Chapter 6 - Alyson

I cannot believe I had feelings for that asshole.

A mere few hours ago, at that. Am I stupid for reading too much into last night? We talked. We bonded. We felt like friends, and for once I thought Jim looked at me like I was more than

just Jacob’s little sister, who he puts up with solely out of loyalty to his friend.

“Alyson!” Rose squeals, walking through the foyer with open arms. “Thank you again so much for helping today!”

“Of course,” I tell her as she hugs me. “It was fun.”

And it was, other than the ride home from the grocery store where Jim did his best to act like I wasn’t even there. I don’t get it.

And they say women are complicated.

“Everything looks great. The food smells amazing and those drinks are to die for!”

“I had them at a party in Chicago once. They’re too complicated for me to make, but that’s why  we invi