My Future Stepbrother

Chapter 132

This was what Jayce wanted me to say yes too? Going to the winter formal with Chad? I've never actually been to a school dance before, Brie had tried to make me a few years ago but even the thought of wearing a dress and dancing in front of people back then made me want to throw up.


Chad looked at me with his big chocolate eyes like he was a damn Disney Prince, his perfect bone structure looked good even under these horrendous florescent lights.


He'd been so good to me, even tonight had been something I never could have created for myself, he really knew how to make me happy even when I couldn’t. This clearly meant a lot to him, being the first person he's ever taken to something like this, despite what I'm sure has been hundreds of offers, meant a lot to me too.


This was the perfect way to pay him back for how much light he's brought back into my life.


"Yes."


I dive over to hug him but completely overestimate the balls capacity to hold our weights as he pulls me on top of him and we just sink to the bottom in a fit of giggles.


As we sit up i grab hold of his face in my hands and pinch his cheeks. "You're really cute, you know that? You almost looked nervous asking me."


I could see the rose of his cheeks start to get darker and I don't want to cause him anymore embarrassment, leaning in I kiss him gently on the forehead.


Our bodies are neck deep in balls so I don't realise our position until his arms circle around my hips and pull me closer to him, my legs straddling his sides. I try to pull my head back and take my lips from his skin but his hand moves to the back of my neck, only allowing me to float an inch from his face.


He looks up, our lips a breath away from meeting.


"One day I'm going to make you as happy as you make me Aleah Davies, just wait."


I take a deep breath as his eyes drop to my lips, all that's holding him back is his own restraint, that I can see in his eyes is already wavering.


He wants to kiss me, he wants to make me his desperately.


I steady my palms against his shoulders, letting our heads fall together but pushing our lips further apart, I don't want him to do this. Not now. Not when everything is so good between us.


Just as I think he's going to throw caution to the wind I feel a bump on the back of my head and realised he's grabbed one of the balls from behind me and thrown it.


Oh it's on.


I force myself backwards, falling straight into the pit, shoving him down and arming myself with as many balls as I can carry before running for the climbing frame to get a better vantage point. He's getting in now.


We run around like idiots in our little ball pit war for another hour before finally giving into starvation and finding the closest drive through for food.


I thought Jayce ate a lot but after Chad's third burger I decided I hated all teenage boys and their freakishly high metabolisms.


Somewhere around the 'Welcome to Westbrooke' sign I could feel my eyes grow heavy, it had been a long time since I'd done something so activity driven, the last few weeks had been me mainly eating brownies and watching 80s rom-coms from the comfort of a bed.


I lay down against Chad's shoulder and his giant arm scooped around me to hold me to his chest, the rhythmic beat of his heart sending me into a state of peaceful slumber just as it had so many times before.


There were slight whispers as I felt myself bounce gently in his arms before being laid on my marshmallow soft pillow, my hand holding onto his neck like he was all that kept me in this world.


"You're not staying here, I've got her. Thanks... for making her forget for a night... she hasn't slept soundly like this for a while." Bries voice was distant but soon became closer as I felt her hand slide between mine and Chad's, sleep taking its hold over me with a vice like grasp. "That's it.. let go of the sexy basketball player you needy little slut.."


"Sexy huh?" Chad's flirty tone the last thing I hear before all there is, is black.


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I wake up to see sunlight pouring through the open curtains and my phone buzzing on my nightstand.


"It's already gone off three times this morning, my guess is one of your many lover-boys." Brie states walking over to join me on the bed, still filing her nails. "You need to get up, Kallie’s gonna be here in an hour. We're going shopping and I don't want any complaints out of you about it. There's a dress sale at that discount place in the warehouse Cindy's sister works at and we all need something for this dance."


I'd barely opened my eyes and I was already being forced to go shopping! Wait... "How did you know I'd be going to the dance?"


She pushed me over to the other side of the bed and pulled the covers over her as she got in next to me. "Chad told me he'd asked you last night, he was grinning like he'd just got himself a golden ticket to the chocolate factory by the way... Also... um... Jayce... he kind of... asked me to go with him."


I sat up straight, peering down at her. "You and Jayce are going to the dance together? What the fuck Brianna?!"


She shakes her head. "It's not like that babe, he had to ask someone or your Dad wouldn't let him come and he figured I would be the person you would be most comfortable with. He couldn’t exactly take the person he really wants too could he."


So this is what he meant by having a plan? A way for us to be there together without actually being there together.


I checked my phone, I had messages from Jayce, Chad and Kallie but decided to get in the shower first after falling asleep still covered in sweat last night.


An hour later we were at the warehouse store. Brianna had a lot of skills but finding the gold in a pile of crap at a blowout sale was by far her greatest one. Me and Kallie followed her around as she scoured rail's, shelves and even the floor for lost diamonds. We knew whatever we bought she'd want to alter anyway so we were really just looking for a good starting point.


"She's kind of a pro at this isn't she?" Kallie asked, poking her head above the pile of dresses Brie had shoved into her arms.


I laughed, this was Kallie’s first time seeing Brie in action, where as I had seen her bite a forty year old woman in a wheelchair who reached for the last pair of thigh high boots in a size six at a closing down sale last year. She was vicious when it came to getting a bargain.


We made it to the back wall and finally she was done. "Okay bitches, start trying this shit on." She pulled us all into one big dressing room and immediately stripped down to her thong. Kallie clearly didn't know where to put her eyes and it was a reminder to myself that I had maybe spent too long with Brie that I didn't even bat an eyelid.


