Awkward

Chapter 10 - a word

Austin and Dana were back at the house. Dana was about to walk upstairs. She looked at Austin. "Can I borrow one of your tees to sleep in?."

"Yeah." He followed her up the stairs. "I'll need to make up the spare room for you..

"I could always top and tail with you." She smiled at him.

He looked at her. "Dana, you are married...

"But I am not happy in that marriage and you know that, I have been trying to tell you.." she let a tear fall. "I just want to be loved."

"You're looking for it in the wrong place here with me.. you've latched on to me because I helped you out with Jeremy, but trust me I'm hard to handle and I would not be what you want." He told her.

"But you wanted to date my sister?." She said to him.

He smiled. "You've got to admit, yo sister is kinda special.. she leaves you wanting to know more."

Dana took a deep breath and sighed, as she continued up the stairs.

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Marcel arrived back at his brothers after spending time and having a long conversation with Zoe. He walked into the house and saw his brother lying out on the sofa watching TV.

"Man, don't tell me you've got Dana back here?." He said.

Austin turned and looked at him. "She's in the spare room, why?."

"I've just come back from Zoe's place, she is upset...

He sat up. "Upset about what, One minute she's in the car, the next minute she's gone! I cannot deal with someone like this in a relationship bro you know I don't need that kind of stress.. I'm a busy fucking guy!."

"So you bring her sister back here instead?."

Austin got mad. "Hold up! We only met these girls a couple of nights ago, and since then it has been a fucking rollercoaster, a crazy one, one I would never have gotten myself involved in before with anybody else...

"But you did bro.. because you like Zoe... I've known you to fuck around with girls and never catch feelings, but you wanted to pursue her and now nothing... she is in bits and her sister makes it worse for her, did you know that..

"Aite auntie sit yo ass down!" He said. "Why are you so pushed if I get with this girl or not, what's in it for you?."

"I just saw the way you were after you met her, and after she jumped your bones.. I ain't seen you like that since Netta... and we all just want you to be happy again bro.. we can't take this head up yo ass grumpy as hell Mother fucker every damn day.." Marcel said, making him smirk. "She's got a lot of things she's holding on to, but she spoke to me tonight absolutely fine, she just needs that one person to turn it all around for her."

"Ok, I hear you.. I'll call her..

"Now...

"Jesus mother fucker .. yes now!. She paying you a commission or something?." He said as he grabbed his cell and called her number, taking the call into his kitchen.

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Zoe was in bed, she had cleaned her face in her usual ritual for the 4th time, until her cheeks began to burn a little. She applied her moisturising gel and she then settled to sleep, only she couldn't sleep. Her mind was too active and she wondered if she had said too much about herself and her past to Marcel, something that she didn't do anymore with anyone as a rule.

Her cell phone lit up and she saw the name 🍆 Big A. She didn't know whether to answer or not. She pressed on her left hand with her right making her touch it as if one side over ruled the other.

"Hello." She answered.

"I wanna know why you walked away earlier." He said to her.

"Because I didn't wanna watch my sister get her claws into you like I have every other man, who has been in my life."

"So you didn't stop to ask me what I thought?."

"I assumed that we had only just met and that I wouldn't mean that much to you.

"You need to stop assuming shit.. I ain't interested in yo sister Zoe, it's you I wanna get to know, but I also don't have time for games..

"And I don't play any!" She told him.

"Aite, so let's try this again. I'll pick you up tomorrow at 8. Wear that dress you had on, because I did take notice of you whether you thought I did or not..

"I will, I'll see you at 8." She ended the call. Her stomach churned with butterflies and she clasped her hands together excitedly.

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Dana walked into the kitchen, Marcel looked at her. "Can I just say something to you?.. can I just say that you single handedly makes yo sisters OCD worse.. what kinda person fucks around with the men she meets."

"Excuse me.?." She sniggered. "Is that what she told you?."

Marcel looked at her. " She didn't need to. I can pretty much see straight through you, coming across as if you're the doting Big Sister when in actual fact you get your attention from her being sick."

"You don't know what it's like dealing with someone day in day out with the kind of issues that she has got. Managing her OCD, making sure she never misses an appointment and she's taking her medication on time. It is like having a child of my own to deal with. I save her from heartache, because the minute any man gets close to her and they realise how bad her issues are, they shut that shit down and her heart gets crushed. I love and care for my sister, and you and your brother barely know her... can you honestly hand on heart say that she will be able to deal with a man like Austin." She raised her eyebrows. "No you can't, because you have only known her for two minutes.."

" so you then decide to take the law into yo own hands and take away anyone who she is interested in or is interested in her? How the fuck is that even fair, how is-she supposed to progress and find herself if you suppress her at every turn." Marcel said, staring her down.

" don't get involved in my personal business..

"Too late, my brothers already involved.. he was the one who laid out yo husband, because of what he did to you.. because you can't keep yo legs closed,"

" I don't have to stand and take this, I don't even know you."

" that's right, you don't! So why don't you get the fuck out!" Marcel said, not liking her much.

She didn't leave though, instead she grabbed a cup of juice and headed back up to the spare bedroom. With not a lot to say.