Chapter 120

At least she’s not right up on us anymore, she can’t see anything when Dan sits up enough to jam himself back into his pants. “I’m getting sick of this,” he mutters, zipping up his jeans, which look as if they’ve shrunk two sizes in the rain. That hasto hurt.

“The minute we’re inside, those are coming off,” I tell him.

Outside my sister kicks at the car. “You two coming out or what?”

“Oh no, she did notjust kick my car.” I try to sit up, the splayed-out seat hindering me, but Dan pops the door open and grabs my hands, tumbling both of us out into the wet grass. Glaring up at my sister, I threaten, “You are sodead.”

She has the audacity to laugh. “So I take it things are cool with you guys again. Did you get laid? Because you needed it, Mike, I’m telling you—”

“Dead,” I promise, scrambling to my feet. She turns and races for the house, her laughter streaming out behind her, enticing us to give chase. 36: Interrupted