Page 23 of The Good Girl's Guide to Being Bad

Surprised, I took the list and shoved it into my pocket. “Glad we finally agree on something.”

“What?” Kyle said. “But you just said you’d help her complete it.”

“I’m not the right guy,” Colton said.

Kyle was looking at Colton funny like he was an alien from another planet. “You can’t be serious. After all that, you bail on her? Just like that?”

“Kyle, drop it,” Colton said.

“It’s okay,” I added. “I never wanted Colton’s help anyway. That was Betty’s crazy idea.”

Kyle crossed his arms over his chest. “I don’t see what’s so crazy about it.”

“What?” Colton and I said in unison.

“I’m serious,” Kyle said and gestured between the two of us. “Sadie, this is the perfect solution. Don’t you see? You want to do all the things on your list, but you’re afraid of embarrassing yourself. And here’s my brother, Colt, who’s already been convinced to help you by that little old lady.”

Colton shook his head. “Hookwinked. I was hoodwinked by a wolf in grandma’s clothing.”

“Wow, nice vocab usage,” I said sarcastically.

“You know you love it,” Colton shot back.

Even as we bickered, Kyle was nodding at the two of us with a gleam in his eye. “This is going to be a perfect pairing. I can feel it in my gut.”

My jaw nearly hit the floor. Couldn’t he see what an awful idea this was? First Betty, now Kyle…was there no end to this madness?

“I’m not doing it, Kyle,” Colton said, for once the voice of reason, and I sighed in relief. Thank goodness, he wasn’t going along with this outrageous scheme. “I don’t care what I said to that crazy woman. Like Sadie said, Betty’s not dying, so the agreement is null and void.”

“Oh, you’re going to help her,” Kyle said back, and I didn’t like the look in his eyes one bit.

“And why would I do that?”

Kyle cocked his head. “Because I’ve got a hundred bucks that says you won’t.”

Colton scoffed. “You’re seriously going to bet me? Get real.”

“Two hundred,” Kyle sighed. “You drive a hard bargain, brother, but I’m pretty sure you won’t be able to do it anyway. Sadie’s list is a tough one, so I’ve got nothing to lose.”

“You really think some reverse psychology BS is going to work on me?” Colton said.

Kyle nodded. “Either that or your need to win will kick in. Your ego is legendary, Colt, and I don’t think you could take losing to me. Am I wrong on that?”

Colton’s jaw was working overtime as he stared his twin down.

“Hey,” I said. “ It’s my freaking list. Don’t I get a say in this?”

“No,” they said together.

After a beat, Colton shook his head. “It’s not a fair bet. There’s that part about falling in love and Ireland—”

“Everything but that and Ireland,” Kyle cut him off. “You have to help her do everything on the list but those two. Doesn’t matter anyway. That still leaves 20 other items. I’ll still win.”

Colton began to grin. “How long?”

Kyle said, “I’m feeling pretty confident, so…let’s say two weeks?”

“A month,” Colton retorted.

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