My Best Friends Brother

Chapter 216

JOSH'S P.O.V

What the fuck are him and Xade talking about? They've been standing there for fucking ever!

"Ooooh the current lover meets the gorgeous ex out free in the wild... It's every gay man's nightmare." Charlie mumbles into his imaginary microphone, doing his very best impression of David fucking Attenborough, peering around the centrepieces and wearing a napkin on his head like a fucking safari hat. "They start the traditional mating ritual... fluttering their black feathers at each other whilst comparing notes on where Josh needs to improve in that very vanilla bedroom of his..."

Damn it Charlie, don't put that shit into my head!

They can't be... I mean they wouldn't...

Shut up Josh.

I don't even bother to answer him, I just can't rip my eyes away from them.

They both just keep glancing over at Liam, I don't think this conversation actually has anything to do with me. Damn I wish I could read lips, where's Hope when you need her?

The way he looks at Liam... fuck.

I can't believe the way that little man reacted to him when he walked in. I knew that they'd stayed in touch and that they'd seen each other a few times but I didn't expect them to still have that crazy bond.

When he stood there and just immediately pulled Liam into his arms... It was like no time had passed since I last saw them sitting on the couch smiling at each other, eating pizza and watching cartoons like nothing else in the world mattered.

It's all still there for them.

You'd never know how long it's been, Liam still looks up at him like he's his... stars.

Milo turns back to look at Xade, I wish I could fucking hear them. I'd give anything to-

Wait, why the fuck does he look upset?

He tries to hide it, Charlie is still rambling some shit from the chair next to me but my eyes are firmly locked on the man trying to get across the room without anybody seeing him.

Can no one else see this? Did no one else watch that?

Fuck, he needs... I just want to...

I want to talk to him.

You can't fucking talk to him Josh.

Well, you could, but...

No.

Yes.

I don't fucking know.

Xade walks back over and lowers a milkshake in front of me, one that I really couldn't care less about now.

"I got you mint chocolate too, that's your favourite right?" I nod at him but I can already feel my body being magnetised across the room.

Where the fuck did he go?

"Brie, where are the toilets in this place?" She turns to face me from her place on my brother's lap, almost pointing to the doors at the entrance way before catching Charlie's eye and changing her mind, smirking slightly as Charlie slams his hand down onto my leg to get my attention.

"I think there's one upstairs, you should probably go and check, see if you can find it... take as long as you need." Why are they both smiling like that?

Upstairs.

I push my chair out from under me just as Xade grabs hold of my wrist.

"Is everything okay? Do you want me to come with you?"