MY BEST FRIEND ...AND MORE

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iled to myself. It could only be one person-Lislie. She loved taking me by surprise, but she h

hat's up?

ill always kn

sidestepped me to stand in front o

sed you," she said

ow how tall I had gotten. Well, I had always been ta

inched her che

vacation?" I asked as we walked inside the great citadel

a summer camp. L

xplained why I had to follow my dad for a summer conference/vacation in Malibu. I figured, since my best friend wouldn't be in Los Angeles,

rd to see what she was giggling about, and my gaze fell on Lia

kind of stopped seeing less of each other during the last months of our senior

a freshman at UCLA-we all are-me, Lislie, Liam, and two o

our friendship, and people usually referred to us as siblings. My dad and his dad worked in the same company, but it was our friendship that

hopping, church; we did virtually everything together. And all those ye

those other girls who fall at his feet. Moreover, I hadn't taken a closer

ps. I had missed him throughout the summer vacation-unlike before, and I had attributed it to the fact that we weren't spending as much time as before during that period I

ng closer to where

e screamed and wrappe

ok my head as if trying to shake off the sparks tha

r head vigorously like t

a smile. "Lik

ed my shoulders. "I

h. A series of sparks were ignited, and I wondered if it was ju

rance and turned to face him

er camp?" I l

m with a hard stare, trying to pass the message across that I was an

ou since you had already left Los Angeles; you had

coupled with how hella cute and gorgeous he had become, my heart couldn't

nd we are good," I replied, parting my lips in

on, I could see him giv

rown really taller and way prettie

e? This wasn't the first time Liam was giving me compliments. W

new light. Recognizing his striking features..." I shut out th

and taller than those

no idea. Since when did I start co

t a one-night stand. But, as expected, he was highly selective. All of them were falling at his feet, writing him

ng out muscles, his chest became hardened as a result of endless hours at

ngly attractive to me now, and his touches sent col

snapping me out

s pace as I stopped in my tracks. 'They can't be compared to you. You are special, way

en I noticed that our hands were still enta

's wrong

glanced at her; she was pointing towards the hallway. "It's Evie!!"

really good to see her, and for a whi