She never intended to fall for anyone—let alone three of them. Trying to make ends meet in Los Angeles, Alexis didn’t expect to be caught between her childhood crush, his irresistible brother, and a rising celebrity she was only supposed to fake date. With family chaos, betrayal, and forbidden love threatening to tear everything apart, Alexis must figure out where her heart truly belongs… before it’s too late.
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The pain of seeing your best friend—the person you've loved since you realized what it meant to like a guy more than a friend—fall for another woman is worse than breaking a bone and feeling every motion; even watching your world shatter doesn't compare because it all happened to be.
I broke a bone in kindergarten when falling off a bike, my parents separated when I was sixteen, and I witnessed everything I knew fall apart, another woman take my mother's place, and me being pushed from daddy's spoiled princess to daddy's hardworking girl.
I even moved across states at the age of sixteen, from Seattle to Los Angeles, and I felt alone and helpless, but that sorrow was nothing compared to this: seeing the boy you love, the one you can't have, cry for another woman.
Elliot.
I've been in love with him since the first time we met in college; I was sixteen and suffering through the ordeal of my parents' divorce, but I knew right away that I belonged to him.
I've spent five years silently loving him and pretending we're just friends; finally, I won't have to watch him make love to another woman, I won't have to hide in the bathroom, crying my eyes out, and, even better, I won't wish death upon anyone.
Yes, they finally broke up; I hated that he was upset, but I also loved that he was suddenly alone and available, because who else was single? Me.
It's weird, but I've waited for him, rejected everyone for him, and it's not like I had men queued up for me; I was too nerdy for their liking.
After one last look in the mirror, I dug into my shirt pockets and divided the money I was going to spend from the money I was going to save.
My shift just ended; I worked as a waitress at a restaurant to help pay for college; I made $70 in tips today; I usually make close to $200 in tips alone, but today I only worked for four hours; I needed to be home to show Elliot that I was there for him, and that I will always be there.
"Boo!" Sandra tried to scare me, but I was used to it, so it didn't bother me. "Oh, is that my share?" She inquired, and I hurriedly shoved the thirty back into my pockets, holding the forty in my palms. "Wait, you're really missing out on money because of him?"
"Sandra, you know how he gets when she pisses him off."
"Which is only temporarily, after a week, they will be back together and he won't even spare you a glance."
"He texted me, he wants me home and I'm going."
"It's Sunday, the tips are great today."
"Sorry I will pass, please cover for me okay?”
"I'm not sure, Lex, how long do you think you'll keep doing this? Those two have already broken up twice this month alone; do you think it's worth the risk?" Sandra sounded concerned; she had watched me burn, and she was always the one I phoned when Elliot and Chloe were at their happiest.
When they asked for the room, Elliot and I shared the apartment with two other people, and since there were only two bedrooms, Elliot and I shared the room.
"I know but this time, trust me it's over.”
"What makes you say that?" She worriedly inquired, brushing my hair off my face, and I bit my cheek, covering the smile as I remembered last night, when he kissed my lips, well, not the kiss kiss, but a peck, and even said he hoped I was Chloe, that he wished I was his girlfriend, claiming I was simple to handle.
Yes, he was drunk, but as the saying goes, there is truth in every word spoken in a drunken state, and Elliot just admitted to liking me.
"Okay, what is that face for?" She snapped me out of my dreamy state, and I hastily reached for my phone, which was in my denim pocket.
As I searched for his phone number, I froze at his contact photo.
God, he was everything: a sweet smile, green eyes that I could see my future in, and lovely milk chocolate hair that looked so healthy.
"Lex?!"
"Oh sorry, just sending him a text, he's probably lonely now." I sent him a brief text message informing him that I was on my way; we had been chatting earlier, and he wanted me home so we could watch our favorite Marvel series; yes, that was another reason I was risking the $100 tip.
"Wow, I don't know how you do it.”
"You don't have to know, now can I have the keys?" I was using her car because mine was at the service; she reached into her pockets and pulled them out, then handed them to me; I thanked her quickly, said goodbye with a quick hug, and rushed out.
I heard her warn me to be careful, but I didn't react since I didn't want Elliot to wait any longer.
Outside, I got in the car, started it, and drove to Starbucks. Fortunately, I had already placed an order for his big mac burger at McDonald's, so I only needed to pick it up.
It didn't take long because I was already parked in front of our apartment.
I waited in the car for a bit and adjusted myself in the mirror; I didn't appear to have enough lipstick, so I added more, and I was set to go.
I checked my phone for any messages, but he hadn't responded. Elliot had a habit of falling asleep when she crushed his heart.
I got the brown bag, secured the car, and headed inside; fortunately, the door was unlocked, so I strolled in without difficulty.
I placed the brown bag of burgers and fries on the coffee table so my hands could hold the cup of coffee.
"What did you bring for me?" My irritating apartment mate, Harvey, was about to touch the bag when I told him to stop. "I wouldn't go in there if I were you." He said, and I fired him with daggers, warning him not to touch my belongings.
