Torn Between Two

Chapter 2

I woke up with a pounding headache as a stream of light slipped through the curtainless windows.

 Where am I? I looked around the room it's  familiar yet unfamiliar like I've been here before but never when it looked like this and that smell that hangs in the air, Cinnamon and vanilla  I can't quite place it especially in this room of mahogany furniture and wine walls covered in band posters and memorabilia. 

What even happened last night ? All I remembered was playing spin the bottle with Jay and then heading to the kitchen everything after that was a blur- Wait ,where are my clothes ? Okay, I still have underwear on that's a good sign right , but eh this is a lads t-shirt that's probably not a good sign. 

 The door to the left creaked open beside me, the door leading presumably to a bathroom as he walked out my eyes flew to his - "Oh thank God!" as a gasp escaped my lips before I had time to catch it. Conor laughed under his breath. "I see you're glad to see me, " he said chuckling to himself a smile stretched across his face practically from ear to ear, a smile unlike his usual bad boy smirk this was more childlike, more like the Conor I used to know as a child. My eyes flitted  from his eyes down along his body to where his towel hung limply on his hips and found myself wondering what would happen if it fell. 

" You know Lizzie if you take a picture it will last longer," he mentioned laughing at me. Had I been staring? 

"How'd I get here last night Conor ? What actually happened last night? We didn't ... did we ? "

" What is this twenty questions? " he chuckled " Right so I brought you up here after I found you trying to give yourself alcohol poisoning playing that idiotic game with the lads. Like honestly Lizzie what the fuck were you thinking! " 

"Don't call me Lizzie, Conor and it's called having fun you should try it sometime ! " 

" If you insist on calling me Conor I shall call you whatever I like!" 

" Conor is your name ! "

"Who cares when it comes to me, Lizzie is yours.  Oh and no we didn't," I was confused for a moment until I remembered what I had asked him. Well, that's a relief Jay would not be happy not even slightly. Although from the things girls say about Conor it seems like I would be very happy if I had- wait, no I can't think like that he's Jays older brother restricted territory. It's simply not allowed no matter how much I like him. It doesn't matter anyway he would never like me back. He's a year or so older than me and no one else has ever shown any interest in me so there's no hope Conor of all people would be the first. "Eh.... earth to Lizzie ." 

"Oh shit,  sorry I was in a daze."

"  Ah it's alright Jay is down in the kitchen making breakfast if you want to head down to him or you can shower first if you'd like." 

" I'll shower if you don't mind"

" Go ahead just through there. Towels are under the sink" I heard as I entered the brightly lit bathroom. I quickly showered before throwing a towel around myself and heading out to redress into my clothes from the night before. Assuming Conor had headed downstairs to join his brother I thought I had no reason to worry about what I was walking into as I returned to Conor's room in just my towel, I was wrong. 

As I walked out there was Conor leaning in towards the contents of his wardrobe deciding on what to wear his tanned skin was illuminated by the morning sunlight, reflecting off every inch of his perfectly toned body, I couldn't help but stare as he stood there in nothing but a pair of black boxer briefs. I was entranced. "Enjoy your shower Lizzie ?" chuckled  Conor. Had he heard me walk in did he know I'd been staring? I jumped so hard I nearly dropped my towel. That would not have been good. 

" Yeah, Thank's Conor it was lovely I'm just going to head down to Jay now see you," I exclaimed rushing to get out of there. 

" Are you forgetting something, Lizzie?"

"No, I don't think so? "

"Just thought you might have wanted to, you know put some clothes on first, But hey to each their own."  Fuck how could I be so forgetful! 

"Ah yes! I should probably do that." I said embarrassed as I gathered my clothes off the bedroom floor and rushing back to the bathroom to get dressed.

"I swear Lizzie you'd lose your head if it wasn't attached to your shoulders!" he called after me. I couldn't help but laugh he was right I had the memory of a goldfish. 

By the time I had finally managed to get downstairs Jay had finished making breakfast and the two boys were sitting at the breakfast table chatting as they heard me enter the room they stopped talking and turned to face me smiling smugly.  "What's up? Why're you smiling like that? What did you say !? " I said getting  very paranoid which each passing minute. 

" Oh Conor was just telling me all about the two of your escapades last night sounds like you had a lot of fun. " He said with a wink . 

"What escapades you told me we ... " when it hit me the fuckers were trying to mess with me if that's how they want to play well three can play that game. " Oh yeah, definitely Conor had me up all night," I said with an exaggerated gasp of pleasure. " Too bad it took him so long to get it up, might've actually been able to have some fun before morning broke," I exclaimed. Jay was howling with laughter by the time I'd finished my sentence, Conor shaking his head with his usual smirk plastered on for good measure. "This is why I love you Lizzie " laughed Jay as he clutched his stomach nearly in tears.

 "Oh but Jay, I don't know you're laughing so hard I heard stories from Isabelle  that  just might shut you up for a while. "  At this, he stopped laughing and Conor looked at me begging for answers with his eyes. 

"Don't you fucking dare !" 

"I won't, this time but let's just remember this little, how did you put it ? Escapade, for the next time you think to try and mess with me. Right boys ?" I said leaning between them both grabbing a slice of freshly buttered toast.

"yeah, yeah, " 

" Right lads, I'm off home Dads going to kill me if I'm home much later."

"See ya Lizzie!" screamed Jay as I was already in the hall.

"Bye Lizzie! " Followed Conor.

I started down the street turning into my house next door when I heard it "ELIZABETH GET IN HERE NOW !" 

Fuck... here we go.