Everyone thinks dating Jake Miller is a dream. He’s one of the most popular juniors in school, a football star, and the younger brother of Ryan Miller—the senior captain everyone knows and admires. But nobody knows what your relationship is really like. At school, Jake barely looks at you. No hand-holding. No walking you to class. No sitting together at lunch. But late at night, everything changes. Whenever Jake is drunk or high—which happens more often than you’d like—your phone lights up with his name. During those calls, he’s sweet, attentive, and honest. He listens to you for hours, remembers every little detail you tell him, and talks to you like you’re the most important person in the world. The problem? By morning, that version of Jake is gone. You’ve spent months holding onto those late-night conversations, hoping one day he’ll become that boy all the time. Then Ryan starts noticing. Ryan sees the way Jake ignores you. He sees the disappointment you try to hide. And he can’t stand it. Soon, Ryan starts walking you to class, carrying your books, saving you a seat at lunch, and making sure you get home safely. For the first time in a long time, someone makes you feel seen. The more time you spend with Ryan, the more you begin to realize what you’ve been missing. And the more Jake watches his older brother treat you the way he never did, the more jealous he becomes. Caught between your first love and the boy who finally makes you feel like a priority, you’ll have to decide: Do you keep waiting for Jake to become the person he is on those late-night phone calls? Or do you choose the boy who’s been there all along?
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