The Difference Between Somebody and Someone (The Difference Trilogy Book 1) by Aly Martinez

Author:Aly Martinez [Martinez, Aly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: The Difference Trilogy Book 1
Publisher: Aly Martinez
Published: 2022-01-26T18:30:00+00:00

Bowen

“Are you avoiding me?” my pain-in-the-ass sister asked across the line.

After wedging my phone between my ear and my shoulder, I pulled my sheets out of the dryer, answering, “Let me get this straight. You have been riding my ass for the better part of the last six months to get a life and today I call you to tell you I’m having a friend over for dinner and your conclusion is that I’m avoiding you?”

She scoffed. “Fine. Then tell me about this alleged friend. Are they imaginary? Go by the name Clyde or Sugar? Or is this more of a Calvin and Hobbs situation?”

I walked to my bedroom, dropped the sheets onto the chair in the corner, and then got busy with the stretch-and-smooth routine to make up the bed. “First, you’re an ass. Second, it’s actually a client.” No lies detected.

“A client you’d like to keep? Because—no offense—Bowen, I’ve had your cooking.”

I glared at the wall, hoping she’d somehow feel it at her house twenty minutes away. There was only one way to get her off my ass. It would take exactly one pronoun to ensure I had my house all to myself, completely uninterrupted, for a solid twenty-four hours. The problem was, on the twenty-fifth hour, all hell would break loose, and the entire Michaels family would descend upon me like the first wave of the zombie apocalypse, starved for details rather than brains. Though, if I wanted to guarantee I didn’t get any surprise visitors while Remi was over, I had to give her something.

“Oh, no offense taken, and thanks for your vote of confidence, but I’m sure she will love my burgers.”

The line fell silent just as I’d assumed.

“Oh my God,” Cassidy breathed. “You’re having a woman over? For dinner?”

I folded the top sheet back and dragged the midnight-blue comforter up the bed. “Yeah. So call off your dogs. I don’t need Tyson or Mom or Dad stopping in to check on me tonight—or, hell, at all anymore. In fact, spread the word. Everyone should return their keys and give me some privacy in my own damn house again.”

“Wait. Wait. Wait. Is this like…a date-date?”

“I hope so. Otherwise it’s going to be real awkward when I try to kiss her.”

“Oh my God!” she shouted at a decibel I feared would wake the dogs.

When the pillows were neatly stacked on the bed, I replied, “Okay. That’s enough. God himself has now heard about my date. Give the man a break.”

“Spill it. What’s her name? What’s she do? How did you meet?”

“See, this is exactly what we are not going to do right now. I only told you about it because I need all of you to give me some space to explore things with her. Some well-deserved privacy. Then—if and when the time comes—I’ll tell you guys everything, but please just lay off and let me do this on my own.”

She let out a groan of frustration. Relinquishing control was not Cassidy’s strong suit. “Fine. Then at least tell me how serious it is.

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