Emery
Have you been kidnapped by a car thief? Am I an accessory to a crime? Mom and Dad are pacing
Camden
What did we miss?
Emery
Do you not get news alerts for your brothers?
Camden
No
Wyatt
It’s still early here, what the fuck is going on?
Forrest
What crime?
Emery drops a link to a Scoreboard article that I don’t bother to read. I imagine it says something like,Logan Granger didn’t travel to Boston with the team. Citing a family emergency, the team asks for privacy at this time and won’t be answering any further questions.
I scroll down to the bottom of the texts to figure out where we’re at right now.
Emery
Do you think my water breaking is a sufficient distraction?
Yeah, gotta go, I’m having a baby
Logan, send proof of life when you stop kissing your mystery girl
Forrest
This is too much news at once
“Holy shit,” I say out loud as I stab the screen, getting back to my dad’s messages. “My sister is in labour.”
Frankie holds my hand as I call my father.
“Hey Dad,” I say as soon as he picks up. “I’m fine, everything is fine, sorry for the drama. Just checking in real quick so Mom doesn’t worry.”
“Logan, what the hell is going on?”
“Don’t really have enough time now to fully?—”
“SparkNotes edition, then.”
“I met a woman on New Year’s Eve. She’s incredible. You’ll meet her soon. But there are a few inconvenient layers that have required it be a secret, and she had some startling news yesterday, so I had to fly to see her.”
“Do you need anything?”
“No. Thank you.” Frankie squeezes my hand as I look at her. “I have everything I need here already.”
“All right, then. I’ll tell the people messaging me that you’re taking care of family business.”
