Nerdy Dakota Evans makes the biggest mistake of her life by falling in love with her best friend, Aaron Ford. Despite coming from entirely different cliques in school, will their relationship have a chance? *** In a high school where everyone belongs to cliques, nerdy and boyish Dakota Evans' friendship with basketball jock, Aaron Ford, becomes a big issue. Aaron's highly protective of Dakota and doesn't realize that she's in love with him. With their friendship eventually going on the rocks, will Aaron finally realize his true feelings for Dakota before it's too late? [[word count: 90,000-100,000 words]]

"tita ayoko ko po!" saad ko habang nagpupumilit na kumalas mula sa mahigpit na pagkakahawak ni tita sa braso ko. hinablot nya ang braso ko dahilan para mapawingi ako sa sakit. bahagya kaming lumayo sa lalaking nakaupo sa couch habang humihitit ng sigarilyo. Bahagya pa itong sumulyap ng tingin saamin bago humitit. Hinarap ako ni tita habang nakahaaak parin ng mahigpit sa braso ko. "Diba napagusaan na natin to? Simple lang namn yung gagawin mo Vince. Susunod ka lang sa utos nila, akala mo ba madali para saakin to?" Gigil nyang saad saakin. Yumuko lang ako kasabay nun ang unti unting pagtulo ng mga luha ko. "Isipin mo nalang ginagawa mo to para sa Daddy mo! Alam mo kung gaano natin ka kailangan ng pera ngayon." Galit at nagugulumihanang sambit nito sabay yapos sa namamawis nyang noo. "Pwede naman po akong gumawa ng ibang paraan, mag do-double shift po ako sa bar hanggang makapag-ipon ng pang pyansa kay Dad"

Hestia has learned her lesson: never flirt with a casanova or else, you'll end up with a broken heart and a fatherless child. She has done everything to hide from the playboy but six years later, she and her sweet little kid were found--and chaos ensues. *** Hestia Garcia is aware that the famous bachelor, Lucas Allen Palermo, is a casanova with a lot of affairs yet she still fell in love with him. Well, with his gentlemanly and refreshing aura, who wouldn't? Her plan? Go to the bar Allen is a patron of, flirt with him all night, and give him her . . . valuable thing. But that one blissful night ended with her pregnant and her heart broken. Turns out, the casanova is a jerk--he doesn't even remember her name! Six years and a cute little boy after, a knock on her front door changes Hestia's and her son's lives because there is a certain Palermo at the door, smiling at them. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano