My Brother's Best Friend

4. Slamming (doors and a bit of other things)

The whole drive I am so grateful for the music giving us an excuse not to talk. I focus on my breathing and trying to keep it normal.

It's hard but I'm too embarrassed to let him know just how much his kiss at the party affected me. I'm managing to act normal I think so far.

Until he pulls into a random street two blocks from ours and parks the car. He calmly pulls over and shuts off the engine.

My heart is pounding in my ears. Why are we stopping here? Was this some kind of trick? Will my brother be out of detention early and know something happened if he sees us alone parked here? What if he parked here so we could make out again? I lick my dry lips. Looking over at him hoping for the best.

Lucas looks at me so seriously an expression that I'm not used to on his face. The silence between us feels loaded as we stare at each other. He rests one hand on the steering wheel and he moves his body slightly so he is angled towards me with one arm draped on my head rest. 

The thought flashes through my mind that if anyone saw us here right now they would think we were a couple. It makes me feel warm and fuzzy. Until I look up at him and realises that he was talking while I'm in fantasy land. I hadn't heard a word he said.

"Huh?" I say feeling a bit daft.

"I just wanted to check that you were ok. I don't like to use girls and I know we didn't do much but I know girls get keen easy," he says warily rubbing the back of his neck with one hand.

"Oh" is all I can respond with.

My heart sinks like a lump of lead in a creek. Makes me feel slightly sick as he admits to having used me for a one off make out with no intentions of taking it further.

I try to be cool despite a lump forming in my throat.

"Don't worry about it, that's sweet of you Lucas but we were both so wasted I hardly remember. I'm sure you were good but I won't be developing some silly sad crush on you anytime soon," I smirk at him.

Total liar.

He looked a bit shocked for a split second. "Oh"

He clears his throat.

I watch his Adam's apple bob and he swallows. I continue to admire his profile while he looking straight ahead in thought. He looks so damn tasty and his smell is all over his car. I feel like a freak for just getting rejected but I would do it again. I lick my lips.

"Well that's really good," he sounds slightly strained, "Look I haven't told Harris yet, I'm guessing you haven't either?"

"Over my dead body would I give Matt that pleasure of succeeding in dramatising the team's social life," shake my head and chuckle.

"So true, I'm glad we are one the same page but Harris well you know how much it means to have him as my best friend. I don't want to break that with us. Especially for senior year with the team coach said a few scouts he knows have been popping up at games already and this could impact everyone on the team relying on scholarships."

I can't stop the loves truck smile creep onto my face. I've known him all these years and never noticed how thoughtful he was.

I nod smiling like a love struck teen. Because I was a love struck teen. Well not love but, I thought as I eyed his face shoulders and down his tanned masculine arms, I was definitely lust struck. I shifted my body to mirror his crossing my legs towards him and lounging back slightly in the corner of the door and the seat.

"So now that's out of the way... I woke up in my bed Saturday morning? I didn't ask Harris because I was already in the bad books for getting drunk for once in my whole teen life. If anything he should be thankful I never do get drunk. At least not in front of him."