TAYA's POV : Our school had just won the first game of the season and everyone was ecstatic. The excitement levels were off the charts. But as everyone else flocked over to Zippy's, our town's favorite local diner, to celebrate our homecoming victory, I found myself surrounded by my only friends in the world, Hallee and Gabe at a Walmart parking lot. We were sitting in Hallee's car, blasting LANY on the radio and munching on a bag of Cool Ranch Doritos. "Gabe, you need to settle this argument once and for all," Hallee said in a commanding tone. "What's this all about? I'm hungry, I thought we were going to Zippy's?" he whined. "We will once this argument is settled. Now listen to this, Taya here has decided to make a deal with Judah. They're going to do the kissing scene for real and not only that, they're becoming kiss buddies now; friends with kissing benefits&

TAYA's POV : "Vary the tempo. Sometimes you go fast and urgent, like you're the last two lovers on earth. Sometimes you go slow and sensual, like you're the first lovers on earth,” “Hmm, okay…” “And remember to tease. A kiss is only as strong as the anticipation it builds," Judah had told me all that during our last practice session, and it was like I could hear him talking in my ear as I was in the middle of kissing Blake. Yes, I had met Judah several times since that day and we continued rehearsing for our scene. And yes, I had also been meeting Blake in secret again. Talk about being busy. And as crazy as this might sound, my lessons with Judah were quite educational. Just after a few cake-eating sessions with him, and I could already see the improvement in my own game. I might g

TAYA's POV : Jenny could make one hell of a pasta dish. Yup, by the time we sat down for dinner, I was already on a first name basis with Judah's mom, Jenny. Overall, I would say that dinner went great, except for Judah who looked extremely uncomfortable as his mom and I made small talks. I sensed that maybe he didn't like me being around his mom. But I couldn't help it. Jenny was just so nice to me and we bonded over shoes. She had such great taste, we could actually be friends if we were the same age. After we ate dinner, I helped Jenny with cleaning up while Judah was outside in the backyard, smoking a cigarette. "So, Taya," she started as she piled the dirty plates on the sink. "Judah never talked to me abo

  JUDAH's POV : 12 AM, the alarm clock in my room rang. I got up quickly and got myself ready. It was time for another day. When I walked down the stairs, I found my mother sleeping in front of the TV again. She always had this habit of turning on the TV and falling asleep in front of it. Slowly, I turned the TV off and pulled a blanket over. She mumbled some incoherent words and snuggled deeper into the couch. I looked at her for a moment, gave her a shirt kiss on her forehead, and I made my way out of the house. It was past midnight, so this was my time to leave the house. Striding towards my bike, I lit up a cigarette and turned the engine on. With a cigarette hanging loosely on my mouth, I put the bike in gear and roared out of the driveway. Within seconds, I was jetting down the streets with the cold night air hitting my face, lighting my blood with excitement. 

   JUDAH’s POV : I really didn’t want to fight, but… "Yeah, that's right. Walk away. Go home to your whore of a momma, shitface!" The fight really wants me. Turning back to face the brawly dude, I glared at him and said, "Now, you don't call my momma names okay? That just ain't nice," He narrowed his eyes at me as if he couldn’t believe that I had the guts to turn back to him. "And plus, 'your momma' jokes are so dead, let it rest already. I'm sure you can do better than that," I taunted sarcastically and Gabe looked at me as if I was crazy. "What'd you say to me?" the big dude glared menacingly. "Cam, bro, come on," Blake reached for his shoulder but Biggie smacked his hand off of him. "Nah, this bitch is asking for it,"