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“Of course you like your life.” I turned to face her.
“Oh no,” she said. “You’ve got that look.”
“What look?”
“The tough love look. The, you’re going to lecture me look.”
She reached for the door handle, but I quickly engaged the child-lock.
“Evil!” she yelled.
“You’re my best friend. You get that, right?”
“I get that,” she muttered.
“You tell me stuff I don’t want to hear, and I’m going to do the same for you.”
“Fine.” She crossed her arms over her chest in a posture of defense, but her eyes were on me.
“You were accepted to some of the best business schools in the country, but you didn’t go. You’re proficient in languages you don’t bother to speak. You’re a gifted pianist but you don’t play. Are you getting what I’m saying?”
“Yeah, I’ve got ADHD and I never finish anything.”
“You could do so many things, Charlie. And yet you’re content to just shop your life away and rebel against your parents because you have no reason to be unhappy, but you are.”
She ran her hands all along her body. “Nope. Not bleeding out.”
“You have all these doors open to you and you won’t walk through any of them.”
“That’s easy for you to say. Your parents are just happy if you’re happy.”
“Hmm. My mother isn’t completely happy until I get married and have babies.”
“But for the most part, she leaves you alone. She loves you.”
“Your parents love you too.”
“I don’t know why I’m like this,” she said quietly. “It feels ridiculous. Money solves all problems. And I’ve got that. So, what’s my damage?”
“I don’t know,” I said.
“Can we still get Mexican?” she asked.
“Sure. But guacamole won’t fix your problems either.”
“No,” she agreed. “But it definitely won’t make them worse.”
Chapter 5
“Son of a monkey-cock sucking fluncha-munch!”
“Colorful,” Charlie said as we stepped into Leather and Ink.
“Where’s the angry pirate?” I looked around the boutique, my eyes skimming over the racks of clothes in an attempt to find the owner of the vocal, creative cursing.
“I think it’s coming from the dressing room.”
We headed toward the back of the boutique and sure enough, the grumbling and growling grew louder.
