Chapters tagged coming of age

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 14 - Drive Through by Mrjakobs

Chapter 14

“Ethan’s been blowing up my phone like fucking crazy. He keeps saying it’s not fair.” Mike’s voice cut through the low rumble of the old projector, Noah and Rachel both looked over at him with annoyance. "You're talking over the movie Mike," Rachel said. They sat crammed into M...

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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 19 - The Commons by Mrjakobs

Chapter 19

The Commons at Godfrey were slower than normal, but Noah wasn't complaining. Once a private library built in the late 1800s, the building had been painstakingly restored rather than replaced. Sunlight cast against arching stained-glass windows, scattering soft jewels of color acr...

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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 22 - March Madness by Mrjakobs

Chapter 22

The bar was absolute chaos. Heat, music, and bodies packed tightly together, creating an unmistakable energy that could only be found in a college dive bar. The place smelled like old beer and sweat. Christmas lights clung to the rafters, and the walls were covered in rusted tool...

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Best of Friends 23 - Test Drive by Mrjakobs

Chapter 23

The lock clicked shut, sealing them both inside the tiny bathroom. Rachel did her best to avoid touching the walls as Ethan turned to her. She stared at him coldly as he leaned casually against the door. "Finally alone at last," he said smoothly. Rachel’s skin bristled at the c...

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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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