“So how did you and Ian suddenly get so chummy?”
She glanced up. Was there an acidic tone to his voice? She scrunched her face and tilted her head. “Oh my God, are you actually checking to see if I was coming on to your other brother while you were gone?”
He stared, waiting for her to answer. She was so offended, she didn’t know whether to hit him or get up and leave. “As it happens, when you’re not around, they talk to me. I don’t understand it. That’s it. Shane and Ian are much nicer to me when you’re not around. You figure that one out.”
“Huh. Interesting.”
“No. Not interesting. Annoying. I was also spending a lot of time at the house because of the heat as well as Ben.”
“Ben? Why Ben?”
“I hate to tell you this, but he and Marcy are spending way too much time together. Do you have
