“We need to chat, bro,” Cal says as we drive home. I stare out the window, trying to figure out what’s happening in my head. It feels strange to be leaving without Maddie, even though I never intended to bring her along to my family dinner in the first place. “Liam? Yum?”
I realize I’ve been ignoring Cal. “What should we talk about?”
He rolls his eyes. “I can think of two main topics, but let’s get the easy one out of the way.” He turns off the stereo. “We need to stop living together.”
“Yes,” I answer rapidly. “I think that’s clear. Yes.”
“Gee, brother, try not to miss me too much,” he deadpans. “I’ll worry you’ll slip into a depression.”
“We’re adults, Cal, and we…have different habits.”
“I guess that’s a nice way of putting it. Anyway, I saw someone was looking for a house m
