Somebody to You

Ch. 19

Demi

I wondered who was knocking on my door so early that morning. I'd have to get Damon up soon, but I knew how exhausted he was from yesterday, so I figured I'd let him sleep a little longer. I was actually off work today, so that was a good thing. I peeked my head out of the kitchen as Joe answered the door. I walked into the living room & froze when Nick's eyes locked on mine. He looked so hurt as he looked at Joe, then turned & left. I saw Joe step onto the porch & I couldn't help but to look through the opening in my curtains on the living room window to see Nick walk to his Jeep. He looked angry. I saw him get in his car, then look at the front door & flip Joe off. I looked to see Joe come back in, shaking his head, but grinning.

"What did he want?" I asked Joe as he walked toward the kitchen.

"I think he thinks we slept together, by the way we are dressed. I mean look at us. So then he walked off." Joe disappeared into the kitchen & I followed him.

"I saw him flip you off. That was rude of him." I stood holding onto the counter, staring at the food that waited for me to cook it. Joe didn't say anything as he stirred the eggs. I felt my stomach turn, thinking Nick thought I did anything with Joe. "You really think he thinks we had sex or that something happened?" I looked up at Joe, tears stinging my eyes.

Joe put down the fork he was whisking with & he sighed. "You'll tell him nothing happened & he'll believe ya. You broke up, though, so why is it bothering you, anyway?"

"I don't want him to think that I'm that kind of girl. I can't believe he flipped you off." I clicked my tongue & started getting plates from the cupboard. "I mean how immature of him." I was trying not to cry. I could hear my voice cracking.

Joe sighed next to me. "He only did that because I was kinda smiling smugly at him."

I stared at Joe. "What? Why were you smiling at him like that?"

Joe chuckled, shaking his head. "It's a brother thing. I was saying in your face to my big brother."

I blinked a few times, watching Joe, very confused by this. I had a sister & we didn't do this. "I don't get it."

"It's just a rivalry thing. I wanted to dig the knife in a little deeper. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that." Joe smiled. "I had a nice time just being friends & hanging with Damon & getting to know him. I shouldn't have ruined it by acting that way with Nick."

"Yea, you shouldn't have." I started making toast, while Joe cooked the eggs.

"You really love him don't you?" Joe asked, as he cooked.

I swallowed the lump I felt growing, then cleared my throat. "More than I thought I ever would. But at least I found out what kind of guy he is before I like married him or something." I sighed as I buttered some toast.

"He's not that guy anymore, though." Joe said, making me look up at his face.

"How do you know that?"

"I know my brother better than anyone. I've seen the change in him over the last few months since he met you. I could hear it when I talked to him on the phone about you. I saw how he looked at you at my party. I saw it in his face yesterday morning. He is in love with you. He hasn't loved anyone since high school. Not since Macy broke his heart. He loved her so much, it was ridiculous. She broke his heart & it changed him. Then he met you & you changed him. I know he didn't remember Jules, but you gotta admit, she looks different. Her hair was down to her ass three years ago & it was like reddish brown. Now it's light brown, almost blonde & it's a pixie haircut. And he was drunk." Joe was watching me & the eggs.