I’m so glad you could make it,” my aunt Aubrey said as she opened the door. “Thanks for inviting me,” I said as I stepped inside. The aroma of lasagna filled the house. My stomach growled. Living on my own, I mostly lived off canned soup, sandwiches and salads. I also ate a ridiculous amount of cereal for dinner because it seemed like too much trouble to just cook for myself. “Ron is out in the garage puttering with something but he’ll be in shortly,” Aubrey said. I followed her into the kitchen. “Riley, of course, is running late.” “And Ty?” I asked as I looked around. He was the real reason I was here. While I did appreciate the dinner invite, it was my little brother that I really wanted to see. She glanced up at me from the salad she’d started to assemble. “Oh, he should be along shortly. Caleb stopped by. I guess he’s looking at puppies?” I nodded, only vaguely aware of this.
