She stared at him. He was standing there, across the room, looking the part of the regal prince.
If only I was a princess, she found herself thinking as she sighed, and took a sip of her martini. But princesses don't hang out in bars, and princesses don't get drunk, and princesses especially don't cheat on their boyfriends.
Technically, Maxie wasn't cheating—physically, anyway. Emotionally, on the other hand, she had practically already broken up with Spinelli. And she hated herself for it, because it's all wrong.
Johnny Zacchara is no prince, and she'll never be part of a fairytale.