Ugly Duckling just became the Hot Player by Jennifer Trevino (rom com books to read .txt) 📖

last. His coach and U.S History teacher glared at him from the bench, his strong forearms crossed over his chest as he watched him finish as always.

            “Good Job, Mike,” he yelled as Liam went over to the bench and got a cold cup of water. Liam struggled not to cringe at the mistake his coach had made.

            “Its Liam,” Liam corrected as he took a sip of his cup and accepted the towel from the random girl smiling widely at him. He didn’t bother remembering girls he didn’t want to bang or go out with; only girls with a high title would do for him. “Thanks,” he told the girl as he cleared his face from the sweat.

            “Oh, sorry son. Well good job you can go to the lockers and leave,” Coach Vegas nodded to him before looking back at the rest of the football players running the laps. Liam shrugged his shoulders and went over to the lockers located over the field. He was beat tired and had to get home so he could study for the upcoming test tomorrow.

            It’s been a total of three years since he has moved back to his hometown and made every girl in school head over heels for him, he didn’t forget his brother’s advice. Be nice and gentle to girls and add a tint of smugness and be perfect in anything including grades.

            He was in the Honors society and participated in activities after school, and maintained the number 1 rank in his grade. Not to mention that he has been leading his high school into the finals on any sport he engaged in.

            But somehow he managed to receive enemies in this case his coach was still upset because Liam had rejected his daughter for the captain of the varsity dance team. And his enemy of all time happened to be his best friend from when he was younger.

            Alice, she wasn’t the sweet cute girl that would run to his side and play with him when he was bored. That girl was gone and every time he tried to contact her she would glare at him and hiss some curse at him. She didn’t hang out with girls her age, but with boys that wore too much dark for his liking and a sense of danger.

            He wondered what went wrong with the girl; he missed that small chick that followed him around. Now he was ignored whenever he tried to make eye contact with her, and couldn’t get her to mutter a single greeting, let alone a proper sentence.

            After he finished taking a warm shower and dressing up in his polo shirt and jeans he went to his car. His girlfriend was waiting beside the car and he went over to hug her, she kissed his cheek lightly and smiled at her.

            Penelope was the girl he had liked when he was younger, and he had finally achieved his first step into breaking her heart. But these past weeks he has been thinking about taking her seriously…until he could find the right moment to ruin everything she ever cared about.

            “How was practice babe?” Penny asked as he opened the door to get in, his mood had deflated the moment she opened her mouth.

            “It was great; I finished as quickly as I could. Just to be with you,” Liam turned the ignition on and waited for Penelope to put her seatbelt on. He was anxious to get home already that it was itching on his skin, but he put his aloof façade.

            “That is so sweet, I am so lucky to have a boyfriend like you,” Penny blushed as she fidgeted in her seat. Liam drove to her house and didn’t so much give her a glance as she spoke about her practice and day. He just couldn’t stop thinking about that other girl he had stumbled against in the hall, she was pretty and he was wondering if she was single.

            He smirked and pulled over near her driveway, giving a kiss to Penny before she got off and went to her home. Finally, he thought with relief. He drove to his house and parked his car next to his older brothers’.

            As he got out of the automobile he happened to catch a glimpse of Alice in the front of her house embracing a tall guy with a cap on and too many tattoos in his arms. He watched as the guy kissed her forehead before saying something and then turning around to leave.

            Unable to resist Liam shouted at Alice, “How’s it going cupcake?”

            Alice glared at him and flipped her red blazing hair to the side, she crossed her arms over her chest and yelled back, “Shut it you weirdo!”

            He furrowed his eyebrows and got annoyed by her attitude. She can’t even take a simple joke, she is such a prick. “What the hell? I was only saying hello, no need to get so pissed off,” he yelled back with the same tone she had used.

            She flinched and for a second he hated using that tone to his sweet Alice, but she wasn’t the same. And he once again was knocked back into reality when she gave him the middle finger, and started to stomp to her door.

            “Why don’t you start hanging out with the right people, before you ruin your life,” Liam suggested trying to be nice but ended up speaking with sarcasm in each word. That made Alice freeze and tilt her head to look at him, her temper as hot as her hair.

