Becoming Prince Charming by Loren Bailey

Author:Loren Bailey
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Darby Creek, Family & Relationships, Fantasy, Fiction, Hi/Lo, High Interest, High-low fiction, Humor, Reluctant Readers, Royalty, Royalty, Royal, Royals, Romance, Family, Becoming Prince Charming, Friend, Friends, Friendship, Loren Bailey, Love, Prince Charming, Relationships, Teenagers, Teens
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Published: 2018-07-31T16:00:00+00:00

7

Two days later, Mason was attempting to beat his high score in his new favorite Evonian racing game when Louisa knocked on the door. He kept the race going but grunted that she could come in.

“I have something to show you!” she said, waving her tablet in her hand. She held it up to show him something on the screen, but Mason couldn’t tell what it said from where he was sitting. When he didn’t react, she loudly cleared her throat.

He sighed and paused the game, turning to look at her.

“The foundation is hosting another event next week—an ice cream social!”

Mason blinked at her. “Uh . . . congrats?”

Louisa huffed, clearly not happy with that response. She flipped her tablet back to her and started scrolling through it, keeping her eyes on the screen as she continued, “It was a bit of a last minute event, but we managed to pull it together. All the proceeds will help fund this year’s annual Children’s Dinner—it’s a banquet we host for a number of children from our donation program and their families.”

“That’s cool,” Mason said, hoping that if he kept up his responses he could slowly return to playing his game. He picked up his controller, keeping his eyes on Louisa as she continued to tap away at her tablet.

“And, well, I hadn’t really thought about this at first,” she went on, “but, now that you’re here, I figured it would be perfect!”

“Hmm?” His thumb was hovering over the ‘play’ button.

“Here it is!” She held up the tablet once again. The screen displayed a web page for the event. At the top of the page were the words friends and family invited! “Everyone from the foundation who is going will bring their kids. So, I just thought, if you wanted to . . .”

Ice cream social? Mason thought. ‘Friends and family?’ Yeah, the last thing I want to do is spend the day with a bunch of little kids covered in ice cream.

“Thanks, Louisa, but I don’t know. Aren’t I kind of old to go to something like that?”

“Oh.” Her shoulders slumped. “Yes, I guess so. Right. Sorry—I suppose I need to get used to being the parent of a teenager, don’t I?” She let out a forced laugh.

She started walking out of his bedroom, and Mason took that as a go ahead to start playing his game again. “Lord Pembrooke had mentioned he was going to bring his daughter to help out, so I just figured . . . Well, never mind. You’re probably right anyway. I won’t drag you to some silly children’s event.”

Lord Pembrooke . . . wait a minute—Brianna will be there? Mason paused the game again, but Louisa had already left the room. “Louisa? Hey wait—Louisa! Okay, fine, I’ll go!”

***

Balloons were tied to nearly every streetlight, bench, and fence at the park where the ice cream social was held. A kids’ band played on a small stage, and there were several costumed characters taking photos with kids.

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