LITTLE SECRET | RAFE CAMERON

41: 𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥

R A F E

Alice got off him, the feeling of her touch still tingling on Rafe's skin as he stood up too and adjusted his sweatpants, before hurrying around the sofa. He stopped right next to her and looked down at the broken glass on the floor.

„Listen, I can explain" She tried calmly.

„Explain?" Sarah huffed, her eyes darting between the two of them. „explain how you're fucking my brother?"

„We just kissed" Rafe chimed in, a harshness in his voice that made Alice look at him.

„Uh-huh, and you wanna tell me you haven't fucked yet?"

Three times and he remembered each time as if he had stored it in his memory.

But telling her that probably wasn't the right idea.

They had two options now. Either they wrap up the kiss that just happened as another lie. Kisses happen, even between unexpected people. Somehow they could make it look like it was an accident, but Rafe didn't feel the need to lie to his sister like he always did. Especially because he couldn't lie about how much he enjoyed having Alice - having something he shouldn't.

He loved to place his hands on every part of her body whenever he felt like it.

To feel her lips on his and hear sounds escaping them that only belonged to him.

He loved having her - both in bed and out of bed - because he knew that she belonged to him in a way that she belonged to no other person on this island, and he would make sure it stays that way.

„We have" He admitted with an almost proud smile on his lips. „but unlike you, we fuck without cheating afterwards"

Sarah narrowed her eyes and crossed her arms in front of her in a sneer. „you don't even have the right to talk—ugh...you go around fucking every girl stupid enough to fall for you, cause' no one wants to date an asshole like you anyway"

„Alice does." He shrugged nonchalantly.

Sarah fell silent, but her eyes spoke volumes as she looked over at Alice, who felt like she was drowning between the two siblings.

And with that, Rafe had said enough.

He kept his mouth shut and watched the two girls look at each other as if his words had just shattered the last shred of their friendship.

He wouldn't call it selfish, it was more of a favor he did for his relationship.

And the worst part was that he wasn't even sorry at all, since his sister had been an obstacle for long enough.

„You're dating him?" Sarah asked in disbelief, causing a shade of red to spread across Alice's cheeks as she looked down, unable to met her gaze.

„You're dating my brother and you didn't tell me?" Sarah's voice grew louder.

„I know, and I'm..." She swallowed hard and finally found the strength to look at her. „...I'm really sorry"

„You're sorry, that's all you have to say?"

„I wanted to tell you, I just-„

„No, you didn't" Sarah interrupted her loudly.

„God, maybe you should ask yourself why I didn't tell you" Alice shouted back, exasperated, surprising even Rafe. „everything is always about you, Sarah. I did everything for you for years, was always there for you no matter what, always had your back no matter which boy you fucked around with and I always tried to be your best friend, but now that you should be mine, you can't"

„You want me to support this shit between you and my brother?" Sarah scoffed.

„I didn't think it would-„ She turned her gaze to him, the start of her sentence making his brows furrow. „-go this far"

„Oh yeah, what level are you at?"

„Sarah, please, just-"

„You already fucked, so what's next?"

Alice rubbed her face with a loud exhale, running her hand through her hair, the strands falling back tangled and framing her face. This whole conversation irritated her in every way possible.

„Having kids you won't tell me about, maybe a wedding I'm not invited to?"

Rafe hated his sister a little more with every word that fell from her lips.

A L I C E

Alice hated her best friend a little more with every word that fell from her lips.

She didn't even have the strength to answer her questions anymore, „you're overreacting, Sarah"

„No, I actually have one last question" She crossed her arms tightly in front of her chest and looked between the two of them, a sickening smile playing on her lips. „do you love him?"

The question crossed every little line of unsaid words between her and Rafe.

They never talked about love, maybe they felt it in secret, but they haven't confessed it to each other yet.

And this definitely wasn't the way Alice wanted to confess to him either.

„Just shut up" She shook her head in exasperation.

„Oh, I thought you two were serious" Sarah laughed mockingly. „acting all perfect and shit but you can't even say you love him?"

She pulled her lips together and tried to keep her mouth shut, just so she wouldn't say anything she would regret later. Over the past few years, Sarah never managed to get on her nerves as much as she did right now.

Until now she hadn't even noticed what a bratty bitch her „best friend" actually was.

„See, I knew you wouldn't-„

„I love him, okay?" Alice blurted out before Sarah could finish her sentence. „is this what you wanted, will you stop being a fucking bitch now?"

It was those three tiny words that drenched the room in silence.

Rafe's gaze swung over to her, lost himself in the sight of her, as her confession triggered something in him that he rarely felt before.

Something that scared the hell out of him.

But Alice couldn't even look at him. Out of fear, out of shame, she didn't know it herself and yet she knew that it was because of her words.

All she did was look at Sarah, who shook her head silently. It was one of the heaviest silences that ever existed between the two of them since they were kids. But this silence got to Sarah's head quickly, making her turn away from them without another word. No apology for her words or actions, she simply disappeared down the hallway, followed by her footsteps going up the stairs and the loud slam of her door.

And the only question Alice asked herself was whether she or Sarah was in the right.