My Future Stepbrother

Chapter 54

Jayce’s P.O.V.

Wow. How the fuck did I get her?

Lee descends the staircase and I can’t even take her all in. Her red dress shows off every damn perfect curve. My little Jayce twitches as I recall how I felt every inch of them last night.

She’s perfect. She looks better than in any fantasy I’ve ever had of her – and there have been a lot.

I have no control as my body instinctively steps towards her. I hate this, I want to hold her, I want to kiss every fucking bit of exposed skin on her body.

As she reaches the bottom step I let my vision widen to take in her fully. The slit in her dress is so high, like her legs are teasing me - begging to be parted.

My eyes meet hers. I have stared into them so many times yet each time I do I spot something new. I notice how her pupils are surrounded by a thin line of golden amber before the ocean blue takes hold. It’s like looking at the point where the beach ends and  the sea begins.

“You look stunning Poppet.” I’m suddenly reminded again of the people in the room. Cole takes Aleah in his arms and I feel a hint of resentment that I can’t.

Mum asks me to grab her purse and I stand in the kitchen trying to calm down. How am I supposed to stay away from her? I mean, even if I wasn’t completely in love with her I’m not sure I could. Have they seen her tonight? She’s fucking gorgeous. I just want one minute alone with her.

“It doesn’t quite match your outfit.”

That voice.

“Thank God.” I pull her into my arms and I never ever want to let her go again. The silky smooth material of her dress allows my hands to feel over her effortlessly.

I want to kiss her. Her red lips pout at me and I’d give her anything she desires right now just to feel them on mine.

She’d never forgive me for ruining her make up so I let my lips plant themselves at her neck instead. I can smell her encaptivating perfume, it has hints of vanilla just like those lattes she loves so much. It’s delectable.

I hold her hand in mine. She fits so perfectly into it, like she was made just for me.

She twists my hand in hers and exposes my wrist.

Those lips, the lips that have made me feel things no other woman has ever made me feel, she puts them to the sensitive skin and leaves her mark on me.

“This might be the only moment we get to have just the two of us tonight. That kiss is for every kiss I want to give you tonight but can’t. For every time I want to touch you but can’t. For every moment I’m thinking of you, which will be every single moment I breathe. When you wish your lips were on mine just look at it and know I wish they were too.”

It was right here in this moment I decided that I don’t care about the repercussions even if it means we have to run away and never look back. I am going to give Mum and Cole tonight, then I’m telling them about us. I won’t hide her anymore, I won’t hide us anymore.

“I love you.”

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All I could think about on the drive here was her. I craved her, tonight was going to be a painful torture trying to deny what was mine.

Chad was leaning against the bonnet of the car when I got there.

“They here yet?” He shook his head. He looked agitated, like something was bothering him. “Dude, what’s up?”

He seemed to struggle finding the words to explain what he wanted to tell me.

“That girl, your girlfriend, Elle?” Well I couldn’t exactly tell him it was Lee could I, Elle seemed like a short step away from Aleah.

I nod. “How did you know? Like, how did you know that she was who you wanted to just try and, you know, be with?”

Chad was always confident but right now I’d never seen him so unsure of himself.

“I can’t explain it. It’s like, I don’t want anything but her. I can’t even see anyone else but her. I’m happier with her standing next to me than I’ve ever been winning a championship or banging another chick. Its not even that I just want to rip her clothes off, even though I really do want to rip her clothes off, it’s the other stuff. It’s watching her as she looks at me and knowing no-one else has ever seen her look at them like that. She’s mine.”

I wait for his laugh but it never comes. He looks deep in thought.

“Mate, is there someone you want to tell me about?”

He seems to snap from his mood as the limo pulls up. His usual confident demeanour returns. “Not yet.”

Mum gives me a giant smile as she steps out. She looks beautiful herself. I see how much her world has changed since finding Cole. I feel bad for all the crap I gave her about them. He’s a good guy, and after what my father did to her, she above everyone deserves this.

“You look amazing mum.” She smiles and takes my hand, grabbing Milo in the other.

“My handsome boys. I’m so proud of you both.” She pushes Milos hair from his face. “You’ve both gotten so big. It feels like only yesterday you were coming out of me.”

I pull my hand from hers laughing and shaking my head. “Way to ruin a moment Mum.”

She giggles to herself. “Okay girls grab an escort, ladies are always accompanied when entering a ball.”

