Stepbrother

Chapter 36

"What..?" I asked. Jeremy swallowed hard.

"I said that it should be me you see naked, not Neil," Jeremy said, taking his arm away from me.

"W-why?" I asked. "You want me to see you naked?"

"I.. I don't wanna talk about it right now," he replied. Neil came out and I went to take a shower.

-

Josh seemed a bit anxious today. "You alright?" I asked.

"Not really," Josh answered. I raised an eyebrow but Josh ignored me.

-

At lunch, I pulled Josh away and we sat at the end of the table. "What's wrong?" I asked.

He sighed, "My dad... he's-he's not right."

"What happened?" I asked.

"He grabbed me by the arm and slammed me into a wall. Then he slammed me into a bookshelf." He slid his jacket down, pulled back his sleeve and showed a mark on his shoulder that probably came from a shelf.

"Did he just hurl you at it or do you bruise easily?" I asked.

"He threw me at the bookshelf. Then he threw the bookshelf at me."

"Okay.. wow. I'm sorry," I said.

"I don't need your-"

"I know, shut up," I said.

"He just gets so drunk at night.." Josh sighed. "He's gonna get waisted tonight. I can feel it. He bought like three bottles of whiskey."

"Do you wanna stay with us tonight?" I asked.

"Really?" he asked. I nodded. "Thank you." He let out a sigh-a relieved sigh. We moved back to where the guys were sitting in the middle of the table.

"Hiya," Neil greeted. I waved slightly.

Alex looked around as he passed out cups to Neil, Josh and I. I raised my eyebrows. Alex cracked open a can under the table. Quickly, he poured Monster into each of our cups.

"Thanks, man," Neil nodded.

"We're not allowed to have this. If I get caught with this can its your guys' fault," he said, hiding the can.

"Did you poison this?" Josh asked. Alex shook his head.

"Only a lil," Alex said. Josh shrugged and took a sip.

-

"Jeremyyy!" I said, sitting on his desk.

"Hi," he replied, smiling somewhat sheepishly.

"Wassup?" I asked.

"Nothin," Jeremy said, shrugging. I raised my eyebrows.

"Ya sure?" I asked. He nodded. I shrugged and slid off his desk.

Jeremy turned to his side and pulled me into his lap. I blushed and looked around. Neil noticed but disregarded it. None of the other guys noticed. One of my classmates was looking but they never said anything.

Jeremy sighed, "Something is bothering me."

"What is it?" I asked.

He took a deep breath, shifting and pushing me down. "I'll tell you later."

"Okay," I nodded, getting off his lap. I noticed his bulge. I stared.

"Lendzie," he whispered. I snapped out of it and met his gaze. He blushed and attempted to hide it.

The bell rang and Mrs Freed came down the isle to hand out a note about testing. As she walked closer to us, Jeremy attempted to pull his shirt down. It obviously wasn't working.

I sighed and took off my jacket. I waited until Mrs. Freed was one person away from him and he was basically breaking into a sweat before I threw the jacket in his lap. His breathing slowed.

"Why are you sweating?" Mrs Freed asked.

"We live in Florida," Jeremy shrugged. Mrs. Freed stared at him before moving on.

-

Jeremy slammed me into the wall. "Holy shit!" Josh said.

"Fuck, Josh. I forgot you were there!" Jeremy jumped back. Josh laughed slightly.

"Why did you slam your sister into a wall..?"

"Reasons," Jeremy shrugged. Josh stared at Jeremy. Jeremy shrugged and walked off. "I'm gonna take a shower. I got some sticky shit in my hair at lunch."

-

"I'm gonna go for a little walk," Josh said. "It's a nice afternoon," he shrugged. I nodded as he shut the door behind him.

I walked up the stairs and heard our shower cut off. "LENDZIE!" Jeremy yelled.

"What?" I called.

"Hey, there are no towels in here," he said, opening the door. I looked up and he stood with the door wide open, and one hand over his crotch.

"Uhhhhm.." I stared at his hand. "There's some downstairs in the laundry room," I answered.

"Okay," he said, walking off. I peeked after him. Once he'd gotten to the stairs, he moved his hand away. I forced myself back into the room. I laid on my bed with a sigh.

Jeremy came back up with his lower half wrapped in a towel. "Aww, are you sad because you didn't get a peek?" he asked childishly.

I blushed and my mouth fell open. "Wh...?"

"I could flash ya a peek!" Jeremy winked. My mouth opened even more and my blush deepened.

Jeremy smiled and walked up to my bed. "I think he wants to say hi." I noticed a bulge in the towel. My heart stopped for a split second.

"I..." I stuttered. He rested his hands on the towel.

"Yes or no?" he asked, giving a slight shrug. I sat quietly and just looked at him. "Ya know, if you're not ready just tell me that."

"I don't know.. maybe," I said quietly. Jeremy dropped his arms.

"You need to be ready. I don't want to make you feel like you were forced into it," Jeremy said.

"I don't think I'm ready.." I said softly.

"I completely respect your decision," Jeremy shrugged, backing into the bathroom.

I sighed and slid down into the bed. My phone vibrated. I looked over and picked it up.

Josh- Crashing @ Kevin's.

I tossed it back onto the table. Jeremy came out in shorts and a tank top. "Josh isn't coming back," I said. "He's at Kevin's."

Jeremy lifted his shirt over his head and tossed it aside. He pushed off his shorts and smiled, laying out across my feet.

I smirked slightly. Jeremy turned and grabbed my legs, wrapping his arms around them and cuddling up to them. "What the..?"

"I like your legs," he said. "Buut, I like your face better." He smiled, moving up in the bed next to me.

Jeremy threw his leg over my hip. "Why do you always do that..?" I asked.

"Is it against the law or something?"

"No, it's just... why do you do it?"

"I've told you before. I like to be as close as possible," he said, resting his head against mine.

-

I woke up to the feeling of something pressing against my, ya know. I opened my eyes and Jeremy looked at me, startled.

"What is that?" I asked, reaching down. I grabbed his hand.

"Too far...?" he asked. I glared at him. He bit his lip. "I'm sorry, I just..." He sighed.

"Lendzie, I think I'm falling in love with you."