My Brother's Best Friend Is The One For Me

Awkward. Move on

Chapter 18. Stefanie

I completely forgot about staying with Cassidy for the next month. Damn it. Now I would have to see him everyday. I mean, I couldn't avoid him. It was his fucking house. If we hadn't just totally made out less than two hours ago, I would be fine with staying here with him, but since we did it was going to be extremely awkward. I had to fix this.

I followed Liam inside. Cassidy and Harry were still in the car, but I decided to leave them be.

I slipped off my shoes and started up the stairs. Suddenly, I was lifted off the ground.

"Oh shit!" I yelled. I looked up to see Liam suppressing a smirk. "What the hell are you doing?!" I whisper yelled. I figured his parents would already be in bed by now, so I tried to stay quiet.

He chuckled and replied, "Look, I don't want to end this night on a bad note with you. I'm sorry I kissed you so suddenly. I'm sorry if I made you mad or upset. Yeah, I guess the timing is really bad right now, but I can't say I regret kissing you, Stef. Because I don't. I actually had a nice time no matter how much trouble I might be in because of it. I just hope you feel the same way." His eyes gazed longingly into mine as my mouth slowly opened to say something.

Nothing would come out though. All I could think about was how much I enjoyed kissing him. How much I want to kiss him again...

Before I could say anything, he shifted me around in his arms and started walking up the stairs. I couldn't stop staring at him. He would occasionally glance back at me, only to set his eyes back in front of him.

Could this actually be happening? Could I possibly catch the attention of someone so perfect it almost isn't real? Could he honestly feel the way I have felt since I knew what liking a guy was all about?

The way he kissed me earlier told me yes. The he looked so broken when I turned away from him in the car told me yes. The way he carried me up the stairs now told me yes.

My only question was why? Why does he care about me so much? Why does this gorgeous man with an amazing voice, irresistible charm, and so many other choices feel something for me? I'm just a girl from Wolverhampton trying to make it out of high school alive. What does he see in me?

He walked into Cass' room and placed me in the bed. He sat down next to me and sighed again.

With his gaze on the floor, I could hear the desperation in his voice as he said, "Please say something," He practically begged me, "If you don't soon I'll go insane."

"Liam..." I managed to squeak out. He looked me in the eyes with an emotion I couldn't decode. "I don't understand why you did it. Why would you kiss me? Is it in anyway possible that you could actually have feelings for your sister's best friend? I mean, you've watched me grow up. You picked on me and embarrassed me when I was little. I'm just some girl blending in with the rest of the crowd, trying to make something of myself-"

He cut me off saying, "Do you not understand my feelings for you at all? You don't blend in to me. You never have. You've always stood out to me. W-when I picked in you, that was the only way I knew to show how I felt. I always did it in a playful manor so you would know I was flirting. Sort of. I mean, at the time I didn't exactly know what flirting was yet, but still Stefanie." He got down on his knees in front of me with a pleading expression. "Please. You have to believe me when I tell you that I-" He stopped mid sentence, being interrupted by his phone. He groaned and pulled it out of his pocket. His eyes widened. Sophia.

"Forget it, Liam," I said, suddenly angry, "You've got a girlfriend. One that blinds you much that you can't even see the way she treats your little sister. Your best friend. The one you'd do anything for. Accept break up with her."

He looked so torn. I felt like crying, seeing that expression on his face. He kept looking back and forth between me and the buzzing phone.

I couldn't do it anymore. I stormed off into Cassidy's bathroom before I started crying. As soon as I closed the door, the tears streamed down my cheeks. I tried not to sob too loud. I didn't want him to know I was crying over this.

I was so stupid. Obviously if he chooses his girlfriend over Cassidy, he's going to choose her over me. I'm not good enough for him. I just need to move on.