Avery

Dinner was exactly what I expected. A lot of my parents gushing over how

proud they are of me. All the stories about me as a child and how they knew I was destined for greatness and my uncles asking me to help guide my teenage cousins in the right direction. That’s the downside of being the oldest cousin; I have to help all the younger ones, even the ones that don’t want to be helped.

“Lucas, I think I’m going to call it a night,” I tell him as I point toward my house.

My parents decided to go do karaoke with my aunts and uncles leaving me with a very empty house that I would love to invite Theo over to. That is, if it weren’t for the guy in front of me who would find that extremely odd.

“You sure? You okay?” he asks, reaching out to touch my cheek.

“Yeah, I think just all the drinking we did today and having a glass of champagne when we toasted and then wine at dinner is all getting to me.

“Okay. Well, I’ll see you tomorrow.”

“Of course, hey!” I call out to him as he walks away. “We