Everything Changes (7 page)

Cassie

   “I still don’t like him Cass, and I don’t see why you do. Doesn’t he have a fiancée?” Jack grumbles out. Jesus Christ, anyone would think I’m the one marrying him.

   “He’s my friend. So what does it matter to you?” I walk back in the kitchen and poke the potatoes.

   “I’m just trying to look out for you sis. I don’t want to see you get hurt because feeling got in the way of this friendship” I sigh and turn to look at him.

   “I know you are Jack, but I’m 21. Can’t I make my own decisions on friends now?”

   “Speaking of friends have you heard anything from Tate? You two were inseparable at one point”, he asks leaning against the breakfast bar.

   “I’ve texted h
im but he hasn’t texted me back” I shrug and turn back around and get the hot tray from the oven for the potatoes. I hear Jack walk out of the kitchen. I sigh and carry on with what I’m doing.

   “Another sigh
t I could get use to looking at” I hear Tyler say from behind me. I turn around and glare at him.

   “M
e in the kitchen, sounds sexist, don’t tell me your one of those men who ‘think’ women should be in the kitchen 24/7”

   “Of course not, babe
”, he winks.

  I finish preparing everything and turn to look at Tyler. He’s looking down at him phone frowning.

   “You ok, chicken?” I say leaning my back against the kitchen side.

  He looks up with a weird look on his face.

   “Chicken?” seems like he is trying to go along with it, but he’s not really in to it.

  
“What’s got you so down? You were fine just a minute ago” I feel a knot start to form in my belly.

  The last thing I need is for today to go to shit because his fiancée has messaged him or something.

   “Got sent new pictures of my parents” I walk over to him and wrap my arms around his waist and lean my head on his chest. He wraps his thick arms around me and rests his cheek on top of my head.

   “You make everything
feel better by just doing that”, he whispers with a hoarse voice. It must take its toll on him.

  I tighten my arm around his and snuggle my head in a bit more. He sighs and we just stay
quiet for a couple of minutes.

   “Come on Ty, we can go to my room and finish this cuddle if you want?” he mumbles back a reply
. I lead him out of the kitchen and to my bedroom.

  I sit on my bed and pull him down so he sits beside me. I lay back and he rests he head on my belly. I run my fingers through his thick black hair. I’m probably ruining his spikes in his hair but I don’t care.

  We lay there quietly, at one point I think he has gone to sleep but I feel him making circles on my belly with his finger. My top has risen up so there is a little strip of skin showing.

  While he went home I changed in to some tracksuit bottoms and a lose top, I scrubbed my make up off and put my hair on top of my head in a messy bun, I’m not trying to impress anyone and it’s a Sunday.

  He sighs and raises his head to look at me. He looks tired.

   “You ok now?” I whisper. H
e nods his head. He arm still lies over my hips.

 
“I think I messed your hair up” He smiles and touches his hair. The spikes he had before have gone all fluffy, where I’ve been running my fingers through it. I start laughing because he looks like a cockatiel.

  He narrows his eyes
at me.

   “Are you laughing at me? You’ve already laughed at me before and we made a deal you come to work with me on Saturdays.
We can always make another deal”, he says waggling his eyebrows. That causes me to laugh even harder.

   “What’s this one going to be? I make you Sunday dinner every week?” I ask sarcastically.

  “Not a bad idea” He nods his head. I mock glare at him.

 
  I have a question that’s been bugging me and I don’t know whether to ask him. He has just got back to his happy self.

   “Well as long as you don’t eat like a horse, I may be able to do it. You never know I might try and poison yo
u with the food I’m doing today”

  He grunts and moves so he isn’t t
ouching me. He lies down on his side and props his head up with his elbow.

   “Can I ask you a question?” I ask him hesitantly. He nod
s and frowns.

   “
Do your parents know why you’re engaged to Georgina?”

  He doesn’t answer straight away. Shit what if I’ve made him think about it again and he goes back to how he was. I’m just about to tell him not to worry about answering me, when he does.

   “They know to a certain extent. They know I’m forced and they saw me after I tried to get out the first time but they don’t know about the pictures, my brothers do. They keep an eye on them when I can’t, it’s like shifts really. We all watch out for each other just the same as your brothers do with you” I nod what do I say to that? I wanted to know. I turn over to my side so I’m mirroring his position.

   “
Is there actually going to be a wedding?” I ask. Jesus Christ 21 questions.

  He looks uncomfortable, it makes me feel uneasy.

   “Apparently there will be just no date yet” I think my heart just sank. I nod again and start drawing patterns on my duvet cover.

   “I’m sorry
”, he whispers and tucks my hair behind my ear.

