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 · Urbano

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128 Chs

Chapter 34

It's nearing third period when I feel him.

I'm at my locker, so this isn't one of the times when we naturally pass one another. Alex is seeking me out. Frozen, I stare into my cubby, my mind rushing. I can shut the door and run, fleeing him and the situation. That wouldn't be too weird, would it? (I can always come back for my Spanish book later.) The other option is to stay and get it over with. The awkward, terrible part when we talk about what happened.

He stops next to me.

My heart drums, making it difficult to concentrate. I'm dying to look at him but I know the moment I do, I'll break.

"Did I ruin it?"

Tears burn my eyes.

"Did I?"

I force myself to look at him, and when I do, everything tightens, my stomach doing flips over how much I needed to see him. How much I've missed him in the past day alone. I'm ready to say that I've changed my mind if it means I can touch him again. Kiss him again. But I haven't changed my mind. Or how I feel about what happened.

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