LOGINHe had already provided that comfort and protection that I never knew I needed. Especially recently with the case I had wound myself up into with Jack and Richard, Josh's uncle. Richard had ended up violating his parole for a variety of reasons, given that he had been associated with Jack, another
My lips were beginning to strain immensely with the persistent smiling I was being encouraged to do throughout the day. Yet as we neared closer to the evening, I felt my face muscles beginning to drop with sheer exhaustion. "Mom, I think that's enough now, don't you?" "Come on, just one more. Meli
"I love you too," a genuine smile found his features when his fingers brushed across my hips and my stomach, avoiding the place he knew was in pain, "so much." Leaning even closer to him, I pressed my lips to his lustfully. I bit his bottom lip, causing a desperate moan to escape, which managed to
He took a deep breath before his familiar smirk found his lips. "After speaking with Josh, I know it was a stupid thing to do. He's my best friend, and you've become one of my closest friends this year, I shouldn't have tried to come between you two but I'm not great at hiding shit like that," I nod
Mature Content "Are you going to tell us now? Because I can't understand why someone would do something like that to you, Savannah. And Josh, I swear to god, if any of this is because of your—" "Val," Harvey shouted out amongst her continuing rant, "just let them talk." My heart warmed at the pla
"Are you ready to tell us yet?" Valentina let out a frustrated sigh with her arms stretched wide, signalling for either Josh or I to tell them who Jack was. "Let me help Savannah first," Josh's voice was stern yet I could tell it was just his forgone attempt to hold in his vexation. "And then I'll
The weeks that followed felt torturous to my mind. Everyday I would have to see Josh at school would play a cruel reminder that he was with someone else. Every single thing we would do as a group, whether it was simply going to the beach, hanging out at someone's house after school or even a party,
I'd managed to wipe my eyes enough to the point that my make up was all over the place. And Josh was the last person I wanted to see me in a state like this. Therefore, Valentina helped me to slip away from the actual party, outside to where Mason was now stood beside his truck, ready to find me so
Therefore, as we were seated on the plane, I made sure to strategically place myself behind Josh in the line to board, where I'd planned to ensure that I found a seat beside him. As puzzling as it was to now want to talk to the boy that so easily hurt me, I knew that I could get through to him, eve
I stared down at the cup in front of me as I sat on the edge of the bathtub, contemplating what I had just seen. Without another thought, I downed my drink, knowing that it was the only way to numb every feeling inside of me. And I was in an immense amount of pain. The hardest part about wanting







