Liam shrugged. “Maybe. Does the kiss thief actually wear a mask?”
I shook my head. “No, but he’s really good at hiding his identity. He’s always pulling me into dark closets and running off before I can see him.”
“Very Halloween spooky-esque,” Sophie said.
“And the henchman part of his name?” Jacob asked.
“He’s one of Gigi’s henchmen, of course,” she said.
I stared at her. “Wait, what?”
“Yeah. I don’t see them hanging out much at school, but they’re all over each other’s social media. I think their parents are friends or something. And I had this theory that maybe Gigi had gotten some guy to make out with Scarlett, but that she’s the mastermind texting her. It totally fits if Eli is her little minion.”
The Gigi theory had always been the worst theory ever. Even more so now that there was an actual henchman.Damn it, Eli!
“Can I please just see your phone?” RJ said. “I’ll be able to tell in two seconds if it’s a guy or girl texting you.”
“We know it’s a guy,” I said. “Because we did the how-many-people-have-you-slept-with test. His number was too high for him to even put in a text. And a girl would have said like...one orsomething. Even if she’d slept with 10 people.” It was Sophie’s theory, but I loved it.
Liam laughed. “That’s actually pretty sound logic.”
“See. So...no to the Gigi thing.”
“From the texts I read, it seemed like a guy,” Jacob said.
I looked up at him.
“A guy that is definitely into you.” He gave me a small smile.
“Just give me your phone,” RJ said.
Whatever.He’d already seen a few texts. I tossed it at him.
“Well, the kiss thief calling you baby could go either way...”
I sighed.
“Why are you so bad at 21 questions?”
“RJ, do you think it’s a guy or not?”
“I mean, if you sent me this picture of yourself in a green bikini I would have responded with ‘What are you trying to do to me?’ too.”
“Don’t look at pictures of my sister in a bikini.” Liam yanked the phone out of his hand.
“I’ve seen Scar in a bikini a million times. I didn’t say I wanted to bang her. We’re related, man. I’m just saying I can appreciate a beautiful body. Kind of like your mom’s...”
“You’re a terrible cousin,” I said. “And nephew apparently.”
RJ laughed. “I’m an amazing cousin. And your mother loves me. But yeah, in my expert opinion, I also think the kiss thief is a guy. He’s probably been spending all his nights masturbating to these pics.” He grabbed the phone back from Liam and tossed it back to me.
Liam pretended to throw up.
“You really shouldn’t send stuff like this to someone you don’t know,” Jacob said.
I know that! It was Sophie’s idea!I ignored everyone else and turned to her. “See, Soph,” I said. “Jacob and RJ both think it’s a guy too.”
Sophie shrugged. “I also said it was from the how-many-people-have-you-slept-with test. But you can never be too sure. I just wanted everyone to hear all the current theories. And Eli the Halloween Henchman is still a possibility because of the Halloween store. And he could have been texting you instead of Gigi. But moving on. Suspect number four is Luis the Cheater.” She pinned up Luis Rodriguez’ picture. He was a wide receiver along with Liam and RJ.