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“I—is this serious enough?”
“Yes,” I hissed. “Then send me your location. I’ll be there as soon as I can.” I found the closest shirt and threw it over my head and struggled into a pair of pants I picked up from the floor.
“Thank you,” she said. A message came through and I saw it was her location. “I owe you one.”
“You don’t owe me anything. I’ll be there as soon as I can.”
I rushed down the stairs to gather my things.
“Amy?” Levi asked. I turned to see he’d followed me. “What’s going on?”
“Emma. Car issues.”
“Are you going to get her?”
“Yes,” I said as I grabbed my keys.
“I’ll go with you.”
“No,” I snapped. “I’ve got this.”
His eyes went wide, and I paused. I knew I shouldn’t have let the residual annoyance of him trying to handle everything get me like this, but this wasmysister. AndIwould be going to get her.
“Let me help,” he said.
“I’ve got this. Just go back to sleep.”
“Amy,” he began, but I was out the door before he could say anything else.
I started the car and backed out of the driveway, determined to get this done on my own. I got out of town as fast as I could, heading to where Emma was. It looked like she had made it about halfway to me before her car broke down, and I tried to shave off every second I could from the drive. I didn’t usually speed, but I would break a lot of laws for my sister.
Levi called about halfway through.
“Listen, I’m sorry for leaving but?—”
“Amy, it’s fine. You’re panicked about Emma.”
Some of my annoyance melted as I remembered that Levi was trying to protect me, even if it wasn’t what I wanted.
“She’s my sister.”
“Are you bringing her home tonight?”
Home. As inour home.
“I don’t know,” I said. “She usually wants to stay with me when something like this happens, but you’re using the guest room.”
“We can sleep together.”
My jaw dropped. Was he seriously thinking ofsexright now? Sure, it had been a few days since the blowjob, but this was not the time. “Wh-what? No, we absolutely can’t?—”
“If Emma is staying, we need to be in the same room.”
“Oh,sleep.”
“Yes, to sleep. I wouldn’t suggest the other thing while you’re worried about Emma.”
“S-sorry. I’m tense right now. I don’t like hearing her that upset.”