It took a good hour before the sick feeling, caused by the thought of her aunt's sex tape, to pass, but once it did Lennox started to think about everything that had happened that evening. Why had joe been so invested in getting that tape back. Both he and her aunt had been jumpy and secretive all day, their act at dinner was finally starting to make sense. They always acted strangely, that was just who they were, that was what Lennox and Ryder were used to, but when she knew the reasoning behind it, it all made a little more sense. The insistence to do the salad together, the whispering, everything. She sat straight up in bed as it dawned on her. Was it possible. No, no way.
"The tape is Joe and Mel!" she said to the empty room.
The sick feeling returned almost immediately.
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she walked down the stairs her eyes glued to her phone, which she almost dropped when she heard the banging. Running the rest of the way she saw the two of the sitting at the table with glasses of wine. They were both oblivious to her,
"You can thank me when you're president!" Joey said she missed her aunts reply but saw them clink their glasses laughing. Looking at the table she saw the tape in pieces as Mel pulled out more of the now exposed tape.
She frowned a little, why would the put it on a tape though. Who even uses those things anymore.
"You know what. I'm actually quite glad to be rid of that." She said after a while.
"you and me both Burke." He rolled his eyes. Lennox didn't want to eavesdrop but she found she was glued to the two of them.
"Oh I meant to ask, did I leave my watch in your room the other day, I can't find it."
Lennox glued herself to the wall, it was true they were sleeping together!
"Yes actually I found it under my couch, I left it in your bathroom this morning." Lennox turned and ran as quickly as she could back upstairs, her thirsty throat now forgotten.
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"Ryder! She said banging on the door. "Ryder!"
"What, what!" he said opening the door.
"how haven't we seen it!" she said walking straight into the room and pacing almost immediately.
"Hey I was doing…" she raised an eyebrow at him. "… I could have been doing something." She just shook her head looking at the open comics on his bed.
"Seriously though how didn't we see it!"
"See what?"
"them! it's so obvious now I think about it…"
"Who's them! I really don't know what's going on."
"do you ever." She shook her head. "Mel and Joey!"
"What about them?" she let her head fall into her hands.
"The sex tape… why were they BOTH so stressed…." She said craning her neck out towards him a little more with each word. He shrugged.
"up to an hour ago I thought they were genuinely talking about baseball… oh god I asked her if he went in head first!" he wretched slightly. "oh god…"
"have you even caught up with me yet?"
"what?" he said looking up at her again.
"Mel and Joe are sleeping together!" he dropped the magazine he was still holding.
"what!"
"think about it! They're both on that video! That's why they went all criminal!"
"oh god…" his face turned to complete and utter disgust.
"I just over heard them talking about stuff Aunt Mel left in his room!"
"This does explain what I saw during dinner!" he nodded his eyes drifting off again.
"What did you see?"
"they were talking really seriously and Joe grabbed Aunt Mel's head and kissed her cheek. I was only going out to get my phone but I left cause I thought Mel was upset about losing her baseball game…"
"Aww that's so sweet!" Lennox's face changed immediately. "That's so sweet!" she shook her head suddenly making Ryder jump. "no how can they hide this from us! We're family…"
"Well maybe they think you'll freak out like you are now…" he squinted slightly.
"why would I freak out! We've been waiting for this to happen for years now!"
"it explains why they've been so cozy lately. I was wondering what was going on when they started having their evening drinks together."
Lennox looked at her younger brother with confusion and wonderment. "
"So you really notice everything but it doesn't really register does it."
"huh?" he said head flopping to the side. She half laughed and left the room.
"Hang on, what are we going to do!" he said following her out.
"about what?"
"about the fact that they're hiding this from us, obviously we have to mess with them." a grin spread across her face.
"I knew we were actually related."
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"I haven't seen either of them all evening." Joey said taking the glasses to the sink.
"They cant be that mad at us!" Mel stood up. "I'm fun cool aunt Mel they have to forgive me."
"I swear Burke if you ever say YOLO again I will truly pop a cap in you" he pointed a finger directly at her. She grinned and stood up.
"Right I'm going to bed."
"So can I not expect any random visits tonight. I like watching my movies in peace on my couch."
"No you're safe." She smiled taking his hand she squeezed it "Thanks again for today. You're a really good friend."
