Ethan's POV
I look out the window watching Chloe and Colton walk into the woods and disappear into the darkness shortly after.
"Ethan where do you want this other bookshelf?" Mia interrupts my thoughts, "just move it closer to the closet." I say, walking over to help her.
"You don't have to help me rearrange my room." I say, as we accidentally knock the bookshelf against the wall.
"It's okay, it's the least I could do. You paid for my movie." She smiles.
I honestly don't know if I like Mia. She's a really good kisser and super hot in volleyball shorts but she isn't Chloe.
"Ah, it was no big deal." I shrug my shoulders as she moves closer to me, wrapping her arms around my neck.
"How about I repay you?" She winks at me, crashing her lips onto mine.
I put my hands on her hips and she pushes me backwards slightly, making me fall into bed as she starts straddling my waist.
I start tracing small circles on her hip bones making her giggle. She pulls away and stares into my eyes.
She starts to lean her head down closer to my neck, pressing her warm lips to my skin, trailing kisses up and down my neck and to my collarbones, repeating the process.
"Chloe.." I moan out, then my eyes get wide. Shit. I just said Chloe.
"Chloe?!" Mia shouts, raising up, red coloring her cheeks.
"Uh.." I try sitting up, and Mia scrambles off of me.
"Look," Mia speaks through clenched teeth. "I can't do this if you have feelings for Chloe."
I stand up, facing her. "I'm so sorry Mia."
"Save it." She scoffs, grabbing her bag and walking towards the door.
"Have fun with Chloe." She retorts, slamming the door behind her.
"Mia, wait!" I sling the door open, running after her.
Just as Mia opens the door, Colton and Chloe walk in. Mia storms out. "Mia wait!" I ignore Chloe's glare and chase after her.
"Bye Ethan." She gets in her car
"But wait!" I tap on the window.
"What!" She cracks the window.
"I'm so sorry, it was a honest mistake." I apologize.
"Whatever." She rolls up the window and drives away.
I frown and start walking up the driveway. Looking up I see Chloe and Colton watching from the doorway.
I shove my way past them.
"What just happened?" Chloe grabs my arm before letting storm off.
"Mia and I didn't work out." I shrug, acting like it's no big deal.
"Okay?" She asks. "Colton and I are going to watch a movie, want to watch one with us?"
"I don't think so. I'm going to go to bed." Chloe releases her grip on my arm and I start walking to my room.
"It's like 10 o'clock." I hear her state.
I close the door behind me and crawl into my bed, not even bothering to change clothes.
Why can't I get Chloe to fall for me?
Chloe's POV
"Whats up with him?" Colton looks at me as I put the DVD in.
"Who knows. He is more dramatic than a chick." I sit down beside him and he puts his arm around me.
"I'm happy we met again, after all these years." He smiles and I return the smile.
"Me too. You're a really good friend!" I think back to the second grade when this really big fifth grader pushed me off the swing set and Colton stood up for me.
"Remember when we were in 4th grade and the lunchroom was full so we had to eat in the floor?" He chuckles.
"Yeah, good times..good times." I sigh then giggle.
I've already seen 'saw' like forty times but it's the only movie that scares me. It gets to me every single time.
The guy with a mask on starts chopping people up. I cringe at the sight of blood and dismembered body parts.
"You okay?" Colton pulls me close to him.
"Yeah I'm fine." I am so not fine. I am scared to death.
The movie ends and Colton grabs his keys from the coffee table. "I'm sorry Chloe but I have to go home. My mom says I have 'chores' to do." He puts finger quotations around the word chores, which indicates the chores aren't important.
"Awe okay. I had a really amazing time tonight!" I hug him goodbye and he kisses my forehead.
"I did too. Thanks for having me." He smiles, getting into his car. I nod and wave as he starts driving away.
I close the door behind me and look up the stairs. It's so dark up there..
I quickly run to the top of the stairs. I swear someone is following me.
I see that my door is closed, so I'm not going to open it. I'm too afraid. Well, where am I going to sleep now?
Ethan.
His bedroom door is completely open. I see his sleeping body curled up in blankets and rush into his room, closing the door behind me.
I am so scared right now. Ethan stirs in his sleep, I hope I don't wake him up.
I hear a knock on the window and shriek. Ethan jerks upward.
So much for not waking Ethan up.
"Chlo? Are you okay?" Ethan groans, half asleep.
"There is something outside your window!" I stare at the window.
Ethan stumbles out of bed and stands in front of the window.
"Chloe. It's a branch." He points out to me before closing his curtains. "Go to bed."
Ethan crawls back into bed.
"But I'm scared." I whimper.
"Scared? You never get scared."
"I watched 'Saw'.." I twiddle my fingers and look at my feet.
"Ugh, come lay in my bed. I'll sleep in the floor." He staggers out of bed once more and he brushes by me about to open the door.
"Don't!" I grab his hand, pulling him away from the door.
"What now?" He says through clenched teeth, getting aggravated.
"He could be out there." I whimper.
"Where is Colton?" Ethan changed the subject. "He had to go home." I frown.
"Fine i'll just sleep with no blankets." He scoffs, walking back beside his bed.
"Sleep with me.." I whisper.
"What?" He asks, making me repeat myself.
"Please.." I say in a mousy voice.
Ethan sighs, "fine." He slings back the blankets and I sit down in his bed, the fuzzy sheets still warm from his body heat.
He slides in next to me, "goodnight." He whispers.
"Goodnight. And thank you." I whisper back, placing a kiss on his cheek.
YOU ARE READING
Dirty Little Secret
Teen Fiction"Do you realize what you have done?" Chloe spat at me. "I didn't do anything!" I growl through clenched teeth. "You are the worst step brother in the history of step siblings, Ethan!" She screams at me and something breaks inside me, she looks hot w...
