Craving Love

II

     I was woken up by someone talking on the phone. I look at the time and it was only five in the morning.

     "I said fire her, I do not care if she was the best receptionist we had," my brother's voice through the phone and it just angered me. "I do not care if she loses her home," his voice was harsh and cold and I flinched. Who was that? I have never known him as this heartless and cold person and it saddened me how he changed. I always saw my brother as a grown up man with a happy family and the kindest heart, but so far he turned into an uncaring heartless player who broke girls' hearts.

     Groaning when the sun hit my eyes I blinked a couple of time to adjust to the light. I was still giving him the silent treatment and to be honest this conversation just made me want to do it more and more.

      "Okay, tell her it's her last chance, she can not go around seducing all my coworkers, nor does Mr. Fletcher nor do I accept it," he said his voice calmer now as if he gave in and let the girl have a chance. Even though it was thoughtful of him I could not forget how at first he did not care about her losing everything. He would have caused her to be homeless.

     "Good morning baby sis," he said with a hopeful smile, I just glared at him and walked into the closet. I only had two hours and half of sleep and all of it because my damn brother could not keep away from work for a couple of days.

     I started to unpack my bags and things since we were staying for a total of nine nights and ten days, and when I was done I did the same for my brother and then walked into the bathroom to take a long calming shower.

     "Brooke, I am sorry okay? It's just I really don't have much time and I really want to come to their wedding but my career's on the line," My brother spoke from outside the bathroom door with a desperation in his voice. I sighed.

     "Kevin you are the only one I have left, I barely see mother or father now, the most I have seen them was a month ago when they had to take me to this ball and it was for three hours, and I missed you and it just seems you became heartless. I mean firing a girl because she seduces your coworkers? even though you know she'll be homeless?" I yelled anger evident in my voice.

     "You said Kevin," his hurt voice said. I never told him Kevin not even during arguments but this time my anger was just taking over and I didn't want to call him by his nickname. "I am sorry, I really am I don't know why the business changed me this much, this will be strictly fun no professionalism during this trip," he said his voice cracked.

     "You call that girl you were firing first and apologize to her when I am done," I said and I could hear his deep sigh. For a couple of minutes he did not answer but then he sighed again and said,

     "Fine I'll call her," he said and cheered before closing the water and putting my robe on. It was now six in the morning and you could her the Fletchers' snores (Jessie and Blake) and I was extremely jealous. When I got out I raised my eyebrows at my brother as he took his work phone and typed a number.

     "Speaker," I simply said and he obeyed. After three rings a soft voice spoke.

     "Hello, Mr. Travis, please sir don't fire me, it won't happen again," her voice was soft and it cracked at the end making my eyes tear up a little. "It's just that I'm going to lose the house because my landlords need the money and I thought maybe someone would actually like me and even if I don't like taking money fr-" my brother cut her off seeing as her words bring me into tears.

     "It's okay Ms. Hart I was calling to apologize for my heartlessness, but do not repeat it I'll raise your payment by 200 dollars and if you need anything don't hesitate calling me," he said and I heard her sigh in relief at the back. I quickly took the phone from him.

     "Hey I am Brooke your boss' sister and if you need anything tell me, I'll take your number from Kev and I'll send you a text so save my number," I said before handing my brother the phone and after he gave her some instructions he hung up and closed the phone hiding it in a drawer.

     "I'm not using it anymore," he said as he scribbled Abby (his receptionist)'s number and I saved it he went into the bathroom to take a shower while I woke up the other siblings who were still sleeping. Breakfast in the restaurant was at seven and half and right now it was six and half.

     When they woke up I left them to go get ready. When I was done getting fully ready y brother and I walked to Blake and Jessie's room and they were ready too. Handing me y Mickey ears she wore her Minnie ears and we walked with linked arms towards the elevator gushing about how much we loved hotel breakfast.

     As soon as we walked in and took our seats the boys volunteered on going to get the food first but after a long speech about how that was so uncalled for they let us go and I made a pyramid of food into my plate, while Jessie had a small amount of everything. I had two grilled cheese sandwiches, two eggs with bacon, and three big sausages and huge plate full of fries and Chocolate Milkshake. She had a boiled egg, exactly five fries, half a sausage one small bacon and half a grilled sandwich with a say milk coffee.

     "I am so jealous of your metabolism,'' she scowled as she looked at my plate I laughed at that and took a big bite of the mouth watering grilled cheese sandwich.

     "If you come with me during my morning jogs or to the gym you'd be able to eat what you want whenever you want," I said with a full mouth as I started to dig into everything in front of me not caring about Blake's nor my brother's glare. "But you're always texting that dick," I said with an eye roll.

     You see Jessie claims to like that guy. Paul Jenkins. And he's the biggest dick, he always criticized her looks, always made comments about how much she gained, even about how she was irritating but yet she always stuck by his side. Two weeks ago I met him and as soon as he spoke a word and said that I was eating too much I gave him the biggest headache and ever since whenever he saw me he would flinch and stutter.

     "Who?" Blake asked with a raised eyebrow and I looked at my best friend's conflicted face but I kept taking bites and sips from my food and drink. She sighed and looked at me for help. I shrugged and decided to explain.

     "Paul, he's a dick says she's fat and always makes her feel bad, but I think ever since he met me he'd been treating her a little better," at that we all burst out laughing knowing from experience how I hated my friends being hurt.

     Once Blake was dating this girl Jenna, and at the same time she was dating my brother. She had told the both of them to keep it a secret because her parents knew their parents and that her parents were religious and those two idiots agreed and kept it from each other. One day I saw them making out and then the day after I saw her making out with Blake let's just say the girl transferred school and moved out. I was young, yes but calm, no.

     "Good," Blake said as I pushed my now empty plates and went for the desert with Kev. I took two crepes with Nutella, another Chocolate Milkshake, a blueberry muffin, four chocolate ship pancakes and two blueberry pancakes and sat down. "That's impossible for you to eat," Blake's eyes were wide and I shrugged as I dug in and to be honest I did not finish all of the food but I did not leave much of it.

     After that we had rented a car and started our way to Disney Land. And let's just say it was one of the best days of my life.