I unzipped my dress before letting it fall to the ground. I stepped into the shower and steamy drops of water made contact with my skin. I closed my eyes before thinking about Cole. I bit into my bottom lip as I felt myself throbbing for him. I heard the door to the bathroom open so I frowned lightly before stepping behind the shower curtain. "Via." Cole's voice sounded and I breathed out in relief. I bit into my bottom lip before opening the shower door. Cole clenched his jaw as he was looking at my naked form in front of him. He was wearing some black Calvin Klein boxer briefs. "What?" I asked innocently and Cole smirked at me. "Wouldn't you love it if we finished what we started?" He asked before taking a step towards me and I felt butterflies in my stomach. "Come on admit it, you want me to bend you over and fuck you until you scream." He said as our faces were mere inches from each other. "Say I were to feel this way. What would you do about it?" I asked and Cole smirked at
Cole pulled up behind Rook's car. I jumped out of the car before running towards the tall dark figure in the distance. "Rook?" I asked carefully and he slowly turned around to face me. "Liv." He said before stumbling towards me. "Rook, you're drunk," I said before grabbing the bottle of bourbon in his hand. "Give that back." He demanded lazily. "Rook you're hammered I refuse to let you drink any more of this stuff, what if you get alcohol poisoning?" I asked him and he frowned at me. "You could get that?" He asked and I nodded. "Yes, now can we please go? I'll take you home myself. Or you could stay the night at our place, my mom and Cole's dad wouldn't mind." I assured him and he shook his head at me. "No, I'm jumping off this bridge tonight." He said pointedly. "If you jump-- then I jump," I said pointedly. "No, you're not. I'm sorry to spoil the party, Rook. But we're leaving." Cole said before grabbing ahold of Rook's arm."Cole, be gentle," I said and he frowned at me.
I woke up to the sound of my alarm. Last night Cole locked himself in his room, so I figured he needed space. I rolled out of bed before grabbing a towel. I took a quick shower and when I was done I went back to my room. I got dressed in my cheer outfit and some white Nike shoes. I tied my hair into a ponytail before applying some cream to my face. I grabbed my backpack before leaving my room and going downstairs. "Good morning Uncle Ian," I said before sitting down by the kitchen island. "Good morning, Liv." He greeted me while his focus remained on the scrambled eggs he was making. "Have you spoken to Cole, yet?" I asked carefully and he looked up at me. "No, why?" He asked blankly. "Because you're his dad and he was clearly feeling bad last night," I said and Uncle Ian sighed. "What gives you that idea?" Uncle Ian asked in confusion. "This is going to sound rude, but it's not. Have you ever talked to Cole about his mom?" I asked and Uncle Ian frowned at me. "Yes and no." H
Cole's POV"Yes," I said while looking at my dad. "Sit down." He said and I sighed in frustration before sitting down. "What is it?" I asked and his fist clenched. "I wanna talk about your mom." My dad said and I froze up for a second before frowning. "Well, I don't want to," I said blankly. "Cole--""Did Liv ask you to do this? What you couldn't decide to talk to your son on your own without someone else asking you to?" I asked and he shook his head. "Just listen to what I have to say." My dad said calmly and I nodded before sitting back in my chair and glaring at him. "I loved your mum, I did. And I miss her." He said before shifting in his seat. "I thought that if I ignored it I wouldn't have to feel the hurt that comes with losing your wife." He said with furrowed eyebrows. "I'm sorry for what that did to you. All I can do now is apologize and try to be better for you." My dad said and I blankly looked at him. "Good for you," I said shortly before getting up from my seat.
