“Only if you want to.” she replied. The boys sneered at her as they made their exit. Melanie upended the second bottle of wine into her glass, before trying to wake Audrey.
Since Peter could have his bed to himself on this occasion, Paul was directed to the spare bedroom with the bunk beds. He undressed and climbed onto the top bunk. The fact they weren’t blackmailed into kissing and cuddling was a small victory, he thought… but they’re still over the same barrel they’ve been over for the last four years. One day it’ll all come out and it won’t be pretty, he figured.
Paul lay awake in his bed and worried about the consequences too.