My Secret, My Bully, My Mates by Miss L

“Are you with someone else? Or does someone have a claim on you?” Is he angry? Why does he sound angry?

“Excuse you?!” I step back as my temper flares for a second, but I close my eyes and take a breath in and reign it in. I need to talk to him, we need answers. “No, nothing like… just… let’s just sit down and I can explain.” Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ FindNʘᴠᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

We grab a booth in the back and he sits across from me looking skeptical. The waitress is quick to get to us and we both order the same thing. Tyler never takes his eyes off of me. “You have someone, is that why you are reluctant with me?”

He does not even mince words.

“No, I don’t, but it’s complicated. I’m complicated.”

“How so?” Still irritated. I am doing everything to not return the sentiment in my tone.

“How old are you Tyler?”

“Twenty two, why? How is this relevant to you having a boyfriend?’ I ignore him.

siblings? A

a sister, yes. Where are you going

promise I’m not really as strange as I sound. Well, maybe I am. Who knows.” I fidget with my ponytail which is still wet

right. “Anyway, How would you feel if your fifteen year old sister went off to college, because she was smart enough to accomplish that, but you found out she started talking to a twenty two year

go wide and his face pales. “Oh f*ck! Are you serious?! If you are serious I am a dead man.” He rubs

”

you caught me.”

does, jackass, the point of hiding is to not be seen. But he’s not as dumb as we thought, is

time I have to lie. “Of course not, but I told you I’m new at all of this and I just came here

was already attending so I asked if I could come along. Nickolas said

I thought it was just you and

best friends’ boyfriend, who is like my older brother. I knew him first, I’ve

today so we were on the phone talking this morning and I didn’t know he was in earshot of the conversation, but I was telling her about the run last night and he got mad at me for being out with college guys without anyone to protect me, basically. Overprotective doesn’t even begin to describe him. He told me I needed to come home, which pissed me off, and I have a bit of a temper when it comes to people telling me what to do so I usually go to the

the same college level courses that I am and worried that I might have

age difference,