Stepbrother

Chapter 41

"Yes.." Jeremy decided, turning his head back to the screen.

I handed him the popcorn bucket. He sat it in his lap.

-

During one of the major parts, my eyes were glued to the screen. I didn't want to turn away incase I missed something. I reached over for the popcorn, but I missed the bucket.

"That's not food, unless you want it to be," Jeremy whispered. I glanced over and saw that I had completely missed the bucket, but landed right on his crotch.

"Shit, sorry," I whispered, making it into the bucket this time.

-

"I can't believe you'd do me that way. Give me a boner in movie theater. It's a horror movie too!" Jeremy sighed as we walked out to the truck. I laughed.

He grabbed my hand. I looked at him. He looked around awkwardly. With his other hand, he scratched the back of his neck. I smiled at his awkwardness.

Jeremy pulled me to him and pressed his lips to mine. "Thanks," I said.

"For what?"

"Taking me out, dimwit," I said.

"Oh.. No problem," he smiled.

"You're cute when you smile.." I noted. He flashed all his teeth. "That's hot," I laughed.

Jeremy smirked and pressed his lips back to mine. He opened his mouth to speak. "Hey look, I told you he was here!"

"Shit, run!" Jeremy said, grabbing my hand again and pulling me along with him. He pulled us both into the drivers seat.

"What happened?" I asked.

"James is here!" he sighed. "Get off me."

"Oh.." I nodded, climbing over the console and into the passengers seat.

"The way I said that sounded mean.." he said. "I'm sorry," he chuckled. "I can't drive with you in my lap though. It's hard enough to pay attention when you're next to me."

I blushed slightly as he cranked the truck.

-

We tiptoed inside. It was around nine P.M. now, and my mom goes to bed super early. Jeremy put his dad's keys back and we ran upstairs.

Jeremy grabbed me by the waist and pulled me into him. "Sometimes I wonder how I resist myself," he smiled.

"Me too," I laughed.

"You're just so damn hot!" Jeremy said, leaning his forehead on mine.

"Oh, why thank you, sir,"I said. He chuckled and pulled me to the bed. He threw me into the bed and pushed his pants off.

"Can I sleep naked?" Jeremy asked. I nodded slightly and blushed as he pushed off his underwear. He took his shirt off and crawled under the blankets behind me. "Get under here," he said, motioning for me to get under the blankets.

I slid under the blankets and Jeremy moved closer to me. He wrapped his arms around my waist and kissed my neck. "You know I hate that."

"Yeah," he said. "Why do you think I'm doing it?" He laughed.

"You hate me.." I sighed.

"I don't hate you. It's just cute when you're upset," he smiled. I rolled my eyes

"I'm tired." I yawned.

"I can't sleep right now. You realize it's nine, right?" he said. I nodded.

"Wake me up in an hour."

-

"Lendzie," Jeremy said, kissing my neck. He'd moved his lower half closer to mine while I'd been asleep.

I sighed, turning over to face him. "It's already been an hour?"

"Yeah," he nodded. "I love you," he said.

"I love you, too."

"I love you more."

"No, you don't."

"Yes, I do."

"No, you don't."

"Yes, I do."

"Yeah, sure. Whatever." I rolled my eyes.

"I love you to the moon and back," he said.

"I love you to Jupiter and back!" I said.

"Ouch. I love you to Pluto and back."

"I love you to the Earth and back," I said.

"We're on Earth. Earth is right here."

"I know."

"You jerk!" he huffed. I smiled and pushed my back into his chest.

"I do love you, though," I said. He rolled his eyes and his grip around my waist tightened.

"Yeah, sure," he snorted.

"I do love you," I sighed.

"I bet you do."

"Do you not love me back?"

"That's a dumb question!" he snorted. "You're the only person I love." That's when I realized it- Jeremy is the only person I love.

Jeremy cleared his throat. "I've never seen a smile that can light the room like yours
It's simply radiant, I feel more with everyday that goes by
I watch the clock so I can make my timing just right

Would it be okay?
Would it be okay if I took your breath away?"

I breathed out in his face. He stared at me. I smiled and kissed him. "We kiss too much for this to be a healthy brother-sister relationship," Jeremy said, putting his leg over my hip, like always.

"I know," I laughed.

"It's 4:03 and I can't sleep
Without you next to me I
Toss and turn like the sea
If I drown tonight, bring me back to life
Breathe your breath in me
The only thing that I still believe in
is you, if you only knew," he sang out.

I smiled and cuddled into his chest. He kissed the top of my head. "You're a really good singer."

"Thank you," he replied. "You are the only person who's ever heard me sing.. other than the guys."

"Really? Your mom never did?"

"No." He shook his head as his eyes clouded.

"What..?" I asked.

"What? Nothing." His voice cracked.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"I know I told you my mom left us.." he sighed.

"Yeah..?"

"She's dead." A tear rolled down his cheek. My heart dropped and I wiped the tear.

"I.." I sighed. It's hard to see him so sad, and it's even worst to see him cry. "I'm sorry."

"My dad hit her with a fucking vase then she got upset. She was really sad for a few hours. I found her dead in the kitchen floor. She OD'ed on painkillers," he said, hiccuping every few words.

"I'm not good at comforting people," I said.

"It's fine," he said. Jeremy calmed down, and eventually he seemed fine. "Before James ran up on us at the movies... I was gonna say something."

"Yeah, I noticed. What was it?"

"Well, it was more of a question.."

"Ask," I said.

Jeremy took a deep breath. "Will you be my girlfriend?"