Dilmore breaking down and begging Mikey to give him another chance.
Mikey had been too stunned to enjoy the moment, but thankfully, Coach Jackson had the presence of mind to pull out his phone and preserve the occasion. He’d already sent Mikey a copy of the video, which she’d watched a few dozen times already with the cutest damn smile on her face.
“I’ve gotta go,” Mikey suddenly announced, not sounding all that happy about it.
“Why?” Sebastian asked as he watched her sit up.
“I told my mom that I was just running downstairs to find my history book,” Mikey said as she headed back to the window.
“And your history book is where exactly?” Jonathan asked.
“I don’t know. Probably at school,” she said, shrugging it off and making them both chuckle as Sebastian climbed off the bed and followed her to the window.
“That’s going to make it difficult to find,” Sebastian said as he reached past her and pushed the window open.
“It really is,” Mikey agreed only to turn around and place her hand on his chest, stopping him. “I’m afraid that’s as far as you go.”
“You really expect me to stay out of trouble?” he asked with a teasing smile.
She seemed to think it over for a moment before she said, “No, but I feel like we should at least pretend that you’re going to behave.”
“You’re probably right,” Sebastian said, nodding in agreement.
“I usually am,” Mikey said with a helpless shrug.
“Goodnight, brat,” he said, chuckling as he watched her climb out the window.
“Goodnight, Sebastian,” Mikey said with a teasing smile.
He started to close the window only to stop when she suddenly turned around. “What’s wrong?” Sebastian asked as he watched her begin toying with the strings on the sweatshirt that he was probably never getting back.
“It’s just that…” she began only to let her words trail off with a heartfelt sigh.
“It’s just that, what?” Sebastian asked, watching as she worried her bottom lip between her teeth as she watched her fingers absently wind themselves around the strings.
“You know, right?” Mikey asked as she glanced up at him.
“Know what?” he asked only to frown when Mikey reached over and grabbed hold of his shirt. Before he could say anything, she slowly pulled him closer as she leaned in and whispered, “That you’re my favorite,” only to turn her head and kiss his cheek.
With a satisfied sigh, Mikey released his shirt and disappeared out of sight, leaving Sebastian standing there, unable to help but smile as he watched her go.
“You do realize that kiss was meant for me, don’t you?” Jonathan asked as Sebastian reluctantly closed their bedroom window.
“Absolutely,” Sebastian murmured in agreement as he grabbed a book off their desk and–
“Why are you so mean to me?” Jonathan asked with a heartfelt sigh as Sebastian dropped back down on his bed, a slow smile tugging at his lips as he wondered if Mikey had any idea what was in store for her.
Epilogue
“Wait! That’s it?” Jamie asked in disbelief as she sat there, watching helplessly as Sebastian headed to his desk.
“I’m afraid so,” he murmured absently as he sat down behind the large desk and opened his laptop, putting an end to their interview and–
“You’ve gotta tell me what happened with Mikey. And Braxton, what did his family do to him? Was Mrs. Blaine able to save him? Did Mikey end up killing Jonathan? And Cole? Why does your mother’s food send people to the hospital? What happened with Chloe? Please, you can’t leave it like that!” Jamie said, not really caring that she was begging the man that was the key to her future, not when she had so many unanswered questions.
“I’m afraid that I don’t have any choice,” Sebastian said with a heartfelt sigh.
“But…” Jamie said only to let her shoulders sag in defeat when Sebastian shifted his focus to whatever he was doing and it became clear that this interview was over.
Resigning herself to spending the rest of her life wondering what happened, Jamie grabbed her bag and headed for the door. She should probably be concerned that this wasn’t going to be enough to win that job, but…
She wanted to know what happened with Mikey, damn it. Telling herself that she’d forget about them in a few days, she headed for the door and–
“Do you know the pizza shop on the corner of Lexington and Concord?” came the question that stopped Jamie in her tracks.
“Yes,” she lied, but that was neither here nor there since she was pretty sure that she could find it.
“They have a pizza called The Beast. They also have the best steak fries in the city. Grab lunch and come here tomorrow at eleven and we’ll finish this interview,” Sebastian said, making her smile until he added, “But I have a few rules that we need to go over first.”
“Rules?”
“Mmmhmm, rules. If you want to continue with this interview, I’m going to need you to promise that you won’t Google my name or anything about my company. That includes asking around about me. If you do, the deal’s off,” he said, making her frown in confusion.
“Wait. How will you know if I keep my word?” Jamie found herself wondering.
“I’ll know,” he said, and for some reason, she believed him.
Unable to help but smile, Jamie nodded as she headed for the door.
“See you tomorrow, Jamie,” Sebastian said as she let herself out even as she couldn’t help but wonder if this counted as an interview. Probably not, but even knowing that wasn’t going to stop her from coming back tomorrow and finding out how this story ended.
Difficult
The Next Installment in the Neighbor from Hell YA Series
Coming in 2021
The Neighbor from Hell Cheat Sheet
Playing for Keeps
Jason and Haley’s Story
Perfection
Trevor and Zoe’s Story
Checkmate
Rory and Connor’s Story
Truce: A Historic Neighbor from Hell
Robert And Elizabeth’s story
The Game Plan
Danny and Jodi’s Story
Double Dare
Darrin and Marybeth’s story
A Christmas from Hell
Duncan and Necie’s Story
Fire & Brimstone
Lucifer and Rebecca’s story
Delectable
Reese and Kasey’s story
The Promise
Reed and Joey’s story
Irresistible
Aidan and Melanie’s story
Finally
Devin and Charlie’s story
Other titles by R.L. Mathewson:
Adult Series Titles:
The Anger Management Series:
Devastated
Furious
The Pyte/Sentinel Series:
Tall, Dark & Lonely
Without Regret
Tall, Dark & Heartless
Tall, Silent & Lethal
Fated
Tall, Dark & Furious
The Hollywood Hearts Series:
A Humble Heart
A Reclusive Heart
The Neighbor from Hell Series:
Playing for Keeps
Perfection
Checkmate
Truce: The Historic Neighbor from Hell
The Game Plan
Double Dare
Christmas from Hell
Fire & Brimstone
Delectable
The Promise
Irresistible
Finally
The EMS Series:
Sudden Response
The Cursed Hearts Series:
Black Heart
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New York Times Bestselling author, R.L. Mathewson was born in Massachusetts. She’s known for her humor, quick wit and ability to write relatable characters. She currently has several paranormal and contemporary romance series published including the Neighbor from Hell series.
Growing up, R.L. Mathewson was a painfully shy bookworm. After high school she attended college, worked as a bellhop, fast food cook, and a museum worker until she decided to take an EMT course. Working as an EMT helped her get over her shyness as well as left her with some fond memories and some rather disturbing ones that from time to time show up in one of her books.
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