❝If I liked someone else then why am I laying here with you?❞ // A story in which a young girl gets into a highly acclaimed school, Chilton, to where she meets the arrogant and annoying Tristan Dugray. After constant arguing and disagreements between the two, when underlying feelings begin to develop how long is it truly before things begin to change?

Lacey Logan has never been the quiet type. She's bold, flirty, and more than ready to start over when she transfers to Briar University to study fashion. She figures her biggest challenges will be classes, late nights, and maybe too many drunk mistakes. Then she meets Dean Di Laurentis: a cocky smile, ridiculous charm, and a way of getting under her skin from day one. One harmless deal between them turns into something a lot less harmless: they'll be friends... with a few benefits on the side, no feelings attached. Easy. Except it isn't. Not when Dean makes her laugh, pushes her buttons, and looks at her like he's trying to memorize every piece of her. And definitely not when she remembers he also happens to be one of her brother Logan's best friends. Lacey came to Briar for a fresh start, but she never expected someone like Dean to change everything she thought she wanted.

Promises? Broken. Laws? Broken. Rules against macking a fellow Pogue? Somehow not broken. The only thing Parker Kate Routledge loves more than pushing boundaries is pushing her twin brother's buttons. And what better way than to flirt with his dangerously sexy and completely off-limits best friend? She's read enough dirty books to know what to say. What she doesn't know is how JJ always has the perfect response capable of toying with her mind. Nine years ago, JJ Maybank promised to stay away from his best friend's twin sister. And for good reason. Parker is more than gorgeous; she is incredibly smart and witty, while JJ is -- not. As much as JJ tells himself to stay away, he cannot help but turn into a shameless flirt whenever she enters a room. Parker might like that it drives John B mad, but JJ likes that it turns her cheeks pink. As the friend group's summer takes a crazy turn, Parker and JJ find themselves doing more than pretending to break the rules. The two are then left wondering what's real, what's fake, and how fast John B would kill them if they ended up together.

ADORA BAILEY would never date a Pogue unless it was to make her ex-boyfriend RAFE CAMERON really jealous. JJ MAYBANK would never date a Kook unless he needed thirty thousand dollars to avoid jail time. But nothing is ever that easy, is it? part 1| complete part 2| started oct 11/2025

"you're not disposable, savannah." - ryan atwood the o.c. seasons 1-4 fem!oc x ryan atwood