Axel elbowed. “I’ll only be a little over an hour drive away. Less if I speed. Call me if you need me.”
I nodded. “Thanks.”
“Who’s that hottie?” Axel said.
I spun to see Meredith walking up with Chris and Adrian. “That’s my roommate. She’s not legal.”
Axel laughed.
“Be nice,” I whispered to him. “I’d like you all to meet my Mom, Gabby. My Dad, John. And my brother, Axel. This is Adrian, Chris, Meredith and Shannon.”
My Dad looked less than friendly toward Shannon. Crap. He’d heard more than I wanted him to hear.
“The feeling’s mutual,” Meredith said to my brother.
Axel looked confused, so I filled him in. “You called her a hottie.
Everyone here has excellent hearing.” He winked at her. “Thanks.”
I elbowed Axel again. “Down boy.”
The bell rang and everyone started filing out. “We
