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“Yeah, I’m not trying to end up in little bitty pieces all over the city,” Jacob said.
My dad sighed and took a sip of his champagne. “Fine. No cameras.”
“What?” Liam asked. “Can I get them taken down in my room?”
“Your sister is practically an adult. She needs her privacy.”
“So high,” Liam whispered.
Yeah...my dad was definitely acting weird. I’d thought he’d put up a little more of a fight about the cameras. But it almost just seemed like he was...happy. Like super happy. But that was odd too.
“I can’t believe the two of you are dating,” my dad said. “Isn’t this the best news ever, Penny?”
My mom nodded. She was smiling, but it wasn’t one of her normal ones.
I thought my mom would be excited and my dad would be furious. Instead my dad was thrilled and my mom seemed uneasy.
I took another sip of champagne and tucked myself under Jacob’s arm.
But my mom’s expression didn’t change.
And I was a little worried she could tell the whole thing wasn’t real. Or maybe she knew the real reason why I wanted to swap rooms.
Scarlett and the Fake Boyfriend - Chapter 3 – Fake Boyfriend Test Run
Tuesday
My mom barely said two words to me as I ate breakfast. But she kept glancing at Jacob’s varsity jacket around my shoulders.
I didn’t know whether to feel worried or relieved about my mom’s studious glances. If she knew I’d put a hole in the floor of one of the guest bedrooms, I felt like she would have already said something though. Right? Which meant she was acting strange because I was dating Jacob.
And my dad kept whistling for some reason.
I grabbed my backpack and headed to the door.
“Scarlett?” my mom said.
I turned to look at her over my shoulder.
“Do you maybe want to go shopping sometime this week? Just the two of us? Your father mentioned something about you needing new pajamas.”
Well, that wasn’t what I thought she was going to say. But my dad hadn’t been thrilled about what I’d been wearing when Axel showed up the other day. “Yeah, sure.”
“Great.” She smiled.
Okay then.
“I really like this outfit on you,” my dad said as he opened up the door for me.
I looked down at Jacob’s jacket. It was huge on me. It practically covered up my whole uniform. Which was probably why my dad liked it. But I liked it too. Jacob thought I’d lost my confidence over the years, but I felt a lot more confident with his jacket on my shoulders. Except for when I remembered the whole thing was just a façade. “Thanks.”
“You and Jacob.” He chuckled and took a sip from his to-go cup of coffee. “Who knew?”
“What are you smoking?” Liam asked as we all stepped onto the elevator.
“Nothing,” my dad said. “Why would you say that?”
“Because Scarlett has her first boyfriend ever and you’ve spent the whole morning whistling instead of...I don’t know...something more you.”
