Secret Sister

Chapter Thirty-Seven

Chapter Thirty-Seven

Joe’s POV

I rested my elbows on my knees, my head in my hands and my mind anywhere but Abby. I didn’t mean to, I don’t know why I did it, it was like I couldn’t help it. Like I had no choice and my body took over.

I know Abby didn’t want to, I could purely tell when I pulled away by the shock and confusion in her eyes. How she practically ran out. leaving me with my thoughts.

I’ve hardly moved since she left. Lora and Jake just stared, occasionally asking me what happened but I just shrugged it off, I couldn’t tell them, I couldn’t tell Jake especially. He’d kill me to find out that I kissed his little sister.

I don’t want was worse, that she didn’t like it. Or that I did like it. Way too much.

The sound of loud footsteps up the path brought me back to reality and further from the past and the door opened. Lora walked in and sighed, “You’ve hardly moved in days” She acknowledged sitting down beside me. “You want to talk about it?”

I shook my head, resting my head in my hands trying to get my mind off Abby.”I'm fine” I stated shortly.

“Joe, speak, now” Lora ordered, I shook my head not looking up at her. “Joe, you’ve been upset for days, you're as bad as Abby when she found out about her parents or when her-“

“Don’t talk about her” I quickly jumped in raising my head to look at her. She seemed to almost smirk.

“I knew it was something to do with Abby” Lora explained, “You’ve been all gloomy since she came over and she hasn’t called or shown up since then either”

I opened my mouth to respond then closed it again, “Its nothing to do with Abby” I lied when I finally got my words together. I attempted to stand and leave but Lora caught my arm pulling me back down.

“Joe listen to me, you know I love you and you know I would never judge you, whatever happened between you and Abby you can tell me” Lora exclaimed, I looked at her and raised an eyebrow.

“I… She…” I began, “You can't tell Jake” I begged, "He’ll kill me”

“Well he's going to find out if you keep acting like this” she reminded me, “I won't tell him I promise” I let out a sigh, looking to the floor again. “Joe?” she rubbed my back.

“We kissed” I finally explained, Lora gasped but I didn’t stop, “Well I mean, I kissed her, and she just sat there or lay there, I mean” I stuttered, “She didn’t react and then we said we wouldn’t tell anyone which obviously isn’t working because I'm telling you which I shouldn’t be, but I can't stop thinking about her. Jake’s going to kill me when he finds out because she’s his little sister and he's so protective and I kissed her and he always warned me not to fall for either of you because if I did then he would kill me because he wouldn’t approve”