It Only Takes A Year

"Why are you all dressed up?" I ask. His hair is comb ,but parts of it falls in front of his face. I never noticed how handsome he really is until now.

"I have a date tonight." I try to hide my laughter. "I'm sorry does that amuse you?"

"Actually, yes it does. See Ashton you're more of a cute bunny and men your age are like sexy foxes. At the end of the night,ladies want a sexy fox."

"I can be sexy." I laugh a bit more as Ashton tries to make a valid point. "I can get any girl in New York City. I can even get you to fall in love with me."

"I doubt it. I'm way out of your league."

"My dad has a saying. 'It only takes a year'. I could have you if I wanted." The taxi driver stops the car at my apartment complex.

"Have fun on your date, bunny."

"Watch out,Violet...or else this bunny will turn in to a fox real quick." I scoff.

"I doubt it."
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18-year old Violet spends her New Years celebrating the one day if the year that revolves around her. All the glamour is never enough to satisfy her. The cars, the fashion shows, the money, the celebrities... It never satisfied her. For one year she wants things to be different. She wants a life saver. Even if it means losing the thing that makes her...well, Violet.

That's when 21-year old Ashton Rider comes in. A college drop out and a working man who tries to take care of his family even a decade after the death of his father. He too just wants a little good to come of his poor life. With the dark secrets he keeps from the world, he manages to look on the upside of things. "Things take time to build the way you want them to. It only takes a year to know when something has sprouted or is worth waiting to sprout," his father told him. "It only takes a year,Ash. Just you wait."

This story includes harsh language against race and sexuality, sexy scenes, and some sadness. Enter at your own risk....but it's a good book trust me :)