Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

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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as he starts the engine. "I don't mind. I got

the cup holders, two coffees in the middle. Something sparks in my chest and my mouth parts. I can't remember the last time anyone had ever gotten me something at all. "You got

slightly. "Do-do you not like

shaking as well as I take the coffee cup.

smile on your face again," He leans toward me and presses a kiss

wider, the butterflies in my stomach going wild. "How was your day

the road. "Boring. Practice was tough. We have a big

tonight."

at that, taking a sip. "I'm finally going to see you in

my thigh, he chuckles.

his face and I tilt my head to

okay?"

nervous," He squeezes

"Why?"

will be scouts at tonight's game and I'm suddenly worried that

them."

hand on his and set my coffee down, leaning toward him

bicep.

He mutters playfully

00

you'll have to impress

laugh, turning

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relieved that he looks nothing like his dad. They look so different, enough for me to temporarily disassociate

of being

did not

Some people stare at us and I step closer to Aiden, plastering myself to his side. "Everyone's

down at me. "Sorry, it's kind

tighter, biting down on my lips as

doesn't help that Sadie is most likely going around

hold on his arm.

like the type that would stay

at that. “No, she doesn't seem very

we've

class and it 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 take

normal seats, Aiden making sure our seats are close

best team in the

"Do

can, coach has some reservations, but