She smiles, too.
“You deserve the best. You don’t need to rush anything.”
“Are you telling me that I don’t need to jump into bed with people?”
Oh, my God. Did she have to say it out loud?
“I’m just saying it’s better to take your time. Everything will happen when the time’s right.”
I’m shocked at myself.
“Maybe the same goes for you.”
“Mmm?”
“Maybe you shouldn’t rush things, either.”
When did she turn this conversation around onto me? I only managed to be a dad for, what, three minutes?
“Maybe you have to wait for the right time, too.”
My entire family need to stop being wiser and more mature than me.
When would the ‘right time’ be? I’m not fifteen anymore, and neither is she. We’re adults, we’ve lived, had our own experiences. Why wait?
My phone buzzes in my pocket. I fish it out and look at the screen: she’s answered my question.
I have no idea about Tyler Hayes’ skills.
And I can promise you that you’ll never find out.
Niall
After finding out that Jordan had no idea about Tyler Hayes’skills, I thought it might be best to make sure that Tyler himself had no intention of proving them to her. I’m still not entirely sure what skills my sister was talking about exactly, but I’d rather not take any chances.
“That was quicker than I expected.” Tyler welcomes me with a smug smile at the door to his apartment. He gestures for me to come in, then closes the door behind us.
“Less chat. Tell me about yourskills.”
Tyler bursts out laughing, falling back onto his sofa.
“I can’t believe it.”
“So it’s true?”
“What? That I have moves?”
“Don’t be a smart-arse,” I say, threatening.
“I don’t know what you want to know, Niall.”
“The problem is that I don’t want to know. I don’t even want to think about it.” I pace agitatedly around his living room as he watches me, calmly, visibly amused. “I just need you to stay away from Jordan.”
“Why?”
Maybe he wants a fist through his face.
“You know exactly why.”
