Chapter Six
When all the pizza had been gobbled up—and ice cream sundaes served—Gretel called on all her newly acquired maturity and offered to do the dishes.
She was still fuming over the way Zander had shut her out.
On the one hand, he was right that it was his call. She was just a random neighbor.
On the other hand, she hated to see young boys forced to fit into a box that might not suit them. Petey reminded her of one of her boyfriends in high school. A few years ago, he’d transitioned to a she, and their entire rocky relationship suddenly made sense.
But it wasn’t her business. Point taken, Zander Ross. Ross the Boss.
“That’s okay, we got it.” Zander gave one of his piercing whistles. Jason, rolling his eyes, dragged himself over to the kitchen. Petey darted ahead of him and gra
