Step Brother

Chapter 5

Hey guys,I'm really sorry for the extremely long wait. Here's another chapter tho and it's not edited so there are lots of errors...

I got back from school completely exhausted. By the end of the day, Derek was nowhere to be found but my new friends gave me a ride back home . My mom was in her room when I got back from school, packing for her honeymoon trip to the Bahamas in two days time. They were going to be there for the next 3 weeks leaving Derek and I alone in the house. The thought of spending the next  three weeks with someone I barely know even though he's now my stepbrother was not particularly appealing coupled with the fact that he doesn't seem to want me here in the first place.
Though I don't want my mother to leave, I'm not so selfish as to deny her of the chance to be happy once more. There's a new spark in her eyes that wasn't there all those years after my father's death and it makes me happy that she has finally moved on.
I stood at the doorway watching her for a few moments till she sensed she was being watched and turned towards me.
"Hey sweetie,how was school" she smiled moving close to where I stood to envelop me in a hug.
My mom and I have always been affectionate towards each other ,and even more since my dad passed away.
"School was ok, I made a few friends" I answered, breathing in her comforting vanilla scent as she pulled away to look at me smiling warmly. One of the things I was scared of when my mom me she was getting married was that she would act differently towards me but I'm happy I was wrong.
"Where's Derek?" She asked looking confused when she saw no indication that anyone else was home but I just shrugged in response.
She sighed,eyes downcast " Come on,lets fix you some lunch " she said ,walking down the stairs towards the kitchen.I know my mom really wants Derek to like and accept her as his mother so his actions make her sad. He's such an asshole.
As we reached the kitchen ,I heard the faint sounds of a car pulling up to the house and a few moments later ,David stepped into the kitchen.
" I had a feeling I would find you here" he said as he walked up to my mom to pull her into his arms and kiss her.
It was a sweet kiss but I couldn't help being nauseated by it.I mean ,it's my mom he's kissing so there's no way in hell I was comfortable watching them. I cleared my throat quite loudly when they started getting carried away .
David looked over to my direction,seeming surprised to see me there. He obviously hadn't noticed me when he first came in.
"Hey kid, didn't see you there" David smiled shyly at me seemingly embarrassed.I think I saw a faint pink tint on his face.
"Hi David " I smiled at him a bit awkwardly, the entire exchange a bit weird.

"How was school today kiddo?" He asked ,arms still around my mom's waist.
"It was fine ,thanks for asking" I replied politely. Apart from calling me kid or kiddo or any other variation of the word kid,he was actually a decent person, I could see us getting along just fine. A pity the same can't be said for his son.
"Alex told me she made some friends" my mom chipped in excitedly, smiling up at him as he kissed of her head
"It's nice to hear you're adjusting ...where's Derek,didn't he give you a ride home?" David asked confused
"Don't tell me you walked home?!" Looking appalled by the possibility while my mom sighed beside him
"No I didn't,I got a ride from my friends" I answered quickly .
"That's good, I suppose" he said, an expression the mixture of relief, disappointment and anger on his face," I will have to talk to Derek later tonight then" he said walking out of the kitchen.
My mom and I exchanged looks knowing fully well this wasn't going to be good.

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After lunch,I returned to my room and laid in bed with a book. I was only a few pages in before I dozed off.
By the time I woke up, it was already dark. I yawned and sat up in bed still a little disoriented from sleep faintly hearing the sound of a car for being closed. The sound of the car pulling up to the house must have woken me up since I'm a light sleeper.
   Getting up ,I moved to the bathroom and after doing my business I washed my hands and left the room. I was almost at the bottom of the stairs when I heard muffled yells coming from the direction of David's study before an angry Derek stormed out of the study slamming the door being him and heading towards my direction.
He stopped in front of me, shooting me a very hate filled glare as I stared at him wide eyed before brushing past me and storming up the stairs towards his room.
  I released a breath of relief I didn't realise I was holding.I could tell I was going to have a very rough three weeks alone with him .