“Thanks for lunch,” I say. “I’m kind of wiped. I think I’m going to go take a nap.”
Maggie’s eyes dance while she gives me a good-natured smile. “I was just telling Darcy to go lay down too. But you come on back for dinner, now. Party’s not through yet.”
“Thanks, I think I will,” I say. “See y’all later.”
“See ya,” Darcy says softly, and I can’t tell if it’s wistful or spiteful.
I go into the mudroom off the kitchen to leave. Just before I open the door, I overhear them whispering at each other.
“Go with him!” Maggie giggles.
“No!” Darcy hisses.
“What? A nap could be code for something.”
“Maggie! Quit!”
“What? Go have some fun!”
Darcy growls and I smile to myself stepping out the side door.
THIRTY-FIVE
DARCY
I’m draggingass going upstairs, Maggie having just harassed me to go crawl in bed with Jake.
Which . . .
Might not be the worst idea.
On the surface.
She doesn’t know everything that’s gone down with us and I don’t feel like explaining it to her. I’m too tired.
Brianna beat me upstairs because I hear the shower running. The problem is, I want a nap, but the bathroom calls and I don’t feel like using the one in the hallway. I knock on my bedroom’s bathroom door. “Bri, I’m coming in.”
She sounds alarmed when she says, “‘Kay!”
I flop down on the toilet, propping my chin on my fist on my knee. “It’s so fucking hot,” I whine.
“Yeah, ugh, totally,” Bri says a little too enthusiastically.
The details start to add up when I look at the floor: two pairs of shorts with underwear inside them, two hair ties, a bra, and a shirt Bri wasn’t wearing.
I roll my lips between my teeth and take a dare. “Becca?”
There’s a giggle from the other side of the shower curtain. “Yeah, boss?”
“This place is fucking Love Island,” I moan, flushing when I stand so they get a blast of hot water. “Oops!”
“You bitch!” Bri shrieks.
“Lucky for you, I’ve got earplugs and I’m going to take a nap. But remember my entire family is downstairs.”
“We’re being quiet,” Bri protests. “I’m not about to upset Bill with my gayness.”
“That’s not something I’m worried about.” I sigh. “How’s Stone feel about all this?”
