My Brother's Best Friend

Chapter 17

Today went painfully slow, Jackson took me to a nearby cafe for lunch and then refused to let me pay my half of the bill. As we left the cafe he quickly pecked my lips, although it wasn't really a quick kiss. I didn't count Mississippi's or anything but by the end my knees were weak, we were short of breath and instead of going back to school I wanted to take him to bed.

When we returned to school Danielle was waiting by the school's entry for us. She pulled me into her arms shooing Jackson away. We walked inside to art. She waited until no one was near before she started to speak "how was it?"

My cheeks flushed bright red "it was great. He is honestly amazing, we went to this small cafe. He was so easy to talk to and he held my hand the whole time."

"Was it a date or just lunch." Danielle asked overly pleased.

I shrugged gathering my pencils "I don't know. We didn't talk about us or labels. We just talked about everything else. I don't know what to do. I love what we are doing but I don't know if I can keep doing it if he's not all in..."

Danny finished my sentence for me "because your falling in love with him."

I nodded my head looking away from her "I think I could be."

For the remainder of art we didn't talk instead we were left to our thoughts. After school, Danielle rushed Bobby to leave quickly whilst I waited for Jackson at his car. Minutes and minutes passed before I finally sent him a message 'where are you?'

He quickly responded 'football field, why?'

I scoffed 'oh nothing important, just been waiting at your car for you.'

He sent me another message but I ignored it starting my walk home. I got about ten minutes away from school before I heard a car stop behind me. He came running over, he placed his hand in my upper arm preventing me from going anywhere. "I'm sorry Matty, at lunch you went off with Danny. I thought that also meant you were going home with her to have a girly session and whatever you girls do."

I turned to face him "sure by now you know me better than that, I would always talk to you about things first. We had a great lunch, I at least wanted to spend the afternoon with you." I thought about the words I had just said, it sounded so clingy. "Sorry I'm being stupid, forget everything I said."

I quickly kissed his cheek and then turned to walk away, he stopped me. Jackson still had my arm in his hand. I turned back to him "you aren't being a stupid baby. I am I should have checked with you at lunch. Can we just go home?"

"It's not your job to check with me, I need to go home tonight, Bobby will get suspicious about me spending more time away from home soon."

Jackson stated "okay but if you don't come tonight you need to spend the weekend with me and I have plans for the ball."

I laughed at the funny expressions he wore on his face "maybe about this weekend and you need to plan a better way to ask me to the ball."

Jax laughed "and what do you have in mind?"

I shrugged my shoulders "surprise me, it needs to be somewhat discreet."

Jackson nodded his head "but he's going to know when I take you to the dance."

I let out a deep breath "I will think about that when it's closer to the day."

Jackson laughed slightly hurt but he didn't want to show it "are you sure you don't want to stay with me tonight, I will miss you around my place."

I think cuddled into his arms "I will miss you too but I need to go home, honey bunny."

He let me go and I finished my walk home. When I got there Bobby's car was in the driveway. I quietly let myself in not wanting to alert him I was home yet. As I walked by the lounge room inside was Bobby and Danielle. She was straddling his hips, her clothes discarded as was Bobby's shirt. I cleared my throat "honey or honeys, I'm home!"

Danielle nearly flew out of Bobby's arms, she rushed to cover her body with her shirt. Bobby rushed to speak "I can explain."

I shook my head "no need, I could play dot-to-dot and put the picture together. How long have you been together?"

Bobby looked at me frustrated, whilst Danny was frazzled "a while, like you can actually speak. We all know you are seeing someone. You are sneaking around and lying, Danielle won't say but I assume it's Jamie."

Danielle laughed but I cut her off "I'm not seeing Jamie, I promise but you know him. You like him."

I watched his face as he went over the countless possibilities "Bryan?" I shook my head. "Will?" Again I shook my head "Ben?". He could see I wasn't going to give him a name he gave it one last shot "Jax?"

I didn't respond. He looked over to Danny, she wouldn't confirm what he already knew. I spoke, "does it matter if I'm seeing someone?" I addressed him as someone instead of his name not really wanting to admit it to him.

"No it doesn't matter, what matters is if it doesn't work out, what if he hasn't lost his old ways?"

I shrugged my shoulders "we aren't together, we are just hanging out. You know like good friends do."

Bobby nodded "and if something happens will you tell me?"

I shook my head "no I want to be like you in that sense, keep who I'm seeing a secret until you catch me on the couch in an intimate position."

Danielle laughed "Jackson will be happy, he always hated keeping you from everyone."

I nodded "I know and to think now I can kiss him in public."

Bobby looked back to me for a moment "kissing?"