Chapter Twenty Four

Anthony would be surprised when I told him what my sister wanted. I wasn't even sure how to tell him that she wanted to meet him.

"Hello?" he answered on the first ring.

"Hey Anthony," I was very aware of Nicole's glare while I spoke on the phone.

"How are you? Is everything okay?" he asked sounding worried at my hesitant voice.

"I'm fine, everything's fine, I think. Um," I paused unsure of how to tell him. "My sister knows everything now…"

There was a silence on the other end. And then, "everything?"

"Yeah, with Emily and stuff, she wants to meet everyone," I said.

Another silence. "Are you sure that's best?"

"Yeah, don't worry no one's going to get hurt." I heard Nicole hiss, but I wasn't brave enough to look in her direction.

"Alright, you can come over whenever you like. Just give me some time to tell everyone, okay?" The best thing about Anthony was that he could be calm in situations where I was likely to be freaking out.

"Okay, I'll see you in about an hour," I looked at Nicole