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

chest and my mouth parts. I can't

widen slightly. "Do-do you not like

trembling, my hands shaking as well as

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

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

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

tonight."

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

my thigh, he chuckles.

in his face and I tilt my head to get a better

okay?"

nervous," He squeezes my

"Why?"

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

them."

on his and set my coffee down, leaning

bicep.

never seen me play," He

00

to impress

a laugh, turning into

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like his dad. They look so different, enough for me to temporarily disassociate

Fear of being

for sure did not have

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

he looks down at me.

on my lips as the

help that Sadie is most likely going around

my hold on his arm.

the

that. “No, she doesn't seem very

not, but we've got this

people whisper. Mr. Admas gives us a shocked look, but says nothing as he blinks and returns to his lesson on

sure our seats are close together, close enough to where our

best team in the

turn to him. "Do you guys think you'll

can, coach has some reservations, but

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