When Love Gets in the Way
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James has everything he wants. He goes to a good school with his best friend Becky and is known for being the best.
James has everything he wants. Well, he thought he did until he met Luca.
Luca has never been good at life and he knows it. Unable to stay in work for more then a week and starting to become desperate to pay the rent for his lazy alcoholic parents, Luca meets James in the most unexpected way.
The more time they spend together, the more things start to bloom between them.
But...
Can Luca trust himself not to mess things up?
Warning:
- Alcohol
- Abuse
- Strong language
- Violence
- Gambling
- Poor mental health
- Mention of drug use
- Mention of self harm
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