I Slept With My Stepbrother

Chapter 15

Ziya's POV

"Is that a hickey I spot missy?" Of course, Meradith spots it. "Hi, Ziya! Sorry I haven't returned any of your calls I decided to go MIA after the party" I pretend to be Mer in a sarcastic tone, I seriously haven't heard a peep from here in four days, I was so worried about her and although I am happy she's fine I'm pissed that she couldn't even text to let me know she is alive. And no I didn't launch an ACTUAL investigation because if she was really in harm her mom would have called, she is a good woman. "Yeah, I know! I am a bad friend for disappearing, my dad came back in town and wanted to avoid all that crap obviously." Ah yeah makes sense, her dad is just a loser honestly. Never abusive or anything like that he just likes to vanish and reappear whenever is convenient; luckily Mers mom has moved on but he still tries to get involved in their lives. Usually for money, not for any actual reason like I don't know, seeing his daughter! "Okay, you are forgiven for actually having a valid excuse. Has he skipped town again now?" She nods in response, we both know he will be back in a few months and the cycle will continue for God knows how long but after five years you kind of learn not to press with this topic too much. "So how are things with your broski of a boyfriend?" GROSS, she referred to him as both in one sentence, did she want me to chuck up my breakfast? "Jordan, who is neither by the way and I are going okay we are just trying to figure out things as we go along, I know he sat down the guys and gave them the rundown at the party but I think we may have to have a family meeting really." She looked confused. "Our parents duh!" I swear I could actually see the cogs turning in her head, putting all the pieces together VERY slowly. "Sounds like a good idea we will tell them at lunch, but I have to go I have a bio test to ace! See you in English." She calls as she jogs away. For such an academic, she can be very lacking in life knowledge.

The day goes by slow as a snail, all my lessons where relatively simple and now its lunch, our cafeteria actually serves some banging lunches, today I fancied burger and fries with some juice. Like to keep my life simple where possible with food that is easier, with Jordan yeah that never seems to be the case. I see that Meredith is already sitting with the boys but Jordan is not to be found, hoping he will join soon I don't want to do this alone. "So guys, when Jordan gets here, we need to have a fama-" I didn't get to finish as I hear a bunch of 'heys' and 'my man' and other typical greetings from the boys. It's Jordan thankfully, he sits beside me and begins to eat my fries. Something is not right though. "Okay no, you don't eat my fries, especially when you smell of girls and have gloss on your lips. Got something to confess?"

"What? No. Right guys, I'm hungry so will make this quick. Ziya and I were kinda just testing the waters, we are interested in each other but obviously, our parents cannot know, so no slip-ups in the house. Cool?" Keeping my head down I can't even face them right now it is clear as fucking day that he was lying to me. Not once has he looked at me yet, and just like that he gets up to grab his food. "Zi, I'm sure it is nothing. Maybe his lab partner sprayed some perfume in Chemistry?" You could hear that Alex didn't even believe his own words, but I send him a smile to say thank you for trying. "I think I am going to go make a start on my homework, see you guys at mine later maybe?" there was a distinct crack in my voice but I wasn't going to cry in front of everyone. He was the one that wanted to keep things exclusive, maybe he changed his mind this morning. "No Ziya wait, I will come with, maybe we could skip and have a catch up on the last few days? I owe the teachers a lot of homework while I've been gone and haven't even started." Meredith added a slight laugh to lighten up the mood but I just wanted to be alone now. "I will give you a call later yeah?" This time it was her turn not to press and so she let me go my own way as I had wanted.

Jordan's POV

When I return to the table I am met with silence and my princess was gone. Nice one Jordan go and hurt her as you always do. Suddenly, I am met with a harsh but quick pain at the pack of my head "The fuck?" and again the same pain. "What the hell is wrong with you already cheating before it is official!" It was Ziya's best friend who was hitting me with some book. She goes for a 3rd swing but I grab her wrist "I wouldn't fucking do that. We have a situation, remember at the party and I confessed to Jamie and her bitch clique that I am seeing Zi?" There is a surrounding yes from everyone. "Well she wants to go to my dad with the information she has, I can't risk disappointing him and all Ziya has done is cry and panic out of fear of being disowned." The table was still silent as if I was still talking.
"Just let me kill the bitch, my dad is money desperate will get him to sell her body on the black market or forget killing her, we can just sell her on the black market!" This chick was dark, how the hell does her mind wander there?
"Her dad is on the board for Berkston College (A/N not real) you guys know that I have applied there! She said that if I attend a few family events, she will forget it all and even talk to her dad for me." Not only was this an opportunity to go to the number one college for forensic science, my passion, but it also ties up loose ends for me and Ziya, seems like a win to me. "And do you honestly believe that is her plan, dude she is clearly blackmailing you into being her fake boyfriend, and you know what these rich family are like, they want them to marry young." My eyes literally could have pooped out of my skull there and then, I need to talk to Ziya, Alex is right this isn't going to be as straight forward as I had originally thought. We agreed to make decisions together and that we will do.

I couldn't find her the rest of lunch she wasn't in the library like she had said she would guess I have to check home. "Ziya baby? I am here I need to confess something but believe me I didn't cheat!" I call, she doesn't seem to be downstairs, not even the den. I go to climb the stairs but there she is at the top of the stairs just sitting there, her hair tied into a bun and wearing an old sweater of mine. Her eyes were bloodshot, she had been crying, I had made my little princess cry again because like always I tried to take lead instead of talking. "Princess, I promise I didn't cheat, please can we talk even if it's from the stairs?" Slowly, she gets ups and nods towards her room, where this all began. Running up the stairs I see her sat crossed legged at the head of her bed, "Jamie is blackmailing me, and you have to pretend I haven't told you this information. You were never meant to know, at least not from me. I think she was hoping you would find out on your own and put pieces together without the full story and walk away. It was part of the terms that I didn't tell you." I figured starting with why I lied would be better than me starting with the actual meat of the conversation and have her think I just wanted to keep it from her. But she won't look up at me still, so grab both her hands and hold them tightly. "Jamie was threatening to tell our parents and her dad, who is on the board for my dream college, everything. And I couldn't let her do that at least not yet anyway, so she said if I go to all family events with her this year she would keep her mouth shut and put in a good word to her dad about me." It was out, but could she forgive me for attempting to keep her in the dark. "You know Meradith could take care of her quite easily." So she knows she has a scary best friend, noted definitely won't fuck up again. "Yes, she was thinking about trafficking her." I chuckle hoping it was all just a joke between the two of them. "Let me guess, by using her dad?" Right, I'm starting to believe this wasn't all a joke. "Don't worry, nothing would happen to her, Mer's dad is too clumsy and would get caught quickly, which means Mer's plan was just to scare Jamie. If she was planning on actually getting rid of her, she would just do it herself. She can be quite powerful when she wants to be." Well shit, definitely not joking cool, got it. "So do you forgive me? I didn't tell you because she may have had someone listening at school."

Ziya's POV

"Yeah makes sense, so no dating at home or school, we are for sure going to have to be careful." Where was safe for some everyday star crossed lovers aye? He nods slowly, clearly didn't think of that earlier. "So college, We haven't spoken about that yet. BU is two hours drive on a good day right?" He leans in for a kiss that I obliged, as much as I know he is trying to distract me, it's been a long afternoon and I'm kind of over all the high school drama.

AN- That is Antonia Thomas Stunnin actress