Aunt Mel continued giving them a hard time about their eating habits until she joined them in the living room to watch the rest of the father-son Monopoly showdown. They were pretty into it so she turned her attention to her second child.
"How are things going lately, Jonah? I know you had a doctor's appointment a couple of weeks ago."
"Things are fine. Work is going well, my pain isn't too bad, and—"
"He's been texting and calling a cute girl nonstop," Troy interrupted.
"Troy!" Jonah protested as his ears turned red.
He hadn't even realized he was listening in on their conversation. He had seemed focused on the game a few seconds ago! Why couldn't he have stuck to that?!
Aunt Mel's girlfriend radar was suddenly primed and ready. She started asking a bunch of questions without stopping for breath. "What's her name? How old is she? What does she do? Where did you meet her? Is she nice? Why didn't you tell me about this sooner?"
