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“You’re doing it wrong,” I say, holding back a laugh.
“Huh?”
I move in front of him and dance along the hallway. “When the music’s on, you must dance.”
Parker whistles. “Slick moves, Green.”
I turn, dancing backwards down the hall. “Let’s be real, even when the tunes are off, there’s still dancing in this house.”
Parker two steps toward me. “I never would’ve guessed you live in such a fun house.”
“Home is fun,” I reply. “It’s away from the nightmare of rumors and ridicule of high school.”
“Ah, so that’s why you’re not scared here.”
“Precisely. It’s always safe.”
We dance our way into the kitchen where we meet my parents at the counter.
“How are your parents, Parker?” Mom asks, stirring lemons and mint into a pitcher of iced tea.
Parker sits on a counter stool. “Yeah, they’re good, thanks.”
“I saw your dad on the golf course a few months back,” Dad says. “I hope he’s worked on his backswing since then.”
Parker chuckles. “He doesn’t get out there as much as he would like.”
“Well, I’m sure your mother appreciates that,” Mom says. “It’s a sport that keeps people away from home for far too many hours.”
Dad leans back on his chair. “It’s not my fault. It’s my buddies that drag it out.”
Mom smirks. “Sure, sure.”
Mom pours from the pitcher of iced tea and hands out the glasses.
“How long have you had your driver’s license?” Dad asks, his tone gaining seriousness.
Parker sits straighter, picking up on the tone change. “Four months, sir.”
Dad laughs. “Sir? Ah, I like this boy.”
Parker glances at me, and then back at my dad. “Is that all you needed to know?”
“You’ve driven Kikki home twice without crashing,” Mom says. “That’s a good sign. But Logan’s Point is another thing. Mountains Road can be tough.”
“My friends and I drive over the mountains all the time,” Parker says earnestly. “Trust me, Mr. and Mrs. Green, I can handle it. I’ll keep Kylie safe.”
Dad points a finger gun at Parker. “You’d better.”
He nods hurriedly. “I will.”
“Lewis from next door made a real mess of his car,” Dad says, frowning as he shakes his head. “He only had it a month, I think.”
“Yeah, it was a bit insane,” Parker agrees.
“Insane?” Dad says, semi-amused. “He didn’t brake before a crosswalk and jerked his car into a sign post.”
“We ran into Sheriff Lennon and his wife at the grocery store,” Mom says. “Apparently, from the tire marks on the road, they could tell how fast Lewis was going and how hard he braked at the last minute.”
