Better Than This

An embarrassing middle-school incident keeps Alex Wolf and Autumn Sommers apart until they're paired on a high school project in which they must pretend to be in a relationship for their Family Planning & Development Class. Both just want to get through it until they begin working together, quickly discovering there might be some truth to the façade. But when Alex reveals a few secrets about his life, Autumn isn't sure they're able to get past them, leading to a decision that affects the next eight years, and a band fanbase of millions. Better Than This is for a mature audience only (18+). It contains adult language, as well as sexual situations. Reading discretion advised. Better Than This is created by C.G.Coppola, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

C.G. Coppola · Urban

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Chapter 46

Oh.

Not at all what I expected. Like, how would you guess that? Or suspect that? I look between him and the side mirror, watching his house grow smaller in the distance. I bite my lip, wondering what to do. Wondering what I should say. It's obviously happened before, and he's clearly not okay with it, but he said it so quickly that I'm worried.

I don't know where Alex is going, and I don't ask. I don't think he knows and I wouldn't be surprised if we end up driving around the neighborhood.

I need to say something.

Now.

But how do I approach this if I don't know what's happening? The only thing for certain is that his dad is at the house.

"Are you sure?"

He doesn't look at me. "Yep."

"How do you know?"

He lets out a breath, and it's like I've asked the world of him. I suddenly feel terrible, wishing I could take it back, wishing I would've just let the thing drop. Aggression rests right below his calm demeanor, and he's trying hard not to feed into it.

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