In Love with My Brother's Best Friend
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By Sharon Cummin
Copyright © 2016 Sharon Cummin
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Warning: This story contains explicit sexual content that is not intended for those under the age of 18. All characters appearing in this work are fictitious and the age of 18 and older. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
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Table of Contents
In Love with My Brother's Best Friend, Part 1
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
In Love with My Brother's Best Friend, Part 2
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
In Love with My Brother's Best Friend, Part 3
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Epilogue
In Love with My Brother's Best Friend, Part 1
Prologue
Tina
I was finally a teenager and so excited. It was my thirteenth birthday, and I was having a sleepover with a few of my friends in the basement. My brother and his friends were upstairs. That was one of things that sucked about having a twin, I had to share my birthday with him. It felt like I had to share everything with him. I guess I should have been glad that he was a boy. That way I didn't have to share clothes, a bedroom, or my friends with him. At least our parents didn't make us combine our parties completely. There was no way I wanted to be around him and his friends. They weren't bad to look at, but they could sure be a pain in my rear.
We were sitting in the basement, with the lights off, watching a movie. I didn't like the scary ones, but my friends did. They put on one of their favorites. I didn't mind I guess. It was nice to have them over celebrating with me. I held a pillow tightly to my chest the entire time. There was a loud noise, and I screamed. Just when it I thought that part was over, I felt something on my shoulder and moved to brush it away. It was gone. A few seconds later I felt it again. I heard a loud scream come from the television, and something squeezed my shoulder at the same time. I threw my pillow into the air, screamed, jumped back, and flipped over the back of the couch onto something shaking beneath me. One of my friends flipped the light on. I looked down to see Jackson under me laughing hysterically.
Jackson was my brother's best friend. They'd been inseparable since my brother was nine. Jackson was two years older than we were. I glared down at him ready to burst into tears. Hold it back, I thought to myself. He picked on me any chance he could, and there was no way I was going to give him any more ammunition than he already had.
“You're such a jerk,” I yelled, as I clutched his shirt in my hands.
“I just wanted to come down and make sure you girls were okay,” he said innocently.
“You were not,” I snapped. “You came down here to mess with us.”
“You?” he asked. “You're the birthday girl.”
“Why aren't you up there with my brother?” I asked.
He smiled, and I could tell he was holding back a laugh. It took all I had not to punch him in the stomach.
“I didn't mean to scare you. I was just trying to get your attention,” he said.
“Sure you were,” I said, as I narrowed my eyes and puffed my lips out.
He reached up and wrapped his arms around me.
“Do you want me to make it up to you?” he asked.
All of my friends were standing there watching us. I was so embarrassed.
“Really?” I asked. “How would you do that?”
He puckered his lips up with a smirk on his face and made a kissing sound.
“I could give you a birthday kiss,” he said.
“What?” I asked.
“Come on,” he said with a laugh, as he continued to make kissing noises.
“Would it be your first kiss, Tiny?” he asked.
“Don't call me that, Jackie,” I yelled, as I pushed off of him and got to my feet.
“You could see how a man kisses,” he said with a wink.
“You're no man. You're only fifteen. Don't be gross,” I said.
“You know you want to kiss me,” he teased.
I could feel the tears stinging the backs of my eyes. Why did he have to be so mean, I wondered? It was my birthday, and he was making fun of me in front of my friends. That boy was such a punk.
“I don't,” I said. “I wouldn't kiss you if you were the last boy in the world. I wouldn't kiss you if you had a million dollars. I will never kiss you, Jackson.”
Just as I finished my statement my brother came down the steps.
“What are you doing?” Tim asked.
My parents named us Tim and Tina since we were twins. I guess it could have been much worse.
“I thought I heard a scream and just came down to check on the girls,” Jackson replied.
“Get back upstairs,” Tim said, as he pointed up the stairs. “My parents will make you guys leave if they find out you're down here bothering Tina and her friends. We were just getting ready to start a new game and need you up there.”
Jackson looked right at me and puckered his lips, as he got to his feet and turned to walk away.
“In case you change your mind,” he said. “One day you're going to want these lips.”
“Get away from my sister, Jackson,” Tim said.
“I'll never want those lips,” I said.
He rolled his eyes and let out a sigh, as he started up the stairs.
“Bye, Tiny,” he yelled back from over his shoulder.
“Bye, Jackie,” I said sarcastically.
