Mom is super excited, Nathan. I haven't seen her look this forward to anything for the longest time. No matter what you do, make sure you have Rosie here on time.
I'm not sure I can handle a heartbroken mother.
Nathan stared at his sister's message. The dinner was tomorrow, and Rosie said she had work. He considered texting Aubrey just that but hesitated. He didn’t want to piss off his sister at the expense of his mother.
“Jesus, Rosie, if you weren’t such an evil manipulator, we’d get along just fine. Maybe I’d even like you.”
He got up and left his room, planning to grab a cold drink to cool his nerves. That’s when he saw her. She was stepping out of the hallway, heading for the door.
Rosie stopped and turned to him.
Time seemed to freeze. They always met like this—halfway—because
