My Brother's Best Friend

Chapter 3

[[French Chocolate]]

It had been two days since I'd arrived home but I'd slept for the majority of the day yesterday. Now, I was sat on my bed with my brother as he caught me up the two years worth of school gossip I'd missed.

"Seriously?!" I said in disbelief. Matt continued to lean against the headboard while throwing a baseball repeatedly in the air. "Shut up." I said freaking out, how is he being so calm about it?

"Yeah, called her Tammie." Matt said laughing at my expression.

"Sweet innocent little Irene had a baby?" I said not believing him.

"Hey, proof is on Facebook." He laughed.

"Wow." I laughed. "Um, what-what about Kat?" I hesitated. I haven't spoken to her for over year, I felt a pang of guilt but it works both ways, she never made contact with me either.

"She's good." He frowned. "She was really broken up when you left Soph. She hasn't changed...much. But you've changed soooo.. She's still the same old Kat. Rarely talks to me anymore."

"Oh." I said feeling even more guilty. "Tina?" I hadn't really spoken to her either although I've had a few random texts from her and when I say random I mean, Got into a foodfight at school and fell over the table, she even sent me a picture of her and a monkey....

"Nope." He said popping the 'p'. "Nothings new there." He grinned. "She'll be glad to see you." I gave him a small smile, I knew he was only trying to make me feel better but I'd really began to get nervous about me showing up to her 16th birthday tomorrow.

"Thanks Matt. Shouldn't you be at school?"

"Nah, I'm ill." He winked. "Didn't want to miss spending time with my favourite little sister now did I?" He said mockingly. I rolled my eyes but I couldn't help smiling. 

"MATT!" My mother yelled.

"WHAT?" He yelled back.

"Can you not just go down see what see wants? Your making me deaf." I said covering my ears, this time he rolled his eyes.

"DOOR!" She yelled back.

"SEND HIM UP."

"Him?" I asked raising my eyebrow.

"You'll see,"

"Sophieeeeee." Jakey called running into my bedroom and jumping on the bed.

"Hey Jakey." I smiled.

"What? Now she's back and your ditching me?" Matt said pretending to be offended and putting his hand over his heart.

Jakey giggled and jumped into my arms sticking his tongue out. Matt copied and I had a weird sense of deja vu.

"We're still on this?" I asked laughing.

"Yo, Matt? Where are ya?" A guy's deep voice came from the landing.

"In here." Matt said throwing the baseball at the door to signal him.

"Hey!" I shouted and walked to the door to pick the ball up. I threw it back at him causing him to almost fall off my bed. Laughing, I went to inspected the back of the door which had now swung open and when I turned back around, I nearly ran face first into somebody's back.

With Jakey still in my arms, I stepped back and observed. Damn, this guy had one hell of an ass. You could see his muscle's on his arms even when he wasn't tensing, this guy had to have serious work out sessions.

I was gawking and heard Jakey giggle. I turned to glare at him playfully. He shrugged and smiled innocently.

"-this happen?" I'd missed half of their conversation, too busy drooling over the hottie. Opps.