The Bookworm Crush by Lisa Brown Roberts

Author:Lisa Brown Roberts [Roberts, Lisa Brown]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Teen and Young Adult Sports Fiction eBooks, Teen and Young Adult Romance, Coming of Age Fiction, Teen and Young Adult Coming of Age Fiction, Teen & Young Adult Romantic Comedy eBooks, Teen & Young Adult Romantic Comedy, Coming of Age, young adult, contemporary, surfer, friends to lovers, opposites attract, Unrequited love, Teen and Young Adult Contemporary Romance eBooks, Teen and Young Adult Emotions and Feelings Fiction, Teen and Young Adult Friendship Fiction, Teen and Young Adult Literature and Fiction, Teen and Young Adult Literature and Fiction eBooks, Teen and Young Adult Sports Fiction, sweet romance, wholesome
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2019-10-28T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Toff texted Amy as soon as he climbed into bed after Viv and Dallas dropped him off.

Toff: Did you make it inside without getting busted?

No reply. He stuffed another lemon madeleine into his mouth. He’d never had this type of cookie before, but they were awesome. He was stashing them in his bedroom so his dad didn’t polish them off, like he had the cupcakes. Toff was still PO’d about that. Those cupcakes were epic.

Toff: So are you still scared of public speaking? Or did I cure you?

Maybe that wasn’t the best way to say it.

Toff: I mean, did karaoke cure you?

He waited, but still nothing. He was effing this up big-time.

Toff: Tell your dad these cookies are awesome. The cupcakes were, too, except my dad ate most of them. Jerk.

Toff: I mean my dad’s a jerk. Not you.

Toff scratched his stomach. The bruising was puke-yellow now, with hints of faded purple. The stitches would come out tomorrow, well, today, technically, in about twelve hours.

He couldn’t wait to get back in the water. Maybe Amy would come hang out with him at the beach. He knew Brayden would. Heck, that kid would probably be lying in wait.

Why hadn’t Amy replied yet? Was she asleep? Usually girls replied to him ASAP. Was she regretting their kiss? He hoped not, because he sure wasn’t.

He stuffed another cookie in his mouth. And another. Still no reply. He decided to Google Pride and Prejudice memes. He debated which one to send, then chose the one with the Darcy dude looking all moody that said, “Hey, girl. I love how you’ve improved your mind by extensive reading.”

Made me think of you. He’d never Hey-Girl-memed a girl before.

A few minutes later, his phone finally buzzed with a reply.

Amy: Are you coaching or flirting?

Toff stared at his phone. This was it. Time to find out how she wanted this to go.

Toff: Both?

When she still hadn’t responded ten minutes later, he sent one final text before signing off for the night.

Toff: Both. Definitely both.

He set his phone aside and rolled over in bed, sleep overtaking him quickly.

…

Amy: Are you on Perc again? Empty stomach?

Amy: Toff?

Amy: I’m guessing you passed out. We’ll pretend this convo never happened.

…

The insistent ping of text messages woke Amy from a deep sleep, in which she’d been dreaming of kissing Toff in a field of flowers…wait, were those flowers or cupcakes? She blinked herself out of her dream haze, then jolted awake, heart pounding.

She really had kissed Toff last night, not in a dream but in her driveway.

Omigod.

Her phone pinged again. Who was texting her this early? She fumbled for her phone on her nightstand. Toff. She scanned the flurry of messages she’d slept through.

Toff: I was not on Perc. Convo was real.

Toff: This book is BS. What kind of guy doesn’t stick around to fight for his own business?

Toff: And why doesn’t this chick tell her nosy neighbor to back off?

Toff: Okay, I admit the kid is sort of cute. But he’s also a butthead.

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