CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

"WHAT'S UP with you and my brother?" she asked again.

"Blunt much?" I asked when I recovered, frowning to let her know how annoying I thought she was.

"It's a family trait."

"Apparently."

"So?" She came over to join me by the fridge.

Her eyes were dancing with laughter, and I couldn't believe she found humor in the situation. She was obviously enjoying my discomfort.

"We are best friends." I cringed as the words fell out of my mouth.

"Oh, he told me that but I couldn't believe it. How can Kelvin be best friends with a girl?"

"What do you mean?"

"It's so unlike him, he's too much of a player. I literally had to warn him to stay away from my female friends when we were growing up."

"Hmm." I wasn't interested in hearing about Kelvin's younger days.

"He dated half the girls in my secondary school. I thought you were his side-piece, you know what I mean?"

"I'm not," I replied, hotly. She was getting on my last nerves.