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He was older than Romi by eighteen months. Emily was four years
younger than her. She’d been a bit of a surprise to the family, but a welcome
one. She and Jack had been the only siblings in the family for quite a while
before Emily made her way into the world and they were always closer
growing up, though they tried never to leave their little sister out, even if
she was a pain sometimes. Jack knew her. He knew her well. She’d actually
come out to Jack first, when she was fifteen. He’d kept her secret for almost
a year before she finally decided that she wanted to tell the rest of her
family. It had been Jack who she confided in during a confusing, stressful
time. A time where she feared people might stop loving her. He was the one
who assured her that their parents could never stop loving her. That
everyone in the family would always love her, and if someone had a
problem with her being a lesbian, then they could take a fucking hike. His
exact words.
As usual, Jack was way too perceptive. He stared at her for a few loaded
seconds before he blinked and took a gulp of his drink.
“Yeah. Just other people from the store. Everyone is really nice,” Romi
rushed on. “I really like it there.”
“That’s great, honey.” Deb’s eyes got a little misty. “I’m so glad you
finally found a job you could enjoy. Have you heard anything about any
upcoming productions?”
“Not yet.” Romi sighed. “I did apply to quite a few, but I haven’t heard
anything back.”
“Hang in there,” Jack said with a smug smirk. “You can’t expect to
actually get a job with a useless degree.”
“Jack!” Deb chided.
Jack laughed though, and Romi laughed with him. It was actually a
running, inside kind of joke in their family that she did indeed have a
basically useless degree. Their parents set aside money for their tuitions
from the time they were born, so she had her schooling fully funded. Her
