The Lie That Binds by Amy Argent

Author:Amy Argent [Argent, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781736940556
Publisher: Turning Tree Press

Chapter Twenty-Three

The difference between sex and love is that sex relieves tension and love causes it.

– Woody Allen

Nathan

“You ready yet?” Evan hollers from downstairs.

Am I?

I look myself over in the mirror—black suit, black dress shirt, blue tie, and matching handkerchief in my pocket to go with Holly’s dress. I look ready, but anxiety is still churning in my gut, heightened by the knowledge that anxiety can bring on seizures. I should be good. I just had one three days ago, but tonight I’ve got to get through Lori’s charming attitude since we’re riding with her and Evan, seeing Holly’s dad again when we pick her up for the dance, and then asking Holly to stay over at my house tonight.

Yes, you heard that right. Mom went to Chicago early to see my grandparents, and Dad is working the night shift, so Ev and I have decided to have a little slumber party after the formal. I doubt there’ll be much sleeping however. Or at least, I’m really hoping not.

My dick twitches, but it’s a feeble attempt—too much other shit to worry about between now and when his copulatory dreams might come true.

“Nathan!”

“Yeah, Ev, don’t get your balls in a twist! I’m coming!”

I hurry down the stairs, but I have to catch myself on the post at the bottom—I’ve got one Xanax on board and one in my pocket, just in case. I’m a little woozy, but it’s better than hyperventilating over another encounter with Chief Feed-My-Balls-to-the-Bears.

I skid to a halt in the kitchen, and Ev and I look each other over.

“You look like Justin Timberlake on a bad hair day.”

“And you look like a baboon in a burrito.”

“Fucker.”

“Asshole.”

I duck as he swings an arm to grab me, but I know he won’t. Normally, I hate that and try to get him to take a swing at me anyway, but tonight, I did spend a pretty long time trying to tame my hair.

“Let’s go. Lori gets bitchy when I’m late.”

“Blame it on me; she hates me anyway.”

Ev looks like he wants to say something, but he just shakes his head. Lori’s attitude toward me comes straight from all the things she can’t know, and we both know that.

Ev grabs our little flower things from the fridge, and we haul ass to Lori’s house. As he parks, his eyes find mine in the rearview mirror.

“No drinking tonight. I’m not leaving early; I’m not babysitting your ass; and if you piss Lori off somehow, and I don’t get mine, I’m going to tell everyone I caught you and Ryan making out.”

“That’s pretty harsh! Why would you do that to Ryan? He could do so much better—”

“Nate.”

“All right! I wasn’t planning on drinking anyway because we have to fly tomorrow. Dad will be pissed if we have to cancel, and a seizure on an airplane sounds like a pretty accurate definition of hell.”

“Good,” Ev says, nodding. Then his eyes flick downward. “And later on . . . just . . . bag it up, yeah?”

My eyes widen, and I swear my eyebrows brush the roof of the car.

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