Emotions are what makes us human, especially love. Caring for other individuals keeps our humanity intact. But, what's Peri to think when the very fervor she's been dreaming of feeling for another human being, is incited by her half brother Nathan...
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"The fact that Nathan told me no made me want to get it even more." - Peri
After a while, Penelope had left the house, to go home. She'd spent an entire Saturday with Nathan like she wanted, and now Sunday was kind of his time to take a breather.
My eyes were glued to the television, watching reruns of The Mentalist. It passed the time by quickly, and plus, I enjoy watching this show. My infatuation for Simon Baker just adds to the list of reasons why I watch this show so often.
Back to back, upside down, right side up, forwards, backwards, I just can't get enough of it.
My phone then started to ring and I picked it up, my eyes never leaving the television, only to check the caller ID. Once I answered it, I sighed and placed the phone to my ear.
"Hello ... Farrah?" I ask, not hearing another voice on the other end. After a while I was close to hanging up, because she was disturbing an episode that I'd already watched before.
"...-Sorry about that, my mom wanted me to do something." She apologized quickly. I just hummed as a response.
"Watching The Mentalist again? Alright, tell me what happened." She connected the dots perfectly - why does she have to know me so well?
Farrah knows that I only watched The Mentalist when I'm bored, but most infamously, if I need to get my mind off of Nathan.
"Nothing I just ... had this dream..." I trailed, wiping my face with my hand. "It wasn't just sexual or anything, it seemed too real this time, Farrah."
She's the only one who knows about my feelings towards Nathan, I needed someone to vent to, and she's my best friend.
"Maybe you should see like ... a specialist-"
"A specialist to get over a crush?" I laughed, "That's ridiculous and pathetic and you know it."
Out of nowhere my door opened and I instantly pressed the end section on my phone when I realized who it was.
"Hey Nathan." Speaking of the devil ...
"My head's feeling a lot better, how about we go to the mall, you know? Have some bonding time." He suggested, those words sounding more like our mothers than his.
But nevertheless, I still agreed, with a nervous feelings in the pit of my stomach.
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At the mall, we enjoyed a few different milkshakes from a cart. Nathan and I were now walking around the mall, me chewing on my straw from time to time.
I was finally giving up hope, this was just going to be yet another sibling outing with him. But it seems like someone read my mind and placed a Victoria Secret before us.
