Step Brother, I'm Stuck
"I'm just scared."
"Scared of what?" I prompted gently, rubbing soothing circles on her back.
"Scared of us," she admitted finally, pulling away to look at me. "Our relationship. It's not normal, Derek. We're step-siblings."
I sighed, knowing that this conversation was coming sooner or later. "I know it's not normal, Ron. But we love each other. And our parents are okay with it now, so why can't we be?"
"But what about everyone else?" Ronnie argued, looking worried. "What about our friends? What about the rest of the world?"