Chapters tagged best of friends

Best of Friends 13 - Morning Breakfast by Mrjakobs

Chapter 13

Godfrey’s cafeteria was a space of polished marble and privilege. Newly built, lavishly furnished, and serving gourmet meals to the academy’s elite. Noah often felt out of place sitting at the quartz countertop tables. This morning especially as he watched Mike work away at seve...

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Best of Friends 16 - Mother's Approval by Mrjakobs

Chapter 16

The coffee shop sat nestled between two boutique galleries, its windows spotless, its name etched in gold serif above a slate-gray awning... The coffee shop sat nestled between two boutique galleries, its windows spotless, its name etched in gold serif above a slate-gray awning....

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Best of Friends 17 - Homework by Mrjakobs

Chapter 17

Rachel's day didn't fare much better after meeting with her mother. Classes dragged, homework never seemed to end, and Rachel's mind endlessly played the words her mother had said. Noah wasn't for her. She came from a different life. It wouldn't last. Eternity wrapped into a si...

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Best of Friends 18 - Morning After by Mrjakobs

Chapter 18

A sliver of sunlight cut through the opening in Rachel’s curtains, spilling across her cheek and waking her. She groaned softly, rolling toward the wall as she tried to cover her face with the bedsheets, only to find that when she pulled them, they remained stuck in place. Her e...

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Best of Friends 20 - One Sided by Mrjakobs

Chapter 20

Noah stepped out of the Commons, the cool air brushing his face as the warm kissed his face. His mind swirling with confusion and arousal as he processed Rachel’s video. His phone buzzed in his pocket, but he didn't bother to check it. He didn’t want to. Not after what he saw....

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Best of Friends 21 - About Mike by Mrjakobs

Chapter 21

Rachel stepped out of the bedroom in her softest pair of athletic shorts and a cropped tank. She tugged at the hem, giving the illusion of adjusting something that didn’t need fixing. She could feel Noah's eyes gravitate towards her as she walked into the living room. At least th...

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Best of Friends 24 - I Just Know by Mrjakobs

Chapter 24

Noah and Rachel stumbled out of the bar into the cool night air. Rachel giggled as she clung to Noah’s arm, nearly tripping over a crooked slab of concrete. Noah steadied her, smelling the sweet perfume clinging to her neck. “Careful,” he said between laughs. “I’m fine,” she sa...

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Best of Friends 25 - Ketchup on Eggs by Mrjakobs

Chapter 25

Noah woke slowly as sunlight warmed the edges of Rachel’s bedroom. Rachel was tucked against him, her golden hair a tangle on the pillow, one leg draped across his. She had wrapped herself in the comforter like a burrito, with only her bare shoulder peeking through. Noah smiled...

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Best of Friends 26 - Sharing by Mrjakobs

Chapter 26

Rachel woke to sunlight streaking across her face and the scent of Noah on her sheets. With a yawn, she reached her arm out beside her, surprised when her fingertips grazed cool linen rather than Noah’s shoulder. She felt around for a moment, then noted the silence of the apartme...

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Best of Friends 27 - Fred by Mrjakobs

Chapter 27

Two weeks had passed, and Rachel made every effort to keep her life as quiet as possible. She silenced text notifications, left Ethan’s messages on read, declined Mike’s impromptu visits, and pretended everything was normal. She even tried to pretend she was normal. Knowing, deep...

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