"You deserve someone who loves you with every single beat of his heart, someone who thinks about you constantly, someone who spends every minute of every day just wondering what you are doing, where you are, who you are with, and if you are okay. You need someone who can help you reach your dreams and protect you from your fears. You need someone who will treat you with respect, love every part of you, especially your flaws. You should be with someone who could make you happy, really happy, dancing on air happy."
A tear caresses down my cheek. "But you do make me happy!" I exclaim. He takes a step towards me and hugs me tightly.
"Not as much as him." he sighs, "I see the way he looks at you. In his eyes, I see how much you mean to him. I don't want to ruin that." He puts his chin on my head, and we rock back and forth on the grass.
More tears escape as I cry into his shoulder. I glance at the sky. The dark grey clouds hover over us.
He looks into my eyes. "I would never forgive myself if I ruined your relationship with him. When you are with him there is something to fight for, something that makes you want to live. Me? No. I'm just that typical guy that will never have what you two have. Love."
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Beatrice Roosevelt, aka Queen Bea, starts her senior year in a new high school. In the past, she was an unkept, know-it-all, nerd. Now she is the exact opposite.
In just the first week at her new school, she dramatically rises in social status. To live like a queen, she completely changes herself. She pretends to be rich, stupid, and rude when she's at school, but like her old self at home.
When Bea finally thinks that nothing could go wrong, her worst nightmare appears. Zach, a former bully at her previous school, finds himself needing to tutor Bea, when all she wants is to avoid him.
Bea does not want Zach to realize that she is not who she says she is. Will Zach find out? If he does, will he keep her secret or expose her?
"Would you like to dance?" the boy asks me. I stare deep into his blue eyes, but I can't figure out who he is. He's tall with dark hair and the brightest blue eyes I've ever seen. I know everyone at this school, but with his features hidden behind his mask I can't tell who he is.
"Sure, I would love to." Did I just say that? I agreed to dance with a random boy who I don't know. He takes my hand and leads me to the dance floor.
We dance for a few songs and then he asks me, "Would you like to take a walk? I know the perfect place." I nod and he pulls me behind him off the dance floor. We leave the hotel and start walking down a little path. At the end of the path I notice a little fountain surrounded by candles. I wonder if he set this up. We walk over to the fountain and we sit down on the edge. "I had a wonderful time tonight," says the guy. He reaches to his face and removes his mask. I recognize him immediately. How did I not know it before?
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Carter Bennett has managed to survive her first 3 years of high school. Everything has been amazing... for the most part. She had her life completely planned out. And everything was on track. Until she met one boy.
William Aston, one the school's most popular residents. Being the school's football captain, incredibly handsome and an all around nice guy. And to top it all off, every girl's dream guy. He could have anyone he wanted. But he chose the girl he could end up suffering the most in the end with.
Will Carter and Will's families and friends end up driving the two apart?
Will Carter's strange past drive Will away?
Can Carter and Will power through their tough challenges for the one thing they have never truly experienced.
Love.
*COMPLETED*