The Royal Wedding: A Crown Jewels Romantic Comedy, Book 2 by Melanie Summers & MJ Summers

Author:Melanie Summers & MJ Summers [Summers, Melanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gretz Corp.
Published: 2017-09-06T18:30:00+00:00

Thirteen

Canned Christmas Muzak and Cinnabon Sweets

Tessa

“I should go,” Arthur says as he scrambles to get the rest of his clothes on.

Disappointment fills my entire body. “I don’t want you to.”

“And yet, I must. You and your mum clearly need to have a big talk,” he says, giving me a quick peck on the forehead, “And after what your parents just walked in on, I don’t think I’ll be able to face them for another few years.”

“That couldn’t have gone worse, could it have?”

Arthur sighs. “Not really. At least if we’d finished, we’d have that to feel good about.”

I swat Arthur on the abdomen. “You’re such a…man.”

“Thanks. Now, go sort everything out with your mum. Maybe you can sneak over to my place later to finish what we started.”

I nod and give him a light kiss on the lips, knowing that he’s right, even though I wish he wasn’t. “Okay. I’ll see what I can do.”

“I’ll wait up for you.”

We linger in the tiny foyer for a bit, missing each other already. When he opens the door, a blast of cold air rushes in. Reality.

I watch as his limo pulls away, then sigh and go find my mum. She’s not in the TV room with my dad, so I know she’s gone up to bed already. Dad looks up from the sports highlights when I walk into the room; his expression says everything he’s thinking.

“I know. I’m going to go look for her to apologize.”

“It better be a good one, mind you. You’ve gone and hurt her more than I’ve ever seen.”

“I know.”

When I knock on the door to their bedroom, I get no answer. I try again, then open it, quietly calling, “Mum, I came to apologize.”

I see the shape of her lying in her bed, facing the other wall, but she doesn’t move.

“Mum,” I whisper. “Are you asleep?”

I wait for a long time before I give up. “I’m really sorry I treated you so badly today. I had no right to talk to you that way.”

When she doesn’t respond, I go back to my room and shut the door, crawling under the covers. I text Arthur and tell him not to wait up, then fall into a deep pasta coma.

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