            “Get this straight, dumbass,” she began as she gave him a cold glare. “My business has nothing to do with you, the last time I checked you are some guy from my high school,” Alice finished before heading inside her house without sparing him a glance.

            Liam let out a huff of annoyance before walking to his door, but he was still inflicted with the sad memories of when they were friends. Could it be she didn’t know that he was Liam, that chubby boy with so many problems?~♥~

            Alice was welcomed by the silence of her home; her heart was still thumping wildly by the confrontation with the boy next door. The guy who every girl in school worshipped was living beside her, and all she could think was…crap.

            He took the residence that once belonged to her best friend, and took his room which was across hers. Because of him she was reminded of her crush which never came back to her like he promised.

            “I’m back,” she muttered into the dark hall. The rustling of the leaves outside met her ears, and she just walked to her kitchen where as always she checked the refrigerator. On the surface was the post it that informed her that he won’t be back until midnight.

            “There is some Chicken Alfreado in the refrigerator, from Dad,” she read the last sentence out loud.  She sighed and took the food out putting it in the microwave for a few minutes; she happened to glance outside from the window in the kitchen and cached a glimpse of the dark haired player outside.

            It was like a commercial with him in his jacket playing around with his golden retriever, not having the care of the world. As if the bashful smile he wore expressed everything she desired. Liam Cobalt was the girls swooned for and he had a reputation for breaking girl’s hearts, but somehow still managing to keep the girls under his spell.

            She despised him not because of his dashing good looks but because of his personality, he thought himself as a King that you had to worship. And she felt like the only sane one at school for not falling for his façade.

            But sometimes it was hard to when he was that sexy and drop dead perfect; he literally could have her wrapped around his finger if it wasn’t for her love for her chubby Liam. Alice shook her head and stopped comparing them. 

[Step 3]: Who would?

Liam looked over at the house next to his; he sensed that someone was watching him with a deathly glare. There was no need to guess that it belonged to Alice, he chuckled and ran his hand through Tom’s golden fur.

            “Good boy,” he praised the pet as it wagged its tail enthusiastically. He didn’t have to put up a fake front whenever he was in his home, it was the place where he could relax and express his true nature.

            David always seemed busy trying to finish work from the office, and he didn’t want to intrude on his hard working brother. After all he already has it tough trying to maintain the taxes and house, even go far as to spend his money on Liam rather than himself.

            He smiled at his brother who acted more like a father rather than a brother; if it wasn’t for him David would be living the bachelor life enjoying the life he had when he was in high school. But after he obtained his bachelor’s in Business he concentrated more on the money and taxes.

            Liam glanced once more to Alice’s house and wondered how her life was treating her, there was never any noises coming from over the lawn. He barely even noticed her parents car…he really wished that she could open her window so they could talk like old times.

            Tom whimpered as he noticed its master’s melancholy expression, and Liam petted the dog’s head gently. He needed to stop worrying about Alice, they had no connections now and she didn’t want his help.

            His stomach growled and he sighed in frustration, he was hungry as hell. He went back inside the house and went to the kitchen where a delicious aroma wafted through the air. To his surprise a girl he never knew was cooking near the stove.

            “Who are you?” Liam questioned as she turned and gave him a bright smile, he blushed and took a step back. She wore a pair of jeans with a blue sweater her brown eyes sparkling as she waved hello.

            “My name is Cindy, your brother let me in an hour ago,” she explained the smile on her face annoyed him slightly…because it made his heart flutter. He wondered why his brother let this woman in here?

            “What is your relationship with my brother?” He asked as he retrieved an apple from the marble island he watched as she went back to stirring what he presumed was soup.

            “I’m his girlfriend,” Cindy said and he rolled his eyes. Here was another new girlfriend that in a few days would be left broken hearted. Well it wasn’t any of his business…yet he didn’t like the fact that he knew that she would get a broken heart.

~♥~

            Alice opened her window to let the cold breeze enter her dark room, just a few meters away was Liam’s window, and to her disappointment he was leaning against the window pane his gaze directed at the sky.

            An image of her Liam looking at the sky with sullen eyes flashed through her mind and she