Bastard-in-Chief by Fancy Roberts

Author:Fancy Roberts [Roberts, Fancy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2022-02-19T16:00:00+00:00

Sixteen

Sophie

Dear Ms. Price,

Your attendance is required at the 4th Annual Tech for Teens fundraising gala this Friday at 8pm. As this is a work-sponsored trip, Mailbox will arrange for your transportation to and from the event. Your transport will meet you at Mailbox at 7pm, sharp. Black-tie dress. Please acquire the appropriate attire and submit your receipts for reimbursement.

I wave my phone under Lauren’s nose as she follows me into my house. “What is this? Did you do this?”

Laughing, Lauren grabs the phone, her amusement audibly dropping as she reads the email. “What? No. I didn’t have anything to do with it. That’s from Sutton’s Executive Assistant. He must have asked her to send it to you directly.”

I busy myself looking through the bottles of three-buck Chuck in the cupboard, avoiding eye contact. If Lauren sees my face, I’ll give something away.

“Sophie? What happened? I thought you said your gala evening with Sutton was a disaster? Why would he invite you again unless…Soph. You didn’t! Tell me nothing else happened.” She grins. “Better yet, tell me something did.”

I continue avoiding eye contact, searching for my electric bottle opener. A hand holds it in front of my face a second later. When I don’t move to take it, Lauren takes the bottle clutched in my hand and pulls the foil cap off. “Spill.”

“Well. See. I mayhavekissedSuttoninthelimo.” The words come out all in one breath.

“You…kissed Theodore-sexiest-man-alive Sutton and you didn’t tell me?” Lauren’s screech is echoed from Emma’s room.

“Mom!” Her head pokes out of the bedroom. “You did what?” Emma comes bounding out, already in her pajamas. Or has she been in them all day? She was silent and broody in the car on the way home last night and still asleep when I left for work this morning. “Wait, is that why you and Teddy were all weird when we found his dog?”

Lauren pours the wine, splashing a bit on the counter at Emma’s words. “Wait. Hang on. Why am I the last to know? You found his dog?” Lauren eyes my kid. “Teddy? Did you just call the scariest, grumpiest man on the face of the Earth, Teddy? The man is a bear all right—the kind that’ll rip your head off just for fun.” She stops asking questions just long enough to take a sip of her wine. “Talk. Now, missy.”

I’m not getting out of this. If these two gang up on me, I’ll never have a moment of peace. “There was some kissing in the limo after the gala.”

“Go, Mom!”

At my glare, Emma mimes zipping her lips before gesturing for me to continue.

“I know there’s more. What about the dog-finding?” Lauren’s question has Emma’s ears turning pink.

“Um, that was kind of my fault.” Emma squeaks. “I had Max outside on Friday after you dropped him off, Aunt Lauren. There was this SUV of dude bros and I maaaaay have flipped them off when they cat-called me. They honked and Max got away from me. I was looking for him when Teddy came around the corner looking for his dog.

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