To Hate My Stepbrother

Ava’s POV

The sound of his door opening and closing hours later signified that he was probably seeing the girl off.

He’d just finished having sex with one of his usual psychos and had also seen her off. I heard the door to his room lock and I immediately knew what was going to follow that.

I’m done having to put up with his stupid attitude and pretend it’s all fine, stomping out of my room. I made my way to his door and banged on it as hard as I could.

I’m going to end this once and for all.

He opened his door and stood by the doorway as if restricting me entry, not like I’d actually want to enter his room, especially when he was literally having sex in here minutes ago. I rolled my eyes and regarded him slowly, his right hand was perched high against the ledge of the door, and one of his eyebrows was raised.

I averted my gaze and next, my gaze zeroed in on his bare chest, making me stifle a cough and stylishly take a step backwards, having just realised that I had been standing so close to him when he was in nothing but a pair of sweatpants that was hanging really low on his hips, like it would slide off should he move around too much.

“What do you want?” He finally broke the silence, eyes filled with irritation and I knew my cheeks were definitely burning right now. His eyes were ghosting over my entire body in the next moment, making me regret not changing into something else become coming to him right now.

I was in a pair of tiny sleeping shorts and a small camisole, and with the way he was currently staring at me, I felt extremely naked right now.

All the confidence I had gathered while in my bedroom went down the drain and once again, I regretted coming to knock on his door.

“We don’t have the whole day…”

“Your noise drives me crazy and I’m sick of it so whenever you’re about to have or are having….” I paused for a while as if trying to pick my next word carefully, and then I averted my gaze before mumbling the next word, “Sex,”

Color flooded my cheeks after that and I swallowed emptily before continuing once again. “Keep it down. Whenever you have your girls over, doing your stuff together, ensure to keep it down.” I added and it took a few seconds for Mason’s manic laughter to echo around me.

If I hadn’t been feeling mortified before, I most definitely do right now.

What’s so funny about what I’d just said?

“Do I smell jealousy?” He asked once he stopped laughing and my heart hammered against my chest.

Jealous of what exactly? Him?

“I’d never be jealous of a man that can’t get a grip on himself!” I shot back at him, while my heart continued to race.

“Well then at least I’m not a shy little virgin who couldn’t even say the word ‘sex’ without being embarrassed,” He shot back at me and my heart dropped into my stomach in embarrassment while my cheeks burned brighter.

I couldn’t believe he’d actually say that.

I opened my mouth to speak but nothing came out, all the words were stuck in my throat.

“Cat got the virgin’s tongue, I see.” He mused in a small chuckle before continuing.Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

“Look, you can bring whoever you want home and have sex with them. Make as much noise as you want to and I won’t fucking care, okay? Now, please scurry off and mind your own fucking business.” He finished before stepping back into his room with our gazes still locked and slamming the door at my face.

I walked back to my room, feeling angry and extremely mortified. As much as I tried to pretend his words didn’t hurt me, It turns out they did and not only was I hurt, I was really angry, and also extremely mortified.

How the fuck had he even known that I was a virgin?

I tossed and turned on my bed but I still couldn’t get Mason’s voice out of my head. It kept ringing and thereby getting me even angrier.

‘Shy little virgin’

The words wouldn’t leave my head. I finally decided to put my headphones on and listen to some calm music before sleep finally engulfed me

The bright light from the sun that illuminates my room jolted me awake and the first thing I did was pick up my phone. I punched in Nicole’s number and dialled it at once.

“I need you here, Now!” I said in what seemed like an order but I knew she understood and it didn’t take long for her to show up at my house.

I ushered Nicole into my room and there I explained everything to her, I needed to get out because of how furious I was. I told her everything from when we got Coco to the torture I had to go through as a result of his loud stupid sex.

I wasn’t done talking when me and Nicole started hearing the noises, proving me right. I saw Nicole roll her eyes in what I’d term as irritation, as a result of the loud sex Mason was having next door.

“You know what, I always tell you to get a boyfriend. If you had a boyfriend you wouldn’t have to go through these things. Get a boyfriend, invite him over and have loud sex with him.” Nicole said as she started pacing around my room.

“That’s the only way you can get back at him and also prove to him that you’re really not a shy little virgin.” She added before settling down on one the chairs I had in my room.

“I know but I’m not interested in anyone, I don’t have anyone that’s like, you know? Boyfriend material.” I tried to explain and hoped that Nicole would understand.

“What about Xander?” She asked and I blinked at her in confusion.

“What about him?”

“You tutor him and it’s so freaking obvious how much he likes you, why not give him a try?” Nicole shrugged and my eyes widened.

Why would she suggest a thing like that?

“You can make a move on him, I’m sure he wouldn’t resist you because I know he likes you.” She added and I shook my head negatively.

“I can’t do that, tutoring Xander is business. I’ll never mix business with Pleasure, Nicole.” I protested.

“Oh ye miss goody two shoes. Stay single then and forever listen to your brother have steamy sex for life! Especially how we both know you don’t want him to always see you as a shy little virgin.” She shot at me, making me chew on my bottom lip while getting lost in my thoughts.

We spoke for a while before Nicole finally decided she had to leave. The day seemed to go by slowly as I waited for the time Xander would come. We both had an agreement to meet at my place for his usual lesson today.

Evening soon came and it wasn’t long before Xander arrived. We both got to studying and it was going really well before I remembered I wanted to ask why he wasn’t in school two days ago.

“Why weren’t you in school two days ago?” I asked, lifting my gaze up to meet his.

He explained to me that he’s been working and needed to take a few days off classes to meet up with some things and I understood as I nodded with a smile.

“Ava?” He called and I answered as I looked at him, “I don’t know how this might sound but Uhm, I’ve been thinking about two weeks ago when we almost kissed…”

“That was a mistake.” I cut in at once before he could finish saying what he wanted to say. I felt embarrassed and I almost wished for the floor to open up and swallow me.

“Not to me,” he answered, “it wasn’t a mistake on my end. I really wanted to kiss you.” He finished.

What?

“Can I? Can I kiss you?” He asked and my eyes widened. The question was sudden and I was shocked. I wasn’t expecting him to ask a question like that, or for him to be so direct.

I’d wanted to refuse him when Mason’s words rang in my head again.

‘Shy little virgin.’

I remembered what Nicole said as well and I shrugged it off, I’m going to live a little.

“Yes.” I responded shyly, chewing at the side of my lips in hesitation. Xander leaned in closer to me and allowed my eyes to slide close, right before the softness of his lips touched mine.