Page 12 of Obsessed with my Guardian

Touché. A voice inside me warns me I’ll always be her guardian, one way or another. Her protector. Her… man? I mentally punch myself. Why does my commonsense waver whenever I’m around her? “Maybe, but I’ll feel better if I meet him.”

She rolls her eyes. She must know I won’t let this go. “Okay, fine.”

A small smile tugs at my mouth. “What time is he coming over?”

“Six.”

“Okay, great. I’ll be home by then.”

A small win at last. Though there’s nothing victorious about the idea of seeing her on a date with another man. I better use the situation to my advantage and figure out how I feel about her once and for all…

7

Eloise

“Okay,so I’ll show up at five, right?”

“Yes. See you then!” I hang up with Jayden, my friend Tori’s brother.

He’s the perfect person to enlist for this naughty mission. I must admit, I counted on Mrs. Wilson spilling the beans to Reed much sooner. I’ve tried all my tricks—talked endlessly about Jayden to her, came to her for birth control advice, hell, I even had to leave home earlier on purpose. That did it.

Call me a lunatic, but I swear I saw a sparkle of jealousy in Reed’s eyes earlier. He tried to hide it, of course. Tried so fucking hard. But a girl knows these things.

I may not know about a million other things, but male jealousy isn’t hard to spot.

Tori slaps my shoulder, interrupting my thoughts.

She’s been in my room for the past two hours, gossiping and flicking her phone screen, finding funny TikToks to show me.

“I owe you,” I tell her.

Tori glances at me with her green eyes, running her fingers through her wavy brown hair. “Promise me—if you end up kissing my brother to make Reed jealous, I don’t need to know the details.”

I shake my head. Her brother is cute but not my type. Turns out I like them older and grumpy. “I doubt it’ll come to that. Besides, I told Jayden he’d be doing me a solid. He’s in on it.”

Tori sits back in my bed, hugging my pillow. “Yes, sure, but he’s still a guy, silly. He won’t turn you down if you make a move.”

I roll my eyes. Wouldn’t life be much easier if uncomplicated, age-appropriate Jayden would do? “Good to know.”

“I have to say, Elo… I admire your tenacity. You’re going through a lot of work for some dick, my friend.”

“Hopefully not just some dick,” I say, chuckling. I’ve shared the diluted version of my unhealthy crush on Reed with her. It’s easier that way. I don’t need a long spiel on how crazy I am for having felt this way for years. She thinks I want to simply have sex with Reed.

“That’s true. I admit, your guardian is hot as fuck.”

I swivel on the chair and grab my phone from my dresser to scan my socials. “Thanks.”

“Hey. Do you need some tips?”

I stop scrolling and lift my eyebrow. “What do you mean?”

She scoots to the edge of the bed, excited. “Well, if you pull that type of dick, do you know what to do with it?”

“Hmmm… I’ve seen videos and like to think I’m not an idiot,” I say, hoping my insecurities won’t show through my snark. I mean, yes, I’ve seen movies and know the basics—more than basics, if I can count Tori’s endless stories about her dating adventures.

Tori flashes me a mischievous look. “Well, here’s a tip. If you’re blowing him and get tired of it and want him to finish quicker, cup his balls. But if you’re having sex with him and it’s the bomb, don’t do it. Unless you want him to finish earlier.”

I make a mental note. “Okay. Double rule on cupping balls. Got it.”

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