A POV Story: Liz Jordan – Frenemies Part 2

Tyler (Cruise) pulls up his pants, as he and his stepsister Kyler (Quinn) get dressed. “You have to promise me something”, she says. “Not to tell anyone?”, he asks. “Well that, and you have to promise to never see Liz”, she says. “Uh…”, he pauses. “Pinky promise”, she says, and they wrap their little fingers around each other as a pledge. Kyler leaves the bedroom, saying “Bye”. Later, Tyler is doing jumping jacks in the living room when Liz (Jordan) arrives and knocks on the door. He opens it, and she says: “Um, you don’t have to do that on my account”, as he fumbles trying to put on his shirt. “Is Kyler home?”, she asks. “Kyler?”, he says. “Your stepsister, dummy”, she responds. “I know, but no, she isn’t”, he declares, adding: “I’ll let her know you stopped by”. “Well, aren’t you going to invite me inside?”, she asks. “I shouldn’t”, he contends. “Not very friendly of you”, she states. “Well…”, he pauses. “Well what?, she asks. “At least offer me a glass of water for my troubles”, she requests. “I can’t”, he says. “You can’t”, she mocks. “I promised Kyler”, he insists. “Okay”, she says, and walks past him into the living room. “Wow. Nothing’s changed in here”, she remarks. “Kyler’s gonna freak out if she knows I let you in”, Tyler complains. “What, are you afraid of her?”, Liz asks. “Anyways, I’m here to see you”, she announces. “Yeah, that’s the problem”, he says. “Problem? What about that glass of water?”, she asks, sitting down on the living room couch. He goes and fetches the water, and she says “Thank you”. “Are you really going to sit way over there?”, she asks…