All Chapters of ACHING MY STEP BROTHER : Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

RACHEL“Yes, I think your body is hot,” I shot back defensively. “But that doesn’t mean I think you’re hot. There’s a difference.”I tried to slip off him, but he tightened his hold and pinned me right back against his chest. The movement pressed my breasts firmly against the hard planes of his torso. My breath caught sharply in my lungs when it did. I could feel every ridge of his muscle, the steady thud of his heartbeat under my own racing one, the heat of his skin burning through the thin fabric of his singlet.“Any idiot knows that’s the same thing,” he said dryly. “And don’t even try running away this time. I actually want us to talk.”I scoffed, forcing a fake smile even as heat pooled low in my stomach and my thighs trembled where they straddled his hips. “About what?”“Stop doing that, shorty.” His voice dropped, serious now. “I mean it. Let’s talk.”I blinked, caught off guard by the tone in his voice. Being this close to him made it damn impossible to think straight. My hand

THANEThe whole drive back felt suffocating.Of all the damn times for this to happen, it had to be today, right when I had finally started something real with Rachel. Something that took me growing some damn balls and actually admitting how I felt.And now this had to happen?I barely survived that fucking embarrasement at the convenience store, but the call that came in next had my blood boiling and my mind spinning with worst-case scenarios. I knew I’d been a total dick back there, cutting her off like that when she was only trying to help. Hell, I shouldn’t have done that. But the anger and fear crawling through my veins made it impossible to think straight.I didn’t even know if she hated me now ‘cause she stayed quiet the entire ride, staring out the window like she couldn’t wait to get away from me. The silence stretched between us until I finally pulled into the driveway.I unbuckled my seatbelt slowly, trying to chug down the rage crawling through my veins. Right now all I wa

RACHELI thought I was angry at Thane a second ago… but the moment I heard his voice on the phone, the anger faded like a dying flame.To be honest, I wasn’t really mad at him. I was worried. I kept wondering what had happened between him and Simon after the whole thing with Noah’s case. The way he sounded earlier didn’t sit right with me. Right… Thinking about those two actually reminded me of something else. I honestly thought Tiara and Noah were somewhere having a serious conversation about everything that happened. Instead, I walked into my room and found them making out on my damn bed.I shook my head. What could I say? Maybe I should learn from them. Have sex now, deal with the disaster later.I grabbed my phone from the chair and turned the screen on. Surprisingly, Han Jae Hyun’s message popped up. It was damn wrong but I think I needed a real distraction from hooking my mind with Thane’s thoughts. I stared at Jae’s message.Jae: Hi, Rach… Figured you didn’t want to call me af

RACHEL“Shorty…” he whispered.His hand moved slowly. His fingers sliding up to mine, warm and electrifying. My eyes dropped to where our hands touched and then lifted back to his again.“Why not?” I asked softly.My eyes caught the tightness in his jaw when he shook his head, as if trying to fight himself from admitting something his body had already decided.We both wanted this, but he had no idea I wasn't letting him run away from this feeling again. I didn’t care if Noah and T were just two rooms away from us right now.He said nothing, and that silence only made me more frustrated in a way that didn’t make me mad at him but mad at myself for looking like I was the one desperate. It made me feel…Before I could finish that thought, his face broke into a sudden nervous laugh.“Shit.”He licked his lips, and leaned forward, his forehead rested against mine as we breathed the same air.“What’s funny?” I asked, confused and nervous at the same time.“This dude just embarrassed me…” Hi

THANEI practically rolled out of bed, grabbing my boxers from the edge. “I’m late,” I said, heading for my phone on the table.Rachel’s eyes followed me. “Late? You didn’t mention you were going anywhere. Can I ask where that might be?”Right. For one stupid second, I completely forgot everything that led to us being here. Spending one beautiful moment with her didn’t erase the shit waiting for me outside this room. The thought of being away from her for a week was already driving me crazy, but what terrified me more was the look on Rachel’s face the moment I said, “Italy.”I picked up my phone and turned to see her already sitting up in bed. “Milan, precisely.” I added.“Wow. Fuck.” She let out a dry scoff, a frown quickly forming on her forehead.I pretended I didn’t notice her eyes burning into me from the bed. I didn’t look up, I just scrolled through my call logs.Exactly. It was Pops.A fresh wave of anger surged through me as I remembered what happened in his office barely thi