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“I don’t think she minded.”
His neck colored, and her grin widened. She barely knew Lauren but already liked her better than his ex.
“Are they following us to the condo?” Andrew asked, his eyes on the side mirror.
“Yep.”
“They don’t expect to come in, do they?”
“Yep.”
“No.”
“Mom wants to make you chicken soup. She’s got everything she needs in a cooler in the back. Rhonda brought Parks and Rec. Valerie…well, she’ll tuck a blanket around you. Get you water. Or something.”
He groaned.
“Andrew, so help me God, just be strong and handle the chemo like a champ, and soon they’ll leave us alone.” More than anything, she needed him to do well because he was her twin brother and she loved him. But cracking jokes about the rest of their family was what they did, and keeping it light was what they both needed right now.
Cancer was serious. Chemo was serious. Jeni would follow suit when necessary, but right now, she wanted Andrew smiling.
He smirked. Success. “I’m texting Logan.”
Jeni perked up at that. “What? Why?”
“I’m seeing what he’s up to tonight. Maybe he’ll be an excuse for me to escape if they won’t let me breathe.”
“You can’t go out. You just got chemo.”
“I feel fine.”
“It’s been fifteen minutes!”
Andrew shrugged, tapping at his phone screen with his thumbs. “I’ll play it by ear. I’m just gathering my options.”
His phone dinged with a text message.
“What did he say?” Jeni asked without thinking. She cringed internally. Was it obvious she wanted to know if Logan had plans tonight? If he did, with who? Did he have a date? She shouldn’t care about any of that, but the questions ran through her head all the same.
Andrew didn’t seem to think anything of it. “He’s going to McNellie’s tonight.”
“With who?” Good grief, she had to get a hold of herself.
This time Andrew gave her a strange look. “He didn’t say. Why?”
“No reason,” she said in what she hoped was a nonchalant tone. “Do you really think you should go to a bar right after your first treatment?”
“I don’t want my diagnosis to turn my life upside down. I still want to have fun and do things like normal.” He ran a hand through his hair. How long would he be able to do that before it fell out? “I won’t drink.”
“At least let Mom make you soup first. She’s talked about it for days.”
“Fine.”
“And tell us all thank you and how much you love us and that you’re glad we’re here to take care of you.”
Jeni expected a snarky reply, but Andrew put a hand on her shoulder just as she pulled into the parking lot of his condo building. She put the car in park and looked at him.
“I love you, sister,” he said with sincerity. “I’m glad you’re here.”
