Unsuspecting

“Thank you, miss. We’ll take the rooms,” I answer for everyone, making three people growl behind me. “Aiden and I can share a bed. And the girls can share the other bed, right? It’s just a couple days.”

Dean curses me out for calling him a girl and throws a weak punch to my back. Lily murmurs that it’s okay.

“I don’t like this, but it’s not like it matters,” Aiden growls, so angry. Poor thing. My father takes a worried breath and steps closer to put a hand on his arm.

“I’m sorry, man… I’ll make it up to you later,” he promises, “You can choose the destination for the winter break. You can choose anywhere you want. Is that fair?”

“Okay… in that case, I want to stay in Altamira all winter,” Aiden says immediately, demolishing my good mood, “I want all of us to stay in Altamira together.”

“No,” I say, frowning, “We always go somewhere for the holidays.”

“Not this year,” he says, all smiles now. He’s happy to go against me, “We’ll stay home, in the warm winter of Altamira. Tak