Chanel frowned. She fished in her bag for a cigarette, and then thought better of it. “Well, what do you think?” she asked.
Mekhi shrugged. “I think it’s a bunch of bullshit.”
Chanel raised her eyebrows playfully. “But how do you know for sure?” Her mouth was open, the corners of it quavering up and then down. Her big, almond shaped eyes glowed in the light of a passing car.
No, Mekhi couldn’t imagine her doing any of the things Jaylen had accused her of. The only thing he could imagine her doing was kissing him. But there was time for that later.
“I just don’t see you that way,” he said.
The corners of Chanel’s mouth spread wide and she was smiling again. “Good.” She took a deep breath and let her head fall back against the seat.
Mekhi let his head fall back beside hers. “Good,” he agreed, closing his eyes.
As they sped past the flashing billboards and bright lights of Times Square, Chanel kept her eyes open. She had always thought Times Square was ugly and depressing compared to the quiet, manicured streets of the Upper East Side. But now the brilliant lights and loud noises and the steam rising from the grates on the corners gave her hope. In the darkness of the taxi, she reached for Mekhi’s hand at the same moment he reached for hers.
She couldn’t wait to see what would happen next.
Author's Note
Will Chanel and Mekhi fall in love?
Will Bree swear off high society and fancy dresses and stick to the friends her own age (even if they'll never be her bra size)?
Will Yasmine bust out and start wearing all sorts of bright colors? Will she grow her hair? Will she and that bartender get it on?
Will Porsha stay with Kaliq?
Will Jaylen stop harassing girls and admit that he's a loser?
Will Chanel really make a movie?
Will people stop talking about all of the above?
Find out in the 2nd book of the Upper East Side series, which is out now! You can find it at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Smashwords, and iBooks. Also, if you'd like more updates and interaction with me you can contact me at the following:
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Did you love Upper East Side 1? Then you should read Upper East Side 2 by Ashley Valentine!
Welcome to New York City’s Upper East Side, where my friends and I all live in huge, fabulous apartments and go to exclusive private schools. We aren’t always the nicest people in the world, but we make up for it in looks and taste.
Winter is coming. It’s the city’s favorite season and ours, too. It's also Porsha Sinclaire's seventeenth birthday, and she knows exactly what she wants—Kaliq Braxton, her studly troubled boyfriend of three years. But Porsha's been too busy filling out college applications to notice that Kaliq has found himself another playmate.
We all come from the sorts of families where not applying to the Ivy Leagues is not an option, and not getting into them would be a total embarrassment. The pressure is on, but we refuse to let it get to us. This is our senior year of high school and we’re going to live it up and make our mark and still get into the colleges of our choice. We’ve got the finest blood on the East Coast—I’m sure we can figure out how to have our cake and eat it too, just as we always have.
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