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

engine. "I

chest and my mouth parts. I

eyes widen slightly. "Do-do you not like

lips trembling, my hands shaking as well as I take the coffee

just wanted to see that smile on your face again," He leans toward

my stomach going wild. "How was your day

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

tonight."

sip. "I'm

my thigh, he

my head to get a better

okay?"

nervous," He squeezes my

"Why?"

scouts at tonight's game and I'm suddenly worried

them."

on his and set my coffee down, leaning toward him

bicep.

me play," He mutters playfully between

00

to impress

a laugh, turning into the

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I'm so relieved that he looks nothing like his dad. They look so different, enough for me

of being

did not

us and I step closer to Aiden, plastering myself to

looks down at me. "Sorry, it's kind of part

tighter, biting down on my

that Sadie is most likely

on his arm. "Are you

the type that

at that. “No, she

we've got

us and people whisper. Mr. Admas gives us a shocked look, but says nothing as he blinks and

our normal seats, Aiden making sure our seats are close together, close enough to where

the best team in the district

turn to him. "Do you

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

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