Extra: Carter’s Secret Confession

Extra

Carter’s POV:

Autumn’s kind of a dork. If I’m mean to her, it’s a problem. If I’m nice, it’s a problem.

If I scold her, she cries.

Heh, such a crybaby.

But I’m the only one willing to spoil her.

What would she do without me? How did she even survive before? She’s as fragile as a flower.

What am I supposed to do? I’d hate for anyone else to spoil her.

Sometimes, I wish I’d met her sooner.

Seeing her skipping meals and classes, hiding in bed crying over Lucas Bradley, made me angry and sad. I wanted to storm into her dorm, drag her out, wipe her tears, and pull her into my arms.

But I couldn’t.

I called her, and when she finally answered, her voice was hoarse and she was coughing. I lost control and scolded her.

She hung up and blocked me.

Fine, I deserved it. I shouldn’t have yelled.

But she’s just so infuriating.

Ugh, I give up.

Honestly, the SAT was a breeze compared to her.

She’s my little troublemaker.

Yeah, I had to call in backup. It took teaming up with Mariah to get her to go to the beach. She loves the ocean, and I could see her mood improve.

But during that minute-long stare, she almost picked another guy.

Dream on—I was right there.

Still, her blushing face was so cute, I almost…

Ahem.

Also, when she pouts, I really want to kiss her.

But I didn’t have the right. She’d probably think I was being a creep.

But in the future, when I do, I’ll kiss her every time she pouts. Just wait. She won’t know what hit her.

There’s no problem a kiss can’t fix.

If there is, two kisses.

I know I can be harsh, so I’m working on it—trying to talk softer so I don’t scare her.

I worked so hard to win her over; if I scare her off, who am I gonna blame?

She asked when I first liked her.

I can tell her honestly—it was the first time I saw her.

If you’d told me before that love at first sight was real, I’d have laughed and said it was just lust.

But the moment I saw her, I understood. It’s not like that.

The second my heart sped up, I ran away.

Because I hadn’t washed my hair and had just finished a cigarette. I didn’t want her to get a bad impression.

She still doesn’t know I used to smoke.

After I started liking her, I quit.

For every moment I spend with her, I can change all my bad habits.

Anything she doesn’t like is a bad habit.

I’ll keep my word.

Because I’m Carter.

And Carter always keeps his promises to Autumn.

And that’s really the end. Swear.