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I like to read at least a chapter of a book every night before going to bed.
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“If you have a favorite, I don’t trust you. Any book lover has at least five they can name off the top of their head.”
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He reads books and uses chess references. Liam Zander is a closet nerd, and knowing this secret pulls a smile from me.
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It’s the day I let go of myself, shoving my broken heart so deep inside of my body I wouldn’t be able to identify the tattered remains if I tried.
My reaction to her is screwing with me because I can’t remember the last time I had this easygoingness with a girl. Like a knee-jerk reaction, the memory of Johanna draws a sharp pain straight to my chest. Fuck that. Not going there.
Looks like I secured a date with the hottest girl in Bandini and landed myself on the podium—two wins worth chugging champagne.
Liam is funny, charismatic, handsome, and his usual philosophy aligns with everything I crave.”
“More like someone sent from the gates of heaven to tempt me,”
I may be willing to compromise on my list, but I can’t with my heart.
Friend-zoned. Me. Liam Zander. I agreed to Sophie’s ridiculous notion last week because I wasn’t sure what to do.
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“Help me, Liam Zander. You’re my only hope.” I attempt my best Princess Leia voice. Liam’s eyes light up. “Are you a secret nerd?” “It takes one to know one.”
“You know, we don’t make a bad team.” “If only you’d agree to working together on a different set of items.”
I’m currently rereading It by Stephen King for the second time. Don’t ask me why, I just want to. I like to sleep naked.
I still play Pokémon Go even though probably only two other people in the world play it.”
I miss because Liam smiles at me, looking like some kind of German god, screwing with my coordination.
Somehow, I’m pussy-whipped without actually getting any.
“Why do you want to be friends?”
“Because you’re funny. And you’re not too bad to look at either, so I guess that’s a plus.” “But why do you deny our chemistry?”
“You’re looking a little red. Does that turn you on? Knowing I go to bed alone, staring at the ceiling while my fist pumps my cock?”
“I think about a blonde woman who’s too damn afraid to admit she wants to be there with me,
“Let’s pretend, Sophie. Imagine me there with you,
“Tell me what you were thinking about before, what gets Little Miss Perfect off.” I swallow back my fear. “You.”
Realization dawns on me that I came to the sound of Liam’s naughty words and of him jacking off.
“If my friends looked at me like he looks at you, I think I would have ditched the friend zone a long time ago. Take me to the end zone.
“You missed a six-hour driving detail? I’m shocked.” Liam mockingly scoffs as he covers his heart.
Dare I say he appears domestic, all barefoot while reading a book in a chair off to the side of his bed.
“Why are you reading A Game of Thrones? Can’t you just watch the TV show like everyone else?” Liam turns to the next page. “I’m going to pretend you didn’t say that.”
“Everyone knows the books are better than the movies or TV shows.”
Wait, have you ever been a boyfriend before?” “Nope.
“I don’t know whether to be scared or impressed by your love for literature and female company.” “I can show you how much I love the second.”
I like us as friends, but I can’t help but wonder if I’d like us as more.
Sophie brings out things in me I don’t recognize.
I don’t reveal to Sophie how I hang around her whenever I have free time, passing on club nights with the boys because I prefer to spend time with her.
Who the fuck does she hang around beside Maya and me? I hold back a growl. “With whom?” I’m not used to the possessiveness coursing through me at her crossing off items with someone else.
She likes our friendship, and shit, I do too.
But the more time I spend around Sophie, the more addicted I get. It’s impossible to ignore the pull I have toward her, both physically and emotionally, something I thought was long gone from my life. She pushes me in every way and meets me stride for stride.
She rambles while I grin like an idiot. “All right. Your wish is my command.”
I’d probably go to school for something. Maybe to study architecture. I’ve loved checking out the buildings we visit in different cities and learning their stories.” The nerd in me shines through.
I stare into the darkness, avoiding everything inside of me telling me to make a move on Sophie.
“We all live lies. Some are just better at disguising them. Others hide and never acknowledge them, instead flinching at shadows looming in the corners because they know what lurks there. You’re aware of what you’re doing. You consciously embrace your secrets, becoming one with the issues haunting you.”
“You’re already getting close to me, you fool.”
“Not to deflect or anything, but why do you keep ignoring our chemistry?” “Because I don’t want to ruin something good for something temporary.”
“That’s my fear with someone like you. You take and take until I have nothing left to give. You’d be easy to fall in love with until you walk away, breaking my heart in the process.”
Holy shit, Sophie is kissing me.
Classic stories are more Liam’s thing while I prefer smuttier romantic retellings.
Lol sophie is me
If I didn’t think Liam was a secret nerd before, the fact that he travels with three different books in his carry-on backpack should’ve sealed the deal.
Liam reads book blogs and watches YouTube videos analyzing literature and film adaptations.
