I spent part of my morning doing nothing but watching shit reality Tv and stuffing my face with chips and salsa. Gave myself a pedicure and took a big bubble bath with a glass of wine while ignoring the rest of the world.
“Who are you fucking?” Whiskey enters the room buttoning his work shirt up over his wife beater tank.
“Nobody,” my sister and I both say in unison.
“Okay then. I’ll just get my coffee and my kiss then be out of the way.”
Yara rolls her eyes, but I find the way he dotes on my sister sweet as pie.
“What’s for dinner tonight?”
“I’ll do a roast or something.”
“Sounds good, baby.” He kisses her something fierce to the point I stare into my coffee.
“Later, Frito.”
“Later.” He’s called me that since I was fifteen because every time we’d get high the only thing I wanted was BBQ flavored corn chips and a bottle of Sprite. He’s always been a good brother-in-law. Even before they were married, he never made me feel like a third wheel when I tagged along on their dates. He treats me like a big brother should, unlike my brothers who pretend I don’t exist until they want something. Zuko and Gentry are only concerned about where they are sticking their dicks next and who is washing their clothes and feeding them. Basically, like any other biker.
Once Whiskey takes off for his job at the garage Yara picks right back up focused on Death and his magical dick. “The twins are at Myrtle and Joe’s so tell me everything.” Myrtle and Joe are Whiskey’s grandparents. They live next door, and the twins are always running back and forth between the two houses.
“I mean, I think it’s gotta be that he’s older and more experienced, right?”
“No. Some people are just naturally sucky in bed. I love Whiskey. Don’t get me wrong but if I don’t do things to keep him from just sticking it in and getting his I’d never get off.”
“Seriously?”
“Yeah. He says its cause he’s tired or whatever but shit. I’m tired too. I spend my days cleaning up after him and the twins just for them to come home and fuck my house up again. Talking about where’s my dinner? Did you wash my pants? Mommy, I need money for a slushie. I need a new backpack. Do yourself a favor and enjoy the good dicking you’re getting. I mean I don’t condone cheating but let’s be real here. The man isn’t known for keeping it in his pants and being faithful.”
She’s not wrong and I hate that there’s been others for him. “I don’t know that I can do sex without feelings attached when it’s him.”
“You have a thing for him?”
“I guess I’ve always thought he was sexy…I never imagined that he was interested considering our age difference. He’s our father’s best friend. There is so much wrong about the situation.”
“Look, you’re my sister and I love you. I won’t judge you for wanting to be with him, but if you think you’ll have a future with him I’m afraid you’ll get hurt. Fisher royally fucked you over. No doubt. At least with Death you know what you’re getting into but be careful and protect your heart. Just have fun. You’re young and have no attachments. And for fuck’s sake don’t get pregnant.”
My stomach drops. I’m an idiot. We didn’t use condoms and I’ve been off the pill since Fisher fucked me over and I went on my no men vow of celibacy other than that guy at the beach, but he wore a rubber.
Yara stares at me. “Shit, Freya.”
“I know. I’ll be more careful.”
Her nose scrunches up. “You need to get tested. Who knows who else he’s been fucking without protection?” She takes my hand. “Want me to make you an appointment?”
“No. I’ll do it.”
“Want me to go with you?” Yara stepped in to fill our mother’s shoes the best she could to teach me about periods and boys. She had our mother to teach her. I didn’t get those years with her.
“No but thank you anyway. I should probably get back on birth control.”
“Definitely. You know twins run in our family.” She’s not wrong. Zuko and Gentry are twins. Luna and Sorin are also twins. Then our half sisters are a set of twins as well.
“A baby is the last thing I want.”
“That’s what I said too but then I got pregnant, and our father made me marry Whiskey.”
“Well, I doubt he’d want me to marry Death considering he’s already married among other things.”