It’s distracting as fuck having Willa in my class. I barely made it through the damn period without being overly obvious that my attention was solely on her. What was even more maddening was having to ignore that dipshit of a stepbrother of hers. After what she told me earlier today in the copy room, I’d wanted to beat the shit out of him.

Somehow, by some goddamn miracle, I survived the class period with both of them.

Now I have more shit to deal with.

Like my annoying little sister.

“Did you talk to Dad?” Gemma bounds into my classroom without so much as a hello.

Groaning, I close my laptop where I’d been grading assignments during my planning period and look up at my sister. Sometimes she reminds me exactly of Jamie at her age. It’s probably why I’m not as close to her as I am with my brothers. She’s a never-ending reminder.

“Yep.”

Her hands go to her hips and her brows hike up. “And?”

And it fucking cost me.

“I told him the girl you want to stay the night with is a good student and that you’ll be safe.” I grit my teeth. “And now we’re having dinner tonight together.”

She squeals happily, not at all concerned with the fact I’ve taken a proverbial bullet for her. “Thank you, Cal. You’re my favorite brother. No lie. I owe you big for this.”

I lean back in my chair and it creaks. “Don’t corrupt my student.” My girlfriend.

“I’m a good girl,” Gemma says, with a wicked gleam in her eyes. “We’re just going to watch movies and eat snacks.”

“Stay away from her stepbrother.”

Her lip curls up. “Levi? Spencer and Dempsey would freak if I even talked to him.”

“I’ll freak too,” I grumble. “Seriously. He’s a dick and not exactly nice to his sister.”

“I won’t talk to him.”

“Good. Now go to class already.”

“I’m late now. Write me a note.”

I grumble but rip off a piece of paper from my notebook and scribble out an excuse for her being late.

“Have fun at dinner with Dad,” Gemma says sweetly. “Who knows…maybe you two will finally patch things up.”

Doubtful.

“Maybe,” I allow. “Later, twerp.”

She flips me off but is all smiles as she leaves my classroom. As soon as she’s gone, the reality of my situation hits me in the gut. Tonight I’m having dinner with Dad. Just the two of us. While my bratty sister spends the night with my girlfriend. So fucking unfair.