No Skipped Steps

Malgorzata Uchto 4 stories

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Summary

He forgot the promise. She never did. Now love has to show its work. Kennedy Lopez has spent eight years pretending she outgrew the boy behind the curtain––the one who shared stolen chocolate mousse with her, promised her forever, and forgot her anyway. Now she is the quiet data science student hired to tutor Tyler Cromwell, Avalon Spring University’s charming soccer star, before one failing grade costs him captaincy, his father’s approval, and the future everyone expects him to charm his way through. Tyler is all confidence, easy smiles, and campus legend. Kennedy is all color-coded notes, careful rules, and secrets she has no intention of confessing. He does not remember that she was once Candy, the little girl he hid with at a Winter Hearts dinner. She remembers everything. But late-night tutoring sessions, forced proximity after a dorm disaster, and one kiss at a kitchen table make it harder to keep the past safely buried. Tyler starts showing up. Kennedy stars letting herself be seen. And the boy who forgot her begins falling for the woman she became. Then one accidental family revelation brings the truth crashing back. With Barcelona waiting, old promises exposed, and four months of distance ahead, Kennedy and Tyler will have to decide whether first love can become something real––not by skipping to the ending, but by showing every step. No Skipped Steps is a sweet campus romance novella featuring: • Childhood promise • Forgotten first love • Tutor/Student dynamic • Forced proximity • He falls first • Emotional slow-burn • No third-act breakup, but plenty of feelings