Hailey’s POV
“We were just discussing who would help Hailey down the stairs in those crazy high heels. She finally admitted she actually did need help,” Derek said, covering for me. I breathed a sigh of relief.
Mom narrowed her eyes at me, studying my face. “Is that why you’re looking so flushed?”
I paused before I answered, trying to get a read on her and figure out if she’d heard any of the conversation we’d had before she walked up. “Yeah, I had just stumbled on the stairs a bit,” I said cautiously. “Clumsy me!” I added with a laugh.
“But now it’s perfect, there’s a lovely lady for each of us to help down,” Tyler said, still smirking at me.
Why couldn’t he be this charming all the time? I thought, turning my head so I could roll my eyes without them seeing. I grabbed Derek’s arm an
