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148 - Lips don't lie.
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2026-05-11 23:34:21
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CRAVING THE BAD BOY 151 - Prove it.
Ariana POVThe words stayed between us long after Nick said them. "I choose you."My chest tightened so hard it almost hurt. For months, I had wanted clarity from him. Something real. Something solid enough to hold onto whenever things became confusing between us. Now I finally had it, yet instead of relief, all I felt was panic.Because choosing me was not the same thing as things magically becoming easy. Nick stepped closer carefully, his eyes still locked on mine. The hallway had mostly emptied now, but a few students still lingered nearby pretending not to stare at us. "I mean it," he said quietly.I swallowed hard. "You just broke someone’s heart."Pain flickered across his face immediately. "I know."The honesty in his voice made this harder. If he had sounded cold or careless, maybe I could have stayed angry. But Nick looked miserable, like he hated himself for hurting Laura while still being unable to let me go.That was the problem with him. He felt too much. I leaned back li
CRAVING THE BAD BOY 150 - Say you choose me.
Ariana POVThe second I heard Laura’s voice, every part of my body went stiff. Nick turned immediately, his expression hardening the moment he saw her standing at the end of the dorm hallway. She looked different from earlier. Calmer. More controlled. Somehow that made her more intimidating.Because crying Laura was emotional. This Laura looked dangerous. For a few seconds, nobody spoke. The tension between all three of us filled the hallway so heavily that even the girls walking past slowed down to stare before quickly pretending not to. Of course. Nothing private ever stayed private around here. Laura crossed her arms slowly. "So this is where you disappeared to."Nick stepped away from my door slightly. "Laura."She ignored him completely. Her eyes stayed on me. "You really couldn’t even wait one day?" she asked quietly.The accusation burned instantly. "I didn’t ask him to come here," I replied."No," she said. "You just keep opening the door every time he does."That one hit hard
CRAVING THE BAD BOY 149 - One more mistake.
Ariana POVI could not breathe properly after Laura left. The cafeteria noise slowly returned around me, students pretending not to stare while obviously listening to everything. Chairs scraped against the floor, phones buzzed, people whispered behind their hands, but all I could focus on was the look on Nick’s face. Not guilt. Not exactly. Something worse. Conflict. "You’re actually going?" I asked quietly.Nick exhaled slowly. "Ariana.""No, answer me directly for once."His jaw tightened. "Yes," he admitted.The word hit harder than I expected. I laughed softly, but there was no humor in it. "Wow." "It’s not what you think."I looked at him in disbelief. "Do you hear yourself when you say things like that?"Nick leaned closer, lowering his voice. "Our families are involved now. If I don’t show up tonight, things get worse."I crossed my arms tightly. "For who? You or her?""For everyone."That answer irritated me instantly. "There it is again," I muttered."What?""You acting like
CRAVING THE BAD BOY 148 - Lips don't lie.
148 - Lips don’t lie.Ariana POVBy lunchtime, the entire campus knew. Not part of it. Not rumors hidden in corners. Everyone. Girls stared when I walked past them in the hallway. Guys whispered openly now instead of pretending not to. Even people I had never spoken to before suddenly looked way too interested in my life.It was humiliating. Maya dropped into the seat across from me in the cafeteria with a tray in her hands and pure disbelief on her face. "Please tell me you did not let half the business department watch your love triangle explode this morning."I groaned softly and pushed my untouched drink away. "Can we not call it a love triangle?" "What else should I call it?" she asked. "Because from what I heard, Laura almost ripped Nick’s head off while thirty students recorded it."I dropped my forehead into my hand. "I hate this school.""You loved this school last month.""Last month I wasn’t accidentally dating someone’s fiancé."Maya winced immediately. "Okay, yeah. Fair."
CRAVING THE BAD BOY 147 - Your girl, my problem.
Ariana POVCampus looked painfully normal the next morning. Students crossed the lawn carrying coffee cups and backpacks like my entire life had not turned upside down in less than twenty four hours. A group of girls stood near the fountain laughing loudly while some football players argued beside the parking lot. Everything looked the same.But I didn’t feel the same. Not even close. Nick walked beside me quietly, one hand in the pocket of his hoodie while the other brushed against mine every few seconds. He looked exhausted. His jaw was tight, his eyes shadowed from lack of sleep, and yet he still stayed close like he thought I would disappear if he gave me too much space.Maybe part of him believed that. "You’ve been quiet since we left," he said.I adjusted the strap of my bag. "I’m thinking.""Dangerous."I glanced at him. "You used to like that about me.""I still do," he replied immediately.The answer came too fast. Too naturally. And somehow that made it worse. Because this w
CRAVING THE BAD BOY 146 - Too close to leave.
Ariana POVNobody spoke for several seconds after the man disappeared. The hallway felt colder now, emptier somehow, like his words were still hanging in the air long after he left. I could still hear them clearly in my head. You’re still becoming it. I hated how much those words stayed with me.Nick turned toward me fully the moment the silence broke. His attention stayed fixed on my face, searching carefully like he was trying to figure out if something had changed while none of them noticed. "Talk to me," he said quietly."I don’t even know what to say," I admitted.Mark rubbed a hand over his face before looking down the hallway again. "We need to move before someone else decides to show up with cryptic warnings," he muttered.Laura nodded once. "Agreed. Standing here won’t help her."Her, not Ariana. That tiny change made my chest tighten more than I expected. Sean finally stepped closer, his voice calmer now than before. "Can you still feel it?" he asked.I knew exactly what he
CRAVING THE BAD BOY 19 - Oh, you've got to be kidding me!
Sofia and I decided to have a sleepover at her house since we haven't had one of those in a while and it was also the only way of getting Nick out of my head. We decided to watch a marathon of sisters because it's the only show we could agree on watching. Sofia popped down next to me on her comf
Last Updated : 2026-03-22CRAVING THE BAD BOY 13 - Toxic little cycle.
"She's gay." He blurted out.I narrowed my eyes. "Gay?""Yes, she's involved with some girl, okay! We're just pretending to be a thing because her parents doesn't approve her sexual choices, and I need her father's influence in growing my career."I swallowed. "But that only complicates this... wha
Last Updated : 2026-03-19CRAVING THE BAD BOY 47 - So where does that leave us?
The words hung in the air, surprising me as much as him. There were bigger issues to address, but that question tumbled out first. And suddenly, I needed to hear his answer.He fell silent, thoughtful, as though weighing the question before answering. "Once," he said after a pause. "In my sophomore
Last Updated : 2026-04-05CRAVING THE BAD BOY 46 - No more sex.
"Why did you stop?" He grumbled, brows furrowing as hands immediately began clutching at my side to bring me back to him, but I refused to give in."I won't have sex with you Nick," I said, without any conviction in my voice. "That's the genesis of all our problems." "I didn't want to fuck you." M
Last Updated : 2026-04-05
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