Spring Knight: Young Adult Romance Novella (A Seasons of Change Standalone) by Mia Hoddell
Authors: Mia Hoddell
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most of my time in a fantasy world and those kinds of endings don’t happen in reality.”
Before he had a chance to answer her and she could change her mind, she picked up her bag and left the room. The entire way back to her flat, she was both cursing and praising herself. Cursing because she’d finally been given an opportunity with Aiden and she’d deliberately ignored it, and praising because she’d been able to stand up for herself. She hadn’t allowed a stupid crush to affect her, and she was proud of how she’d handled things.
Kayleigh was scanning her student ID through the card reader to let herself into the building when her phone bleeped with an incoming message. Hoping it wasn’t Aiden, she pulled it out and was relieved when Ellie’s name appeared. What she didn’t expect was the message it contained.
Fancy meeting up? Back for a few days and need details!
Despite Ellie’s need for gossip, Kayleigh thought she could use some girl time. Not to mention that Ellie knew Aiden better than most, so would be able to put things in perspective for her.
Hang out at mine? Tired from drama. She replied and Ellie instantly sent back a smiley face and said she’d be over in half an hour.
Great,
Kayleigh thought, that gave her less time than she’d have liked to prepare her defence.
CHAPTER TEN
Aiden was just about to knock on Justin’s door when it was removed from his hand’s path. He stepped back in surprise as Ellie almost ran into him while she moved to shut the door behind her. She hadn’t even noticed him.
When she turned and squealed, jumping so that both feet left the floor in fright, Aiden couldn’t hold back his laughter.
“What the hell? You couldn’t have coughed or made a noise?”
“Nope. That was
so
worth it.”
Ellie hit his arm playfully. “Justin’s not here if you’re looking for him. He’s gone to—”
“Prison to visit his sister, I know. I was here looking for you, actually.”
She glanced up at him suspiciously, and Aiden knew she had the right to. Very rarely did he ask for help or seek her out unless it wasn’t to mess with her.
“I was just heading over to Kayleigh’s. Can it wait?”
At the mention of Kayleigh, Aiden knew he had to get his side of the story in first. There was no doubt that Kayleigh would mention what had gone down between them, but he was unsure how she would portray the event, or him.
“Actually, it’s um ... it’s about her.”
Ellie’s suspicion grew, her eyes narrowing into hard lines. “What about her? What have you done?”
“Can we go inside?” Aiden gestured to the door, but Ellie folded her arms in disagreement. Obviously he was going to have to have the conversation out in the hall.
“I need you to persuade her I’m serious about her. She turned me down earlier.”
Ellie burst out laughing at his statement, only causing him to frown. He knew it’d been a risk coming to see her, but he was out of his depth with the whole “serious relationship” thing.
“Good for her!
Are
you serious?”
“Shouldn’t the fact I’m here prove that? I never need help with girls.”
Ellie rolled her eyes. “It doesn’t prove anything. You have a bad reputation, and it’s going to take more than this to persuade me you’re any good for my friend.”
“C’mon, Elles, give me a hand here. We’ve been working on this show for under a week, but it’s all about her. Why do you think I’m putting so much effort into it? I’m actually excited to see and work with her on a daily basis, and I told you that the only reason I hadn’t approached her before was because I didn’t want to hurt her.”
“And you think you’re ready to grow up now? That you won’t hurt her?”
“I’ll try my best, I want to give it a go.”
Ellie studied him for a second, her eyes cold and calculating as they watched him. The silence dragged out as she thought, and an uneasy feeling churned within him.
“If she brings it up I’ll say
Before he had a chance to answer her and she could change her mind, she picked up her bag and left the room. The entire way back to her flat, she was both cursing and praising herself. Cursing because she’d finally been given an opportunity with Aiden and she’d deliberately ignored it, and praising because she’d been able to stand up for herself. She hadn’t allowed a stupid crush to affect her, and she was proud of how she’d handled things.
Kayleigh was scanning her student ID through the card reader to let herself into the building when her phone bleeped with an incoming message. Hoping it wasn’t Aiden, she pulled it out and was relieved when Ellie’s name appeared. What she didn’t expect was the message it contained.
Fancy meeting up? Back for a few days and need details!
Despite Ellie’s need for gossip, Kayleigh thought she could use some girl time. Not to mention that Ellie knew Aiden better than most, so would be able to put things in perspective for her.
Hang out at mine? Tired from drama. She replied and Ellie instantly sent back a smiley face and said she’d be over in half an hour.
Great,
Kayleigh thought, that gave her less time than she’d have liked to prepare her defence.
CHAPTER TEN
Aiden was just about to knock on Justin’s door when it was removed from his hand’s path. He stepped back in surprise as Ellie almost ran into him while she moved to shut the door behind her. She hadn’t even noticed him.
When she turned and squealed, jumping so that both feet left the floor in fright, Aiden couldn’t hold back his laughter.
“What the hell? You couldn’t have coughed or made a noise?”
“Nope. That was
so
worth it.”
Ellie hit his arm playfully. “Justin’s not here if you’re looking for him. He’s gone to—”
“Prison to visit his sister, I know. I was here looking for you, actually.”
She glanced up at him suspiciously, and Aiden knew she had the right to. Very rarely did he ask for help or seek her out unless it wasn’t to mess with her.
“I was just heading over to Kayleigh’s. Can it wait?”
At the mention of Kayleigh, Aiden knew he had to get his side of the story in first. There was no doubt that Kayleigh would mention what had gone down between them, but he was unsure how she would portray the event, or him.
“Actually, it’s um ... it’s about her.”
Ellie’s suspicion grew, her eyes narrowing into hard lines. “What about her? What have you done?”
“Can we go inside?” Aiden gestured to the door, but Ellie folded her arms in disagreement. Obviously he was going to have to have the conversation out in the hall.
“I need you to persuade her I’m serious about her. She turned me down earlier.”
Ellie burst out laughing at his statement, only causing him to frown. He knew it’d been a risk coming to see her, but he was out of his depth with the whole “serious relationship” thing.
“Good for her!
Are
you serious?”
“Shouldn’t the fact I’m here prove that? I never need help with girls.”
Ellie rolled her eyes. “It doesn’t prove anything. You have a bad reputation, and it’s going to take more than this to persuade me you’re any good for my friend.”
“C’mon, Elles, give me a hand here. We’ve been working on this show for under a week, but it’s all about her. Why do you think I’m putting so much effort into it? I’m actually excited to see and work with her on a daily basis, and I told you that the only reason I hadn’t approached her before was because I didn’t want to hurt her.”
“And you think you’re ready to grow up now? That you won’t hurt her?”
“I’ll try my best, I want to give it a go.”
Ellie studied him for a second, her eyes cold and calculating as they watched him. The silence dragged out as she thought, and an uneasy feeling churned within him.
“If she brings it up I’ll say
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