The Wallflower, pt 2

Part 2

"Is there a reason your fucking guard dog ALWAYS seem to be answering the phone when I call?" fuck... I shouldn't have answered. I know better by now! It's been about a month of Eddie answering every call and Laura hanging up on him.

"Well...what can I say. He's faster than me" I sigh

"Bet you tell him to answer, you don't want to talk to your own sister?"

"Not really, no"

"So? Are you coming home any time soon? Or do mum and I have to go to fucking Nowhere, Indiana if we wanna see you from now on? That is if I'm ALLOWED of course" she's so bitter, and it makes me feel soooo good

"Why wouldn't you be allowed to travel to Indiana?" I love playing stupid with her

"For fucks sake, you know what I mean! Well I guess having a guard dog is pretty easy when you have money" she snickers

"Laura, careful" I say "I don't have the best patience when it comes to you any more"

"You think I care if you try to insult me? Sweet sister, I am the mean one here. I bet this Eddie is just someone you're too NICE to throw out so he's there spending your money. Well...don't come back here crying when he leaves you"

"Never have truer words been spoken Laura" I say

"I KNEW IT! I'm right, he's not your boyfriend just some loser you paid to tell me that"

"I meant that you're the mean one" I smile "what's really the problem Laura? Are you lonely? Is that what's triggering this excessive calling? Used to be every other week you'd call to insult me. Now it's every other day... Jealous much?"

She lets out a scoff "Why would I be jealous of YOU?"

"Well, I'm happy now. And I've made good friends which then makes that question unnecessary for you to ask. I haven't heard you brag about your friends in a while, or any of the myriads of men you date..." I knew this would hit the spot

"I don't have to tell you EVERYTHING about my life" strangely her voice isn't as confident any more

"Well, you've been telling me everything for years now...to make ME jealous so I mean...what's changed?"

I hear keys in the door and Eddie comes in. He looks at me, looks at the phone and raises an eyebrow like a question. I nod at him and roll my eyes.

"You ok?" he mouths at me and I nod and he smiles and goes to the bed room to change out of his work clothes

"So now you're not even listening to me?" Lauras voice breaks through my admiration of the guy that's undressing in my bed room.

"Whaaaat?" I sigh

"I said that nothing's changed... I just don't feel you need to know about my personal life" her voice is getting less and less confident by the minute

"Strange, you've never been that considerate in your life. Look I don't have time for you now, Eddie just got back from work so we're having dinner"

"Of course, the hired help got there. Well I beat him today so you can just send him home. Well ARE you coming home at all?"

"I was planning on taking Eddie with me to Seattle for mum's birthday. I can close the store for a couple of days then so it might be good timing" I sigh, she really doesn't need this information, I wasn't going to bring him until Christmas but then I thought that if I could get the awful meet and greet done with earlier than that it might not ruin my favourite holiday.

"Riiiight, and then when mum's birthday arrives he 'has to work' or someone in his 'family is sick' or something right?" her snappish tone is back

"Whatever Laura, have a good day. I'm sure you can discuss this further with Eddie next time you call" I hang up before she starts up again