Bitter Kisses (It's Just High School #3) - Thandiwe Mpofu Page 0,166
else, just let me have you for forever.”
“How can I say no to that when I want you too, Julian?” she says breathless. “If you’ll have us, Julian, I’d like that.”
I frown, confused.
“Wait, us? Who is us?”
She blinks at me, her large eyes watching me as she produces something I hadn’t even seen when she walked in, mesmerized by her.
A fucking pregnancy test.
“Mia?” I whisper.
“I’m pregnant, Julian.”
“See, I told you, now give me my Benjamin Frank,” a voice says from the door. We look up only to see Cole and Liam, Dad and Nicky standing just inside the door, watching us.
“Shh,” Cole whispers
“No way, pay up! I was right. She’s preggers,” Liam says. “Hey Dad, is that how they kissed when they were nothing but babies? Dude, J is a major ladies’ man, I’m telling you.”
“I guess we know where you got it from, side-hustling sisters.”
“Shh, give me my money.”
“Yeah, but I don’t have cash right now,” Cole mutters. “Hey Mr. Fitz, can I have a hundred?”
I watch as my Dad actually pulls his wallet and takes out a hundred which Cole proceeds to give Liam.
“There, keeping the wealth in the family. Now, shut up,” Cole says, then they all turn back to look at us.
“Oh, did we interrupt the show?”
“Get the fuck out of here!” I snap.
Nicky is giggling but I think she shoots Mia a wink before she and Dad leave.
“Oops,” Liam mutters then he swivels around on his heel, but before he leaves, he looks back at us. “You go, Mia! Can’t wait to see you domesticate this savage!”
“Get out!” I demand. This time, he actually listens.
Cole remains though, watching us with a small smile on his face.
“No one deserves this happiness more than the two of you,” my best friend says, as he turns to leave. But before he steps out, he looks at us and says, “Hey Siri, play Godspeed by Frank Ocean.”
And that’s the fucking soundtrack of how I fucking feel right now.
Mia looks at me, and I just drown in the depths of the eyes that know me better than I know myself as Frank starts crooning, I ask her.
“Marry me, Mia,” I whisper. “I promise on my life you and the family we’re going to make will always be safe, cherished and fucking loved. Just say yes, baby.”
“God, Julian,” she says huskily. “You had me at hello and when you kissed me… yes! I’ll marry you.”
I place my hand tentatively over her belly, looking into her eyes.
“You’re both mine,” I whisper. “But especially you. You are mine, Mia, and you’ll kiss me forever.”
“I promise you forever, Julian,” she murmurs against my lips. “I already did. That day in the hospital all those years ago when you were being a jerk and I was nosy.”
“Well, I guess my assholery and your inability to mind your fucking business have brought us here.”
“Urgh, shut up and kiss me, you asshole,” she demands.
And here, right in this studio, a replica of the one I used to stand I. the shadows, watching her dance… in the house I built for us, is where our actually life starts.
As I kiss her, communicating everything I sometimes fail to tell her, I can’t help but fall deeper for her.
I guess everyone else lost. Like I said. No one wins against me.
But now, no one can win against us.
Afterword
Here we are, saying goodbye to one of my favorite couples. Thank you for patiently waiting for this one. I hate conclusions, but alas, they must be given and given without holding back anything.
But for my worlds, it’s never really goodbye. These two deserve to be happy, but I can’t wait to see where Mia and Julian pop up in Liam’s book! Wish him luck! He’s going to need it.
Thank you so much to my lovely Spitfires. Thank you for still riding with me and making this experience so incredible and worth it!
Sammy and Amanda, you know what it is. I adore you.
To my street team, you guys are incredible. Thank you for spreading the word, even when there’s no word to spread sometimes, your support means the world to me.
If you loved this book, please, please don’t forget to leave a review.
Love from this Spitfire, always and forever.
Thandie xxx
Books by Thandie Mpofu
Westbrook Blues Series:
Reckless Hate, #1
Vicious Hate, #2
Broken Hate #3
It’s Just High School series:
Devious Kisses
Cruel Kisses
Bitter Kisses
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