“My jacket! My jacket is inside.” Sam mumbled as we finally made it out of the building.“What!” I said in disbelief. How could she forget it inside? Oh! She's drunk.The cold breeze blew past us, making me shiver. I clenched my teeth together and stared at Sam, her eyes were half closed and she was shivering from the cold. It was a funny sight but I couldn’t laugh because it seemed I had to go back in there to get her jacket.“My jacket. I think I left it with that guy I was with. Aiden? Kade? Ah shit! I can’t remember his name. Always know the names of guys you hook up with.” She slurred. I shook my head at her.“I’ll get it for you. Will you be fine on your own for a while?” I asked her as I looked around for a place where she could sit.“Yes! Absolutely. I can take care of myself, you don’t have to worry about me, roomie.” She said as she staggered backwards. I quickly grabbed her and made her rest on the wall, then I walked further away from the building and saw that there was a h
I brought the cake out of the oven and placed it on a tray, the aroma filled the kitchen as I removed it from the pan carefully. Brooks came behind me to see if it came out well. He nodded when he confirmed that no side got burnt, the cake came out perfectly fine.“You can place it with the other fruit cakes after dressing it.” He said before he went back to the batter he was mixing.“Okay.” I told him. I allowed the cake to cool off before I started to dress it. It’s been a really long and stressful day. I haven’t sat down for a minute since I got to work. We had twelve orders of different cakes from different customers and we had to finish baking them today.I was glad my shift was almost over. I just wanted to go back to my hostel, have a nice, long and soothing bath before I retire to bed.Brooks joined me to dress the cake when he noticed that I was getting tired. We were able to finish it in just one hour. I sighed in relief as I took off my apron and my cap, I stretched my body
“Wow!” I exclaimed as I sat back in my seat. Good looking genes really run in their family. If I ever get married to anyone in their family, my generation would never be ugly.“I’m sorry, I didn’t know you were friends with him.” He apologized as he picked up his milkshake and started to drink it.“No, no. You don’t need to apologize for anything.” I told him as I picked up my milkshake and drank half of it in one gulp.Mason didn’t say anything after that, it was like he didn’t know what to say. Ryker had really messed with his mood and I want to know why. My curiosity was eating me up inside so I kept staring at Mason.“What? Do you feel uncomfortable?” He asked me.“No,” I told him, then I looked at the table that Ryker and his friends were at. I saw him glaring at Mason and when he saw me looking at him, he smiled.“I don’t mean to be nosy, I’m just super curious. You and Ryker don’t seem to be on good terms, why is that?” I asked him slowly, hoping to get an answer from him.“Ryk
Sam wasn't around when I got home but she arrived later in the night. She went for a party but she didn't bother to invite me because I told her I was done with night parties. I was already sleeping when she got back. She did everything she wanted to do quietly so she wouldn't disturb me.The next morning I was the first to wake up, as usual. Sam sprawled out on her bed like a distressed ostrich. The sight made me smile as I made my way to the bathroom. I relieved myself before I brushed my teeth and washed my face, then I heard my phone ringing. I groaned as I ran to the room and grabbed my phone from the table. It was Lexi and she was calling on FaceTime. I sat on my bed and picked it."Hey, Lexi" I said cheerily as soon as her face showed on my screen. She looked a bit tired but then she moved the phone away from her face and the face of a sleeping radiant looking, new born baby showed on my screen. My eyes widened as I stared at the baby.Oh my goodness!I jumped down from my bed
I had my bath and prepared for school. Sam, surprisingly, also prepared for school and told me I should wait for her so we could go together. I wasn’t in a hurry since I didn’t have any classes, so I waited for her. We left the hostel and walked to school together. It turned out Sam wasn’t going for any class, she was just going to meet up with someone, and of course it was a guy.“I met him at the party yesterday. He’s so cute. We left the party and went for a walk.” She said, grinning widely.“Hmm. So, that was why you came back late last night.”“Yeah. We bought ice cream, and then we talked and talked.”“So, you two are gonna meet again?” I asked her, even though I already knew the answer to that.“Yeah, and I might, probably, you know, not come home tonight.” Sam said as she avoided my gaze while wearing a beanie on her head.“Are you for real? Oh my gosh! Aren’t you moving too fast? I mean, you don’t know him that well.”“You only live once, Roomie. He’s taking me out to see the
*Ryker’s POV*I made some pancakes because that was the easiest and fastest food I could make right now. I placed two plates of pancakes on the table and poured some maple syrup into each plate. Then I grabbed some Grapes in the fridge and also placed them on a plate.Then I looked up and saw Shea walking towards my direction, she was staring at the table and there was a bright smile on her face. She had taken off her jacket and that was when I noticed what she had on. A yellow loose fitting, off shoulder crop top sweater that revealed her belly button and tight black leggings. Her tits bounced against the fabric as she walked towards the table.Fuck!It would be impossible to take my eyes off her.“Pancakes, hmm.” She said as she moved to the fridge, giving me a perfect view of her delicious little ass.Christ! I swallowed as she grabbed two bottles of water and walked back towards me. She placed the bottle on the table and sat down.“Aren’t you going to sit?” she asked me, completel
