The Edge Rules (The Rules Series Book 3) by Melanie Hooyenga

Author:Melanie Hooyenga [Hooyenga, Melanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Left-Handed Mitten Publications
Published: 2018-10-26T04:00:00+00:00

The majority of my wardrobe is flung across my bed, including a couple scarves that got caught in the canopy. Drea’s texted me a couple times to wish me good luck on my date, but she was no help with my outfit. For a hot second I consider texting Mike, but that will require explaining Xavier and how we met, and as much as I can’t stop thinking about him, I still haven’t figured out how he fits in my day-to-day life. This date will be the first time he’s seen the real me, at least the me I try to project: no gross trash-collecting clothes or bulky snowboarding gear.

I settle on skinny jeans, a sheer top over a cami, and heels that’ll make me tall enough to look him straight in the eye. My hair is down with just enough curl to look natural, and I went heavy on the eye makeup, leaving the rest of my face neutral. You should always pick one feature to emphasize, and my eyes are my favorite—plus there’s no sense wearing a ton of lipstick with what I have planned for him later.

The alarm on my phone dings, warning me that he’ll be here in ten minutes. When he offered to pick me up I considered telling him I’d meet him at the restaurant, but he wants the place to be a surprise and there really wasn’t a good reason to tell him no unless I dropped the truth-bomb that my mom would freak if she saw his car—let alone him—in her driveway.

I grab my purse and a distressed canvas jacket and hurry down the stairs before she sees me. When headlights appear in the driveway, I open the front door and shout up the stairs. “I’m going out. Don’t wait up!” Then I step outside and hesitate on the sidewalk.

Xavier’s standing in front of Subie, a bouquet of yellow flowers in one hand and the other hand pressed to his heart. We stare at each other like neither of us is sure what to say. My heart’s pounding so loud it practically echoes off the brick path. I walk toward him and he holds out the flowers while pulling me to his chest.

“Hi.” I lean into him, kissing the edge of his jaw and breathing in the scent of his body wash.

“Hey.” He pulls back to look at me, his dark eyes shining in the light from the porch. “You look amazing.” He’s wearing dark jeans, a navy button-down shirt, and a look that says if we don’t get in the car now, we might never make it to dinner.

“So do you.” I turn to get in the car but he catches my hand.

“Do I need to meet your mom or anything?”

The house looms behind me. The longer we stand here, the more likely Mom will look outside and see us. See him. “Nah, she’s finishing up some work. We’re good.”

He moves around me to the passenger side and tugs on the duct-taped door.

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