CHAPTER Twenty-Three

  Gracie

  I was nervous as I walked into school with Ryland, his hand holding mine. I was quite a private person, this was all new to me. And not only that, I was also scared that somehow it would get back to my dad. I don’t know how no-one at this school or their parents have anything to do with my father. I am sure most of them do not even know who he is, but that doesn’t stop me from getting paranoid.

  “Hey, brown eyes, are you OK” Ryland asked, turning to look at me.

  “Yes, just nervous, I guess,” I said.

  “You don’t need to be nervous,” he said, kissing me softly.