With Atlas coming home unexpectedly, the family decided to have a party to celebrate. With so many of them, including the helpers in the house, they quickly set everything up.
No one wasted time catching up on the year they hadn’t spent together—there was just so much to say. All the things that had happened in Anteca and everything Atlas could share with them. They were so caught up in conversation that they didn’t even notice the time until Butler Jen lit the fire pit.
"A camp, huh?" Atlas tilted his head and then snapped his gaze at his mother. "Why should I go?"
Jessa rolled her eyes. "You need to go because the person who needs it the most is you, Slater, and Yugi. Maybe even Hugo, so his wife doesn’t divorce him."
Atlas blinked slowly. "But why?"
"Atlas, it’s fine if you don’t want to go—" Allison began, but Jessa raised her hand to stop her.
"Atlas, you need this for a few reasons," Jessa said, raising her finger. "First of all, your little siblings aren’t going to have weddings until you get your own. Now, even my children were using the same excuse. Second, your mother is worried you’ll waste every opportunity you have to get a wife."
When everyone heard this, they all turned their attention to Jessa.
"I don’t think I’ll like where this is going," Penny muttered, leaning toward Kiara. "Should we stop her?"
Kiara pressed her lips together, noticing Jessa’s red cheeks from the beer she was chugging. "I’m scared of her, though."
Penny and Kiara turned to Nina. She smiled weakly at them and whispered, "Me too. I’m even more scared of her."
So, everyone just bit their tongues and held their breath. Even Charles, Lester, and Haines were silent, scared of both Jessa and Atlas. Zoren, Finn, and Yugi didn’t want to get involved either. They could only hope this wouldn’t go where they thought it might. The rest—Allen, Benjamin, Slater, and Mint—just watched curiously.
"You’re saying I might end up alone when I’m older than Dad?" Atlas asked flatly. "What makes you all think I’ll end up single my whole life?"
"Goodness." Jessa scoffed, crossing her arms and leaning back.
Just seeing her demeanor made everyone swallow hard, drinking their drinks to help push down the tension in their throats. Then, what they feared most came out of her mouth.
"Atlas, how come you’re so smart and still don’t get this?" she continued. "Look at you! You’re the oldest, and yet, even at this age, you’re still a virgin!"
Everyone’s breath hitched, others almost choked on their drinks, and their eyes shifted to Atlas. Much to their surprise, Atlas didn’t react. If anything, he seemed calm, with no sign of the usual vengeful demeanor that would usually show when he didn’t like what was being said.
"Am I dreaming?" Charles blurted out quietly, rubbing his eyes. "He’s not angry?"
Then, came Atlas’s cold and flat reply;
"Who said I’m still a virgin?"
"What?!" Everyone gasped in disbelief. Even Jessa’s eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. "HUH?! You’re not—when?! Abroad?! Do you have a girlfriend?!"
"Aren’t we talking about virginity and not a partner?" Atlas cocked his head, shifting his gaze to Penny.
When Penny met his eyes, she furrowed her brows. "Why are you looking at me..." she trailed off as realization hit her. Her jaw dropped, wide-eyed.
"First Brother, don’t tell me—"
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