The Man, the Myth, the Nerd_A Sweet YA Romance by Maggie Dallen

Author:Maggie Dallen [Dallen, Maggie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Young Adult
Goodreads: 47891187
Published: 2019-09-16T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Tieg

Jamie’s sigh over speakerphone filled the hotel room. “Some people might take that as a rejection.”

“You think?” I turned my head slowly to face the phone. I’d been lying here staring at the ceiling all morning, wallowing in self-pity and biding my time before I had to head to sound check at the venue.

And by ‘venue’ I meant the big field behind old McGregor’s property, where the concert was to be held.

“But not you,” she added, a note of delusional optimism lacing her voice.

I sighed. “No. Not me.”

My best friend knew me well. Maybe one of the reasons we’d clicked when I’d first met her in New York three years ago was because we were both delusional optimists. Her because she’d had a sheltered childhood, filled with the sort of luxury and lavishness befitting a princess, and me…

Well, there was only one reason I’d not only survived my rough childhood but come out of it an optimist. Daisy. She’d saved me. She’d given me love when no one else had; she’d seen potential in me when I hadn’t seen it in myself.

Now it was my turn.

“I have to help her, Jamie,” I said.

Jamie’s boyfriend Alex’s voice came over the speaker—from the background noise it sounded like they were in a car. “Dude, I know you want to help her, but it sounds like she needs some space.”

Jamie made a scoffing sound. “Ugh, don’t listen to Alex. He might be a skilled athlete, but he doesn’t know the first thing about relationships.” There was laughter in her voice as she said it, and I found myself grinning and shaking my head as they teased each other in a way that was both disgustingly sweet and just plain disgusting.

Or maybe I was just jealous. There was a very distinct possibility that I was jealous. What I wouldn’t give to have that with Daisy right now—the sort of teasing, fun, lighthearted friendship that was at the root of our undeniably complicated relationship.

“Are you two through?” I interrupted when Jamie made a supremely girlie squealing sound.

“Sorry,” she said quickly.

“Yeah, sorry man.” Alex’s voice was far more somber. “We’re here for you if you need us.”

We. Us. I rolled my eyes a bit at the over-the-top coupledom happening in my friend’s world, but I was happy for her. She deserved a good guy like Alex, and he her. Plus, I’d made out pretty well in this bargain, too. Alex seemed to be of the mindset that Jamie’s friends were his friends too, so I’d gained a new friend when she and Alex made it official.

Actually, thanks to Jamie, I had a few new friends. Her new billionaire buddy, Oliver, and his girl Liv were a blast to hang out with when I was in New York…which wasn’t as often as I liked.

Technically, I owned multiple homes, thanks to some savvy investing by my money guy. He and my manager made sure I’d be set for life, and my assets included houses on three different continents.

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