Shea’s POVI opened my eyes and let out a yawn. I dug my hands under the pillow and pulled it closer to my head, closed my eyes again and took in a deep breath. Then my eyes popped open. Wait! I wasn’t in my bed. I sat up and looked around the unfamiliar environment, then it clicked in my head. I was at Ryker’s place.I smiled as I remembered everything that happened this afternoon. The way he kissed and caressed my skin. The way he adored and worshiped my body. The way my insides bursted with pleasure and my whole body turned jelly when he went down on me.I squealed as I grabbed a pillow and buried my face in it, grinning like a little kid that had been given some candies. I breathed in the scent of the pillow, it smelled just like him. The shirt I had on also smelled like him, I don’t ever want to take it off my body.“Hey, baby. You’re awake?” I heard Ryker’s voice. I heart leapt when I looked up and saw him standing by the opened door of the bedroom.“Yeah.” I said cheerily as I
"You are glowing, Sam." I gasped as Sam came out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her chest. She walked into the room like a model and twirled when she got to the center. We both laughed as she plopped down on her bed.I wasn't lying. Her skin was really glowing as if she oiled it before coming out of the bathroom, or maybe it was because I hadn't seen her for two days. Yeah, two days. Sam didn't come home yesterday, I texted her and she told me she would be coming back this morning. She arrived not quite long ago."Shea, I had a really nice time. His family has this house near the beach so we stayed there. And the view was really great. We watched the sunset together, it was almost like a movie." Sam said excitedly. I knew she was going to tell me all about it so I leaned closer to listen to her even though I have a class this morning. "It was so wonderful, so perfect, so beautiful." She whispered as she stared into space, smiling."Are you talking about the beach or the
I closed the door quietly so I wouldn't wake Sam, who was still sleeping inside. I made my way down the stairs and sighted the cab that I had ordered. I got in and gave the driver my location.I rested my back on the seat and sighed as I shut my eyes. It's been twelve days since Dylan and I had that talk and I had been seriously thinking about it because I didn't want to regret my actions.With Ryker's connection and all, Cassie got arrested. Olivia and Jasmine too, since they were accomplices. I was called to the station to give a statement of what happened. I didn't want to go at first but Sam and Dylan convinced me to go.Jasmine and Olivia had been released on bail but Cassie's case was more deeper than that. I knew her parents wouldn't allow her to go to prison. She even lied that I fell into the pool myself but the CCTV footage showed otherwise.Jasmine also came to apologize to me, I had forgiven her but it didn't mean we were going to continue being friends. I don't need frien
"Where are you taking me?" I asked when he guided me through the dance floor and started walking towards the entrance of the clubhouse. My vision was still blurry and I was still drunk."Somewhere I can talk to you." He answered. "But I don't wanna talk to you, remember?" I told him "I'm not going with you, Sam is still inside." I tried to free myself from his grip."She can go home by herself. I'm not letting you go until I talk to you." "And you think I'm just gonna follow you and listen to whatever you wanna say. I'm not Bruno. I don't wanna listen to anything you have to say. You are just going to lie to me again." I said. We were already outside the club house and I saw that his car was parked on the other side of the road.Ryker opened the door for me and made me enter the car. Then he buckled me up before shutting the door and walking to the other side of the car.He entered the car and started to drive. He took off his cap and mask and that was when I saw that Dylan did a re
The clubhouse was crowded as usual, loud music, sweaty bodies and people making out in dark corners. Sam and I made our way through the crowd and found a spot to sit in front of the bar, drinks weren’t free today. I guess someone paid for all the drinks the last time we came here. I had a shot of tequila but Sam didn’t drink anything, she said she was going to watch over me so I could drink as much as I liked.“Hey, let’s dance.” I told her as I pulled her to the dance floor, the alcohol was starting to kick in. I swung my body to the beat while Sam did the same.“Shea?” I heard someone call my name, I looked back and saw that it was Felix. Why the heck did he call me? Did Ryker send him to beg me?“Hey.” I said nonchalantly and continued to dance.“Look, Ryker didn’t mean what he did, he already called off the bet when he realized how he feels about you.” He shouted over the music.“Do you mind? I don’t wanna talk about that.” I said as I rolled my eyes at him.“Back off!” Sam said a
