00:00:00Caleb isn't answering his phone.
00:00:02Lacrosse practice ended an hour ago.
00:00:04Could you just find him?
00:00:05We're waiting for you for dinner.
00:00:07Yeah. Fine. I'll look for him.
00:00:10Catherine can't reach her precious son,
00:00:12and somehow that's my problem.
00:00:14Our parents have been inseparable since childhood.
00:00:17Catherine is my godmother.
00:00:18They raised us side by side,
00:00:20convinced we'd grow up as close as they were.
00:00:23They never noticed when it all went wrong.
00:00:25Jade Richards perches on the edge of the sink,
00:00:27and Caleb, right there,
00:00:30stands between her thighs in nothing but a towel
00:00:32that hangs dangerously low on his hips.
00:00:35Caleb, someone could walk in.
00:00:37I don't give a fuck.
00:00:39I should leave.
00:00:40I should definitely, absolutely leave.
00:00:42Instead, I stand there like an idiot,
00:00:44heat flooding through my body in waves.
00:00:46This is disgusting.
00:00:48He is disgusting.
00:00:49You hate him.
00:00:50I slam the door,
00:00:52forcing my expression into irritation
00:00:54rather than the hot shame crawling up my throat.
00:00:57Your mother's been calling you for an hour, asshole.
00:01:00Our parents need us both at my house for dinner tonight.
00:01:03Apparently, it's something important.
00:01:05I should go.
00:01:07Coach will kill me if I'm late.
00:01:10You could have texted.
00:01:11Catherine asked me to find you.
00:01:13I found you.
00:01:15Message delivered.
00:01:16Is that what we're calling it?
00:01:19Because it looked a lot like you were watching.
00:01:21Long enough to be disgusted.
00:01:23Disgusted, right?
00:01:24I'm leaving.
00:01:26Don't be late for dinner.
00:01:28I'll drive you home.
00:01:29I have my bike.
00:01:30Still not in the mood to sit on some used condoms in your car.
00:01:37Suit yourself, princess.
00:01:39Dinner passes in a blur of small talk and forced smiles.
00:01:43But something feels different tonight.
00:01:45Catherine keeps touching my father's arm,
00:01:47not the comforting pats of a grieving friend.
00:01:50They've been spending so much time together since mom died,
00:01:53since Caleb's father vanished with every dollar the Thorntons had.
00:01:56Kids, Catherine and I actually have something to tell you.
00:02:01So we've decided to get married.
00:02:03No, no way.
00:02:05He deserves happiness and Catherine is wonderful,
00:02:07but it's only been six months since my mother died.
00:02:10We found a new house.
00:02:12Neutral territory for everyone.
00:02:16The kids' rooms are on the same floor.
00:02:19And Serena, your room connects to Caleb's through a Jack and Jill bathroom.
00:02:23Isn't it cool?
00:02:26Come on, you guys.
00:02:28It will be nice.
00:02:29My lifelong secret crush soon to become my stepbrother.
00:02:33Yeah, dad, really fucking nice.
00:02:36I set the boxes down on the unfamiliar floor,
00:02:40surveying this room that was supposed to be mine.
00:02:43Neutral territory, my father called it.
00:02:46A fresh start.
00:02:47The walls are painted a careful beige that commits to nothing.
00:02:51Now I'm here,
00:02:52in this house that holds no memories of my mother.
00:02:57Careful!
00:02:58It's just your crap.
00:03:01I'm taking a shower.
00:03:03Try not to miss me too much.
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