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.

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Chapter 124

AUTUMN

The first half hour goes by pretty uneventful, with a few people asking me how I got into painting and where I studied. They generally seem to like the work, but then pass on to view the mosaics which, apparently, are the show-stopper tonight. I'm both bummed and relieved to know another artist is getting the attention.

Savvy checks her watch again and then looks at me. "I'm going to use the restroom. I've had a lot of that wine, and it's going through me."

"Thanks for the image."

She smiles, her eyes twinkling, before she heads through the crowd and toward the back. I watch her go, hoping she makes it quick because I don't know anyone else here. I should probably mingle, but I've never been great with that, and besides, I'm not in the mood for small talk.

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