My Future Stepbrother

Chapter 79

The rest of the day seemed to go by agonisingly slowly. My head just wasn’t in it at all. I was dreading dinner later and having to deal with Chad before then.

Lunch was the only highlight. Kallie told me and Brie all about her, Drew and the amazing date he planned out for them. He’d rang her dad to ask where her favourite restaurant was, an extremely ballsy move as Brie put it. Then after he’d taken her out for the meal and they walked down the beach hand in hand and kissed in the rain. It sounded so beautiful and romantic, until the whole part where they both woke up super ill afterwards.

It became slightly awkward when she asked about mine and ‘Romeos’ first date. Me and Jayce had never actually been on a date, I don’t think taking Milo to the museum counted unless people usually bring little kids on dates? It was made more awkward again as sat directly behind Kallie was the man in question himself, surrounded by his usual band of basketball wielding nut-sacks and doe-eyed cheerleaders.

Brie mercifully covered for me by changing the subject. She stated clearly when Kallie asked if she wanted to settle down with one guy that he’d have to have a dick bigger than the empire state building and a wallet even bigger than that if a guy wanted to tie her down.

Kallie had to babysit her little brother and Brie had a class to teach so I couldn’t convince either of them to stay with me for the practice.

They both were kind enough to walk me to the sports hall before they went. I got some not so pleasant looks from the regular basketball bunnies as I ascended straight to the top row of the benches, out of the way. They were clearly not impressed with a new girl invading on what they saw as their territory.

I pulled out my math homework ready to just get it done when I looked down to the court briefly and immediately locked eyes with Jayce.

A huge smile spread across his face as he saw me. He pulled his phone out of his pocket and I felt mine go off. I read the message and my heart broke.

‘I can’t believe you came. I love you.’

Fuck. He thought I came here for him. How the fuck was I supposed to explain that I’m only here because Chad and me are going out after? Why didn’t I even think to come here for him? I’m the worst fucking girlfriend ever.

I can’t tell him, it’ll crush him.

‘I love you too.’

I swear I’m never going to miss another practice or game. If he wants me here I’m going to be here. Even if it is my idea of hell..

Coach calls out something about shirts and skins and I feel a tingling in my panties as Jayce reaches behind him, takes a handful of his collar, pulls his shirt over his head and throws it onto a bench. I can’t believe I get to sleep next to that..

The chattering of the girls on the benches below silences as they all turn their attention to him. Is there a polite way to ask them all to shove their eyes back into their fucking heads?

Jayce winks at me and I notice Brittany follow his eye-line straight to mine. She gets up from her crowd of followers and climbs up the staircase to me.

“Aleah right? Jayce’s new sister? You waiting for him to finish so he can give you a ride home?”

You know my name is Aleah Brittany, we’ve had classes together for the last ten years.

“Actually, me and Chad have a bio project to do so I’m just waiting here until we can get going.”

She smiles. “Ohhhh, that makes more sense. I mean, this isn’t exactly your scene is it. Where’s Brianna? Aren’t you two usually surgically attached or something?”

Brittany had always been jealous of Brie. She wished she could have half the charisma and beauty of my gorgeous best friend. Her eyes practically glowed green as she talked about her.

"She’s teaching. Her dance troop just made the national finals. How are the cheerleaders doing? Recovered from not placing at all last year? Must have been really difficult, your first year as captain and that just happens to be the first time you don’t even make it to the big competition.” I knew I was being petty but honestly I didn’t care.

She senses that I’m not in the mood for her shit today. She wasn’t actually a bad person, she just happened to be the most obviously into fucking my boyfriend so I didn’t want to deal with her.

“We’re great, thanks for asking. If you ever want to try out just let me know. Although you’d have to keep those whorey dance moves of yours from the other night to the dance floor, you need a better standard of class to be on my squad. Do you have a date for the formal yet?”

That fucking dance. I guess by then everyone will know about me and Jayce but I wasn’t even sure he’d want to go. Fuck it.

