The Princess Rule

*Nathaniel*

Well that was shocking.

“Are you serious?” Willow asked. “How did you know?”

“Oh it was so obvious! I had my suspicions already, but then I saw you two kissing on the balcony on Fourth of July and it was confirmed. I mean your doors are always locked and both of you had secret relationships. I’m shocked no one else picked up on it.”

“Why didn’t you tell me Joy?” Levi asked.

She laughed bitterly. “Excuse me? You want to get upset at me about things we don’t tell each other? You found your fucking family and didn’t say a word to me! How do you think that makes me feel?”

It took me until that moment to realize that Levi and Joy hadn’t revealed that they were dating each other at breakfast. Though with how angry Joy was, maybe they didn’t need to announce it. Maybe it was over.

That’s not what I wanted at all.

“Joy, there’s already so much going on with us, I didn’t want to complicate that, okay?”

“So you told Willow and had her pose as your girlfriend?”

“That wasn’t the in