Family Affairs by Jen Calonita

Author:Jen Calonita [Calonita, Jen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: JUV013000
ISBN: 9780316032391
Publisher: Little, Brown
Published: 2008-04-30T23:00:00+00:00

FRIDAY, 10/18

NOTE TO SELF:

Call Nadine & Laney ASAP!

Ten: What Happens in Vegas,Doesn’t Always Stay in Vegas

A few hours later, after Sky and I have sweated, climbed, and tortured our bodies enough to curb our anger toward Alexis, I’ve gone back to take a long soak in my room’s over-size tub. That’s where I replay the conversation I just had with Sky. It was probably the most we’ve said to each other in years. Alexis wants us to look like we’re too difficult to keep around, which is why we both agreed that starting with her while we’re on a cast trip would be suicide. We need to keep cool until we figure out a surefire way to get rid of Alexis, once and for all. Not that we’ve come up with one yet.

With my head clear, I head downstairs to meet Matty. We’re having a cast dinner at Tao, which is in our hotel. The Venetian is like its own mini city!

“You’re going to love this place,” I tell Matty, linking arms with his and trying to sound upbeat. We’re both dressed up for the occasion. Matty is in a black pin-striped suit and a white shirt with no tie, and I’m in a killer blue Marc Jacobs dress the designer sent me from his upcoming collection. “They have the most amazing sushi.”

“You’re not going to brag about going to the one in New York, are you?” Matt groans.

I hit his arm. “No, cranky, I’m not.”

“Sorry,” he says. “It’s just that Alexis wouldn’t speak to me after her fight with you.”

I stop walking and turn to look at him. “How do you know we had a fight?”

“She ran into spin crying about how you said you were going to get her fired because you can’t stand her,” Matty explains. “I overheard her telling Ava.”

Wow. Alexis is a more cunning opponent than I realized. “Matty, do you think I would say that?” He shakes his head. “So why do you think she’d say something like that? The truth is, she wants me gone. She wants to take my place.” He looks away. I feel awful upsetting him, but he has to know the real deal. There is no way I’m letting Alexis anywhere near my brother.

As we enter through the circular hallway filled with tubs of floating flower petals, I see that Sky, Brayden, Hallie, Trevor, Ava, and Luke are already waiting. Alexis is notice-ably missing and Ava is glaring at me. Hmm . . . I’ve got to win her over again without stepping on Alexis’s toes.

“Tom is running a few minutes late,” Trevor tells us. “He took two more treatments at the spa and they ran long.”

“And Alexis?” Matty asks.

“She’s, uh, running late too,” the Zac Efron–clone of a host tells us. “She called and she said she’d be late.”

“But we have reason to celebrate in the meantime,” Trevor says and throws an arm around Hallie, who blushes.

“Tell me,” I beg, looking forward to hearing something positive for a change on this trip.

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