All Chapters of Fake Dating My Ex’s Hockey Stepbrother: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

SOPHIE’s POVThey say delusion is a dangerous drug. But for the past twenty four hours, I’d been completely high on it. Seeing a velvet ring box hidden in your best friend’s backpack will do that to you. For a full day, I’d been floating, convinced that the sudden distance between us, the weird glances, and the late-night text messages meant he was finally ready to step out of the friend zone and into my life. Forever.Right now, we’re in his living room, plopped in his couch and I couldn’t take my eyes off the box in his hand.He was doing it!‘’I need to tell you something’’ My best friend, Noah Grayson muttered, scratching the back of his head.He was nervous. I could tell just by the way his feet drummed against the floor and the harsh running of his hand through his hair.I shifted in my seat, my heart hammering against my chest as I watched him stretch the velvet box to me.My hand trembled as I took it, slowly opening the box to reveal a 2 carat diamond ring.It was differen

SOPHIE’s POV‘’That’s so pathetic!’’ Daisy’s laughter hit my ear like a cruel joke. ‘’Why don’t we make a bet…’’I didn’t know when tears slipped down my cheeks.I stepped back slowly, biting the inside of my cheeks till the metallic taste of blood filled my mouth. I couldn’t believe it.For years, Noah had been my best friend.He cared for me, loved me.Even when I was at my lowest and could barely pay my tuition fee or get access to my student loan, he chipped in.He helped me out in my darkest, cheered me up on my lowest and called me a nerd with a smile on his face while other did so to mock me. That was the reason why I loved him.The reason why I couldn’t stop loving him.The reason why I helped out with all his projects, his report, his thesis and listened to him whine about every girl he’d shoved his dick in.It was because I loved him!And it was okay if he didn’t share the same feelings.But hearing him speak of me like I was some worthless rag worth discarding, my heart

SOPHIE’s POVGod, I was seething!Last night had been a total nightmare!Hannah and I were gliding through college for an early lecture and I couldn’t help but think about It.He stole my first kiss! No…I let him steal my first kiss!My first freaking kiss and he had the guts to call me desperate.I knew I shouldn’t have gone to the club yesterday.It was such a big mistake!‘’Still pondering on that?’’Hannah’s voice jolted me out of my reverie.I turned to her. ‘’On what?’’‘’On Noah obviously! You never spoke about last night. Did something go wrong?’’Noah…My heart clenched, his harsh words playing in my head over and over again.‘’Look…Noah’s a dick. He fucked up your friendship, not the other way around. So he don’t get to be in your head, torment you and make you bail on a freaking ass Greek God!’’She didn’t see him. But okay…I tightened my hand around the strap of my bag and stared around, suddenly feeling the eyes on me.‘’imagine you’d actually slept with him! Maybe you w