Surprisingly Royal

👸Chapter 21: caught Ogling

I get yanked into the bathroom by Emily before I can even figure out why she's here so early.

Okay, fine it's almost noon. But still, can't a girl get her beauty sleep ?

Being dragged out of my own room and thrown into the bathroom doesn't stop me from trying to sneak in a few extra minutes of rest.

Just as I'm about to close my eyes and drift back to Dreamland, I hear the most annoying voice ever:

"You better not sleep in there, Ciara. Or I swear, I'll drag your stubborn butt into that tub and bathe you with the coldest water you've never imagined," Emily threatens, way too seriously for this time of day.

Welp. That snaps me wide awake.

I honestly didn't know her voice could sound that irritating.

"You do realize I can lock the door, right?" I mutter.

"Oh, go ahead," she sasses. "It's not like there's no spare key lying around, practically begging me to use it."

I groan under my breath. "Can she ever stop being a pain in the ass for once?"

"I heard that! And yes, I could if you weren't so stubborn," she yells from outside.

Rolling my eyes, I finally step into the warm bath. It feels amazing, but I'm not really in the mood for a long soak today.

So I speed through the usual wash, hair, teeth and head out to the living room.

There she is, sitting like a perfect little angel, sipping tea and munching on chocolate cookies like she didn't just harass me into hygiene.

"Don't you feel and look better already?" she beams as I walk in.

"There was nothing wrong with me to begin with," I say, clearly annoyed, flopping onto the couch.

"Oh, please. You know you do but with that ego of yours, you'd never admit it."

"Whatever helps you sleep at night," I mumble, grabbing a cookie.

"So, got any plans for us today?" she asks.

"Oh! Right. I totally forgot to tell you Matilda invited us over."

She rolls her eyes dramatically. "Only Ciara could forget something this important."

"Hey! Don't even start. You dragged me out of bed and into the bathroom before I could even open my mouth. This is totally on you."

"Oh, come on! Are you seriously still mad about that? I just didn't want to spend the whole day watching you sleep."

"You could've joined me," I snap.

"Oh my gosh, I don't even know what to do with you anymore," she sighs. "Anyway, I'm ignoring your endless complaints. Let's focus on what's really important today."

"You mean, how not to be a pain in my ass?" I raise an eyebrow.

She completely ignores me. "What exactly are we doing at Matilda's?"

I roll my eyes. "Just some girly hangout time. Maybe even a slumber party."

Her face lights up. "Ugh, I should've met this girl way earlier. She's so cool! I can't wait to have fun with her and Bec today!"

"I get it you're trying to say I'm boring. Especially when it's just us hanging out. But I'll let that slide today since I'm starving and not in the mood to argue."

She just laughs.

"Oh come on, you know I love you more, right?" she grins.

"Yeah, yeah. That's what you keep saying," I say as I walk into the kitchen to fix something simple.

With Mum out, it's up to me to whip up something easy scrambled eggs and sausages will do.

Later, Emily joins me and, of course, starts stealing bites of my food. We end up chatting about random things happening around Angellos, and eventually, I excuse myself to get dressed for the chaos that's definitely waiting for me at Matilda's.

Once I'm ready, we head over.

After knocking on the door a few times, it finally swings open revealing none other than Jerk himself, shirtless, half-asleep, and clearly annoyed.

My eyes immediately land on his abs (like, wow), and just as quickly, I look away the moment he catches me staring.

A/N:
So sorry for the long delay in updates 😭
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