My Future Stepbrother

Chapter 65

Bries p.o.v.

I swear if anyone sees me riding in Chad Wilsons fucking car I will kill myself. I know Al wanted to go with Jayce to do god knows what, I mean I love a good ‘I hate the world’ fuck better than anyone but they couldn’t just drop me home first?

“Don’t pull up to the house, just stop here and I’ll walk.” Chad looked at me like I’d lost my mind. He was from the nice part of Westbrooke, where the streets were perfectly clean and the yards perfectly cut. I bet he’d never spent more than five minutes here with the regular non-millionaire people.

“I’m not leaving you on the side of the road Brianna. As much as I love watching you walk away I’d rather not have to explain to Ally why her best friend got kidnapped on my watch.”

I flashed back to mine and Jayce’s conversation at the engagement party earlier tonight. I knew his concern for me had more to do with his feelings for Al than my actual safety.

“Why do you call her Ally now? I mean it’s much nicer than the shit you used to call her but still, you’d think you like her or something.” Yes I was trying to push his buttons. I wanted to know what this fucker thought he was playing at harassing my best girl.

“I do like her, she’s a nice girl unlike some people. She would never throw a vase at someone for accidently spilling a drop of beer!”

I smile at the memory. “Please, if I threw it at you then I wouldn’t have missed trust me. I just threw the contents at you, stop being a baby, you dried didn’t you?”

He rolls his eyes and its refreshing for him to be doing it to me rather than the other way around for a change.

“Look Brianna-“

“Brie is fine. Brianna is what my gran calls me when I’m in trouble. Or you’re welcome to call me ‘Your highness' if you want to give me a cute little nickname too.” Or better yet just shut it basketball bint and let’s pretend each other are fucking invisible.

I check out my make up in the mirror - still flawless despite the fuck-tard of a night.

I seriously can’t believe Cole right now. I loved Heather, she stepped into the role my own mother should have played. It was Heather that took me trick or treating, it was Heather that made my play costumes, she taught me to sew and would come get me from school when I was sick and gran was working. She was a beautiful woman inside and out. I fucking miss her so much, I feel so hurt about what Cole had done, I couldn’t even begin to understand how Al must be feeling.

Chad pulled over on the corner. All the lights were off in the empty house. I was supposed to be staying at the Manor tonight so I’d sent May and Granny to Sabrina’s, despite her protests.

“Is anyone else home?” Chad questioned.

“No and that doesn’t mean you can worm your way into coming in with me so don’t even fucking try.” I wasn’t like the other girls he’d had in this bloody car, I didn’t buy into his crap.

“That wasn’t what I was going to say. I just wanted to make sure you were okay to be on your own.”

I tried not to but it was just too funny. I laughed my head off. “You’re concerned about me being in that house alone?! Oh you poor sweet little rich boy. I’ve been staying in that house alone since I was 6. I’ll be fine.”

He seemed taken aback by my statement, I bet he still had a nanny until last year and had no idea how to be a self sufficient human being like the rest of us.

“Sorry your highness, its just the gentleman in me making sure you’re okay. I’ll be sure to remind him who he’s talking to next time.”

The laughter erupted from me again. “You?! Gentleman?! You can’t honestly think you have the right to call yourself that? I mean, I wouldn’t be so afraid to see your back seat under a black light if you were such a gentleman!”

“Hey!” He actually looked slightly hurt. “A guy can’t be a gentleman if he chooses not to embarrass a lady by turning her down? I would never show such disrespect. Ask any girl that’s been back there and they would all agree that they left completely satisfied, just like a good gentleman should leave a lady.” He winked.

*Gag!*

“Well I’m not a fan of gentlemen anyway. I’m more the girl that wants you to fuck me like you hate me then leave to go back to your wife for the cuddling.” What? I’m just being honest.

Chad sat looking at me shocked and I took it as my opening to leave.

“Wait! Brie, look I know you’re her best friend and everything bit I care about her too. Is Ally going to be okay? I mean, I know Jayce has become all weirdly protective over her all of a sudden but I’m not sure he’s exactly the best person to be taking care of her tonight..”

Okay, time to find out how deep these feelings really go.

“Oh she won’t stay with Jayce, he’s just going to take her to her boyfriends house.”

His damn face right now.. honestly I thought it would be a picture but he looks like I just tore his heart out and crushed it right in front of him.

“Chad? Are you okay?” My question seems to snap him back to reality. He straightens himself up again and tries to act his usual cocky self despite the clear look of pain.

“Yeah of course I am. Just didn’t realise Bruce had finally got herself a man.”

Okay, hearing him call her that fucking name again has made me want to rip his balls off and deep fry them so I better get away from this prick.

I shove the car of the door open so hard I hear a cracking but I couldn’t care fucking less. I leave it open for good petty measure.

I get to the house without looking back. I can’t believe I was actually starting to feel sorry for that twat. It’s clear he has feelings for her but he also still makes my skin crawl. Earlier tonight I saw how he was with her, he ran straight after us and found us on the car park floor. He begged me to tell him what to do to help, I saw how he wrapped her legs up in her skirt and held her tight to him with so much admiration in his eyes. How can he be like that one minute and like this the next?

