"Your mouth may say you hate me," he whispered, "But your hands...they say otherwise." His eyebrows raised pointedly at my touch on his chest, face wearing a smug and condescending look. "Shit." ••• When pessimistic, straight-A high school student Della Anderson finally succeeds in getting over a messy break up, Luca Meyers proves her wrong by reappearing in her life with a stack of books and the need to graduate. As a favour for his insistent mom, she agrees on tutoring him. However, a fire that seems to have died long ago is ignited and the both of them struggle with the intensity and fragility of first love. Notable rankings: #1 - good guys (01/31/21) #1 - tutoring (08/14/21) #20 - high school sweethearts (11/19/21) #23 - first love (01/31/21) #20 - teen fiction (11/15/20) #32 - high school (07/21/21) #46 - comingofage (07/31/21) #70- betrayal (05/13/21) Copyright, 2017 @dimplesanddonuts. Moved to this account in 2020. All Rights Reserved @Zanzan112. Cover credits at xFakingaSmilex. Thank you so much!

{#1 in teenagers} {#2 in fiction} {#2 in popular} "You better not tell anyone about this." "Aw why not? I'm sure your fandom of desperate girls would love to know that their precious prince charming needs a babysitter." I smile innocently back at his death glare. "I'm serious, nerd. I could make your life hell." ------------------------------------------------------------ Marnie Jones is an ordinary 11th grader. Her only intentions are to get good grades and save money for college with her babysitting job. Everything is going to plan. Until she gets a job babysitting the high school bad boy, Zeke Blakely. The two come from complete different social groups, and Marnie automatically hates Zeke and his big ego and cocky attitude. He's a player. He's dangerous. He's reckless. She's safe with an overthinking problem. As the two are seen hanging around school together, attention gets drawn to Marnie. Which she hates. But she also catches the eye of a handsome jock, too. And why, you ask, does a 17 year old boy need a babysitter? You'll have to read to find out. WARNING: contains vulgar language and mature scenes.