Caught in Between

-22-

Warning: Sexual Content

I woke up with cotton mouth and a pounding headache. All the crying I had did the previous day left a toll on my body. The Korren brothers were not in bed, and I laid there by myself as I stared up at the ceiling. Keith entered my room with a bottle of painkillers and a glass of water. Kaleb entered right after with a tray in his hands with plates of breakfast food on it. I slowly sat up with surprised eyes as I watched them come near me.

"We figured it would be a rough morning for you, so we decided to cook you some breakfast," Kaleb said with a smile on his face as he set the tray down right next to me. Two eggs and a piece of bacon curved right under to make a smiley face. I giggled as I put a hand on over my chest.

"Also brought you some painkillers just in case," Keith added as he set the glass of water and the bottle down on my nightstand.

My heart was literally melting by their gestures. "You guys are the best," I stated as I reached over to the bottle of painkillers. Keith grabbed my wrist, stopping my hand in its track.

"No medicine until you eat first. Don't want you to have an upset stomach," he explained before letting go of my wrist. I nodded my head before picking up the silver fork and stabbing into my eggs. "Is there anything you want to do today?"

"Can we go over to your guys' place? My mother should be returning back today and I don't really feel like seeing her," I answered as I stuffed my mouth with egg, picking up the piece of bacon and taking a big bite out of it right after. My mother and I never resolved our argument, and I was too stubborn to at the moment. I would've thought with all the distance that had grown between her and I, space would be the last thing I needed, but it wasn't. I couldn't stand to be around her after what she had said to me, whether she was correct or not.

"Sure. Feel like swimming or watching a movie?" Kaleb asked and I nodded my head as I continued to eat. "Do you want us to start packing your clothes for you?"

"Sure," I responded as I finished up my breakfast before opening the bottle of painkillers and popping two into my mouth. I chugged the whole glass of water before getting out of bed. I lifted my arms up and stretched, groaning out in relief as I felt my whole body loosen up.

Keith grabbed the tray and glass of water and then turned to look at me. "I'm going to go wash these. Go ahead and get ready to leave."

Kaleb was in my closet with a duffel bag unzipped by his feet. I took a few steps toward him and leaned against the doorframe, watching him trying to decide what clothes to pick out. I held back a laugh. It was cute seeing how puzzled he looked. I could tell he never had to pick out a woman's clothing before. He reached and grabbed something from a shelf, but I couldn't see since his back was turned to me. He spun around to face me and lifted up my spandex shorts and he wiggled his eyebrows. "You should wear these," he suggested with a sly grin on his face.

"Kaleb! You're so dirty minded!" I went to grab the shorts out of his clutch, but he quickly swung his hand back behind him and I stumbled forward. He caught me with his other arm, wrapping it around my waist. I stopped myself with my hand on his chest and I glanced up to look at him. "You're so annoying," I added, trying to take away from the fact that I was a bit embarrassed and shy. It didn't matter if I was with Kaleb or Keith or both of them, they made me feel so timid.

"Am I? What's wrong wrong with wanting to see my girl in those spandex shorts she used to wear all the time?" He responded as he leaned in closer to me, his lips inches away from mine. My heart began to race, but I blamed it on the medication I took earlier. He lowered his voice, "They make your ass look hot." I immediately blushed and my ears grew warm.