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As soon as Griff comes on the screen, I perk up. He’s being fitted for a suit, which seems odd. The episode follows all the contestants to some fancy dinner.
“So they are allowed to leave the house?” I shout.
“None of this makes any damn sense,” Eraser gripes.
“No kidding,” I mutter.
Kyla leans against me. “Griff looks good all dressed up, though.”
“He does.” I hug my legs tighter.
“I fuckin’ hate this.” Remy stands and walks behind his chair. “What was he thinking?”
“Remy, calm down. Griff’s doing fine,” Ella says.
“You had to let him leave the nest some time, Papa Bear,” Eraser adds.
“Bears don’t live in nests,” Hayden says.
Remy chuckles. “Tell him, Hayden.”
Eraser rumbles with laughter. “Fine, he had to lumber out of the cave sometime.”
“Better,” Hayden praises.
After the dinner, the camera cuts to the living quarters. Watching black-and-white, grainy footage shot from a high angle gives the show an extra-creepy voyeuristic feel that’s made me uncomfortable from episode one.
“Is Kiki going to make her move tonight?” the voice-over artist asks.
I roll my eyes.
“And will Griff give into temptation just this once?”
On the screen, Griff’s at his door and Kiki walks up behind him.
My pulse spikes. I hate her being so close to my boyfriend. Talking to him like she has the right. And I’m all the way here in Johnsonville. So far away from him.
It’s just a TV show. Griff’s only there for us. Nothing to be alarmed about.
Next, Kiki’s in his arms.
The screen cuts to a commercial.
Did I see what I think I saw?
“What the fuck?” Remy shouts.
“Bro, chill,” Eraser says. “We should’ve watched it later so we could fast-forward through all these erectile-dysfunction ads. Why are there so many broken dicks in this country? That’s the real mystery.”
I huff out a sad laugh.
Eraser leans over and squeezes my shoulder. “You okay?”
“I’m fine.” I glance at the screen. “I know who Griff is.” At least I thought I did.
Whatever he’s doing is just a strategy. To make sure he wins. For us.
The sinking feeling in my stomach seems to disagree with my mental pep talk.
