Safe Bet (The Rules #4)(61)

So here it is.

I know his story isn’t as angsty and heartbreaking as all the other books in the OWG series, but that’s okay I think. Hopefully you think so too. In case you couldn’t tell, I wrote this book for the Wade fans and for the Drew + Fable fans. Do you guys realize it’s been four years since I released One Week Girlfriend? I remember how nervous I was to self publish that book. How fast I wrote it, how easy their story came to me, which doesn’t always happen. How the book didn’t sound like anything I’d ever written before so I decided to release it under another pen name (I’d been writing romance as Karen Erickson for years).

Monica Murphy kicked Karen’s ass. One Week Girlfriend took off like a shot and changed my life—and my family’s life too. Drew + Fable changed my career. I owe a lot to Drew + Fable. This means I also owe a lot to you, dear readers, for reading my books. So this one is for you.

I hope you enjoyed hanging out with Drew + Fable again. I didn’t think they’d play such a central part in this book, but they almost took it over. My apologies. Though I don’t think you’ll complain too much.

A big, giant thank you to my assistant, Kati, my publicist Nina, my editor Mackenzie, my proofreader Dana, my formatter Emily and my cover designer Sarah. Thank you for helping me make this book the best it can be. Thank you to all the bloggers and reviewers for all your support over the years. Thank you to my family for being patient with me when I work too much.

And again, thank you to the readers. The last four years has been an exhilarating ride. Can’t wait to see what’s going to happen next.





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There’s a party over at Jordan Tuttle’s house tonight and everyone is there. Including…

Olivia: Who’s leaving for her dad’s house in Oregon tomorrow. So she plans on having the time of her life tonight with her best friends.

Dustin: Who wishes Livvy could see just how much she means to him.

Emily: Who’s trying her to best to get with someone. Anyone.

Cannon: Who has an encounter with Em he won’t be able to forget.

Amanda: Who’s finally ready to go all the way with her boyfriend.

Tuttle: Who discovers the girl he’s always secretly liked just might like him back.





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It’s the end of summer. Just before I start senior year with my two best friends in the whole world. Dustin and Emily are everything to me. We’ve been inseparable since middle school, and when we’re together, nothing can go wrong.

But things aren’t always what they seem. Em’s turned into a drunken mess who parties too much. Dustin and I have hooked up a few times—and now he’s ready to take our relationship to the next level. Yet I’m not sure I want things to change. I’m scared if I take it any further with Dustin, our friendship will be ruined forever. Then there’s Ryan. The new guy. He’s hot. He flirts way too much. And Em has totally set her sights on him.

So when my best friend betrays me in the worst possible way, guess who’s there to help me pick up the pieces of my broken heart? Ryan. But he’s so confusing. Annoying. Sweet. Sexy. I want to trust him, yet he makes it so hard. What I really want is for everything to go back to the way it was before.

Before I found out that best friends make the worst kind of enemies.





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I miss you so much!

I miss you too.

I have a surprise for you. :)

What is it?

When you come home you’ll find out.

But that’s not until next week! :(

It’s worth the wait. Trust me.

Does Dustin know the surprise?

Yes but he won’t tell you.

How do you know?

Cuz he knows I’ll kick his ass. :)



I stare at my phone screen, frustrated at my friend Emily’s secrecy. She knows I hate surprises. I always have. Surprises usually bring bad news, at least for me.

Surprise! Pop quiz.

Surprise! You’re failing Chemistry.

Surprise! He likes someone else.

Surprise! You’re getting a baby brother.

Surprise! You’re getting a baby sister.

Surprise! Your dad and I are getting a divorce.

Not necessarily in that order, but you get the gist.

Deciding to change tactics, I start texting Dustin.



What’s up?

The usual. What’s up wit u?

Bored. Lonely.

If you were here with me…

What?

I’d make sure you weren’t bored.

Or lonely. :)



I smile, trying to fight the butterflies that flutter in my stomach when he talks like that. Dustin and I have been close since we were young. He’s one of my best friends. I’ve told him everything. Confessed who I liked, who I’m mad at, how far I’ve gone with guys—which isn’t very far—and he’s admitted all his secrets too. He’s the first person I got drunk with. The first person I got high with.

He’s also the first boy I tongue-kissed. When we were thirteen and feeling like losers who’d never done anything, we at least had each other.