I moved closer to the refrigerator and waved them over.“C’mere.”
They leaned in, and only one person still had a clear view of us.
Wheels.
He hadn’t moved from the staircase, and his eyes met mine.That stupid little smirk got bigger.
I lowered my voice until it was barely above a whisper.“Why are you both looking at me like that?”
Tempi frowned.“Like what?”
“You know exactly like what.”
Britta looked completely innocent.“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“Oh, please.”
Tempi nodded.“I have no idea.”
I folded my arms.“You both gave me the same look.”
“What look?”
“The look!”I whispered loudly.
Britta blinked.“What look?”
I looked between them.They looked at each other, then together they said in perfect unison, “We don’t know what you’re talking about.”
I narrowed my eyes.“You are terrible liars.”
“We’re excellent liars.”
“No.”
Britta held up her thumb and pointer finger an inch apart.“A little rusty, maybe.”
I leaned closer.“Come on.”
Blank stares.
“You know.”
Nothing.
“I’m talking about...”
Still nothing.
I finally whisper-shouted, “Wheels!I kissed Wheels!”
For one full heartbeat, neither of them moved.
Then both women exploded.Britta silently squealed with her hands in the air, and Tempi grabbed both of my hands and started bouncing in place.She spun me in a tiny circle, and Britta threw both fists into the air.
Neither one made much noise because they were trying to keep it quiet, but there was plenty of whispering.
“I knew it!”
