All Chapters of Fake Dating The Hockey Captain AKA My Roommate: Chapter 21 - Chapter 29

29 Chapters

020 - I THINK I LIKE HIM

020I THINK I LIKE HIM AURORA The hum of Mason’s car engine dies, leaving the interior of the vehicle cloaked in a heavy, almost suffocating silence. Outside the passenger window, I can see the light up in the second floor. They're not out yet. Meaning, my roommate is home.It’s been a week since the hospital. A week since the world tilted on its axis for the Vale family. A week since they've been contemplating placing Celina in the system. A week since Jayden completely shut down, turning into an angry guy who practically lives at the rink, skating until his knees give out. I’ve tried to be there for him, to be the perfect fake girlfriend the scouts and coaches expect to see, but tonight... tonight's supposed to be a breath of fresh air. A me time.Tonight was my first official date with Mason."We’re here," Mason says, his hands on the steering wheel. He turns his head to look at me, a gentle smile tugging at the corner of his lips. "Had a good time tonight, Aurora?""Yeah," I sa

021 - CLAUDIA 2

021CLAUDIA 2AURORA I stand there for a long time, my fingers still pressed against the burning skin of my neck where Mason’s lips had been just twenty minutes ago.What happened to the sweet boy who wouldn't let me sleep alone in the dark the first day I met him?He’s seems gone. Drowned beneath the suffocating pressure of a shattered family, hockey scouts breathing down his neck, and a fake relationship that’s starting to feel less like a safety net and more like a fucking noose for both of us.I don't sleep well that night. Every time I close my eyes, I see Jayden’s bloodshot eyes, or I feel the Mason’s mouth on mine. It’s a mess.That is not what I bargained for when I choose to go on that date with Mason.But by Friday, I have no choice but to shove all that bullshit into a dark corner of my mind. Because Friday means the start of Family Weekend.Northford is bursting at the seams. If you know what that means, you're lucky. You have to be an insider to understand the joke.Eve

022 - THE SWITCH

022THE SWITCH AURORA I'm in Uber as soon as I leave the athletic building. While I'm being frantic thinking about the fifty-thousand-dollar duet announcement, the uneasy truce with Sofia, I'm also trying to be cool about having Claudia here.The driver drives slowly while I mutter words under my breath that I hope he can't make out. He must think I'm crazy. Whoops. I just want him to drive as fast as he can so I can go pick up my best friend.My phone starts ringing in my hand again. I glance down, expecting Claudia calling back to tell at me to hurry up, but the caller ID stops me.It's actually Jayden.That's... surprising. Since he walked out on me after my date with Mason, we've barely spoken to each other. It's like he's avoiding me for reasons I know nothing about. Now he's calling? It tells me this must be important. So I swipe green. "Hey... Is everything okay?"Way to go Aurora. Instantly assuming everything's not okay. There’s a long pause on the other end, heavy with a

023 - WE'RE KEEPING THE BABY

023 WE'RE KEEPING THE BABY "Hey, girlie." Before I can even brace myself, Celina throws herself into my arms. The force of her collision knocks the air from my lungs. I stumble back a step, laughing as I hug her tightly. "Oh my God." I squeeze her shoulders before pulling away just enough to look at her. "Look at you." "You say that like I've changed." "You have." I nod. She rolls her eyes, but I catch the tiny smile tugging at her lips. She looks healthier than the last time I saw her. The gaunt look to her cheekbones has softened, and the dark circles under her eyes have faded, no longer looking like deep bruises against her pale skin. Although there's still sadness lingering somewhere beneath her expression... one that I'm sure might never fully disappear... it isn't consuming her anymore. She is breathing through it now. My gaze does the instinctive drop. She's wearing a blue dress that hugs her body. There's no bump yet, but she's filled out in all the right pl

024 - YOU LIKE HER, DON'T YOU?

