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"You know I'm right here," Brendon chimes in.
She shrugs. "And a shining example of slut." She turns to her brother with a coy smile. "I'll never live up to your standards."
He rolls his eyes.
"You had a long dry streak there." She folds her arms over her chest. "Who finally broke it?"
Brendon arches a brow.What are you talking about?
"There were condom wrappers in your bathroom trash can." She shrugs like this is a normal thing to notice.
"You have your own bathroom," he says.
"Kay was using it."
"There's one downstairs."
"She was using the shower." Emma's eyes narrow as she stares at her brother. "It's not like I opened your drawers or something. They were right there in the open. That's um... in plain sight. It's legal."
"You been watchingLaw and Order?" he asks.
She nods. "That's also legal." Her eyes go to me then back to him. "Just kinda funny. The two of you getting laid at the same time."
"Hilarious." Unease seeps into his voice.
Emma turns toward the stage. Watches as the guitarist steps forward to shred through his solo. He's also cute. Tall. Broad. Stoic in that Brendon kind of way.
Emma tilts her head to one side. "Maybe I should get an eyebrow piercing."
"Cute." I nod.
She lets her voice get loud. "Or maybe my nipples."
"You trying to piss me off?" Brendon asks.
"No. I'm trying to talk to my best friend. No one invited you to eavesdrop." She does nothing to hide the irritation in her voice.
But it's not the eavesdropping.
It's the suspicion.
She knows.
Or she's going to know soon.
This isn't good.
I squeeze Emma's arm. "Shh. I love this song."
She play swats me.
I play swat her back.
Her smile is normal. Like she's not trying to figure out if I'm sleeping with her brother.
Idolove this song.
I focus on the guys on stage. On the music flowing into my ears. On the sway of my hips.
