I knock on the door. The door opens and Valentino is standing behind it. Not who I was expecting. He's shirtless wearing grey sweatpants and messy hair. I try not to stare to much... but he looks so good I can't take my eyes of his bare chest and abs. "Earth to Stella?" He says, he brings me out of my thoughts. "Oh right, sorry. I came to bring the laptop." He gestures to me to come in. "Angel isn't home, I think she's out with some guy." A guy? Weird. "That's weird. I never heard her talking about a guy." He shrugs.
He walks to the kitchen. "Make yourself comfortable, I'm gonna change clothes real quick." I nod and make my way to the barstool in front of the kitchen-island. After 3 minutes he comes back again with a black sweater and his hair brushed in a slick-back.
"Want something to drink?" I nod. "Coffee, please." He chuckles. "Aren't you to young for that?" I roll my eyes. "No? I'm 22. I'm not a kid anymore." He nods. "Yeah, you have changed." I raise an eyebrow. "Well, I mean you have grown taller. And you don't look 9 anymore." I laugh. "That's just being rude. You could also say that I became prettier." He shakes his head. "Maybe." He hands the cup of coffee to me.
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I keep forgetting that she isn't 'little' anymore since I haven't seen her in years. She's an adult now, but I still kinda see her as my little sisters bestfriend, and the daughter of the 'Genesis family'. I can't deny that she has become beautiful and attractive, but I could never like her in that way and I like to keep it that way for our 'sakes'.
"How is it working at the Marley university?" She asks me while tilting her head. "It's different, but I like it." She giggles. "I'm sure it is, teaching me and your sister while torturing us with homework." I laugh at her comment and nod. "But why did you actually start working as a professor?" She asks. "My dad doesn't want me and my sister to take over his business until Angle graduates." She nods. "And besides that, I always wanted to be a professor since I was a kid." I say. She smiles at me. "That's cute." I frown at her. "Are you making fun of me?" "No I'm not, it's adorable." I chuckle.
Suddenly the front door opens and Angel steps inside. She puts her stuff down and walks to me and Stella sitting in the kitchen. "How was your date?" Stella asks her. "It was fun!" "Oeh~ show a picture of him!" Stella says. Angel grabs her phone and shows Stella a picture. "Damn, I get why you went on a date with him." Stella giggles. I feel a slight anger towards her comment. My jaw clenches.
I try to change the subject. "Are you going to have dinner with us?" I ask Stella. She lightly shakes her head. "No I can't, I have to be home in 30 minutes because I have to babysit Valerie again." She says with a smile. "You want me to give you a lift?" I ask her. "Yes, that would be nice."
Stella says bye to Angel. We walk to the garage and we take my car. She sits in the passenger seat while I drive her to her home. We're 12 minutes away from her house. "Are you seeing anyone?" She randomly asks me. I take a glance at her. "No, why?" I say. "No reason, just wondering. I mean, I haven't seen you in years." She's right, we haven't seen eachother for 5 whole years until I became her professor. After Stella went to highschool she didn't hangout much with my sister, and if they did, I wasn't home. Nor did she come to any 'dinners' with our families. It's like she was trying to avoid me for some reason. Not gonna lie, it's weird to see her after so many years, she changed so much. Not in a bad way of course...
"And you?" I ask her. "Huh? What?" She says confusingly looking at me. "Are you seeing or dating anyone?" I see her in the corner of my eye shaking her head. "No, I'm not looking for anyone at the moment. Since I'm focusing on my studies." There's silence for a minute. "But it would we nice to have someone with Christmas." She adds. I chuckle. "Yeah, I get that."
We arrive at her house. "Thank you, that was very sweet of you." I smile at her. She grabs her stuff form the car and walks to her house, she gives a lot last wave before she steps inside her house.
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I see the car from Katy and Daimon pull up. I can finally stop babysitting Valerie and get ready for bed.
I lay in my bed trying to clam myself down and not scream in my pillow. I have absolutely no idea why I asked that! That was so stupid and embarrassing, but I'm happy that he's not seeing anyone. Which means I have a chance!
I look at the time, 10 pm. I check my phone one last time and put a alarm on for 7 am to great ready tomorrow. Ugh... I have to see him again tomorrow. I don't think I can ever look him in the eyes again.
I sigh and close my eyes and try to sleep.
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My bestfriend's brother
RomanceStella and Angel met when their parents became business partners. They have been inseparable ever since. Now, they go to the same university. Stella has had an eye on her older brother, Valentino. Since the first time she saw him. Although, she thin...