Chapter 8 (1/2)

Chapter Eight

After I called Rochelle I felt a little better, but I just couldn't wait to get out of there, I was back to avoiding Chase, and I knew he was watching me from time to time. Sometimes it was just a glance, or looking at me out of the corner of his eye, but others he was bluntly staring. But I guess I was doing the same thing.

He was making me nervous though, and I wasn't the only one noticing the new change in behavior from both of us, which I figured out when my twin called me to his office.

”Shut the door B” he said as soon as I walked in, and when I turned around he was leaning against the desk with his arms crossed. I would have laughed at how serious he looked, but I knew what this was about, and that he wasn't going to let it go. I had to come up with a lie, and fast.

”So, how are you doing” he asked innocently but I wasn't having that. I crossed my arms and gave him a look saying I was not buying what he was trying to sell.

”And you had to disrupt my work to ask instead of asking at home?” I raised a brow and he frowned

”Can't I just talk to my twin?”

”Sure you can little brother, but what do you really want?” I asked. He hated when I called him little brother. He wishes he was born first.

”What's up with you and Chase now?” he asked

”Nothing” I went on the defensive.

”Really, he keeps staring at you like a lost puppy whose owner just drop kicked him out of the house”

”Really, I haven't noticed” I said, and I hadn't I knew he was looking at me a lot, but I highly doubt he looked like a lost puppy.

”Cut the shit. What's going on?” he asked. And this is where a lie would be great to have, but I can't think of one, and since I hated lying to my brother, I decided to just tell the truth, but down play it a bit.

”He kissed me a couple times, and I told him it was a mistake” Okay, down play it a lot. What I wasn't going to say oh hey brother, were fighting because we had sex, once when I was trashed, and then once in the office after you left.

Just sex or not to him, I bet Chase doesn't want to die. And even though were not getting along right now, I still care a lot about him. We've known each other too long for me not to care.

”He did what” he stood up straighter and stared right at me.

”He kissed me.”

”And what did you do?” he asked

”Kissed him back” I rolled my eyes

”What the hell, Lee!” he yelled and walked straight past me, and I knew where he was going. I hurried behind him because I didn't want Chase to say something different.

I really am glad I went with a lie, I don't even want to know what he would have done if I told him the truth.

He stopped suddenly and I ran into him. He looked right into my eyes when he asked ”Is that where you got the hickey?”

Shit. See, most people would be like yeah, so what. And not be afraid of their brother beating up his best friend. But, Riley isn't known for thinking, and he's very protective.

In high school, he punched the first guy who kissed me because I wasn't his girlfriend. He yells at people who look at me in anything but a friendly manner, and I believe Chase got preventative punches through high school to stay away from me.

He's like an overbearing husband, big brother, twin brother, and father all in one and then doubled. The boy has issues. I love him, but he's just too much sometimes

”I asked a question” I snapped back to reality again.

”What?”

”Is that,” he poked my neck ”From Chase?”

”Yes” I told him, because I really hated lying. He was my only blood family I had left. I had the monsters, but they weren't like parents or aunts or uncles or grandparents.

He turned and swung open the door of Chases office, with me right behind him

”Hey man, what's up?” he smiled and I slipped right to the side and stood in between them. I did not need a fight over something this stupid. As far as he knew, it was just a kiss. Well more than that if there's a mark, but he was being unreasonable.

”What the hell did you do with my sister? How many times did I tell you to stay away from her?” he asked over my head, and the blood all drained from Chases face, and before he could do anything stupid, like mention sex, I stepped in and looked right in his eyes, which were locked on mine.

”It was just a kiss, Ry” and the color was now back.

”It was not a kiss. A means once not a few times, and obviously it was more than a kiss if he left marks on your body”

”A mark. And calm down. Why are you over reacting.”

”I'm not over reacting! I've been telling him since we were fourteen years old to keep his hands off of you.

”And that's not your decision” I was now turned to face him

”Yes it is!” he yelled back and I heard a door shut, we both turned to see Chase standing there. Well at least one of us thought to shut it, don't need the whole office hearing this.

”Brylee is an adult; she's capable of making her own decisions”

”Riley, leave” I glared at Chase.

”Brylee, let me go” he told me

”No, you're being ridicules. Leave now before you do or say something you're going to regret and ruin a friendship you've had for eighteen years.” He glared at Chase, and then me before pulling his arm away from me and walking out the door.

And that just left the two of us. Chase was in front of the door, and I had to walk past him to leave.

”Thank you” he told me and I shrugged

”It's whatever.”

”Baby, look at me”

”Don't call me that” I looked up to meet his eyes ”You can see how pissed he was about a kiss. What do you think he would do if he knew the truth?”

”Stop pushing me away” as usual he seems to avoid addressing the issue at hand.

”Chase, just stop” I sighed and walked to the door, I just needed to get out of here. He closed the distance though, making me nervous.

”Brylee” he gripped my upper arm. His hand trailed up and down my arm gently before it went up to my neck and his fingers tangled in my hair as he pulled my face towards his.

My eyes were wide as I looked into his but as we slowly got closer, my eyes closed.

His lips met mine, and I was just frustrated. I didn't want to push him away, I wanted to hold tighter. But I knew that I just couldn't. Not after seeing how upset Riley was. But I just couldn't do it. His arm wrapped around me and pulled my body towards his.

”Chase, stop” I was out of breath, the request fell on deaf ears as he walked me back towards his desk. ”We can't. Don't do this again” I knew I should push him away, because I knew that if I didn't right now, then I would as soon as we were done.

I knew this wouldn't work, I knew that but my body just wouldn't cooperate with my brain, I needed him to stop. He lifted me up onto his desk and his lips found my neck making me moan lightly. I couldn't think of anything else except his hands traveling up my leg and his lips down my neck.

God this is a bad idea and it was a bad idea to reach down and pull his shirt from his pants and run my hands up his abs. he groaned and pressed his core closer to mine. He was more than hard against me and he slowly grinded against me adding to all the sensations already going through my body.

His hands made quick work on unbuttoning my blouse and as he pushed my skirt up higher, my fingers worked down the buttons of his shirt.

His fingers unclipped the clip in the center of my breast as his lips trailed down my shoulder. I moaned when his tongue darted out and flicked over each ni pple.

”Chase, we have to stop” I told him and he made eye contact as he sucked one nip ple and then the other into his mouth. His teeth lightly scraped against them and he nibbled on the sensitive skin.