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16. Why don't you stay?
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My Heartless Stepbrother 17. Leaving the Nest
ADRIANEveryone was always right except me! What did I do to my parents to make them always, always, always take the other side against me? In some bizarro world, I could blame Natasha's behavior on her trying to live up to the Evil Stepmother stereotype. She might just be hardwired from pop culture to think it was her "job" to be mean to me. I'd buy it except Natasha had never been remotely Evil Stepmother material from the first date she'd gone on with my dad. There was something kind about her I could sense from the very first meeting; she reminded me of Meghan which had always made me think Meghan must have taken her sweetness after her mom.My dad might claim he had issues with me because I looked so much like my dead mother, but what the Hell? He was taking his heartbreak out on me after he'd already moved on? Remarried and started a new life with a new wife? Neither of my parents had any obvious reason to be biased against me. I didn't do drugs, wasn't a terrible student, d
My Heartless Stepbrother 18. Am I not invited?
MEGHAN"Meg...Meg!"I didn't even realize Chase was shaking me as I stood there frozen. Adrian was long gone, but I couldn't move from my spot as I tried to process what had just happened.I mean, how could I not realize Adrian had feelings for me? How could I be so dense thinking he only wanted to play around that summer?"Meghan, are you okay?"I came back to reality this time and looked at Chase. He was staring at me with a worried expression on his face. I had forgotten he was here. He was the one who created even more disaster between Adrian and me. When will I be able to catch a break around here?No, I shouldn't blame Chase. Things have been bad since the beginning."Chase, you shouldn't be here. This is Adrian's room. He will be pissed!" I exclaimed."Yeah, I figured as much. The dude seems to get pissed a lot. What is his problem anyway? Is he in love with you or something?" he said nonchalantly.I let out a small gasp but then quickly recovered. "No, no, of course not. He is
My Heartless Stepbrother 19. Breakfast Break
ADRIAN "Things didn't go so hot with Maggie, huh?" Luke asked as I let myself into his room. A part of me knew I should knock first, but Luke's family seemed to actually like me so they told me to let myself in the front door anytime; I chose to use the 'welcome anytime' rule to apply to Luke's room, too. The meaner part of me wanted to catch Luke out someday. He'd seen me embarrassed or at my worst, why couldn't I catch him doing something stupid just once? He was a 'cool guy' though and apparently 'cool guys' didn't do stupid things even when they were alone.Her fratboy boyfriend showed up. You'll probably love him. He seems like he's more your type of guy than I am," I said with a bitter edge to my words.Luke rolled his eyes at me, "You realize I'm never going to be into you, right? You're wasting all your emo energy on me since I've put you firmly in Friend Zone Territory." "Shut up, dick," I sniped, knowing I was being a bitch and not being able to stop myself at the same t
My Heartless Stepbrother 20. I'm your friend now too
MEGHANI leaned into his hand, then jolted back when I realized what I was doing. Again, I was acting like a lovesick puppy just because he was touching me. No, I couldn't let him sway me this much. I smacked his hand off my face."I can do better? And how would you know? Since when are you an expert on my relationships? I have tolerated everything you've said and done so far, but you are going too far. You can't treat Chase like this. You don't even know him!" I said. It was time I defended Chase. Adrian wasn't even giving him a fair chance."What would you like me to do, Maggie? Take him on a fishing trip and spend quality time?" Adrian scoffed.Always jumping to the extreme, this one."No. I am not asking you to be his buddy. But you could at least try to get to know him. For my sake. You still care about me, don't you?" I looked at him expectantly. No matter how hard he tries to push me away, I won't back down.Adrian sighed. "Yeah, look, I do care about you. I am willing to toler
My Heartless Stepbrother 21. Are we doing this or not?
MEGHAN"Your stepbrother really has it out for me, huh?" Chase said on our way to the beach.I didn't say anything and kept thinking about Adrian. He wasn't as hostile as the first time he met Chase but was it really a good idea to take him to Luke's party? What if it makes things worse for us? I could imagine how jealous Adrian would be if he saw me be close to Chase."Meg? Are you okay?" Chase nudged me when I didn't answer."Sorry, I was thinking about something. What were you saying?" I said and smiled at him. I should be focusing on Chase instead of thinking about Adrian all the time, I thought to myself."I said, your stepbrother really hates me for some reason. Did I do something wrong that I don't know about? Or is he like that with every guy in your life? I just don't understand." Chase raised his eyebrows.I shook my head. "He doesn't hate you, Chase. Adrian and I had a fight before I left, so things hadn't been good ever since then, but he will get over it eventually. We ar
My Heartless Stepbrother 22. Sore Loser
ADRIAN So this is really happening. I am going to now have to compete against Maggie's wimpy boyfriend? Great... so now I have to make sure he does not win. It's not that I was worried or anything. I've been playing beach volleyball since I was a child, so this rich asshole doesn't stand a chance so even if he had played before, he didn't have years of practice like I did. Chase didn't seem very sporty either. I couldn't underestimate him, though. I wouldn't make an arrogant mistake like that, so I decided to take this game seriously. It started out as a friendly game. Maggie played a few rounds and decided to sit out for the rest of the game. But since I won against Chase twice, he kept wanting a re-match. "Don't be a sore loser, Chase. You lost, so just go home," I barked after a while. I was all sweaty and irritable. "Just one more game," Chase insisted. "Chase, come on. I want to go back home already," Maggie complained from the sideline. "Yeah, come get your man, Maggie.
My Heartless Stepbrother 23. This is a Misunderstanding
MEGHANSomething changed in Adrian's eyes when I touched him, and he didn't seem like he hated me that much anymore. Maybe he was finally starting to realize that I did care about him. But he was still acting defiant. He wasn't ready to let his guard down yet.I went back to the living room and looked for Chase but couldn't find him anywhere. I saw Luke by the drinks, so I decided to talk to him instead."Hey, Maggie. What are you doing all by yourself?" Luke asked. "Where is your boyfriend?"I shrugged. "I have no idea. Chase is way more social than me, so he could be anywhere, making new friends."Luke moved closer. "So...um...how serious are you with this guy?"I looked at him with surprise. Was Luke still interested in me even though he knew about Adrian and me? I thought that would be a major turn-off for him. "Why do you ask?""I was just wondering because..." Luke started, but someone suddenly grabbed my hand. I gasped and looked at Adrian, who had a sour expression on his fac
My Heartless Stepbrother 24. No One is Sorry
ADRIAN"Why do you care so much about what Chase had to say to me?" Tiffany asked.I'd been ignoring her since Chase slunk off; he'd left immediately after Luke took Maggie back to our parents' house. We were cleaning up some from the party. Most people didn't want to stick around after Luke exited, which said a lot about how great Luke was as a host."I don't," I snapped, "I made it all up because I'm jealous, right? Possessive or some shit?"Tiffany snapped right back at me, "Don't be an asshole, Adrian. It's not like it's a big deal he hit on me. I never would have taken him up on any offer he had to make."I looked over at her, where she was stacking shot glasses onto a tray. Her face was flushed, and she did look pretty pissed. I could almost believe I'd misinterpreted what Chase had said to her, only I knew I hadn't.Tiffany smiled when she saw me looking, putting the tray on a side table to come over and touch my arm. She said, "I don't want him. I want you. I think I've made t
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