Page 27 of The Enemy Face Off

"Oh." She blinks a few times but doesn't back away. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have assumed." And then, with the same sincerity in her voice, she adds, "I just don't want to see you humiliated."

I'm confused. "Humiliated?"

She nods. "I may not like you in the traditional sense of wanting to spend time with you, but I also don't want you publicly humiliated. Don't you see, Milo? This is all a setup."

She looks and sounds so serious that I'm convinced she's being genuine.

"What's a setup?" I ask.

"All of it." She tips her chin over my shoulder. "This house isn't really for sale."

Huh?

I get the first inkling she's playing with me because Iknowthis place is for sale. I found the listing online myself.

And now the fool-ee becomes the fool-er.

I play along, my expression remaining earnest. "It isn't?"

"It's not. Don't look now, but there are hidden cameras everywhere. In the trees. In the plants on the porch. Scattered throughout the inside of the house. It's for a new reality TV showEvie's sister Harper is producing. A cross betweenAmerica's Funniest Home VideosandPunk'd."

I let out a low whistle. "Man, that's something else."

"I know. I feel so bad for you. Not even Willow is real."

"She's not a real person?"

"She's not a real realtor. Come on. Did you really think Willow Wilkins was a real name? She's an actress. Everything about her is fake. Her name. Her teeth. Her hair. Her tan. Her breasts."

I let out a low whistle. "She does have fantastic breasts."

Beth's eyes widen in surprise. "You've noticed them?"

"Oh, yeah. How could I not?" Now it'smyturn to have some fun at her expense. "They're amazing. Oh, and they feel spectacular."

Her head falls forward and she latches onto the top of the fence. "You'vefeltthem?"

"I have. It's incredible how lifelike silicone can feel nowadays."

She opens her mouth, closes her eyes, and turns to the side. "You…you had me there for a minute."

I sure did.

This round goes to me.

"Question is, why did you care so much whether I touched them or not?"

"I didn't."

"Yes, you did."

"No, I didn't."

"Yes! Youdid."

"No! Ididn't."

"Milo!" Willow calls out from the back door. "Everything okay?"

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