The Bad Boy Next Room (Charlie and Taylor) novel Chapter 21

“Charlie, Babe!”

Charlie snapped her head behind her, finding Taylor in the College of Business. She asked, “What are you doing here?”

“You did say you are in the same IS Management class as Luke. I just want to make sure you head to your next class without him harassing you.” Taylor placed his hand on the small of her back and guided her out of the classroom.

When Taylor saw Luke, he smirked and gave him the finger. He mouthed, ‘Stay away from my girl.’

Charlie saw how Luke fumed, but Taylor dismissed his reaction and simply grabbed her hand. He walked Charlie to her next class with everyone’s eyes following them.

Sure, they had talked about it, but it still felt so strange to Charlie. She did not know how to act around Taylor, but thankfully, he took command of everything. From the bad boy that she thought he was, he easily transformed into this caring fake boyfriend!

“You’ll be fine in your next class, right? You have a class with Dawn later too,” Taylor said, confirming.

Charlie nodded, her face warming slightly at the subtlety in his tone. It almost felt like he genuinely cared!

“Okay, I gotta go, Babe,” Taylor said. Then, he did something unexpected. He pushed a strand of hair behind her ear and pinched her cheek. “We have a last-minute practice later, so I’ll be late. See you at home.”

Clearing her throat, Charlie looked away and answered, “Yeah, see you at home.”

Taylor frowned. He moved closer and whispered, “What will you call me, Charlie?”

Forcing a smile, Charlie said, “See you later, Babe.”

Taylor looked satisfied. He grinned and quickly left, clearly rushing to his next class.

Charlie was, yet again, the talk of the College of Business. Everyone was buzzing about her relationship with Taylor. Some expressed disappointment at how she betrayed the entire College of Business by dating the enemy.

It was crazy!

Thank goodness, Charlie’s newfound friends thought otherwise. Dawn dragged her to the cafeteria for an afternoon break with Frank and Mia. The first thing that Mia said was: “Oh, my god, Charlie! I don’t care if Taylor is the university’s bad boy. He is so hot!”