I throw my stuff down on the kitchen table and sigh in frustration. Men were such dicks. I need out of this dress and in my pj’s with a tub of ice cream stat. I try to grab at the zip of my dress but I can’t reach. Fuck. I’m so done with tonight.

Actually, you know what I really need?

I grab my phone out of my bag and pull up the number of one of my regular booty calls. I can get out of this dress and relive some of this stress in one easy go.

*Bang bang bang*

Who the fuck is that at this time of night? I pull back the blind slightly to peer out and see a remorseful looking shit for brains douche-bag.

There’s no way I’m opening this door. “What do you want?” I shout through the glass.

He shuffles his feet uncomfortably. “I want to apologise, can you please open the door?”

“Nope. Don’t want your apology, don’t even know why you’re apologising and don’t care. Bye.” I let the blind fall back but the room is soon filled again with the sounds of his obsessive knocking.

Take a hint dickhead.

I pull the blind all the way up this time looking directly at him. “Seriously Chad! Are you trying to get the police called?!”

I’m suddenly drawn to the entrance of the park on the opposite side of the street. I can see Jackson and his ‘gang’ coming out in a herd. One look at Chad’s pretty little rich boy tux and they’re going to rip him apart just to keep the pieces.

I pull the door open sharply, grabbing him by the collar and almost sending him crashing into the kitchen floor as I yank him inside so hard.

I close and lock the door quickly, pulling down the blind again. I look at Chads now very dishevelled appearance.

“What was that about?” He asks me, completely puzzled by my actions.

“Jackson, he thinks him and his band of fuckwits are Westbrookes equivalent to the low budget mafia. You’d be like a prize find for them.”

Chad pops his head passed me and looks around the blind. “I thought you said you were safe here?”

I laugh. “Yes I am fine here. I’ve taught most of those kids dance and everyone in this neighbourhood loves and respect Granny. Unfortunately that respect doesn’t extend to entitled basketball players in expensive suits. They’ll be gone in five, hopefully they miss the car.”

Chad jumps back to the window. “My car?!”

I look past him and see they’re making their way in the opposite direction now. Two more minutes and I can have my finger on that call button once again. I walk to the fridge grabbing a water I put in earlier, I hated the water straight from the tap but at least cold it was bearable.

“You want something?”

Chad shakes his head and starts looking around the room like he had no idea people actually lived in a house this small.

“How many of you live here?” He asks looking at the abundance of photos that line the stairs.

“Three, well four most of the time when you think how often Al stays. Why? Can’t believe people can live without a pool, housekeeper and only have one toilet?”

I can see Chad trying not to notice the distain in my tone. “I didn’t mean anything like that, the place is cute. Is this your sister?” He points to the picture of May, its one of the only decent ones we have of her.

“Yep, that’s my little pain in the arse.” I wouldn’t usually talk about her like that with a total stranger to the family but she’s been particularly difficult lately and my patience with her is at an all time low. Having the full day away from her today has actually been amazing, I love her more than anything but she’s bloody hard work.

“She’s difficult I take it? Ally kind of told me a bit about all you do with her, and your Gran. I didn’t believe her at first. You’re always so...well kept. It was difficult to understand how you do that with everything else you have going on.”

Note to self - kill Al the next time I see her.

“Yes she’s hard work. Yes I do a fuck load to keep this family together. No I don’t want your white rich guilt pity party.”

I pull back the blind. “Coasts all clear.”

I grab the lock on the door when I feel Chad spin me back to face him. His face is far too close to mine and I’m not happy about how good his expensive cologne smells.

“I didn’t mean it like that. I meant I have a lot of respect for how you hold yourself considering the weight you bare. Ally described you as extraordinary and I just wanted you to know I agree. That was all.”

Hmm... Yeah.. I’m not good with the whole people complementing me thing. Tell me I’m hot, fuckable, hell even beautiful and I’ll take it but this whole thing is outside my wheelhouse. However I’m never a girl to let a situation get away when I can use it to my advantage.

“ Okay so apparently you know a lot about me but I know very little about you so let’s fix that shall we.” I sit at the kitchen table and sit like I’m about to lead an interrogation.. which I guess I am.

“First girl you kissed?”

“Frankie. Didn’t get a last name.”

“Age you lost your virginity?”

“15”

“Ew. Favourite colour?”

“Black and don’t say that it’s just a shade.”

“Favourite position?”

“Cow girl"

“Like it rough?”

“Yes"

“Are you falling in love with Aleah?”

“Yes.”

Oh fuck.

He seems more in shock than I am about the words that just left his mouth. He doesn’t say another sound, just turns and grabs the door then bolts out.

I lock the door behind him and sit back on the chair. Shit. I don’t know what’s worse – that he’s falling in love with her, that Jayce knows or that my beautifully naive best friend has no idea.

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