POV: Milo
1:00 PM — I Am So Done
If this family were a reality show, the producers would've been arrested by now.
Elena's crying in the guest room.
Dad's pretending the conversation with Aaron didn't nearly gut him.
And Aaron?
He's walking around like a ghost who knows he's overstayed his haunting.
Meanwhile, me?
I'm making lunch for four people who refuse to be in the same room for more than seven minutes.
Chicken sandwiches.
Because that's all we have.
Because someone — cough Elena cough — forgot to buy real groceries again.
1:07 PM — Aaron Enters the Kitchen
I'm slicing tomatoes when he walks in.
"Need help?" he asks.
"Yeah," I mutter. "Invent a time machine. Go back a year. Don't make out with Dad's wife."
He flinches.
I don't apologize.
He still grabs the lettuce.
1:11 PM — The Thing I've Never Said
"You know," I begin, voice quieter now, "I've been keeping a secret too."
Aaron stops what he's doing. "About… what?"
"About you. About her. About me."
