Page 21 of My Best Friend's Brother
“And I meant it. He’s too young.”
“Eh. He’s nineteen.”
“And I’m twenty-two.”
“Youbothare young.”
“Well…I’m going places.” She stuck her nose high in the air.
Kat snorted. “He’s going to Cornell. Eventually, he’ll catch up. Guys are always a little behind anyways.”
Debatable. They were always behind, and Pete didn’t seem all that excited about Cornell.
“Peter’s a sweetheart,” Kat continued. “And he’s really smart. You could do a lot worse. You already think he’s hot.” She winked.
“I don’t know why you’re shipping us together.”
Kat laughed. “Okay, okay. I’ll admit, I was only teasing…a little.”
Keke slid off the stool. She marched to the cooling rack and piled about five mini cupcakes into her hands.
“Hey! I have to bake a specific amount each day for our customers!” Kat surged forward.
“You owe me this. And do you want them back? I’ve already touched them. No choice but for me to eat them.”
Kat held out her hand. “It’s two fifty for three. And you’ve already had two. Pay up.”
“Send me a bill.”
Keke rushed out of the kitchen and jogged to the front door. She unlocked it and darted out as her sister came around the front counter.
All the way back to the campground, Keke tried convincing herself that her stomach hurt because of all the sugar she wasn’t used to eating, plus what she had the evening before. She must’ve eaten about ten s’mores.
In truth, she struggled to believe the lie she’d told her sister about Pete. Although still the same nerdy guy, he had grown up. Honestly, being around him hadn’t been that bad. Good actually.
Didn’t matter anyway. She was teaching him how to win over another girl. And Keke had other plans. Next week, she would be in California starting a new chapter in her life. No time for a summer fling with her best friend’s nineteen-year-old brother.
Too young, and still too nerdy.
