Page 72 of The Charlie Method

There’s a note in the sidebar. I click on it to find a comment from Will that says:Lourdes, nobody uses the word effulgent. It’s very off-putting.

I snicker under my breath. And for some inexplicable reason, I keep reading, getting sucked into the story. I had no idea Alexander the Great had a huge cock. Is that historical canon? I could look it up, but it’s more fun to text my teammate Nick, whose girlfriend is a history major.

ME:

Yo, ask Darce if Alexander the Great was known for having a big penis.

NICK:

No.

ME:

Please?

NICK:

ffs one sec

He texts back about ten minutes later. By then, I’ve already gone back to chapter one to read the story from the beginning. This is how I learned that the blade they keep talking about is sometimes an actual dagger and other times his hard dong. They still haven’t boned, though. This slow burn is excruciating.

NICK:

She says no and why do you ask.

ME:

I’m reading Alexander and Queen Elizabeth fanfic.

NICK:

Why are you this way, Dunne?

I grin at the phone and go back to reading. A minute later, another message arrives.

NICK:

Darcy wants the link to the fanfic.

I’m a bit disappointed when I realize there’s nothing after chapter seven. Will is apparently proofreading the story as it’s being written.

Swear to God, though, if Lourdes throws in the twist that Alexander the Great is a time traveler, this piece instantly soars into five-star territory.

When I hear the front door opening, I snap Will’s computer shut and reach for the TV remote. I did not just spend the past hour reading weird fan fiction. Nope.

“Hey.” He pops his head into the living room. “I’ve got news.”

“Yeah?”

“Oh yeah.”

He saunters down the hall toward the kitchen. From the other doorway that separates the two rooms, I glimpse him at the fridge, grabbing a bottle of water. He twists off the cap, leaning against the doorframe.

I roll my eyes at him. “Are you going to share this news or keep me in suspense—”

“I know who Charlie is.”

CHAPTER NINETEEN

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