“Oh, Cale! He’s just someone I know.”
“He’s a fucking dead man.”
I narrowed my eyes at him, wagging my finger in the air. “Nope. Not having this conversation again. Thanks for the phone.”
We stared at each other. Caleb’s jaw clenched as he nodded slowly.
“Fine.”
“Fine,” I repeated, watching as he stilled.
“He sounds older than us.”
I gritted my teeth when he raised a questioning eyebrow. “Do I do this every time you fuck someone?” I demanded as his mouth fell open in shock.
“You betternotbe fucking him.”
Suddenly, the doors pulled from my grasp, and there stood Jade, glaring at us.
“Do youhaveto do this on the doorstep?”
I watched my brother’s eyes soften as he drank Jade in, and she shifted uncomfortably under his gaze.
“Is that an invitation to come in?” he winked.
She rolled her eyes. “No, it’s not. Come on, Summer, close the door.”
“Is that because you can’t close it yourself? Just admit you want me, and we can all move on,” Caleb smirked, his eyes locking onto Jade’s.
She flushed, and I swear she bit her lip before turning away.
“Ugh, Caleb, stop it. It’s embarrassing. Go away before I tell Mom.” I stuck my tongue out at Caleb, and he made a face.
“So, you gonna explain to me, or Dad?” He whistled as he walked away, and I exhaled with annoyance.
“Neither of you. Piss off.”
I slammed the door and realized I was shaking when Jade eyed me with concern. She was walking like a duck because of her wet toes, and I couldn’t help but laugh.
“What’s his problem now?” She yawned and walked upstairs, waddling as she went.
“He answered my phone,” I huffed, following her.
“Yeah, who was it?”
Here we go...
“Jett.”
Jade stilled, turning to look at me with a blank expression on her face. “Jett? As in,college dropoutJett?”
I rolled my eyes and pushed past her, heading for her room. I flopped onto the bed and began reading my WhatsApp messages, responding where I wanted to, ignoring what I didn’t.
“As in Jett Wilson. Brother of theangelthat is—”
“Ryder Wilson,” Jade finished for me, nodding.
Ryder Wilson was our school’s golden boy, or he had been until he had left the previous year. He was the apple of every teacher’s eye and could do no wrong. His brother, however, was the exact opposite.
