Page 49 of A Game Of Love

“We’re going to have to invite both of them over sometime,” Ari suggests.

“Yeah, Lilly. I can’t wait to meet Toby’s girlfriend.” Bee grins. I narrow my eyes at my best friend. She’s loving this. “Oh!” she gasps. “You could go on double dates.”

I can feel Bishop’s chest shake with laughter. Tipping my head back, I turn the glare on him.

He just grins down at me and kisses the tip of my nose.

For the rest of the night, I don’t really hold much of a conversation with anyone, just enjoying being in Bishop’s arms and basking in the warm feeling of being around his family.

After Bella found out Toby had a girlfriend, she seemed to have stopped glaring at me. She saw me as a threat like I’d be a reason she didn’t ever have a chance with Toby.

Little did she know how right she was. Smug satisfaction fills me.

The sound of a phone ringing has me blinking out of my own thoughts. Bee frowns down at her phone and answers.

“Hello?” Bee pauses, waiting for whoever's on the other end to talk. Her eyes widen. “What! Is the room okay?”

That has me frowning and looking up at Bishop, whose expression mirrors mine.

“Shit. Yeah, okay. No need to call Lilly or Bishop, I’m here with them. We’re good on that. Okay, thanks.”

“What's going on?” I ask as Bee hangs up.

“That was Amy, the RA of our building. She was calling everyone to let them know that a pipe burst in the dorm bathroom, and it’s out of order until further notice.”

“Can’t we use the ones on the other floors?” Bishop asks.

Bee shakes her head. “All of them are out of order. It’s a main pipe. Amy said the school will be paying for a hotel for anyone who can’t find accommodations elsewhere. But I told her we have places to stay.”

“Well, that's unfortunate,” Ari sighs. “Are you able to go there and get your things?”

“Oh yeah, that shouldn’t be a problem, but I’ll worry about that tomorrow. I’ll stop by on my way to class or something. It’s too late to be going anywhere now. So, it looks like your baby girl is coming home for a few days.”

“You act as if we would be upset about that,” Romeo chuckles.

“So, Mom.” Bee bats her eyelashes. “Any chance you’re doing laundry in the foreseeable future?”

I snort out a laugh. “Bee.”

“What?!” She looks at me with wide, innocent eyes.

“Do your own laundry, woman. You're nineteen.”

She gives her mom a pout.

“Don’t do it, Ari.” I grin, laughing.

“I thought you were on my side,” Bee grumbles.

“Lilly’s right. You're a big girl. Wash your own clothes,” Bishop teases.

“As if you have any ground to stand on. If I’m not mistaken, I’m the one washing your clothes when you bring them by every week.”

I turn to look up at Bishop with an unamused look. “Really?”

He blushes, shrugging. “She offered.”

“Only because you nearly flooded the house trying to do it yourself,” Ari laughs.

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