Page 72 of A Royal Promise

“Do you even have to ask?” She smirked, pulling his signature grin out of him.

“I dare you to do your best impression of a celebrity.”

Bri stopped and widened her stance, holding her hands in the air like she was playing an air guitar. She bopped her head to the beat playing in her mind and then sang out the lyrics to her current favorite Rhett Hayes song in her best country accent.

After she finished the final line of the chorus, Bri curtsied, and Drew applauded.

“I think you would make a great country singer, even though I’m not sure about your song choice.”

She narrowed her eyes, but they sparkled with mirth. “I know you secretly like his songs.”

He harrumphed. “They’re catchy,” Drew mumbled.

Bri placed her hand on his arm, giving it a light squeeze before continuing their walk. “Your turn.”

“I’ll choose dare this time.”

“Ooh, I was hoping you would pick that. I dare you to respond to the last person who texted you only with song lyrics.”

“Should be simple enough.” Drew pulled his phone out and tapped on it for a second when his eyes went wide and his face blanched.

“What is it?”

“Can it be the second-to-last person who texted me?”

“Why can’t it be the last one?” she asked.

He held up the phone screen in front of her face. She skimmed over it, her eyes widening when she read the most recent text he’d received.

Clarissa: I just can’t believe you would choose Brielle over me.

Clarissa: Was it your plan all along to make me jealous, Andy? *winking face emoji*

Clarissa: Well, it worked. You can stop pretending now!

“She never quits, does she?”

“Apparently not.” He rubbed the back of his neck.

“I still say you do it.” Bri shrugged. “It’ll give us a good laugh at the very least.”

Drew let out an exasperated laugh. “Don’t be mad at me if this turns out poorly.”

She waited as he typed out a message with a smirk on his face the whole time. When he showed her the message he sent, she chuckled.

Drew: Let me stop you there before you speak.

His phone buzzed right after he finished showing her, and Drew got back to typing another message. The smirk on his face never faded, and Bri couldn’t help but smile beside him.

“There,” he said with a hint of finality. “I don’t think she’ll be giving us any more trouble.” He handed his phone over to her, and Bri scrolled through the messages.

Clarissa: You can’t stop this feeling between us, Andy.

Drew: My name is no.

Clarissa: You’re not making any sense…

Drew: My sign is no.