Chapter 1
Tina
I'd just gotten off the plane from Vegas and was exhausted. My body felt like it wasn't going to last one more second. I could feel my feet throb and my arms felt like noodles. There was no way I was complaining though. I'd gone with my friends Rachel and Jen. Rachel's divorced was finally over and she needed a day of freedom. Her ex was a total asshole, and I was so happy she was finally done dealing with his shit. The day she walked in early and found him doing his secretary was it for her. I was happy that she never looked back. We couldn't believe it when she met a man at the pool in Vegas and spent the night with him. I was proud of her. He was the first man she'd been with since the asshole. Her sexy, Vegas hottie was named Cliff. We were shocked when we got to the airport to find that our seats had been upgraded to fi
rst class by Mr. Hottie himself. Did I mention that Mr. Hottie ended up being the asshole's boss and the woman he was doing was the boss' sister? I couldn't believe it myself. What a small world, right?
That was honestly the best flight I would ever have in my life. I wasn't rich and knew I never would be. I enjoyed every single bit of that flight home and took advantage of all of the extras that came along with it. Rachel laughed at me the entire time. There was no way I was passing up my once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
By the time I found my way into my apartment, I couldn't wait to sit down. My bags landed just inside my door. I grabbed my phone and fell onto my couch. Maybe I shouldn't have stayed out so late at the clubs with Jen, I thought. It could have been the drinks on the plane too. Whatever it was, I was so damn tired. My eyes were fighting to stay open, and they were definitely winning the war. Just as I drifted off, my phone rang and flew out of my hand when I jumped. I reached my hand out and caught it just before it hit the wood floor. When I looked at the screen and saw my brother's goofy face, I knew I had to answer it.
“Hey, Tim,” I mumbled. “What's up?”
“Not much,” he answered. “How was your trip? You snag any good looking men while you were there?”
“Very funny,” I said. “I didn't, but Rachel did. You wouldn't believe what happened?”
I grabbed the blanket from the back of the couch and pulled it over me as I told him the story. He burst into laughter.
“Guess it bit that guy in the ass, didn't it?” he asked. “He'll get what he deserves for what he did to that poor girl. I bet he never saw that coming.”
“What's new with you?” I asked.
“That's the other reason I'm calling,” Tim said. “I wanted to make sure you were okay, but I also have something to tell you.”
“Okay,” I said.
“I'm getting married,” he said. “I asked Renee to marry me.”
“And she said yes,” I joked. “Maybe I should call her.”
“Shut up,” he said. “We want you to be in the wedding.”
“When is it?” I asked.
“In two weeks,” he said nervously.
“What?” I yelled into the phone. “Don't mess with me like that, Tim. You totally had me believing you.”
“It's not a joke, Tina,” he said. “We are getting married in two weeks, and I need you to be there.”
“Um,” I began.
“Don't say a damn thing,” he said. “You will be there. You're my sister and one of my best friends. I need you there. I don't know what's had your ass running from here for the last ten years, but this is important. I've come to visit you so many times. It's time you came home for once. I'm not taking no for an answer. If I have to, I will come and get you. Whatever your beef is with Florida will have to be put aside for one weekend. It's not like whatever it is will be at my wedding. You can come straight here and go straight back.”
I sat silent for a moment.
“Tina,” he said softly.
“I'm not sure I can get the time off,” I said.
“You don't work the weekends, dork,” he said.
“Why do I tell you so much about my life?” I asked in a sad tone.
“I need you, Tina,” he said. “Say you'll be there for your big brother's wedding. This is important to me.”
“Big brother by ten minutes,” I said with a snicker.
“Tina,” he said sternly.
“Fine,” I said.
“Really?” he asked.
“Yes,” I answered feeling defeated.
He was right. I hadn't visited at all, and he'd come to see me so many times. Renee had even come with him several times. They'd been together a little over a year. I was surprised they were getting married so soon. We were close to thirty, so I guess it wasn't soon in that way. I just figured he'd date her longer or at least have an engagement, but who am I to say what's right. I didn't know the first thing about relationships. I'd been able to avoid anything serious my entire life. One man had managed to ruin all of that for me.
I wanted to ask Tim if Jackson was going to be there, but I didn't want to give the jerk the satisfaction if my brother told him I'd asked about him. Of course he'd be there. He was the only person closer to my brother than I was. There was no way he'd miss my brother's wedding.
I hung up the phone and pulled the blanket over my head. It had been ten years since I'd seen Jackson. He'd been stuck in my head ever since my thirteenth birthday when he walked up behind me and scared me worse than I'd ever been scared in my life. That was the day I knew I had a crush on him.
My stomach twisted in knots, and I felt like I couldn't breathe. All I could think about was how I was going to face him after all that time. I only had two weeks to prepare myself for what I was about to walk into.
