Captivated Hearts (On Hold)

chapter 1

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Liam couldn't focus on the game anymore, as much as he tried, every time he caught the ball, his eyes drifted toward her, and his heart started beating faster and faster.

He missed his shot, the ball went rolling onto the court, and it was her turn to dribble...

The girl, Jennie, grabbed the ball, and she started dribbling down the court. Liam couldn't take his eyes off her, he just kept watching her as she made her way towards the basket.

She was so graceful and fluid in her movements, and the way she bounced the ball was so smooth, it seemed like a dance.

He started getting butterflies in his stomach the more he watched, and eventually his heart was pounding so fast it felt like it was about to burst.

Finally, she made it to the basket, and she shot the ball.

Liam watched the ball as it travelled through the air and bounced on the rim, finally dropping into the basket. It was amazing, and all the other players cheered.

As the other guys congratulated her, Liam could only stare at her, she looked absolutely radiant as she smiled and waved back at them.

Liam couldn't imagine anyone more beautiful, and he was completely captivated by her.

She turned around and looked back at him, and for a moment, their eyes caught each other. As their eyes locked, Liam felt like he was staring into oblivion, he couldn't look away.

Their gaze stayed locked for a beat, and then she smiled again and turned to jog off the court.

Liam was still staring at her when his friend called for him to join them on the bench.

Liam broke out of his daze, and he let out a shaky breath as he joined the other guys on the bench.

His friend poked him in the shoulder and said, "Dude, what's wrong with you? You missed that shot because you were staring at a girl? That's the first time I've ever seen you miss. You can't forget your focus like that."

Liam tried to come up with an excuse, but he was speechless. Before he could even open his mouth, another friend of his said, "Don't lie, dude, we all saw you staring at that girl over there.

She's a fox, and she caught your attention. We don't blame you, she's smoking hot. You're probably falling hard for her, aren't you?"

His friends all laughed, and they kept pestering him about the girl. They knew he was attracted to her, and they weren't going to let him forget about it.

But Liam barely heard them, his mind was still on the beautiful girl.

His friends kept teasing him, but Liam just kept quiet, he didn't want to admit to himself that he was crushing on this girl.

Liam's friends kept giggling to themselves, knowing full well what kind of effect the girl had on their friend.

They made jokes about how he'd turned into a hopeless romantic, and how he was probably going to ask this girl out soon.

But Liam just kept quiet and didn't know what to say, his friends had hit the nail on the head...

Liam stayed mostly quiet for the rest of the game, he was deep in his thoughts, thinking about the girl, but every once in a while he'd catch one of his friends giggling at him.

They knew he wouldn't be able to stay quiet for long, and they decided to see what they could dig up.

"So are you going to ask her out?" one of his friends asked teasingly.

Liam stayed silent for a moment, but he knew they were right. He was going to ask her out, he just had to get everything right.

He couldn't mess up this shot.

"How do I know if she says yes?" he finally said.

His friends all laughed, they thought it was cute that he wanted to make sure she'd say yes.

Liam's friends all laughed, and one of them said, "Well, if she likes you, she'll say yes."

Another one said, "You can't know until you ask her."

And the last one said, "The only way to get a 100% chance of her saying yes is to make her crush on you instead of asking her out."

Liam took a few deep breaths, and he decided to play his card.

He's gonna try to make her fall for him before he asks her out.

"I'm gonna make her crush on me first, I'll do anything it takes."

His friends all laughed, but they could tell he was dead serious.

Liam's friends all watched him, realizing he was serious, and they were getting into it to.

"Go on, then, how are you gonna make her fall for you?" one of them asked.

Liam just smiled and said, "You'll see, I guarantee it, I'll make her crush on me."

Liam's friends all laughed, they couldn't wait to see what his plan was.

And they didn't have long to wait.

Liam finally got up from the bench, and he started walking over to the girl.

His friends were cheering him on, and he knew it was time to make his move...

Liam walked over to her, and she looked over and saw him approaching her.

He smiled at her calmly as his heart was pounding in his chest.

"Hey..." he started to say, but he couldn't continue, he was so nervous...