My Best Friend's Brother (Completed)

Chapter 9

As soon as we got to the cabin, I quickly jumped out of the car and grabbed my stuff. Not even looking back. As soon as I grabbed my stuff, I ran into the cabin and headed up to the room that I was assigned. We all got separate rooms. The cabin was big enough so I could have my own room. The room was in the Bay, but it was just the perfect size for me.

As soon as I got to my room, I closed the door and put my back against it. I couldn't stop thinking about him. He meant so much to me. And it was insane. I hated myself, because only just a few hours ago I told myself no. I told myself I wouldn't do this. I told myself I wouldn't be with him. I need to stop thinking about him. Maybe this was a bad idea. Maybe I should just go home.

I was realizing now that this was going to take a lot out of me to be here. I was going to take a good amount of self-control. To realize that I do not need him. But at the same time, my brain is telling me one thing, and my heart is telling me another. My brain is telling me to not be stupid.

It's telling me to know what is right and what is wrong. And being with Anthony is wrong. But my heart, on the other hand. It's telling me to be with him. It's telling me to be happy. I badly want to tell Maggie, but I know I cannot be that stupid. Maggie is my best friend, and I have already made so many mistakes in our friendship. The biggest one is being with, sleeping with, and falling in love with her brother.

Yes, it would be a totally different situation if she actually liked him. But they have so many issues together, that it is hard to even have a relationship with him. Or even have a discussion with her that I might be interested in her brother. I know she will hate me forever. Friends or not, I've already broken so many rules.

"Marissa! Hurry up and get dressed in her bathing suit, I want to go down to the lake." Maggie said banging on my door. I replied with an ok and locked the door. Making sure that nobody would come in during the time that I was going to get changed.

I decided all I wanted was some alone time, but I clearly could not have that. But what did I expect? To have alone time this entire time? No, I knew I would have to spend tons of time with Maggie. I love her, but it has been a really tough few months. Her brother has been completely on my mind this entire time. No matter what I do, I come to have some thoughts about him.

I quickly stripped and got into my bathing suit. Once I was in my bathing suit, I quickly threw on a coverall, and headed outside to the front porch. Maggie was not out there yet, which annoyed me. She was in such a rush for me to get dressed, but she wasn't even out here yet.

As I turned around, to go back inside to go get Maggie, I bumped into Anthony. He seemed shocked because he wasn't paying attention either, and as soon as he was Sydney, his eyes widened.

"Wow," he muttered under his breath.

It was clear that it wasn't intentional for me to hear that, but I did. But I wasn't going to bring it up.

"Sorry Anthony, I'm just about to head back inside to go get your sister. She rushed me so much to get into the bathing suit and to meet her down by the lake, and she doesn't even meet me here."

I told him, annoyed.

"No, no, it's OK. I get it. Yeah, I actually saw her head out a few minutes ago. She might already be down by the lake. Meaning, if she did, she took one of the bikes down there." he told me.

And of course, sadly, he was right! I turned around to look where the quads were and saw that one of them was missing. Because there's only two, that meant Anthony would have to take me.

"Well, since she took it, would you mind giving me a ride down there?"

If any would have to give me a ride, in case somebody else wanted to use the quad. Maggie was supposed to take the quad with me, but since you left early, I have to go with Anthony now.He nodded, and headed back inside to go get the keys. He seemed to come out a few seconds later, and hopped on the quad. He patted the seat behind him, and I hopped on wrapping my arms around his waist.

He tensed up as soon as I did so, as did I. It felt weird to be touching him again. He started up the quad, and we began to drive down to the lake.

After a long ride there, which felt like forever. We finally reached the leak. As I looked around, I saw the quad and Maggie sitting on the beach.

"Thank you for the ride. I'll catch a ride back with Maggie hopefully." I told Anthony. He gave me a small smile, and then walked away. Heading back to the quad. He instantly got back on and headed off. In annoyance, I walked over to Maggie, stomping my feet. And really mad at her for what she did

"How could you? How could you leave me?! I had to catch a ride with your horrible brother!" I rambled on. Maggie opened her eyes and looked at me. She rolled her eyes at me, which only made me more upset.

"Whatever Marissa, why do you care anyways? You were taking forever! It's your own damn fault." she said in a snotty tone.

I raised my eyebrow confused, as to why she was saying something so rude like that. I was only joking around when I said how could you? And I hope she will know that. Because that's what I do. But either way, she had no right to be rude to me.

"What is wrong with you? You've been acting so distant and so rude these past few weeks. Is something wrong? I hope I have done nothing wrong. For the first month we were so good, we had grown closer again, but now you just seem so upset with me." I asked her concern. I didn't want her to be upset with me. But I wanted to know what was wrong.

"I just, I heard some rumors going around the school. I heard you were fucking my brother..." Maggie said. She looked through the ground, almost embarrassed by her statement and her actions.

But what she just said, stopped me in the hall. There are rumors going around?

"Maggie, how dare you! I would never sleep with your brother. I hate him. I hate what he does too, I would never do anything like that to you ever! And I hate that you would think that I would do that. And treat me like shit just because you heard a stupid rumor? That is not a friend. You should've come and talked to me. How could you?" I asked her. I was trying to make myself seem like an innocent person in all of this. And it was clearly working. Maggie looked at me, with a sad face.

"Damn, I'm sorry Marissa. It just got so caught up in my head. I wasn't truly mad at you for this. I was mad at my brother. I'm always so worried that he'll take you from me. It has always crossed my mind. He is so good looking, he is such a charmer. He steals all of my friends. He has done that multiple times. Do you know Catherine, Haley, Britney, Lily, all of them? He's always dated them. And as soon as he breaks up with them they don't want anything to do with me anymore. And I hate it! I'm so sorry I treated you like that, you didn't deserve it. Please forgive me. I know you would never do anything like that to me. You are my best friend, and I have treated you like shit these past few months."

Now, I feel even worse. I felt even worse now that she had said that. It made me feel like an even shittier friend. Because the true thing was, I was sleeping with her brother. I had fallen in love with him. And I was doing exactly what Catherine, Haley, Britney, and Lily have done. But this time, it was even worse. I did it behind her back. And I am not just a friend, I am her best friend.

And I broke the ultimate girl code.