"I slid to the ground, my back to the tiled wall and I pulled my knees to my chest as I cried.
Scratch that, I sobbed, bawled, I just let go of everything I should have felt an hour ago.
I cried until my throat burned and my tear ducts were empty. Then I just sat there, on the floor, in the stranger's bathroom, when I heard a familiar voice.
'Hey ness', He called softly from the other side of the door. My heart began to speed up at the nickname.
I sniffled loudly to signal that I was there.
'Can you come unlock the door?', He asked just as cautiously.
I slowly stood to my feet and walked to the door.
I turned the lock and closed my eyes as I felt him push it open.
Suddenly, I felt large hands cups my cheeks, his thumbs rubbing underneath my eyes causing my to shiver slightly.
'Open your eyes', he commanded, and I slowly let my eyelids lift up only to see exactly what I thought I would.
Green eyes. "
Vanessa Moore is a twenty two year old girl, with the mission of getting all of the girls at the orphanage her mother owns, that she happens to live in with her, adopted before her mother passes. This maybe tricky since she doesn't much time with her mom being diagnosed with cancer. After a long day of work, Vanessa has a... "run in" with a mysterious man and practically saves his life. Now he's willing to return a favor.
As Dallas and Drayton navigate life in the spotlight, Spencer is navigating intense feelings for Nathan - her best friend's brother.
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Dallas and Drayton are planning their wedding, talking babies and learning how to navigate life in LA now that Drayton is a hotshot football player in the big leagues. Meanwhile, Spencer and Nathan are back at home in Colorado, coming to terms with their feelings for one another and learning how to co-parent with Grayson, the father of Spencer's daughter. Will the realities of adult life strengthen them - or will their relationships break?
[Sequel to The QB Bad Boy and Me]
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