I walked in the door and dumped my bag next to it so I could run up the steps. Only my mother’s voice from near the stairs stopped me.
“Where you going in such a hurry, Honey?”
“Yes,” Eric blinked up at me innocently. “Where to so fast?”
A nice way of saying not so fast.
“You don’t order me around Eric!” I shouted down at him. “I’m not one of your minions.”
A dark smile twisted his lips, and I knew he wanted to argue with me but with my mom there he only frowned. “Is something wrong, Allie Kat?”
“Ugh!” I groaned loudly. “Don’t call me that!”
“You didn’t used to mind when he called you that.” My mother kindly objected.
“We were kids, mom.” I gave her a withering look.
“You’re still kids, Honey.”
I wanted to slap myself in the face. “Mom!”
“What, Honey? Why are you being so
