The Girl I Was Before (the Falling Series) (volume 3) [Paperback]

Im the selfish one. I suppose thats the nicest thing people say about me. Ive heard the other things, too. Paige Owens is a pretty girl with nothing else to offer. Shes just a good time at a party. Shes stupid, heartless, cold and useless. All she cares about is getting a guy to look at her. Why would anyone want to be her friend? Some of those things are true. Others were true. Theyre all hurtful. None of it matters. Im ready to make the hard choices. Im ready to face the consequences. Im ready to be the girl I was before, and Im done being the one who lost her way. Im ready to become the girl Houston Orr sees when he looks at me. Houston isnt a star athlete. He doesnt play in a band. Hes never going to be president, and his life is so far away from simple and easy it isnt even funny. He wasnt part of my plan. But Im starting to think plans are overrated, and maybe our stories are what we make them. And mine depends entirely on me, and the choices I make&starting now. Houston is my fairy tale. Hes perfectly imperfect. Hes poetry and life. Hes truth and heartbreak, all rolled up in a tall body with dark hair, broad shoulders and green eyes that lull me into submission. Hes nothing I ever thought I wanted, but the very thing I need. Hes the only guy Ive ever really loved, and he thinks Im a princess. I fell into him, and now Im holding on. But sometimes life takes away our ability to choose. Sometimes&things arent in your control. Sometimes, it hurts to be selfless. My only hope is that when it comes time to choose, I get it right. Welcome to my once upon a time and wish for happily ever after.