Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 36

Future Hopes and Past Secrets-1

We pull up to a parking lot, a park in front of us.

I unbuckle my seatbelt, but Aiden grabs my hand and keeps me there. He looks down at our fingers and smiles. "I want to tell you something before we join everyone else."

Worry creeps up my skin. "Is something wrong?"

He lifts his eyes to mine and shakes his head. "No. The complete opposite."

There's a moment of silence, like peaceful clarity. His lips tremble into that beautiful smile of his and I swear I see tears in is eyes.

"UCLA told coach they're interested in me."

My mouth drops open and I reach for him, wrapping my arms around him. "Aiden. That's amazing."

He wraps his arms around me and holds me tight. "It doesn't mean anything yet."

I pull away and hold his face between my hands. "They're interested, Aiden. This is how it

all starts."

"They're going to watch me the rest of the season and see how I hold up, but if I play like I played today, I'll finally have a plan for my life."

with excitement and I kiss him, pulling on his hair to bring him closer to me until the air I breathe is

me back, his tongue in my mouth

finally turns into a hungry grab that has me pulling

catch my breath.

on mine. "God, Alina. I want to do so many things to you

breathe into him, gripping his

we have to go out there, they're waiting for

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9:22 pm

and

disappointed and pull away, smiling. "Let's go

his eyes as we get out of the car. Immediately I smell the smoke, and the next second I see the warm glow of

hand in hand, I see how the team has gathered picnic tables and set

are laid out on one table and all the other ones are taken up by the team and a few other people I do not

all spot us, the

their

the tables.

them, shaking his head as he takes a seat on one of the picnic tables. His arm wraps around my waist and he sets

takes me only a few minutes to realize this isn't some rager, loud party. It's

teams they think they will beat easily verus the ones they

Aiden talk, give his opinion and my heart bursts with a new wave of affection. He uplifts them, and by the way they listen to

to get food. Aiden