Chapter 15

Poppy

"I didn't...I wasn't," I stammered, my face burning hot.

Riley squealed, bouncing on the Sybian. "Oh, my God! You have someone! You have a Daddy!"

My heart was pounding. She knew. She knew about Sebastian and me. She was going to freak out, tell everyone, tell my mom-

"Who is he?!" Riley demanded, her eyes sparkling with excitement. "Is it that guy from your economics class? Oh my God, is it Professor Harrison?!"

Wait. She didn't know it was Sebastian.

She just thought I had a boyfriend, someone I called Daddy. Relief flooded through me so intensely I almost laughed.

"I... " It's complicated," I said, climbing...