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“I told you that my family wasn’t normal,” she defends with a tiny smile.
She grabs my hand, dragging me with her to the interior of the house. The door doesn’t have the lock on, so Bree simply turns the knob, and we become part of the chaos unfolding inside. The first thing that I notice is that there are alot ofredheads. Full-on ginger people that make me seem out of place. They all have freckles, fire heads, and the same cheerful energy that surrounds Luanna all the time.
My girlfriend stands out in her family with her wavy brown hair and olive skin.
“Bree!”
A shriek leaves Bree’s mouth, and she lets me go, running to the person that called her. She jumps, wrapping the tall olive-skinned guy that lifts her up, turning around with her. I can’t help the stab of jealousy that hits me. But it’s erased as soon as I realize that they look alike.
That’s her brother.
“I didn’t know you were coming!” Bree says happily, a smile that can’t be erased is on her face.
The guy tilts his head.
“And I didn’t know you were bringingsomeone, so that’s two unexpected things,” he retorts in the same tone, making her laugh. “Now, who did you pay to join this circus? There’s no way that someone is voluntarily tolerating you.”
Bree hits him in the ribs.
“It’s the Ken, Jimmy,” Luanna lets him know, patting my arm as I stand there awkwardly, not really knowing what to do.
His eyes widen when he acknowledges the presence of his cousin.
“Fuck, Lu!”
“Language, James.” A senior lady with lighter red hair scolds him from the living room.
He rolls his eyes with annoyance.
“I can’t believe that you’re here.”
“Me neither,” Luanna says, tilting her head.
Bree’s brother finally looks at me, and he squints. His eyes scan me from head to toe, frowning as he takes me in. Then he stares at his sister and returns to me.
“I’m sorry, I don’t get this. Honestly, how are you together?” The question is direct and without a filter. Apparently, that runs in the family.
“No worries, I’m sure that she asks herself the same thing every day. Between us, I amused her when I beat her in Beer Pong.”
Bree frowns.
“You didn’t win. We tied!” she corrects, completely taken aback by my words.
James laughs.
“Never mind. I can see why,” he mutters. “I’m James, the brother.”
He offers me his hand, and I shake it without thinking about it.
“Stanley, the boyfriend. I think…”
Bree pinches the side of my torso.
“What do you mean that you think?” she interrogates. “Do you have somewhere else to be today?”
James makes a face and lifts his hands, unlinking from the discussion.
“Good luck getting out of that one, buddy. Lu, are you coming? I have a lot of manwhore stories to tell you.” He wraps his arm around his cousin and drags her with him away from us. “Nice meeting you, Ken!”
