Graham
Everyone stares at her.
I type aggressively while I pace my room in heels.
Me
I am not trying to impress Vinny!
Beck adds Rome to the group.
I stop breathing.
What the hell is he doing?
Beck
Welcome to the Halston sibling group chat, Rome. We still don’t trust you, but I have a question.
I can’t swipe out of the group text fast enough.
I click on Rome’s name.
He beats me to the punch with a message.
Rome
For Christ’s sake.
The group chat has messages coming in one after another.
Noah
I have a question too.
Beck
Is there something going on with our sister and Vinny? I saw you two exchanging pleasantries before the race. Then Vinny looked over at my sister like you two were discussing her.
Beck is much more observant than I give him credit for.
My stomach is on the floor as I wait for him to respond.
To keep myself busy, I snap a picture of the dress Quinn forced me into buying, and the new shoes to match, and fire it off to her. I’m in desperate need to talk to someone who shares the same chromosomes as me for stability.
Quinn
DAMN YOU’RE HOT
I smile and swipe her message away.
Rome is typing, and I’m dying a slow death.
My phone vibrates, and I stop pacing.
Rome
Vinny was giving me shit for stealing a girl out from under him a while back. He’s still bitter.
