99% Faking It (Dating Dilemma) by Chris Cannon

Author:Chris Cannon
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Entangled; Crush; YA; YA romance; Teen; Teen romance, romantic comedy, teen comedy
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC (Crush)
Published: 2019-02-07T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

Matt

Monday morning at school I was nervous for Lisa. Knowing that the sperm donor was going to drop by had to be messing with her head. It was messing with my head, and it wasn’t even my family drama. What did that guy think would happen? Anyone who’d done what he did should be contemplating wearing a bulletproof vest.

Lisa stood in front of her locker, furiously writing in a notebook. That was not the norm. She always had her homework done and probably double checked the day before it was due.

“What are you working on?” I asked.

She froze for a second and then continued scribbling. “Last night, I was so pissed about that jerk coming over I forgot to write an essay which is due today.”

For about two seconds I considered making a joke about her grade point average being strong enough to handle it, but if I said that while she was upset she might try to stab me with her pencil.

“You’ll finish it,” I said instead, trying to offer moral support.

She snorted. “Yes, but the straight-A student in me is appalled that I let that idiot possibly affect my grade point average.”

Not much I could say to that. “I’ll be on standby after you meet with him tonight, in case you need someone to talk to, or a dog to hug.”

“It’s always good to have an escape plan,” she muttered.

“You could avoid the whole situation and hide out at my house,” I offered.

“Thank you.” She sighed. “Honestly, I want to get it over with. I’m running scenarios through my head of all the reasons he could give for abandoning my mom and me. Nothing justifies what he did. I hate that I’m wasting time worrying about what he might say. I have better things to do with my brain cells.” She scribbled a few more lines. “And done.” She closed the notebook and stuck it back in her locker.

When she turned to face me, she looked so sad and stressed that I reached out to hug her before I realized what I was doing. She seemed startled, but then she leaned into me. It felt right. She fit perfectly in my arms, like she belonged there. And that was kind of terrifying. I tried to lighten the moment. “I could find out where he lives and deliver a truck full of manure to his front door.”

“Eww.” She stepped back from the embrace, but she was smiling. “Do you work with manure?”

“Not often, but I know where to order it and I could send it anonymously.”

“Depending on how big of a jerk he is, I might take you up on that.”

When I walked Lisa to her homeroom, I kept my arm around her shoulders. She didn’t seem to mind. What in the hell am I doing?

The school day flew by. Lisa acted normal whenever I saw her, but she didn’t have her usual spark. When I walked her out to the parking lot after school, she seemed distracted. I had to grab her hand to keep her from walking behind a car that was backing out.

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