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    The Dating Tutor
    The Dating Tutor
    The Dating Tutor
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    The Dating Tutor

    By Melissa Frost

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    Ellie is hardly the most sought after girl at Noble High, so she is completely surprised when the boy most likely to become prom king asks her out. Her short-lived glee quickly turns to panic as she admits to herself that she doesn’t know the first thing about dating.

    After a fair amount of wheedling, she convinces her best friend and hockey star, Alec, to tutor her in the ways of love. Only once things start, she finds she knows even less than first suspected. Dating is full of more codes and unspoken rules than she ever imagined.

    Even more difficult is the effort not to cross lines with Alec. Every lesson brings her closer and closer to the boy next door whom she’s never had a romantic thought about before in her life. Each caress and playful scenario has Ellie wishing more for her best friend’s affection than the boy he’s teaching her to woo.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEvernight Teen
    Release dateSep 23, 2013
    ISBN9781771305600
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    The Dating Tutor - Melissa Frost

    Published by Evernight Teen at Smashwords

    www.evernightteen.com

    Copyright© 2013 Melissa Frost

    ISBN: 978-1-77130-560-0

    Cover Artist: Sour Cherry Designs

    Editor: Marie Medina

    ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

    WARNING: The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. No part of this book may be used or reproduced electronically or in print without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in reviews.

    This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, and places are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

    DEDICATION

    I would like to dedicate this book to my mother. She's supported my writing from grade school up.

    THE DATING TUTOR

    Melissa Frost

    Copyright © 2013

    Chapter One

    Ellie Harper paced the length of Noble High’s hockey rink and nervously chewed a fingernail. She was so caught up in her own worries that when two players slammed into the glass in front of her, she jumped with a surprised yip.

    She tried not to look too closely at the face pressed against the glass as her nose scrunched in sympathy. It was the person behind the unfortunate individual, the one doling out the hit, that she wanted to speak to.

    Ellie! Her next door neighbor, Alec, gave her an impish grin and waved. He didn’t seem bothered by the fact that he was smashing a fellow teammate’s nose into an unforgiving surface.

    She offered a few frantic hand gestures she hoped Alec took as a need to speak to him. Then she mouthed her condolences to the boy whose face was being smushed and retreated to the stands.

    Her continued pacing did little but annoy the handful of girls who’d come to watch the practice. On close to her three-dozenth pass in front of them, one of the girls snapped a command for her to sit down.

    Ellie lifted a hand to offer an apology when her foot caught on the corner of a bleacher seat. She stumbled and lost her balance.

    The only thing that saved her was the hand that reached out to steady her shoulder. Whoa there, said the unmistakable voice of her best friend in the entire world.

    Alec. She breathed a sigh of relief as she gripped his forearm for a moment so she could regain her balance.

    He grinned down at her from his height of six-foot-two as he ran a towel through his sweaty hair. You’re such a spaz.

    Ellie opened her mouth to protest when one of the girls called out. Hi, Alec!

    Not to be outdone, the girl’s friend threw in a greeting of her own. Hi, Alec!

    He gave the girls a distracted wave that was received with giggles. Hey, Alyssa. Shannon.

    Ellie watched the exchange with a mix of disbelief and awe. Sometimes it was still hard to believe the boy next door had become the star hockey player that made girls drool and giggle shamelessly. It was hard to see him through their eyes.

    She didn’t see the ‘rugged jock’ that made girls swoon. She saw the second grade boy who’d thrown a frog in her lap during an afternoon tea party with her grandmother and made her shriek like a banshee. She saw the boy who’d been climbing through her bedroom window since he was eight every time his father drank too much.

    She wasn’t the only one oblivious to his new super cool status. Alec barely glanced at the flock of girls who suddenly seemed to follow him everywhere he went. He’d always had an easy time finding dates for the weekend, but recently girls were throwing themselves at his feet in an embarrassingly desperate manner.

    So what’s with the frantic, duck-like waving? Alec asked, waving his arms in a mocking fashion.

    I’m having a crisis.

    He stared blankly, his hand absently toweling away a trickle of sweat that dripped down his forehead.

    A girl problem, she elaborated.

    Alec lifted his equipment bag up from the floor where he must have dropped it to grab her elbow. "Why are you skulking around the rink like a stalker? Don’t you have any girl friends to ask for advice?"

    You know I don’t, she griped. Besides, you know more about girls than anyone I know.

    He arched a brow.

    Well, you date enough.

    He shrugged a shoulder in non-committal admittance. What is it you need my help with?

    Ellie twirled a strand of white-blonde hair around a finger and glanced nervously at the members of the bimbo squad who were still ogling Alec. Not here.

    Swinging his bag over his shoulder, Alec nodded, his dark eyes going serious. I’ll walk you home.

    * * * *

    Ellie reached the end of her room and spun a tight circle. She was pacing. Again. She couldn’t remember the last time she’d paced this much. She was slowly losing her mind.

    You’re making me sick, Alec commented from his spot on the bed. He was sitting with his knees spread apart and his elbows resting casually on top of them. He was the picture of cool while she was freaking out. Can’t you just tell me already?

    On her next pass, she came to a halt in front of him. Jake Phillips asked me out.

    Alec stared at her for a moment in silence. Then he burst into raucous laughter. He threw back his head, his dark, shaggy hair falling away from his face.

    Shut up! It’s not funny!

    Oh, Ellie, he drawled. It’s hilarious. Grabbing her wrist, he pulled her down onto the bed with him.

    She gave a yelp of surprise as she collapsed half on top of him. Alec! Her voice came out a squeak of accusation, which only made him laugh harder. She struggled out of his grip and managed to get to her side next to him on the bed. I’m serious. I need your help.

    My help? Alec asked in disbelief. What could you possibly need my help with?

    Ellie flushed and looked at her hands. It took her a moment to find the courage to lift her eyes to his. I need you to teach me to be a girl.

    He arched a brow at this. What do I know about being a girl?

    More than me! Sitting up, she curled her legs under herself and stared at him pleadingly. You date. A lot. You know what girls are supposed to act like. You can coach me on how to be sexy.

    Coach you on how to be sexy? he repeated in disbelief. Isn’t that a job for a fellow girl, not a dude?

    She smacked his arm. I don’t have any girl friends I’m close enough to. As the best friend, it’s your job to help me. Come on!

    What can I do, El? His voice was puzzled. "I’m kind of at a loss here as

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