LOGIN~RHEA~ “Are you sure you cannot go back to his dorm, Rhea?” Heather's voice snapped me out of my deep thoughts.We were currently in her dorm and I was seated on her bed with a pint of ice cream in my arms.“He said we are done, Heather. What do you think?” I whispered before dipping my spoon into the ice cream and taking a bite.“Rhea…”“I messed up, Heather. He hates me, more than he did before” I murmured and could feel the tears brimming in my eyes again.I had spent the last two hours crying over my foolishness after Zander walked out on me. It felt like a part of me had been ripped out.“He doesn't hate you, I don't think he ever did” She murmured softly and I scoffed.“I was the one staying with him, not you. He despises me and probably saw me as a burden” I murmured and she frowned.“Okay now you're just being dramatic” She pointed out then grabbed my hand and wiped away the tears on my cheek.“Yes, you messed up but there's no use crying over it. We should be thinking of
~RHEA~I bit my lower lip as I tried to get closer to him, but Heather grabbed my wrist and pulled back.“What the hell is going on and what the fuck are you wearing?” She asked with a frown as Aisha jogged up and stood beside him with the same disapproving look on her face.I tore my eyes reluctantly away from Zander who had his jaws clenched and his eyes focused on the game happening in front of him.“I… I thought wearing something more eye-catching would make him see me easier” I explained to her and Heather stared at me in disbelief.“You know, if you weren't my best friend, I would have slapped you across the face” She stated and my eyes widened.“What…”“Look around, Rhea. Do you see anyone else in the crowd wearing that exact jersey he gave you?” She asked and I slowly raised my head and glanced around the crowd.My heart thumped as I realized my jersey had in fact been different and unique from everyone else's. “He customized it for you, Rhea,” Aisha added and I frowned.“I d
~RHEA~ I stared at the phone for a while and was just about to pick up when a knock at the door jolted me out of my seat.“Open up bitch!” I heard Heather's voice as I walked over to the door.“We brought goodies!” Heather said with an excited tone as she wiggled the shopping bags in front of my face.“I'm so sorry she dragged you into this" I said to Aisha as I lay them in.“Girl, I wanted to be here. It's been a while since I did something this exciting” Aisha said with a light squeal.“Heather, can you explain to me what this is about exactly?” I asked and she turned to me and grabbed my shoulders.“This is your first official game as Zander's girlfriend. You have to show up and show out” She said with a serious tone and I furrowed my eyebrows. “I don't understand…” “Everyone is going to be looking at you. Reporters, girls that wish to be in your place, everyone!” Aisha added.“I know you must be thinking you have experience because of Chase but you don’t. This is way more seri
~RHEA~ I was awakened by the sound of my phone ringing and I've been trying my best to ignore it but whoever was calling was relentless. “For God's sake” I muttered before grabbing my phone from the night stand.It was Heather.“Isn't it too early to be calling me relentlessly?” I asked groggily as I rubbed my eyes with my fist.“Too early? Baby, we have a whole lot to teach you for tonight's game. We are coming over” She stated and I frowned as I slowly sat up straight.“What do you mean we?” I asked and there was a little shuffling on the other side.“Hey baby!” It was Aisha.“Hey… what's going on?” I asked, confused on why Heather and Aisha were together by this time.“I called Aisha and asked if she was willing to help prep you for tonight's game” Heather explained and I frowned.“Prep me for what exactly?” “We'll be there soon and I'll explain better. Just get your ass up from your bed and wish your man good luck before he leaves. You wouldn't see him again until the game”
~ZANDER~ I tensed up as soon as those words came out of my mouth.“You do?” She asked with her eyes wide. She looked like I had just uttered a blasphemy or something.I cleared my throat as I scratched the back of my neck.“I mean it's only proper if you wear it. It makes our fake relationship look more real, don't you think?” I asked knowing fucking well our fake relationship had nothing to do with me wanting to see her in my jersey, wearing my name and my number.The things that image did to me was so sinful that even I couldn't dare to say it out loud.The look on her face deemed slightly then she forced a fake smile on her face.“Oh… of course. That's more believable” She murmured and I had to bite back a smirk.Rhea was an open book with her emotions and she didn't know which made her all the more interesting.I pushed myself off the wall and leaned closer to her, watching as her eyes grew wide as she stared at me in shock and anticipation.Fuck, the sheer innocence missed with
~RHEA~ As soon as Zander moved away, only then did my eyes trailed towards Chase.He had a jealous look on his face as he stared at Zander and I. He had Sienna's arms wrapped around his arm so who gave him the right to be mad?“Will you come for my practice later?” Zander asked loud enough for everyone, including Chase to hear.“I will” He replied softly then he winked at me with a grin before walking away, slightly bumping his shoulder into Chase as he moved past him.At that moment, it felt like the entire dining hall went silent as my eyes met Chase's.“Rhea, we need to talk” Chase uttered as he pulled his arm away from Sienna and walked towards me.“Hey!” Sienna screeched angrily from behind but he ignored her. His eyes were solely on me and if it was in the past, maybe I would have felt something, I would have been happy he was pushing her away from me.Instead, the ache I had expected never came.I didn't know if I should be relieved by that or not.“Are they still seeing eac
~RHEA~ “He left you on the curb?” Heather screeched, horrified, as she led me up to her room.I had called her earlier and she had immediately given me the location of her dorm and luckily, she had taken my luggage with her.“Technically, I got out of his car and he can't exactly force me” I mut
~RHEA~ Girlfriend?“Girlfriend?” Heather, Chase and Sienna echoed as they stared at me like I knew a fuck about what was going on.The murmurs began as everyone in the crowd stared at us with wide eyes and I could see the questions in their eyes but they seemed too scared to speak.Before I could
~ZANDER~ Something was seriously wrong with me.Because for the last twenty minutes, all I could think about was a girl in a stupid Ladybug shirt.It made no fucking sense.Girls like her were exactly the kind I stayed away from, the ones that were too bright, too innocent looking and too soft.
~RHEA~ I wanted to look away but I couldn't.My eyes stayed locked on Zander Cole as if they had forgotten how to function properly.Water still clung to his skin, sliding down the sharp lines and tattoos on his chest before disappearing beneath the towel hanging dangerously low on his hips. Ever







