“This isn’t like you, Brandon.” Ashley says as she gently presses the cold-compression bag across his swollen knuckles. “That guy from your work even called, asking if you plan on coming back any time soon.”
The last thing Brandon wanted was to face Ashley tonight. He was actually hoping she would be out partying and doing her thing.
“I’m not going back.”
“Okay, so, did you beat those guys into another job?” His sister playfully asks while switching focus to his slightly cut cheek.
He didn’t leave the fight unscathed. But the damage isn’t nearly enough to keep him from beating McKenna.
“Where’s Danny?” He asks the one question he promised he wouldn’t.
“It’s Robert, by the way. And I wouldn’t know. I’m not his babysitter.”
The moment gets a little more awkward than it already is.
Jealousy hangs in the air, but neither of them want to admit or acknowledge it.
“I’m just asking.” Brandon tries to play it cool.
Unfortunately, he’s terrible at holding back when something is bothering him.