Page 348 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 11
“He’s giving you cute little presents. Even though you’re only fake dating.”
I shrugged. “He gave this to me before we agreed to make it fake. And I tried to give it back. But he said it would be strange if Axel came over and I didn’t have anything of Jacob’s here.”
“I guess that’s true. But he did get awfully jealous yesterday when we were talking about the kiss thief.”
“He did not.”
She laughed. “Yes he did. He was all like: Don’t send pictures like that to people you don’t know,” she said in a deep voice. “And how long were you talking to the kiss thief for? And you let him get to second base?”
“That is a terrible Jacob impression, Soph. And he wasn’t jealous. He was just being protective.”
“Gah. I hate how blurry the line is between someone acting boyfriendy versus brotherly. Why have we never realized this before?”
I shrugged.
“But I still think he was jealous.”
“I think he was just annoyed about how all this makes him look. Since everyone thinks we’re actually dating.” Axel didn’t seem jealous either. He’d shown up to school today totally fine. Like he hadn’t gotten high yesterday and skipped half the day or anything. I’d even seen him give Jacob a high five in the hallway.Everything was back to normal. Operation Too Hot to Handle was looking like an epic failure. Again.
Sophie slowly nodded. “Okay, fair. That definitely checks out. You’re probably right about Jacob being annoyed. Just think...everyone is going to think Jacob’s bad in bed if you step out on him.”
I laughed. “Yeah, maybe.”
“I can see how that would be a bit embarrassing. He’s being a real trooper about this. But gah, Scarlett. Every time he calls you love my heart melts a little.”
I smiled. “I know, it’s really cute isn’t it?”
“Absolutely. I wonder what nickname Mr. Halifax will give me when we start dating.”
“Well, if he’s my kiss thief, he likes calling his women baby.”
Sophie gagged.
“I actually kind of like it. Not the Mr. Halifax thing,” I quickly said. “The nickname. Obviously.”
“It is a classic. Mr. Halifax can call me baby anytime he pleases. Hopefully soon. Speaking of the kiss thief...has he responded?”
I shook my head. “I don’t think he’s going to take the bait.”
“He will. You left the perfect amount of breadcrumbs so that it wouldn’t be suspicious. We’re going to unmask him tonight, I’msure of it.” Her phone buzzed and she glanced down at a text. “Practice is over. I have to go help RJ with a few disguises if we’re going to make it in time for Operation Trap.”
“Disguises?”
“Just wait for it.”
I groaned. “You and your brother are the worst.”
Sophie laughed. “You know you love us.” She stood up and grabbed her backpack. “Oh, and before I forget. RJ gave me this to give to you to wear.” She pulled out a little black box.
“I’m not wearing an exploding camera.”
“I would never ask you to wear a V21. Besides, I think they’re all gone now after the kissing booth incident.” She opened the box. “It’s an earpiece. We can talk to you and you can talk to us. But you probably shouldn’t talk to us...or your mom will be wondering why you’re talking to yourself.”
I laughed. “I really need an earpiece?”
“Absolutely. If anyone gets eyes on the kiss thief, we all need to know so we can rush him. We’re going to catch him at his own game.”
I really hoped they weren’t still planning on beating him up.
