Shouldn't Want You (A Brothers Best Friend Romance) Alayna & Gunner #1

10. Gunner

When Kristi came and stood in front of me, I was relieved because she would be a good distraction from watching Alayna. Alayna was already on her third drink and I could tell she was feeling the effects already. I look over at Travis, who has his tongue down some girls throat that I've never seen before. I tap his arm and he detaches himself from the girls mouth to look at me. " Laynie is almost done with her third drink since we've been here, you think we should go cut her off?" I ask him. He shoots a look in her direction and says " Nah, she seems fine for now, she's been through a lot, it's good to see her let loose and she's safe since we are here."

I nod my head in agreement as he goes back to sucking face with the girl who is practically humping his leg now. I can see where his night is leading.

When my attention goes back to Laynie she is talking to the guy we saw when we first arrived. They both look at Taylor, who is still kissing that guy Eric from their class. They laugh and he says something that makes her smile and he stands up and holds his hand out for her.

She takes his hand and stands up, she sways a little and his hands land on her hips. He says something to her and she laughs, then he puts his hand on her lower back and they walk toward the beer pong table. I'm fighting an internal battle. She is going with him willingly and she looks like she is having fun but I know she's never been drunk before but the way she smiles at him and laughs at what he says pisses me off. For a split second, she looks back and we lock eyes. She must see the struggle written on my face because her face falls for just a second before she turns back around and takes her place at the beer pong table.

Kristi has her hands roaming all over me but I'm just not feeling it. We've hooked up before and it was good but I can't concentrate on her right now. Not when Alayna is feet away with another guy. He finds any reason to touch her every chance he gets and she doesn't protest. I can hear her laughing and trash talking the guys across the table from her. They eat it up, why wouldn't they? She's beautiful and funny and she's a little louder than normal due to the alcohol in her system.

Kristi has her hands on the button of my pants. I shake my head trying to get Alayna out of my head. I might be hard right now but it's not because of anything Kristi is doing. Watching Alayna be free and have fun and let loose is sexy as hell. Those jeans that hugs her hips just right are killing me. Beer pong boy must notice too because he stares at her ass everytime it's her turn to play. He whispers something in her ear and nods his head in our direction and her eyes fly to mine. I don't know what they are saying but she shakes her head him and then he puts his arm around her and she laughs.

I push Kristi away from trying to undo my pants in front of everyone. She pouts and runs her hand over my hardness. I pull her hand away again and she whispers in my ear " Let's go to your tent and I'll take care of that for you." I push her hand back again. I try to let her down easy " As great as that sounds Kristi, I'm not feeling it tonight. Maybe some other time." She looks at me in disbelief "Are you serious right now Gunner? We had such a great time last time." She goes to tug my hand to try to get me to go with her. Now she is just getting on my nerves. " I said no, I'm sure there is someone else here who would love to take you up on that offer." She scoffs and says "Whatever, call me when you get the stick out of your ass".

That gets Travis' attention from beside me. He has his brow raised at me, wondering what the heck was wrong with me. I normally wouldn't turn down a good time but I want to keep and eye on Alayna and I can't do that with Kristi all over me.

"You good bro?" He asks

" Yeah man, she was sloppy and getting on my nerves and I wanna keep and eye on Alayna since she's over there with those guys playing beer pong." I nod over to where she is. I guess he has been too preoccupied with the girl in his lap to notice she moved from her spot by the
fire.

He stares at her for a minute, his jaw clenched when he sees the guys arm around her but when she laughs, he softens. "I'm glad she's having fun and not the type of fun Taylor is having over there." He glances over to where Taylor and Eric were still making out by the fire. Something flashes in his eyes looking at Taylor but he quickly masks it. He slaps down on my shoulder " I appreciate you looking out for Alayna man. If you've got it under control, I think me and Sarah are going to go find somewhere a little bit more private" he says as he wiggles his eye brows and me. I laugh and tell him " Go, I got it from here. I'll make sure she gets to the tent safely." He nods and takes the girls hand, Sarah I guess her name is. Not sure when he got her name, his tongue has been down her throat since she walked up. They walk past a few tents and unzip the one they stop in front of, I'm assuming it's hers. That or someone is going to get an eye full when they go to sleep tonight. I hurry up and yell at him before he disappears inside the tent. "WRAP IT UP BUDDY!" He looks up grins, flips me off and closes the tent.

Now I'm just sitting here by myself when Taylor walks up to me. She follows my line of sight, which lands where Alayna is finishing up her game. Taylor has a smirk on her face and she raises her eyebrow at me. "What?" I ask her. "You know what Gunner, I've seen you glaring at her all night." I sigh and tell her " I've just been looking out for her, make sure she is safe, I told Trav I'd look out for her and that's what I'm doing" she still smirking at me and she tilts her head and squints her eyes when she says "hmm, is that what you call it these days?, You were just looking out for her when you took her on a date, and then kissed her?"

" I figured she told you about that" I say as I cross my arms. " Look, I know what it looks like, but I couldn't let that jackass ruin her night."

She looks at me like she doesn't believe a word I'm saying " And that's all it was then? Your gonna tell me you don't have feelings for her?"

I sigh and say " It doesn't matter if I have feelings for her or not, it can't go anywhere. Even if Travis and their Dad were somehow ok with it, Im going to be moving to college in a few months. It's just not meant to be and yeah it sucks but it is what it is."

"If you say so Gun. It might be easier to believe you if you could keep your eyes off of her for more than a few seconds. You look like you wanna rip that guy's head off."

I start to say something else when I look up and see the guy with Alayna take her cheek in his hand and lower his head toward hers, leaning in for a kiss. I jump off the tailgate and my feet are moving in their direction before I even realize what I'm doing. I hear Taylor following behind me and she is saying something to me but I don't hear what it is. His lips touch hers and she raises up on her toes to meet him. Are you kidding me? She's just gonna let some guy she doesn't know, kiss her in front of his idiot friends, not on my watch.

When I reach them she must sense me because she opens here eyes and they go wide when they meet mine. She starts to pull away and he goes in for another kiss and drops his hand to her ass. "That's enough of that." I tell him as I pull her to me and throw my arm around her.

"What the hell Gunner?" She asks.

I just keep looking at the guy waiting for him to say something, anything. He just stands there and scratches the back of his head. When he doesn't protest, I shake my head and make a tsk sound. I lean down and whisper in her ear " If he doesn't fight for you when another guy tries to stake his claim, he doesn't deserve to kiss you." She gasp but doesn't say anything. We start to walk away when I turn to Taylor. She's giving me smirk. "Come on Taylor, your in our tent tonight too." I tell her. She shakes her head and says "No can do Gun, my brother is on his way to get me. Just came to tell Alayna goodnight, tents all yours." She says with a sparkle in her eye. Then I realized Travis is with Sarah tonight in her tent and Taylor is going home.

It's just me and Alayna in our tent tonight. I'm screwed.