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If I could see his face right now, I’d be in tears.
“How could you not tell me who my father is … that Kyle is my big brother? How could you?”
I open my mouth to speak, but he cuts me off. “I had to find out at school where everyone is calling my mom a homewrecker. I didn’t believe it until Cassidy came barreling down the hall in tears, calling Mom the same thing.” His voice breaks. “You listened to me ask about my father for years when I was younger, and you told me he was gone. He was in the same town. I could’ve known him all along.”
“I’m sorry,” I choke out.
“Did Kyle know?”
“No. He’s just as mad.”
“Tell him I never want to see him again. He and his family are terrible. And, right now, so are you.”
The line goes dead.
* * *
The soundof my phone ringing drags me away from the article I’m writing. I stretch across the table to grab it.
Kyle Calling.
Maybe he is drunk and wants to remind me of how much he hates me.
Ormaybe he’s ready to hear me out.
I take a deep breath of courage before answering, “Hello?”
“We have a situation.”
A crappy situation from the tone of his voice.
“Jesus, did Trey get busted shoplifting again?”
“It’s your sister.”
My blood runs cold anytime those words are spoken. “What?”
He groans, and I can imagine him running his hand along his forehead like he does when he’s stressed.
“She got picked up for possession. With her record, she’s most likely not going home tonight.” He pauses as faint yelling comes from the other side of the phone. “She wants to talk to you.”
Of course the screaming maniac is her.
Her inebriated voice suddenly slurring on the other line stops me from telling him I have nothing to say to her.
“Chloe! Tell your boyfriend to get me out of this hellhole!”
Oh, now, she wants me to date Kyle.
“He’s not my boyfriend,” I answer flatly.Unfortunately.
“Your fuck buddy. Whatever,” she counters with urgency.
I frown. She’s saying this in front of people in the station.
Perfect.
“Where are the kids?” is all I answer.
