All Chapters of Secrets With My Stepbrother: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

TARA"Your brother is so awesome, Tara." Sonia sighed dreamily."All that money? And you're not paying him back? He just gave it to you like that?" Stella asked excitedly from the other end of our conference call, filling me with pride."Yep. He just gave it to me to have some fun," I spiced it up, smiling proudly.My friends all shrieked, calling me lucky."Find out from your brother if he's interested in having a girlfriend to take care of his needs, if you catch my drift," Judy spoke naughtily, making us laugh."Keep dreaming, Sister. Dennis has no time for girlfriends. That jackass is busy with work and nothing else," I claimed like a know-it-all, making them think I really know my stepbrother inside and out."Quit calling that handsome hunk a jackass. If you aren't ready to show him some respect, then let the chicks who are ready to handle that job, take over. Don't you agree with me, girls?" Stella defended, getting the other two to support her protest."Yes, let us give him the

TARA"Make sure the door is locked.""Yes, Dad.""And head to bed on time! I don't want you spending all your time on the internet, instead of sleeping for school tomorrow.""Dad, you're treating me like I'm a kid. Don't you trust me anymore?" I asked over the phone, with my face all swollen with a frown due to his treatment."I'm your father and I know what my daughter can do in my absence," he responded, making me feel like a bad girl."Geez. Not fair, Dad," I grumbled, hearing Stepmom laughing from her end.She told Dad to stop treating me that way and told him she trusts me a lot."Thank you, Mom," I appreciated with a giggle, resting my head against the wall in a dark, quiet space.The silence was enough to make them think I'm actually in my bedroom. But I'm not."Tara, my love. I know your Dad is being super caring right now, because Dennis isn't home. But I trust you can prove your father that you're matured enough to stay on your own all through the night.""I can definitely d

TARAAt last, the party came to an end.Everyone left my place sober or drunk, praising me for throwing such an awesome party.They all had fun, except me.Throughout, after Dennis’s arrival, I lost the zeal to party because I was thinking about my stepbrother's mood, wondering to myself if I’d done something wrong to offend him.I wished I had followed him right after he left the party for his room, but my knees went weak and I felt scared that he'd snap or yell.Not that he had done that before. I just felt it in my bones, that's why I stayed back."The party was fire!" Judy shrieked out drunkenly, staggering around the living room.She was immediately supported by Sonia and Stella, who guided her to the couch, putting her down to sit."Someone had a good time," I commented while Sonia and Stella laughed."Judy was all over the place, drinking like there's no tomorrow," Stella laughed, standing in front of her when she tried to stagger up to her feet."Yeah, she has forgotten that w

TARA"Tara, your brother is so awesome!" Stella commented. Her eyes glowing with delight."Not only is he hot, he's also a badass!" Sonia cheered out loud, throwing her arms into the air as we stepped out of the ride booked by Dennis."You are so lucky to have a brother like him. He's every girl's dream brother," Judy added, jumping out of the car before me, since I was the last.Hearing all that they had to say about Dennis, "Yeah, I am lucky," I smiled, feeling proud of myself.My friends have every right to praise my stepbrother like this.We woke up this morning to find the mess we made from last night's party, being attended to by hired maids.And not just that. The broken TV was replaced with a brand new bigger flat screen!My friends were overwhelmed with joy when we saw this. I was surprised because I didn't get the chance to beg Dennis for help.It's like he knew I was broke and couldn't handle the mess on my own.I may still see him as a jackass, but he's awesome.He even we

TARA"I'm sorry, girls. Next time, I won't fly off like that without telling you first," I promised, placing one hand on my chest and the other still wrapped around my phone, pressed against my ear.It was almost evening and my friends contacted me through a conference call to check up on me.With the way I took off, they were so worried and wanted to know if everything was okay.So when they called and asked, I made up a story and lied to them that a family member from Dennis's side was planning to visit but cancelled their plan halfway.With my innocent and fake-stressed-out voice, they believed me. But they were still upset with how I rushed off without giving them full details, that's why I'm apologizing."Seriously Bitch, you scared us. We thought something happened to our boyfriend," Sonia said while the others giggled at her last word."Our boyfriend?" I narrowed my brow with a smirk across my face, as I walked into the kitchen to grab myself a drink from the fridge."Um, yeah.