Justine looked at the text that told her to climb up the stairs, turn left and enter the third door on her right.
As she stepped inside his room, she saw him drinking. She noticed the careful smile on his face.
He gazed with affection and said in hushed tones, "I love you and I want love."
There it was.
What she waited 2 years for, he finally admitted it.
Drunk or not, she didn't care. He said it.
Justine studied his handsome face and eventually took a deep breath.
Blunt toned, "I'm sorry," she began "but I don't feel the same way, and I never will. I just don't love you Dean." Then walked away.
What she didn't know is that he needed her,
What she didn't know is that he cried 15 days straight,
What she didn't know...
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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