Lahat ng Kabanata ng Dear best friend's brother, kiss me while you can: Kabanata 101 - Kabanata 107

☆☆SUMMER’S POV☆☆My heart hammered harder with every second I stared at him. I could hardly believe he was really here. Right in front of me. Everything that had happened between us (the fights, the silence, the distance.) They all melted away. All I felt was one undeniable thing: regret. Regret for waiting so long to come back, for not telling him how sorry I was for walking away.So I didn’t wait. I closed the distance in two steps. I leapt into his arms, wrapping myself around him. His grip was as fierce as someone afraid to ever let go. And his scent… God, his scent. It enveloped me like a blanket. How I had missed it. How I had missed him so much. There were no questions. No words said at all. Just the press of him, the solid line of his neck under my arms. And the way he breathed me in. We stayed like that. It felt like time itself froze to let us have this moment.“I missed you,” I whispered, my face tucked behind his ear.Would he say it back?Would he think I was crazy? I w

♡♡HAYDEN'S POV♡♡I went straight to my dad’s office. I’d heard from James that he had made that place his home for the past few days. He said he was buried in work, but it seemed more to me like he was buried in Kikky’s coochie—you know what I mean.James let me pass this time. He only smiled and asked how I’d been doing in school. Kikky was at her desk. Her eyes darted away from me when I stepped into her view. Her cheeks turned red. And the pen in her hand paused mid-stroke. Slowly, she set it down.“Morning, Kikky,” I said, smiling.She swallowed. “Good morning, Mr. Dylan.” Her voice trembled. “Your father is—he’s inside. Should I let him know you’re here?”“No,” I said. “I want to surprise him.”Her fingers fumbled over the papers. I walked past. The silence behind me was louder than any words. I pushed open the office door. The stink of cigars hit first. Then leather. Then him.My father was behind the desk, half-shadowed, glasses low on his nose. He looked up, startled for hal

♤♤JAKE'S POV♤♤Hiding in the library didn’t suit me at all. Hoodie up, hood low, no one noticed me tucked behind the shelves. At least, not Summer. From here, I had the perfect view of her and… that new guy. Matteo Grimaldi. Even his name sounded like a threat. “Strong emotions,” he said, voice low enough to vibrate through the silence. “Like obsession.”Summer froze, and my jaw clenched.Obsession.Was this Matteo guy obsessed with Summer? I wondered. Looking at him from this angle, I’d say he was. I hadn’t even planned to follow them. I was on my way to a cafeteria. But then I saw Summer step out with him.Matteo, walking too close, talking too low. And just like that, I changed course. My feet moved on their own, shadowing them down the corridor, into the library’s silence.Every time Summer and I tried to hang out, if Hayden wasn’t calling, Matteo was. He was always hovering around. Always stealing minutes that should’ve been mine.She said he was just a coursemate. I quote, ‘Jus