"If I had it my way? No, I wouldn't have." He stated blankly. She looked down at her food disappointed in his response, tears stinging her eyes. "Instead," he continued. "I would've properly taken you on dates, had you meet my ma and fall in love with me properly. But since I couldn't do it the way I should've been able to, I can only do it now and hope I don't screw it up. He finished with a sad smile. She looked up smiling, wiping away the tear she let fall, "and what about letting me make you fall for me?" She questioned coming off more excited and curious than she intended it to be. "Since we have an honesty policy and I am forbidden from lying to you, you wouldn't have had to. I've been in love with you since I looked into your eyes, I'm pretty sure that's what would happen every time no matter how we met." _____________________________________________ © Copyright 2022 All work is property of @xoaiki any duplication or reproduction of all or part of the work without explicit permission by the author is illegal. _____________________________________________ #1 authorsnote #1 hazel eyes

𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐤𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐞. ⋆✧⋆✧⋆ Delaney Lawrence is a girl with the world's biggest heart and no one to give it to. She is a quiet girl on campus who spends her time studying and working. On the outside she seems next to perfect, but looks can be deceiving Sterling Blake is the university's hockey captain with a reputation of sleeping around. He's popular and never in a good mood, with not a grade over a C. However, his reputation may not be as accurate as people assume. When Sterling Blake is late to pick his little sister up from gymnastics practice he doesn't leave a great impression on the coach, Delaney Lawrence. Much to her dismay, she is selected to be his tutor so he can remain on the hockey team. She is determined to get his grades up and be done with this mess, he is determined to make that impossible. Unfortunate as the pairing seems, maybe things do happen for a reason. ⋆✧⋆✧⋆ Highest Rankings: #1 Love #1 Humour #1 Hockey #1 Team #2 Sports #2 Sports Romance #2 Slowburn