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When Braxton only continued glaring at her, Mikey cleared her throat, went for a hopeful smile and grumbled when he reached over and snatched her chocolate milk off her tray. That was followed by Sebastian stealing her burger and Cole stealing her fries.
“God, they’re all losers,” Nicole said, rolling her eyes as she walked away with Heather following her.
“I’m really starting to think that they don’t like me,” Mikey murmured as she watched them go only to once again find herself wondering why Braxton was still glaring at her.
She opened her mouth and-
“Wiffle. Ball,” Braxton bit out, bringing back fond memories of gym class earlier.
When she once again opened her mouth, he reached over and snatched the brownie off her tray and took a bite all while glaring at her, which was understandable given what happened when the wiffle bat slipped out of her hands.
* * *
“Mr. Thompson,please send Sebastian Bradford to the front office for early dismissal,”came the announcement that had Sebastian frowning as he looked up from the notes that he was going to need for the math exam next week.
“Make sure you do the homework, Mr. Bradford,” Mr. Thompson said as Sebastian shoved his stuff back into his bag and headed towards that door.
“I will,” Sebastian murmured absently, wondering what was going on, that is, until he reached the front office and found Mrs. Blaine waiting for him along with her helper, Steven.
“You’re late,” she said with a firm nod, making his lips twitch.
“Late for what?” Sebastian asked as he shifted his bag over his shoulder.
“Board meeting,” was all Mrs. Blaine said as she gestured with her cane for him to get moving and-
“Where are we going?” came the question that had Sebastian frowning as he glanced down to find Mikey searching through the receptionist’s candy bowl.
“Did you get called down to the office, too?” Sebastian asked, shifting his backpack over his shoulder as he watched Mikey help herself to a butterscotch.
“No, but I don’t like being left out,” Mikey said, shrugging it off as she popped the piece of hard candy in her mouth.
“Do you know where we’re going?” Sebastian asked as he watched Mikey select a root beer barrel from the bowl.
“Does it really matter?” Mikey asked, blinking up at him as she handed him the root beer barrel.
“We’re going to a board meeting where they’ll be discussing stocks, policies, paperwork, and legal matters,” Sebastian explained as he popped the piece of candy in his mouth.
Nodding slowly, Mikey said, “I see,” as she took her time selecting another piece of candy before handing it to Mrs. Blaine, who was watching them with an amused expression. Once she was done, Mikey cleared her throat and shifted her focus to the receptionist. “I’m going to need a note to get back to class, Janice.”
“See you later, brat,” Sebastian said with a teasing smile as he reached over and gave one of her braids a gentle tug, earning an adorable grumble that had him chuckling as he stepped behind Mrs. Blaine’s wheelchair and followed Steven out the door and to the car waiting outside.
“Why aren’t Cole and Braxton coming with us?” Sebastian asked as he opened the back passenger door and tossed his backpack inside.
“Cole isn’t interested in this,” Mrs. Blaine said as Sebastian leaned down and carefully picked her up.
“And Braxton?” Sebastian asked as he carefully placed Mrs. Blaine inside the car.
“I want him to be happy,” she said as he closed the door and made his way around the car.
“And you don’t think he’d be happy at Blaine Industries?” Sebastian asked a moment later when he joined her.
“No, I think it would destroy him,” Mrs. Blaine murmured, looking lost in thought as she stared out the window.
Considering what Braxton told him about his family, she was probably right, Sebastian thought as he moved to grab his bag, deciding to get some work done during the ride to Blaine Industries only to frown when she tapped his bag with her cane.
“Do you have your iPad in that?” she demanded as her eyes narrowed dangerously on him.
“Yes,” Sebastian said, biting back a smile as he pulled his iPad out of the bag.
