Not So Cinderella by Rebekah L. Thompson

Author:Rebekah L. Thompson [Thompson, Rebekah L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-03-16T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Athena

The weekend passed quickly after the party, and I thought a lot about Drake. Like, sometimes, I caught myself thinking about him when I should’ve been thinking of other things. He popped into my mind and took over.

Other than a few confused stares and people trying to befriend me, everything is back to normal. I went to the doctor on Sunday. He said I’m fine and that I’ve healed well. As soon as I got the news, I texted Mason.

He got me a fight for tonight. I have to admit I’m excited. I’ve missed fighting. I feel like it’s been ages since I was in the ring last. Drake promised that he’d be there, and I’m hoping that Mason can sneak out too.

“Hey, babe,” Drake says, wrapping his arms around my waist from behind. I close my locker, and he lifts his hand to show me two small blue orchids. The orchids have dark and light blue petals with stems that connect. A smile tilts my lips, and I turn in Drake’s arms.

“Hi,” I murmur, pressing a kiss to his lips. Soft lips that I could spend all day kissing.

“Have a good day?” He asks after pulling out of the kiss. I take the flowers from him and lightly run my finger down the petals.

“Uh-huh, I’m just ready for tonight,” I answer. “You?” My eyes flicker to his. They’re such a pretty color. I could stand here, look into his eyes all day, and still love them. He looks at me and nods, then pecks my lips again. Man of many words… not. But it’s okay. He makes up for it in his actions, like being ridiculously cute and bringing me flowers that are my favorite color.

Drake takes my hand in his, intertwining our fingers, his thumb brushing over the back of my hand softly, and smiles at me. “Ready to go? We have work,” he reminds me, and I nod.

I sling my bag over my arm and bite my lip. I brought my bike today, but now I wish I’d just ridden with Drake so we could take one vehicle to work and then Underground. We stop at my bike, and I grab my helmet. “See you there,” I say, and he nods.

“Love you,” he says softly, kissing me.

I climb onto my bike and finally speed away. It doesn’t take long to get to the flower shop, and when I park, Drake is there, climbing out of his car. Jeez. He must’ve sped or found a shortcut. I slide off my bike. “Beat ya,” he grins, that smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth and causing little laugh wrinkles to surround his eyes. Childishly, I stick my tongue out at him.

“Whatever,” I argue, pushing his chest. “It wasn’t a race,” I add on, feeling silly for arguing about something so unimportant. Yet, it makes me smile. Having someone- other than Mason- I can bicker with, without needing to worry about their misunderstanding or getting upset, is nice.

Together, we walk into the shop, and the little bell above the door signals our arrival.

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