"Yeah, but forget that," she said. "I need to know if it's true."
"If what's true?"
"Oh come on," she said. "I heard it from Flynn, so you might as well tell me."
I frowned. "Tell you what?"
"That you're going on Jack's book tour."
Huh?I shook my head. "I am?"
"Yeah. As his intern or something?"
I was so stunned, I didn't know what to say. "And you heard this from Flynn? When?"
"Just now," she said. "Jack toldhim,and he toldme. So I'm askingyou. What's going on?"
Good question.
My head was swimming, and I was barely awake. Stalling for time, I said, "Hey, first, tell me something."
"What?"
"Where are you?"
"You don't know?"
IthoughtI knew, but I couldn't risk ruining the surprise. Forcing a laugh, I said, "Just tell me."
"An island. But Flynn said you already knew." A smile crept into her voice. "Our own private island. Can you believe it?"
I could, but only because I'd heard it just yesterday. Still, itwaspretty amazing. I let out a shaky breath. "Wow."
"Yeah, no kidding. Get this. He says it's an anniversary present."
"But wait, you're not even married."
"I meant the anniversary of…" She hesitated. "…well, when we first said we loved each other."
Obviously, there was a lot she wasn't saying. But I knew what she meant. I could practically hear her blushing through the phone. "Wow," I said yet again. "That's some anniversary present."
In a dreamy voice, she replied, "Yeah, well, he's like that, you know."
I almost scoffed out loud. He hadn'talwaysbeen like that. In fact, he'd been a total prick when he'd first hired my sister for a secret job that was best forgotten.
Speaking of mysterious jobs, I still had no idea what she'd been getting at. Iwasn'tJack's intern. I wasn't his anything.
But something was definitely going on, and I needed to find out – preferablybeforecontinuing this conversation.
I said, "Hey, I just woke up. Can I call you back in a bit?"
"But wait," she said. "You never answered my question."
No kidding.
The truth was, I had questions of my own, and zero answers to give. Still, I refused to make her worry.
In the breeziest tone I could muster, I said, "Everything's great. I just need to shower, that's all. If I call this number in a half-hour, will you answer?"
