I Love My Brother's Best Friend — Chapter 20

I ran into my house, shut the door, and slid down against it. Jake kissed me was all I could think. And it was amazing, passionate, sexy. I wished we could've continued kissing me. But I had a boyfriend. Chase had me and he'd made that very clear earlier that morning.

I groaned. Why did Jake have to kiss me? He made everything so complicated.

It's true that Chase's kiss was indescribable, but when you used to love someone and they kiss you with all the passion they could muster up then leave you wanting more... You just can't help feeling something more than lust.

That's not to say I didn't feel more than lust when I was with Chase. I felt something special and wonderful. He gave me thousands of butterflies fluttering in my stomach. I could believe that if I had been in love With Chase I would've known I wanted him more. The kiss would've been a thousands times greater. At least I wanted to believe it.

But I wasn't in love with Chase.

Was I?

Of course not. We have a horrible relationship. All we do is tight and he gets jealous. He doesn't listen to what I say. He just wants me to be his and when a player just wants you to be his you have to watch out for your heart.

I sighed and slid back up the door. I walked into the kitchen and grabbed a load of junk food then walked into the living room. I placed all the food on the onto the coffee table.

I plopped down on the couch and reached out for the house phone, because Aaron still had my phoneand called him.

"Hello?" Aaron answered the phone still groggy from sleep.

I rolled my eyes. Only he would still be sleeping on a Saturday at... 9:30 am. Oops.

"Hey, sorry I woke you up," I frowned then remembered he couldn‘t see me.

"You're okay!" he exclaimed, "Geez where did you go last night?"

"Chace saved me from a guy who was, like, sexually harrasing me. Then he took me back to his house becuase he needed to get something, and I fell asleep there," I rushed my words.

"Uhh okay?" he asked, "So What's up?"

I sighed, "Do you want to come over and watch some movies with me? I kind of want to talk to you about last night."

"Sure, be right there," he hung up.

I looked down at my clothes. Chase and Adam were right, I never should've gone out dressed in this. It looked like

I really did want a hook up. And I did, just not the type of hook up that guy was looking for.

I went upstairs to go change into sweat pants and an oversized t-shirt I stole from Aaron. By the time I was finished changing, washing my face, and throwing my hair up into a ponytail Aaron was downstairs.

"Skye, I'm here!" he called up the stairs.

" 'Kay, I'll be down in a minute!" I called back to him and raced down stairs to see my best friend.

Adam was being ridiculous. It wasn't Aaron job to baby sit me. He should feel free to go out and party even when I'm there. He had a right to have fun without taking care of me every once in a while. What was he supposed to do anyway? Stand over me and glare at the guys I hook up with? That'd be such a turn off.

"So what's up?" he asked again.

I shrugged, "I need your help with Jake and Chase."

"Oh," he said slighty sarcastic, “You mean the guy who called you a slut or the guy who left you because his mom had cancer? Hmm, hard choice."

"Aaron," I warned.

"Skye," He mocked me with a whine. I sighed, "So I guess you're team Jake?"

"Baby, the only team I'm on is team Aaron," he winked at me.

I laughed, "Good one."

He chuckled, "So really, how are you going to choose?"

"I don't know," I grimaced, "Is a pro and con list out of the question?"

He gave me a pointed look, "You're not going to choose you're future boyfriend with a pro and con list."

"Then what do you think I should do?” I challenged him.

He shrugged, "You know you can pick no one, right?"

No one, I thought.

The idea of no one was keeping me up all night and since apparently I was not allowed to make a pro-con list I was stuck lying awake thinking about what I was going to do with my life.

I sighed. I honestly shouldn't be this wrapped up in my high school relationships. After all Chase was leaving for college at the end of the year. My heart froze in my chest. It wasn't beating anymore. Chase was going and while that's what I'd wanted my whole life things were different now. Jake was staying..

I can't pick a boyfriend on who's going to be here longest I told myself. That will just fill me with regret and make me one of those bitter old people.

"Chase or Jake?" I whispered to myself in the dark as if hearing their names escape my lips would help me choose.

My eyes snapped open at my next thought. I couldn't believe I was about to do this, but I stood up from my bed and crept into the hallway. I knew I should've worn pajamas, but I was prett sure Adam was already asleep so I took the chance of a murder finding me attractive enough to kill. A bra and underwear were just fine.

The hall lights were off and it looked like the downstairs lights were off too. I felt so pathetic sneaking down stairs in the middle of the night to grab a flower so I could play my own version of 'He loves me, He loves me not.‘ Instead I'd be playing 'Chase, Jake, No one.’

I plucked a flower out of our vase and then I noticed the basement light was on. Adam always left the damn basement light on. Iwalked down the steps prepared to turn the light off when I heard some one speak.

"What's with the flower, Skye?" Jake asked with humor in his voice.

Jake! I spun around to see all my brother's friends in the basement. Minus Chase which was pretty weird considering Chase was always here.

"What are you all doing here?!" I shrieked and blushed.

Damien grinned at me, "Is that how you usually come downstairs when you think no one's here?"

Jake shot him a slight glare before turning back to me, "Adam's gonna come down here soon so..."

"Oh! Yeah, right," I said slightly off beat with how flustered I was, "No need to have Adam kill you all. Bye!" I squeaked out the last word and then ran up the basement steps.

My brother nodded to me when he found me in the kitchen.

"Go put something clothes on my friends are downstairs," he said while eating a handful of chips from the bad he was holding.

"Okay, because it would be really bad if we saw each other while I'm wearing this," I rushed passed my words and then scurried upstairs.

Turned out the reason Chase wasn't down there was because he was in my room.

He raised an eyebrow, "You wore that downstairs?"

I shut the door behind me then crossed my arms under my chest, "I thought Adam was asleep and no one was down there."

I saw him staring at my chest making me realize my arms were giving me extra cleveage so I let them fall to the side of my body.

"Chase why are you up here?" I whispered.

He frowned at my question so I added onto it, "Adam's going to kill you if he finds out."

He smirked, "Adam will be fine. He's not going to know. There's about ten guys down there. We'll be fine."

I grimaced, "I don't think so."

He shut me up with a kiss and I imediately forgot why we were fighting. He pulled back with a smile, "We'll be fine."

I nodded and kissed him again. I began unbottoning his shirt and moving us back towards my bed. Once I got his shirt off I began fumbling with his belt. I was in such a rush to get it off that

I couldn't do it. He seized my hands and moved them up to his neck, still not breaking his kiss. He smoothly unbuckled his belt. I would've felt stupid if I hadn't wanted him so badly at the moment.

He rolled us over so I was under him. He wrapped his arms around my upper back and unclipped my bra. Man, he was good at taking off bras. He slowly pulled it off and looked down at me. His eyes were dark, it was something I'd never seen before.

Suddenly there was a knock at my door. I pushed him off my bed so he was hiding behind the end of the bed.

"Hold on I'm changing!" I called to whoever was at the door.

"Okay," Adam responded.

I pulled my bra back on and slipped on an Aaron's over sized shirt again.

"Come in," I answered while slipping into my blanket.

"Have you seen Chase?" he asked.

I shook my head.

"Thanks anyway," he closed the door as he left.

Chase stood up with his pants around his ankles. I scowled at him and he gave me a pleading look.

"Yeah, he really didn't notice," I rolled my eyes.

"Just let me stay up here," he begged.

"No chance," I rolled onto my sides and closed my eyes, "Get your butt back downstairs."

I heard him sigh but the door clicked open and shut just as fast so I'd known he left. I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding.

"Chase, Jake, or no one?" I whispered before falling asleep.