Maximilian"You're not going anywhere," she said, holding a hand up. "And no, she's not transferring schools; she's transferring out of one CS advisor to another," she motioned to herself. "I'm becoming her advisor instead of Ms. Adams because her behavior towards Via is unnecessary and cruel.""Yeah, we knew that already. We just thought that was behind us already. We didn't think that Emory would still be making it difficult for Via and so forth. If we would've known, then we would've done something about it. Instead, she didn't even think to speak to us."Once Ms. Honey finished speaking, she turned her complete attention and glared at me. "You're advancing on one of your students?""No," I shook my head. "I'm," I made quotations with my hands, "advancing on my girlfriend.""Girlfriend?" She repeated, then shook her head. "Oh lord, give me the strength to not hit this kid over the head with a heavy sandal," she mumbled to herself.She then pointed at Alexander and Sebastian. "And w
NathanielI didn't know who the fuck I was trying to convince, me or her, because in all honesty, that shit was hot. It fucking tingled and burned.She looked up at me and frowned. "I know you're this big scary bear who tries his best to remain strong and unbothered, but can you for once let your guard down around me?" She pulled me to the sink.Her words made me freeze. "I'm sorry," I drifted off.She nodded and kissed my small burn, running it under cold water. "Keep it there." I nodded and kept my hand under the water faucet as I watched her open a cabinet.She pulled out a small jar of petroleum jelly and a band-aid. She then walked back to me and turned off the faucet."Via, why are you here?" I asked her, causing her to shrug."If you're bothered by me being here, then I'll leave once I'm done doing this for you," she said, which caused me to stare down at her a bit frustrated.I didn't want her to leave. Hell, I never wanted her to leave my side ever.My obsession with having h
SebastianWho am I kidding? I need to stop running around the bush and say it how it is. She's mainly mad at me, and it's going to be a fucking miracle if she forgives me and doesn't tell me to fuck off.I feel like deep down my mind and body know the shit state that I am in."Are you going to listen to me, or do you want me to do this on my own?" My brother asks me, causing me to sigh."Yeah, I'm listening," I say, completely bored.Do I have a fucking choice? I can't pick up my shit and leave. No matter how much I want to.This right here is all that I have left to do with the very little shares of our family company that I have left."Then help me by telling me what I should bring forward to my first board meeting," he says as he snatches the documents from my hand."I was reading that," I say and finally look at him."Oh, hello there, I thought you forgot about mom's rule about having basic manners and looking at someone when speaking to them," he says, which causes me to chuckle.
Alexander"So, how's school?" I say as I spread sour cream on my baked potato."Good." He picks at his vegetables like a child. "You should know." He doesn't bother to spare even a second to look at me. "You and your friend teach some of my classes."I ignore his complete sarcasm and nod. "That's good." I trail off. "Your mom would be proud of you."I don't know what the fuck I said wrong, but Justin bolts out of his chair in a flash and is downright pissed. "Don't you dare speak about her." I instantly froze at his reaction. "You have no fucking right."I instantly put my hands up in my defense. What the hell?I swear this kid has awful emotional issues to the max. You also really can't ever be ready for any conversation with him because it's hard to tell what he's going to do.I got the general idea that he hated me. He makes it abundantly clear every single chance he gets. My only question is why. Why does he hate me so much?I was the one who financially supported them both. Both
AlexanderI don't care how much I need to beg. I will.I'd do it if she'd ask me to. She's the only person I'd get on my knees for. All she'd have to do is ask me to get on my knees, and I would. I'd give her anything.All of a sudden, I hear the sound of something being put on the counter. Then, I feel her pull on me to lower my head to her level. The second I do, I feel her soft and warm lips pressed against my own.The feeling of pure satisfaction of getting something I've desperately needed for so long fills my body. It's fucking euphoric.Now I'm like a kid in a candy store who's addicted to every single gram of sugar they can get their hands on.It's been over a month since I've had her like this. I haven't needed anything in my life more than this. I've never needed anything more than her.After a few seconds, Via breaks the kiss and looks up at me before turning her head left. Fuck, that wasn't enough. It's nowhere near enough.I instantly dive into her neck and can't help but
Via"Honey, who are you trying to fool? Because I know damn well, you're not trying to fool me." I hear the Christmas music we had playing stop, which causes me to turn to her."Georgia, put the music back on. You're making a fuss over nothing," I say, shaking my head.I want her to leave the subject alone, but I know she won't do that. She seems to really give a shit about me, and I do find comfort in that. But then again, I feel so damn uneasy about the whole thing."A fuss over nothing?" She repeats my words. "Less than a month ago, you were all over them. Then, less than a few weeks ago, you were so damn excited for your boyfriend Sebastian to come back from his trip. Now you guys are on a break? What changed?"I try to stay quiet so I won't have to explain, but the look on her face says she's not going to change her mind about wanting to know."You're not going to let this go, are you?" I say, tilting my head at her."Nope," she shakes her head, then pats the empty couch she's si
Via"I'm pretty sure she wants us to keep talking about the damn subject we were talking about earlier, but it doesn't feel right just brushing off the way Georgia is feeling."I continue to look at her with pure concern, but she shakes her head. "I'm not pregnant, so please don't ask," she frowns, explaining her situation once more."But—" I motioned to the living room."I had the flu and am slowly recovering. It's fine." She shakes her head again. "Please change the subject."It's clear the subject of pregnancy makes her uncomfortable, so I do as she said and change the topic.…"When's your next race?" I ask Aiden as we munch on our French toast slices.I glance at the soccer field where the team seems to be doing their morning routines."Soon, but you're banned from going," Aiden states abruptly, causing me to turn to him faster than Sonic."I'm what?" I ask, frustration evident. "By who?""Nobody in particular," he shrugs. "You just got several people on edge, so you're not allow
Via"So, I'm doing alright?" I ask him as I play with a bracelet I have around my wrist."Yeah, especially for being a stepmom that's a student," he drifts off again. "Anyways, I found them. Look." He turns his phone over to me.Aiden shows me a few pictures of Starlight doing different things with him and Ethan. Starlight looks so happy with her dad and Ethan."Wait. This was last year." I can't help but smile. "You weren't dating Ethan then," I say teasingly."Yeah, and?" Aiden says as he suddenly takes his phone and shoves it into his pocket."And when are you finally going to tell me the story between you and Ethan?" I ask him as I take one of the last few bites of my French toast."Never," he rolls his eyes. "You're nosey.""What do you mean never?" I mirror his tone. "You promised!""Yeah, and?" He shrugs. "Some promises are meant to be broken.""I will be speaking to Ethan about this," I say with a pout as I shove the remainder of my French toast in my mouth."Snitches get stit