Craving My Mother's Hot Fiancé
e more nervous. I kept my head down with earbuds in, but I w
, and my denim jacket. Nothing fancy. My brown hair was in a ponytail
th everyone else. Whatever happened, I would deal with
on the walls. I saw Aria through the window. Her purple hair was easy to s
pened the door. Aria l
's my
athing in her familiar scent o
y for this?"
eathing hard , like I
or her, black coffee for me. We grabbed our drinks
through mine as we w
brick buildings that rose around us, with students everywhere...sitting on
res immediatel
king as we passed. One of them whispered just
f my coffee an
ollowed us ac
eve she actua
already dating
hat dress? Pra
diot for che
probably drov
kept my face neutral, kept moving
lu
neck, but I forced myself to keep walking, to not react. T
: "That video was
e me a thumbs up. "Tro
e tiny lift at the
m glad some students aren'
quad when someone slammed
cup, scalding my hand. I
pped with false sweetness
ith her perfect blonde hair, flawless makeup, wearing a tight pink crop
t looked at her, coffee st
Everyone is feeling sorry for poor little Melissa." Her voice rose slightly, making sure pe
tudents around us had stopped to watch. "That's what
eared from
d over my ears, blocking out
fr
but her words were lost. Then someone walked around
hair and dark eyes. The kind of h
n the earmuffs, adjusting them gently over my ears. His hands dropped away. He ste
had gon
heart pounding for entirely different reasons now. It
rage. Her hands clenched into fists. One of her friends grabbed her arm, whispering urgently, but
earmuffs down to h
spers e
an Cross
my G
does he talk
ike she's goin
facade had completely crumbled.
that
't feel so
way, with Aria hurryi
ce we were out of earshot. "D
trying to process it. "I think so."
.." Aria was practically vibrating. "Do you know what
My hand was still sticky with coffee, an
, pulling me inside.
s around my neck.Professor Chen walked in moments later. Ever
Let's begin wit
oss the paper steadily. The coffee stain on my sweater was cooli
ts, on balance sheets and financial statements.
filed out. A few nodde
through mine. "One
sed to find I meant
stop thinking of Ethan and why he did that. I shrugged, pu