All Chapters of Dare To Love The Chubby Nerd : Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

JAXSON'S POVThose simple words echoed loudly in my head. I took a deep breath and got my game face back on. I locked in and focused wholly on the ice in front of me.Charles picked up the puck in the neutral zone, head up, preparing to make the safe. He moved, heading to pass to the defenseman again, planning to ignore me the same way. But I read it before he moved his stick. I stepped into the passing lane, stripped the puck clean off him, and took off alone on a breakaway with nobody between me and the net.The goalie came out to challenge me, but I faked the forehand, pulled it to my backhand, and at the last second I shot it into the net; a clean goal, the scoreboard flickered – Five-four –. The horn blared; the game was over; Sterling Heights won.A heavy roar echoed through the bench, applause from all sides; the rink shook. The whole team piled off the bench and swarmed me at center ice. For a second I couldn't even tell who was who, just a pile of jerseys and sticks and noise

CLARA'S POVI gasped loudly, then clapped a hand over my mouth to stay quiet. I stood against the wall and kept still, watching them. Maria's hands slid up Gabriel's chest while he leaned in and kissed her, slow and steady.My mind flashed straight back to Lily's rambling on our walk days ago, the whispering by the pantry, the way she'd said Maria always sneaked around with the new guy. I guess she hadn't been making it up after all.Maria was always so strict and angry during the day, always yelling at the staff for breaking rules. But here she was, breaking the biggest rule of all. Staff members were never allowed to date each other.Suddenly the massive front door slammed shut behind me, loud enough that Maria and Gabriel jumped apart. They whispered quickly in panic and hurried deeper into the staff quarters to hide.I ducked back around the corner before anyone could see me and hurried toward the sound of the door to check who had just come in. I reached the bottom of the stairca

MAYA'S POVBecca stood in the bathroom doorway and stared at me, both flirty and shy. She looked at my bare shoulders and bit her bottom lip. She was kinda nervous; I could tell from her breathing."I don't know, Maya," she whispered, hesitating at the door. "I do not trust myself to get in there with you."I smiled softly at her, then took a small step forward. "I trust myself," I said. "And I know what's going to happen, so come here."Becca took a deep breath, looking straight into my eyes. She reached down, pulled her ruined chef shirt over her head, and took off her white pants next. I finally got to see her; her perky b**bs looked so pretty, I got turned on just by looking at her. She stepped fully into the small shower space with me. I reached out and turned the warm water back on; it washed the white flour right off her smooth skin and trailed down her face to her chest and her lower belly. Becca stepped close to me; my breath seized. I put my hands on her waist, and she wra

CLARA'S POVA full week passed since Maria yelled at us in the hallway; I survived the week without any major problems. I felt mostly filled with gratitude lately; I'd survived the last month of my life in this house, and today was Friday, which meant it was officially payday. I will be getting my first paycheck today; I desperately needed the money. I planned to send the cash straight to the hospital for my mom's medical bills, and I also needed to pay Mr. Chase for our apartment rent.I woke up early and got ready for school, brushed my hair, put on my uniform, and felt genuinely happy and hopeful for once.I headed out to the driveway, the same morning routine with Jaxson as always. He'd been much warmer toward me lately. He barely yelled or acted mean, even at school. Instead, we actually had small talk."How's Lily doing with her math homework?" Jaxson asked as he drove down the estate street."She's doing better," I said. "She had some bad mood swings on Tuesday, cried about a d

JAXSON'S POV"Maria, can you explain to me why Clara's salary hasn't been paid yet?" I said, walking into the dining room where she stood.Maria looked up calmly. "Well, good evening, Master Jaxson. Welcome back.""I asked you a question, Maria.""She broke the rules," she said firmly. "She violated a lot of policies in just her first month, taking Lily out without permission —""That's not enough reason." I stopped her. "And besides, my parents put me in charge. If anyone should make such decisions, it would be me. You had no right.""I hear you, Master Jaxson, and I apologize, but the deed is done.""Then undo it," I roared."It's not that easy, sir. I've already spoken to the account officers, and you know they don't work on weekends. The only time we can revisit this is on Monday morning."CLARA’S POV"No," I whispered. "No, no, no, that's too far." Maya and I overheard it from the hallway, and I broke down right there.Becca rushed over and pulled me into a hug. "Calm down, calm