Roman's POV After dropping Lindsey off I drive home. I'm reeling from different emotions and thinking about what has happened this evening. I had been pissed when Damon called me and told me Lindsey and Collins were on a date together. I felt betrayed, not by Collins but my Lindsey, and I had even started to doubt if I read her wrong and maybe she never liked me. My mind kept going on and on that maybe she doesn't feel the same and I've been blinded all along by my ego and feelings for her. When Damon had called me to pass along the information (gossip), I had been in the process of a virtual meeting with a few managers of our real estate companies. Normally I'm not supposed to even be involved in business dealings because I'm not eighteen yet and can't even make a legally binding agreement but I'm a majority shareholder and will be getting fully involved in a few months when I clock eighteen. Once in a while and usually for big deals or where serious decisions need to be made, th
On Monday morning I'm groggy and tired, the reason for my tiredness is Roman Masters. I'm also filled with a weird bustling energy that makes me want to jump up and down and smile unnecessarily. The reason for my feeling this way is also, Roman Masters. I couldn't sleep easily because my mind kept going on and on about how we're dating now. I didn't think I would enter into a relationship with anyone this my senior year. I believed I already knew all the boys that Rixon High has to offer and nothing could move me, I didn't count for the arrival of a new student. I didn't count for the arrival of Roman Masters. Now, I'm afraid that I'm caught in his web and something tells me leaving it won't be as easy as I entered. I pick up my phone to call Cassie to hurry up, it's already a few minutes after our usual departure time to school and she's not here yet. I'm however distracted by the notification of a new text message. It's from Roman. Sexiest Man Alive: Good morning, how's my g
We get to school in a hurry. We should have been late because of all the time we spent waiting for Robyn and although classes should have already started, we are shocked to see students roaming up and about. Case approaches us as we walk in towards our lockers. "Hey girls" He greets and then turns to Cassie. Without further ado, they begin to do what they do best and start to make out in the hallways. What should ordinarily be a good morning kiss is a full out French kissing session with the two. I grumble under my breath and turn to Robyn just in time to see her taking her exit. "Have fun third- wheeling with these two" She quips at me with a pained smile and leaves. Oh c'mon! Cassie and Case separate and I glare at them with an arched eyebrow, "Why do I always have to go through this every morning?" "Because you're my bestie" Cassie answers annoyingly. I ignore her and turn to Case, "Shouldn't everyone be in class for the first period? It's already after nine AM and yet stude
I and Cassie are on our way to the cafeteria now because it's lunch time now. Cassie is telling me about how our school board is considering installing cameras in the hallways, libraries, basketball, and football courts, and other places as a result of the vandalism that just occurred. As I listen to her talk, I notice not so silent bickering and whispering among the students that surround us. At first, I assume they are all also conversing about the vandalism and cameras which is the trending topic like Cassie and I but I am starting to guess that is not the case. For some reason, I feel like everyone is staring at me. I wonder if the students are suspecting that I'm the vandal. I chuckle lightly at the ridiculous thought. I'm probably imagining the stares, they can't be looking at me. I'm not that interesting. It is more likely that they are staring at Cassie, she looks pretty good today in her cute red pleated dress and sleek ponytail. I conclude that they are not looking at
Roman's POVIt's lunch period and I'm in the cafeteria eating and chatting with my guys. While everyone else is eating food gotten from the cafeteria menu, I'm eating specially packed lunch one of my chefs prepared for me this morning.If I was anyone else, I would get laughed at and ridiculed for bringing my own food like a kid but my friends know better than to mock Roman Masters. I'm a picky eater and in many circumstances, I can't eat food unless I know who prepared it. Apart from this, I wouldn't trust the school cafeteria kitchens to be one hundred percent hygienic. I'm picking at my basmati rice and curry flavor chicken stew meal and laughing at a joke one of my guys, Tommy, is telling when my cousin approaches with a terse expression I easily recognise as worried. "What's going on?" I ask Robyn as she reaches my table and stands tensely beside me. She doesn't even spare my guys a glance when a number of them try to get her attention, so I know whatever is going must be serio
Roman offers to take me home and I agree. I'm not one to skip school or classes usually, but I can't bear to go back and face everyone. By now I'm sure the rumors have spread to unimaginable lengths even the school staff could have heard about it.I'm tired. I'm so tired. My expression must convey the sudden weakness I feel inside because Roman puts his arm over my back and helps me out of the stall.The moment we step out we are met by a girl who is washing her hands in one of the sink basin in front of the mirror on the wall. She sees Roman behind me from the mirror and lets out a fearful yell."Ahh!" She lets out in shock at having a guy coming out of a stall in the girls toilets.I fidget, not knowing how to explain the situation. She probably thinks we were doing something outrageous like making out or even having sex in the stall and because I don't need any more stains on my reputation, I open my mouth to explain.Roman uncaringly pulls me away, stopping any words from coming o
When we get to Roman's house, he parks in the garage. From what I can see from the tinted car window, the garage like the last time I was here is filled with dozens of luxurious cars. Roman steps down from the car and goes around from the driver side to the passenger side to open my door for me. He's so gentlemanly sometimes it's like he is a whole different person when he is not being his usual annoying smirking self. I climb down from the car and I am lost for some seconds staring at the exotic vehicles. Roman who doesn't notice my bewildered state places his hand on the small of my back and leads me on to the main house. As we enter the largely intimidating sitting room, I hesitate and Roman notices. "What's wrong, Cookie?" He asks me, calmly. "Uh..." I mumble, unsure of how to explain my reluctance. Roman, who is impatient standing awkwardly beside me in his own home, rolls his eyes at me and pulls me inside regardless. I drag my feet behind him. "Roman, is anyone el
"Roman!" I squeal out his name. His hands lands on my waist and goes over my belly. Oh God, he is tickling me. No, no, no. "Roman stop!" I yell out in-between bouts of laughter. Oh God, I am a ticklish person. How did he know? Roman doesn't relent even when I start begging and pleading in a barely audible tone. He continues to tickle me in my belly, my neck regions and when his fingers reach my armpits, I lose it completely. I laugh and jerk so hard and simultaneously like a convulsing person that we roll over the chairs and fall on the floor on our sides. He stops tickling me at this point and as I calm down, I notice he is laughing too. "I can't believe you just did that to me" I complain wiping tears from my eyes. I had been laughing so hard that I even cried. "How did you know I'm ticklish?" I ask him. We are both still on the floor and he rises up and extends his palm to me which he uses to pull me up as well. "I didn't know. But I guessed and I was right" He smirks at