Originally I'd just planned on wearing the dress I had to the engagement party but considering I'd lost my virginity in it not long ago and still not got it dry cleaned I guessed that would be a bad idea.


I ran my hand along a long black velvet gown but decided it would probably look better on Brie anyway. My eye was of course drawn to the red knee length dress Kallie was trying on, Jayce did say red was my colour... but that wasn't what I was looking for, I wanted something different.


"Kal, you need to try this one." Brie handed her a floor length floaty tulle dress in a nude pink, as she slipped it over her head me and Brie had to come to her rescue and help her into it. She looked beautiful, the blank canvas showing off her auburn hair perfectly. It was one of those dresses that made her natural beauty the star of the show.


She twirled, letting the layers of fabric ruffle around her. "It's lovely but it looks hard to get out of..." Brie stepped behind her, pulling the zip to the bottom and pushing the thin straps off her shoulders, sending the dress into a puddle at her feet.


"No see its easy, anyway why are you so concerned with having something that's easy to get out o-" I stopped as Brie paused looking through the gowns and turned to Kallie, she was bright red as she scrambled to pull the dress back up over her exposed body.


"Um... yeah... I was going to talk to you guys about that... could you two say I'm spending that night at yours? Drew kind of got us... a hotel room for after the dance."


Me and Brie started squealing like excited little piglets, Brie fanning her face like she was about to cry. "Oh my little girl is going to be all grown up!” She threw her arms around Kallie. “Are you sure you want to do this Kal? He's a big guy, I've seen that thing moving in his shorts, he might break you." She giggles.


Kallie looks like she wants the floor to open up below her feet and swallow her whole, Brie had a way of doing that too people. "I think it's lush babe, he really cares about you and you guys are too cute together, not everyone gets that for their first time." I tried to reassure her, I guess I was lucky I got that too.


We carry on trying dresses, Brie decides more is more as she picks a skin tight black fishtail dress with a slit up the middle that almost shows her cunt to the world and a neckline so low I can practically see the edges of her nipples. I thank god the school doesn't have a dress code because that thing definitely wouldn't pass. She looks gorgeous as always and if she wasn't my best friend I wouldn't be letting her anywhere near Jayce looking like that.


I try on a few dresses but nothing feels comfortable, I find a simple pale pink dress that Brie says she might be able to do something with, I'm about to resign myself to just wearing that when Brie steps out to put some of the rejects on the rack outside and we hear a scream.


Me and Kallie pop our heads out to see Brie walking towards us, dress in hand whilst a girl clutching her jaw sits on the floor giving Brie the death glare.


"Bitch I found it!" She hands me the dress and practically starts pulling my clothes off before we even get the door closed.


"Brie what did you do?!"

She shrugs.  "I saw it there on the rail and that walking pair of plastic tits tried to snatch it out of my hand! She had it coming." She makes me step into the sea of rich baby blue satin and pulls it up.


It looks like a dress I would have drawn Cinderella in as a child, if Cinderella was a bad ass who could rock a thigh slit.


The dress is fitted at the top but has a full skirt, a large band sits just below my shoulders which are completely exposed. It's the mix of pretty and sexy I was looking for, plus I can actually move in it, always a positive.


We paid and went for coffee, the conversation turning to the party tonight that I still honestly wasn't looking forward too. Chad had told me last night he'd only be stopping for an hour because Elizabeth needed him back early for some family thing so even he wouldn't be there long enough to keep me happy.


Kallie told us how her and Drew had planned a cute couples costume, they were sickening even me with their sweetness at this point. I asked Brie repeatedly if I could just go in a white sheet as a ghost or something but she told me it wasn't fucking Halloween and she already had plans for me. I didn't even want to think about what they could be.


Arriving home I buried myself into a deep bubble bath, I loved being with the girls and I loved they kept me busy but I really just needed five minutes to myself.


Of course peace wasn't something I got a lot of here, I could hear Brie shouting at May and Granny getting all worked up about getting to the church on time. I loved living here with them but everything was always so much louder here than at the Manor.


My phone started to ring next to me and I could see Chad video chatting, I hung up and responded with a text that I was in the bath only for him to ring again immediately. I held the screen close to my face so he couldn't see anything but the water dripping down from my hair.


"I told you I was in the bath." I scolded, his smiley little face filling up the screen.


"I know, why'd you think I called again?" That bloody smirk was going to be the death of me.


"What do you want perv?" I watched my hair floating on the surface around me and realised this was probably the first time I'd ever spoken to Chad whilst completely void of clothing. I bit my lip, burying my chin under the water as if it were a blanket covering me.


"Just wanted to see how your costume was coming along and if you guys need a lift? Although if you just want to show me what you're wearing right now that wouldn't be a problem either..."


I rolled my eyes at him. "The only way you're seeing me naked right now is in your imagination."


The smirk grew. "What else do you think I do every night you're not in this bed?"


Oh shit. Oh shit. Aleah do not blush. This conversation is not appropriate right now.

There's a knock at the door and I almost drop my phone straight into the tub, catching it at the last second. "Babe you nearly done? I want to get started on your hair!"


My heart rate starts pounding as I realise my phone isn't exactly pointing to my face anymore. "Okay babe, two minutes." I turn back to Chad who has a huge grin on his face. "Please tell me you didn't see what I think you just saw?"


He just smiles at me, his eyes wide.


"We're good for a lift, Drew is borrowing his Dad's car to come get us. I'll see you there."


I go to hang up. "Oh Ally?"


"Yeah?"


"It was better than my imagination."


Fuck.

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