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pleased. Mine would disown me.”
    “Yet again, I don’t understand your world,” she said.
    “And I don’t think he can either. I don’t want to hurt him. I tried ignoring him for both of our sakes and that made things worse. I don’t want to lead him on when there’s a good chance that I’ll never see him again after graduation. I really don’t want to lead him on if I’m going to be marrying someone like Sebastian.”
    “We can’t let that happen,” Sasha said.
    “Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s up to us,” I said.
    I couldn’t think of a scenario where either of us could be happy. I could be with Sebastian and keep my family. Martin would probably hate me forever. I could also date Martin, but then my family would disown me. What if Martin and I didn’t last? We haven’t had a great history of getting along, so if we broke up, I would be without a boyfriend and a family.
    How could I keep my distance from Martin without upsetting him? Though, I wasn’t sure I could stand being away from him, either. His kiss was just a small preview of what I could have if I spent more time with him. I needed more.
    My mom had put me on a dozen diets during my childhood. I knew better than anyone that if you eliminate something delicious from your life, then you’ll only want it more.
    “I’m going to go hang out with Reg at a football party. Do you want to come with me?” Sasha asked.
    “I think I’m going to go to bed. It’s been a very weird night,” I said.
    What an understatement! I just attended a dinner with my parents where they arranged my marriage to a guy I have repeatedly said I wasn’t interested in. Then, by mere coincidence, I ran into the guy I really want to be with, and we kiss. It was like the universe was presenting me with two different futures, and I had to choose which one I wanted. It was too much for one night. I fell asleep the second my head hit the pillow.

11

Martin
    I woke up early after a night of restless sleep. I kept having the weirdest dreams after Alexa left. I had a dream that I was in Alexa’s room and we were making out when she started taking off her clothes.
    I was kissing her neck, and she was in ecstasy. But instead of moaning my name, she kept saying Sebastian. I would correct her, but she couldn’t hear me. She just kept saying his name. I think I woke myself up from saying my own name.
    Once I managed to fall asleep again, I dreamt that Alexa’s parents were coming to kill me. I kept trying to run, but my feet felt heavy and sluggish. At one point, I even tried to run backward because my legs would not move forward. Her mom found me and held a gun to my head. I woke up when she pulled the trigger.
    Now I was awake. After a night of poor sleep, I was left feeling just as confused as I did last night. I decided that I’d go crazy if I sat in my room alone, so I got dressed and went to the gym. I sent a quick text before I left.
    Couldn’t sleep. I would love to see you. If you want to talk, I’ll be at the gym for a few hours.
    I was just about to start my reps at the bench press when a familiar face appeared. There’s no faster way to spoil your peaceful workout than to have Donny around.
    “Need me to spot you?” he asked.
    “Sure,” I said dryly. “What are you doing here so early?”
    “Rise and grind, baby,” he said stupidly. “As the captain, I have to set a good example for my boys.”
    “I didn’t know coach announced new captains.”
    “Well, not officially, but it couldn’t be anyone else but me.”
    He was probably right, and that made me feel sorry for my younger teammates.
    “So, you porked Alexa last night, nice,” he said, too loudly.
    I glared at him. “That’s none of your business.”
    “She’s gonna break your heart, man,” he said. “That’s what those rich girls do.”
    I nearly dropped the bar on my chest. “What do you mean by that?”
    “I went to boarding school up east. I’ve seen it a million times.