I look to Aleah taking her arm in mine when I feel her tugged slightly in the opposite direction. Chad has a hold of her other arm. I know he’s my best friend but if he doesn’t get his hands off my girlfriend I’m going to knock him into next week.

A tiny figure approaches and offers his hand. Aleah takes it gladly, shooting me her killer smirk as she does. That handsome little devil is the only guy here I would never deny Aleah’s hand to.

I watch them start to walk away. They’ve become so close, the way they look at each other melts me. Milo has had so much taken away from him, he never complains or makes a fuss, I’m glad he’s found something he needed in her. She’s such a natural with kids, I saw it with May too. She’ll make an incredible mother one day.

Fuck. Where did that come from?

“Seriously Brianna?!” Chads furious voice pulls me quickly back to reality and I feel Bries arms link with mine.

“Come on Romeo.”

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I watch Brie and Aleah dancing. They’re laughing and joking but there is no denying that girl can move. Her hips roll as her ass bounces up and down making my mind imagine her doing things I really shouldn’t be whilst I’m just standing here against the bar at my mother’s engagement party.

I look around the room and given the amount of guys staring directly at her I know I’m not the only one. I shift as my pants start to feel uncomfortably tight. Her hands caress over her tight stomach and curvaceous hips as she moves with every beat of the music and I dig my fingernails into my palms to stop myself walking over and taking her right now.

I’m grateful as the music slows and I see Cole approach her. A guy on a table near by returns to his seat after making an attempt to get to her first. I kind of want to tear his head clean from his shoulders but also remind myself that if I was seeing Lee like that for the first time tonight I would have already been trying to get her into the back seat of the mustang.

“He looks disappointed.” Chad takes another sip of his beer and points out the defeated guy I had already noticed. “Do you think we should warn Ally that she’s getting a bit of a following dancing like that?”

I really hate him having his own pet name for my girl. “She can take care of herself, you underestimate her.”

Chad chuckles. “Actually I stopped underestimating her the day she seduced me just to kick me in the balls.”

I choke on my beer. “She did what?! When the fuck was this?”

“Dude weeks ago, after the whole dog show thing. She hooked me in and then next thing I knew I was on the floor. The girls an absolute tease but fuck..” He looks back at Lee. “..She looks good tonight.”

I look at the way he’s staring at her. I know that look, I’ve had that look. Rage starts to burn through me as the conversation from earlier replays through my mind. Does he have feelings for her?

My heart sinks to my stomach. My best friend has feelings for my girlfriend, except I can’t even tell him she’s my girlfriend. This is killing me, I want people to know about us. Now. I know he would never act on it if he knew what she meant to me.

I take a breath. He doesn’t know and I need to get my shit together. I can’t tell him without talking to Lee first anyway.

The pounding in my chest only ceases when I feel the one person I wanted come and stand next to me. I let my hand roll lightly along her back and the fire of hate inside me is extinguished. She is the only thing that can bring me such peace.

My eyes make contact with Aleah, she looks a bit nervous. I don’t hear what Chad says as I watch Lee nibble on her perfect lower lip.

“..Do you want to dance?”

Is Fuck yes too strong a response? “Yes.”

I take her to the dance floor and feel instant relief as I’m able to touch her again. My hands sit on her hips but what I really want is to grab her perfect ass and pull her straight into me.

We talk and I hang on her every word. I want to remember her exactly like this. I register every detail, even though I know as I sketch her tomorrow I will never be able to do her look tonight justice.

We laugh and joke, I love I never have to hide any part of me from her. I’ve never had anyone in my life make me feel like they will completely accept me no matter what.

I’ve always had to be the strong guy, the one everyone else could rely on. I had stepped up and taken care of mum and Milo when my father left. I had been there to put back together the pieces of their broken worlds. I was the captain of a team of deeply misunderstood occasional idiots who needed me. Now I finally felt I could step back and let someone else have that part of me. She has the power to make me feel undefeatable whilst promising to protect me when I felt weak. How many guys get to have this?

She was intelligent, funny, strong, compassionate, loving all rolled up into one sexy little package. I wish I’d let myself feel this years ago. I’d missed out on so much time through my own pig-headedness but I wasn’t going to lose a second more.

I get lost in her smile.

“Jayce, I’ve never wanted to kiss you as badly as I do right now.”

I place my hand behind her head and cuddle her into my chest. I know she’ll worry but I couldn’t care less what anyone else thinks right now, all I care about is her. I let a kiss gently sit on the top of her head as the lyrics of the song tell her everything I wish I could.

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