Her eyes widen as her mouth drops open. “No way,” she whispers. “Seriously? But you were like raised with him, right?”

“I know, it’s…unconventional.”

“Unconventional?” She scrunches her nose and brings her fingers to her mouth and begins chewing on her nail. “Gab, it’s weird. He’s your brother. It’s incest.”

My stomach turns hearing that word leave her lips. I know that’s what most people think, but it sounds so dirty. So wrong. Nothing about James and I could be wrong. “Technically not because we’re adopted siblings,” I tell her.

“Semantics and you know it,” she puts her hand up and I can hear the contempt in her voice.

“Yes, but at least we aren’t going to jail over it?” I try my hand at a joke but she gives me a look letting me know that she’s not amused.

She crosses her arms. “Who else knows?”

“Monica.”

She raises an eyebrow at me. “Oh? How did she take it?”

“Worse than you are,” I tell her honestly. “Oh and Isaac knows.”

She snorts. “Is that why he came last night? As like a decoy? So you two could slink off and fuck in the corner?”

“Well…I didn’t know Isaac knew at the time, but yes I think that may have been his reasoning.”

“And I played into that shit? Gab, I slept with him! And he’s probably not even interested,” she says slapping a palm to her forehead. “James was probably like keep her busy by any means necessary and of course what guy isn’t going to be thrilled that his ‘job’ got him laid in the process!”

“Okay, well no one told you to do all of that,” I tell her, not wanting to be blamed for her decisions on top of everything else. “But also, Isaac told James he thinks you’re hot, so while it may have been a plan at first, I think he is interested. And wait, what about Graham?” I ask referring to the guy she’s been seeing.

“That’s casual, and I mean…I didn’t really go out with the intention to hook up with anyone, but Isaac is fine as hell and you guys all disappeared last night! Granted I know why you did now, but Aubrey and Luna also were off somewhere doing whatever.” She waves her hand around. “I’m not a shitty person, Gabrielle. Graham and I aren’t serious.”

“Listen the only person casting judgment here is you.”

“This is way different! Like weren’t you two when you were adopted?”