My Best Friend's Brother

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I touched up my makeup before I got a text from Collins that he was waiting for me outside my house. I grabbed my purse and looked at myself in the mirror one last time before going outside where I saw him leaning against the passenger side of his car. He smiled at me and opened the passengers side door, "You look beautiful." He complimented me as I sat down and he closed the door.

He climbed in the drivers seat and we sped off to the movie theater. We eventually got there and he refused to let me pay for anything, "You can pay for yourself next time if you want but I'm paying for everything here." He said and I smiled, "Next time? That's a little ambitious, isn't it?" I joked and he scowled at me and rolled his eyes jokingly. We eventually went inside the movie and we only made it half way through until a few tweens behind us started making out loudly and hitting our seats.

I eventually cussed out the kids and we were asked the leave the theater. "You just couldn't keep quiet could you?" Collins jokingly asked as he opened the door to his car for me. "They were being unnecessarily loud. It was just obnoxious." I complained and he agreed, "Well we still have plenty of time to kill, want to go to an arcade or something." I nodded and he laughed.

We drove to a little arcade that's on the other side of town. He paid for my tokens and we plaid a bunch of two player games before playing our own games for a little while.

After losing track of time and playing random games for over two hours we decided we should probably call it a night. We traded our tickets for cheap prizes and he gave me the little stuffed animal he won and I gave him the expired ringpop I won.

"C'mon, lets get you home before your mom and my sister rip my head off." Collins said as he pulled out of the parking lot. "Your sister?" I asked as I wondered if he told her. A pit formed in my stomach as he nodded, "I told her who I was taking on a date and she seemed mad but let me go. She also told me that she was going to talk to you once the date was over so I'm guessing she's going to be waiting for you." He explained hastily and I could tell he was nervous, "Okay, that's fine." Is all I said as I mentally prepared myself for the onslaught of questions I was going to have to face when I walked through the threshold of my home.

"Really?" He asked as he relaxed, "Yeah of course." I said reassuringly and I leaned over and kissed his cheek.

He eventually pulled into my driveway where, sure enough, Chloe's car was in my driveway. I was about to open the car door when Collins stopped me, "Wait." He said and he hopped out and ran around the car and opened the door for me and walked me up to the front door, "I had a good time tonight." I said and he smiled, "So, about that second date." He said mischievously smiling and then biting his lip to contain the smile slightly. "I'll think about it." I said winking at him and he chuckled and leaned down for a kiss. I was about to meet him in the middle when my front door flew open and we jumped apart.

"Hi brother. Get your ass in here Nadia." Chloe said and I bit my cheek to silence myself as she pulled me inside and slammed the front door shut and locked it.

She pulled me to my bedroom and sat me down, "I don't know why you didn't just tell me you were dating Collins. I never would have been too angry. I would have supported you guys." She said and I smiled at her, "I know how you get sometimes." I said smiling at her and she shrugged and rolled her eyes jokingly. "I mean I would've beaten the living daylights out of him but I still would be the maid of honor at your wedding." She joked and I laughed along with her.

"No boy can tear us apart, even if that dick is my brother." She said more seriously now and I nodded, "Agreed...so I might have heard you and Gavin..." I said biting my lip and wiggling my eyebrows at her and she laughed and smacked my leg, "Don't even start, he's treated me good enough so far." She said and I shrugged, "Okay. But seriously, how is he in bed?" I jokingly asked and she shook her head, "You're irritating." She joked and a knock came from my door.

"There's extra popcorn in the kitchen if you girls want it." My mom said and Chloe and I shared a look before racing to the kitchen and eating our body weight in the buttery popcorn.