My Brother's Best Friend (Shay Mooney)

Chapter 4

I slowly blink, adjusting my vision. I can't remember where I am for several seconds, but I'm snapped back to reality by the soothing sound of Shay's voice in my ear. "Morning, beautiful."

I roll over and my body is on top of Shay's. We're tangled up in a large brown blanket on his couch. I feel extremely embarrassed. "Good morning," I say, blushing. I start trying to get off of him, but he's securely holding me in place with his strong arms. "What time is is?" I ask.

"It's 9:30," he responds. I nod my head and yawn. I reach for my phone which should be on the table. I glance at Shay out of the corner of my eye and he's staring at me. I pretend not to notice as I unlock my phone.

There are two new messages, both from Jason. "Good morning," the first one reads. The second says, "I have a surprise planned for today. I'll be at your house at 12, if that's okay."

I quickly type back, "That sounds great. I can't wait."

"You want breakfast?" Shay asks.

"Sure," I respond. Shay moves his hand up my back and to my neck. He plays with my hair as I laugh at him and shake my head. He cups my cheek with his huge, warm hand.

"Wanna help me make some pancakes?" Shay asks.

"Absolutely," I respond. Shay smiles and releases me from his arms. I stand up from the couch and stretch. A loud yawn escapes my mouth. "Have you heard from Dan?" I ask.

"No, but I heard from Abby. Dan's extremely hungover and she's trying to help him. He's really embarrassed, so I wouldn't say anything to him about it if I were you," Shay responds, rising from the couch. He runs his hand through his messy hair. "No matter how hilarious it may be, we shouldn't say anything about it. He's really stressed out, you know that? He has a big decision to make. That might have caused him to drink last night."

"Decision? What...decision?" I respond, puzzled.

"He didn't tell you? Oh God...never mind."

"Shay, what is it?" I ask.

"Nothing. I'm sure he'll tell you soon. He'll kill me if he knows I told you before he did."

Shay takes my hand and runs into the kitchen, dragging me along. He picks me up and sits me on the counter next to the stove. He proceeds to open a drawer and pulls out a pan.

Shay starts mixing things together, creating what will be our pancakes later. "Wanna help me pour this in the pan?" he asks, using one corner of his mouth to smile at me.

"Yes!" I exclaim, jumping off the counter. He stands behind me and places the bowl full of pancake mix in my hands. He puts his hands on my arms and guides me as I pour the mix into three even circles in the pan. "What now?"

"Now we wait," Shay responds, spinning me around to face him. He laced our fingers together and spins me around the kitchen, dancing and singing some ridiculous slow song. "Oh God, it's time to flip them," Shay says, grinning.

Shay walks back over to the stove, making sure I'm in front of him. He wraps his arms around me once again. I watch as he takes the pan handle in his right hand and forcefully raises it, causing the pancakes to flip over.

"Yes!" he whispers, laughing. "I usually fail at that. They always end up on the floor," he confesses.

Shay spins me around some more and cooks more pancakes. He fetches the syrup from the pantry and sets a place at the counter for me to sit.

I sit down in a large barstool next to Shay. The pancakes are delicious. "Shay, these are amazing!"

"Thank you!" he responds, laughing his flawless laugh. "So, what are you doing today?" he asks.

"Well, Jason has something planned. He won't tell me what it is, but I bet it's good. He's gonna be at my house at 12, so can you drop be off around 10:30 or 11?"

"Yeah, sure," Shay responds. "Is there, like, anything going between you two?"

"Honestly, I hope so. I don't know when it started, but I kind of like him...as more than my best friend," I confess.

Shay's face falls. "Oh."

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