Sugar Secrets…& Shocks Page 12

  Then she saw him. Standing at the top of the cinema steps, engaged in conversation with his female companion, his arm draped around her shoulder, drawing her close to him.

  Alex.

  “Come on, you two. Keep up!” Cat’s voice bellowed from the street corner.

  “Oh, no! He’s seen us,” Maya whimpered, visibly cringing and trying to hide behind Kerry’s mass of curly hair.

  At the sound of Cat’s loud voice, Alex naturally looked in the direction it was coming from. Recognising her, he gave a visible jolt, then let his gaze travel back along the road, taking in first Vikki, Sonja and Anna, then Kerry and Maya bringing up the rear.

  His eyes settled on Maya and he shuffled nervously for a few moments on the cinema steps, hurriedly removing his arm from the girl’s shoulder. Then, seeming to gather his thoughts together, he fixed a smile on to his face and strode across the road towards them, female friend in tow.

  As she got closer, Maya realised that the girl with Alex was Holly, one of his exes. No, more than that; it was Holly who had tried to rekindle old flames with Alex a little while back, while Maya had still been going out with him. At the time, Alex hadn’t been in the least bit interested. But now…?

  She felt a pang of jealousy shoot through her heart.

  After all, Maya thought, it’s not like you can stop loving someone overnight.

  SOME SECRETS ARE JUST TOO GOOD TO

  KEEP TO YOURSELF!

  Sugar Secrets…

  1… & Revenge

  2… & Rivals

  3… & Lies

  4… & Freedom

  5… & Lust

  6… & Mistakes

  7… & Choices

  8… & Ambition

  9… & Dramas

  10… & Resolutions

  11… & Scandal

  12… & Guilt

  13… & Luck

  14… & Love

  15… & Conflict

  16… & Confessions

  17… & Sunburn

  18… & Shocks

  19… & Jealousy

  20… & Flirting

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