Page 54 of The Bad Boy Prince in Love
Chapter 27: Terry Falls into a Trap
Hallie had been receivingsome frantic texts from her mama, and even though she replied to say everything was fine, Vivian still came out to meet them as soon as the truck pulled up to the family home.
“There you are!Are you all right, my baby?”
“I’m fine, mama.”
Her mother held her in a super tight hug.
“I am feeling kind of tired,” Hallie added, after being nearly suffocated, “Let’s go inside.”
Terry was helping set the table in the dining room, but she only had a spiteful glance for her sister.
“Dinner’s almost ready,” Sam said, emerging from the kitchen.“Heard you were in a bit of a scuffle.You two look fine, though.No broken bones?That’s my girl!”
“See, I told you news travels fast around here,” Hallie said to Luke.
“I was so worried when I heard about it from Travis’s mom,” Vivian said.“She was very apologetic.She says he probably started the fight.He’s always been a rowdy one.”
“He’s more than rowdy,” Luke remarked, “I’d say he’s a first-class jerk.”
“He didn’t do well in the bull riding event,” Vivian remarked, “I heard he only lasted a couple of seconds, so I guess he got punished for starting a fight when he should have been focusing on his performance.”
“Yeah, I’m not surprised,” Hallie said.“You should have seen Luke using his martial arts skills to teach him a lesson!”
“I’m glad you were there, Luke,” Sam said, “It’s so nice that Hallie has a boyfriend to protect her.”
“Uh, actually...”Terry remarked, lounging at the table in a relaxed pose, “Luke was the one who caused the fight in the first place by hitting on Travis’s girlfriend.”
Hallie wanted to punch her sister, but it wouldn’t help her case, so she simply gave her a death stare while standing stiffly in front of the dining room table.Luke put his hand on her shoulder, and she found it easier to relax.
“I don’t believe that,” her mama said.“It must have been a misunderstanding.”
“That’s right,” Luke said, “Travis is a very jealous guy.I saw him nearly start a fight at the dance last week because he thought someone was flirting with his girlfriend.”
“Wait a minute,” Vivian paused after putting down a dish of mashed potatoes.“Terry, you were there?”
“No, I wasn’t,” Terry said, swallowing hard.
Hallie was laughing on the inside, knowing that her sister had trapped herself by revealing that she was at the scene of the fight.
