"Do you know how it feels like? To go to school, having to ignore the stares thrown my way? Having to hear a new and different version of my 'case' everyday? It's not even true! Now, my parents don't look at me like the way they used to. There's always that doubt or sadness evident in their eyes, you know?", he said, so softly, only for my ears to hear.
With every word he said, it felt like someone was eating at my heart, ever so slowly. Bit by bit.
And with every step he took away from me, I knew that this time, there couldn't be any way to fix this.
That everything was going to change.
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Her best friend hates her. Her parents can't stand each other anymore and are getting a divorce. But at least, she's becoming closer friends with the guy she's been having a crush on since 8th grade. So, what happens when Janice Lynn Curtis' grandmother wants all of them, yes, ALL of them to go on a holiday together in a last desperate attempt to save Lynn's parents' marriage?
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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