Erin Hawkwood is a junior in high school and the perfect child, even when her twin Evelyn, and older brother Evan seem otherwise. That's until she meets Elijah D'Cruz on accident, who shows her what she's been missing....


His eyes pool with tears and I can't stop my tears from streaming down my face. My hands are trembling with the gun in it and I don't even know if I'll be able to hold it up straight. Is this it? The end?

"I love you babygirl." He says, placing a kiss on my forehead, before turning the corner of his car and all I can hear are gun shots and wails and screams.

The Nose Piercing Boy

He bites on his lip, and I resist the urge to kiss him again. 


"Yeah, it's the lip gloss." I say stupidly and I mentally face palm myself for ruining the moment. 


"Babygirl, you are so good at this after-kissing thing." He says sarcastically and chuckles. 


"I know. Stop." I admit, trying to end this conversation of me constantly getting embarrassed and insulted. 


"We could replay it." He says bluntly. 


"The whole kiss." He adds, before planting a kiss on my forehead, just as my stomach grumbles. 


"Just, after we get some food in there." He says, resting one hand on my stomach, and let's my sweater fall back down. I nod as he removes his forehead from mine. 


"Jay will take a nap so we have all the time to ourselves." He says and I just stand there. Was I supposed to nod? So I nod, a little too vigorously though. 


"Look at you, desperate." He smirks, before adding, 


Chapter Forty Nine