My Best Friend's Brother (6 page)

I sat up and raised an eyebrow "With what?" I asked.

Twenty minutes later…

I step out of the bathroom to see Heather all changed and already waiting for me.

"So the plan is we, mainly you, will convince Dean it’s a good idea to go swimming with us and to take off that damn make up he is always wearing now." She shudders.

"And we are doing this why?" I ask for the tenth time.

She hits my head "I told you! I don't like him being all... emo and depressed walking around like that. So we need to convince him to go back to normal."

I laugh. "You are such a good sister." I say sarcastically and put on a robe.

She just ignored me and does the same.

"Come on." She says dragging me out of the room and downstairs to where Dean is.

"Why do I feel like you’re pimping me out?" I frown at Heather, who just swats me and mouths to me 'Come on'.

I hear a deep laugh from behind us. I try to turn to see who it is but Heather is a woman on a mission and pays no mind to anything other than her goal and continues to drag me along in protest.

We finally arrive at the games room, which is almost pitch black except from the light from the game on the TV.

Heather drags me to the remainder of the distance towards Dean.

We were now standing just behind him, but he hadn't noticed, too enthralled by his game.

Heather clears her throat to get his attention, but he doesn't pause or even turn.

He just asks in a bored tone, "What is it now Heav?"

I look at her and give her a look as if to say 'so you tried a few times already?' she nods in reply.

"I was just wondering if you wanted to go swimming with us?" she asks him innocently.

He rolls his eyes and continues to play his game.

"I didn't last time you came with that weird friend... what’s her name.. oh yeah Emily, so why would I now. Leave me be." He growls the last part.

I look to Heather and mouth 'Emily?' with my eyebrows raised.

She just smiles innocently and mouths 'please'.

"You really are a pimp!" I tried to say slowly, but Dean must have heard me because he paused his game and turned, smiling when he saw me.

"Oh, I didn't know you were there." He said while getting up from his seat.

"Obviously!" Heather grunts, I elbow her and give her a look.

"So you sure you don't want to hang out with us?" Heather asks again trying to hide a smirk.

I could tell by the lustful look in his eye he wouldn't say no.

"Give me two minutes." He said, heading for the door,

"And Dean you might want to wash your face before you come out, we wouldn't want your make up running would we?" Heather teased.

Dean stopped and looked back at his sister with a frown before grinning again "It's ok, I used your make up. So if it runs we can be pandas together."

I burst out laughing, while Heather just stands there with her mouth a jar.

I felt a sharp pain in my side as she elbows me and gives me a 'Do something' look.

I sigh and turn to Dean, "You know Dean I think you look so much cuter without all the eye liner and stuff." I say in a flirty tone.

I see him blush slightly and he takes off calling back, "Ok. I'll wash it off."

I glared back to my friend when he is gone and say, "You owe me big time."

She smiles back. "Sure thing." and begins to drag me again.

When we finally reach her outdoor pool my arm is numb and she drops my arm.

"I swear if my arm’s bruised" I warn.

She smirks "You did say I was your pimp, so" She trails off.

I rolled my eyes. "Come on, let’s get in." I say taking my robe off.

We dropped them on a nearby chair and climbed into the pool just as someone wolf whistled.

I turned to see Matt walking over, shortly follow by Nathan.

I rolled my eyes and here was me thinking they were going to be different this time, maybe not.

Dean appeared from behind them and shot Matt a warning look.

"I guess we know who whistled." Heather whispered looking to Matt.

"Ignore him." Dean said walking over.

"Yeah he gets hit a lot in the head." Nathan continues and then slaps the back of Matt's head.

I laugh at the two, while Matt sends Nathan an angry glare but it soften when he hears mine and Heather's laughter.

"Come on, let’s race." I said, feeling uncomfortable as I felt eyes burning into me.

After three rounds Heather gave up.

I stopped mid pool and cheered, "Yeah I'm the winner!" I screamed.

Heather crawled to the edge and dropped herself dramatically on the edge. "I'm so tired. I think I'll just float here and die." Everyone laughs at her.

