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She gives him a salute then lowers her arm to her side. “Too bad Dad has hired a tutor for me and he’s coming over tonight, or I would come to the party.” She says this more to me.
Hunter’s eyes are the ones to widen. “You would’ve come to a party?”
She hesitates. “If I had a friend to hang out with, then yeah.”
He stares at her like she’s sprouted a unicorn in the middle of her forehead. “Really?”
“Yes, really.” She narrows her eyes at him. “I know I’ve had shitty experiences with parties in the past, but that doesn’t mean I wanted to stop going to them. It’s hard when I’m a loser with no friends.”
“Low,” he starts to say with pity in his tone.
“Nah, I’m done talking about this.” She snags hold of my hand and yanks me with her as she spins toward the stairs. “I’m going to go play stylist.” She basically drags me toward the stairs with her suitcase.
I peer back at Hunter. Worry has consumed his expression, so I offer him a look that hopefully conveys,I’ll try to cheer her up.
He cracks a tiny but appreciative smile then turns and walks back into the living room.
When we reach the stairs, Low releases my hand so she can grab the suitcase. Then she starts lugging it up the stairs.
“You need any help?” I ask as I follow her.
She shakes her head. “Nah, I’m tougher than I look. You could probably say the same, I’m guessing.”
“I could.”
She smiles. So do I.
But her smile fades as we reach the stairs. I’m guessing it has to do with the party thing. Well, until she sets down the suitcase and says, “Okay, so how in the hell did you end up staying with my brother and his friends?”
Right. I guess Hunter never told her.
“It’s kind of a long story.” I fiddle with the leather band on my wrist.
“That’s cool. You can tell me why we dig through the clothes.” She faces the hallway. “So, which room are you staying in? I’d guess the guest room, but with how you and my brother were acting …” She leaves the question hanging out there.
“We’re really just friends.” But, are we? I have no idea since Hunter touched me right before she came here and said he wanted to give me a hickey.
I think …
Honestly, he could’ve been just saying he liked my neck. I’m that clueless about guys.
She inspects me so closely that I can visualize her holding a magnifying glass. “You sure about that?”
I nod. “Yep.”
I’m not sure if she’s buying it or not, but she lets it drop for now.
“So, the guest room, huh?” She starts down the hallway, pulling the suitcase with her.
I follow her. “Yeah, that’s where I’m going to be staying while I’m here.”
She stops in front of the guest room and reaches for the doorknob. “How long are you going to be staying here?”
“I’m not sure. It all kind of depends on if we can get my aunt and uncle to agree to let me move out.”
She opens the door and enters the room, the wheels briefly getting stuck on the threshold.. “That’d be awesome. I know you told me a little about them—your aunt and uncle, and they sound like assholes. And your cousin seems like a bitch. No offense.”
“None take.” I step into the room behind her. “I just hope we can get them to agree, but my uncle … I can see him being a pain in the ass, even though he makes it known on a daily basis that he hates me living in the house. But he also won’t let me go anywhere. I think he likes the control.” And likes to torment me in the middle of the night like a sadist.
