Page 52 of Death, Interrupted

Sumner’s eyes widened and flicked to the screen, and I froze before putting my helmet back down and looking at the chat. It was going crazy.

BABY??????

WHO TF IS HE TALKING TO

Probably talking to April haha

NO WAY

MYSTERY GIRL REVEAL???

SHOW HER. SHOW HER NOW.

Guys, he’s a private person. Let’s respect that.

I coughed, trying not to curse myself for that slip.

“Relax,” I told them, shaking my head with a grin they couldn’t see. “Calm down.”

That, of course, only made it worse.

Oh he so has a girl in that room with him

He can’t hide her now

IT’S A GIRL

HELMET DADDY IS TAKEN

my dreams = crushed

I couldn’t hold it back anymore. I started laughing, resting my helmet in my hands while the game character I was supposed to be controlling stood still on screen, getting wrecked by other players.

“Shit,” I muttered. “Okay, fine. You caught me. Theremightbe someone here. But she’s off-limits, and she’s staying out of frame. End of story.”

Sumner’s muffled laugh slipped through from the corner, and of course, my mic caught it. The chat went wild again.

WE HEARD HER YOU CAN’T HIDE HER FOREVER

OMG her laugh is so cute

HOLY SHIT HE REALLY HAS A GIRL OVER

Wait he really isn’t gay???

Is it the grey-eyed girl you talked about last time?

I read the comment about the grey eyes and cringed. I still hated that I couldn’t see her true eye color, but I was set on buying myself a pair of colorblind glasses to see them for real.

“Actually, turns out her eyes aren’t grey. They’re green. And, apparently, I’m colorblind.”

our colorblind king

omg so sorry that sucks

I bet her eyes are beautiful either way

“Yeah…” I smiled and turned my head toward Sumner, who was still looking at me with that sweet expression. “Her eyes are fucking perfect. Just like the rest of her.”