"Okay, okay! I’m doing it now!" I hold my hands up in surrender as Jade’s chest heaves like she’s just run a whole marathon.
On my phone, which is still resting on the desk where I dropped it, Danny’s small voice vibrates through the speaker. "Honey? Is everything alright over there? What is all that noise?!"
"Yeah, yeah, it's fine!" I quickly scoop up the phone and bring it back to my face. "It's just Jade being her usual dramatic self, Aunt Danny. Let me... let me call you right back, okay?"
"Oh, okay, honeybun... but if something is wrong, please tell me you’ll let me know! You promise me?"
"I promise!" A half-stressed laugh bubbles out of my chest. "I'll call you later, I love you!"
"Skylerrrrr!" comes Jade’s shriek from two feet away. "Hang up the phone!"
"Okay, I'm off!" I snap
