Page 14 of Make No Mistake

Six

I openedmy bedroom door and shuffled through the hall. My feet hurt, my head hurt, I wanted to sleep another three days. Last night had been the most exciting and most exhausting night of my life. If someone had told me two days ago I would party with the best of Hollywood the next day, I would have laughed in their face. But it had been truly amazing. I doubt anyone would believe the stories I had to tell.

The sight in the living room froze me in place. Aubrey was not only awake before noon on a Sunday, but she was doing yoga. And if the sheen of sweat covering her face was any indication, she’d been at it for a long time.

“You should join me.”

Her invitation startled me. I hadn’t made a single sound since coming into the living room. Her eyes weren’t even open. Was yoga ninja training now?

“Hard pass.” I rolled my eyes and made my way to the fridge. Weekend mornings were for cereal not exercise. She gracefully moved into a new pose ending with one leg in the air and the other balancing her weight while her arms contorted into a pretzel.

Nothing about that is normal.

I poured my deliciously unhealthy frosted cereal into a bowl and watched in amazement as her floating leg moved behind her head. Still with her eyes closed.

“I think you should see someone about that. Bodies shouldn’t move that way. You’re going to get stuck like that, and I’ll have to carry you to the car then to the ER, and people will laugh at you then at me by association.”

Her body untwisted as she ignored me, and she flowed into a downward dog. Now that I could do!

“You should try joining me, and in a few days you could do this too.” She exhaled loudly and walked her hands to meet her feet before ending in a standing position with her palms together in front of her.

I slumped on the couch and dug into my cereal. “Not my thing.”

Aubrey smiled and rolled up her mat. She walked into the hall to put it away before joining me on the couch. “So? I’ve been up for hours waiting to hear all about last night!”

I groaned and shoved another spoonful in my mouth. Some people relied on coffee to get them going in the morning. I needed sugary cereal.

“Let me eat then I’ll talk.”

She threw her head against the back of the couch and sighed dramatically. “Fine, just hurry!”

I only managed one bite before her questions started.

“How was it?”

“It was fun. Definitely not what I was expecting.” I took another bite before continuing. “Jay made it seem like it was going to be so boring, but we had a lot of fun.”

“Was it fun because it was fun, or because you were with him?”

I rolled my eyes and kept eating. “We had fun together but hanging out with a bunch of stars was pretty cool.”

“Uh huh. I’m glad you went. You needed a fun night out.”

Oh boy. I could feel another pep talk coming on.

“You’ve been doing a lot better, Mac.”

“But?”

She laughed. “But you still aren’t back to normal.”

I stuffed another spoonful in my mouth and waited.

“Maybe …”

“Maybe what, Aubrey?”

“Maybe you should talk to Sean.”