Not Cinderella's Type by Jenni James

Author:Jenni James [Jenni James]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Trifecta Books
Published: 2016-02-21T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN:

“So, how did the talk with Maxton go?” Bryant’s deep voice rumbled through my phone later that night. His voice sent these crazy chills from my ear, down my neck, and tickled the back of my shoulder blade.

I took a shaky breath and answered, “Good.”

“Good? That’s it? Just good?”

I grinned at his teasing and plopped down on my bed. “Well, what would you like me to say?”

“I don’t know, but you gotta actually talk to me.” His voice changed a little. “So, do you have a bona fide boyfriend, or not?”

Bona fide? Good grief. I rolled my eyes at his geekiness. “Yes. I have a boyfriend.”

“Good for you! Bravo! I knew you could do it!” He sounded a little too excited.

“Well, it’s your fault. I hope you remember that when you miss me like crazy the next month or so.”

“Month?” I could hear him fake-gasp. “Who said anything about a whole month? I couldn’t live that long without you.”

“Ha. Ha.” I put my arm behind my head and bit my lip to wipe the stupid smile off my face. “So, you were right.”

“Wait—what?” I heard something rubbing on the phone. “Hang on. Not sure I heard that correctly.”

“Whatever. You heard me.”

“Yes, but I want to make sure it’s recorded for posterity’s sake. This is important. Girls rarely admit when a guy is right, so I need to make this legit. Could you please repeat that?”

I ignored his teasing and got straight to the heart of the matter. “He really does deserve a chance. I didn’t know it, but the guy’s been turning down good meals to sit with me in the cafeteria all this time because he knows Clarise won’t give me any money to go out to eat.”

“She doesn’t?” He sounded genuinely shocked. “At all? But I see Jayda and Kaitlyn out to eat all the time.”

“Well, that’s part of their allowance money. If they keep their grades up, they get like forty dollars a week each to eat off campus.”

“What have you been doing with your allowance money?”

It’s funny how quickly you can go from being all warm and happy and smiley to nearly dropping the phone when your heart turns to lead. I didn’t answer.

Bryant growled. “Indy, come on. I’m your new best friend, remember? Now tell me what it’s like there.”

“Why do you want to know? What I do with my money is my business. Besides, I don’t have to tell you all my secrets.”

“Yes. Yes, you do.”

“Why?”

His voice got quiet and deep again. “Because honestly, I don’t think you get an allowance. At all.”

How did he know? I sat up and tucked my feet under me. “Why would you say that?”

“What do you do with your allowance money?” He was persistent, wasn’t he?

“Are you going to keep hounding me until I tell you?”

“Quite possibly.”

“Urgh.” I took a deep breath. “Fine. I guess my allowance money goes to pay for my cafeteria lunch.”

“Couldn’t that be considered child abuse? Forcing a kid to get good grades so they can eat nasty food has to be some sort of offense in Arizona.

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