Will Castle be able to resist the school's playgirl whom he has to tutor?
Holly Versace never took anything serious in life. But when her grades go down and her position as the cheerleading captain is threatened, she needs to find a tutor to help h...
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| 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐞 |
~ two years later ~
People bustle around me as I weave my way through them. My fingers continue tapping away on my phone, as the wind gently blows my styled hair behind my ears. My makeup for the spring shoot is still on. It looked really pretty to take off, with its dust pink eyeshadow and tiny butterflies along with rosy lip gloss.
I'm in the middle of walking really fast and breaking into a run because I'm already pretty late for lunch with Castle. We barely get time together nowadays with him working at Dad's restaurant and me picking up modelling and a few college courses along with being a dance instructor.
Castle attends college too but all his classes are online so that allows him some flexibility. My luck probably got run over in the way because, one, all my classes require physical attendance. Two, my agent put tons of restrictions on my food choices. Three, I'm always exhausted or sleepy during dance classes.
But I wouldn't change a thing because I love it.
My heels clack on the floor as I make my way toward Dad's restaurant. It's the least busy this time, so Castle and I decided to have lunch together. I enter the restaurant and am immediately hit with the smell of sweets and spices.
The restaurant has the whole cozy cafe kind of vibe with dark wooden interior, plants and low yellow lights. Dad has other restaurants but this one is my personal favorite.
I spot Castle standing behind the counter with two other guys. Xander and Theo. They're both twins of age twenty-five and very good friends of my dad, with dark hair and green eyes.
Theo talks animatedly using various hand gestures, while Xander looks bored, lazily wiping down the counter. Castle stands with his hands in his pockets, his head tilted as he listens to Theo speak.
I stop and stare at him, the same fluttering feeling appearing in my stomach. Damn, he looks hot in an apron with his sleeves rolled up. And that messy hair. Fuck.
He started hiding his scars less and sometimes wears half-sleeves at home too instead of his usual hoodies. He still has therapy sessions and I'm so happy he's getting better.
Xander's eyes roll up when Theo says something dramatic. At that moment, he notices me standing at the entrance. He nudges Castle's elbow.
Castle looks at him before his head moves in my direction. A smile breaks on his face when his eyes meet mine.
I walk towards him.
"I'm so sorry for being late. They had me change outfits like a billion times before they found something that matched the season."
