LOGINAriana POVI kept staring at the mug in my hand. The coffee inside had gone cold. But I didn’t even notice. My mind was somewhere else. On him. On his voice. On the way he said, 'Everything is under control.' I knew it wasn’t. I just knew. Nick was hiding something from me. Even if he didn’t say it…I could feel it in the pauses, in the way his voice sounded, in the things he didn’t say.I exhaled slowly. "Maybe I’m overthinking," I whispered to myself. But deep down, I knew I wasn’t."Jesus Christ, Aria!"I flinched at the sudden voice and looked up. Sofia stood in front of me, staring."When did you get here?" I asked."I’ve been calling you for the past ten seconds," she said. "Ari, I’ve been standing here waiting for you to serve me."I blinked. Then looked around. The shop slowly came back into focus. The tables, the chairs, the counter. God…I almost forgot where I was."I’m so sorry," I said quickly, standing up. "I didn’t realize...""Aria," Sofia cut in, softer now, "what’s goi
Nick POVSlowly, I reached for my phone and answered the call."Hey...kitten," I said, trying to keep my voice steady."Nick..."Her voice was soft. "I’m so sorry," she said quickly. "For the way things ended. I overreacted. I shouldn’t have talked to you like that…I shouldn’t have let you leave that way."I swallowed.That wasn’t even what was bothering me right now. There were bigger things. Heavier things. But I couldn’t tell her, not yet."Nick?" she called again. "Are you there?""Yeah… I’m here," I said."You weren’t saying anything," she added. "I thought you were still upset.""I’m not," I said quickly.A lie. Or maybe not. I didn’t even know anymore."The thing is," she continued, "I’ve been thinking about everything. I shouldn’t have let you leave like that. I didn’t even ask if you got there safely."A small pause. "Did you?""Yeah," I replied. "I got in safe.""Okay...good," she said quietly.Then her tone changed slightly. "Nick, you don’t sound okay."My grip tightened o
Nick POVThe entire flight felt longer than it should have. I sat by the window, staring out, but I wasn’t really seeing anything. My mind was somewhere else, with her, my kitten.No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get her out of my head. Her voice, her face. The way she looked at me when she said no. I let out a slow breath and leaned back in my seat."Maybe she’s right..."The words slipped out quietly. Maybe I was trying to make things easier for myself. Asking her to leave everything behind. Her school, her life, her family, just...for me. I shut my eyes. Damn. When did everything get this complicated?By the time I got back to my room, I was exhausted. Not just physically, mentally, emotionally, everything. I dropped my bag by the door and fell onto the bed without even bothering to change. The room was quiet, too quiet. And that only made it worse. Because in that silence, all I could hear was her.'I can’t build my life on hope.'I clenched my jaw. "Fuck..."I dragged a han
"That won’t happen."I sighed. "You don’t know that.""I do," he insisted.I shook my head slowly. "No, Nick. You hope it won’t happen."Silence."I can’t build my life on hope," I said quietly.He looked at me like he didn’t recognize me anymore."I’ll stay," he said. "No matter what. Even if we fight, even if things get hard, I won’t leave you."I held his gaze. "I believe you think that right now."That hurt him more than anything else I had said."But feelings change," I added softly. "People change."His shoulders dropped slightly. "Can we just forget about the future for once?" he said. "Just...focus on now?"I closed my eyes briefly. "That’s the problem," I whispered. "We’ve been doing that, and look where it got us." I said, motioning hopelessly between us.His expression fell. "Kitten, I’m trying to fix this," he said."No," I shook my head. "You’re trying to control it.""I'm not...""You are," I cut in. "You think money solves everything.""That’s not what I’m saying.""The
Shamefully, getting through the night without jumping Nick's bones was not because of my own self-preservation and rational thoughts.In fact, Nick decided tomorrow was going to be a really exhausting day for me, considering how I joggled school and work, and not to mention the videos of us from our date will be all over the net too, thanks to the paparazzi's. I hope you note the sarcasm. I fell asleep pretty quickly sprawled across the middle of my bed.As I wake, blinking my eyes open blearily, I slowly turned my head, feeling Nick stir next to me.He's rubbing his eyes, the sheets having fallen down to his waist. His half top was naked and the moment I took in his muscled torso, the sun gliding every perfect slope and angle, my heart heats."You're awake," I murmured, my voice sounding hoarse and unused.He sat up on his elbows, looking over me. He looked a little startled to see me, like he was wondering if he was still in a dream.After a few weary blinks, he leaned over to my be
The noise of the front door opening interrupted us, and we pulled apart. I pushed back on the door to my flat and stepped back inside, pulling Nick with me. I nudged it shut with my foot and quickly locked it from the inside as I heard footsteps outside, and continuing to the door further down the hall. My heart was hammering again, from Nick's kiss and the thrill of being almost caught. I looked at him and we smiled at each other."Would you mind if I use your bathroom?" he asked."Not at all, it's at the end of the hall," I pointed. He walked in the direction I was pointing and I went into the kitchen and switched the kettle on, more for something to do rather than actually wanting a drink. I slipped my blazer off and threw it on a chair, took out a couple of mugs and started to make tea.I heard him coming out of the bathroom, so I called out, "In here!" and he appeared at the door of the kitchen."Tea?" I offered."That'd be great, thanks." he said. I gestured to the kitchen table
I was stuffing my books into my backpack when a sudden knock on the door pulled my attention."I'm coming!" I yelled, as I dragged myself to the door, and pulled it open.I blinked, taking aback on seeing Eve, Nick's mom"Ariana," She faked a smile as she eyed me from head to toe, sizing me up. I r
Nick* * * *I loved this part. I loved meeting the fans, loved the selfies and jokes and words of praises. I loved the look in all of their eyes as they looked at me, it told me that I wasn't just a player, I was part of their lives. And I lived for it.The team and I walked into the crowd a
My hand delved between us, needing to tease him, to pleasure him. I wanted to touch and feel every inch of him.Instead, he grabbed my hair tightly, as he pushed our bodies closer."You think you deserve my cock?" He growled against my ear, the warmth of his breath making me shiver. "You're lucky I
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







