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“Fair,” I admitted. “No. But somethinghaschanged, Floss. I don’t what it is, but it’s…”
“Good?” she guessed.
“Not bad,” I corrected. “We’ll see if it gets us through tonight.”
“You do know what the school is saying after him turning up so early, don’t you?” she asked.
“I can guess.”
“If it was true, you’d have told me, wouldn’t you?”
“Of course I would have. I tell you everything. He was out all night decidedly not because of me,” I assured her.
“Okay, good. I mean, not good, but good to know you’re not keeping secrets.”
“I told you everything about Valen, would I hide Apollo from you? I’mmeantto be with him.”
“Yeah. Good point.”
I was primped and primed in proper Princess Harlow clothes in a little under an hour.
Tea-length dress. Sensible pumps. Pearls. Soft curls. White headband. Clutch purse. Check.
“Sorted?” I asked Florence, doing a little spin.
She nodded. “Sorted. Perfect little princess.”
“Great. Job done. I’ll see you later.”
She nodded. “Night.”
I rushed to the boys’ dorms, nodding to people as I passed. As I hit the third floor, a Magdalen was walking towards me. She made a big show of wiping the corner of her mouth as she gave me a knowing smirk. I guessed I was supposed to think she’d just been sucking Apollo’s cock. Well, good for her.
I wasn’t going to let that ruin the day I’d had with him. We had to take this thing with baby steps. If I was still trying to get Valen to admit he wanted to fuck me, then I presumably wanted him to follow through with it. I could hardly be pissy with Apollo for fucking around with Magdalens if I still wanted Valen.
I gave her my warmest smile and watched with pleasure as all her superior confidence was replaced with confusion. She gave me a nod, and we both went on our own merry ways.
I knocked on Apollo’s door. “You decent?” I called.
“Come in and find out,” he called back.
I pushed my way into his room.
Apollo was wearing trousers, but nothing else. He had a couple of shirts laid out on his bed like he was trying to decide between them.
Valen was slouching on one of the couches, his ankle crossed on his other knee and his elbow up on the arm rest. He was puffing away at a vape pen like the damned thing contained oxygen.
“That was fucking close,” he said to no one in particular.
“You were quick,” Apollo as though in answer.
I kept my smile firmly in place, pretending I didn’t know what they were talking about it.
“Valk, go get the car ready,” Apollo said as he picked a shirt and pulled it on. I noticed it was a soft blue, similar to my dress.
“Sure,” Valen answered, getting up.
His eyes hadn’t left me since I’d walked into the room. There was a hostility in him I hadn’t felt in a few weeks. The air around him fair sizzled with some barely contained emotion.
