"Ok. I've never been good at words, but I try. Let me take a breath" I put my hands on my knees and start to take a breath. Come on Ella, you can do it.
"I feel like dying. OK? You are right, you won, you won your stupid bet, but remember that you broke a heart. You took away from a girl the most important thing she has. I was a stupid believer in a 'we ' but I had hope. I didn't think it hurt so much to love. But you know that life is a game, you know it better than anyone. " tears streak my face, for once I decide to let them out, for once I decide to express my feelings. "I fell in love with you. I trusted, I handed myself to you, but I knew there was something underneath and that's why I had already prepared two plans. One was to stay if it was all real, and there 'other was to leave "a small sob comes out of my mouth, I look at him and finally, he decides to speak.
"Where are you going?"
"Away from you"
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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