Confessions of a Teen Nanny 03 - Juicy Secrets by Victoria. Ashton
Authors: Victoria. Ashton
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bad?"
"It's cute," Lily said.
"In a dopey, over-the-moon kind of way," Tamara teased. "I still think it's weird that Graydon has done such a personality hundred and eighty."
"Believe me," Adrienne said,"no one is more shocked than I am. But he's been awesome."
"He's certainly showing you a grand ol' time,"Tamara said.
"It's not about that," Adrienne protested. "Graydon is actually really sweet."
"Graydon?" a voice repeated behind Adrienne. She turned and saw Brian.
"Did I hear you describe Graydon Warner as `sweet'?" Brian asked.
"Actually, yes," Adrienne replied.
"So it's true," Brian said."You're going out with him."
News sure gets around, Adrienne thought. Then she remembered the crowd of kids swarming around the Rolls a few days ago. We're not exactly keeping a low profile. Brian was bound to find out.
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"Yes, Brian," Adrienne said. "It's true."
Brian shook his head. "Why would you spend even a minute with that snake?"
Adrienne's jaw tensed."You know, Brian, I don't think it's really any of your business. And you don't know him like I do."
"Come on, Adrienne," Brian scoffed. "Are you really that dumb?"
Lily gasped, and Adrienne's eyes narrowed. "I was smart enough to wise up to you," she retorted. She hated that he could still get to her like this.
Brian took a step backward, stung. He quickly recov- ered. "Okay, I guess that was harsh."
"You guess?" Adrienne spun her lock and turned to leave. Brian grabbed her elbow to stop her.Adrienne stared at his hand, then up at his face, and he released her.
"I thought we were going to stay friends," he said. "I--I still care about you, you know."
Adrienne sighed. She and Brian had been together for two years, and she had been devastated when he'd dumped her for Cameron. It had taken a lot of hard work to get over him. She didn't want them to be enemies, but she didn't feel all that friendly toward him, either. Certainly not when he was standing there bad-mouthing Graydon.
"You weren't exactly my friend when you hooked up with Cameron, were you?" Adrienne said.
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"How many times do I have to say I'm sorry to you?" Brian asked, exasperated.
"You don't. It's over between us, remember? You don't have to do a damn thing," Adrienne said.
"Hey, I wanted to try again," Brian reminded her.
"Is that what this is really about, Brian?" Adrienne asked, a lightbulb going on in her head. "That's it! You are jealous of me and Graydon."
"Please." Brian sneered. "Jealous? Of that lowlife?"
"You sound pretty jealous to me," Adrienne said.
"Me, too," added Lily.
"Me three,"Tamara said.
Brian shook his head. "Whatever," he said. "Just don't come crying to me when it all blows up in your face."
"Don't worry," Adrienne retorted, "I won't have to. Come on," she said to Lily and Tamara,"let's get going.This conversation is so over."
"Emma, put down your evidence notebook and start on your piano," Adrienne said. This was the third time Adrienne had given the same instruction."You are getting behind schedule."
Adrienne had managed to tear Emma away from watching repeats of CSI in the kitchen and gotten her to do her homework--despite how many times Emma got distracted by some piece of surveillance equipment in her
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room. Finally Adrienne dragged the little girl into the living room, where she hoped being away from both TV and high-tech toys would help Emma's concentration.
"Subject seems obsessed with schedules and rules," Emma murmured as she wrote in her notebook. She glanced up and studied Adrienne. She started writing again. "Subject does something funny with her lips when she gets annoyed."
"Okay, Emma, that's it." Adrienne yanked the note- book out from under Emma.
"Hey!" Emma yelped, pencil still held in the air as if she were about to take a note.
"Piano. Now. It's almost
"It's cute," Lily said.
"In a dopey, over-the-moon kind of way," Tamara teased. "I still think it's weird that Graydon has done such a personality hundred and eighty."
"Believe me," Adrienne said,"no one is more shocked than I am. But he's been awesome."
"He's certainly showing you a grand ol' time,"Tamara said.
"It's not about that," Adrienne protested. "Graydon is actually really sweet."
"Graydon?" a voice repeated behind Adrienne. She turned and saw Brian.
"Did I hear you describe Graydon Warner as `sweet'?" Brian asked.
"Actually, yes," Adrienne replied.
"So it's true," Brian said."You're going out with him."
News sure gets around, Adrienne thought. Then she remembered the crowd of kids swarming around the Rolls a few days ago. We're not exactly keeping a low profile. Brian was bound to find out.
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"Yes, Brian," Adrienne said. "It's true."
Brian shook his head. "Why would you spend even a minute with that snake?"
Adrienne's jaw tensed."You know, Brian, I don't think it's really any of your business. And you don't know him like I do."
"Come on, Adrienne," Brian scoffed. "Are you really that dumb?"
Lily gasped, and Adrienne's eyes narrowed. "I was smart enough to wise up to you," she retorted. She hated that he could still get to her like this.
Brian took a step backward, stung. He quickly recov- ered. "Okay, I guess that was harsh."
"You guess?" Adrienne spun her lock and turned to leave. Brian grabbed her elbow to stop her.Adrienne stared at his hand, then up at his face, and he released her.
"I thought we were going to stay friends," he said. "I--I still care about you, you know."
Adrienne sighed. She and Brian had been together for two years, and she had been devastated when he'd dumped her for Cameron. It had taken a lot of hard work to get over him. She didn't want them to be enemies, but she didn't feel all that friendly toward him, either. Certainly not when he was standing there bad-mouthing Graydon.
"You weren't exactly my friend when you hooked up with Cameron, were you?" Adrienne said.
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"How many times do I have to say I'm sorry to you?" Brian asked, exasperated.
"You don't. It's over between us, remember? You don't have to do a damn thing," Adrienne said.
"Hey, I wanted to try again," Brian reminded her.
"Is that what this is really about, Brian?" Adrienne asked, a lightbulb going on in her head. "That's it! You are jealous of me and Graydon."
"Please." Brian sneered. "Jealous? Of that lowlife?"
"You sound pretty jealous to me," Adrienne said.
"Me, too," added Lily.
"Me three,"Tamara said.
Brian shook his head. "Whatever," he said. "Just don't come crying to me when it all blows up in your face."
"Don't worry," Adrienne retorted, "I won't have to. Come on," she said to Lily and Tamara,"let's get going.This conversation is so over."
"Emma, put down your evidence notebook and start on your piano," Adrienne said. This was the third time Adrienne had given the same instruction."You are getting behind schedule."
Adrienne had managed to tear Emma away from watching repeats of CSI in the kitchen and gotten her to do her homework--despite how many times Emma got distracted by some piece of surveillance equipment in her
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room. Finally Adrienne dragged the little girl into the living room, where she hoped being away from both TV and high-tech toys would help Emma's concentration.
"Subject seems obsessed with schedules and rules," Emma murmured as she wrote in her notebook. She glanced up and studied Adrienne. She started writing again. "Subject does something funny with her lips when she gets annoyed."
"Okay, Emma, that's it." Adrienne yanked the note- book out from under Emma.
"Hey!" Emma yelped, pencil still held in the air as if she were about to take a note.
"Piano. Now. It's almost
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