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Perry leans across Sakshi’s acres of leg to hiss, “Bloody hell, I’m straight, and that’s twice he made me blush. He must be a menace to girls.”
“Lads are good, too,” I tell her. “I am pro both lads and lasses in the general sense, but not interested in either at the moment. I came here for school, not romance.”
“That is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard anyone say. I’m dumber for having heard it.”
“It’s one of the prettiest rooms in the whole castle,” Sherbet tells me, “which I guess is why Flora always picks it.” Turning back, I look at him, surprised, and he winks at me. “She insisted you have it.”
No, what surprises me is the sudden, jolting, and undeniable realization that even though I didn’t want to, I’ve fallen for an actual princess.
That smile lights up her face again, and my heart thuds so painfully in my chest I’m surprised no one can hear it. My head is spinning and my throat is so dry that I happily gulp down the can of soda Flora hands me.
“I have a crush on you,” I go on. “A stupid and hopeless crush, and honestly, I am very disappointed in myself about it, but there it is. I like you. I wanted to read that magazine so I could learn more about you, and also look at pictures of you because you’re pretty, and this is the most embarrassing thing that has ever happened to me, so enjoy watching it, I guess.”
“Maybe ‘Veruca Salt’ can be our always,” I joke, and she laughs.
“Miles, light of my life, pain in my ass, will you go get me and . . .”
But she’s not just a princess. She’s my princess.
“Kiss her, lass!” a man shouts from the crowd, and Flora bursts into giggles, covering her mouth with one gloved hand even as tears sparkle in her eyes. “Is he talking to me or you?” she asks, and I step forward, shaking my head. “I don’t know,” I tell her, laying my palm against her cheek. “But it’s good advice, so I’m going to take it.” And I do.
And last, but never least, for all the girls like Millie who are still figuring themselves out, or the girls who, like Flora, feel pretty damn secure in who they are and who they want to be with: This one is for you, with love.
