*A Friends to Enemies to Lovers Romance*
Madalynn Reese never expected to see Liam Tucker again. Not after all of these years, and not after he broke all of their promises. But when she heads off to her dream college and runs into her ex-childhood b...
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I awoke to light streaming in, blanketing my face. I laid still for a few moments longer, allowing my body to soak up the comfort I felt wrapped in the sheets. I had no notion of the time, only that, either way, I did not get enough sleep.
After our walk back, it was close to two in the morning, where I then laid awake another hour or so thinking about what had happened between Liam and me. It was safe to say I had a difficult time falling asleep since my brain decided to analyze every detail of the night.
Struggling to open my eyes, I reached over to the nightstand to grab my phone, seeing it was nearly ten. Unfortunately, we had to be packed up and gone in about three hours, and I was already dreading it. This weekend had been so much fun. I was not ready for the bubble we were all in, to pop.
Stretching, I raised my arms out and to the sides, my hand connecting to a hard object beside me. I quickly looked over to see a small white box. Sitting up, I reached out and carefully grabbed it to see a note taped on top that read, "Always remember...Happy Birthday."
I recognized the handwriting immediately.
His old letters still lay hidden in a box that I have not braved to open in years.
Slowly, I opened the lid, revealing a beautiful silver chain necklace. My heart thundered in my chest as I picked it up, the small dove now resting in the palm of my hand. There was a time where I had absolutely no doubt in my mind that I would see this again. But that hope was diminished years ago. A flood of memories rushed back into my mind like a violent hurricane, determined to drown me. I choked on the emotions swirling inside.
He got that letter and still never came?
Desperately needing air, I rushed out of my room and down the hall, yanking Liam's door open and bursting inside. Looking around, my heart dropped. His bed was made, and suitcase already gone.
Breathe.
Thinking he already packed up and was downstairs, I rushed down the steps toward the voices floating from the kitchen. I took a deep breath in, trying to calm my nerves. Stepping inside the room, I came face to face with Aaron, Savannah, and Kat.
"Hey there sleepy head, rough night?" Kat joked.
I peered around her and then to the other end of the kitchen, searching for those electric eyes which were nowhere to be seen.
Where is he?
"Earth to Maddie? Hey, are you okay?" Aaron suddenly appeared in front of me, gripping my arms; his chocolate eyes filled with concern.
"Um, yeah, no, I'm fine. I'm sorry, what were you saying?" I shook my head, bringing my focus to him.
"I was just saying, I am sorry for getting so wasted last night. I definitely didn't mean to. But thank you for taking care of me. You're amazing." He leaned in, kissing my cheek and I forced a smile, my nerves still desperately needing to be checked.
