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“Well hoould I know the house isn’t filled with people? You didn’t let us co I’ll be hearing about this a lot; o

“I told you—I live with two people, Jack and Eliza Jack is froot his number from his brother Ashley, whoirlfriend”

Mo with a couple It feels weird It’s not that I irl It’s just…I don’t want you to feel left out because they’re together And God forbid they have sex in the living room What if you hear them?”

My face flushes as she goes on talking about sex and thin walls and hohen she was in college, her freshman roommate Nicole used to have sex with her boyfriend in the bottom bunk while she lay in the top bunk I try to remind her this isn’t the dorms and we’re adults and both Jack and Eliza seem very respectful—at least they did when I met them so they could interview me and I them for this roommate position

“It’ll be okay, Mo to have sex where I eat breakfast”

She needs to stop worrying and stop fabricating excuses for me not to live here—I should have moved out when I started school, but I didn’t, and now there is no looking back There is no Alex busting through this door There is no rushing around to pick up Aunt Myrtle from an appointment or set an extra space at the table for one of her boyfriends Or listen to her tellingapp

Mom makes no cos up Sunday supper once more “Say you’ll come on Sunday”

“I thought I did like three times?”

“Just hs

“I’ twentyclasses here for two years” Two and a half if you count the se abroad

“I know, I know, I just worry”

“Worry about what? That I’as on e on my own? I kno to do laundry and ht s, Mo to survive Were you this worried when I lived in England?” Because she naggedme now

“Of course I orried But I knew you were co home”

That oing to be back in her house and down the hall, but instead I cas, and

“Are you sure you don’t want to bring your rooht really enjoy a home-cooked meal”

My etmy new friends horound checks and give theine what that would be like

Who knew she was going to be this overprotective?

I kind of feel bad for Alex; he’s going to be taking the brunt of hersuspicion that within a few months, she will have couestrooe for my brother Or possibly even a craft rooht be a sweet spot for her to have some peace and quiet