Alex
He wasn’t sure what to say. “Hey, congrats on losing the 500-year-old v-card you held so tightly onto?” Too weird. “If you want to have the house to yourselves, let us know and we’ll take the kids on vacation?” Gabe may not respond well to that. He was private.
It didn’t need to be weird. Not at all.
Come to think of it, maybe this isn’t what they should talk about. They lived together for forty years. So why did it feel awkward right now?
“It’s weird not having the girls around,” Gabe finally broke the silence.
“Yeah, true,” Alex agreed. The other reason he was on edge. “You think we’ll be able to tell who is who when we get back?”
Gabe shrugged. “Nora will be the one to open her mouth first.”
True.
“You nervous about tomorrow?” Gabe asked.
“I’m t
