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“You need a job?” Sloane asks and glares at Nox when he throws a pillow at his face.
Nox clears his throat. “Favorite thing to eat.”
“Beer cheese!” I shout, and Zane laughs.
“Burgers,” Sloane says.
“Pizza,” Dr. Price says.
“What embarrassing thing do I need to do for refusing to answer?” Zane asks.
We all blink at him. “Why won’t you say your favorite food?” I ask.
Zane looks at me. “That wasn’t the question. He asked our favorite thing to eat.”
Sloane starts roaring with laughter, falling onto his side and holding his stomach and everything. “Jesus fuck, Zane. We all know your answer now anyway. Sure you don’t want to answer?” He says once his laughter calms down.
Zane pantomimes zipping his mouth closed.
“Sing Marry had a Little Lamb while doing the Macarena,” I call out.
Zane stands up and does what I demanded of him. We all laugh athim and he collapses into a deep bow when he’s done. “I want to know everyone’s body count,” Sloane exclaims, rubbing his hands together.
“Really? Do you guys keep track of that kind of thing? I’m honestly not sure what mine is.” I tap my finger against my bottom lip.
“You don’t know?” Sloane asks.
I shake my head. “It’s not like I ever saw them again, so why would it matter?”
Sloane’s mouth pops open. “Then just give us a ballpark number.”
“Zero,” Zane says first.
“Three,” Nox says.
“Twenty-seven,” Sloane says with a wince.
“Ten,” Dr. Price says, but I’m too busy staring in shock at Sloane. I would have expected a number like that from Zane, or even Dr. Price.
I blink before trying to really focus. “More than twenty-five, less than thirty-five,” I say with a nod.
Zane starts laughing and shaking his head. “God, you’re perfect. Never change,” he tells me sincerely.
I bite my bottom lip, not knowing what I’ve done that was so funny. Dr. Price clears his throat. “What’s the biggest lie you’ve ever told?”
Zane frowns. “I told my mom I love her.”
I nod at that. “I told my dad I was going to bed early, then crawled out of my window, shinnied down the drainpipe and went to college.”
Nox nods his head to me. “Now that’s a good lie. I told Cain I didn’t eat the last slice of pumpkin pie last Thanksgiving, and he got into a fight with Sloane over it.”
“I told my supervisor I didn’t know how a suspect got a black eye and now I might give one to you,” Dr. Price says, glaring at Nox.
“I told Caroline I would call her back,” Sloane says smirking over at me.
I gasp, holding my hand over my mouth. “Poor Celeste. I can’t believe you would do something so cruel.”
Zane frowns at Sloane, catching on right away. “Christina deserves better than that.”
