"Look, are you going to turn that off or what?"
"I would but . . . someone deleted my saved recordings!" She finishes off her sentence with a yell into the kitchen. Jenna comes walking into the family room wearing a tank top and tiny shorts. Her short hair is wet and combed back, and her face looks like it's been freshly moisturized.
"Kat," she smiles. "So nice to see an Artino girl that knows how to keep her mouth shut at 2 a.m."
"You're complaining about that when you and Keith text all night every night?" Leah sits up looking smug.
"That's different," Jenna shouts.
"You're right," Leah giggles. "I meant to say sexting. " Jenna stamps her foot and turns to me.
"Kat, I'd love it if you could make to my bridal shower next week. Looks like I might be cutting out an invitation." She marches to her room and slams the door. Leah is still smiling. Maybe Holly and I were perfect roommates back in the day.
"She'll come around," Leah comments. "She always does. Plus, I'm the one throwing the bridal shower so . . ."
"Right."
"So what's your dilemma big sis?" She finally mutes the TV and leans forward. "Hot guys? Sweet dilemma."
"It's more complicated than that, Leah. I'm . . ." I'd hardly admitted this to myself but I guess it was true. "I'm falling for two different guys." Leah raises her perfectly waxed eyebrows.
"Who? Rich guy?"
"Yes Rex is one," I nod. "And the other. A guy named Jack I met at the hospital a while back."
"And he's hot too, right?"
"Is that all you care about?"
"What?" She throws her arms out like I'm crazy. "Am I supposed to pretend that a healthy sex life doesn't add points?" Though I was in the dark on that one with both guys.
"Yes he's hot."
"Thank you," she replies. "Problem solved. Which one makes you happy?"
"If I really knew that I wouldn't be here."
She nods, pausing for a second and blows on her nails. I wasn't sure why I was coming to her for advice. Leah hadn't had a monogamous relationship since the third grade.
"Nah," she disagrees. "That can't be true."
"I assure you it is." Rex was perfect, but he had yet to experience the sarcasm and crying episodes. Well . . . not yet.
"Okay," she continues. "Which one are you most comfortable with?" I wasn't sure I could answer that either.
"I don't know?"
"Okay . . . you're making this really difficult," Leah mumbles.
"Kinda the reason why I'm sitting here." I rub my forehead. I couldn't stop thinking about London. Rex. And what Holly and Rex were doing over there. "Holly went to England." It flew out of my mouth. Leah looks shocked.
"Spill." She raises her eyebrows. "I knew something else was going on here."
"Holly and I aren't really speaking at the moment."
"Shocker," she mutters. I narrow my eyes. "What? This isn't the first time. Jus sayin'."
"You know the night I met Rex?"
"How could I forget?" She winks, lightly blowing on her nails again.
"Well . . . Holly met Rex too. That same night."
"Dang," she laughs. "That girl works fast."
"I don't think you get it sis. I'm seeing Rex. And Holly is seeing Rex! At least trying to."
"So tell her to back off," Leah suggests.
"Oh of course." My sarcastic reply was automatic. "Why didn't I think of that?"
"Cuz you're an idiot," she smiles. Leah stands up and retreats to the kitchen for a box of crackers. "It sounds to me like you already know what to do."
"Huh?"
"Think about it," she points out. "Rex is gettin' double action here, and I haven't heard a complication yet associated with the other guy. Choose the other guy."
"But there's an issue there too," I continue. "He's . . . well he's-"
"You say anything about the list and I slap you!"
"Hey," I stand up. "That list has saved me from years of heartbreak."
"And you've still never found the guy for you. Now why is that?" She sits on the
"I would but . . . someone deleted my saved recordings!" She finishes off her sentence with a yell into the kitchen. Jenna comes walking into the family room wearing a tank top and tiny shorts. Her short hair is wet and combed back, and her face looks like it's been freshly moisturized.
"Kat," she smiles. "So nice to see an Artino girl that knows how to keep her mouth shut at 2 a.m."
"You're complaining about that when you and Keith text all night every night?" Leah sits up looking smug.
"That's different," Jenna shouts.
"You're right," Leah giggles. "I meant to say sexting. " Jenna stamps her foot and turns to me.
"Kat, I'd love it if you could make to my bridal shower next week. Looks like I might be cutting out an invitation." She marches to her room and slams the door. Leah is still smiling. Maybe Holly and I were perfect roommates back in the day.
"She'll come around," Leah comments. "She always does. Plus, I'm the one throwing the bridal shower so . . ."
"Right."
"So what's your dilemma big sis?" She finally mutes the TV and leans forward. "Hot guys? Sweet dilemma."
"It's more complicated than that, Leah. I'm . . ." I'd hardly admitted this to myself but I guess it was true. "I'm falling for two different guys." Leah raises her perfectly waxed eyebrows.
"Who? Rich guy?"
"Yes Rex is one," I nod. "And the other. A guy named Jack I met at the hospital a while back."
"And he's hot too, right?"
"Is that all you care about?"
"What?" She throws her arms out like I'm crazy. "Am I supposed to pretend that a healthy sex life doesn't add points?" Though I was in the dark on that one with both guys.
"Yes he's hot."
"Thank you," she replies. "Problem solved. Which one makes you happy?"
"If I really knew that I wouldn't be here."
She nods, pausing for a second and blows on her nails. I wasn't sure why I was coming to her for advice. Leah hadn't had a monogamous relationship since the third grade.
"Nah," she disagrees. "That can't be true."
"I assure you it is." Rex was perfect, but he had yet to experience the sarcasm and crying episodes. Well . . . not yet.
"Okay," she continues. "Which one are you most comfortable with?" I wasn't sure I could answer that either.
"I don't know?"
"Okay . . . you're making this really difficult," Leah mumbles.
"Kinda the reason why I'm sitting here." I rub my forehead. I couldn't stop thinking about London. Rex. And what Holly and Rex were doing over there. "Holly went to England." It flew out of my mouth. Leah looks shocked.
"Spill." She raises her eyebrows. "I knew something else was going on here."
"Holly and I aren't really speaking at the moment."
"Shocker," she mutters. I narrow my eyes. "What? This isn't the first time. Jus sayin'."
"You know the night I met Rex?"
"How could I forget?" She winks, lightly blowing on her nails again.
"Well . . . Holly met Rex too. That same night."
"Dang," she laughs. "That girl works fast."
"I don't think you get it sis. I'm seeing Rex. And Holly is seeing Rex! At least trying to."
"So tell her to back off," Leah suggests.
"Oh of course." My sarcastic reply was automatic. "Why didn't I think of that?"
"Cuz you're an idiot," she smiles. Leah stands up and retreats to the kitchen for a box of crackers. "It sounds to me like you already know what to do."
"Huh?"
"Think about it," she points out. "Rex is gettin' double action here, and I haven't heard a complication yet associated with the other guy. Choose the other guy."
"But there's an issue there too," I continue. "He's . . . well he's-"
"You say anything about the list and I slap you!"
"Hey," I stand up. "That list has saved me from years of heartbreak."
"And you've still never found the guy for you. Now why is that?" She sits on the
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