Page 396 of Ruthless Court

Vale nearly falls off the couch.

Eli bends over at the waist.

“That is not what I meant.”

Noah can barely breathe.

“Bookworm: the ride.”

“I will throw all of you out.”

“You live with half of us.”

“I’ll figure it out.”

Hannah lowers her hands.

Her cheeks are pink from laughing.

“Kane.”

“No.”

I point at the idiots surrounding her.

“She has had enough.”

“I’m fine.”

“You’ve been answering questions for forty-five minutes.”

“I like it.”

“I know.”

That’s the problem.

I look at everyone else.

“You're destroying my date-a-thon.”

Vale straightens.

“Date-a-thon?”

Noah answers.

“All-weekend first date.”

Vale looks at me.

“You named it that?”

“She did.”

His eyes shift to Hannah.

“I like you even more now.”