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“Ow.” I stepped back and hit the counter. “What’s that for?”
“How could you sleep with him again?” Linea’s voice dropped into a whisper.
No one could hear us since the family was either at school or work. But the hushed sound made everything more ominous.
“Well…”
“You’re digging a hole it’ll be hard to climb out of, Ava.” She drew close till I could see the brown flecks playing in her eyes. “What do you think is going to happen?”
She plodded on. "You’ll fall for him, and everything will blow up in your face."
“But—”
“No buts. The first time, you didn’t plan for it. But this?” Her shoulders fell. “You need to make better decisions, Ava. Get ahold of yourself.”
“But,” I raised a finger. Linea eyed me. “It’s a good ‘but!’”
“Fine, what’s the reason?”
“The sex is just so amazing,” I gushed.
"Oh, for heaven's sake, Ava." Linea facepalmed. "What am I going to do with you?"
I skirted around her, continuing my cleaning. “First, don’t be so judgy. Second, wipe that look off your face.”
“But I’m worried about—”
I raised the hose and squirted her face.
Her frown turned to shock. “What was that for?”
“Washing your frown off.” I grinned. “Did it work?”
“Oh, let me see. I think—” Linea wrestled the hose out of my hands and sprayed my shirt.
I screamed, skirting out of the way. But the small kitchen didn’t leave much room for escape. I went on the offensive, collecting the hose and returning the favor.
“Stop, stop!” Linea raised both hands. I give up.”
Laughing, I dropped the hose. “Good.”
“Ugh, now we need to clean the floors.”
I looked down and shrugged. “We were going to do it anyway.”
“Yeah, yeah.” Linea retook her spot by the stove.
We were soaked. The floor beneath our feet needed extra cleaning, but the air was clear. No untold secrets clogged up my brain, and I could think.
We finished the cleaning in record time. Done with that, we loaded all our cleaning tools and products in my car’s trunk.
The next house was across town, but thankfully, the traffic was moving along. We arrived in record time.
It was another empty house, save for a house cat. Linea grabbed the little gray fur ball the moment we walked through the door.
“Hey, you. Have you been a good girl, huh?” She went upstairs with the cat.
While she was busy with the family’s pet, I unloaded the trunk.
