I called Cole for the umpteenth time today, I don't know why I still bother. He's been avoiding me ever since he found out the truth. All his promises about nothing coming between us are so fucking empty now. He makes empty promises and it seemed so easy for him to just give up on me. Why was it so easy for him? How was it so easy for him?I wonder if he's okay though. Things aren't the same without him. And I know that what I'm about to say will sound very rude but "I really wish he wasn't my brother." I said out loud and my boss, Mary frowned at me. "Who are you talking to, bubba?" She asked me and I just shook my head at her. "No one," I replied shortly before shooting her a cute smile and she winked at me before she took a slice of chocolate cake over to a man dressed in a gray suit. I've been working at "Whispering Brews" for the past two weeks. I don't need the job but it keeps me busy and away from my mom and uncle Ian. I'm also staying with my dad, Xavier now. He's the onl
Cole's POVI sat across from Griff at our dinner table while Gemma was out to go grab her wallet from her car."She's pretty cool, right?" Griff asked me and I just nodded at him. "So far so good." I shortly responded. "You need to loosen up, man. We're going to a party after this, and we're gonna have the best fucking time of our lives." He told me and I smiled at him. "Ah! So that's why we came to college." I told him and he did an army salute. "Yes sir!" He said before laughing lightly."I don't know I kinda miss Astro Falls." I told Griff and he clicked his tongue."Man we both know that you don't actually miss home, Cole. You used to hate Astro. This is about Liv, I can tell." He told me and I frowned at him. "No it's not. You know, she's my sister and she's doing her own thing now." I sadly told Griff and he frowned at me. "I'm fucking with you." I told him and he smiled before laughing at my words. "Thank God, you weren't being serious." He said and I clenched my jaw. "L
One Week LaterEver since I saw those pictures of Cole with that blonde girl. I have decided that when I get to Boston I am going to find Cole and make him jealous. He needs to know who and what he's missing. I mean I'm not just some girl- or one of his exes that he can just forget about. I'm his Liv, and I won't let him move on so easily. Bri hugged me from behind as I was still busy packing my bags."Liv you need to be such a slut this weekend. Make him so mad." She told me before she pulled back from me. She plopped onto my bed and I nodded at her. "You're right, Pookie," I told her and she nodded at me. "And don't fold, okay? You need to be strong, I know he's hot but that's not gonna cut it this time." Bri told me and I nodded at her. "I wish you were coming with me. You keep me grounded." I told her."I'm going on a family vacation this weekend, remember? My mom has be
I pulled back from Cole and stared deeply into his eyes. He slowly removed his hands from the wall behind me while making eye contact with me. "Cole!" We heard someone calling so we both looked over at the door and found the blonde girl from earlier standing in the doorway. "Come dance with me." She told Cole and he clenched his jaw before he silently walked away from me. I pressed my lips together before smiling to myself.Cole kissed me back! I went back inside the frat house and made my way over to Paige. I walked past Griff and his new blonde best friend and he scoffed at me in disbelief before he turned to face her. "Tonight's gonna be all about Liv. In case you didn't know the whole world revolves around her." Griff told the girl and I frowned lightly before shaking my head and walking further away from them. What an asshole. Paige frowned at me before putting her arm around my shoulder. "And? What happened?" She asked me. "We kissed," I told her with a smile on my face a
I laid in bed, my room was empty and quiet. My dad went to work earlier this morning, and I pretended to be sick. So, he gave me permission to stay at home today. It's also Friday, it's okay to miss a Friday at school no one ever questions it.I stared up at the ceiling before I closed my eyes. I pictured myself kissing Cole and how he kissed me back. I was consumed by butterflies so I opened my eyes again. We both know it's wrong for us to be together but God knows I can't live my life without him. I will never accept him as my brother. I will never love him like one either. After everything we've been through it wouldn't feel right. My phone suddenly started ringing so I lazily picked it up before answering the phone and holding it against my ear."Yes," "Hey, chief. So, I just got off the phone with Ian. He's coming over in an hour. I'll be there too and so will your mom. So get yourself cleaned up, kiddo." My dad told me and I frowned deeply. "Dad, no." I tried to argue. "Li
"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.
