Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 31

Chapter 31

Uncommon Phobias

I'm exhausted, my body sore and tired, but I still get up in time for school.

I decide then and there to not think about Jake at all, every time his name even

pops my head, I force myself to think about uncommon phobias.

I've ran through two of them today already and it's barely 7am.

Cleptophobia: Fear of stealing

into

Mageirocophobia: Fear of cooking.

Alex and I used to go through lists of these, fascinated by them.

I lock the front door to my house and when I turn to start my walk to school, I gasp

in

surprise.

Aiden stands there, leaning on the hood of his car with a smile on his face.

It's his careless smile that lets me know he is still completely oblivious to what happened between Jake and I yesterday and the night before.

My heart pounds in my chest but I smile. It's a genuine smile even if I did have to force it on to mask my shock of finding him there. "Aiden, what are you doing here?"

He shrugs, wrapping his arm around my waist. He kisses me slow, careful and with a gentle swipe of his tongue. I get butterflies in my stomach, which I'm so glad he can still

ignite.

"I missed you yesterday. Are you feeling better?"

Siderodromophobia: Fear of trains or railroads.

I nod, feeling just a bit bad for having to lie to him about feeling sick. "Much better."

He smiles down at me, "I wanted to give you a ride to school."

He opens the passenger door for me and I climb in, setting my bag on the floor. "You didn't have to. It's really not that far of a walk from here."

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the engine. "I don't mind. I got you

cup holders, two coffees in the middle. Something sparks in my chest and my mouth parts. I can't remember the

widen slightly. "Do-do you

as well as I take the coffee cup. "No,

was thinking about you all morning, just wanted to see that smile on your face again," He leans toward

the butterflies in my stomach going wild. "How

"Boring. Practice was tough. We

tonight."

taking a sip. "I'm finally going to see

hand on my thigh, he chuckles.

tension in his face and I tilt my head to

okay?"

nervous," He squeezes

"Why?"

scouts at tonight's game and

them."

set my coffee down, leaning

bicep.

me play," He mutters playfully

00

you'll have to impress me

laugh, turning into the school

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so relieved that he looks nothing like his dad. They

of being

for sure did not

class, hand in hand. Some people stare at us and I step closer to Aiden,

at me. "Sorry,

to him tighter, biting down on my lips

probably doesn't help that Sadie is most likely going around and starting

hold on his arm.

she look like the type that would

laugh at that. “No,

not, but we've

feels just like that first day, all eyes are on us and people whisper. Mr. Admas gives us a shocked look, but says nothing as he blinks and returns to his lesson on the board. I see some other students

making sure our seats are close together, close

team in the district

turn to him. "Do

think we can, coach has some reservations, but I think we

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