The Stepbrother

chapter 15

When I woke up,I was laying on my belly,my head must've been pounding at 100 mph,and my throat felt dry.

I tried to turn,but someone was laying next to me.Panic washed over me.Oh my God,had I been raped?Who was laying next to me!

I turned slowly,and saw that it was Adam.Not only that,but I was in my bedroom,our clothes were still on and Alexis and Hailey were also laying down here.

I sat up,groggily.It was still kind of dark,which meant it must've been around 6 am.I stood up,my heels still on,pain shooting up through my body and my head.What the hell happend last night?

Mostly everything seemed like a blur.I remembered the painful parts,like Alexis and Adam kissing,but that's about it.

I went into the bathroom,searching the medicine cabinet for some aspirin.Afterwards,I undressed slowly,and stepped into the shower,hoping that would wake me up and relieve my headache.I was never going to drink again.On my 21st birthday I was gonna go mini golfing or something.

The shower helped a little,and afterwards,only wearing my bathrobe,I went down to the kitchen,wondering how the hell we got home.And if mom and Peter even knew that the 4 of us were sleeping on the same bed.

I was searching in the refrigerator,and heard someone step into the kitchen.

I spun around and saw Alexis,rubbing her head,her eyes shut."Oh my gawd,my head is killing me.What the hell happened last night?"

I shrugged,"That's what I'm trying to figure out."

She blinked a few times,"Oh....now I kinda remember.Me and you...me and you fought last night."

I stood there,the memory returning,"Oh yeah...we did."

We stayed looking at each other,not knowing what to say.Finally,"Serena,I'm so sorry.Whatever I said last night,It was the alcohol and ecstasy talking."

I sighed.We would talk about the drugs later,"It's OK Alexis.And it wasn't just you.I'm sorry too."

She began to cry and said,"I can't believe I kissed Adam.I just...like him Serena.I know I shouldn't,especially after how rude he was to you,but I do."

I felt my heart sink.How could I tell her now that I liked him too?

"I know it probably meant nothing though."She sobbed,"We were both extremely drunk."

I opened my mouth,but nothing came out.I said then,"Well,do you want something to happen?''

She smiled skeptically,"Yeah,but then again,you guys live in New Jersey.Nothing could really happen."

I nodded,my heart still pounding.Did Adam do the same thing he did to me,to Alexis?Did he put her hopes up,just to crush them with his rude,bipolar behavior?

She wiped her eyes and said,"Anyways,I should go."

I walked her to the elevator and said,"Whatever happened,it doesn't matter Alexis.Let's put it in the past."

I was referring,not only to the fight,but about the make out session.

She nodded,"I will.Tell Adam to give me a call though...so we can talk it out."And the elevator doors closed.

Talk?Talk about what?

I angrily stomped upstairs,not caring if I would wake up mom and Peter.I walked into my room,ready to confront Adam,but instead I just found Hailey still sprawled out on my bed,alone.

Then I heard the sink turn on in my bathroom,and like Adam would barge in on me,I barged in on him.

He looked up and I saw his surprised look on his face through the mirror.