The Heiress: A Sweet Teen and YA Romance (Covington Prep: The Girls We Love Book 4) by Key Kylie

Author:Key, Kylie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kylie Key
Published: 2022-07-27T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Phoenix

Elisha changed her mind and said she didn’t want to go in the plunge pool. She had an English Lit essay to complete and she had hardly written a page. I’d been looking forward to it—and not just from a recovery point of view—so it was disappointing to be turned down. And I didn’t want to go in by myself in case I slipped or fell.

I thought things had gone well between us, you know, giving her my hoodie to wear and holding hands and then the hug in the kitchen. I mean, it had been totally unexpected, and I wasn’t declaring my undying love to her or anything, but it had been nice to connect. But apparently none of it meant anything to the ice queen, and now I was regretting spilling my heart to her, because she’d gone up to her room like she was running for the hills. Well, earlier than that—she’d ditched me when our food came, eating on her own in the kitchen. Probably couldn’t get away fast enough from the teary-eyed wimp with a limp.

When the tennis finished, I watched the earlier games that I’d missed. Tennis kept me focused. It meant I didn’t have to think about Elisha, and by the time another three sets had passed, I’d convinced myself I could probably go through the next two days without seeing her at all if I timed things right.

I considered staying up and waiting for Mom. Now that I’d told Elisha about the lawsuit, maybe I needed to tell Mom before Dad sprung it on her. But Mom had been happy for the past few days and I didn’t want to be the one to sink her ship. Dad could be the bad guy, not me.

Hey, wimp with a limp, remember?

A knock on the door made me jump, and I rolled over in bed to see Mom tiptoeing into the room using the torch on her phone.

“Hey, Phoe, just wanted to know if everything went okay.”

“Yeah,” I said, not sure what she mean by ‘everything.’

“You ordered food for Elisha?”

“Yes,” I said, adding a dry, “And me.”

“Thank you,” she said with a laugh. “Just wanted to make sure we’re treating our guest right.”

“How was your night?”

Mom shrugged. “Okay. Yes, it was fine. Right, I’ll see you in the morning.” She straightened my bed cover and leaned to kiss the top of my head.

“Taylor’s coming over tomorrow morning,” I said.

“Oh good,” Mom said. “What time? Maybe she can stay for lunch?”

“Early. But probably not, she’s got matches at the Club.”

“Okay. Goodnight, Phoe.”

“G’night.”

Max had gone away for Thanksgiving weekend, visiting his Dad’s family who were having a reunion. He wasn’t due back until Sunday, which is why Taylor was coming over. I’d help her with more sprint training and she’d hit with me.

“Hey, no crutches?” That was the first thing Taylor said when she greeted me with a high five.

“How’s Max?” I asked.

“Sick of turkey leftovers and pumpkin pie,” Taylor quipped.

I laughed, but didn’t waste time in taking Taylor out to the court.

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