the comedian. Stick to the doc shit. Comedy is not your strong suit.”
Colton laughed, enjoying the fact that he could get his older brother so riled up after having spent the duration of his life as his underling. Once he was able to bring himself under control, that scientific mind of his kicked into overdrive. He accosted his brother with a barrage of questions like what it felt like when he changed, could he physically move things, could he walk through walls, could people walk through him, could he blink himself to another location, did he leave behind ectoplasm. Kerrigan scrunched up her nose and told him to stop being so ridiculously disgusting. Every single stereotypical thing that people assumed about ghosts from movies and stories told around campfires Colton asked, and quickly found out that a good majority of them were true.
After much consideration of the facts, a big cheesy grin spread across Colton’s face, and he turned to Kerrigan. “Hey, Kerr, did you know that you’ve got a ghost living in your attic?” The scowl on Dominic’s face caused Colton to double over with laughter.
Kerrigan and Gabe burst into a fit of giggles.
“And here I thought you were actually trying to be serious about something for a change.” Dominic knew his little brother was very serious about his studies, but he had always been the constant jokester besides.
Colton chuckled. “Come on, Dom. After all the noogies, eraser burns, and wedgies I had to endure all my life from you, I think you can grant me this one.”
“You better get it all out of your system now, and make it worth it, because my fingers are twitching, and I’m about five minutes away from yanking your Scooby Doo underoos off your body without removing your pants, Skippy. You remember the summer of ’95, right? I believe you walked around bow-legged for a solid month after you torched all my underwear.”
Kerrigan looked shocked, and a little sad for him.
“No worries, Querida. That’s when I started going commando, and I don’t exactly hear you complaining about it.” He gave her a knowing grin and a wink, and her legs crossed on cue.
Colton took notice of her reaction. “Seriously, that is wicked cool, bro! You gotta teach me how to do that.”
“You need to learn how to handle a woman like Kerrigan before you try something like that, kid, or else you might just break your dick.”
Kerrigan smacked him hard on the chest, and he flinched. “Ow! I’m kidding, woman.” He laughed while rubbing at the spot.
“Oh, I’ve got a question for you,” Colton said to Kerrigan with eager excitement as he perched on the end of his seat. “Has he ever tried to molest you when he’s all spooktastic? ’Cause that’s gotta be kinky, right?”
“Colton...” Dominic warned.
Gabe leaned forward in his seat and gave him a dismissive wave of his hand. “Shut it, Dom. I want to hear this.” His eyes were fixated on Kerrigan, eager for her to spill. “Do tell, little slut. What’s that like?”
They had never tried it, but it was definitely something Kerrigan was interested in exploring now that they brought it up. She opened her mouth to speak, but Dominic answered for her. “We are not going to discuss our sex life with the two of you.”
“Pfft. Whatever.” Gabe rolled his eyes dramatically and then turned toward Colton. “She’ll tell me later, and then I’ll tell you.”
“Can we get back on track here?” Colton and Gabe ignored Dominic, choosing to impress each other with their witty ghost clichés instead.
Colton’s reaction to Dominic’s secret wasn’t anywhere near as dramatic as what it could have been, but he had only told him half of the story. He still needed to air his dirty laundry and tell him about all the bad things he had done in his past before he would feel completely purged. Kerrigan could sense what he was about to spill and positioned herself so she could whisper into his ear without Colton or Gabe being able
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