We're both out of breath by the time the song ends. This is it, this is the one.
He looks up at me and smiles, I return it ten times over.
"You know, this song reminds me of you," He says. My brow furrows in confusion.
"How?" I ask. He walks towards me, still breathing heavy, and plants his hands on my shoulder.
"Well, let's just say, you're my muse."
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Devyn Mathew's life has revolved around dance as long as she can remember. But not just any dance: Hip-Hop. Now, in her senior year of high school, she continues down the path she had already planned out for herself. Be captain of her dance team. Get into her dream college. Graduate.
Nowhere in that plan did she prepare for Zachary Marning.
Zachary, also a senior, is new in town, but can dance his way out of any situation.
They both got a past of sorts, but what is uncertain is whether their pasts will cancel each other out, or collide, and in doing so, damage each other's present.
Aren't one sided crushes fun?
NOT!
18 year old Melody Jenkins has spent the last 3 years of high school crushing on one guy, Jake Kensington, who sees her as no more than a sister from another mister and best friend. Not wanting to risk their friendship, Melody has kept her crush a secret and her emotions in check whenever she's around him... which is daily since they live on the same property.
It's her senior year and she has made it through the past three years of high school with little social psychological trauma. That's excellent considering she goes to a school in Los Angeles where the majority of the bored students graduating will have executive paying jobs the moment they walk across stage. If all goes well, she will graduate as the valedictorian with multiple offers from colleges on the East Coast, far away from California.
But when the health teacher announces a "special" project that requires students to be paired and live under the same roof for one week, Melody's world gets completely turned upside down. She is forced to spend time with someone totally opposite of her and frankly, she can't stand... or so she thought. One night of catching a glimpse of the softer side of Kyle Warner, the school's most popular and arrogant quarterback, has her heart pounding and her stomach doing flip-flops.
But when Melody shows an ounce of affection toward Kyle, Jake discovers feelings of his own as he tries to protect his best friend from the guy he knows Kyle can be.
As the project comes to an end, Melody goes to homecoming... will it be a night to remember, forget or both?
Be advised, this contemporary Teen / Young Adult Romance story has some strong language and strong sexual connotation.