Stepbrother

Chapter 57

"What?" Jeremy asked.

"Alex... the kid who doesn't approve of us being together," I said.

"Oh, that little-" he began, sitting up.

"Jeremy, calm down," I said quickly, pulling him back down.

"I'm gonna kick his fucking ass!" Jeremy yelled.

"Do it in the morning," I sighed.

"Hmm... cuddle with Lendzie or kick Alex's ass.." He pondered. "Both." He picked me up and carried me down the stairs.

"Wait." He ran back up the stairs. "I'm not going in boxers." I looked down.

"I need to get out of Neil's underwear," I decided, running back up the stairs after him.

-

Jeremy and I walked down the street, his arm wrapped around me. "Why did I let you bring me out here?"

"Cause you love me. Come on," he said as he pulled me up Alex's driveway. He banged on the door and screamed, "ALEX!"

Someone answered the door. "Jeremy.." an older man said in an asking tone. Jeremy pushed past him and pulled me along.

"ALEX!" Jeremy yelled.

"Keep it down," the man called. Jeremy ran down a hallway and busted through a door.

"ALEX!" Jeremy yelled. Alex fell out of his bed, holding his blanket to his crotch. Jeremy placed a hand over my eyes. His hand shook, and it was sweaty.

"YOU KNOW I SLEEP NAKED!" Alex called.

"Hurry the fuck up," Jeremy growled. I heard Alex scrambling around.

"Don't look!" Alex whined.

"I'm about to beat your ass."

Jeremy's hand fell from my face. Alex was now wearing black shorts and a red tank top. Jeremy grabbed Alex by the shoulders and slammed him into a wall. "Jeremy!" Alex yelled. "Stop!"

"NO!" Jeremy yelled. I'd never seen him this angry, it scared me.

"What did I do?!" Jeremy slid Alex up the wall, causing him to choke a little.

"YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID YOU LITTLE-"

"JEREMY!" I cried. Jeremy dropped Alex. Jeremy stared at Alex before turning his head and looking up at me.

Alex balled his fist and went to hit Jeremy- square in the nuts. Before I could think, Jeremy was on the ground crying his eyes out.

"OW! TOO FAR, YOU FUCKING BITCH!" Jeremy screamed.

"What the fuck, man?" Alex asked. "What did I do to you?"

Jeremy screamed out in pain. I fell to my knees next to him. "Jeremy!" I said.

"Ow," he breathed. I ran my fingers through his hair.

"Are you okay?" I asked.

"No! Do I look- " he grunted, "okay to you?" I sighed. Jeremy rolled onto his back with his hands on his groin and kicked upward as hard as he could, right into Alex's crotch.

Alex fell to the ground, whining. He curled up, similar to what Jeremy was doing. Alex yelped as Jeremy stuck out and arm. I grabbed it and pulled him up. "Ow," Jeremy winced.

"How hard did he punch you?"

"OW!" Jeremy screamed in my ear. I put my hand over my ear. "Harder than that."

"You can't- ugh never mind," I rolled my eyes.

"What the FUCK?" Alex yelled.

"You LIED to me!" Jeremy hissed back.

"About what?!" Alex whimpered, standing up.

"You said that Lendzie cheated on me with James!"

"Oh.. that.." Alex said, looking guilty.

"Alex, I'm going to be with Lendzie and I don't care what you think." Jeremy intertwined our fingers. It felt good to be back at Jeremy's side, even though we'd only been apart for a day.

"It didn't hurt to try."

"YES, IT DID. I FUCKING THREW HER OUT- sorry about that too," Jeremy said, looking down at me. I nodded slightly.

"You threw her out?" Alex asked.

"I basically broke up with her for a day," Jeremy said.

"Oh. I didn't actually think you'd believe me.." Alex said. Jeremy shoved him.

"Bitch! You knew I'd believe you!"

"No. How dumb are you? She hates James! Look dude-"

Jeremy let out a frustrated sigh and backed away from Alex. "Don't talk to me for two days," Jeremy shook his head and grabbed my hand, pulling me out of the room. We quickly ran outside.

"Don't talk to you for two days?" I asked.

"I just need to not communicate with him for a while," Jeremy sighed. "He almost tore me away from the thing I love." He squeezed my hand tightly.

"Lola?" I asked jokingly.

"No," he stopped and turned to face me. "You," he whispered, putting a hand on my cheek and lightly pressing his lips to mine.

After he pulled back, I wasn't sure what to say. It seemed inappropriate to make a smart comment.. and it honestly felt wrong to even say anything.

"Your beard tickles," I said after a minute. He chuckled softly, rubbing my cheek with his thumb.

"I love you so much."

"I love you too," he pulled me down the street quickly.

-

Jeremy threw me onto the bed and jumped on top of me. "Shit. You said not tonight, didn't you?" Jeremy asked, sitting up on my pelvis.

"Well..." I responded. Jeremy smiled and leaned down to kiss me. His hand quickly slid under my shirt.

-

My hand trailed down Jeremy's thigh. "What's today?" I asked as he shivered.

"I think it's Tuesday or some shit," he sighed, moving my hand away. I quickly moved my hand back, closer this time. "Lendzie," he whined.

"Sorry, sorry!" I laughed softly. "I'm glad everything got fixed between us."

"Me too," Jeremy nodded. "Neil helped a lot. At first, I was jealous that you were there. I knew you'd probably share a bed."

"You get jealous a lot."

"Well, if I slept with one of your girl friends you'd get jealous too!" Jeremy sighed.

"I don't get jealous that easy," I laughed.

"Whatever," Jeremy rolled his eyes. "I love you," he smiled.

"I love you t-"

CRASH!

Jeremy looked up immediately, eyes wide, squeezing my hand in his. I swallowed hard as he stood up and went for the door.

"Wh-" I began.

"Sh," Jeremy shushed quickly, putting his ear to the door in attempt to hear outside. He shook his head and opened the door.