Category: Romance

41 CARTER As I lay on the bench in the gym and raise the bar before lowering it to my chest again, everything Daisy said the other day circles through my head. There’s a part of me that’s relieved by her acceptance of the situation. And then there’s a part that fucking hates it and

40 DAISY Islide onto my seat for sociology just as Dr. Stein shuffles through a handful of papers at the podium and glance around the room looking for Carter, but don’t see him. Last week, he would sneak in at the last minute and then quietly slip out again as soon as class was dismissed.

39 DAISY It’s been a week since the party. I’d hoped that after a few days, Carter would calm down and realize that he isn’t to blame for losing his cool. Then we could sit down and hash out the situation. But neither of those things have happened. I wouldn’t have thought it possible, but

38 CARTER Isit on the grassy bank, staring across the lake. There’s not much of a breeze tonight, so the water is calm and serene, which is a direct contrast to everything that riots inside me. It’s been more than an hour since I hauled ass from that party and still panic crashes through my

37 DAISY As soon as Olivia and I walked through the door of this party, some guy glommed onto me, and I haven’t been able to shake him loose. He isn’t getting the hint that I’m not interested. My guess is that his inebriated state has something to do with it. Ugh. Even if I

36 CARTER “Great game, Prescott!” “Dude, you owned that field today!” Hands pat me on the shoulder as I move through the crowd searching for Daisy. She hung around after the game to congratulate me and then took off with Olivia, saying they would meet up with us later. It amazes me that I went

35 DAISY “You need to back this truck up and start over again,” Olivia demands over the loud noise of the stadium. “I want all the details in slow motion, so I can savor them more fully. Plus, I want to make sure you didn’t leave anything out.” “That’s not necessary,” I chuckle. “You’re totally

34 DAISY “Yeah, sure.” Carter nods and gives my fingers another squeeze before releasing them. “Where do you want to go?” “Not you,” Noah snaps and stabs a finger in my direction. “I want to talk to her.” “What?” Carter’s brows jerk together as he glances at me in surprise. I’m just as thrown by the

33 CARTER This has been one of the strangest days of my life. How else do you describe a twelve-hour period where you experience the highest of highs and the lowest of lows? Throughout the whole damn thing, Daisy has been unwaveringly at my side. Somehow that made the worst of it a little easier