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heartbeat sped up as I waited for Brody to answer but
he didn't need to. His face said it all.
    "She's
in rehab."
    I laughed
because I knew that if I didn't, I would cry. "What happened this time?"
    He shrugged, "Same
old. She drank too much, I called an ambulance, she went to rehab. End of
story."
    The whole
situation was messed up. A son and daughter shouldn't have to talk this way
about their own mother. Especially talking about it like it was the most normal
thing in the world. I shook my head, "When did she check in?"
    "Yesterday."
He placed his head in his hands, "Is it wrong that I'm actually a little
bit relieved? Relieved that I don't have to look after her? Don't have to worry
about her choking on her own sick? Is it wrong that I'm glad to finally have some
time to visit my little sister?"
    I shook my
head as I fought back the tears. "No, it's not wrong."
    The waitress
chose that exact moment to bring over our food. We ate in comfortable silence
for a few minutes before Brody spoke, "So..."
    "So?"
I asked.
    I knew what
was about to happen. I bit my lip to stop myself from laughing. Every now and
again, Brody liked to play the overprotective big brother.
    "Are you
dating?"
    Yes, I'm
in a serious relationship with my personal tutor.
    "Nope"
I lied.
    "Why
not?"
    I rolled my
eyes at his stupid question, "Because I'm a strong independent
woman." He looked at me with his eyebrow raised, waiting for me to carry
on. I sighed dramatically, "Maybe I'm not pretty enough."
    "Bullshit,
there's not a single guy in here who hasn't checked you out. Which, by the way,
is starting to piss me off." I blushed as I looked around the restaurant, suddenly
feeling self conscious. "Are you telling me the truth? You're really not
dating?"
    "I'm
really not dating."
    Technically,
it was the truth. I wasn't dating. If he were to ask me if I was in a secret relationship
with my tutor, then that would be a completely different story.
    He took a
long drink of his milkshake, keeping his eyes on mine the whole time. "Good.
If you do decide to date, you should wait until you're married before you do
anything."
    I burst out
laughing, "I will if you will."
    "Well
that wouldn't be fair."
    "And why
is that?"
    "Because
I'm never getting married."
    "That's
what they all say until they meet the game changer."
    "I don't
want somebody changing my game, I'm too busy."
    I sighed, "So
many girls, so little time."
    "Speaking
of which, when are you going to introduce me to your hot friends?"
    "How
about never?" I replied.
    "How
about tomorrow?" I folded my arms across my chest. "Aww don't be like
that, Sis."
    "Well
you've already met Hollie."
    "Is she
single?"
    "Um, I
don't actually know. She's kind of seeing someone."
    "Well it
doesn't matter anyway." He winked at me, earning him a slap on the wrist.
    "What
about Lucy? What's her deal?"
    "She's
single and way too nice for most of the jerks around here."
    "Good
job I'm not from around here then."
    "What
about the jerk part?"
    He laughed,
"I'm not most jerks."
    "You
know the rules, stay away from my friends. There's plenty of girls on campus,
go and break their hearts instead."
    He feigned
innocence, "I don't know what you're talking about."
    "Sure
you don't. Lucy said you can crash on the sofa while you're here."
    "And by the
sofa she means..."
    "The
sofa. What else could that mean?"
    He raised his
eyebrow, "You'd be surprised."
    "She's
doing us both a big favour by letting us stay with her so you need to be on your
best behaviour." He grinned before saluting me. "So how's work?"
I asked, before taking another bite of pizza.
    "It pays
the bills."
    "Have you
seen much of Katie and Ian?"
    "Yeah, I
saw her walking Jamie when I was out running last week. She said that she
misses you. I'll go round and check on her soon, make sure Ian's treating her
right."
    I grinned, "You're
the best."
    "Oh,
before I forget, I've brought you a CD with some new tracks on. I want your
opinion."
    I grinned,
"Speaking of which, how is the