The Bad Boy Likes Me?

Chapter 22: "Unlike you I'm not a shallow gold digging whore,"

"I approve,"

My dad's words still echoed in my head on a loop. I didn't think this moment would ever come but now that it's happened it felt like there was nothing to stop us from finally being happy.

Apart from Aiden.

For the last couple of weeks I've been thinking about the situation with my brother more than ever. He still didn't know anything and I was dreading the moment for when he does. Nixon noticed that I had been down lately and he managed to get it out of me.

"Hey no matter what happens just know that I'll always be here Mara," Looking deep into my eyes and caressing my face, I knew he was being extra serious whenever I got called by my first name.

"So you won't leave me?" I look at him gingerly.

"Mara Ellsworth you're my whole life. You've made me a better man in so many ways, how could I be so stupid? I wouldn't even dream of it," And to make his response even more perfect he leaned forwards giving me a deep kiss that was full of passion.

But I still had that small voice in the back of my mind that was full of doubt. What if he did leave me because of Aiden? What if because of my stupid nitwit of a brother my happiness gets smashed into a million pieces? He had the ability to destroy what I loved, and that was Nixon Ford.

It was the middle of the week which unfortunately meant school.

I was at my second happy place, also known as the school cafeteria. The first being my gorgeous model like boyfriend of course.

Even after all these months saying it out loud still feels surreal sometimes. Like who knew this would happen to me out of all people. I certainly didn't. If someone had told me this was going to be my life a year ago I would have laughed in their faces. Then slapped them with a loaf of bread.

I was sat with Kay and Izzy at our usual table, my scrumptious looking food in front of me. I don't care what all you judgmental people think, greasy school pizza was the best. Looking up, both of my best friends had disgusted looks on their faces watching me devour said pizza like I had never eaten before.

"What?" I looked at them with a dumbfounded expression.

"How in the world did you get a boyfriend? A hot one too," Kay retorted.

"Wow Kayla I truly am offended. It's about what's on the inside," I said, purposely being dramatic.

She rolled her eyes. "All that mushy stuff is a load of crap,"

"Well some of us have hearts and there's nothing wrong with that,"

"Hey why is your hot ass brother walking this way?" Izzy brought me out of my thoughts and I jerked my head up in panic dropping the pizza.

As an automatic reaction I obviously assumed the worst. That he found out about me and Nixon and was going to confront me about it. That's it. Mara Ellsworth was officially a goner. It was safe to say that my heart was pounding out of my chest.

"Hey girls," my brother's all so familiar deep voice reached my ears as he got to the table.

Looking at the two girls in front of me it was now my turn to be disgusted as they both looked at him like he was some god. I could hear a smirk in the idiot's voice, he was totally aware of the effect he had. Turning my head to face him I looked at him questioningly.