My Brother's Best Friend

Chapter 6

I woke the next morning still wrapped in Jamie's arms. I woke before him this time, it gave me time to look over his sleeping figure. I watched the rise and fall of his chest, the hairs that were below his navel. His long eyelashes that fanned his cheek. The light freckled that covered his cheeks. I lightly brushed my thumb over his hip bone and up his chest.

I watched as his eyes fluttered open, a cute little yawn escaped his mouth. I smiled down to him "morning."

He cuddled into my chest "morning baby."

I kissed his forehead slowly getting off the mattress. When I got outside of the tent Bobby was sitting by himself. I sat next to him, I gave him a quick side hug before mumbling a good morning. He went stiff in my arms as I hugged him.

I asked worried "what's wrong?"

Bobby didn't move for some time "when did you and Jamie get together?"

I shrugged his tone off "we aren't technically together, we are getting to know each other. Does it matter if we are together?"

Bobby just stared into the fire "I don't know. It's weird I guess. My best friend and my sister."

"Like you sleeping with my best friend isn't weird!" I sneered.

Bobby was hurt for a moment before snapping at me "Danny and I were an accident, one I don't regret but you and Jamie...do you really know him."

I scoffed at him not wanting to argue any more. I left him in front of the fire whilst I retreated back to Jamie. He was laying on the mattress playing on his phone. I came and sat beside him. Jamie put his phone down and looked over to me. He could see by the disappointment on my face that something had happened.

He pulled me into his arms kissing my temple, he asked "what happened?"

I cuddled into his chest mumbling "Bobby doesn't want us to be together. He asked when we became a couple and I then told him we weren't and confronted him about Danny. He then went to about how much I don't know about you."

Jamie brushed my hair away from my face "baby he is right, you don't know me. There are things in my past that you don't know about. Things I have done that I'm not proud of. Bobby is just trying to look out for you."

Buried my face in his chest "I'm sure there is nothing too bad that Bobby needs to worry about." I lamented.

Jamie's whispered, "you would be surprised baby, I wasn't always the best person I could be."

I laid my head on Jamie's chest, he ran his fingers down to my hip stopping there. He took a deep breath before speaking "I made some bad choices a little while ago and Bobby was there. He witnessed it all and then my life started to spiral out of control. I cleaned up my act as you can see now but I hurt a lot of important people in my life."

I grabbed Jamie's hand reassuringly "there is nothing that would ever scare me away."

Jamie looked away from me, not wanting to look me in the eyes "remember when I turned into an ass. Back when we were rarely talking, we drifted apart..."

I interrupted him "you mean that time in our lives when you pushed me away?"

He nodded his head continuing "...when I pushed you away, I met this girl and I thought she was the one. I slept with her at a party one day we both had a bit to drink. Anyway, we continued to see each other. One day after school she came to me in tears, she claimed she was pregnant. Anyway, Bobby was there and he demanded she gives proof she was indeed pregnant. She came back to us with a blood test stating she was pregnant and that was it...I was going to become a dad."

Jamie paused to look at making sure I was still following along. My stomach twisted in so many different emotions "This went on for nearly two months until I walked in on her with another guy. Anyway, we had test results done and whilst waiting for those results I fell down a rabbit hole of bad decisions. I started drinking, taking drugs and there were nights I would blank out and wake up with someone else. When the results came back that I wasn't the father, I felt so many different emotions relief, anger, guilt and Bobby helped me come back from all of that."

I kissed Jamie's chin "thank you for telling me all of that. I'm sorry all of that happened to you."

Jamie roughly ran his fingers through his hair "what we have been through shapes us into the person we are today. I like the person I am with you."

I pecked his lips "now I get why Bobby was looking out for us but surely he knows us well enough now to know we are going to think all of this through before we jump into a relationship or whatever we are going to do."

Jamie and I soon got out of bed and joined Danielle and Bobby. Bobby ignored us at first but Danielle wouldn't stand for that. We were soon enjoying our last day in paradise. Whether it was swimming, hiking or relaxing in the sand building castles.

When nightfall came everyone was tired but no one made a move for the beds. I knew it was because Bobby didn't want me sleeping with Jamie but he didn't want to be away from Danielle. Jamie was the one to break the tension "Matty you can sleep with Danny tonight, don't want you to be grumpy tomorrow because I stole your blankets two night in a row."

I smiled over to Jamie, Danielle doing the same. I then got up with Danny and headed to our tent. When inside I plopped down onto the mattress. Danielle laid down beside me "Bobby told me what happened." I nodded my head to drain of energy to really want to talk about it now. Danielle continued "Bobby is just worried, there are still some things you have been left in the dark about with Jamie's past."

I nodded my head enraged "Jamie told me about his ex that was pregnant, he told me everything. I know his past and still want to go along with whatever we have. Are you going to stand by my choice?"