#TeamJade
#TeamLeo
#BringBackLeJade
#PrinceAndPhoenix
#GitanillaLoveStory
Tristan eats it up.
Xavier pretends not to care, but he’s worse—he’s already threatening to copyright the damn hashtags.
And me?
I’m living in constant, raw-nerved agony.
Because the entire world is falling in love with Jade Bryan…
…and I’m terrified she’ll never love me again.
Xavier snaps first.
“Bro,” he says after one lunch where the swim team girls stare at Jade like she’s Taylor Swift 2.0. “She’s gonna get mobbed. Like trampled. Or kidnapped by a fan with bad intentions.”
Tristan nods. “We need security. Like yesterday.”
“I’m already working on it,” X mutters, texting furiously.
Within 48 hours they’ve solved it.
Two black SUVs.
Three rotating shifts.
Four guards.
Background checks so intense even the CIA would sweat.
But they don’t tail her directly.
They follow four cars back, or blend in with street traffic.
They rotate between parking up the block or walking her route disguised as random pedestrians.
Jade has no idea.
Susan knows.
Susan approves.
Susan practically cries tears of relief when she realizes someone is finally protecting her niece from the crowds gathering outside their home at night to sing Christmas carols or beg for autographs.
But Jade?
Touchy, stubborn, take-no-shit Jade?
If she found out?
