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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Uncommon Phobias

"I don't mind. I

and my mouth parts. I can't remember the last time anyone had

slightly. "Do-do you not

my hands shaking as well as

see that smile on your face again,"

butterflies in my stomach going wild. "How

drives, his attention on the road. "Boring.

tonight."

a sip.

my

face and I tilt my head to get a better look

okay?"

nervous," He squeezes my

"Why?"

be scouts at tonight's game and I'm

them."

my coffee down, leaning

bicep.

play," He mutters playfully between closed

00

to impress

a laugh, turning into

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drops into my chest and I'm so relieved that he looks nothing like his dad. They look so different, enough for me to temporarily disassociate

Fear of being

for sure did

Some people stare at us and I step closer to

he looks down at me. "Sorry,

hold on to him tighter, biting down on

doesn't help that Sadie is most likely going

my hold on his

the

that. “No, she doesn't seem

we've

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 take out their phones, snapping

making sure our seats

team in

him. "Do you

think we can, coach has some reservations, but I think we can. It's my

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