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Yeah, why? I looked at her suspiciously.
You need to call Scott.
What? No way.
Yes way. There is no way you re going to last until next week, and what if he doesn t talk to
you then? What if he leaves early with Alice again?
I ll worry about that next week. I made a face at her.
Call him. She grabbed the remote and paused the screen. Now.
You re bossy.
Here s your phone. She handed me my phone. I m not giving you the remote back until you
call him. I don t care if that s tonight or in two weeks. No call, no remote.
You can t last without TV for that long. I made a face at her.
You wanna bet? She cocked her head and smiled.
Fine. I groaned. I ll call him. I jumped up off of the couch and walked out of the living
room. And I m not going to give you the joy of hearing the conversation either.
Aw, what a pity for me. Lacey grinned. What ever will I do?
Whatever. I shook my head and walked to my bedroom. I closed the door behind me and
jumped onto my bed. I lay back and stared at the phone, my heart racing. I wanted to call Scott, but I
didn t know what to say. Would he even answer his phone? Would he even want to talk to me? I
didn t even know what to do. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath and started punching the
numbers in to unlock my phone when I suddenly got a text message. My heart jumped as I saw that it
was Scott.
Hey. It was one word, but it felt like an ocean of words.
Hey. I texted him back right away. I wasn t going to play games and wait.
How you doing?
Okay. You?
Not bad. So you re seeing my brother now?
No. You know I m not.
Yeah.
I waited to see if he was going to text anything else. This couldn t be the sole purpose of him
contacting me, could it?
I told Aiden about Candy Grams. I didn t think he d hire you. It was the only company I
could think of. He wanted to hire someone to pretend to be his fake girlfriend.
I was basically the only choice.
Figures.
Hope you re not mad.
He loves Alice, you know.
I know. And she loves him as well.
I know.
They should be together. I typed and my fingers shook. I wanted to add, just like us.
You re looking good.
You too.
You don t look like you ve been spanked in a while.
You could change that. I held my breath as I pressed send.
I m still mad at you.
I know.
You totally played me.
I didn t mean to.
You should have asked me what was going on if you had doubts.
I didn t think.
Obviously.
I had a rough childhood. Two messed up parents. It affected me. I m sorry.
I thought it was your dad that abandoned you?
Yeah, but mom is off as well.
Oh. Sorry.
Not your fault. And not an excuse. It just makes me a bit of a mess in relationships and
dating stuff.
Got it.
You have a great family, though. I love Aiden. He s amazing. And Liv seems really funny as
well.
Yeah, they re not bad. I ll keep them.
Liv s fiancé, Xander, seems cool too. Why does she call him Mr. Tongue?
Who told you she calls him that?
I heard her saying something to Alice.
Oh. Smh.
What?
You don t want to know.
I do.
Well, I don t want to talk about it.
Why not?
She s my sister.
So?
Think about it!
About what?
Mr. Tongue!
Oh! I started laughing as I realized what Mr. Tongue must have inferred. Oops!
Yeah! Ugh! Do not want to think about my baby sister like that.
You re funny.
You re sexy.
Not really.
Yes really!
I grinned as I stared at his last messages. Scott thought I was sexy. Maybe that meant he really
liked me after all.
You there or did I lose you?
I m here.
Can I call you?
I grabbed my phone and called him instead.
Hey you, he said as he answered the phone.
Hey, I said softly.
I can t believe you re doing those acting gigs. He sounded annoyed. I mean
Scott! I sighed. Are we going to start off the call this way?
Would you rather it be phone sex?
No.
I m still mad at you. He sighed. It was a shock seeing you the other day.
It was a shock seeing you as well. I took a deep breath. Did you lose your job?
No, but I did get written up. He sighed. I d already complained about Helen, so she was
fired, but I was written up for indecent conduct on company property.
Sorry, I said softly. I shouldn t have done it.
I m glad you did it. He laughed. It was hot. Damn. I still think about it at night. He sighed.
However, what I don t like is the reason why you did it.
I didn t just do it to embarrass you, I said softly. I enjoyed it as well.
I know you did, he said huskily. You forget I felt your orgasm.
Scott, I said, feeling embarrassed.
What? he said with an amused tone. Don t tell me you re embarrassed now.
I m not embarrassed, I lied.
Good, he said. You shouldn t be embarrassed. You should feel proud. Proud of your sexual
rebellion, not of your lack of trust in me.
I know, and I am. I laughed. Kind of.
So, should we start over? he asked softly. Do you want us to go on a date?
Yes, I d like that, I said softly, my heart racing, but suddenly a fear filled me. A fear that I
knew all too well. A fear that had stopped me from going on dates in the past.
Did you hear that Xander proposed to Liv? Scott said casually. Can you believe it?
No, I didn t know. I laughed. I wasn t sure why I lied. Maybe it was because I wanted to see
what he was going to say. I don t really know them.
Sorry, I always forget that you haven t been in my life longer. I always feel like I ve known
you forever.
I feel the same way, I said and closed my eyes, so I could think of his face as we spoke.
Anyway, why are you shocked that Xander proposed to Liv? Didn t you say he loved her?
Yeah, but so soon. His tone dropped slightly. They barely know each other. I love my
sister, you know, but I think they should date for a bit longer. I don t think people need to rush into an
engagement.
Oh. I held in a sigh. How long do you think a couple should be dating before they get
engaged?
Five years? he said seriously and my heart stopped. Five years? You? he asked me softly
and I wondered how we had gotten to such a serious conversation already. We d only just got to
talking again.
I don t know, maybe six months to a year. I said.
Six months? His voice was incredulous. What?
I think when someone knows, they know. True love and soul mates should be together as much
as possible. I see nothing wrong with getting engaged and married quickly.
Oh, Scott said and I wondered what he was thinking. Was he regretting calling me now? Was
he seeing that perhaps we weren t very compatible? I felt sad at the thought, but wanted to be
realistic. Maybe all we d had really was sexual compatibility. Maybe what had happened with Helen
had been good for us. Maybe it had saved us both from even more heartache.
Eliza. Lacey knocked on my door and I groaned.
Hold on Scott, my friend Lacey is at my door.
Lacey, your best friend that lives with her parents?
Yes, but she lives with me now and she s at my door.
When did this happen?
A few weeks ago.
A lot changes in a few weeks, he said softly and I nodded.
Yeah. Hold on okay?
Okay, he said and I jumped off of the bed and hurried to my door.
What is it? I asked her quickly. I m on the phone like you told me to be.
You ve got flowers, she said and held a bouquet in front of her. They just arrived.
From Scott? My heart thudded. Maybe this was going to work out after all.
No, she said softly. Not Scott.
What? I could feel my face going white as I stared at her. Please tell me these red roses
aren t from Aiden. My heart dropped as I gazed at her. If they were from Aiden I d scream.
Not from Aiden, she said and pursed her lips. Check the card.
Who else would be sending me flowers? I frowned and grabbed the card. I opened it and
read, A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. I made a face. Someone likes quoting
Shakespeare.
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