So Twisted by Melissa Marino

Author:Melissa Marino
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2016-11-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

CALLIE—

I was walking down the hallway to greet Mr. Matthews when Abel jumped in front of me and grabbed my arm, pulling me into the kitchen.

“Well, well, well,” Abel said, leaning up against the counter.

I rolled my eyes at him. “What?”

“Remember what I told you? That I knew Aaron better than anyone else.”

“Yeah.”

He stepped away from the counter he was leaning against. He crossed the kitchen and stepped in close to me. “I was right, wasn’t I?” he whispered. “I saw it and called it from the very beginning. And judging by how you both looked when you walked in here, I know exactly what’s going on.”

“You’re being creepy,” I said. “Besides it’s really none of your business.”

He stepped back. “Listen, if you want my advice. Tread carefully. He’s all or nothing. He’s obviously all in now, and I want it to work out for you both, but you need to be smart about it.”

“I’d ask you what you meant by that, but I don’t think I asked for any advice.”

He opened the refrigerator and stuck his head in. “You want my help,” he mumbled.

“Whatever,” I replied.

He emerged from the refrigerator with an apple and took a large bite of it. “Es oh mo hal,” he responded with a full mouth.

“You think you can stop eating that for a second, and for the sake of trying to be polite, swallow before you start to talk?”

He swallowed what was in his mouth and then snorted. “That’s what she said,” he chuckled.

I walked over and punched him on the arm. “Will you get serious?” I hissed. “Jesus. It’s a wonder you can function as an adult at all.”

He smiled. “That’s debatable.”

“That’s great. Can we get back on topic?”

“Right. I realize this,” he said, waving his arm around, “isn’t conventional, but if it’s going to work, you’re going to need to tread carefully before things get too serious. I’ve seen Aaron really unhappy for a really long time. I think you could change that. Win-win for the both of you.”

“It isn’t like that. We’re just having fun,” I said.

“Good. Have fun. And if you need any advice on how to keep having fun, let me know. You have my number from the other night, right?”

Aaron poked his head in the kitchen. “Everything okay?” he asked.

“Yeah,” I said. “Your brother needed girl advice.”

“Ahh. Well, we should probably go get Delilah and be on our way,” he said. “As long as Abel is done with you.”

“Done,” he said, winking at me.

I followed Aaron down the carpeted hallway and small set of stairs to the living room. As soon as Delilah saw Aaron, she ran into her father’s arms. “Daddy!”

Cinderella was playing on the television, the room scattered with Barbies and accessories.

“Hi there,” said the man I assumed to be Aaron’s father. He was tall, like Aaron and Abel, but with gray hair and a round midsection. He stood from the sofa and extended his hand. “I’m Daniel Matthews,” he said warmly.

I shook his hand. “Callie.

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