Chapter 10
Scotty:Last night on the porch is living rent free in my mind. Tell Lyss I’m sorry, and I’ve got Sunday off. I’ll fix the porch for her then.
Laura:Look at you being our knight in shining armor.
Scotty:Say “knight” again, Princess, and I’ll show up Sunday ready to fix your porch…and finish everything we started on that swing.
I stare at the screen, rereading his message and blushing. I shouldnotbe getting this hot over a text message and a broken porch swing while dressed as a damn princess.
Who the hell gave Scotty permission to sendme texts like that?!
Me. When I willingly crawled on his lap and rode his hoagie dick, fully prepared to…what? Take him there on the porch? Is it bad that I wouldn’t have said no? That the idea of getting caught kind of turned me on more?
Stop it, Laura. Stop!
I shake my head, desperately trying to stop thinking about Scotty for one second. It’s just hard when I can practically feel his breath against my neck, and the way his fingers dug into my hips, pulling me closer.
I quickly type back a response that I’ll no doubt regret later.
Laura:Finish what we started? I don’t know what you mean, Knight. Be specific.
Bubbles appear and then disappear; my hand is shaking a little as I wait for him to type back. It’s just a little flirting with my…boyfriend.No. I can’t call him that. It’s too soon, and we barely know each other. Not to mention that I asked him to keep it all a secret.
Scotty:If I get specific, you’re not leaving the house today. Is that what you want? Because I could skip practice to come over and show you.
I hate it. I hate how he’s so willing and eager to put me first, but I also kind of love it. No one has ever made me feel as important as he does. Knowing I’m going to have to say no to his proposition, I take a quick selfie, pouting my lips with my princess makeup and tiara already on.
Laura:Can’t stay in today. I’ve got some five-year-olds to entertain.
Scotty:I’m literally biting my fists over here, Princess. I need to see you today. Is your car still being worked on? Can I pick you up?
My stomach flutters at the thought of him seeing me like this after everything has shifted.
Laura:Sure. It’s at the Covey rec center. I finish around 12:30.
Scotty:You’ve just made my day, Princess. Pretty good timing since it’s my birthday and all.
Laura:Your birthday?! Scotty, you can’t just drop that into a text like the weather. I had no idea.
Scotty:How could you? I didn’t tell you.
Laura:But I didn’t get you anything.
Scotty:Picking you up is enough of a gift. Heading to practice. Hopefully, thinking of you won’t distract me too much.
Laura:See you soon, Knight.
“Laura, are you ready?” Lyss calls from downstairs.
“Coming!” I tuck my phone into my pocket and adjust my tiara and hair one more time before grabbing my oversized party bag and heading down the stairs. When I’m outside, I lift my princess skirt and pass the very swing that’s now half-hanging on Lyss’s porch and walk down the steps to her car where she’s already waiting for me.
“Thanks for taking me,” I say, stuffing my giant gown into the car.
“You know it’s no trouble,” Lyss waves me off. Her hands are gripping the steering wheel, and she’s staring out at Aiden’s house with narrowed eyes.
“Is everything okay?”
“Yeah. I’m just trying to think about how I’m going to pay Aiden back for screwing up my porch swing.”
