Worse for Better- Book #1 in the WF Series

Chapter 20: Car Ride

♡ Alaiya's POV: ♡

Two weeks later:

"Drive safe." Carson pecks my lips through my window as I'm sitting inside the car.

I smile and promise that I will.

My foot hits the gas pedal and I reverse out of the parking lot to begin to drive to my parents' house for Thanksgiving.

They live four hours away so I've made sure to have my playlist ready.

Carson has a game tonight so he'll get there tomorrow but my school work is done so I'm leaving today. Thanksgiving at my parents' house is the most...how do I say this? I shouldn't say crazy because it's rude to call my family crazy...nope it's crazy. My dad's sister and mom come, as do my mom's parents with Carson and his mom of course. Now, do they get along? Sort of. Both of them have their own...flaws, and boy do they like to use them against each other.

I try and drive carefully as I look out the window and see the exact same thing I've been seeing for weeks.

He won't go away.

Ever since I began to avoid Roman and act like that kiss never happened, I've been seeing him wherever I go. Especially in cars that look like his. It's not like I enjoyed the kiss or anything...I didn't. It was a moment of weakness and he's probably moved on from it too.

I know Roman's been keeping an eye on me to still make sure that Carson hasn't done anything, which he has but not as bad anymore. I've still gotten a couple of slaps, but that just means he's getting better. I've also gone complete government official spy on Roman as I have found ways to avoid him in every tactic possible. He and Carson have been not-so-friendly either, but they seem to be tolerating each other on the team. I also have been keeping my distance from Rider, Legend, and Eldon who've come up to me to talk. Although I don't see them as a threat whatsoever, Carson told me he does and I have to respect him because I don't want to find out what happens if I don't.

Ivy and I have spoken a couple of times like usual, but only when it's just me and her.

Carson also stopped doing the hiding our relationship thing, but that now has made him to be very protective around me. That also means that I have to be careful all the time just in case he finds something wrong when there isn't.

The game Carson is going to is the second-last one before they make it to the championships or finals or whatever. Well if they win, which hopefully they will. I've seen them play and they all look very good at what they're doing. If they don't win, I don't know what Carson will be like. He'll probably save it for me when we get back from my parents' house though which'll probably only build more anger in him.

I really hope they win.

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✩ Roman's POV ✩

"You haven't fucked a girl for a month!" Sanchez exaggerates it way out of proportion.

He acts like I fucking killed someone. So what I haven't slept with another girl? Is it because of Alaiya? Hell no. I could give less of a shit about that kiss. She was just another girl that I kissed. Was it a good kiss? Hell yes, but that doesn't mean anything. We still hate each other and had that kiss in the moment. Fuck was it a good moment, but that's not the point.

"Just because you think hooking up with every girl makes you the big man on campus, doesn't mean Roman thinks the same thing," Eldon fires at Sanchez frustratedly.