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“Is that your way of saying I look nice?”
“Nah, just not green,” I replied with a laugh. My comment was met with a frown and a punch to my arm. “Ouch! So violent.”
“Please, you know it didn’t even hurt. Now open the damn door. I have to pee.”
She made a beeline straight to the half-bath as soon as I unlocked the front door.
“Feel better?”
She nodded as she took a seat beside me on the couch. “Indeed. I’m peeing all the damn time already. The bigger I get, I might as well live in the bathroom.”
“TMI, Mace, TMI.”
“Stop being such a wuss.”
“Why are you here? Just to annoy me?”
She started smiling. “Isn’t that what little sisters do?” She moved over, throwing her arms around my neck. “You know you like seeing me. Not like you were going to do anything important other than play video games like some twelve-year-old.”
She got up, and headed to the kitchen. “Whatcha got to eat?”
“Ramen noodles and cereal.”
“You’re joking right?”
I shrugged as I picked up the TV remote. “Hadn’t made it to the store. Might be some sandwich meat, can’t promise the bread ain’t molded.”
She made a gagging sound that made me laugh.
“I’m kidding. About the bread. But I really haven’t restocked.”
After some unnecessary loud opening and closing of my cabinets and drawers, she finally fixed herself a bowl of cereal and took a seat at the bar. I channel surfed before settling on ESPN.
“Ginger’s fine. I just got back from taking her home. And no, I didn’t really take her to the strip club.” I spoke without even looking in her direction. I wasn’t a fool; there could only be one reason she showed up today unannounced.
“I didn’t even ask.”
This time I did turn to look at her. “You ain’t slick, Mace. I know you didn’t pop up here today, out of the blue, just because you missed my ass.”
She picked up the bowl to drink the remaining milk before rinsing it out and leaving it in the sink.
“Fine.” She plopped down on the couch next to me. “But I’m not here because of the date. I can talk to Lee about that. You’re turning my husband against me.”
I raised an eyebrow when I looked ove
r at her. “And how am I doing that?”
“Because he somehow thinks I’m being too hard on you where she’s concerned. And...Lee asked me to stop giving you a hard time.”
I folded my arms, giving her my full attention. “So, this visit is a ceasefire of sorts?”
“Something like that. Look, I worry about her. And while I think you’re a major pain in the ass...I know you aren’t out to hurt her.”
“Holy shit. Hell must be freezing over.”
Macy rolled her eyes as she shoved me over. “What on earth does she see in you?”
“I ask her the same thing about you.”
