Forever and Always | Protector AU

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

       Since Mae was in Miami for two weeks, Tulip wanted to spend as much time with her as she could, so we ended up getting invited to their house for dinner the next day. This time, however, Ryder was going to be out so he wouldn't be able to give me dirty looks or complain that his ex-girlfriend was over.

       He was still so jealous, so I didn't understand why he broke up with Mae in the first place. Something happened that I didn't know about, and I should try finding out about it soon.

       "So, I have a confession," Mae said while she was driving us to the Princes' house. "Tulip wants me to help her get you and Nolan together. Apparently, she started shipping you two when we were at the beach, so that was even before Nolan came out."

       Wow, Tulip really was a quick one to ship people.

       Though I wasn't complaining.

       "Well, I wouldn't object to it," I said.

       Mae raised an eyebrow. "Seriously? You do know he's three years younger than you, right?"

       "Who cares about age?" I asked. "He's sweet, adorable, funny when he can be, caring, and have you seen his eyes. They're so blue."

       Mae slightly smiled. "Tulip will be happy to hear that. Now she won't accuse you of ruining her new ship. That's also a reason she wanted us to come over today. She wants you and Nolan to spend time together."

       "She is always so determined," I said. 

       "Yeah, I know," Mae said. "That's what makes her so adorable."

       Mae pulled into the driveway of the Princes' house, and we didn't even get out of the car before the door opened to reveal Tulip standing there. "Hi!" she said happily. "I was looking out the window to wait for you two!"

       "You seem very happy," Mae said.

       "Uh, I'm always happy when my future sister-in-law comes over," Tulip said. "I still have to find a way to get rid of April. Ryder still isn't breaking up with her, but it's clear that he still likes you."

       "Yeah, he can be very stubborn when he wants to," Mae said as we walked into the house. "Don't tell him I said that."

        "It's okay, I tell him that all the time," Tulip said. "Like last night when I was trying to convince him to break up with April. He ignored me. So disrespectful."

       I was honestly surprised Tulip hadn't done anything crazy yet to Ryder for ruining her ship. She was not one to mess with.

       Then again, Ryder and Tulip always had a special sibling bond since he always put her first and would do anything to make her happy.

       Well, apparently not everything considering he was ruining her ship.

       Poppy was sitting down on the couch and gave us a smile when she saw us, and we smiled back. "Thank you for letting us have another meal with you guys," Mae said.

       "No problem," Poppy said. "You're only here for two weeks, and we all missed having you over, even Ryder. He just won't admit it."

       "Mom, they broke up for a reason," Alan said, his eyes glued onto his phone. "He obviously don't miss her." Wow, this was not the Alan I knew. He seemed like a douche bag.

       "You know I can hear you, right?" Mae asked.

       "Uh, obviously, since you're standing there," Alan said.