Page 85 of In the Offensive Zone with My Fake Bride
Elias: What did I miss?
Ethan: Check your news feed, man. I’m sure the story broke already. Those guys work fast.
Wade: The sooner it breaks, the sooner it will ride out with the tide.
Elias: Whoa! Pay, are you actually connected to the British Monarchy?
Payton: Loosely. Just glad my cousin is alive and recovering well.
Elias: And Lily’s your BODYGUARD!!! That’s sick!
Luke: I think your fever is talking, Elias. Settle down, bro.
Elias: Figures the one time I get sick, I miss the really good stuff.
Ethan: Contrary to what you believe, Elias, the world does not revolve around you.
Elias: Hey! Sick person here. Have some compassion.
Mathéo: You know this is going to bring the fansin like crazy.
Wade: Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, Barbie-man. This is like a slam into the pipes. Let the snow settle and give our guy Pay a chance to catch his breath.
Luke: Wade’s right.
Ethan: What about Lily, Payton?
Payton: What about her?
Mathéo: Does this mean she’s going back to England now?
Payton: I don’t know.
Luke: Do you want her to?
At first, I hesitate to reply, debating how much to tell them, but then I remember how they all stood by me tonight, and I realize I don’t have to carry my burdens alone anymore.
Payton: No. It guts me to think about it.
Wade: Sounds like you’re in love with her, Pay.
Payton: I am. Head over skates. I think I have been since the first time I met her.
Wade: Now that’s a story I can’t wait to hear.
Luke: Don’t tell Sophie, or she’ll want to write about you two.
Payton: Wouldn’t dream of it. I’ve had enough publicity to last a lifetime.
Ethan: Don’t let her get away, man.
Payton: Not sure how to get her to stay.
Wade: Take it from me. Tell her how you feel. Or else you’ll regret it.
Luke: Sounds like another story to tell there, Cowboy.
Wade: Maybe one day.
