Best Friends Aren't Forever (Eastbrooke Academy Book 1) by Jillian Dodd
Author:Jillian Dodd [Dodd, Jillian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: teen romance, prep school romance, dating, royalty, best teen books
Publisher: Swoonworthy Books
Published: 2023-06-26T18:30:00+00:00
A little detour.
11:59pm
âYouâre late,â Laurent says, opening the door to his room before I even have a chance to knock.
âYeah, well, I was trying to decide between girl-next-door braid or sexy siren curls,â I say.
âI would have figured you for the curls.â
I grab his hand. âYeah, I know. And thatâs a problem. Letâs go. Quietly.â
We sneak down the hall and out the front door.
âI canât believe Iâm doing this,â he says. âI shouldnât be doing this.â
When we get outside and away from the building, I say, âYou should know that the dean saw me kiss you today. He pulled me aside and asked my intentions.â
âDean Johnson is really cool,â he says. âWhatâd you tell him?â
âWell, itâs more what he told me.â
âAbout my mom?â he asks, looking slightly stricken.
âWhat about your mom?â I tilt my head in confusion.
âOh. Um, she had cancer and died about a month ago. We found out I got into Eastbrooke a few days before she passed.â
Tears immediately fill my eyes because I had no idea. I react, pulling him into a hug. âI canât imagine how difficult that must have been for you. Iâm so sorry, Laurent.â
âThank you.â
Weâre both quiet for a minute, and then I smile at him and say, âWhat Dean Johnson told me is that today is your birthday. So, weâre taking a little detour before we go to the party.â
âIs this a hazing stop?â he says, looking worried.
âOf course,â I say with a laugh.
âHazing is not funny,â he says seriously.
I stop again and face him. âDo I look like the kind of girl who would allow anyone I know to be hazed?â
He seems to study my eyes, looking for an answer.
âI donât know. You seem nice, but maybe Iâm a bad judge of character,â he says, swaying his head back and forth before finally going, âOkay, where are you taking me?â
I donât reply, just grab his elbow and lead him up the hill toward the chapel.
Laurent points. âIs that where weâre going?â
âYeah, to the chapel.â
âThe Arrington Chapel.â
âYes.â
âAnd the library. Itâs called The Arrington Family Library.â
âThatâs correct.â
âAs in your family?â
âYes, sir. Want to be my friend now?â I tease.
âI usually stick to myself.â
âWhat does that even mean?â I ask, sticking my hand against his. âLike this?â
âI know youâre not dumb, and you seem sincere, but youâre also dangerously beautiful.â
I scoff at that. âNo, Iâm not. And I like to stick to myself too.â
âYeah, right. Youâve been surrounded by friends since the moment you walked in the place.â
âThatâs just because I know a lot of people who go here. But back home, my horse is one of my best friends. Does that count as sticking to yourself, if youâre alone but riding a horse?â
âWhatâs the horseâs name?â he says with a chuckle.
And I can tell heâs having a little bit of fun. Or maybe loosening up a little.
âSparky.â
âYou choose that name?â
âYes, when I was twelve.â
âI like it. And, yes, I suppose it counts.â
âI also like to read,â I tell him as we continue our trek.
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