Chapter 45. Day Three (The Sitdown) (3)

Aaron wrapped her up in his arms and said, “You have an interesting relationship with your crown prince.”

“Jealous?”

“I’m Aaron Condor. I don’t do jealousy,” he said, spinning her around and kissing her hard.

“Sure seems like you do,” she grinned.

“Shut up and let me kiss you.”

Back at Troy’s mansion, CC was anxiously awaiting Troy and Aaron’s return. They’d all but tied her to the chair, telling her it wasn’t safe for her to come with. She was already on edge about Troy trying to ship her back home. Why was that again? Isn’t this what she wanted? No, no it wasn’t. Because he was sending her home, not ending the engagement. He was decidedly not giving her what she wanted and… and CC didn’t want to leave him. Not now, not when he was struggling with this whole Dean business. She wanted to stay, to help him, to be by his side.

CC was stumbling around absentmindedly in the house, pacing up and down corridors when she saw him. There, before the front