Cole walked me to my suite and I kissed him goodbye, making sure to savor every moment I had with him."Be good." He smirked at me and I just smiled at him before I entered my suite. I rested my back against the door while staring up at the ceiling in distress.What the hell am I doing? I had sex with Storm last night and now I'm talking about getting back together with Cole. It's like I can't think straight when I'm with him. He's got me wrapped right around his finger.And if he ever finds out about Storm and me all hell would break loose. I'm afraid of what he'll do to Storm when he finds out which is exactly why I won't tell him about it.I unzipped the thick jacket I was wearing and hung it up against the wall once I was done taking it off. I tiredly ran my hands over my hair before I walked into the living room.A knock suddenly came from the door so, I frowned to myself before going back to the door. Cole must've come back."Did you forget something?" I asked as I opened the d
I saw Cole talking to Griff who looked at him in shock. I couldn't make out what they were saying but I'm sure Cole was telling him about the DNA results. Griff dabbed Cole up before he pulled him into a tight hug and I smiled at them from across the room. "Cole?" I called him and they both looked over at me. "Can we talk?" I asked him and he quietly looked at me before he told Griff to excuse us. Griff hugged me before he left the room so, I walked over to Cole. We sat down by the firepit before we looked up at each other. "Please help me understand." I softly told him and he tightly clenched his jaw at my request. "Please, Cole." I uttered before taking his hands in mine. "Ian is not my dad, Liv. You're his daughter. But you're not my sister because Ian and I are not related- at all. I think my mom might have had an affair and lied to my dad- to Ian that I was his. Maybe he knows something. My mom is dead so, I can't exactly ask her about it." He told me so, I shook my head
I sat down next to Storm and he smiled over at me. There's just something about Storm.I want to be with him but I just can't get Cole out of my mind and that makes me feel horrible. "Guys, check the group chat." Austin told us with wide eyes and everyone around the firepit took their phones out. I checked my texts and found that it was principal Clark who sent it. I clicked on the text and my eyes widened in shock. "Oh my god the trip has been extended to a week!" Jade excitedly yelled out. This is great news, this way I'll get more time to clear my head."Ugh, I wish we weren't in Aspen though. This cold ass weather is just not for me." Austin told us and we all nodded in agreement. "I mean I don't even have a man to keep me warm." He whined out before glaring over at everyone in the room and we collectively laughed at his words."What about me?" We heard a familiar voice and everyone turned around in shock. My eyes widened when I saw Rook standing in the doorway. Austin excitedly
Storm unclasped my bra before he tossed it aside and I watched him with lust filled eyes as he pulled his shirt over his head. I slowly ran my hands over his abs and he sat back in his chair while his eyes slowly ran over my body. He suddenly picked me up and my legs circled his torso as he carried me upstairs to a dimly lit bedroom. He shut the door behind us before he placed me on his bed and I seductively started to unbuckle his belt. I took his large erection into my hands before I slowly took him into my mouth. I looked up at him while I slowly started to suck his dick and he gripped my hair into his hand before he started moving my head faster against his length. My eyes started tearing up as he pushed his entire length into my mouth and I coughed when he pulled out of my mouth. He pushed me down on his bed before he widely spread my legs and my pussy throbbed with need.He slowly started to rub my pussy, his fingers sliding between my folds and I moaned out in pleasure. He s
Jade, Austin, Bri, and I sat at a small bonfire outside our villa. It was snowing outside, and we were dressed in thick ski jackets and matching gloves. Principal Clark surprisingly brought us to a ski resort in Aspen. The snow is beautiful but it is also extremely cold and restricting. I mean there hasn't been much going out for us except for the occasional ski activities we've been on today. I suddenly started feeling hungry so, I excused myself from the group and Austin decided to walk with me. We went downstairs in search of a vending machine since all the restaurants were already closed. Austin's phone started ringing and he smiled when he saw who was calling him. "It's Rook." He uttered before he turned his back to me. As Austin started speaking into the phone I laid my eyes on a vending machine. I smiled in relief before I grabbed my wallet from inside my jacket pocket. I felt someone standing in line behind me and I frowned lightly. I guess I'm not the only hungry per
Ryan and I walked into McClaren's together, while catching up with each other. I laughed at something he said as we made our way to the back of the restaurant. Once we got to the final booth I saw Storm sitting there. I frowned over at Ryan and he smiled before taking a step back from me. "You planned this?" I asked Ryan and he nodded at me. "Just talk to him, okay. And if you don't want to talk, just hear him out." Ryan told me so I nodded at him before I sat down across from Storm. "I'm sorry it had to come to this but you weren't answering any of my calls." He told me in an apologetic tone. "Sorry about that." I softly told him. "Don't apologize." He pointedly told me. "I just thought you wanted nothing to do with me. You broke up with me, remember?" I asked him and he nodded at me. "And yet you moved on first." He said and a feeling of guilt washed over me."What did you expect, Storm. At least he was willing to fight for me." I said and he clenched his jaw. "Like you fou
I gave one last glance at Ajay's grave before I left the cemetery. I haven't visited him in a while, I miss visiting him often. I miss the times when Ajay's death was the only source of my pain, when all I wished for was to see him again. But lately I just keep wanting and wishing for more. I walked back to school and got there just in time for the first period. I grabbed my books from my locker and started walking to my class, I felt someone placing their arm around my shoulder and when I looked up I found Ryan smiling down on me. "Hey, stranger." I wrapped my arms around his waist."Stranger?" He questioned with a deep frown settled on his forehead. "Yeah, now that you're on the football team you're too cool to hang out with me." I told him and he laughed lightly. "Liv, you're the one who's been ignoring my calls. I've been looking for you." He told me and I sighed lightly. "That's not true." I told him in disbelief and he raised a single eyebrow at me. "It's not, I would neve
After we were done in the kitchen, Cole and I ate the pasta that we made and decided to sit in the living room. We sat cuddled up on a couch while watching tv. We suddenly heard the microwave beeping, alarming us that our popcorn was done and Cole got up from his seat beside me before going into the kitchen. His phone suddenly started ringing so I frowned lightly before going back to watching tv. His message alert went off and the screen lit up again. I bet it's that Gemma girl. I always knew she had a crush on Cole, she can't leave him alone that's why she's always texting and calling him. Even her dad has his number, I mean what's up with that? I carefully leaned forward and read the text on Cole's phone."Your DNA test results will be available to collect on October 15th 2024."Cole did a DNA test? Is that what he was doing yesterday? I expanded the message but was careful not to open it and the hospital address caught my attention. I heard Cole entering the living room again so I
"And some food." Liv demanded so I immediately nodded in agreement. I'm going to spoil her rotten."Okay, let's go." I softly told her before I placed my arm around her shoulders then we walked over to my car. I opened her door and she thanked me before she climbed into the car.I got in on my side of the car before I started driving and we just started talking about anything and everything. We haven't been this comfortable around each other in a long time. I missed her. Once we were done buying the food and ice cream that I promised her we drove home. After ten more minutes of driving we finally arrived at home so I parked my car in the garage. And just as we got out of the car it started raining outside. We made our way into the house and headed straight upstairs to my room. Liv switched my tv on before she grabbed a shirt from my closet. I got our food ready while Liv climbed under the blankets on my bed. I pulled the hoodie I was wearing over my head before throwing it aside. I