Page 435 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 11
I walked into the family room. Parker and Axel were indeed sitting on the floor drawing. Parker looked up at me and winked. And then she sniffed like she was still almost about to cry if Axel dared to move.
Jacob put his arm around my shoulders. “So...Henley’s coming, huh? Wasn’t he on your list?”
“Yeah. Suspect number one. Henley the Jealous Lock Picker.”
“Are you going to kiss him so you can cross him off your list?” He looked down at me.
I stared into Jacob’s eyes. I had no idea what he was thinking. But when Jacob’s arm was around me, I didn’t want tothink about kissing someone else. “In front of my boyfriend? Absolutely not.”
“But you should,” Sophie said as she joined us. “Although my money is on Luis the Cheater being the kiss thief. Get this. He was cheating on his girlfriend last night with Georgia. In the men’s locker room. That’s what we were watching on Axel’s computer.”
“And you’re sure Axel didn’t see it last night?” Jacob asked.
“Yup,” I said. “Hey, what were you up to this morning? Before coming here?” I was slowly dying thinking of him making out with Olivia all morning.
He shrugged. “Not much.”
That was not an answer! “Were you hanging out with someone? Alone with them at your house perhaps?”
“I’m pretty sure Friday night was the first time I’ve ever been alone in my house. Well, without my family I mean. Obviously you were there with me.”
“I remember,” I said. I pressed my lips together. He hadn’t really answered my question. But he’d brought up Friday night instead. I’d had so much fun with him on Friday. Until he’d dropped me off and I’d felt so...defeated.
There was a knock on the door.
“I’m gonna go get that.” I ducked out from under Jacob’s arm and hurried to the door.
Uncle Mason and Aunt Bee were already letting themselves in though.
“Sup?” Nova said as she walked past me while texting. I wondered if she was texting Chloe.
Onyx stopped and looked up at me. “Can we play tag again?”
“Um...yes,” I said. “Later though.”
“Okay. I need time to find a rope here anyway.” He ran off.
Uncle Mason laughed like his son had just said the most hilarious thing in the world. “Hey, Scarlett. Wait.” He stopped before hugging me. “Is that Jacob’s jacket?” He eyed the number 18 on the sleeve.
“Yeah. We’re dating.”
“When did that happen?”
“Monday.”
“Why did no one tell me this? Yo, Matt!” he yelled and walked past me. “James! What the hell?! No one thought to tell me that my nephew and niece were dating?”
Aunt Bee laughed. “Well that sounded weirder than he meant for it to. And I also think he meant to say congrats. Scarlett, that’s so exciting. Your first boyfriend!”
I nodded. My firstfakeboyfriend. Something I had to keep reminding myself of.
“Congratulations,” she hugged me. “How is your father handling the news?”
“He’s been weirdly cool about it.”
“Huh. I would have expected the opposite.”
I laughed. “I know, right?”
