In Love With My Best Friend's Brother Book:1 By SCM75

CHAPTER 10 * PART 1

A Men In The house

My  mind went to work when I saw the men in the hall. He's turning off the breakers so that when the power comes on, he can tripped an alert the Police, I surmised.

In that moment, I finally understood the meaning of the phrase, kill-or-be-killed. My hand tighten around the bat and stepped quietly toward his exposed back. I was just behind him, I close my eyes and caulked the back behind me. I was going to hit him with everything I had.

I swung.

I crunch of the bat on my side was sickening.  The intruder turn around quickly, and I prepared for another attack, the bat poised dangerously over my head.

Then I was smell his cologne.

"Copter? "

"Bas..." He crouched before me, arms place protectively around his face.

I dropped the bag in Horror.

"Oh no... I'm so sorry...I hurt you?" I prayed I hadn't broken a rib.

He slid down to the floor and...laughed. Then he grabbed for his flashlight and shine it over my half-naked shivering body. I tugged the hoodie down to cover my thighs, where he gaze seamed to linger for a moment too long.

"Is that my old Little League bat?" He asked.

"Maybe" I said, guilty. "Please tell me you're not hurt. I hit you really hard."

I kneeled down by his side and trying to see where I had inflicted the injury. He had his hand over his left ribcage.

"If that was the best you got, Bas, then you might not have to quit your day job." He smiled at me through the shadow of Darkness. "I'm fine, really. It will probably bruised a bit, but that's all."

"What are you doing here?" I uttered, still in shock. I wonder, was the whole family back? Did the wedding get called off? Was Kim with him? Was he engaged to him? Did he tell how happy I was seeing him?

"I need to check on something at the hotel...and I didn't like the idea that you were here alone," he answered. "You would have known that if you answered my phone calls or check my emails."

"Oh" was all I could mutter in reply. Now I was the asshole for once.

"And I had something to give you. For Christmas,"he added.

I wasn't sure what to think, so I said nothing.

He got up from the floor and offered me a hand. Which was warm and delicious against my frigid skin.

"Bas, you're freezing," he commented in a concern when he touched me.

"The power is out so I guess the heat is off to," I explained.

He led me into the family room by the light of his flashlight, his hand never leaving mine, which I wished I didn't enjoy so much. He shine light the fireplace. with a flip of a switch, the gas fireplace illuminated the room.

Gas, why didn't I think of that?

We could see each other much better now. He's eyes move over my body, he's all hoodie just covering just above my upper thighs, just barely showing my running shorts. I was aware that my skimpy running shorts barely showing due to the oversized pink hoodie. My long milky white legs showing the goosebumps that had form.

He picked up a throw blanket from the couch and draped it around me, his warm breath on my hair. I wanted him to wrap his arms around mex-and for a moment, I thought he would-but he moved away.

"You should sleep down here, where is warm, "he suggested, before moving towards the foyer.

"Where are you going?"

"I'm going to sleep in my room over the the garage. It's late. My early flight was canceled due to the ice storm. I'm sorry I scared you like this. I didn't mean to."

"But it's so cold, Copter. You'll freeze to death out there. There's plenty of space here... You can have the other couch."

"I don't want to make you uncomfortable, Bas, unless you want to meet here. "His tone seem to be testing me, checking to see if I was truly interested in his company for the night.

I was, but I wouldn't admit to it. "I would feel better if you were in the house. I don't like being here alone. Specially after realizing I can't swing a bat very hard."  It was half-true. I didn't think I could sleep alone in the house again after such a scare.

He smiled. "Of of course I'll stay then."

Copter took off his heavy black  jacket and scarf and set it down next to me on the couch. The heat from the fire begun to do its job and I was feeling much better. He inspected his ribs where I walked him.

"Are you sure you're okay? " I moved over to him. "Here oh, let me see.

"I tugged at his purple sweater politely, awkwardly. He save me the trouble and pulled it off, entirely exposing his chest...His beautiful chest. He was lean and muscular, with just a moderate trace of dark hair trailing off below his belly button the light from the fireplace dance over the hill in valleys of the well-crafted specs and solid six pack. I remember with amusement what his chest used to look like as an gangly thirteen-year-old in the pool when I first had laid eyes on him.

How time change.

I lightly touched the reddened area over the left side of his ribcage. "Does that hurt? " I looked up at him.

He seems to exhale as I touched him, the slightest shudder of something that wasn't pain, but, perhaps, pleasure? Then he cover my hand with his and moved up his chest to the spot where his heart was pounding. "No,it feels amazing."

That feeling in my stomach again.

For a moment, we just stare at each other's eyes, like the time outside my bedroom door. So much communicated in one look...

He let my hand go abruptly. "I'm sorry Bas. We should...go to sleep. It's after two"

what could I say to him? That I wanted him to do more much more? I could feel the spark between us, enticing and dangerous. We had Harley set two words on each other in person while growing up, and now... And now..things were for so different.

I move to the other side of the large sofa and I pull the blanket over me. He put his sweater back on and moved to the other couch.

Now that I warm secure, I felt myself drifting off into a restful slumber."

" Copter..." I whisper, half asleep.

" Yes?"

"I am glad you're here. "

"Me too. "His voice started to fade. Before succumbing to sleep, he spoke again.

"Bas?"

"Yes?"

"My hoodie looks nice on you, especially with nothing else on it. I never realized how over braided pants were until tonight."

I smile to myself. I wouldn't be alone this Christmas. I decided that I would worry about Kim tomorrow. Tonight Copter was with me and no her.

§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§

Update hello my dear readers here's another chapter part 1. I'm sorry but I'm just too tired, I wanted to continue riding but it's been a long day I still wanted to give you guys something to read you my loyal readers. Stay Safe🌹❤❤

Please vote 🙏🙏