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Chapter 14
Adam’s P.O.V.
I watched Jenna as she stormed out of the coffee shop like a hurricane. Her half-filled latte still standing in front of me.
Shit… I had tried to ignore the signs she was sending me ever since I had walked into the coffee shop. I had tried to deny seeing her cheeks redden whenever I would give her some sort of compliment, I wanted her to make decisions. I wanted for her to be independent and strong like she had been on stage giving her speech earlier today, but instead, she kept giving me the impression that if every decision that there was to make, her answer or opinion would never be good enough if she would decide it. As if she found herself to be not good enough in general. And I wondered why, because clearly, she wasn’t only the most beautiful woman I had ever seen, she was also witty and smart, smarter than me probably. And yet, she was sitting across from me looking timid like a scared littRelated chapters
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“Come on, you’re not dumb here, are you Adam?” My brother answered me, making me sigh.“You looked her up in your old yearbook, correct?” Koda asked me, to which I nodded.“Yes.”“And, what did you see?” He asked me, to which I shrugged.“She has changed over the years. I mean, I get why she wouldn’t have hung around me or my friends, but that’s probably more because I was a jackass back in the day, it doesn’t have anything to do with her.” I told my brother while I heard him chuckle on the other end of the line.“Bro, that girl was probably head over heels in love with you back then, you were the captain for the rugby team, the popular good-looking guy. My best guess is she even had your name encircled with a heart in her agenda somewhere. You really don’t remember her being in school with us?” Koda asked me, to which I swallowed dee
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Jenna’s P.O.V.My mind buzzed with a whirlwind of thoughts as I made my way to Fairview High for the first meeting regarding the new library project of the high school. It had been a week since my awkward disaster of a coffee date with Adam, and in that time, my days had been consumed by the responsibilities I had inherited at Anderson’s Construction. My uncle’s passing and the unexpected inheritance had left me grappling with a mix of emotions. Grief, gratitude, and the weight of newfound responsibilities as a business owner. I hadn’t even had the chance to read the letter my uncle had left for me, and the thought of possibly seeing Adam in the school building today only added to my internal turmoil.As I entered the school building, my heart raced with anticipation and nerves. The meeting room was filled with architects, builders, and school staff, all eagerly awaiting the beginning of the meeting. I straightened my back and held
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I felt how Adam seemed to hesitate for a moment before he spoke again, his voice sounding gentle this time.“About our failed coffee date, I hope I didn’t make you uncomfortable then.” And I sighed as I did turn around to face him again.what the hell does this man want from me?“Adam, we work together now, and I don’t want anything to jeopardize this project or our professional relationship.” I told him because telling him to ‘fuck off’ surely didn’t sound as professional.“I understand, but I still need to apologize to you for the way I acted,” Adam spoke, his expression sincere, even though I also spotted something else in his dark eyes. As if somehow, he was taking on a challenge for himself. But instead of thinking about it, I simply nodded and decided to drop it and just move on.“Apology accepted. That’s what I do, remember, I push myself bac
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Jenna’s P.O.V.You would probably think it should be a dream to be able to work with your high school crush, especially when he had volunteered to do so himself, and through his choice, you were now forced to work together closely for weeks if not months. I mean, my sixteen-year-old self was basically throwing heart-shaped confetti in the air while twirling around if I was being completely honest with myself here. But in the meanwhile, my 31-year-old self was still doubting whether to be happy or very concerned for my own wellbeing.“I can’t wait.” Adam grinned at me, to which I swallowed deeply, trying to get rid of the newly formed lump in my throat.“Yeah. Great.” I lied… I think.He sent me his signature grin, the one that made his dimple pop up on his right cheek, the grin that would make any woman’s panty melt on the spot. But I would keep him at arm’s length from now
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Adam’s P.O.V.The bell rang, signaling the end of another school day. I gathered my papers, sliding them into my desk. Today had been no ordinary day, though. Today had been a day where I had been able to somewhat close the imaginary gap between Jenna and me.Because right now, I had planned to meet her at the library, and even though she had declined us to go out -again-, at least by the end of our conversation, she seemed to be smiling when she had walked away from me. I mean, I had seen the blush on her cheeks and I had heard her gasp for air whenever I would call her gorgeous. Her voice might try telling me she didn’t like me, her body however was a terrible liar. The blush, the looking at me for just a second too long. They were all indicating what I already thought, she did like me. At least a bit.With a quick check to make sure that I had all the relevant documents with me,
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Jenna's P.O.V.Adam sipped from his coffee, and probably unaware of himself, a low moan of satisfaction came out of his throat. It made me wish that I was the one pulling those sounds out of him instead of the hot drink in his hands. But right now, while we were in a pretty safe place, I knew it was the right time to talk to him, really talk to him.“OK.” I sighed, shoving my own coffee out in front of me.“If we are going to do this, working together, I mean, there are a few things you should know,” I told him, already feeling a lump forming in my throat.“Are you an alien?” He asked me, his eyes wide and filled with humor.“Hardy har har… No, but that time when we went for coffee and we had that fight… I guess when I saw you that time, I was a bit starstruck. I was in fact… shy around you.” I shrugged.there,it's out in the worl
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“Bye, Gorgeous.” Adam winked at me before I smiled one final time.“No more fighting from now on, OK?” I asked him, to which he smirked.“I always love a good fight, especially if it’s followed by a good make-up session.” He winked at me, and so I quickly turned myself around, knowing my cheeks had the color of ketchup.
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Adam's P.O.V.I walked into the school library, two coffees in hand, the next Saturday morning. Yeah, yeah, I’m a flatterer, but in my defense, it felt as if I still owed my one true mate a million more coffees before I would be able to make her forget about our first disaster coffee date. And now, it was my mission to do so. To make her forget about all the bad and make her focus on the good from now on, so hopefully soon, she would start to see how great we fitted together.The school library was a realm of forgotten takes and hidden knowledge. The shelves, all lined with dusty tomes and worn paperbacks, whispered secrets from centuries past. I stood at the entrance, for the last time taking in what the old library looked like. The same library that I had set in more times than I could count, working on some school project when I had been a student myself. But now, Jenna would come and change this place, make it better. Just like she was changing me for the bet
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