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bed?”
    Not hardly. “How about a date,” I suggested.
    She laughed like I just told the funniest joke. I wasn’t kidding, even if that’s what she thought. “This is becoming a trend. You boys around here act like you’re some prize that I should be happy I’ve won. I don’t even know your name and you want me to go out on a date with you.”
    “I don’t know which boys you’re referring to, but I’m no boy. I’m a man.” I pulled her hand so that her body was directly in front of mine. “And you do know me. I don’t know why you think you don’t. Look closely .” I could feel her warm breath blowing on my chest. Neither of us was wearing enough clothes to be standing this close. I could tell, by the way that she was breathing that she felt it too. An inch closer and she could feel just how much she was affecting me down under, not to mention what she would have seen if she happened to glance that direction. It might have been a bad idea.  I wasn’t sure that I wanted her to recognize me just yet. I should have at least had her agree to a date first.
    She cocked her head to the side, and I knew that she was about to figure it out. “Come on, show me to the coffee maker and the medicine cabinet.” I stumbled past her into the bedroom.
    “Seriously,” She sighed heavily. “How about I climb back into my bed and go back to sleep, and you go home and find your own damn coffee maker.” She hadn’t changed a bit, only now her sassiness wasn’t annoying, it was sexy.
    “Where’s the fun in that?” I pulled up my jeans, careful not to fall over. I tossed her my t-shirt. “You might want to cover up those girls. You never know what kind of perv might be lurking in the kitchen.” I was only joking and it earned me a smile.
    Sitting on a barstool in the kitchen, I couldn’t help admiring how good she looked in my shirt. It was big, showing my size compared to hers, almost hitting her knees. She had changed so much since the last time I saw her. Of course, she was only about twelve and all knees and elbows. Now they’re the last things I notice when I look at her. She’s all ass now. I adjusted myself on the stool just thinking about it.
    “Morning,” I heard Dane’s voice before I saw him. “Lawson man, you’re still here?” Well shit! He had to go and use my last name. I glared at him over my shoulder. Good one, Dane. It only took her about one minute to put two and two together and realize who I was. She stood facing the sink, and I heard her drop everything she was holding into it. I was gonna kill him.
    She turned around. I could tell by the look on her face that she was pissed. This was not how I wanted this to happen. I stood up and started to speak.
    “Don’t,” she held up her hand. She stomped off in the direction of her bedroom. The girl with Dane ran after her. “I swear I could choke you.”
    “What did I do?” Dane held up his hands.
    “She didn’t recognize me and well, things were going really well. Thank you for ruining it. I don’t understand why she got that mad though.” I expected a sour reaction, but damn.
    “That’s because you fail to remember the crush she had on you. She thought you were the greatest thing ever. Not only that, but you used to be so mean to her man. I’m not sure why she even liked you.” He chuckled under his breath, shaking his head. He walked over to the stool next to me.
    “I know I was mean. I was fifteen though. What do you expect?” I shrugged, looking at my old friend innocently.
    “What’s the big deal anyway? So, she’s mad at you. What’s new? It’s not like it matters, or you even care.” His eyes narrowed as if this were an unanswered question.
    I wasn’t about to tell him that I wanted to try and get with his little sister. I didn’t want to piss him off, besides it’s not like I had a chance now. Who was I kidding? I didn’t have a chance before either. I really needed to get out of this house and get some fresh