Smile Like You Mean It by Willow Hadley

Author:Willow Hadley [Hadley, Willow]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-08-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

“Charlotte! Charlotte, wake up!”

I startle awake at the sound of Sebastian’s frantic voice and quickly sit up in my bed. “What? What is it!?”

His figure beside the door frame is even blurrier than usual since I just woke up, and I blindly reach for my glasses on the nightstand.

Sebastian responds in a much calmer tone than before. “Did you still want to go to the gym with us this morning? We’re leaving in a little while.”

I stare at him in absolute bewilderment while my brain processes the fact that everything is fine. I slump back down and pull the covers completely over my head, groaning loudly and dramatically. “You are seriously the worst.”

I hear a soft chuckle, letting me know that Grayson must be here too. Before I can muster the energy to peek my head out from under the blankets, somebody roughly jumps onto the bed and lies beside me with their arm thrown over my side. They pull my blanket down just enough to uncover my face, and I’m met with a familiar pair of springtime green eyes.

Grayson’s face is so close to mine that, while it’s a pleasant surprise to see his gorgeous eyes so clearly, I can also feel his breath tickle my cheek when he chuckles again. And that reminds me I haven’t brushed my teeth yet, so I furrow my eyebrows and frown.

Grayson squeezes me tighter with the arm that’s around my waist. “What’s that look for, huh? I thought you wanted to go to the gym with us.”

I narrow my eyes even more. “How would you like it if I crawled into your bed and woke you up ridiculously early like this?”

Grayson smirks and leans even closer, and my breath catches ever so slightly when his cheek brushes against mine. He whispers in a quiet, deliciously husky voice, “Why don’t you come over one morning and find out, Princess?”

My toes curl and my entire body flushes. I already like it way too much when he calls me Princess, but hearing him say it like that...

Luckily, I’m not given time to respond, because I would definitely say or do something stupid if given the chance. Sebastian smacks Grayson’s head before smiling down at me. “Sorry, I know it’s early. This is usually the time we try to go because Adrian is busy teaching a bunch of classes later in the day.”

It’s been a few days since I registered for classes at school and played in the pool with the boys. When they’d asked me to go to the gym with them, I was definitely nervous, but mostly excited. It’s something they’re pretty serious and passionate about, and they confided in me that fighting and working out at the gym help them all control their anger. Lord knows that’s something I need to work on.

I frown at Sebastian and grunt. “Who wakes somebody up like that? I thought there was a fire or a tornado!”

Grayson snorts and raises his eyebrows. “A tornado?”

I give him a look, but don’t bother saying anything.

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