All Chapters of Choosing You: Chapter 91 - Chapter 100

PIPERI can’t believe people could be so cruel. Who would hate me so much that they’d want to humiliate me like this?“Come on,” Sabrina says. “Let’s get you back to your room.”I’m torn because I don’t want to leave this spot. But being closed in behind four walls without everyone’s prying eyes sounds amazing too.“I can’t believe this is happening,” I say.“Me neither,” she replies. “I didn’t think anyone would ever go this far.”She says that as if she still isn’t sold on Adam as the likely suspect.“You really don’t think it was Adam.”She shakes her head. “Sorry. I know you want the answer to be easy. And I don’t blame you. Either of you. He’s done some shitty things. But I just can’t see it. It doesn’t track with what I know about personalities and if I can’t rely on what I know, I might as well change majors.”“Then who,” I ask. “Help me out, because I can’t think of anyone who would do something this drastic. A sex tape!? That’s a new level of hatred.”She nudges me along and

PIPERIt’s Friday. A hearing has been called for both me and Ethan’s conduct. I pace my dorm room, pulling sensible dress after sensible dress from my closet. Damn it I’m nervous.“You have to calm down,” Ethan tells me. Easy for him to say. The stressors are piling up.“I can’t. They’re about to decide the rest of our lives. Aren’t you scared?”“I’m not letting them kick you out of school,” he says, with certainty.He sounds sweet, and sincere, loaded with confidence. It temporarily drowns out the nerves, and I place a hand on his face. “Thank you. But there’s nothing you can do about it. It’s their decision.”“And you did nothing wrong. We’re the victims here. Someone broke in, recorded something private and shared it with the world.”“And we can’t prove it wasn’t us,” I tell him. “For all they know we’re some kind of freaks with a weird kink for sending out our sexual exploits to anyone and everyone.”He smirks, trying not to laugh, which makes me smile too. “Don’t make fun.”“I’m

PIPERThe timing isn’t ideal. We’ve got midterms in the upcoming week. But after cramming for days on end. Then this whole sex tape nightmare and the conduct committee hearing, a fancy party sounds like a good idea. Of course it’s not just any party. It’s a McKay Corp party. And I want to make a good impression when I meet Ethan’s family for the first time. Even if I've had no time to prepare myself because Ethan only told me about it Friday right after he told me we get to stay in school and the investigation is closed.Smoothing my hands over the soft material of my dress, I turn and check the backless feature. There are diamonds outlining the edges that surround my back, which made the thing cost nearly a fortune. But since my shoes are plain black stilettos. And my hair is piled on top of my head in a simple, yet elegant way, I don’t let the cost get to me.“Done,” Sabrina says, putting the final touches on my glamorous makeup. “You look beautiful.”Standing from my desk chair, I

PIPER“Mom,” Ethan says. “There you are,” Mrs. McKay replies, a look of hurt on her face. “I’ve been looking everywhere for you two.”“Sorry,” Ethan says, scratching the back of his neck. “We wanted to be alone for a minute.”“I feel like I haven't seen you all night either,” she says. “Maybe you’ve got time to push your mother around the dance floor.”“I promised Piper a dance,” Ethan says, which is news to me, given our sort of fight a minute ago.But I don’t want to say anything to make matters worse between us. I also don’t want to be the reason he doesn’t dance with his mom now. So, I shake my head. “It's alright. I can wait.”He widens his eyes, and tilts his head in a “save me” gesture, but after the tone he just took with me, I'm not sure I can. I smile sweetly.“Perfect,” Mrs. McKay smiles. “And I’m sure you can find someone else to take you on the dance floor for now. Ashton is around here somewhere and Meredith was not able to attend tonight.”I glance at Ethan, then back

PIPERI still haven’t decided what the hell I’m thinking. I love Ethan. I know there’s so much on his shoulders. So much he’ll be responsible for and if we're as serious as I think we are, I’ll need to be there for him. I watched Mrs. McKay all night. She was the perfect wife and mother. The leader of a dynasty that kept her family in shape. I’m not sure about the picture Ethan painted for me. I can respect the way Donna McKay carried herself with dignity and seems to know what needs to be done. Can I be that woman? In my heart I know the answer is yes. I want it more than anything in the world. But tonight has made me wonder if his family would ever allow it. I thought the answer was yes. His dad seemed nice enough. And his mom, so sweet. But Ashton made it perfectly clear that they wouldn’t. That Aurora is what Ethan needs, and what they’d approve of. He made it painfully clear that I’m not welcome. And isn’t that just the tip of the iceberg? Our journey hasn’t been easy as it is.F