Matt doesn’t care and puts his hand in the cake box, looking for a new muffin. As he sticks his teeth into the soft dough, I see him quietly pull a face. “Does your mouth hurt?”
“Yeah… It stings…” I look at him and grin back, sorry for him. That’s the life of a superhero.
Matt’s face closes all of a sudden. He frowns. “By the way, where’s Austin, when his sister and girlfriend need him? Huh?”
I’m surprised by this sudden change in tone. “Why do you say that? he’s on a trip…”
Matt is fulminating. He greedily swallows the last cake in the box. “All I see is that you’re in danger because of him, and he’s not here to protect you.”
I really didn’t expect that. Okay, Austin wasn’t there, but he does everything he can to make Andrea and I happy. It’s not fair to blame him! “Au
