Sweet Crazy Song by Vivian Lux

Author:Vivian Lux [Lux, Vivian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-23T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Ruby

Sunni Tran didn't live up to her name in any sense of the word, but her Thai restaurant was the only place in Crown Creek that actually used spices in their food. Every other place acted like black pepper was too exotic a flavoring.

Sunni was always in danger of going under too, so I considered it a sacred duty to visit as often as I could.

The rest of the girls always sighed heavily when it was my week to pick the restaurant, because they knew I'd always ask for Family Thai's. But I think I was starting to win them over. Last time, Sadie actually asked for a curry instead of the pineapple fried rice.

Sunni scowled from the hostess stand as we sat down for our Saturday lunch. Since we were the only people in the place, you would think she'd act a little happier to see us, but that was part of Sunni's charm. Willa called her "Stormy Tran." But never to her face.

"How's your dad doing?" I asked Claire once we had our menus. It was the first time we'd hung out since the funeral.

"He's dealing with his grief by throwing himself into cleaning out Uncle Gid's place," Claire said.

I swallowed back the urge to tell her I already knew this. From having lunch with her brother. I wasn't sure she could handle that information.

I wasn't really sure I could handle it myself.

"Foster's gotta have a job to do," Willa agreed. "I told you about the time I came over for a study group and he inflated my bike tires and greased my chain for me?"

Claire nodded. "It's how he shows love. I've told him a bunch of times that just saying 'I love you' is a lot less strain on the back." She laughed and tucked her hair behind her ear. It was funny, but up until recently I had never noticed how much she looked like her brothers. Specifically her oldest one. Her hair was lighter, but they shared the same hazel eyes that went green depending on what they were wearing and today she was wearing a fuchsia sweater that made them look very green. Just like Jonah.

He really was a good looking guy. Too bad he was a complete dick.

Luckily Claire had no idea I was thinking these thoughts about her brother. She flicked unseeing through her menu. "The shed is almost empty. It's going to be weird not having anyone live there."

"You think you might move in?" Sadie asked. Claire had been sighing about needing her own place, especially since her brothers kept showing up unexpectedly.

Claire closed the menu. "Maybe. I'm not sure. Finn and Beau were making noises about it."

"You should have first dibs," Willa seethed in solidarity. "For once."

"You'd think that, but..." Claire trailed off and we all fell silent for a moment.

When the Kings started singing at festivals, it was always with Claire in tow. She had a bright, clear voice, a kind of piercing siren's call like Neko Case or Florence Welch from Florence and the Machine.

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