My Boyfriend's Brother

Chapter 2

Chapter 2
In love?

I spent a few hours talking to Jake's family. They were all so nice.
Right now, Jake and I were sitting on the grass talking to James. It was getting dark and the backyard lights were on and made everything look pretty. We had all just eaten and everyone was just sitting around and talking.
"Uh Jake." James said, stopping our conversation about movies.
Jake looked up at him and said "What?"
"I think I heard mom just say shes gonna get some of your baby pictures to show Daniella." James said with a bit of amusement in his voice.
"Oh no she isn't." Jake said as he quickly got up and ran after her.
I laughed softly as I said "I've never seen him move so fast."
"Me neither." James chuckled. There was few minutes of awkward silence until James finally spoke. "So, how long have you been dating Jake now?"
"Oh um...2 years next month." I said with a small smile.
"Wow. Im sorry." James said with sympathy.
I shot him a confused look and said, "Why are you sorry?"
His voice changed to a more happy tone as he said,"Because you had to deal with my annoying brother for 2years." I laughed a little at his joke. I liked James. He was funny and down to earth. "So, what do you do for a living?"
"I work part time at the animal shelter." I told him.
"Thats so awesome! You must love animals." James said with a smile.
"Yeah I do." I smiled. "Especially my dog."
"You have a dog?" James said, sounding a little more happy.
"Yeah. A St. Bernard." I said and crossed my legs.
"Awesome. I have a dog too. His name is Fox." He said with a smile. I was about to say something, but then Jack came back and sat next to me.
"What are we talking about?" Jack asked.
"Daniella was just telling me about her job." James said.
"Boring." Jack said. "We should probably get going anyway Daniella." He said as he stood up.
"Oh. Um. Okay." I said awkwardly and stood up. I saw that James was giving Jack a dirty look as he stood up as well.
"Well thanks for coming bro." James said.
"No problem. Happy birthday!" Jake said before taking my hand and leading me out the house as quick as he could. I looked back at James and he was watching us leave with a sad smile. I turned back around when I almost tripped over.
After saying goodbye to his parents, he practically pushed me out of the door and in his car.
"Whats the rush?" I asked as he got in the car and drove away.
"I got bored and wanted some alone time with you." He said as he shrugged his shoulders.
"Oh. Okay." I said quietly and pushed a bit of my hair behind my ear. I slid my sunglasses over my eyes as I looked out of the window. For some reason, I couldn't get James out of my mind. The way he flipped his hair, the way way he laughed, the way he looked at me: Everything he did just sparked something inside of me. I didn't know what it was but I liked this feeling. I liked the way I felt when he smiled at me. I liked it when he made me laugh. I liked it when he asked about my life, when he ran his fingers through his hair, when he looked me in the eyes and I looked straight back into his gorgeous hazel eyes.
James was nothing like Jake. Sure, I loved Jake, but James seemed more of a gentleman and cared about me a little more than Jake did. But no, I loved Jake. I did love him...I think.
But James was just so hypnotizing.
"What are you thinking about?" Jake asked as he put his hand on my knee and smoothed his thumb over.
"Just a certain Mr. Maslow." I said with a smirk and Jake smiled. I wasn't exactly lying. I was thinking about a certain Mr. Maslow.

Just not Jake.