AllFreeNovel
Share Us
* * *
That Holden and Luca are stepbrothers!"
ChapterTen
12 unread messages
5 missed calls
Since I woke up I refused to pick up my phone and reply anyone, the only thing guilt tripping me was that my mom's messages might be there, I still hadn't spoken with her since, immediately after work closed I walked home straight wasn't in the mood for any chit-chat still wondering how people were able to hang around talking after such a stressful day coupled with the shocker I had just received.
Holden and Luca are stepbrothers
Holden and Luca are stepbrothers
I repeated it as if doing so will someone wipe away the fact that things just got a whole lot complicated, I still wanted to believe that maybe Ryan made a mistake that they weren't brothers but maybe part of a fraternity or something but I remembered that he didn't just stop there but went on talk about how it took Luca time to adjust to a new town and Holden found it hard getting used to having a sibling he continued but I didn't hear much of what he said afterwards not surprisingly. It kind of made sense Luca being the son of a sock magnate but that didn't make me feel any better.
"Okay get a hold of yourself girl, you can't lie down here all day thinking" I scolded myself
First I needed something to clear my head so I brewed a cup of strong coffee, it was something I learnt from my mom she always used a cup of coffee to start her day
I didn't really enjoy it but it was just the boost I needed at the moment
While drinking the coffee I thought about where this new bit of news put me and it wasn't a good place. I already knew I was attracted to Luca from the first day I saw him and there was this smoky tension that had built up between us although we hadn't had opportunity to really talk I knew something was there it was barely easy for me to keep my feet when he's around that well shaped body with his sensual voice always made me woozy.
But then there's Holden we hadn't yet defined what was going on between us but I was definitely getting used to him like the way you have that old comfy sweater that you easily pull on and you love having around, what I felt for him though was another thing, also why exactly did he give me his entire history but conveniently avoided telling me that The Mayor who also happened to be my boss, was his step brother I sincerely felt like venting my frustration at him.
To think that I actually felt bad for not meeting up to our date which I still couldn't remember agreeing to. I swiped up my to call him and let him know what I thought then my phone rang, once I saw it was my mom I groaned because I should have been the one calling her
"Hey mom"
"Oh thank God!" She exclaimed "Evelyn you had me worried there for a bit, I was expecting your call yesterday and when you didn't, I texted you and called no response is everything alright over there? were you ill? how was work during the week?"
As she bombarded me with questions I just smiled this was my mom typically she wanted to know everything at once.
"No I wasn't sick, a little tired but we had a hectic day at work yesterday" I assured her
""Rush hour on a Friday?" She asked sounding surprised
"My reaction was same as yours, didn't expect that much to do but next week is deadline for a lot o reports and the quarterly assessment meeting so it figures"
I paused for a second as I considered telling her about my misplaced feelings and my involvement with the two brothers
"Evelyn, are you still there?"
"Yes mom, okay let me spill well there's something that been bothering a little...
By the time we finished the call I felt much better, my mom had always wanted to me get into a serious relationship again after the issue with my pregnancy but the way she calmly put made me feel I had been overreacting. That was just my mom for you always had a way of calming things like when I found out I was pregnant and thought the world was about to end and even when I was writing my final exams she was there encouraging me all the way.
Feeling better I got ready to head to the office it wasn't a work day but today was the first day of the neighborhood watch and I just wanted to go look around before those who were assigned to go today went, okay maybe I was going because I knew The Mayor was was part of those going today what mattered was I needed some fresh and this was a reasonable excuse.
"Flannel or Jeans?" I asked myself holding the two up, I really wanted to try out this flannel skirt but I didn't want to much stares today and always felt good on jeans so I pulled on the jeans instead, it was a little snug around the hips
"Maybe I should consider that gym subscription.”
It was obvious, too obvious that there was something going on with Luca and I. The energy just didn’t lie. He looked at me in a way that made my heart pause. And when he called my name, I froze. And his name melted like butter on my tongue.
All it took was to get just two of us out there in the middle of the night for this neighborhood watch thingy I had just suggested. Deep down, there was a side of me that always knew that I needed to go with him, and there was that other side that wanted to see where it was headed. I don’t even know why Ryan had to fall sick all of a sudden.
