I nod. “That’s true.”
“So, are you two making your Thorne family dinner debut tomorrow?” Travis asks, glancing between Jordan and me.
“Yep, we are,” Jordan says, winking at me.
My stomach bubbles anxiously. “Ugh. Can we not talk about this right now?”
Reed taps Jordan’s arm. “She’s getting cold feet already.”
“No, I’m not,” I protest. “But I don’t like being the center of attention.”
“Mom’s gonna geek out over it,” Drew says, laughing. “She’ll be so excited Jordan finally has a girlfriend.”
Groaning, I shake my head. “Oh God.”
Jordan sends me a sympathetic glance. “G, don’t worry. Everything will be okay.”
“If my mom gets out of control, we can wrangle her back in for you,” Drew says.
“Thanks.”
“Hey, I’m not gonna discourage her. She’s been waiting forever for this moment,” Reed tells us.
“We’ll remember that when you bring a girlfriend home someday,” Jordan says.
Willow makes a choking sound. “Like that would happen. Who could put up with him for more than a week?”
“Now you’ve insulted yourself, Will,” Reed points out. “You’ve been ‘putting up’ with me for years.”
“Don’t remind me.”
“Drew’s the spoiled youngest child of the family. It’s time for him to do his part and bring someone home,” Jordan suggests, smirking. “We know nothing will make Mom happier than herlittle babyfinding love.”
Drew ignores him and keeps decorating the Santa cookie.
“Whatever happened with your mystery girl?” Reed asks.
Drew’s head snaps up, eyes narrowing and firing daggers at him.
“Oh, was that supposed to be a secret?” Reed smirks. “My bad.”
“Drew, Drew, Drew. Have you been holding out on us?” Willow eagerly jumps at the chance to prod more details from him.
He smiles, shaking his head. “There’s nothing to tell. I met a girl one night at the end of the summer and haven’t seen her since.”
“She must’ve made quite an impression if you’re still thinking about her,” Nina says.
“Who said I’m still thinking about her?”
“You told me about her a couple of weeks ago,” Reed says.
Drew lets out a sharp laugh. “Guess I’ll never make that mistake again.”
“Yes, you will.” Jordan pats him on the back. “And it’s okay, dude. I’ve done it too. We want to believe Reed’s a better person than he is, so we confide in him and then feel regretful when he proves he’s an asshole.”
“Hey! I’m not that bad,” Reed grumbles in defense.
“I’m sure you have some redeeming qualities. I just can’t think of any right now.” Jordan points to Drew. “Can you?”