024 YOU LIKE HER, DON'T YOU? JAYDEN I slide my phone into my pocket, exhaling heavily as I drive while I repeat the words in my head. Visitor's center. Tall, gorgeous, fuck-me boots, black hair with an emerald streak. Aurora’s description of her best friend keeps repeating in my head. My hands are shaking as I shove them into the pockets of my hoodie, weaving through the afternoon campus crowd toward the visitor’s center. I’m completely losing it. Celina is here. With Bryce. The guy who knocked up my seventeen-year-old sister, the guy who represents every single failure of protection on my part. Just thinking his name makes my jaw clench so tight my teeth ache. If Aurora hadn't agreed to intercept them, I would have broken something by now. Or worse, I would have broken Celina’s heart by screaming at the only person she has left. "Get it together," I mutter to myself, taking a turn past the library quad. When the brick facade of the visitor’s welcome center comes int

025 - WHERE IS THIS BRYCE

025 WHERE IS THIS BRYCE JAYDEN Bro, it's too early to define the relationship between Aurora and I. It's too damn early. Because, you know those movies where when you start giving a name to what you're doing... shit hits the fan because of that? It’s like a curse, a jinx. Yes. I'm not about to admit to liking the girl because I know that I don't. Or, at least, I'm convincing myself I don't. She's pretty alright. Her eyes are bright, and yeah, she’s got a feisty spirit. But that's it. That’s the full extent of it. I like her personality and vibe. We can banter and she calls me on my bullshit. That's a good thing, a rare thing that most girls would never do. But liking Aurora? Nah. Claudia can say whatever she wants about us. I know for a fact that Aurora is just messing around with Mason, a rebound from Brian. Once she realizes that, once she sees Mason for the nice, safe, boring guy he is, she'll stop this little infatuation of hers. She’ll come back to reality. I gl

026 - READY TO LEARN

026READY TO LEARN JAYDENMy first glance at the boy who knocked up my sister and it's in a hotel room, with him glancing down at his feet.So this is the famous Bryce.The kid is smaller than I thought. Leaner than I thought he'd be. I don't know what erratic thought was running through my mind. I'll say what. Even though I knew that body structure didn't have anything to do with how fertile a guy could be... I just felt that Bryce looked too young to father a child."So what?" I fold my arms across my chest.He raises his head slowly. "What?""What happened to protection?" I ask.He winces, averting his gaze while Celina mumbles something inaudible behind me. I ignore her. She needs to not interrupt my time with this guy. I need to hear what he has to say. "It was... not the way you think." He says."Oh. So you decided to have sex with her without fucking protection?"Celina's murmurs become a little audible now. So audible that I can make out a 'leave him alone, Jay.' I turn to f

027 - JUST THREE

027JUST THREEAURORA I'm not even playing when I say I need to see Claudia, right away. I've been here for what... two three hours? I'm over it. Claudia has been texting me nonstop. I know it's only a matter of time before she leaves the dorm and comes find me. "You ready to go?" Jayden asks, getting up and walking toward me.Thank God. I nod, picking my bag immediately. "I thought you'd never ask."He doesn't reply, but opens the door, holding it for me. We go through the elevator ride and we're outside the building in no time. My phone keeps pinging with text notifications. Claudia; Girl, there's a party and we're going. My brows shoot up. This girl. I said to stay indoors and wait for me, knowing damn well the second she gets bored, trouble follows. But knowing Claudia, I should have known it was impossible for her to sit still in a quiet dorm room for more than 20 minutes. I smile, shaking my head. "Claudia's dope." Jayden speaks up beside me. "Is she?" My smile is still th

028 - NOT MY TYPE

028NOT MY TYPEJAYDENI'm not an asshole. I know when to stop talking, when to bite my tongue, especially when someone's clearly hitting a raw nerve. And judging from the very confused, almost hurt look Aurora has on her pretty face right now, I can tell it's now. The last thing I want to do is be the reason she has an issue with a loved one, especially if it's her mom. I don't need that kind of drama or guilt on my conscience.Still, I think it's a bit of a miscommunication. Nothing way out of the question could have happened. Maybe she didn't get the details right and stuff. I jerk my head up at the sudden sound of loud voices, emerging from the glass door, the one leading from the dorm buildings. Three familiar faces resolve themselves. Harry’s hands are stuffed casually in his pockets, and he’s staring intently at Claudia, giving her his full attention as they walk. Mason however, is walking ahead of the two of them. He seems to have noticed my car because he's pointing at it, h

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