More Than A Stepbrother → The Rewrite

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~ Vanessa ~

I wake up to another cup of tea sitting in the exact same place on the bedside table, waiting for me to pleasure it. After I have drank it all, I do my usual morning routine, getting dressed. I skip downstairs to see Lola cooking bacon in one of Nathan's t-shirts and just as I figured. Sex hair.

"Morning" I call, trying my best to be nice to her. She doesn't reply, "Any breakfast going?", she still doesn't reply. "The least you could do is answer me" I add with a huff, folding my arms. "Morning ladies" Nathan enters the room in just a pair of boxers and his hair all messed up.

I watch as he wraps his muscular arms around Lola from behind and he places light soft kisses behind her ear and down her neck and I can just about see the smirk playing on her lips. I chew my lip, turning away. Just looking at them makes me sick to my stomach, and the worst thing is, I have no idea why.

"Nessa, you okay?" His voice questions from behind me and I gulp turning around with a forced smile. "Yes. Fine, why do you ask?"

"I don't know. You just seem a bit.. Quiet this morning" He replies and I roll my eyes, "I'm fine. Honestly."

"Good. That's good" He smiles before turning his attention back to Lola. I flare my nostrils at her as she pulls an evil smirk behind Nathan's back as he is hugging her. I shake my head turning round and heading back to my room.

Suddenly there is a tap on my door, and Nathan strolls in with a plate of bacon butties. "Breakfast?" He holds the plate out to me. "I asked your girlfriend is any was going, but she didn't answer me" I reply a bit too harshly.

"Oh. Well she said you didn't ask for any, so I figured I'd come up here and ask you myself" He smiles shoving the plate into my hands. "Well I did ask, but thank you" I flash a grateful smile, placing the plate down.

He returns it before turning to walk out of the room but I stop him. "Hey, Nathan."

"You should.. Probably put some clothes on" I scrunch my face up awkwardly, pointing my finger up and down at his almost naked body. But I can't help but glance at his nicely toned abs. "By the looks of things you prefer me without clothes" I look up to see him smirking.

"Just get dressed!" I huff chucking a pillow at him and he chuckles leaving the room and closing the door. I shake my head with a laugh, turning when my phone buzzes. I flop down on my bed grabbing it and looking at the caller ID. Zoe, one of my best friends. I read her message,

Neenee! Long time no speak girl, talk to me ;) Xxxxxxxx

Yep, her nickname for me is Neenee. And mine for her is Zozo, we're strange like that you see. My fingers rush over the keys on my iPhone. I read it through before pressing send.

Zozo! Ikr, we need a catch up, we could do something today? I have nothing planned Xx <3

I instantly get a reply.

Me neither, let's do it. I hear you finally moved in with the Sykes then, it's round the corner from this cute little cafe if you wanna meet there? Xx

I grin.

See you there :) Xxxx

I stand up, grabbing my favourite Chanel handbag, filling it with my essentials. Phone, makeup, hand mirrors, chewing gum, throat soothers (just in case), Kayan pepper for my food because not only is it delicious but it's extremely healthy. And then some other things.

"I'm off out!" I yell as I skip down the stairs, grabbing my leather jacket off the hanger and pulling it on, sitting my handbag on my shoulder. "Where are you going?" Nathan questions as he reaches the bottom of the stairs with me.

"Does it matter?" I raise an eyebrow with a small smirk. "Yes, I need to make sure you're going to be safe" He states. I roll my eyes "I'm just meeting up for a drink, in a cafe round the corner with my friend, Zoe."

"Alright well don't be gone too long" He warns and as Lola enters the hallway, she pulls Nathan into a full on make out session in front of me. I scoff,turning on my heels and heading out the door and down the road.

"Zoe!" I squeal entering the cafe and seeing her sitting in a booth on her phone. She looks up and her lips form a wide grin as she stands up. "Vanessa!" She embraces me into a tight friendly hug. We pull away and I take a seat across from her.

"How have you been? Oh my gosh, you've cut your hair!" I exclaim, leaning over and taking a few strands of her bright honey blonde hair between my fingers. It used to be so long, almost at her waist, but now it's just above her shoulders, maybe a little lower. But a huge difference.

"I fancied a change" She chuckles lightly with a so-so shrug. "Well, It's a nice change. I like it, it really suits you" I reply nicely. "Aw thank you, nothing has changed with you then? Except you have got rid of those horrendous pink streaks, I knew you'd agree with me in the end" She jokes. But she's right, I used to have bright pink streaks in my hair, but I got rid of them because I came to realize how ridiculous they looked. I guess it was just a phase but I'm totally over it now.

"They weren't that bad!" I smack her arm and she laughs loudly causing a few diner's to turn and look at us. We both cover our mouths, giggling to ourselves. Eventually they turn away. and we get back to our conversation.

"Hello ladies, can I take your orders?" A youngish guy questions from beside us. "Er, we'll just have two coffee's please" Zoe answers and he notes it down, leaving us. "So tell me, what's it like in the Sykes household?" She questions curiously.

"Er.. Alright I guess, my room is really nice and my bed is really comfy. They are all dead nice to me and make me feel welcome" I shrug, tapping my nails against the table. "Nathan, Is he hot?" She asks with a mischievous grin. "Zoe!" I gasp smacking her arm, once again.

"What?" She laughs, "I've seen him from in The Wanted. He's like the most popular, I just wanna know if he's hotter in person."

"I don't know, I guess" I reply a little unsure. I don't wanna say too much, in my mind he's absolutely gob smackingly gorgeous, but I can't tell Zoe that. He's my stepbrother!

"Your coffee's, ladies" The waiter smiles, placing two mugs down on the table. He flashes me a wink before walking away. I blush, curling my hand around the handle and lifting the mug to my lips, sipping the strong hot liquid.

 "So have you met his bandmates yet?"

"Who's?"

"Nathan's!" She exclaims as if I had just missed out on something so obvious. "Oh.. No not yet" I reply. "I've met his girlfriend though."

"He has a girlfriend?" Zoe gasps sitting up.

"Yep. She's called Lola, real snotty cow. I try to speak to her and get along with her, but she just scowls at me and smirks at me, gives me dirty looks and never really replies."

"Wow.. Snotty indeed" She shakes her head with a chuckle as she sips her drink. "So how's your Dad? And Karen and Jess?"

"Fine. Dad and Karen have gone away on a vacation so Jess is at her friends house leaving me and Nathan by ourselves. Well.. Despite his girlfriend."

"Just ignore her. You're so much better" Zoe smiles reassuringly. "No. You should see her, she has the body of a Victoria Secret model! Honestly this is me speaking and she is gorgeous" I shake my head. "Well.. So are you" Zoe states.

"Zoe shut up!" I laugh. "No it's just... Everytime I see him kiss her and cuddle her and give her attention, something feels wrong inside."

"Vanessa, that's jealousy. You're not jealous of your stepbrother giving his girlfriend attention are you?" She chuckles lightly. I sigh sadly.

I'm not jealous of Nathan am I?