The connection

Chapter Forty two - Dancing and deceit

Chase

It was the night of the dance and I knew I shouldn't be here. I'd done a good job at staying away from Alex this past week after I had dropped her dress off at her house. I hadn't waited to see her reaction, I knew if I had then I wouldn't have been able to keep away from her and she'd made it clear she didn't want me around. But something had drawn me here tonight, I felt a need to protect her. I was lurking by my car watching at as distance as people started to arrive when I eventually caught sight of that deep red of her dress stepping out of a car. She looked so perfect, I watched her smile across at Natalie as her and Lucas joined her by the side of the car. Then Nate got out the drivers seat and made his way round to her. I could have sworn he caught my eye for a second there but he quickly recovered and focused his attention back on Alex. She looked happy. I watched them head inside and felt a pang of jealousy hit me, it should be me with her not him. There was something up with him I just knew it.

"If you've got something to say then just come out and say it, don't stand here lurking in the darkness spying on me and Alex"

It was Nate, I hadn't notice him come back outside. He had a smug look on his face that I wanted to wipe right off.

"Oh I've got plenty to say. I know you're hiding something, what is it that you're doing here Nate and don't give me the I transferred schools shit because I know you lied about your old school"

He let out a sinister chuckle "oh wouldn't you like to know. You know your problem Chase, you want what you can't have. Not that I can blame you. I mean Alex is a pretty good fuck after all, I can understand why you'd be jealous knowing that she's with me now, that I'm the one who gets to fuck her.

I saw red, I lunged forward catching him off guard and laid a punch right on his jaw. He didn't fall to the floor but he staggered back, wiping the blood dripping from his newly split lip. "That's your problem Chase, always wanting what's mine" he spat

"Don't talk about her like she's your property" I was angry and if he kept pushing me this was going to end a lot worse than a split lip.

"Oh why, because she's yours, like everything is yours"

"What the hell are you even on about, you don't even know me"

"Oh but that's where you are wrong, I do know you Chase. I'm fed up of you thinking you own the place, think you can tell me what to do, think you can control Alex. Well guess what, she's mine now so how do you like that. I may of got left behind before but now it's your turn"

"What the fuck are you on about, you're fucking crazy"

"You want to know what I'm on about, I'll tell you what the fuck I'm on about" he practically screamed. I could see Alex, Natalie, Lucas and Josh heading our way. Nate oblivious to their approach as he continued his tirade.

"Your dad fucked my mum. He made her believe he loved her when really he was just after a bit of fun. She never got over him, she loved him so much that it broke her. It tore her apart, just how being with you tore Alex apart. She started drinking, doing drugs. My whole life she spent either drunk or high because of what your dad put her through. Even when she told him she was pregnant he wouldn't listen. He didn't want her, not when he had you. That's right Chase, I'm your brother"

"You're his brother" Alex asked practically speechless as she looked in shock between us.

Nate clearly surprised to see the four shocked faces looking at us stumbled on his words.

"A...Alex..I"

Her eyes were on me, we locked onto each other. My brother, Nate was my brother.

"I can't do this" I spoke more to Alex than to anyone else and before I knew it I had turned and headed towards my car.