Buddy System

From Summer Feels: a #romanceclass Anthology

Smarting from a recent breakup, Kit Estaquio decides to let loose during her company’s overnight summer outing. She enlists the help of her officemate and best friend, Carlo Manlapat, and they agree to set up a buddy system where Carlo will make sure Kit won’t do anything she would regret.

But when office babe Tanya de Leon sets her sights on Carlo and office player Javier Perez makes it known he has his eye on Kit, the lines between being friends and buddies blur until Kit and Carlo realize they may not be the best buddies for each other.

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“We’d been friends for three years, almost as long as my relationship with my ex, and I’d never noticed. Still, there he was—tall, lean, and ripped, wearing a thin pink shirt and dark blue board shorts. The afternoon activities also gave him a golden tan that made him look like perfectly toasted bread clamoring for butter.” -Kit Estaquio on her best friend Carlo Manlapat

Kit’s encounter with bad boy Javi:

Javi took my hand and waded into the water, pulling me in with him.

Damn it, it was cold! But Javi kept me warm. He put his arms around me as we walked in deeper . . . away from the noisy group. Then I realized I couldn’t feel the floor with my feet.

“Javi, stop. It’s too deep for me,” I said, afraid.

“Just hold on to me. Don’t let go.”

Smart bastard. I had no choice. I put my arms around him and then . . . he kissed me.