Chapter 5: The Sister

I looked up sharply.

“His what?”

“His sister. Her name is Gwen.”

A short, disbelieving laugh escaped me.

“Andrew didn’t have a sister, honey.”

Leo’s expression changed.

“Mom.”

I stopped.

“Okay,” I admitted slowly. “It’s complicated.”

“You knew about her?”

“I knew he had a sister,” I said. “But I never met her. Sometimes I wondered if she was even real. She was older, already away at college. Andrew said his parents acted like she didn’t exist half the time.”

“Why?”

I gave a helpless little laugh.

“Because she dyed her hair black, dated some guy in a garage band, and apparently that was enough to scandalize them for life.”

That almost made him smile.

“She was the black sheep,” I said. “At least, that’s how Andrew described her.”

Leo pushed his phone across the table.

“I messaged her.” Continue Reading ⬇️