Page 131 of My Family

I open the door.

Liam is on my bed. Jack is there too, in his own bunk, talking to the air, the wall, the universe, the way he usually does.

"Hey, boss," Jack says when he sees me.

I have to act like everything is fine.

Otherwise, it's going to become a whole thing.

I nod at him.

"What are you even talking about over there?"

I go straight to Liam and sit down on the bed. He wraps his arms around my waist immediately, burying his face in my neck.

"I was telling Liam about the time my mom saved up for a whole year to take us to Cancun, and my cousin and I tried to pick up a sex worker. Except we both chickened out and ended up back in the hotel room taking care of ourselves."

Liam bursts out laughing.

That dork.

"And you, baby?" I say, kissing Liam's neck. "What are you doing?"

"Oh my God, get a room," Jack says. "I mean, a different room. Do we have to keep telling you guys that?"

"Why? Don't you like watching?" Liam asks.

Jack rolls his eyes.

"You two are like brothers to me. I don't do that whole kink thing like you weirdos."

We both laugh.

Maybe being with them will get the news out of my head for a little while.

We sit there like that until Liam speaks, so much hope in his voice that I almost feel bad for him.

"We're not working out today, right?"

I torture him with this, and I know it.

"Of course we are."

He groans dramatically.

"Stop being lazy. Go get changed," I say, giving him a light smack on the ass when he stands. "You want to come, Jack?"

"You two aren't going to start making out in there, right?" he asks, wrinkling his nose.

"We actually lift."

"Fine." He shrugs. "With you two, you never know."

He stands too.

"I'll go put on my gym clothes."

I try to do what I always do.