Bastiana has a loving family, two amazing best friends, and a secret.
Over summer vacation, Bastiana and her besties do their best to focus on their bucket list in order to distract them from all the secrets they're keeping from one another. When a...
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"She's not here." Ash calls to me from where he leans against the door to Tiana's apartment.
"What do you mean 'she's not here'?" I growl as I walk towards him. "It's Friday night."
"I mean," Ash says as he pushes away from the door and takes a step towards me. "Tiana is not currently in her apartment."
"Where the hell is she?" I grunt.
"With Nico." He rolls his eyes. "He got back this afternoon so they went out on a date."
"I still hate that tool." I grumble. "She's not missing movie night for that asshole, is she?"
"No. Jax said she'd be back before we start." He tells me.
"Jaxon talked to her before she left?" My words come out low and gruff.
"Relax, Ry. Yes, Jax was here when she left. He asked and she told him she'd be back so we won't start without her." He looks down at his phone. "And it's almost 9, so she should be back any minute."
"Whatever. I'm gonna wait out here for her." I say.
"Why do you think I'm standing out here?" Ash scoffs lightly. "I've been waiting all day to see our girl."
"Yeah. Me too." I say quietly.
We stand there in silence for a few more minutes, leaning against the wall outside Tiana's door, before we hear the rev of an engine pulling into the parking lot. A few seconds later, Nico's ridiculous red convertible comes into view.
I roll my eyes. A convertible in Oregon? Really?
Nico parks and they kiss for a long minute before Tiana opens the door and gets out.
I hate seeing them kiss. It makes my skin crawl and my blood boil with rage. I hate when other guys put their hands on her. Their hands don't belong on her perfect little body.
She belongs to us.
The wave of possessive energy washes over me before I can stop it. She belongs to Ash and me. She belongs with Ash and me. Or, she belongs with one of us, I guess. I could probably handle it if she eventually chose Ash, one day. But I definitely would not be able to handle it if she chose anyone else.
We've always been here for her. Right here. We are the only two guys for her. She'll see that some day. At least, I hope she does.
After Tiana exits his car, Nico immediately reverses his car and pulls out of the parking lot. He barely even waits for her to walk around his car. What a tool. Ash and I always make sure to walk her all the way to her door.
Just another reason he doesn't deserve her and she will always belong with us.
As Tiana walks up to us, I take in her appearance. She's wearing the red dress from her closet that makes her look beautiful and sexy. Every time she wears it, I can't help the dirty thoughts that her bare back elicits in my brain. The sight of her exposed skin makes me smirk.
