Tainted Blue

“I think you’re a coward, Leia, you’re too scared to let anybody back in.” Alex’s harsh words
hit me like a speeding train. His thumb traces around my lips gently, and he
pushes me even further against the wall. “I want to be the one you let back in.”

~.~

Leia was done with relationships, she was done with guys. She even promised her best friend that they could get married after graduation. The last guy she let in completely broke her and she had given up on all hope. She no longer believed in love. Four years later she’s nearing college graduation, and ready to get her life started. She had it all figured out. Graduate, track, marry her best friend, and adopt three kids.
Enter Alex Vasquez. Sure he was well known around campus, especially for being high all the time, getting in fights every now and then, and not being scared to speak his mind. But when the two meet under bad circumstances at a party, it’s not exactly love at first sight, more like death at first glance. Though the two started off on the wrong foot, Leia finds herself intrigued in Alex.
Not only does she find herself feeling things she’s never felt before, but she also finds herself in bad situations. She’s in danger, literally. She’s tainted blue but Alex might just be the one to finally change that.