Chapter Twenty-Six
Alphaholes
Silas: Rue, has something happened that you haven’t mentioned?
Rue: Why???
Silas: Dad and Popi are heading your way. Something about their anniversary, so they are planning a trip.
Booker: Shit. They never said a word to me! When are they leaving? I’m gonna need someone to have Emmy. Frey’s potentially gonna have a heat in the next week or two.
Silas: Exactly, they never mentioned it when I went to dinner with Ziggy the day before yesterday. So, I’m thinking something is up.
Laken: That’s a ‘you’ problem, Booker.
Kodi: No, it’s a fucking us problem. Remember the last time!
Laken: How can any of us forget? Oh yeah, Tay escaped last time. Now Silas doesn’t have to deal, living at Ziggy’s. What I don’t get is why we all must stay home and put up with this shit?
Jupiter: It’s our burden in life to carry the weight of Booker’s big ass.
Booker: How many times did you say you’d love a bigger ass as a teenager? You forget how good a memory I have, Jup.
Kodi: Fuck, remember when he cried when the company brought out the new range of slouch pants and they wouldn’t stay up over Jup’s ass.
Taylin: I remember! Didn’t poor Bessie go find a belt to stop being traumatized by Jup’s underwear?
Booker: Fuck, I forgot that part of it.
Jupiter: As I was the best bet for having Emmy, you can swivel, dickweed!
Booker: You love Emmy Jup, so you’ll only be denying yourself…
Kari: Next week is the Milan fashion show, Jup. You won’t be home, or had you forgotten? Though how is beyond me after all the damn prep.
Jupiter: Nope, not forgotten, just giving Booker a false sense of hope for being an asshole.
Dad: Why is it y’all seem to forget I can read?
Silas, it was a surprise for Popi, hence why I never mentioned it.
It’s our fortieth wedding anniversary, and he loves staying at the vineyard.
Booker, Bessie is more than happy to assist with Emmy.
I would have discussed this with you when you got home this evening.
Silas: Oh.
Booker: Right.
Rue: You aren’t planning to come to the ranch then, Dad?
Dad: Popi will of course want to come and see you.
Rue: Of course.