chapter 14

“Hello.” I answer haft way sleep. Why do people call me so early in the morning?

“Spence, can you please open the damn door.” I look over at my clock to see it 11am. Ok so it’s not as early as I thought. Ashley and I did stay up talking and… doing some other things. Other thing’s is not code for sex. So stop thinking it.

“Shit sorry Aaron. How long have you been standing out there?” Ashley starts to stir when I make a move to get out of bed.

“Like ten minutes. What the hell are you doing?” I get up and put on my slippers.

“I was asleep. Ca…” I try to say before he cuts me off.

“So you’re not dressed? You promised we’d…” I move the phone back from my ears while Aaron rambles on about how I promised we’d skip school and do something today.

“Where you going?” Ashley says stopping my advance on the door.

“Who the hell is that? Oh… is she the reason you slept in. This girl is good, huh?” I hang up the phone on Aaron. Damn now I have to listen to his sex jokes all day, about sex that didn’t even happen.

“My friends at the front door, I was going to let him in.” I tell Ashley from the door way.

“OK.” She rolls back over in the bed. I run down stairs to open the door for Aaron.

“So who’s the girl?” I punch him in the shoulder. “What?” Aaron starts walking towards my living room.

“Stop being a jerk.” When we get to the living room Alex and the kids are sitting there watching cartoons. Aaron looks at them then at me with a confused face.

“Aaron, this is Alex, Jonathan, and Briana.” I point to each as I say their name. Aaron waves at them and takes a seat in a chair.

“Hey guys.” Once settled he looks at them for a minute. “Hey why didn’t one of you open the door for me?” He has a good point they are sitting a room over from the door.

“Aunt Ashley says not to open the door for strangers.” Jonathan says. I have to say Ashley is doing a good job with this, kids.