As I stepped into the bathtub filled with warm water, I sat down and let the water soothe my skin, I closed my eyes so I could relax but then it suddenly felt like I couldn't breathe, like something was blocking my nose, like I was drowning. The memory of myself, struggling in the pool flashed through my mind. It was traumatizing.I opened my eyes and gasped for breath. I got down from the bathtub. I couldn't do it. Cassie had scarred me for life, I would never be able to have baths again, or even learn how to swim.I grabbed a towel, wrapped it around myself and walked out of the bathroom. I went straight to my closet and grabbed a shirt and shorts to wear."Shea, you didn't stay long in the bathroom this time." I heard Sam say. I turned to her and saw that she looked excited. She was excited that I didn't stay long and cry in the bathroom this time. If she knew what happened to me there, she wouldn't smile like that.But I smiled at her and covered my fears up. "Yeah." I said as I w
“Holy shit! I can’t believe it.” Sam exclaimed as sat on my bed and rubbed my back. I had told her everything I encountered in school today and she regretted telling me to go out with Ryker.“I was just a bet, a stupid bet.” I sniffed. I wanted to cry but the tears wouldn’t come out no matter how hard I squeezed my eyes. I guessed I had emptied my tear sac. I was tired, physically, emotionally and mentally tired.“And- and Jasmine, I don’t blame you for hating her. She was just a snitch for her psycho sister.” I said in a low voice.“I never liked that bitch. I knew there was something shady going on around her. And we should throw those people in jail.” Sam said as she rose from the bed and stood in front of me. I liked how she was taking this more seriously than I was.“I’ve actually thought about that on the way here. But Laurel told me her dad could easily bail her out, so it would be a waste of time.” I told her. Laurel also said that she had a huge fight with Cassie because of J
Ryker’s POVShit!I had been screwed by Cassie. She told Shea about the bet before I had the chance to tell her myself. I never wanted to hurt Shea. I just wanted to give her more time to heal from what she was going through. I had plans to take her out on another date, to tell her how much I loved and cherished her and then eventually tell her about the bet. But Cassie ruined everything.I ran out of the pool area to go after Shea, but she was already getting into a car. I knew it was Laurel’s car.I didn’t know what to do. Should I go after Laurel’s car so I could talk to Shea? Or should I give her some time? I honestly don’t know which is better.I slowly walked back to my car and got in. I hit my hands on the steering wheel multiple times and yelled my lungs out.“Fuck!” I yelled again. I groaned as pain soothed through my hands, but it was nothing compared to the pain Shea was going through right now. She called me a monster. She was right, I was a monster. I should have never ag
*Third person POV*Jasmine took out her phone as she ran out of the pool side. Her heart thrummed fast in her chest and her fingers trembled as she dialed Laurel’s number and placed the phone close to her ear.“Hey, baby girl.” Laurel’s voice rang through the phone.“Laurel, Cassie is going to do something terrible to Shea, I shouldn’t have led her there. I should have just ignored Cassie’s texts.” Jasmine ranted to Laurel.“Wait, slow down. What did you do to Shea?” Laurel asked calmly, unaware of the chaos in Jasmine’s mind.“Cassie told me she wanted to talk to Shea, she told me to bring her to the pool side and I did because I thought she was going to talk to her like a civil human being. But she started to talk about a bet, I thought she told me to become friends with Shea to give her updates because she didn’t want her near Ryker. I don’t know anything about a bet!” Jasmine explained.“And then- I- I think Cassie is going to push Shea into the pool.”“What?” Laurel yelled.“Oliv
“Shea, are you alright in there? Do you need any help?” Sam asked as she knocked on the door of the bathroom. I had been sitting in the bathtub for an hour now, thinking about my mom and how life had been completely unfair to her. It has been a few days since my mom’s memorial service. I haven’t been going to any class because I knew it would be a complete waste of time.Jasmine told me we had an important lecture today but I told her I wouldn't be coming. She kept insisting that I should come but I eventually ignored her messages when they were getting too much. A part of me wanted to go to school, but then, I knew I wouldn't be able to focus.“Hey, Shea!” Sam called out again when I didn’t answer her. She tried to open the door but discovered that I had locked it from behind.“Oh God! Please open the door, Shea. I just wanna make sure you are okay.” She pleaded.“Go away.” I muttered.“What?”“Leave me alone!” I said a little louder for her to hear. I didn’t mean to be harsh to her
Shea's POVIt's been three weeks since I heard the news about my mom's condition getting worse. I hadn't been focusing on classes and at work. I wasn't able to read very well for my tests, I always zoned out while reading on my own. The only time I would gain something from reading was when I read with Jasmine. She had a reading technique and it really helped me a lot.I burnt six cakes on different occasions at the café. When Brooks noticed that I wasn't myself, he told me that he would handle everything.Ryker had also been there for me. The best boyfriend I could ever ask for. He always called every hour to check on me and sometimes he would stay at café until my shift was over. I made sure to speak with my mom every single day, I would tell her how my day went and we would talk about different things. Her voice keeps getting weaker and weaker everyday and it really breaks my heart.I got down from Ryker's car and waved at him until his car was out of sight, then I went up the sta