MasukThe next day started in a whole new way. There's no more avoiding. Be civil. Show Mom and Dad how very close we are. Be the perfect siblings.We had breakfast together with Mom and Dad, both polite and present. The acting was so real that I was equally as thrilled as they both were. It felt really nice, truthfully."See! They worked it out!" Mom said to Dad.Dad agreed with him, and he even spoke about how he and Aunt Anna used to be like complete enemies when they were younger. "It's all normal. Trust me, when you get older you'll appreciate every moment, the fight, the happiness, the support and the fact that you both grew up together. Thomas my elder brother, of blessed memory was the one that used to separate us. But right now we appreciate everything. Just know when it's getting more than you both can handle."More than what we can handle?The truth was nothing had worked out. We were just better actors, and is there anything about t
It's day five, and the pattern only continued.Today, I decided it was going to be in my room the whole day. I skipped breakfast, and everything I was going to do was on my bed.I could hear him downstairs with our Mom and Dad.My phone was beside me on my bed.An unexpected knock came on my door at about 9 AM. "Scarlett?"Mom.Shit."Come in," I called out, sitting up fast with my laptop open.Mom entered with a very concerned face. She sat on my bed. "We need to talk."Uh oh."I'm working," I tried, showing her my screen.She wasn'tdeterred."What's going on with you and Jax?" I deflected. "Nothing. We've both been busy. Ask him, he's been busy."Mom shook her head. "You're avoiding him. It's very obvious now."I can't deny that."We're just in different places," I admitted, struggling to explain. "It's complicat... It's not... It's not complicated, we're just growing up."Mom's worry was very clear and obvious."It's just it Mom. Growing up."Tears started forming on my face. I co
Day three of space, and it was starting to become very unbearable.My new strategy was to avoid him completely. Wake up earlier and leave before he's up.I set my alarm for 6:00 AM. I'll fix something for my self. Breakfast alone would be safer.It worked. The kitchen was empty when I got downstairs. Mom was not down yet, and i had coffee, by myself.I left the house before anyone else woke up.My guilt at actively avoiding him was growing. This wasn't just space. This was running. But it felt necessary.I went to a coffee shop paid for a drink, dropped it on the table, pulled out my laptop and started working. Time passed. Morning started turning into afternoon, and that space, being outside of the house gave me the chance to be able to do work. Real work.I didn't return until past 8 PM. They've already had dinner.Mom had saved me a plate. She saw me when she wanted to get out of the kitchen, so she just turned in and started reheating it."You missed dinner." She asked when I go
The ray of the orange morning light shown across the room, waking me up, and the first thing I did was remember last night. The conversation, and the pain returned immediately. Freshly.I checked my phone. There were no messages from him. And I could say i expected My certainty was still there though. I did the right thing. It's painful, very painful but still the right thing to do.Time to get up. Shower, get ready and have a boring day.Down the hall, Jax was probably waking up too. In his room where he'd barely slept, I was guessing, probably staring at his ceiling, replaying our conversation, and every single thing in his head again.Everything I said, the questions i asked. They were probably killing him.His certainty was probably unchanged though. It's real, she'll see eventually.But the waiting, that has to be torture.I tried to get ready, and I did. It was my normal routine. The dread was real for both of us. How to act, what to say, and how to pretend everything is norma
I was pacing my room rehearsing words in my head that I knew would hurt him. My heart was racing, and i was literally dreading this conversation but I had to do it.The day was very short, and very long at the same time. It's just five minutes until midnight, and Mom and Dad were asleep. The house was very quiet.My certainty kept wavering. This was going to hurt us both so much. But it was necessary. I've texted him to come, and I'm waiting for his response, or knock on my door.My phone buzzed, and the screen lit up.Jax: "On my way"The soft knock came just a few minutes after I got the text. I'd been expecting it but it still made my heart jump.I took a deep breath. "Come in."He entered, closing the door behind him and locking it automatically. When he turned to face me he was smiling, and that made everything worse.He started coming toward me, his arms were already reaching to pull me close like this was normal. Like we were normal.I put my hand up. "Wait."He stopped immedia
I woke up alone.The bed was empty, cold from where he'd been. I remembered our new rule, and thought about how it's the right decision.But fuck, it felt lonely.I checked my phone. 7:03 AM. Time to get up and have a normal Monday morning like nothing happened, or change.Except everything had changed.My body was very aware of last night. I was feeling sore everywhere. The kind of sore that came from twenty-two edges and being fucked thoroughly after.My jaw ached slightly from the gag. My wrists had faint marks that would probably fade before afternoon. My pussy was tender in that satisfying way that made me remember exactly what we'd done.I stood under the shower letting hot water soothe everything, and my mind kept replaying the crazy moment.The crazy moment when I heard Dad's footsteps, and I saw the doorknob turning. How close we'd come to everything exploding.What if he had walked in? Opened the door instead of just checking it was closed? Seen us naked in my bed, with Jax'
The gates opened automatically as I pulled up to them and the long driveway stretched ahead lit with landscape lights.The house was glowing warm in the evening dark and his car was there in the driveway, and my heart had already jumped at seeing it. I parked my car next to his
"Morning," he said finally, with his voice very casual and normal like we were step-siblings, which is pretty much normal."Morning," I replied, and my voice came out steadier than I expected, almost normal except for the slight breathlessness that I hoped he couldn't hear.He t
"Now get out."The words hit me cold like ice water, very dismissive.I blinked up at him from his bed, still trying to process what he'd just said."What?""You heard me."He stepped back, putting distance between us, between his body and mine, and pe
More than two hours passed very quickly and I didn't even noticed until Vera checked her phone."Oh my god, it's almost eleven."Alex looked surprised. "Already?""Time flies when you're enjoying an event," Lexi said, and everyone laughed.The ballroom was still alive but different now, the energy







