"I would never fall for a fuckboy like you" "I wouldn't say never baby girl"

"He won't be enough for you Alex." Nate said. "H-he is." I stuttered. He scoffed and pushed me against the wall, his breath on my cheeks. "You want passion, excitement - even danger. He can't give you that but I can. I do." he whispered pressing his body closer. Before I responded, his lips were pressed on mine - hungry and lustful. His kisses tasted like damage.

Whoever says boys and girls can't just be friends is lying, and Lexi Hamilton is living proof of that. Spending the majority of her adolescence surrounded by only boys, Lexi is accustomed to maintaining strictly platonic relationships with the men she's remained closest to. Not once has she ever gushed over one of her friends, or even remotely felt the smallest twinge of romantic affection for a single one of them. That is, until senior year. With graduation and college looming ahead, Lexi planned to spend her senior year spending the entirety of her free time with the five boys closest to her. She accomplishes that - but she also develops feelings she has never in her life felt before. As much as she tries to deny it, she has truly become enamored by one of the guys that she has considered a best friend for most of her life. She refused to acknowledge her feelings, knowing they have the potential to ruin everything she has come to appreciate about her friend group. But will love somehow conquer her fears and allow her to seek something bigger than she could have ever imagined? Or will her worries prove true?

Two teenagers, one room, and occasional parental guidance.

Yes, I, Katie Anne Summers, am sleeping with my best friend. And no, I am not dating him. So yes, I am in a friends with benefits relationship. Best friends with benefits. And I'm loving every second of it. The age old tale of choosing between the mind, the heart, and breaking away from what you've always known to be true.