All Chapters of She's No Beauty Queen: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

Angelina’s heart stuttered in her chest. She had been too terrified to think much of it at the time but hadn’t Lily said something about Eddie being completely out of it after realizing she was gone? And that he was upset enough to actually break something once he realized she had been kidnapped?If she was telling the truth, it went along with the dark circles under his eyes and what he just said. But how could he be that upset about her being gone when they weren’t even friends?“I don’t understand,” she admitted. “Why would you be that worried about me?”Eddie sighed again and mumbled something under his breath that she couldn’t hear. She frowned. “Could you repeat that? I didn’t hear what you said.”“This probably isn’t the best time to talk about it. You’re tired and stressed so try to sleep right now, okay? I can tell you tomorrow. I’ve been meaning to talk to you about it anyway.”A cryptic statement like that made it even less likely that she was going to be able to sleep. “Me

So much time had been wasted on misunderstandings. But if Angelina was being honest with herself, she probably wouldn’t have reacted as well to what Eddie told her if it had happened any sooner.The truth of the matter was that she was tired of the way things had been before getting kidnapped but it took being forced away from the home she was always running from to realize how much she missed it, flaws and all. Then she came back to a physically affectionate version of the cold and distant contract fiancé she had gotten used to.She had thought it was only because he wanted to comfort her but now that she knew it was because he needed comforting too and that he had probably wanted to do things like this all along… It was hard to hold his stupidity against him.Angelina had wanted to come home not only to Aria but to Eddie. Now he was saying that things could be better between them because he had never wanted them to be so stilted in the first place and only acted like that after thin

Edward walked around the park in a daze of happiness. This was the first time he had done something like this with Angel and Aria together. Weekends were normally her busiest time and that was typically when he was free to take their daughter out.Not that she seemed to have any interest in spending more time with him than absolutely necessary before. Most of her time with Aria had been safely at home so nobody would see her with a child that looked exactly like her.Right now, she didn’t seem to care about that since she had effectively disguised herself. She wasn’t wearing makeup at all and was still a bit pale after her ordeal. She didn’t seem much like the version of herself she presented to the public.Coming here had definitely been a good idea though because of how happily she smiled as they moved from ride to ride and explored the beautiful gardens this park was known for. After a while, Aria got tired and wanted to ride on Edward’s shoulders, finally allowing him to somewhat

When they arrived back at the Todd house, Eddie said he would keep Aria busy so the two of them could talk. The little girl didn’t seem terribly pleased about that since she had barely gotten her mother back but this conversation wasn’t fit for baby ears.Lily and Angel ended up going to the backyard and sitting on a rather fancy porch swing set up in the grass. She wasn’t quite sure what to make of her twin sister now that they were together and not under threat. She seemed so much more casual and composed today than she had while having a nervous breakdown in a grubby evening gown.“So,” she began awkwardly. “Are you cool with being called Angel? Because that’s how Eddie refers to you so I started thinking of you that way too. I mean, you did introduce yourself like that to my mom but I wasn’t sure.”Angel shrugged. “If I minded it, I wouldn’t have let Eddie call me that in the first place. In case you were wondering, I didn’t want your mom knowing I’m Miss California. I keep the tw

Lily finished her meal with a satisfied sigh. The housekeeper here really knew what she was doing. Unfortunately, she really did need to get back and work on her homework.“Hey, Angel? I have to get back to my homework now. Thanks for having me over though! I had fun talking to you.”Her twin smiled. “I had fun talking to you too. Is there any chance I can convince you to join us for dinner on my birthday? It’s two Saturdays from now and I would totally understand if you were busy but I would like to have you there.”Lily was touched. Inviting her over to celebrate with her family was a pretty big deal.“I would love to! I don’t have anything going on then. I’ll keep the day open for you. Can we exchange numbers? I already have Eddie’s but it would be easier to contact you about things directly.”“Of course! I don’t have my phone on me so I’ll just tell you mine. You can text me so I have yours. Are you ready? It’s 831-220-3495.”She made sure she had the number down and listed the co