She nods, wiping at her cheeks before leaning in to rest her head against my chest. “How do you always know what to say?”
“Because my head is very big… and maybe I’ve got a big brain in there,” I tease.
She giggles, fisting my shirt.
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Allison’s asleep, her soft breathing steady beside me, when my phone lights up. I stare at the screen for a moment before swiping to answer.
“Hey, sister,” I say.
“Oh, you do remember I’m your sister,” Katy’s voice drips with sarcasm.
Yeah, she’s still mad. Maybe this call is just a reminder that she’s not ready to forgive me anytime soon.
“Still mad at me?” I force out.
“Shouldn’t I be more than mad?” she retorts, her voice sharp at first, then softening. “Braydon told me everything. I mean, you guys had all the time in the wo