"I'll get out first. Please don't get out at the same time as me because we can't show up together at places anymore." I told Cole and he frowned at me. "Why not?" He asked in confusion before running his fingers through the curls on his head. "Because we're not together anymore," I said and he frowned. "And what does that matter? Can we just go?" He asked and I sighed before climbing out of the car. I remember what those girls were saying about me the other day in the bathroom. Now they'll just start another rumor about me. Cole walked next to me and I briefly looked up at him. The bonfire came into view and we walked towards it. Griff dabbed Cole up as soon as we reached him. The music suddenly sounded much louder and everyone was dancing wildly along with the music. I'm not drinking tonight."Hey, Liv!" Nina called me so I placed my hands into the pockets of Cole's cardigan before walking over to Nina and the cheer squad. "Liv!" Pai*e yelled before hugging me and taking a self
Storm moved in front of me to shelter me from Cole. "Cole stop!" I heard Paige yelling after Cole. "What are you doing alone with him?" Cole asked me in anger and I frowned at him. "We were just talking, why are you so angry?" I asked him and he glared at Storm. "I know that you've been feeding her lies all night long but it ends now. I won't allow you to ruin her life too." Cole told Storm and he shook his head at Cole. "That was an accident, Cole. And you were in on it so who are you to judge me?" Storm angrily asked Cole. "She was my friend and what you did to her was fucked up," Cole said and I frowned deeply. "Who are you talking about?" I asked in confusion. "My dead ex-girlfriend. Yeah, Cole is still blaming me for what happened to her." Storm said while glaring at Cole. "You're good at this, lying and manipulating people. Just like your dad." Cole said and Storm threw a punch at his jaw. I gasped in shock when Cole punched Storm back. "Griff! Stop them!" I y
"Liv, I don't want you to hang out with that boy anymore." My mom said angrily and my eyes widened. "He wasn't even decent enough to walk you to the front door, yet he was ready to make out with you in his car." My mom said and I looked at her in disbelief. "We wanted to be in the car and you didn't give him the chance to walk me to the front door-" I started but I was cut off by Uncle Ian. "Look how she's defending him. I agree with your mom, Liv. This boy can't be trusted." He said and I glared at him in anger. "Right? Because you're all team Cole. You don't even know Storm and you're judging him. That's really messed up." I said before leaving the kitchen. "Liv!" I heard my mom call after me but I ignored her before running upstairs. I closed my bedroom door behind me before slumping onto my bed. My phone made a ping sound so I took it out of my bag. I saw that I received a message from Storm and smiled instantly, I opened the message before reading it. Van Gogh or Monet?
"Where's Cole?" I asked my mom. "I don't know, he's probably out somewhere." She said before turning to face me. "So how was school?" She asked me. "As usual," I replied shortly. "Nothing interesting happened?" My mom asked and I frowned before shaking my head. "No, it was kinda boring." I lied through my teeth. "And skipping class? How was that?" She asked and my eyes widened. "How did you even--""Your homeroom teacher called me, she said you never showed up for school." My mom said and my heart started pounding faster in my chest. "Mom you wouldn't understand," I whined. "Oh, I understand. You didn't feel like going to school so you decided to just skip. That's not how things work. If you skip class one more time-- this is so out of character for you Olivia. I swear to God Liv--""Fine Mom I won't skip class again," I said and she sighed before glaring at me. "Were you with Storm?" She asked angrily. "No. I was with my friends." I said the last part softly. "Your friends?
