A Darker Love (UNDER REVISION)

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

We raced each other down the stairs and into the kitchen. "Hey guys don't mess up the furniture" my mom said in her stern-but-not-so-convincing voice. "Okay mommy" I said childishly. "Kortnii I would like you to meet Frank, Aiden's father and your soon to be step-dad" Frank had emerald green eyes, Grayish Black her and a beard. I can so totally tell where Aiden got his looks hint hint. "Hello" He said sticking out his hand. "I'm pleased to meet you Kortnii" I smiled taking his hand, "It's a pleasure to meet you to Mister Smith" "Oh don't call me Mister Smith call me Frank" he said with a heartily grin. I smiled and sat down next to Aiden. In our family we have a tradition where the kids sit at one side of the table and the adults sit at the other.

"So do you kids have any plans anytime soon?" mom asked picking up her napkin and putting it in her lap. "No, not really" Aiden said in a bored tone. "I do" I replied cheerfully "Remember mom? Scarlett is coming over tomorrow night after school." she nodded, "Oh yes I forgot. Make sure you clean your room before she comes over." I nodded and continued eating.

Then Frank and my mom started having this boring conversation about the earth and gravitational pull, and Godknowswhat so I pulled out my phone and texted Scarlett.

'Hey what up?'

'Nm just eating food'

'Cool are u still coming 2morrow?'

'Psh! Hellz yeah I am!'

'Ok good my mom 4got Guess what?'

'Hey txt me l8r I have "Family Time" 2 attend 2

'K bye''

I locked my phone and stuffed it in my pocket, hoping my mom didn't see me. "Ooh someone is texting at the table" Aiden whispered. I rolled my eyes and whispered back, "Whatever." After dinner was over I decided to take a shower so I closed the door behind me and jumped in. After about fifteen minutes I got out and to my horror I forgot my clothes. "Shit!" I muttered under my breath. I wrapped a towel around me and ran as fast as I could to my room. Thankfully the bathroom was just right across the hall from me. 

I got dressed and started cleaning my room up when I heard a knock on the door. "Come in" I said as I put my bag away. Aiden walked in and sat on top of my dresser, "Hey what's up?"  "Nothing really just getting my room all nice looking ya know"  "Oh cool" he said. "Also I'm getting my school stuff together because I always miss the bus" He smiled and said, "Well hey if you want I could bring you to school" "Sure" I replied. Just the thought of me in a car all alone with him sent shivers up and down my spine. What would all the other popular kids say? I bet his girlfriend Elizabeth would kill me.

"So I heard you're having a friend come over tomorrow night"

"Yeah Scarlett you might have heard of her?"

"Oh yeah I've heard of everyone. Listen do you think your mom would mind if I had my friend Jonny over? I mean I know he is Scarlett's boyfriend and all but-" I cut him off saying "Oh so you are Jonny's best friend? He talks about how awesome you are like ALL the time he just never let me know it was you"  He nodded, "Yeah we are tight" "u huh" "Hey Kortnii I never noticed this but you have really pretty eyes. Green is my favorite color." wow, I thought, someone actually noticed my eyes besides my mother. "Thanks" I said, "Green is my favorite color too." That's when I noticed how close we were. I could almost feel his chest rising every time he breathed in. He took a step back and said, "Well I'll take you to school tomorrow" and like that he was gone. That was the first real spark between us.

Aiden's POV

I walked up to my room after dinner and sat on my bed. I couldn't believe I was living in the same house as the prettiest girl in the school. But I knew she would never date me I guess I just wasn't her type. Earlier today she looked annoyed when I tried talking to her, but maybe that's just me. I went up and opened my door to use the restroom when I heard water running. Ugh, I thought, I really have to piss. I pulled my desk chair next to the door for a quicker exit when she got out.

  It's not like I didn't want to be here, but I feel like Kortnii doesn't like it.  I heard from some people that she got beaten up by both her real dad and her first step-dad, I felt sorry for her. I turned my head just as the bathroom door clicked open and out came running Kortnii in only a towel. I fell backwards in my chair gasping for breath at the sight I just seen.

"Whoa" I whispered getting up and going to the bathroom. Later on I went into Kortnii's room and we talked about having my friend Jonny come over and taking her to school. That's when I just realized something, she had Green eyes. "Hey Kortnii I never noticed this but you have really pretty eyes. Green is my favorite color."  Oh my god, I thought, Why am stupid I can't just blurt out like that! I mentally slapped my face. "Thanks" she said, "Green is my favorite color too."  

I noticed that we were really close by now and in a matter of seconds she will figure it out too so I stepped back and said, "Well I'll take you to school tomorrow" and took off to my room. I leaned against my door now shut and sighed. "Why do I always do that?"

Kortnii's POV

I sat on my bed and texted Scarlett

'Hey guess what?'

'What?'

'Aiden moved in 2nite so u will b cing him & Jonny they r best frinds who knew?'

'OMG! Lucky!! Loll'

'Yeah but I think he saw me running out of the BR with only a towel and I 4got my clothes'

'Ooh! Ha-ha I wonder if he likes u but g2g I need my beauty sleep loll'

I locked my phone and curled up on my bed. I couldn't stop thinking of Aiden and how he will be my step-brother. Maybe now is the time I should tell you how we met.

He just moved in to our city back in third grade and already he was "Mister Popular" He was rich and got everything he wanted. By the time we were in middle school he changed his look and got snake bites every girl wanted him.  Don't get me wrong I wanted him too but back in Junior high he was cold as ice. I'm guessing because around that same time his parents got a divorce and he didn't really 'love' his father.

By the time we were in high school he mellowed down and was more popular than ever he ignored everyone that was not of his "social status". We occasionally talked but I never wanted to go out with him. I heard what he did to girls and I didn't like it. But I still had the hugest crush on him and that's all it would ever be. JUST A CRUSH.