"She never dates. She went out with like three boys for a total of three dates, but she wasn't interested in any of them. You know why, right?"
"Um," I said, trying to think of a way to deflect. I wasn't comfortable with the way this conversation was going.
"It's because she's in love with you. I could tell when she first showed up. The way she talked about you. It didn't sound like a teenaged girl who looked up to her older brother. Or a crush. She was always so afraid that she wouldn't find you. Or she would and you wouldn't want anything to do with her. And the way she thinks of you hasn't changed. I'm her older sister. I know."
"Are you sure?" I asked, despite myself. I mean, we'd kissed, but there were all kinds of explanations for that. The physical reaction between two people did
