The only thing Mia Hope has in common with Jake Carpenter, Artwood High's most popular quarterback, is a love for the coffee served at The Coffee Pod. He wants her to tutor him - and if she can do it without a single cup of coffee, he'll pay her triple. Easy. Nothing could go wrong, right? ***** When Jake learns he's failing English, he knows he needs to pull his grades up or he'll risk being kicked off the football team. He strikes a deal with the elusive Mia - the quiet girl with secrets. If she can't go without a single cup of coffee, she has to tutor him for free. If she can, he'll pay her triple, and with Christmas around the corner, there's nothing Mia needs more than money. But as the pair grow closer, Jake learns the real reason for Mia's bad habit, and what starts as an innocent bet between enemies grows into something more serious. Can the pair survive the next two months with their hearts - and secrets - still intact? Content/trigger warning: This story contains themes of assault and abuse. [[word count: 60,000 - 70,000]] Cover designed by Jenna Conrad The Coffee Pact now has a sequel: The Kissing Pact

Vivian has always followed the rules. She never partied, never did drugs, and never even kissed a boy. after a life of not having fun she decides to let loose and break all the rules on her 21st birthday. She and her best friend Sadie put on their cutest outfits and go to a bar where they meet two handsome boys. Vivian then wakes up the next morning in the desert laying on a deflated air matress with one of the boys she met the night before. A dog she's never seen before lays next to her wearing tags with her number, she doesn't have her cellphone and can't remeber what happened the night before, worst of all, that boy's arms are stained with blood, along with the shirt she's wearing. With no belongings or currency they set off to find Sadie and slowly peice together the dangerous and illegal evnts that ouccured the previous night. Vivian never thought that her 21st birthday would invole blood, or a new boyfriend she doesn't remeber.