Stand By Me One Shots/Imagines + Preferences (The Cobras x reader)

A Not So Secret Crush (Charlie's sister)

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"Y/N?"

"Yes, Charlie?"

"I gotta ask you something, but you can't get mad, okay?"

You suspiciously squinted at your brother. If he started a conversation like this it couldn't mean anything good. "Okay...?"

"Do you, uh... Do you have a crush on anyone?"

The audacity of the question caused you to choke on your own spit, sending you into a coughing fit. Charlie slapped your back to try and ease it, a look on his face that said he already regretted asking.

When you finally regained your breath you said, "What on earth gave you that idea?"

After your initial reaction to the question playing stupid was not going to work, you were aware of that, but you were not yet willing to answer your brother's question. It would only lead to more questions, and you weren't sure if you wanted to tell him you were head over heels for his best friend.

The look Charlie gave you made it clear he wasn't having it, though. "Oh you know, maybe the fact that lately you always want to be here when I mention that the guys will be over. Or that you started to get all dolled up whenever you know you'll see them. Or it could be the fact that you're red as a fucking tomato right now."

You crossed your arms over your chest and turned your head away from him. "I don't know what you're talking about," you claimed, despite the fact that you could feel your face heating up even more at the embarrassment of having been caught.

Had you really been so obvious?

You didn't think so. Surely the other Cobras would have already started teasing you if they knew... If Billy knew... Oh god.

You wanted to bury your face in your hands at the thought, but that would have come down to the same thing as a confession in your brother's eyes, you were sure.

"Hey, I'm not trying to make fun of you or anything," he said now. "I just wanna know which of them it is. I swear I won't tell."

You looked at him from the corner of your eye, and decided he was being sincere. While the both of you didn't always get along, you knew you could still trust Charlie to keep your secret. Oh, he would tease you about it, no doubt about that, even if that wasn't his main intention, but you could live with that.

Even so you wouldn't have told him if it wasn't for the little hopeful voice in the back of your head saying that maybe, just maybe Billy could like you back, and if he did your brother might know.

"Fine. Maybe I got a tiny little crush on Billy. But if you tell anyone I'll fucking gut you."

Charlie raised his hands in surrender. "Don't worry, I told you I won't tell. But, uh, if you're willing to take some advice... I think you should talk to him."

You looked up at your brother with wide eyes, feeling your heart speed up in your chest. Could he really be implying what you thought he was?

"You... You think I have a chance with him?"

Charlie shrugged. "You won't know unless you try."

"That's not an answer! If he likes me he would have told you, you're his best friend. And if he does like me you have to tell me!"

"If Billy liked you too and told me—and I'm not saying that's the case, but if it was—then don't you think I would have had to swear to keep it secret? The same way you didn't want me to tell?"

You bit your lip. What Charlie was saying made sense, and if you weren't completely misunderstanding him he was indirectly telling you just what you so desperately wanted to know.

"Just ask him yourself," Charlie advised, patting your shoulder. "And don't overthink it."

You nodded.

Yeah, you were going to ask Billy out. And you were not going to overthink it, even if you already felt anxiety bubbling in your chest at the mere thought. It would be fine. After all your brother wouldn't have told you to confess your feelings for his best friend if he wasn't sure it would go well, would he now?