Chapter 42: Brothers

Luke dropped me off at the front of my house before driving off to basketball practice. I was still a bit tipsy from Chad's pool party. I wandered up to my front door and started poking the garden gnomes. One of them had a creepy looking face so I turned him away to face the wall. "Millie. You live here?" I jumped up, picking up a garden gnome for self-defence. Who is sneaking up on me? "Jake! You almost gave me a heart attack!" Jake chuckled and said, "I didn't realize we were neighbors. I just saw you now from my house." I'd totally forgotten that Jake was a Dawson... and therefore my neighbor. "You should come over some time," he offered, "Maybe for dinner. Are you free tonight?" Tonight is... soon. I didn't want to say much. I was tipsy, and I didn't want to open my mouth and make a fool of myself. It didn't matter how I behaved around Luke. He's seen my crazy. But Jake. Handsome, nice Jake. I wanted to b