Todos los capítulos de My Affair With My Stepbrother : Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 10

The day started like any other day. Poppi woke up to the smell of hot breakfast and light chatter in the kitchen. She squirmed down into her blankets, trying to soak up the last bit of sleep she could muster. The sun had already made its way above the horizon and was gently kissing her shoulders. Her amber curls fell onto her pillow like a curtain of red embers. She gave a groan and finally opened her eyes. “It is way too early for my parents to be up and about,” she thought, checking the time on her sunflower clock. It was 6:45 am, on a Saturday. They always slept in until 8:00 am. She had to get up and find out what was going on. She slipped on her fluffy, purple robe and went downstairs. She saw her mom at the stove and her stepdad was making coffee. Her mom smiled when she saw her standing in the doorway. She motioned for her to come over. “Poppi, I am so glad you are awake. Fred has some news to share this morning!” Valyn said, a little too excitedly. Poppi averted her atten

The guest of honor hadn’t even arrived yet, and Poppi was already beginning to form an opinion about the entire evening.She had spent the last hour making polite conversation, smiling when she was supposed to smile, and pretending she wasn’t wondering why everyone seemed so excited about a dinner for someone she had never even met. She knew this was supposed to be some sort of family gathering, but no one had bothered to give her many details.She glanced toward her mother, who was standing near the patio doors, laughing with Fred and a few other people.Poppi sighed.Typical.Apparently, everyone else knew exactly what was going on except her.Then she heard the sound of tires crunching against the gravel driveway.Everyone’s attention shifted toward the entrance.A black Lexus slowly pulled into the driveway before turning around toward the side of the barn. The windows were darkly tinted, making it impossible to see who was inside.“Oh, that must be him,” someone said excitedly.P

A breeze drifted through the barn, carrying the scent of fresh-cut hay and charcoal.The next round began.Their rhythm settled in without discussion.When he missed left, she compensated.When one of her bags bounced off the board, he knocked an opponent’s bag away to leave hers the point.“You two work together pretty well,” Aunt Charli observed.Fred laughed.“They’re naturals.”Neither of them answered. They kept working, sinking bean bags one after the other. It was like they had done this their entire lives. Poppi caught Madden’s eyes. His eyes were hauntingly blue. He didn’t look away right away, but eventually he turned his head back to the crowd. Poppi let out a long breath. She must have been holding her breath while he was staring at her. Halfway through the match, Madden bent to retrieve a beanbag at the same moment Poppi reached for it.Their hands brushed. A fraction of a second. Still, it felt like touching a live wire. Both jerked back immediately.“Sorry,” they said

Then, despite every lecture she’d given herself over the last twenty minutes, she smiled before she could stop it.She rounded the corner of the dining room and saw her mom, Fred and Madden all sitting at the island.Her mom looked up from her newspaper, “Good morning Pops.”“Hey ma. Hey dad. Madden,” she said, keeping her eyes down and focused on a bagel she saw.“MJ was saying he wanted to see the city today and we thought maybe you could take him,” Fred said.“I was actually planning on that today. MJ and I will have a full day of site seeing and good old sibling fun,” Poppi told the room.She almost believed herself. She really wanted to try and make this work with Madden as her stepbrother. She was convinced that if she spent more time with him in that way that it would fall into place. “Cool, I can’t wait sis,” Madden said, taking a bite of his bagel sandwich. “I’m already dressed, so whenever you are ready we can head out,” Poppi said, sliding onto a stool near Fred. Madden

A few days had passed and Poppi had been avoiding Madden. She didn’t want things to be awkward between them so she just stayed out late with friends or slept over their houses. Valyn let Poppi know that since Madden was off of work she needed to introduce him to her friends. “Take him to Cooper’s. It’s 18 and over night and you guys can do line dances. How fun would that be? I know Viva and Anchor will love it!” Valyn went on.Viva and Anchor were twins. They had been friends with Poppi since she was five years old. They were like sisters to her. “You’re right mom and who knows, maybe MJ will hit it off with one of them. They are his age after all,” Poppi said, and almost winced at the thought of Madden hooking up with one of her friends. She texted Anchor and Viva to see if they were available and they were. They all planned to meet at Cooper’s at 8:00 pm. Poppi went to find Madden. He was laying on the couch scrolling on his phone. “Hey. I invited some friends to go line danci