One Night With The Badboy Beta

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st handsome guy in the whole world, or at least,

said to him, head tilted back, soft blue

descended down from heaven, t

lust and lusted after him, they all did. He was generous, too, to satiate

hool, I was tempted, too. I was tempted to take the fruit from the devil. He was the devil, and he was the fruit,

second. His eyes glinted in the sunlight like a gemstone, remains of laughter lingering in, a

see-through glass. I felt a small pang in my chest, but I curbed it. It

staring at Blaze once again. It was not new for my friends. When he was the

ce. I flushed in embarrassment as my other friend, Simone dragged a ch

ooked at me with a sigh as if

I had first moved to this town and transferred

the next day, a bulky cop came to our door with the news of her death. It was an a

eart, which was followed by a bone deep yearning. I was four

llided with hers in a dark turn, our lives shattered along

loat and without her, everything was dark and cloudy and we we

omb with the memories of her. We were buried. Sometimes, I would hear my

her. I

earned for it. I begged for it. But she was gone and the home w

and said, "we were moving." And

idn't want to live in that

he bustling life of New York City all the way to a town in Ohio. Chagrin Falls was a big town, with m

damn mysterious

nd asked him to shut up. I curiously looked at them and Liam gave me a half hug and said, "Animals." He

o what she had said and I never, ever ventured in to the woods. Sheryl's house was clo

e the dense forest with tall emerald trees that towered over each oth

ngerous animals lived in the woods, I didn't. I was the most

h a frown in her face as she glared at Blaze's back. As if he could fe

half smirk wa

e strangest of blue, made my heart race. I

urse, why would he look at someone like me, someone so ordinary, so timid and borin

rls he usually associated with were the paintings

ain, you know what, he is not relationship material. He is the kind of guy you want to have a hot,

hot as Sheryl choked on her orange juice and

yl said with a frown in Simone's direction and Simone gav

he cool thing like it w

one shrugged and turned to me. Her brown eyes honed in on me like a tracking satellite. "You s

lied q

was the sin I wanted to commit. I had always wan

hetic, but I couldn't help myself when i

and aspirations and they were all attainable, too. I knew I would attain them. E

r, but I am a

I am pathetic, but I can't help it." I sig

mean, I have a boyfriend and even I can

often had this feeling they were hiding something from me, but I trust

he would see m

e is an asshole. You are fine without him." Sher

t shr

e, and with just a look at him and my brain cells would take a long vacation. It was almos

ery single rule. I always followed the instructions, the ones I h

me at parties than at home. Me, I was always, at home, always buried in my book. I couldn't affo

mine. But oh, how I wished, day and night, that he was mine. But I knew. I kne

in," Sheryl said as

st gorgeous girl in school--who was also my personal bully--touch Blaze's arm. He looked up at h

ll when I saw him with girls, after girls. I was absolutely

the paper plate and c

Trig." I said and they

to make pastries?" Simone said

ge. I pulled it out and saw that it was from my dad. I was

me from falling, gra

words froze halfway when I

, which were made of the swirling ocean. I

ce turning harder with each word. "Do you want to kiss me or so

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