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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"Who knew tennis was such a workout?!" I laugh as I lay flat on the court. "I'm pooped!"
"What did you expect, Doll?" Asher laughs, coming to stand next to me. "It is a sport after all."
"That wasn't really the focus when I put it on the list." I scoff. "I was more focused on the glow-in-the-dark part of the whole thing." The guys all laugh at that.
"Looks like you're over it now." Jaxon laughs. "You ready to head home?"
"No!" I yell, jumping back to my feet and nearly falling in the process but Asher steadies me. "What time is it?" The guys all look down at their phones but Ryker is the first to speak.
"A little after midnight, B." He tells me.
"Can we go to Benny's?" I ask them. "Curfew isn't until 2 and I don't want tonight to end yet. I'm having too much fun with you guys." I flash each of them a beaming smile.
"I'm in, Doll." Asher throws an arm over my shoulder.
"Thank you, Ash." I smile up at him.
"I'm down." Jaxon shrugs and I smile at him. We all turn to Ryker.
"Ry?" I ask, giving him a dramatic pout. "Please?"
"Of course I'm in, B." Ryker rolls his eyes but gives me a small smile.
"Yay!" I jump towards him and wrap my arms around his torso. He hugs me to his chest and I look up, resting my chin on his chest. "In that case, I'll ride over with you."
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"I don't think I can forgive you for that." I say solemnly. "Ever."
"I'm really sorry, Bastiana. Please forgive me." Jaxon says slowly, pressing his palms together in front of him in a prayer motion as he pleads with me.
"You crossed the line this time." I shake my head slowly. "I don't know if we can come back from this."
"But I can fix this. Please, Bastiana." He says as he reaches across the table to put his hand on mine, but I jerk it away from him.
"How?" I roll my eyes. "With another one of your ridiculous, over the top apologies?"
"Yes!" He says excitedly. "I will buy you a whole new order of fries!"
"Who eats someone's last fry?!" I throw my hands up and drop them on the table dramatically. "That's just plain disrespectful." I shake my head at him while Asher laughs softly and Ryker just glares at Jaxon across the booth from him at Benny's.
"Honestly." Asher just shakes his head.
"I'll get you a whole order of fries, just for you." Jaxon repeats as he waves down our waitress. "I'm sorry, Bastiana." He says with a smile.
