Was it ever me... or just him?

"Why do you want me?" "You want to know why I want you?" He exhales, like he's been holding this in for weeks. "I want you because I don't date for fun. I don't do temporary. I want you because when I think about marriage, your face is the only one there. I want you because if I ever have kids, I want them to have you as their mother. I want you because you're the love of my life." A beat. "And I want you because everything in me settles when you're with me."

"I hate how much I need you, Niyah..." From just enemies, to enemies with benefits, to lovers. I hate how much I want him. But I can't escape him. Why? Because we're lawfully locked. An office romance between rival lawyers who try to fight the tension between them until they finally give in. "You say you hate me but you fuck me the same day." *a lot of smut included!*

♡ 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗴 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀. 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂. (notttttttt edited yet!!)

When a suburban Black girl meets a hard life Hispanic boy.

yearn·ing noun a feeling of intense longing for something.

Serenity's got everything on lock-popularity, style, a tight circle, and a "don't try me" attitude that keeps boys in check. She's quiet, but don't let that fool you. She's not the one to play with. Zyon? He's trouble. Tall, brown-skinned, tatted, and dangerous with it. He's the type to break hearts for fun... until he meets her. She's not interested. He doesn't take no for an answer. They were never supposed to cross paths-until their best friends pulled them into the same circle. Now? They're stuck in each other's orbit. She got a soft heart under all that bougie. He got demons behind that smooth talk. And falling for each other might just ruin everything.

Being too deep means nothing stays untouched not even love.