Good @ Games by Stella Wilkinson

Author:Stella Wilkinson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: boarding school high school boys, boyfriend club fun teenage novel, middle grade romance, first time falling in love young adult, romantic comedy english british romance, school dating deal boyfriend teen love
Publisher: Stella Wilkinson
Published: 2015-01-18T00:00:00+00:00

“SO, YOU AND FLORA. Things going alright?” Gabriel cornered his brother while Flora was dressing for dinner.

“Not as well as I’d like,” Michael said moodily. “I was hoping things would progress a little further by inviting her here, but she isn’t getting the hint. I don’t know, I might finish with her if it carries on like this. Plenty of other willing girls at Compass Court.”

Gabriel looked amazed. “Are we talking about sex? You’re thinking of dumping her because she hasn’t slept with you yet? Cripes, Mikey, she’s only sixteen.”

“I’m only sixteen too; and anyway, we’re both seventeen soon. And it always worked for you, didn’t it? You and Vanessa were hardly subtle about it when she stayed here.”

Gabriel shook his head. “Mikey, you are an idiot! You don’t rush this kind of thing. You’ve got a great girl; take it slowly.”

Michael looked unimpressed. “You slept with Vanessa the same night you met her!” he pointed out.

“But Vanessa was nineteen, and pretty experienced already. Flora is nothing like her.”

“Yeah, I know.” Michael said glumly, clearly wishing Flora was more like Vanessa.

Gabriel sat down on Michael’s bed. “Listen, Mike, I’m going to tell you something, and it is the absolute truth. At the academy I’m surrounded by girls just like Vanessa. Beautiful, confident girls who want to date me. But what would be the point? They would want me to run in circles for them, they would want gifts and adoration and my precious time. I broke up with Vanessa because I don’t have room in my life for that kind of girl right now. I’m selfish and I’m occasionally insecure, and I want a girl like you’ve got. Someone who puts my needs first, someone who is just kind and sweet. She’s worth waiting for, damn it!”

Gabriel sighed as Michael shrugged. He knew he hadn’t gotten through to him. He tried one last time.

“Look, I know it’s different for me. I’ve been at a school with girls since I was eleven and I’ve had a lot of girlfriends. For you, this is the first time in your life where you are at school with girls and you’ve suddenly realised that they like you, right?”

“Right.” Michael nodded, his attention back on Gabriel.

“It’s true, Michael, you’re good looking, and just like me you can have your pick of the girls. But as someone who has done just that, I do have a piece of advice for you: the sexy easy ones won’t keep you happy for long. They’re not girls you fall in love with. Girls like Flora are the ones you fall in love with in the end. That’s the kind of girl you hope to end up married to one day. Do you understand what I mean?”

“But you loved Vanessa,” Michael said, “and she was sexy as hell.”

Gabriel sighed, fairly sure his advice had gone in one ear and out the other. But he’d done what he could, and now it was up to Michael and Flora to work it out between them.

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