Page 22 of One Night to Fall
Buzz. Buzz.
“Sorry,” I tell him, fishing my phone from my pocket. “It’s…”
WREN: Breakfast at the lodge at ten
BEAU: That’s not breakfast
WREN: Brunch then
LAKE: It’s Saturday and I’ve spent all week with you guys
WREN: Mom and Dad have news
WREN: Reid—you and Harlan are not exempt
REID: Dammit
LAKE: Why are you so bossy today?
JESSE: Like it’s just today
WREN: Oh, good, he lives!
WREN: Bring your boyfriend
Panic humsin my veins as I look up at Adrian and back down to the screen.
JESSE: He’s not my boyfriend, we’re just friends
WREN: Well bring your friend
LAKE: Is that the same friend who found your drunk ass roaming around the tree farm?
BEAU: Is that why your truck was there?
JESSE: Fuck off all of you
WREN: I already told Mom you’re bringing him
JESSE: Why the fuck would you do that? I don’t need Mom scaring him off
WREN: Relax. She’s going to feed him pancakes and coo at him and pretend like the rest of us don’t exist
LAKE: I haven’t had enough coffee for your attitude
BEAU: Tell Merrick to take care of that
LAKE: Did you just tell our sister to go have an orgasm?
BEAU: What, like we don’t know she has sex. She’s a hell of a lot nicer when she does
WREN: I’m still here you know
BEAU: Exactly. Go get laid
WREN: If you insist
BEAU: We do
