Always Series by Lindsay Becs

Tatum Walls. I have built them high to protect myself. I had to. I got tired of being hurt and having my heart shattered. Brick by brick, I toughened myself, hardened on the outside. I don’t show affection, I don’t smile or laugh easily, but I can still hurt. My family are the only people I let in and truly see me. But I left them to chase my dreams. I’m not here to make friends; I simply want to do the job I was hired to do. To model... moreTatum Walls. I have built them high to protect myself. I had to. I got tired of being hurt and having my heart shattered. Brick by brick, I toughened myself, hardened on the outside. I don’t show affection, I don’t smile or laugh easily, but I can still hurt. My family are the only people I let in and truly see me. But I left them to chase my dreams. I’m not here to make friends; I simply want to do the job I was hired to do. To model. But now, the new racer for Royal King doesn’t seem to take a hint. Why won’t he just leave me alone? And more than that, why do I seem to become so undone every time he’s around? Walls. He’s breaking them down one by one. And I’m letting him. It feels good to give him my coveted smiles. Just please, don’t hurt my heart… Benton My passion. I left my life in England to follow my passion: racing motorcycles. I’m keeping my focus and my eye on the prize. Not just because I want it, can taste it even, but because my dad owns the company. It’s his name and reputation on the line as much as mine, and I can’t let either of us down. “Be smart. Be wise. Then, be fast.” The moment I see the fire in her eyes, I know I want to catch fire with her. I’ll earn every smile I can get from her. She’s my good luck charm now. She’s who I want to see when I cross the finish line. It doesn’t feel right when she’s not there, but she keeps pushing me away. I’m here to do a job. I can’t afford to lose sight of that. I can’t let her interfere with my passion and my dreams. I can’t focus on the fact that she isn’t here. I need to win this. I need to win it all. Including her… less

PennyI knew he was trouble from the moment he moved next door, but all I needed was him. He looked out for me, protected me, and became my best friend. I just wish he saw me as more. Sometimes it feels like he does. Especially in those moments when he curls up behind me in bed, pulls me close, and says those two words I long to hear.Truth is, that’s when I feel like I’m truly home… Will he ever feel that too?JesseI think I knew I loved her since she gave me that first cup of awful lemonade... morePennyI knew he was trouble from the moment he moved next door, but all I needed was him. He looked out for me, protected me, and became my best friend. I just wish he saw me as more. Sometimes it feels like he does. Especially in those moments when he curls up behind me in bed, pulls me close, and says those two words I long to hear.Truth is, that’s when I feel like I’m truly home… Will he ever feel that too?JesseI think I knew I loved her since she gave me that first cup of awful lemonade. Before I gave her apologies in paper airplanes. Before I snuck in her window at night. Before I was ready to cross that fine line. Then we blurred that line and she was all I wanted. But I think it’s too late. I waited too long to tell her how I feel. Truth is, I’ll never truly be home unless I’m with her… Am I too late? less

I knew I was falling in love with the woman of my dreams when I was sixteen. I waited almost three years before telling her how I felt and then spent almost another year convincing her to give us a chance. She didn’t. And we lost two more years that we should have had together. Then circumstances changed and I knocked on her door, falling to my knees and begging her to be mine. She was. And we began some of the hardest yet most beautiful years of my life... moreI knew I was falling in love with the woman of my dreams when I was sixteen. I waited almost three years before telling her how I felt and then spent almost another year convincing her to give us a chance. She didn’t. And we lost two more years that we should have had together. Then circumstances changed and I knocked on her door, falling to my knees and begging her to be mine. She was. And we began some of the hardest yet most beautiful years of my life. When you love someone with your whole heart and your soul longs for theirs; when is it time to let go? Do you hold tight to each memory, thirsting for it to become reality again? Or do you keep them locked up tight so no one can snatch them away? I don’t know… It feels like there’s a hole in my heart and what’s left is tarnished and used up. Is it? Am I? What happens now? Especially when things begin to change around me. less