Played (Playing Games Book 2) by Rebecca Barber

Author:Rebecca Barber [Barber, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-25T18:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

BRYCE

Fuck me sideways.

This could not be happening.

But it was.

I felt Emma tense beside me as she batted my hand from its resting place on her thigh.

Sauntering through the restaurant, acting like she owned the place was Madeline Higgins, flanked by two equally-fake-looking blondes with puffy duck lips. It was no wonder Madeline grew up to be an actress. She was nailing the dramatics.

With her hair blowing everywhere, she had on the most gigantic pair of sunglasses covering her eyes and most of her face, hooker-red lipstick on her newly plumped lips and an oversized bag dangling off her arm. The only thing missing was one of those yappy little dogs named Princess being carted around, but I definitely wasn’t going to ask her about it. It’d probably give her ideas.

Mum shot me a glance and I shrugged at her dumbly. If she thought I wanted Madeline here, she was as delusional as the diva herself.

“Bryce, sweetie! So good to see you,” she exclaimed loudly.

“Hi, Madeline,” I replied tightly. I couldn’t afford to be rude. Knowing the way the world worked these days, with my luck someone would be filming this shit show and within the hour it’d be all over social media.

After air-kissing my parents and throwing an inconvenient hello at Seth, something that made him narrow his eyes and actually growl at her, Madeline turned her attention to Emma.

“Hi! I’m Madeline Higgins. And you are?” she introduced herself, sticking out her hand and expecting Emma to accept her pointy hot-pink manicured fingers.

“I’m Emma,” she replied vaguely.

“Well, Emma, how do you know my Bryce here?”

Wow! Her cat claws were sharp today.

Before Emma could answer, her phone started ringing and she rifled through her bag trying to find it. I might not know everything about that girl, but I knew she wasn’t rude. She never would’ve answered her phone in the middle of our brunch until Madeline showed up. Now she was bursting for an excuse to get away from this nightmare. Not that I could blame her.

When she finally produced her phone, she excused herself, answered the call and escaped outside. I couldn’t do a damn thing except sit there like a chump and watch her go. Unfortunately for me, Emma’s hasty departure was exactly the opening Madeline was hoping for as she slipped into Emma’s seat uninvited.

“What are you doing?” I hissed, keeping my voice low.

“What? Can’t we have coffee together?”

Magically, almost as if she’d conjured them out of thin air, a waiter appeared beside her, beaming. “Morning, Miss Higgins. Can I start you with a coffee this morning?”

Ah, now it made sense. He was a fan. He’d probably been tracking her every movement from the moment she stepped into the restaurant. If only he knew what she was like below the layer of Botox and face paint.

“Yes. I’d like a sugar-free, vanilla latte with soy milk.” Are you freaking kidding me right now? Could she sound any more pretentious?

“Absolutely. Can I get you anything to eat to

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