“Mom,” Eden called from the kitchen.“You are n-n-not matchmaking us.”
Alice tsked.“Honey, you are my baby, and it will always be that way.No one is going to be good enough for you.”
“Should I be offended that you are going to pawn us all off, but Eden is your baby?”Fox asked.He nodded to Kingston.“Eden is Mom’s favorite.”
“Yeah, I know,” Kingston said.
“We’re not talking about you two,” Alice said and looked back at me.“We’re talking about Clove and Ender,” she announced to the whole damn room.
Ender looked at us on the couch.Now he for sure heard Alice.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and shut up.Jesus.
“Let’s just speed this up so you two stop dancing around each other out here.”Alice pointed at Ender.“You got the hots for Clove?”
Ender looked at Alice, and then to me.“I like her.”
“Like a sister or…”
“The feelings I have for Clove are far from sisterly, Alice,” he drawled.
My heart did a flip.I knew his answer, but it was big to hear him say it in front of everyone.
Alice pointed at me.“Is it like kissing your brother?”
“Oh dear,” Mom whispered.
“Why do we let Alice be the one to take the reins?”Brinks asked.
“Because it’s entertaining,” Jude called.“I love telling people my aunt is crazy.”
Cora pointed at Jude.“Ding, ding.Imagine if we didn’t have her?We wouldn’t know half the shit about each other that we do.She’s good to have around.”
Alice pointed at Jude.“Your appreciation for me is appreciated.”She turned back to me.“You got the hots for Raven’s kid?”
“Hey, pretty sure I had a hand in the kid, too,” Clash piped in.
Alice waved her hand at him.“Just a squirt.”
“Oh my G-G-God,” Eden groaned.“Do you ever have a-a-a filter?”
“No, sweetie.So it’s probably for the best you don’t date because I’ll be telling them no glove, no love.”
“Mom!”Kingston scolded.
“I freaking love this shit,” Jude called.“Should I pop some popcorn?”
This whole time, Ender was just watching me.A slight smile on his lips.
Wrecker walked into the common area and looked around.“What the hell do we need popcorn for?”he asked.
“Mom is quizzing Clove and Ender,” Kingston said.
“She’s also b-b-being inappropriate,” Eden added.
Wrecker scoffed.“So everything is normal.”
“Clove hasn’t answered my question,” Alice said.