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My mom was incredible at momming but not so good at cooking.
“That’s Stanley. Like the cup.” “You named your dog after a tumbler?”
My mom was right about Violet’s smile; it really was beautiful.
“No, but he disappeared under suspicious circumstances not long after I got him. He somehow escaped his enclosure, got down the stairs, and went out the front. Funnily enough, the kid next door got a bearded dragon the following week.”
I itched to let her know how I really felt about her, but I was still worried about scaring her off.
It felt natural, exciting, and safe.
“You do make a great lobster.”
Reed’s eyes were soft as he gazed at me, and my own almost sparkled. Was that really how I looked when I stared at Reed?
Reed said before lowering his voice and grinning. “Send it to me.”
and by the time it was over, I was sad to leave.
“I really liked being your girlfriend tonight, Reed.”
The way he’d reminded me about the fake part of this relationship showed nothing had changed for him. He was still focused on our agreement. Just pretending to be with me
girl if you only knew-
It was the perfect photo. We both looked so happy, and below the picture, Reed had shared a two-word caption: “My girl.”
HOW DOES IT FEEL TO LIVE MY DREAM
I let them spill out without a fight.
I sounded like a teenage girl, gushing over their first crush.
“Because I think there’s a chance Vi might be right about you,”
“She’s not an object,”
“We used to be friends once, remember.”
WHAT THE HECKKKKK
We barely knew each other, but she was being the best wingwoman ever.
I could not handle the thought of only having one more week with her.
I’d take almost any opportunity to hold Violet close to me.
I lifted her up and spun her around in celebration.
He was no longer my favorite wingman.
I just liked spending time with her.
Because your friends never showed up,
“So, why did you drag me bowling?” “Because I missed you.”
But if I was going to win Violet over, I needed to make her realize some rules were meant to be broken—even golden ones.
I
knew I was starting to develop feelings for Reed that I wasn’t supposed to.
You like him, don’t you?”
I spluttered out a laugh. He was blushing, and it was actually really cute.
“Understood. I’ll be the perfect gentleman.”
“And say that there’s nothing for him to worry about. Because I really care about you and I’d never do anything to hurt you.”
Maybe it was time to take a risk on Reed.
“You don’t need to be,” he said. “I won’t leave your side.”
“But let me know if you’re not comfortable at any point. We can just bail and go home if that’s what you want.”
“And I can tell he really cares about you,”
“Well, that too, but no, I’m talking about how he spent hours working at his dad’s garage to get all the repairs done.”
Reed worked on it himself and put in extra hours to cover the cost of the parts.
Grayson told me he was there every night.
I’ve been wanting to show my girlfriend off.”
I’d already given in to my feelings for him, and I hoped he was feeling the same thing. There was no going back now.
“Maybe I was just waiting for the right partner.”
as I slipped my fingers into his grasp, my world felt complete.
“You’re Reed’s girl,” he replied. “That makes you family.”
I desperately wished what Parker had said was true. That I really was Reed’s girl.
My jaw dropped as Reed skated up beside the tiny girl and cheered her on.
I watched him playfully lift one of the girls into the air and spin her around.
two of the little girls grabbed his legs and gave him loving hugs. He smiled affectionately down at them
“Why would you teach figure skating?”
