"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
Today's the day. Yeah, I was finally going on a date with Ryker today. I came back from Macy's not long ago so I could prepare for the date. He texted me ten minutes ago that he was on his way here. I just got out of the shower and I was just putting everything on my body in a rush. "Shea, you better hurry up, I still have to fix your hair." Sam said in a firm voice, her face was squeezed in a grown as she held up the hair straightener and placed her other hand on her hip."Ugh! I'm trying, Sam." I managed to say as I struggled with the zipper of my dress. She moved closer to me and helped me with it."Thanks." I breathe out in relief."Now, let's get started, your man will be here very soon." Sam pushed me on the chair and plugged in the hair straightener. "Sam, be careful. I can feel the heat close to my ear." I told her as she moved to straighten the hair that was near my ear. I had been burned there before, by Lexi, and I knew what the pain felt, even though she placed ice on i
"Jeez! That was so much fun, Ryker." I said as we made our way out of the gate, people were starting to leave the carnival. I was so full, I ate from almost half of the stalls at the carnival. Ryker didn't eat anything after the third stall we went to, but he kept paying for the ones I bought."I'm glad you liked it." Ryker said as we proceeded to his bike. "Are you kidding? Ryker, I loved it, I enjoyed every bit of the food we ate. I never thought something like this could happen on my first date." I told him."You are so cute. I loved the way you smiled while moving from one stall to the other. It made me really happy. And I'm always gonna make you smile, Shea." He said as he stared deeply into my eyes.My heart stopped for a moment. I was falling for him more and more everyday. I smiled shyly as I stared at my boots, unsure of what to say to him."Too bad the date is over." I said as Ryker climbed onto the bike and I did too."There's still a place I want to take you too." He said
It wasn’t long afterwards that Ryker and I left his secret hideout. I was smiling and grinning all through the ride. After a good thirty minutes, we finally reached my hostel. I got down from the bike and removed my helmet. I thought we would be going to his apartment after our date. That was why I wore the lingerie.“I thought we would be going to your apartment.” The words slipped from my mouth before I could realize it.“After everything we’ve done today, I’m sure you’re tired. You need to rest, and you know that if we go to my apartment there’s definitely no resting.” He said to me, I blushed violently, he was too straight forward.“Alright. Good night, Ryker.” I waved at him as I started to back away.“Aren’t you forgetting something?” I paused and looked at him.“What?” I asked him as I walked back to him.“Seriously, Shea. No hugs or kisses?” He asked as he held my hand. I smiled shyly as I stared at his lips. I tiptoed and wrapped my arms around his neck, then I gave him a qui
Excitement and anticipation bubbled inside me as Ryker and I made our way up the stairs. His hand found its way under my shirt and he rubbed circles on my bare skin. Blood rushed to the surface of my skin and my breathing became shallow as his hand moved down to my ass and he gave it a little squeeze. I fumbled with the key and eventually got the door opened by some miracle.The moment we were inside, Ryker shut the door and immediately attacked me with his lips. I surrendered completely as he kissed me with pure hunger. I shook my boots off and Ryker pulled my shirt over my head. I pressed my boobs against his chest as I kissed him back with need.My heart was pounding wildly in my chest as he thrust his tongue into my mouth in a deep stroke. His palms gripped my ass and he pulled me closer to him, grinding our lower bodies together. I could feel the bulge in his jeans growing."You make me so fucking hard." He muttered against my lips as he lifted me up, I wrapped my legs around hi
Days rolled by and my relationship with Ryker was going smoothly. He would pick me up from work every day and we would make out in his car for a while. We had both planned that I would be staying over at his house this weekend. So, I had packed a few things and took them to work with me, I had also informed Seth that I would not be coming to work tomorrow.“How is it going with you and your guy?” Lucy teased as she sat down on a chair. Her hair was braided into dark long locs. I swear I fall in love with her hair every time she makes a new style. I kinda wished my hair was like hers, so that I can always make braids. But she told me detangling her hair was one of the hardest things in her life. “It’s been good, so far.” I smiled as I answered her. There wasn’t much to do in the kitchen and there were just two customers in the cafe, so I decided to chat with Lucy for a while. “What about you and Dylan? I hope he’s being a gentleman.”“You of all people know that he’s a gentleman, Shea
“Hey, baby.” Ryker greeted me as I entered his car.“Hi.” I smiled as I gave him a quick kiss and ruffled his hair. He stared at my face for a while. “What?” I asked him.“Have you been crying?” he asked as he touched my cheek. “And why is one side of your face red?”I didn’t expect him to see it, I had brushed my hair towards my face so it could cover it, I guess my hair didn’t understand the assignment.“Cassie came to the café today, and umm, I kinda had a fight with her.” I said as I avoided Ryker’s gaze.“You fought with Cassie?" He questioned in surprise. “It wasn’t really a fight. She slapped me and I slapped her back. I don’t know why she wouldn’t leave me alone.” I muttered as I tucked my hair behind my ear. Ryker held my injured hand and brought it close to himself.“She did this too?” I could feel the anger in his voice so I turned to face him. His expression hardened as he stared at my hand.“She yanked the bracelet off my hand so it cut my wrist, she said it should have
Ryker’s POVCassie really got to stop harassing Shea. Even though she told me not to talk to her, I still gotta do something about it. I had been calling Cassie's number all day but she didn’t pick up. So, I decided to call one of her friends, Olivia. She picked the call almost immediately.“Hey, Ryker. What a surprise.” Her cheery voice sounded through the phone.“Is Cassie with you?” I asked her without beating around the bush. I didn’t call her for some chit chat.“Yes, but she’s kinda busy. Why don’t we catch-““Pass the phone to her.” I cut her off. She scoffed and called me a rude brat before I heard her talk to Cassie.“Took you long enough, lover boy.” Her voice filtered through the phone. I hated it when she called me that.“Let’s meet up.” I told her.“Why? Are you going to tell me to stop threatening that bitch? Don’t bother, lover boy. You heard Olivia, I’m a busy woman.”“Stop acting like a Kid, Cassandra. You are-““You made me this way, Ryker. You broke up with me when
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