69 Chapter 69

My bedroom door practically burst open. "Hey, girls. Whatcha doin'?"

"Why, Elliott, fancy seeing you here," I proclaimed, staring at my sister hard, letting her think I might be on to her.

"Well, I was just in the neighborhood and thought I might drop in." He was still standing in the doorway, leaning into the room, his broad shoulders taking up most of the space in the threshold.

"I was just asking Cadence some questions about your jobs. I was about to tell her how I'm thinking of going into the same line of work, you know, when I'm older."

"What?" Cadence asked, looking from me to Elliott and then back again. "Cassidy, I thought you wanted to be an engineer like dad, or a doctor or something."

I shrugged. "Plans change. Elliott, did you work at LIGHTS when our Grandma Janette worked there?"

"No," he answered quickly, his forehead wrinkling. "Dude, how old do you think I am?"