Autumn POV
“What are you saying?” I frowned. If there was one person who always managed to give me an answer that made my brain do the extra work, it was this guy standing in front of me. “We know you don’t want me.”
Phraser gave me a sad smile. “Do we?”
“I kissed you.” My pride was beyond saving right now as I faced him and admitted that he had rejected me on that night on the beach. “But you pushed me away and left to God knows where for days. It’s evident that you don’t want me, Phraser. So tell me what is really going on? Why have you been ignoring me for the last forty-five minutes since we got into this room.”
“Because I want you too much, Autumn.” His voice was hoarse as
Phraser POV‘Good’ didn’t begin to describe sex with Autumn. It was more than good. More than satisfying. More than anything I’d ever experienced and that alone said a lot since I had had sex with many girls in my life. My whole body felt alive, burning everywhere our bodies touched.If there was one thing I regretted, it was the part where I told her that I loved her. How dumb could I be? No one said anything about love the first time they had sex. I put my elbows on my knees and rested my head on my palms. “Bollocks!”Autumn was taking a bath right now while I had spent the last fifteen minutes trying my best to find a way to rectify the situation or whatever damage I had caused by saying those three words. After I had said those words, she went quiet and told me sh
Tyler POVDad asked me to pick Shanelle up since there was something happening at Carlton High that required his presence. He mentioned something about a group of snobby boys, a nickname he had for the Crown boys. I knew those boys were trouble but I never thought they would do something on dad’s special day or weekend. I had seen two of them during the rehearsal so it must be the other three.Once I parked the car in the parking lot at the hotel’s basement, I went up to the first floor using the lift. I pulled out my phone and sent a text to Shanelle, letting her know that I had arrived. Her reply came shortly after,Still explaining things to Autumn. I’ll let you know once it’s finished.The
Frazier/Phraser POVIt was around four in the morning when we finally had enough. The sheet beneath us was a wrinkled mess. Our bodies touched, but we weren’t really touching each other. Our breathing was in a similar state. Harsh and ragged. Just like the previous one and probably the next one, sex with Autumn had been amazing and laying on the bed, my body felt both worn out and satisfied. It was one of the best feelings and it stayed that way until my eyes landed on three used condoms on the floor and the uneasiness started to creep in.I shoved those thoughts, pushing them to the back of my mind yet they always managed to find their way back into my already troubled mind. “Autumn, what are we?” Those words left my mouth before I could not stop myself or process them.“Hm
Autumn POVI bit my lips to prompt myself from crying. I had no one to blame but myself. I did not have the right to cry or to console myself by saying I did not mean any of that to happen because it was not true. When I had walked into that room, my mission was to do exactly what Tyler had said: have sex with Phraser. I had been so angry that I wanted to hurt him by doing it with Phraser.One was supposed to be enough. If I had self-control and if it was purely my revenge against Ty, one sex should be enough to prove a point yet I had kept both of us busy until four in the morning.Phraser was right. It had not been an accident. As much as I hated to admit it, I had used him to make myself feel better even if it was just for a few hours. He had the right to feel used, he had the right to feel hurt. I had been horrible to him. Not only that I had used him, but I also had harshly told him that all of that meant nothing.Had it really meant
Autumn POVI wanted to stay. I wanted to hear his decision, what he was going to do next yet before I could, my phone rang. My first thought was to reject whoever calling but when I glanced at the picture on my screen, I knew I had to accept the call. It was probably cost her a lot to even call me. I got up from my chair and quickly walked out of the bar, knowing full well that if I started talking here, the boys would notice my voice.Once I had gotten outside, I pressed the green button and Mey’s face filled the screen.“Autumn!!! I miss you!!”I nearly cried. She looked exactly like she was months ago yet at the same time she looked different. I could not really pinpoint what it was but she looked a tad more mature than she had before. “Mey! I miss you too! How are you? How’s school and how’s Hunter?”When my friend had decided to stop being ′a Chinese who did not speak C
Frazier POVI looked at the message that the cab driver, Roddy Lambert, had sent me and smiled. Roddy had even sent me a picture of Autumn walking into the building. I did not know whether that was relieving or stalkerish.After I had tipped the cleaning lady, I decided to stay in the hotel rather than go to William’s house. He would be really mad because he told me that he was throwing a party for me but he would get over it. I doubted he even noticed I was not there. Not if four of his friends and probably all of the kids from his school were there.I moved to the bed and then grabbed the remote to turn off all the lights, leaving only the bed lamp on. At last, I took my bathrobe off and laid down on the bed. Too many things had happened today and I was afraid that it would change how I look at things. I was scared if I let them ruin what Autumn and I might be having.Some relationships started with both parties agreeing on being
Frazier POV“You told me about that mysterious girl you have been having a crush on. Didn’t you say that she was wearing a mask when you guys met?”Oh, right. I hadn’t told William or anyone about Autumn being my crush so I made up a story about meeting her at a masked ball hence I had no idea who she was.The car pulled to the curb and the driver gave me a nod, implicitly telling me that we had arrived. He went outside then opened the door for me and I got out. “Hey, are you coming to the wedding?”“Bernucci’s wedding? Yeah. Why? Are you?”“Yeah.” It felt weird to go to a wedding of someone you did not know and without an invitation. “I’m outside the venue. Where are you?” I figured it would be easier to go in with him now and then try to find Autumn later.My eyes surveyed the surroundings and fell on the two figures standing across the lot
You’re perfectly wrong for me but when we’re making love, you make it worth it. Autumn POVA tear slipped out of one corner of her eyes before her eyes filled with determination. “I promise.”I pulled her into a hug and realized how much I missed her.“Norma,” I said once we pulled away. “I found out something about Tyler but I’m not sure.”My best friend’s face turned serious. “What did you find?”“I think he’s in trouble.” I tried to remember what I had learned the previous night. “I overheard him talking with Luke and they mentioned him being involved with some Italian mafia.”“What?!” Norma moved on the bed and sat cross-legged. “Is he doing drugs again?”“No,” I answered then realized that I actually had no clue whether he was or not. “I