“I don’t know if I should lie down.” She sighed. “I spent an hour flat-ironing my hair this morning, and what if my makeup smudges on the pillowcase?”
“Ah, come on, Alice. Your hair and makeup will be fine.”
“Fine.” She yawned and took off her shoes. “I guess … just for a little bit, while we talk.”
“Uh-huh.” I laughed. “You look tired. How much sleep did you get last night?”
“Two hours.” She yawned wider and longer this time. “I was so excited that I couldn’t sleep, and now I’m absolutely exhausted.”
“Oh, Alice.” I shook my head as she plopped down next to me. “Why didn’t you tell me that you liked Aiden?”
“Because I knew you would react as you’re reacting now.” She rolled onto her side and looked at me. “Completely over the top.”
“I was hoping you liked Scott.” I grinned.
Scott was my youngest brother and the one most like me. He was happy-go-lucky and always up to something. He’d gotten into so much trouble as a kid, and I’d loved him telling me all his tales. I’d been the good child, but only because I always had my parents and Aiden on my back. There were many activities and tricks I would have liked to get into, but never had the chance.
“Scott’s a goof. I love him, but he’s a goof.” Alice laughed. “He can’t stay serious for two minutes.”
“That’s why you should date him. You’ll always be having fun. Aiden, on the other hand? Ugh.”
I sighed, still remembering all the times I’d gotten in trouble due to him telling my parents I was up to something. And that was when I’d been a little kid. I hadn’t even been a bad teenager.
“I’m sure he doesn’t want me anyway.” Alice rolled her eyes. “So, don’t worry.”
“I’m not worried. I’m just?—”
“Liv, do you want to talk about Aiden or Xander?” Alice interrupted me, and I sighed.
“I don’t really want to talk about either of them.” I made a face. “Xander’s a big jerk.”
“Why?”
“I kinda let him know that I wouldn’t be opposed to him no longer being engaged to my sister.”
“What?” Alice’s eyes almost popped out in shock. “You did not say that?”
“Well, not in those exact words, but basically, I told him that maybe he didn’t want to get married now that he had met me and he wasn’t the father of my sister’s baby, and basically, he looked at me like I was crazy and walked away.”
“Oh, wow.” Alice made a sad face. “He sounds like a dick.”
“He is a dick.” I closed my eyes, reliving my embarrassment. “And he has a small dick too.”
“Oh, really?” Alice’s voice was amazed.
“No.” I opened my eyes and looked at her. “He doesn’t really have a small dick,” I groaned and buried my face in my hands. “Why, oh why, did this have to happen to me? Do I have some sort ofbad lucksign on me?”
“It’s not your fault. I mean, you did kind of know that he was an asshole after you guys hooked up at the church, right?”
“Yeah, I could tell he was arrogant, cocky, full of himself?—”
“And yet you still went back to his hotel room.”
“Well, you know I’m only human.” I laughed and closed my eyes. “I don’t want to talk about him anymore. Let’s get a quick nap in and then deal with him and Aiden later.”
“That sounds like a plan to me.” Alice yawned again, her eyes closing as she snuggled into the pillow. “Night, Liv.”
“Morning, Alice.” I giggled, and we both drifted off to sleep.
