First Love: A Superbundle Boxed Set of Seven New Adult Romances by Kent Julia

Author:Kent, Julia [Kent, Julia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: reluctant reader, middle school, gamers, boxed set, first love, contemporary, vampire, romance, bargain books, college, boy book, romantic comedy, new adult, MMA
Publisher: Casey Shay Press
Published: 2014-09-29T04:00:00+00:00

Saturday, March 9 – 3:00 PM

Owen

My phone rings again, and a student at a nearby table glares at me. I answer it this time and race out into the lobby.

“Hello?”

“Hi Owen...”

Maria’s voice is warm and soft, and somehow nothing else matters when I hear her say my name. It doesn’t matter that I can’t afford food or that my parents don’t care about me anymore—she does, and she’s all I need.

“What’s up?” I ask. My stomach growls so loudly that I worry, for a moment, that she’ll hear it over the phone.

“Um... not much. I was just calling to see if you’d like to stop by tonight,” she tells me, her voice tight and nervous. “Maybe we can watch a movie?”

My phone buzzes against my ear and I nearly drop it on the floor. It’s just Tina sending me a text message, but I’ve never gotten used to my ear buzzing like that.

“Owen? Are you there?”

“Oh, sorry,” I apologize. “Sure, I’d love to. Just let me finish up my homework first, okay?”

“Alright. Just call me when you’re heading over.”

“Will do,” I answer happily. Just talking to her puts a smile on my face.

“Bye,” she says quietly, and I imagine her blushing as she hangs up the phone. I don’t deserve a girl as wonderful as she is.

My phone buzzes again, and I hurriedly check Tina’s messages before she starts threatening me again.

“Come to Collegetown Pizza. We need to talk.”

“Right now, Owen. I mean it.”

Tina’s such a tiny thing, but she’s so forceful that I don’t dare say no. Instead, I pack my bags and hurry to the south bridge leading out from campus. If Tina says to meet with her, I’m damned well going to meet with her.

The smell of melted cheese and tomato sauce drives me nuts as I walk into the pizzeria, and I desperately wish I could get a slice. Tina is already here and for once in her life, she isn’t wearing pink. Instead, she’s wearing a thin black jacket, gray tights, and ridiculously oversized fur-trimmed boots.

Sometimes I just don’t know about her. Between her usual pink wardrobe and now these boots, I can’t tell if she’s unintentionally dressing to a stereotype or doing it as some kind of statement. I’ve met some really ditzy students, but she definitely isn’t one of them. I don’t know if she’s a genius like Maria who, according to my fellow teaching assistant Liz, still hasn’t missed a question yet this year, but she’s sharp enough that I don’t dare assume the obvious.

She waves me over to her table, and I eye her cautiously as I sit down across from her. I’m nervous about meeting with her. The last time she contacted me out of the blue like this, I ended up wearing a suit to a casual-attire swing dance.

“Hey, how are you?” I ask, staring at the tantalizing slice of pepperoni pizza on her plate. God, I’m so hungry.

“Not bad,” she answers through a mouthful of cheesy goodness. “Yourself?”

“Um... good enough.

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