“My boyfriend is taking me. You?”

She seemed a bit taken aback, it was clear she didn’t like not knowing this little titbit of information. She considered herself the Google of this school when it came to knowing what’s going on with everyone.

“Not yet but I’ve got my eye on someone special.”

We fake smiled at each other, covering our obvious distain. I’m grateful when she returns to the hive and reinstates herself as their queen bee.

I’d never really understood this whole county’s fascination with basketball. I’d honestly thought it was just a bunch of guys throwing a ball through a hoop and considering how shockingly bad I am at anything to do with sports, I’d just never taken an interest.

I watched Jayce as he flowed and drove throughout the court like a fish down a river. His movements were effortless yet powerful. I almost jumped from my seat and cheered when he threw a ball from half way across the court and it fell precisely through the middle of the basket.

I finally got why everyone thought so highly of him, he was amazing. It wasn’t just the way he played, it was the way everyone around him looked to him to lead them. He was a true captain, giving guidance and reassurance where necessary.

I saw so many of the other players watching and trying to emulate him. He was clearly miles ahead of everyone else there but he wasn’t a show-off about it. I watched the sweat drip down his chest as his face illuminated with pride and I realised that never before had I been this attracted to him.

Honestly, if he asked me in this moment to let him take me right there on that court then the only question I would have had is what position he wants me in.

As Coach blew his whistle for the end of practise I realises I’d got absolutely no work done, I’d just spent the last hour gawking at my extremely fuckable boyfriend and imagining all the things I plan on doing to him later. And all the things I want him to do to me. And all the things we can do together.

Fuck, I needed to calm down before I leave a fucking puddle on this bench.

As they all went to the showers I went to sit on the seats outside. I needed the fresh air and to plan what to do from here.

I couldn’t exactly just go with Chad before talking to Jayce and I couldn’t exactly just go up to Jayce and ignore Chad without it looking really weird. Why did this have to be so complicated?

I rubbed my cons along the grass as I swung my legs back and forth below me. I looked down at the grass and remembered how it was right here that my favourite shirt got ruined that day Chad had thrown me on the ground and tickled me.

It was a good memory. Probably the first time I actually started to see Chad as an actual human being I could get along with. I remembered the way his arms felt against mine, so strong and forceful. I remembered the way his minty breath felt against my lips as he looked down on me...

Stop it Aleah.

The doors behind me swung open as the team started to exit and Jayce caught my eyes through the crowd. Brittany tried to pull his attention but he didn’t even notice as he walked towards me.

“Hey beautiful.” I scanned behind him but they were all too far away to hear us.

“Hey yourself. You um.. You looked good out there.” I bit my lip coyly and peered up at him through my long thick eyelashes. “You really know what you’re doing, it was... hot.”

“I think I should get you home. Now.” He grinned at me.

“Trying to steal my date there again Thompson?” Chad’s voice echoed from the doorway and we both turned to face him. “At least let someone else have a chance with the one girl here you can’t have.”

I could see Jayce’s fists ball up by his side and his chest begin to rise and fall more quickly. I stood slightly behind him and put my hands on his back, lowering myself towards him so he was the only one who could hear me.

“I’m yours.”

My touch and words seemed to relax him and by the time Chad made it to us his breathing resembled less of a growl.

“You ready my gorgeous senorita? Kelly’s awaits.”

Jayce looks at me and I can see the concern in his eyes.

“Okay Chad firstly it’s not a date, it’s a bio project. Secondly you know I have a boyfriend, who isn’t exactly the non-jealous type so please - less of the gorgeous. Thirdly if you call me senorita one more time I will do this project alone and let you fail, not graduate and never get into a decent college. Understand?”

I could almost feel the pride radiating off Jayce in waves at my words. They however did not have the effect I was hoping for on Chad as he just grinned and I couldn’t help but feel that maybe both him and Jayce shared in their liking for strong and forceful women.

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