Tessa Young has finally found the man of her dreams. The only catch? He's literally in her dreams. Every night Tessa dreams of the same perfect man, but she refuses to believe it's anything more than just a dream. She's never been one to believe in...
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I open my mouth to finally speak to the man of my dreams for the first time, but nothing comes out.
"Are you lost, little girl?" The pink haired bimbo hanging off of Hardin cackles.
I'm left speechless, but Emma quickly covers for me. "Actually, we were hoping to join you." She smirks at the rude airhead.
"Sure! There's always room for one more," a cute blonde guy with piercings and tattoos says with a friendly smile. He hands both Emma and me red plastic cups with alcohol in them before introducing himself. "I'm Nate. This is Steph, Tristan, Logan and Jace. That's Hardin and Molly over there."
"I'm Emma," Emma says with a bright smile and I can see she's becoming smitten with Nate.
"And who's your friend?" He laughs.
"I'm T-Tessa," I answer nervously.
"Hi, T-Tessa." Molly cackles and I instantly feel embarrassed.
"We were just about to start a game of truth or dare. How about you ask first, Emma?" Nate says with a smile and I get the feeling he might like her, too.
"Sure! Um... Hardin, truth or dare?"
Hardin perks up when he hears his name before simply answering, "Dare."
"I dare you to... kiss Tessa!"
"Emma!" I can't help but shout.
"How original." Molly rolls her eyes.
Hardin gives me a devilish smile before getting up off the couch and walking toward where I'm sitting.
Emma encourages me to stand up, so I'm face to face with him. That's when I realize just how tall— and sexy —he really is. I lock eyes with him for a moment before turning away from his intense stare.
"I think you owe me a dare, Theresa," he says with a smirk and gently places his fingers under my chin, turning me to face him again.
I consider doing something totally wild and daring by just kissing him... That is, until I realize it feels like a million eyes are on me. Now, in this moment, I can't help but be angry with Emma. I'm completely humiliated and this was not what I wanted my first kiss with Hardin to be like. Without saying anything, I turn around and run upstairs to find a bathroom before anyone can see the tears threatening to spill from my eyes any moment.
As I'm running away, I hear Molly yell, "Bye T-Tessa!" followed by laughing.
Emma tries to come after me, but I brush her off. I'm too angry with her to even speak to her right now.
When I get upstairs, I find a bathroom and lock myself in it. I splash some water on my face and try to calm myself before finally exiting it and leaving to go back to my dorm.
On my way back downstairs, I come across a room with a door open just enough for me to see the giant bookcase full of all the great classic novels. I push the door open and call out to see if anyone is inside. When no one answers, I wander over to the bookcase and look through the collection. Wuthering Heights catches my eye, so I pull it from the shelf and open it to see a bunch of highlighted pages. Whoever's room this is must be a true romantic.
