn’t judge about everything.I loved Jake and he loved me, but he’s not here now and I have to keep on living. Not for anyone, but for me.But most of all I feel so guilty for being with Noah, I have always loved him and I still have strong feelings for him. In a way I felt like I was cheating on Jake by being with Noah but I’m not and I’m allowed to move on, I know that.But moving on with Noah also poses so many different feelings from me, I loved him so much and he had hurt me and I have been hurt alot in the past year. I don’t know if I can handle anothe
Noah's POVWhen we get back to New York, I put her to sleep and falls asleep immediately while I think about talking to her tomorrow.She needs help and I don't know how to help her but I would like to try which means talking to her about it. As much as I hate talking, I read somewhere talking usually helps.I barely slept and when she wakes up she finds me sitting by the edge of the bed watching her,Now as then, when Sofia was in the room, the only person I saw was her.Her gaze seemed just as intent to stay locked on mine.Seconds passed like hours. Before either Sofia or I said a word."Hi." She was the one who spoke first because I was a fucking chickenshit, though even through the glass, I could hear a rasp in her voice that said this likely wasn't easy for her either.She knows we're going to have the talk about her.I cleared my throat as if I could clear the scratch
Noah's POVArthur Connelly and I met in college first day and we became friends in an instant. I'm not a friends kind of guy, I only have few friends. Before we moved to L.A I had a few guys I was cool with back in Miami but since we moved to L.A in senior year high school we kind of lost touch but then I became friends with Sofia and her whole friends group.When we broke up right before graduation I thought that was it with the new friends I made but weirdly I stayed friends with Michael, Zack and even Jake though we hardly spoke when he started dating Sofia.We just arrived at Arthur's party in The Hamptons, his house is huge. Like a villa beach house huge. It's filled up with people, music blasting through speakers.Immediately we walk in, Michael and Jasmine disperse into the party to go get drinks while Sofia and I make it in and upsta