Don't Let Me Fall (Don't Let Me, #1)

by Kelsie Rae

Theodore Taylor runs off booze, tits, and hockey like a toddler does with sippy cups, Disney+, and naptime.

“And I’ve yet to have a full night of sleep without hearing Logan screw a girl in his room. I wouldn’t care if it was at least the girls making the noise, but Logan sounds like a dying moose.”

Logan might not care if you talk to her ‘cause he knows you’d never do anything, and you like to be an ass. But, Ash? She’ll let you know you’re barking up the wrong tree if she doesn’t like your attention.”

Uh oh, i sense some foreshadowing

I follow him to the second floor, the same swell of anticipation floods my system as I peek over my shoulder and find Colt watching my every step.

Sometimes it still blows me away that he picked me. Me. Out of everyone. All the girls at LAU.

Yikess:/

“Because joking with my friend’s girlfriend is one thing but screwing her in the kitchen is probably against the roommate agreement, don’t you think?”

Night, Sunshine.”

What the hell is wrong with me?

flip my hair over one shoulder and straddle him as his phone dings with a text. He pauses his exploration and reaches for his iPhone on the nightstand.

POS

“Want to know a secret, Sunshine?” His tongue darts out between his lips, and his gaze drops to my mouth, then flicks back to my eyes. “I would’ve noticed.”

Hehe

“And you’re right. You and I don’t know each other. But I’ll let you keep the shirt. It looks good on you.”

“She should’ve noticed it wasn’t my shirt.” “You should’ve noticed it wasn’t your shirt,” I reiterate. “And you shouldn’t have lost your shit like you did, either. It was a dick move.”

“And I think you should get your head out of your ass and worship the girl, ‘cause we both know you can’t do better.”

colt the man you are

“Ouch. Seems someone’s still prickly from yesterday.”

Prickly is being added to my vocabulary

And even though I already know this shit, I listen, mesmerized by the lilt in her voice and the way her eyes light up as she explains everything in the chapter, making my cock harder than ever beneath the kitchen table in her boyfriend’s house.

hahaaahaaah, who wouldve thought statistics would get ya

You don’t need to worry, but you do need to start treating her better. Ash is one of the nicest girls on campus, and despite you and your bigass head, you are replaceable to her. She could have any guy she wants, including Colt, and I don’t care what the bro code says. If you screw up, she’s free game. Me. Graves. Depp. Colt,”

*clapping* get himmmm

“You’re not allowed to like my dress,” I spit through clenched teeth. His voice drops low and husky as he checks the hallway behind me, stepping closer. So close, I have to tilt my head up to hold his gaze. “Then, you’re not allowed to be jealous,” he growls. “I’m not jealous.” “Could’ve fooled me.”

Couldve fooled me tooo ash

And what I hate most? How it hurts to watch them go, especially when I have no right to let it.

Leave logan:)

“You’re quiet,” Logan mentions,

hmmmmm wonder why

Logan arrived at my apartment right on time with a bottle of wine in one hand and a bouquet of roses in the other. But he didn’t mention my dress. And I hate how I noticed.

Cause he sucks

“And the genius is humble too.”

get himmmmmm

I scoff. “Glad I could indulge you.”

I like sassy ash

I told them I had a date with my girlfriend tonight, and I couldn’t miss it because I love her, and I care about her, and I wanted to spend my night with her. All right, Ash? Is that a good enough answer for you?” he spits.

Bullshit

He sighs and cups my cheeks, tilting my head up and leaning down to brush a kiss against my mouth. It’s soft and sweet, causing whatever butterflies still belonging to him to bat their little wings, but they barely put a dent in the swarm I feel anytime Colt enters the room.

Cause colt is a man and logan is a little boy

“Tell me, Sunshine.” He pauses, and I hold my breath. “Did he notice?”

YOU KNOW HE DIDNT COLT AHHHHH

I have a happy relationship with Logan.

"happy" righttttt

“The sheets are tempting,” I rasp. “But I think I still prefer you in my T-shirt.”

AHHHHHHH

“I want you to treat Ash right,” I tell him.

you’re right. I’m gonna treat her better. She’s the only girl for me.”

I fear i sense some bullshit being spewed

“Because I have a little sister,” I argue. “And if I ever found out she was dating an asshole like you, I’d beat the shit out of him.”

“You’re making it my business by refusing to pick her up. It’s almost ten at night, and it's pouring rain outside, asshole.”

“You’re leaving your girlfriend to fend for herself so you can wet your dick with someone else.”

“I do know. And I know you, too, you lying sack of shit. I’m not going to sit by and watch you lead her on. She deserves better than this, and you know it.” I let him go, and he collapses back onto the bed like a sack of worthless potatoes. “You have one week to tell her. If you don’t, I will.”

HOLY SHIT ITS HAPPENING

I’m about to save a girl who most definitely does not belong to me.

Because even though my relationship with Logan might not be perfect, at least he’s loyal. At least he isn’t picking up random girls on the side of the road––”

Lol

“I’m not a quitter, Colt. I’m not like you and hockey. I’m not going to simply give up on something.”

You should quit and that was low

“My relationship doesn’t have to be perfect for me to want to save it.”

Deff not worth it

“If he torched whatever shitty relationship you’re still clinging to, expecting you to save it all by yourself, what then? Huh, Ash? What then?” “It isn’t torched––” “Trust me, Sunshine.” He laughs. “It’s fucking charred beyond repair.”

Colt isn’t the guy who rescues a girl on the side of the road before walking home alone in the rain. He isn’t the guy who tells them to take a hot bath, or they look pretty in a dress without any intention of taking it off them later.

Oh but he is

Logan: I found someone else. We’re over.

Little bitch boy

“You’re a ray of sunshine, Ash. You’re the only thing I’ve been looking forward to since I moved back. Maybe even before then,” he admits, his eyes going hazy. “Since my dad died.”

“You’ve only been with one guy, and his name starts with an L and ends with asshole.”

It means I kinda miss you, Sunshine.

“But hiding away and pretending Colt doesn’t share a wall with Logan––let alone a childhood full of memories––isn’t exactly going to work for you in the long run, is it?”

Dont be logical on me rn mia

“Shorty’s an abusive asshole and is stalking his ex. I wanna know how you think I should handle the situation.”

keep calling out the assholes bby boy <3

Which means I need to be assertive. I need to express myself. Even when it’s hard.

Because the idea of losing her? It’s starting to hurt more and more.

“Hey,” he scolds. “Be nice to my Ash.”

“Say you’re mine, and I’ll treat you like a fucking queen.”

She slips out of the booth and grabs a glass of water from the table. “Sorry about this.” With a quick flick of her wrist, she splashes it in Colt’s face and yells, “We’re over!”

Hahahahah what a way to do it