She comes back a few minutes later empty-handed, and I offload another lantern from the boxes. “Are you going to bring Joey?”
“To the ball?” I frown.
“Yeah. You can, you know.”
“No. I can’t.” I laugh. Yes, Joey has become a friend this past year, but my priority right now, it’s fixing my family. “I don’t think Mason would be veryimpressed.”
“Oh, how bizarre.” She feigns shock. “I thought he was coming for me.”
I roll my eyes. “Shut up, idiot.”
“Lucy called me. She’s bringing Miller,” she says nonchalantly.
My head rears back, and I stand up straight. “Umm, what? I thought she was having a time-out on him?”
“Apparently, that’s over.” She shrugs.
“What?!” I question again. Why wouldn’t she tell me?
“Elliot’s going to be pissed, right?”
Closing my eyes, I draw in a deep breath. Lucy thinks that her relationship with Miller is going to come good, she always does. It’s what she did with Hugh and every other boyfriend before him. She thinks he will wake up one day and be Mr Right. “Elliot doesn’t really have a right to be pissed, Scar. But I see it. We will have to watch him; I don’t think he likes Miller very much.”
“I’m not exactly a fan. He seems a bit of a dick.”
“He has a penis; it’s their thing.”
She laughs at that, turning and carrying the lantern into the house.
I already know Saturday night will be eventful, it’s why I have a big ball of anxiety sitting low in my gut. Between Mason, Elliot, Lucy and Miller—and me, of course, not that I plan to cause any trouble. But with the history that is blurred between us all, yeah, I don’t hold out much hope on it being uneventful.
We unload the truck and then head inside to have some lunch.
“So… Mason?” Scarlet eyes me from behind her cup of tea. She hasn’t mentioned her brother since I first arrived and I know she wants to know when I’m going to ask him.
I can feel Vinny watching me also, but I don’t look his way. I stopped trusting him to keep my secrets from Mason a long time ago. Although, he has managed to keep the ball quiet, so I should give him some credit for that.
“He has Ellis tonight and is off work tomorrow, which means he’ll be in a good mood tomorrow evening when he drops Ellis back. What if I ask then?”
“That’s Thursday night…” I can see her leg bouncing under the kitchen island. “It’s too far away surely?”
“He’s a man. How much notice do they need?”
We both look at Vinny, and he instantly holds his hands up. “I am not getting involved in this.”
I send a glare his way, knowing we will have to prod him a bit to get the information we want. “What sort of mood was he in this morning?” I ask him.
He thinks for a moment then nods his head. “Good to be fair.” His brows lift towards his hairline. “Better than normal actually.”
Of course, he was. Orgasms make everything better.
“So maybe a text would work?” I shrug.
“Hmm, no, I think maybe face to face. Could you guys stop off at the office this afternoon?” Scarlet asks us both.
“No.” Vinny is quick to answer, looking between us. “Mason has a meeting.”
He’s lying and it takes me a second to figure out why. “Are you worried I might run into my sister?” I bite at the inside of my cheek.
