The Playboy's Princess by Joy Fulcher

Author:Joy Fulcher [Fulcher, Joy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Omnific Publishing
Published: 2014-10-19T23:00:00+00:00

I’m in your neighborhood. Want a ride to dinner?

He sent the message and waited for Jade to reply. He sat on the bleachers and looked up into the sky. The sun was setting, and the clouds were cantaloupe orange and pink smudges against the hazy smog. His phone beeped.

Sure, thanks. I just got home. Come on over.

Drew locked up the court and drove the few blocks to her house. He didn’t have to stop the car, however, because she was standing on the sidewalk waiting. She smiled and waved as he drove up.

“Hey,” she said, climbing into the car and leaning over to give him a one-armed hug.

“Hey yourself. How was work?”

“Oh, you know. Smile for the photos and continuously get told how pretty I am.”

“Well, in that shell bra, who can blame people for being stunned by your beauty?”

“You know I don’t wear the shell bra. You’ve seen me at work.”

“So, you’re always in that huge dress? That’s not very sexy.”

Jade punched his arm. “It’s not meant to be sexy, you horndog. I spend my day with children.”

“Still, I’m sure the dads that are with their children would appreciate a little skin.”

“You’re welcome to submit your disappointment to the comments section on the web site.”

“I might just do that.”

He pulled into the driveway of his parents’ house and turned off the engine. Jade reached to open her door, but he put his hand on her arm to stop her.

“Can we have a chat for minute?” he asked.

“Sure.” She chewed her lip as she waited for him to speak. Drew realized that was her nervous twitch.

“So, I don’t know if you’ll care, but I want to be honest with you.”

“Okay.”

He braced his hands on the steering wheel, building courage to say what he needed to say. “I had sex last night,” he blurted out.

Jade didn’t say anything. He searched her face, looking for some kind of reaction but couldn’t see any response at all. She was completely still.

“I know we talked about that when we made this agreement, and we both said that one-night stands were acceptable. I’m not dating anyone; it was just sex. I just feel like I should tell you.”

“Thanks?” she said, sounding like she was asking a question.

“Should I have kept it a secret?”

“No. No, really, thank you for telling me.”

“Are you okay with it?”

“I guess so. I mean, it’s weird that you just had sex with someone else, and now we’re going into your parents’ house to plan our wedding. But this is a weird situation.”

“If you’re not okay with it, just say so, and I won’t do it again.” Drew was surprised as the words left his mouth. Was he really promising to not have sex for a whole year just to please this woman who was still basically a stranger to him?

“I’m okay with it. We’re not really a couple.”

Her words said one thing, but when he tried to hold her hand as they walked into the house, she pulled away. He hoped she was just processing the information and not actually hurt.

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