Homerun Proposal (Orleans University, #1)

by Maren Moore

Honestly, I’m probably more like kombucha if I had to categorize myself. Bitter at first taste but then slowly starts to grow on you after you hold your nose and force it down.

“Anyone who is lucky enough to be a part of your universe will know exactly what they have from the moment you walk in.”

My little brother’s best friend is the one thing in the world that I can’t have, no matter how badly I want her. No matter how badly I’ve wanted her for years. She’s beautiful, and kind, and one hundred percent off-limits.

She may have meant to ask Eli to fulfill her proposal, but too fucking bad because she asked me, and I haven’t been able to sleep since.

Not how I expected to spend my Friday night, but if it means looking after Hallie, then there’s nowhere else I want to be.

Because the truth is, sure, she thought her damn proposal went to the wrong Collins brother, but little did she know it went to the right brother. There’s no one else in this damn house putting their hands on Hallie Edwards unless it’s me. I’ll make sure of it.

“All of it. Don’t compare yourself to anyone, Hallie. You’re fucking perfect, and I don’t want to hear you say shit like that ever again.”

“Your first kiss isn’t going to be this, Hallie. It’s going to be when you come to me, when you know without a shadow of a doubt that this is what you want. When you give yourself to me. When I can give you a first kiss that you’ll never forget, the one that ruins you for everyone else after me. You know where to find me if you decide that’s what you want.”

“Thank you for trusting me with something as special as this, Hallie. I promise I’ll take care of you.”

You’ve never been to heaven until you’ve heard Lane Collins praising you as a good girl, and I will take no opinions on this.

Lane: Heard this song this morning and thought of you.

Attached is a song from Apple Music. 5535657270 Heaven: Bryan