Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 32

Ask Him Yourself

Nikkis jaw drops the moment she sees me. She points at me, standing from her spot on her blanket.

"Y-you're wearing Aiden's jersey!"

I smile, "I am."

"Did he ask you to be his girlfriend?"

"Yes," I whisper, though he didn't really ask me. It doesn't matter though, I'm his girlfriend now and that's the important thing.

Nikki squeals, clapping her hands together as she turns to dig up something from her bag, "I have something to show you, too."

She pulls out her own jersey, this one with the number 16 and the last name Black. My eyes widen. "Is that Parker's jersey?"

She nods like crazy. "I was going to tell you yesterday, but you didn't come to school."

She beams down at the jersey while I sift through my thoughts

Chronomentrophobia: Fear of clocks.

"He took me out to dinner Sunday night, he got me this," she points to the cute little necklace she's wearing, gold with white flowers.

"That's beautiful!*

"I know, right, he has such good taste."

I snort. "Well he chose you, so yeah, I'd say he does."

"That's right, bitch," She playfully nudges me and we sit down to eat lunch.

I tell her about my weekend, about Aiden. I leave Zaid and Jake out completely, because even I have a hard time no judging myself. For now, it just has to remain my secret.

She tells me more about her and Parker but she stops halfway through her sentence when

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shadow appears behind me. She lifts her face to look up and her eyes widen.

frowning at Jace. He stands there looking between the two of us with

I recoil, standing. "What?"

taking in the jersey I'm wearing. "I can't believe you," he sneers, frowning as he

stand behind me, her presence

I say nothing about that.

about, do I really have to

can read your

has a sorrowful look in his eyes, a serious expression in his set jaw. "Zaid? After everything, you're just walking around sucking face with Aiden, wearing

don't owe him anything for saving me with Will, Jace. And if he has such a problem with it, then why doesn't he come

I say the words, I hope to god that Jace doesn't repeat them to Zaid. After the way he kissed me at Parker's party, I did not want

hand on my

them, "No?

expelled," Jace

My eyes widen. "What?"

and shit. They demanded Zaid not

and I shake my head, my voice breathy."That's not... that's

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nods, rolling his eyes. "Yeah, we

"What happened to Will?"

shakes his head, "Nothing. He played the victim well. He's still recovering from what I

seeing him again, and my chest constricts with guilt. "Why didn't they ask me, I would have defended

you up, that

Zaid? Bringing me up would

to bring

to calm myself, my thumb finding the scar on

believe we're having

that's a

not the bad guy around

who has her lips twisted together, but when she notices my expression she immediately shakes her head and parts her

around me and holds me close. I relax into her. "Why does

not, I promise. If it's

got expelled, because

she reads my expression. "Is it

mean he hardly even showed up to

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