I walked towards the door, and I could hear grunts and moans from a distance; it had to be Jake, my third apartment mate, because there was no way.
The more steps I walked, the clearer the voices were; I'm not sure why I didn't stop as I continued walking till I reached the room; even when it was obvious that the voices were coming from the room, I denied it; no, it couldn't be Elliot and Chloe again; those two had broken up for good this time.
I'm not sure what I was doing as I opened the door, but as soon as the room came into view, my heart stopped pounding because I saw what I was frightened of.
It was them. Elliot and Chloe.
They were both naked, with Chloe on all fours and Elliot standing behind her, pressing deeply and hard into her as if his life depended on it, even sweating.
I awoke with a stinging head; I knew it was from the shots I had taken; I had taken many, and because this wasn't my first time doing it, I was well aware of where it was coming from.I began sniffing the smell of cigarettes, sat up, massaged my eyes, and when I opened them, I jumped at the sight before me.A man stood at the edge of the bed, puffing on a cigarette and looking straight up at me. He had only a towel wrapped around his waist, and his chest was bare and toned. I even counted the six packs, which were six.I admired a hot man when I saw one, so I gently glanced up at him, my gaze not missing the little tattoo right above his left nipple.I swallowed hard as water fell from his hair; in fact, I didn't recognize him until I spotted his long hair - they were braided last night, so he may have unbranded them in the morning."Good morning, sorry I don't do repeats." He remarked, his voice jolting me out of my reverie, and while I know that's what I expected to hear, this man m
I'm not sure how long I've been in the car, but it must have been hours because someone was tapping on the car window.I couldn't see clearly at first, but after wiping my eyes, I identified the person: Sandra.I rolled down the window, and she didn't say anything; she simply opened the door from the inside and invited me to come down."Sandra-""I'm not hearing any excuses now, you're going to come down or I'm coming in and we are driving to a club.”"Promise?" Well, alcohol didn't seem like a horrible idea right now."Bitch, move!" She shouted as she climbed in, I promptly switched to the passenger seat. "Here, there's powder there, fix your cheeks," she tossed her purse into my hands, and I grasped it before fixing my cheeks, which were red from all the sobbing."What about Edward?""I will send him a text, besides I was invited to my cousins club, you know only VIP there, talk of fucking with top billionaires.”"Sandra, please not tonight.""Trust me the best way to forget a man i
There was an awkward stillness; Harvey, Elliot, and I were all silently staring at one other.I tried to look down, but I knew that doing so would make me a coward, and I was done being one; instead, I was going to heed Sandra's advice and just tell him how I truly felt."Harvey, what did you say?" Elliot questioned as he walked in, wearing one of the Christmas PJ trousers I got him, no shirt on, and God, I was trying not to look at his chest."I… nothing, I-""I love you." I cut Harvey, who was sputtering, "Yes, Elliot, I love you, I've always loved—”"Stop! Please stop; what kind of sick prank is this?” He seemed angry, which surprised me since he normally laughed at things like this. I was still his friend, so... "Calm down, man, please calm down.""Don't ask me to calm down, did you hear what she just said?""Might be joking." Harvey, who was always attempting to save me, stated as I was taken aback; Elliot never yelled at me; was my love for him so ridiculous? Was I that ugly?
Yes, it had happened again: Chloe and Elliot had reconciled and were back together. God, when am I going to learn that no matter what she does, he will always forgive her?I knew Chloe was cheating since I saw her with my own eyes.She was on a date with another guy at the restaurant where I work; at first, I thought he was just one of the people she worked with; yes, Chloe was a bikini model; however, when they kissed and I watched their every move, and they were so nasty as she gave him her panties from under the desk, I called Elliot.No, it wasn't wrong of me; he was my friend, and I didn't want him duped; although, I might have wished for a chance myself.Elliot arrived and quickly figured out everything because I didn't have to tell him; he appeared to have known the guy all along as he joined them; they got into a brawl that almost cost me my job when Chloe knocked down the most costly dinner from my hands when I tried to stop them.Elliot wanted to drink, so I took him to the
A L E X I SThe pain of seeing your best friend—the person you've loved since you realized what it meant to like a guy more than a friend—fall for another woman is worse than breaking a bone and feeling every motion; even watching your world shatter doesn't compare because it all happened to be.I broke a bone in kindergarten when falling off a bike, my parents separated when I was sixteen, and I witnessed everything I knew fall apart, another woman take my mother's place, and me being pushed from daddy's spoiled princess to daddy's hardworking girl.I even moved across states at the age of sixteen, from Seattle to Los Angeles, and I felt alone and helpless, but that sorrow was nothing compared to this: seeing the boy you love, the one you can't have, cry for another woman.Elliot.I've been in love with him since the first time we met in college; I was sixteen and suffering through the ordeal of my parents' divorce, but I knew right away that I belonged to him.I've spent five years
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