Accidentally in Love [Brett Hand x OC]

12

"As a final training step, we're gonna practice the traditional reptoid greeting, a firm, non-sexual hug to transfer warmth." Mr Mothman continued.

Brett walked up to the front of the room wearing a lizard costume. "Hugs! This is my jam!"

"When the fuck did he put that on?" Theodora almost jumped at the sight of him.

"Hugs? Like, with... with our bodies touching other people's bodies?" Reagan seemed stressed.

"Yes, dumbass." Theodora muttered, before getting up to join the others.

Brett was eager to start the exercise so he hugged each of them in turn, giving Theodora a tight squeeze before pulling away.

When he approached Reagan, she backed away.

"You okay, Reagan?" Brett asked.

"Yeah, I'm... I'm just... I'm... I'm fine!" She was sweating and rambling. "I'm just practicing a hug that a normal person would do."

But as Brett approached her for the hug, Reagan swung and punched him right in the face.

"What the hell was that?" Theodora snapped, rushing over to Brett who was on the ground.

"I-I don't know!" Reagan inspected her hands with concern.

Theo shook Brett's shoulder, but he was out cold. "Cmon." She slapped his cheek lightly to try to wake him up.

"Huh?" Brett blinked his eyes open, before sitting up.

"You good?" She frowned, holding out a hand to help him up.

"Ha-ha, yeah, totally." Brett didn't seem to be phased by being temporarily knocked out.

"Okay..." Theo didn't seem convinced but left anyway.

•

That night, Reagan and Theodora got ready for the gala. As Reagan put on the new dress that Theo helped her pick out, Rand sat on the couch reading Tamiko's new book.

"Bullshit, lies, slander!" Rand yelled as both girls crowded in front of the mirror in the living room. "This novel is all thinly veiled horny criticism of our lives!"

"Oh, you found mom's book." Reagan said in a bored tone as Theo nudged her aside to get more room in the mirror.

"Listen to this! Lord Randrew was a terrible husband and an even worse father!" Rand exclaimed, reading from the book. "Me? A bad dad?" He then proceeded to throw the book across the room.

Reagan and Theodora exchanged a dark look, before looking back into the mirror.

"Would a bad dad make his little girls this?" Rand defended himself, gesturing to the animatronic bear in their living room.

"Ugh. Why are you putting that horror show back together?" Reagan muttered as she put her shoes on.

"Yeah, that thing creeped me out." Theodora shuddered, "Which is why I stayed away from it."

"To set the record straight, I took care of your every need, and I have a whole box of inventions to prove it!" Rand said. "Look at this! Boy-repelling pheromone spray, huh? Who needs birth control now!"

"The Britney Spears perfume you gave us was literal boy repellent?" Theodora snatched the bottle.

"Yeah, but it never worked on you, Theo." Rand said sadly.