Beyond The Ghosts (Legacy Falls Project) by Jody Pardo

Author:Jody Pardo [Pardo, Jody]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jody Pardo
Published: 2016-08-26T18:30:00+00:00

Trying to get information out of my sister was harder than trying to crack a radical terrorist for intel. I asked about Christina, and she crossed her arms, tapped her foot, and replied, “Why do you want to know?”

“I wanted to thank her for the bear claws she made for me.”

“There you go again thinking the world revolves around you. Those were for the Rotary Club meeting.”

“They were in my house, on the dining room table, and so they were free game. I claimed them.”

“I know, you pig, couldn’t leave a couple for anyone else?”

“I’m saving you money. You will thank me later.”

“How is that saving me money? Now I have to go buy a bear claw. And the ones at the bakery don't have nearly enough cinnamon and they don't have any chocolate ones.”

“I am saving you time and money because now you don’t have to spend money on a gym membership and run fifty miles to burn off all the pastry dough and sugar I consumed.”

“Well, no one told you to eat the whole tray. Did you eat Mom’s serving platter too?”

“No, but I might have licked it once or twice before I put it in the dishwasher.”

“Ew, I’m never eating off that thing again. Thanks for ruining Thanksgiving too.”

“Good, more stuffing for me.”

Beth tried to sucker punch me, but I flexed, and when her hand connected she was met with solid muscle.

“Nice try, squirt.”

“God, I can’t stand you. Where do you put all that food? If I ate a whole tray of bear claws and lord knows what else you polished off yesterday—”

“There might have been a few of mom’s lemon bars left over.”

“Lemon bars too? And you’re not seven hundred pounds? What I would give to have that kind of metabolism.”

“Nah. It won’t last forever. I still do PT every day so it burns like crazy. One day, my body will wake up and realize we are not overseas anymore and I might be seven hundred pounds.”

She rolled her eyes at me and tried to pinch any excess off my flanks and gut. When she couldn’t, she play slapped me against my chest a few times and told me I sucked before looking for leftover sweets in the kitchen.

“So, you’re not gonna tell me?” I called after her as I heard the refrigerator door open. “Come on.” Waiting for her reply, I listened for the door to close again. Beth reemerged with a glass of sweet tea.

“What’s it worth to you, big brother?” she cooed at me.

“Oh, no you don’t. Last time you said that to me I ended up in a cheerleader outfit and that makeup didn’t come off for days.”

“Fine. See you later.”

I grabbed her arm, and she nearly spilled her tea. “What do you want?”

“Let me go, you big brute.” My sister loved drama and the delicate debutante was one of her stellar roles. “What’s a girl gotta do to spend some quality time with her big brother and I don’t know—” she

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