#Chapter267Grammy Gray, 92, and chaosLex“Do you need anything, Ma?” Grampa asked Grammy.“Nathaniel, I’m ninety-two, it’s hot, and I’m sweating like a whore in church. What do you think?” Grammy asked.He rolled his eyes as he looked at Nana. “Well, ninety-two hasn’t slowed Ma down.”“Hmm,” Nana
“Yeah, what he said,” Nixon said.“Now, let’s get back to the party,” Dad said as he stood up, along with Nixon. They went inside, and I sighed. The night would be long.I followed them with my hands shoved into my pockets.The party was in full swing, with everyone having a pleasant time. I walked
#Chapter268Is it hot in here?PiperI couldn’t sleep last night. All I could do was think about Lex’s abs, butt, well, you get the drift. Roger looked nothing like that. Have you seen Lex? I need to stop thinking about him. I had to remind myself I’m with Roger. But Lex, ugh.I sat there and though
“Well, we can’t kill him. We already promised Dad no more jail time again,” Larkin said.I did a double-take. “When did you go to jail?”“Never mind,” Luna said.“We’re getting off-topic here,” Lyric said. “How do we separate a leech who’s Roger from his victim? That would be you.” She pointed to me
#Chapter269The brothers and sisters conspire the Gray wayNixonMy brothers and nieces stood there with me, looking in the trunk as a tied-up and gagged Roger looked at us.“Stop looking at us like that. If you had come willing, this would have never happened. It’s your fault,” I said.“So, what no
Then she disappeared. I forgot her window faced mine. I mean, how could I forget. I used to watch her come home and move around in her bedroom.I remembered spending hours wondering what she was doing. Yeah, that wasn’t creepy at all.“Lex?” I heard someone say.“Huh?” I asked.“Are you about ready?
#Chapter270The Gray Brothers bakery attracts more than customersLexI was in the back, grabbing some ingredients for Dad’s order, when I heard Ma ask, “Lex, can you come out here?”I took the items to the steel table, set them down, and went out to the front area. Piper stood there. She smiled and
“Let me guess. You gave your ma a hard time again,” Nixon said.“Who? Us? Psh, we are angels,” Kaiden said.“And I’m a virgin, which we know is a lie,” Nixon said to them.“As much as I would love to hear about your sexcapades, which are gross, is Lex here?” Kain asked.“Yeah, he’s in the back. You