Chapter 7: Kiss Seen 'Round the World

I couldn’t stop laughing.

I doubled over, clutching my stomach. Mason glared, but he was fighting a smile.

Back in the day, after making the family uniforms, Mason declared himself family head and would organize “family meetings” and all sorts of stuff.

He even printed out “family meeting” agendas and taped them to our trailers.

It was cute at first, but years later, this stuff resurfaced and Mason got roasted for months.

There’s still a viral video of him leading a “family cheer.” He cringes every time it pops up on TikTok.

Since then, he tried to act more grown-up.

He started wearing glasses and quoting philosophers—anything to seem serious.

After a while, people forgot about his embarrassing past.

Until now. I mentally bookmarked this for future blackmail.

Mason clicked off the live stream and shot me a dramatic glare: “You laughing is throwing off my game.”

He tried to look stern, but his lips twitched. I wiped my eyes, still giggling.

I tried to hold it together, but it was no use.

I snorted, covering my mouth. The crew would have to wait a minute.

At that moment, the crew buzzed us on walkie-talkie: “Places, everyone!”

Mason and I made our way up the gravel driveway to the front porch, and sure enough, the door was locked tight.

I nudged Mason. “Told you he’d pull something.”

If we hadn’t watched the live stream, we’d have walked right into Grant’s prank.

Mason squared his shoulders, ready for battle.

Mason didn’t waste a second—he knocked on the door and called out: “Quit faking! Open up, or you’re on chore duty for three days straight.”

He pounded on the door like a sitcom dad.

No answer.

I pressed my ear to the door, trying not to laugh.

Mason upped the ante: “If you don’t open up, we’ll just go home and leave you here with the chickens.”

He winked at the camera, hamming it up for the fans.

Still nothing.

The chat went nuts.

Comments flew by faster than I could read. Everyone was eating up the drama.

“Hahahaha, who is Mason even threatening?”

“Why is this so funny? It’s like watching a dad scold his kid.”

“Whitaker family head, show your authority!”