(Complete) Joe Walch was in love with the girl of his dreams. Everything was perfect until it all changed...
Ella Burke had a wonderful family, a job she loved and a man she was completely in love with until her dreams were shattered.
Can Ella lear...
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Ella would be lying to herself, if she said she wasn't excited about seeing Joe on the first day of school. For over a year she longed to see his face and hear his voice, so she couldn't complain when she could do those things again. Even knowing he was in the audience on Friday night excited her. None of it changed the fact he had hurt her.
She really shouldn't have been surprised when he appeared at the music room door before the district-wide staff assembly on their first day. She gave him a look of disdain, as he announced they could go together, since they were both new.
Déjà vu was the best way to describe how she felt, especially when she took out her phone to read and reply to a text message. Joe leaned over with his wonderful scent.
"Are you texting your date?"
When she looked at him, she didn't expect him to be smiling, but he was. His smile and twinkling eyes were enough to make a girl swoon. Leah would have told him she had a date. In fact, she had wanted her to. Ella Burke was playing games and she suspected Joe was well aware.
Her dinner with Dylan was nice. He was easy to talk to and the thing she liked that he was close to his family. As much as she tried not to she found herself comparing him to Joe. She did, however, allow him to kiss her. It was a nice kiss, but she was afraid Dylan might have thought it was a whole lot better than nice.
When she didn't answer Joe, he whispered in her ear. "Did he make you sigh when he kissed you?"
She felt the heat creep into her face. She was not embarrassed, because he assumed she was kissed.
She hissed. "I don't."
"You do and I'll gladly prove it to you."
Before she could respond the superintendent of schools began to speak. It was perfect timing. She hoped she'd be able to stay clear of Joe the rest of the day.
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Joe knew he had Ella off kilter with his comment about the kiss. He wanted nothing more than to win the challenge. He missed the little sigh she made when their lips touched. He missed the feel of her lips and her body and her laugh and her smile. He missed every tiny thing about her.