Five Years Later...Years had passed since those chaotic days, and life had finally settled into something resembling peace. Standing under the warm sun in my mom’s garden, surrounded by laughter and the buzz of family catching up, I felt a quiet kind of contentment I never thought I’d deserve. The years had been kind. I finally found my footing, throwing myself into writing, something that had always made me feel alive. What started as a simple hobby turned into something more. Now, my books are being sold in bookstores all across the country, and people I didn’t know appreciated them in ways I could never have imagined. Healing wasn’t a straight path, but it led me here to a version of myself I was proud of. I wasn’t the only one who had found their place in the world. Jade had started her own fashion line and was already making waves in the industry. Paige had opened a wellness retreat in Colorado and was thriving. Rook had gone into music production and was working with some o
After doing an obstacle course where mud and water was the core elements of the exercise we had to run ten laps around the training field.I don't even want to be here anymore so I don't know why I'm even trying so hard. Especially not after what Griff told me last nightAfter training in the sun for two more hours we were finally done. I went back to the barracks and before I turned the corner that led to my room I heard a familiar laugh.Cole's laugh.I sucked in a deep breath before turning the corner. I was shocked to see him laughing with a girl.His girlfriend, I assume.They spotted me before I could turn back around."Liv," Cole blankly uttered, his smile dropping from his face. "Come here." He uttered before pulling me into a tight hug."Cole, who's this?" The girl he was with as
I quietly sat in the mess hall. I haven't made a single friend, so here I am eating breakfast all by my lonesome. What's even worse is that I haven't seen Griff or Cole all morning."Fresh meat," I heard someone uttering from behind me. I slowly turned around and found a tall man hovering over me. He had a buzz cut, hazel brown eyes, brown skin and a smile that met his eyes on his face.He sat down next to me, our face only mere inches apart from each other and my eyes widened at his closeness."I'm Ash," he smiled at me before holding his hand out to me. He smells like heaven. I hesitantly shook his hands before moving back from him a bit."I'm Olivia but most people call me Liv." I told him."Olivia, that's a beautiful name." He uttered before taking a sip of his coffee. "First day?" He asked and I nodded. "Don't be nervous. If you are, Kenicky will noti
One Year Later...I graduated today, everything went well. The dance squad made it to regionals this year and won, but we lost at nationals. It was still good memories though. I threw my cap in the air before leaving the bleachers. Everyone has gone home by now. Maybe it was stupid of me to hope but I thought Cole would show up to support me. I heard he joined the army but my Cole would've shown up no matter what. Even if it meant showing up late, he still would've been here. But I guess he regrets falling in love with me now. I left the football field and made my way to the parking lot. I jumped into my car and drove home in silence, the radio was barely audible as it was playing in the background. I parked my car in my dad's driveway. I went inside and found him, my mom, and Ian all waiting for me in the kitchen.I greeted them before sitting down by the kitchen island. "Are you ready to go tomorrow?" Ian asked me and I nodded at him. "I am." I pointedly stated."Liv, you don'
A/N: Just a little heads up: there are going to be a few time skips to ensure the smoothness of the story. One Month Later... Cole I quietly sat at the edge of the road. I looked down at the water beneath my feet. I haven’t been here in so long. Grate's Bridge. This is where Liv, Rook, and I spent most of our nights before summer break. Back when his mom was still alive. Unfortunately, the cancer got the best of her, and now she’s just gone. I know what it feels like- to lose your mom. It’s the kind of pain you never forget. Not that I want to forget it; pain is the only thing I have left of my mom. That’s why I never talk about her. Colleen Cyprus. I think of her most of the time. She was beautiful. Always so calm and peaceful. She was gentle in everything she did. She never did anything wrong or bad. She was a saint. When I met Liv, she reminded me so much of my mom. She was so pure, maybe even too beautiful for me to touch. At least that’s what I thought.
I quietly watched Ian as his eyes scanned over the DNA results. I decided to come home and give them to him since he deserved to know. Ian slowly looked up at me before running a tired hand over his face. "Liv, what is this?" He asked me, his voice faint and confused. "Cole had a paternity test done. These are the results-""So what you're saying is that my son isn't my son anymore? How is that even possible? I raised him, and my ex-wife gave birth to him, Liv. I was with her the entire time-" he stopped, a deep frown settled on his forehead as he seemed deep in thought. "What?" I softly asked. "I need to be alone for some time, Liv. I just need to make sense of all of this and ask a few people some questions- thank you for showing me these." He uttered in a shaky voice."Of course, call me if you need anything." I softly told him. "And Ian- I'm sorry. For everything." I uttered before leaving his house.I climbed into my dad's car before driving to my mom's house. I haven't been
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