Chapter 2
Tina
I finally pulled my ass up from the couch, put my stuff away, and climbed into bed. The lights were out, and I couldn't help but watch the numbers slowly change on the clock. I was exhausted, but I couldn't sleep. All I could think about Jackson and the day all my dreams came true. What a joke.
Jackson joked and messed with me all the time about kissing me after that party. He did it to piss Tim off, and it worked every single time. My brother would get so mad and threaten to kick his ass. Jackson would laugh and walk away. I learned very quickly to let him go. If I had responded even a little, he would have kept going until I'd have run out of the room from embarrassment. There was no way he would have ever given me the time of day. He was popular. There wasn't one girl that wouldn't have wanted to go out with him. I was one of those girls. The older we got, the more I wished he meant those jokes. I couldn't tell you how many times I thought about what it would feel like to kiss him and feel his lips on mine. It used to piss me off to see him hanging all over some girl. I'd feel sick to my stomach every time. When he left for college, I was only sixteen and cried my eyes out. Nobody saw me of course. There was no way I would ever let him find out that I liked him. He'd have never let me hear the end of it.
Three days after graduation, my parents rented two hotel suites. One was for me, and the other was for Tim. I was so happy that they'd made sure our rooms were far apart. The hotel was right on the beach, so there was a chance we would still run into each other, but it was better than having my brother watch after me the entire night. We'd just turned eighteen a few weeks before. Our parents couldn't afford much. We grew up in a smaller town. My mom stayed home to raise us while my dad worked hard just so we could get by. They combined our graduation and birthday gifts on those rooms. We each invited some friends to stay over, and our parents left us alone once we were all checked in. I'd never been so excited about a birthday party before that.
We'd managed to avoid seeing my brother and his crew the entire afternoon. I'm not sure how we did it, but I was relieved. Some of the girls met guys on the beach earlier and had brought them back to the suite. It was super dark out and I wanted a few minutes to myself away from the noise, so I went out and walked down to the beach. There wasn't anyone around. I took my flip-flops off and walked along the edge of the water feeling the sand between my toes. When I'd gotten far enough away that I couldn't hear a thing, I sat down in the sand and looked out into the world. The moon from above lit the water, and I watched it sparkle as the waves moved softly and the water moved back just before it reached my feet.
My mind wandered off to college and how it was going to be. I was going away to school by myself. It was going to be the first time I would be without my brother watching out for me. No matter what I did, he was always there. It wasn't easy getting dates when he was the same age and threatened all the boys. What did it really matter, I thought? I'd never have the boy I really wanted anyway. I wasn't like a lot of my friends. They were loud and outgoing. Not me. I was quiet and shy. That didn't help in finding guys my brother wouldn't chase away either. I fell back onto the sand and looked up at the moon, as I thought about what i
t would finally be like to be on my own.
I closed my eyes to soak up the sound of the water moving and took deep breaths to pull the fresh air into my lungs. I'm not sure how long I was there. Any sound from down the beach had quieted completely. I couldn't remember the last time I had felt that relaxed. My mind was clear in that moment, and I was happy.
“What are you doing out here alone, Tiny?”
I heard the deep, familiar voice and jumped. It was a voice I would never forget. It was the same one that filled my dreams. I felt him sit down next to me but didn't open my eyes.
“Shit!” I yelled out. “Stop doing that to me.”
“I didn't mean to scare you,” he said.
“I didn't know you were here, Jackie,” I said.
That was a total lie. Of course I knew he was going to be there. My brother mentioned the day before that Jackson had gotten home from college that morning and would be at his party. He missed Jackson. Those two had been inseparable ever since I could remember. I'd managed to avoid him the entire day. What the hell was he doing so far down the beach, I wondered? I'd walked that far off on purpose so nobody would find me. I just needed some time alone to think. At home, there was always someone around me. Privacy wasn't something that ever happened at our house.
“I got home yesterday,” he said. “Sorry I wasn't home in time for graduation.”
“Tim was fine,” I said. “He didn't cry over you not making it or anything. What are you doing out here?”
“I left the room and ran into one of your friends. That crazy one. I can't remember her name. She said you left the room a couple of hours before and wasn't sure where you went. I just wanted to make sure everything was okay,” he said.
He seemed genuine in his concern which was unusual. I was prepared for him to start messing with me. Jackson being nice to me never lasted very long.
“I'm good,” I said. “Nobody came by and snatched me up or anything. You can go back to your friends before Tim goes out looking for you.”
“You shouldn't be this far down the beach by yourself,” he said.
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