"You are still a drama queen, I see." Nate laughs. Nate is Nathan's nickname.

I swim to the edge of the pool.

Matt was sat in a sun lounger while Nate was crouching at the edge of the pool next to an over dramatic floating Heather, while Dean was sat on the edge waiting for me.

"Good job. Maybe you should become a pro or something." Dean said.

I smiled up at him, but before I had a chance to say anything Matt interrupted, "From what I heard earlier she already is."

Everyone gives he a confused look. "What are you on about now?" Heather asks her brother.

He laughs to himself become continuing, "Well you are her pimp? Aren't you?!" He teased.

My mouth drops before Heather got out of the water and walked towards him.

"You are a idiot." She said as she hit him.

He just laughed.

Dean still looked confused.

"Dean he means pro as in hooker." Nate tries to explain to Dean's innocent mind.

Dean's mouth made an o shape in realization.

"So you a hooker now?" Dean teased wiggling his eyebrows.

I gasped and hit him, before pulling him into the water.

"I don't think I like you anymore." I teased Dean.

He started to pout. "I'm sorry. You know I'm only kidding."

Matt interrupted again "But if you ever do go into business" Heather hits him again.

"Hey!" He warns her.

I roll my eyes. "I thought you wanted forgiveness?" I announce.

Another pout face, this time Matt's.

"God these boys can really pout." I say quietly. "You’re not fish." I hear Nate burst out laughing.

The rest of the morning went pretty well.

We all spent time in the pool.

Matt sunbathed and continued to playfully tease.

Heather kept going back and forth between bathing and swimming.

Dean stayed close by watching me swim and we chatted a lot.

The boys looked pretty hot, I think I would be drooling if they were anyone else.

And as for Nate he pretended to sunbath, but I noticed him watching me when he thought I wasn't looking.

I could also see what looked like jealously whenever I laughed and chatted to Dean.

'No, I must be imaging it.' I thought to myself.

I was getting tired of swimming so decided to get out and sit near the others, who were now already out.

I sat next to Nate in the only empty lounger.

"So Nathan.." He smiled when he noticed me sit next to him.

CHAPTER FIVE

Always end a long day with a secret

Nathan

I watched her and my little brother speaking and playing about the pool and I couldn't help but get jealous.

'Why are you jealous man?' I told myself in my head. 'You can get any girl you want and here you are pinning after your little sister’s best friend' I rolled my eyes at myself and sat starring off into space dreaming of how things could be.

The next thing I knew I heard a person sit next to me and begin to talk to me.

"So Nathan ".

I turned to see Hope in all her splendor sat next to me and I smiled happily.

"Yes Hope?" I said smiling.

She looked nervous as if trying to find something to say.

"Um." I heard her say as tapped her chin.

It was pretty cute
, truth be told.

We sat like this for a while before she finally started to speak.

"So, how is college life?"

All that time and that's all she could come up with.

I smiled and replied "Yeah, it's been pretty good. A lot of stress though. Especially when you are meant to be studying and some idiot" I glare at Matt who gives me a 'what?' look "is up all night partying and stuff, not letting you get on with your work".

I heard Heather laugh who happened to be on the lounger beside me.

"That explains why he's failing most his class" she said laughing.

I laughed and agreed, which earned me a dagger look for Matt.

Truth be told my test scores were starting to take a hit too.

Don't get me wrong, I love to party and girls as much as my brother.

But I also would love my time in college not to be a waste.

I have to get good scores and pass if I want to get the career I want.

Dean was now in the pool, but standing lending on the edge watching Hope like a lovesick puppy.

'You have no chance' I thought to myself.

But then I noticed the sweet smiles she was sending back and then I wasn't so sure.

"So Hope I hear you just moved in with your sister finally?" I ask, breaking her from a daydream.

She turned to me and nodded. "Yeah I thought it was about time, plus I needed to be more stable for my last year." she replied.

I understood what she was talking about.

We all knew about her parents and could never understand why they were never around.

If my mom had anything to do with it, she would have adopted her and her brother long ago.

But my father, the voice of reason, would always talk her down.