   “You can’t help it, Ty
” I try and shrug it off. Damn I’ve only known him a short while but he is affecting me so much than he probably should.

   “Is there any way you can you get out of it? I mean at all?” he shakes his head sadly. I sigh and lay on my back again.

   “When I was five I went through a stage of eating worms”, he says. I turn my head and stare at him. I burst out laughing.

   “What the hell was that?” I ask and start laughing again.

   “You looked so sad so I thought I could cheer you up by telling you something embarrassing about myself” He smiles, he looks so handsome when he smiles. “I think you should tell me something embarrassing about yourself. Fair is fair” I shake my head still chuckling. No way in hell I am telling him anything.

   “Will I have to force it out of you?” he says with a raised eyebrow. Force it out of me? What does that mean? I’m just about to ask when he moves so quickly and covers my body with his.

   “What are you doing?” I stare up at him. He has a wicked grin split across his face. Shit.

  He pushes himself up on to his knees in-between my legs. This started out innocent but now all I can think about is his long, thick cock, sliding deep inside me. Shit, shit. While my dirty mind has me occupied I don’t see him bring his hands down on my very sensitive rib. I need
to leap off the bed.

   “Ticklish babe
” He smirks. Oh crap. I know his game. I try and wiggle away but he starts tickling me relentlessly.

   “You have to stop, I’
ll pee on you!” I choke out. He starts laughing and carries on. I have tears running down the sides of my face were I’m laughing so hard. My chest hurts.

  I finally have a bit of leverage, all the thrashing around has pushed me further on the bed. I swing my right leg over Tyler and roll over on to all fours and try and crawl away.

   “Where do you think you’re going”, he says laughing. He grabs my leg and drags me back to him. This position basically is doggy style, my arse up against his erection and me leaning on my forearms.

  I notice he isn’t laughing anymore. I look over my shoulder and see he has a very intense look on his face.

   “Maybe this isn’t the best position for us to be in” I murmur over my shoulder.

  I try to wiggling free from his grasp on my hips but that causes me to grind on him. He groans and lets me go. He get
s off the bed and sits down on my computer chair. He leans forward so his forearms are leaning on his knees.

   “
You ok Ty?” I ask.

He nods.

   “Just need a couple of minutes, babe” I nod and get off the bed I walk to the bathroom so I can cool my hot face.

  I seriously don’t
know how long he and I can go without us eventually being together. I’m not naive enough to think that we won’t do anything at some point. I just hope our self-control is up to scratch.

****

We’re sitting down eating when Jack decides to open his trap.

   “So what so
rt of situation are you in, Tyler? Are you stringing along my sister?” I glare at him over the table. If my legs were long enough I’d kick him in the shins.

  Tyler wipes his mouth with
a napkin. Very posh I must admit and talks.

   “I’m in a forced engagement that I can’t get out of like I said and I would never string her alo
ng we’re just friends” It stings like a bitch to hear that but that’s all we can be. My ego will just have to take a back seat for now.

   “Didn’t look like f
riends to me, I’ve never been lying on top of my friend like you were earlier”

   “That’s it, Jack! I’ve had enough of you giving Tyler the third degree. Yes I know you don’t like him and yes I know your just doing the big brother thing and watching out for me but give it a rest. I don’t give a shit if you don’t like Tyler. I don’t like some of your friends and if you give some of your female ‘friends’ the benefit of the doubt most of them would have you in the position you caught me and Tyler in! Now shut up and
let’s have a nice Sunday roast” I stab my chicken like it’s going to run off the plate and start sawing away at it. I look up and see the table is in stunned silence.

  Tyler puts his hand on my knee. I
look at him and smile.

  The rest of the dinner goes down quietly even though I could see Jack had more to say and Justin was abnormally silent anyway.

  Once dinner is finished and all the plates are in the kitchen we all go in the living room.

   I sit on the two
seater sofa with Tyler and Jack and Justin sit on an armchair each on either side of the sofa.

   “
Is the awkwardness from dinner over now?” I mutter to no one in particular.

  No one answers at first. Justin sighs.

   “I might have got a girl knocked up”, he says running his hand through his hair. I just stare at him in shock. He always drilled protection into my head.

   “
How?” I ask. I can’t keep the shock out my voice.

   “What do y
ou mean how? Obviously you know”, he says, he sounds tired and defeated. Not a good combination.

   “I mean. How the hell did you get someone pregnant? You and Jack basically ingrained it in my brain that you have to use protection. Remember ‘don’t be silly wrap your willy’ I may not have one but I know
that they have got to wear one”

   “I don’t know Cass. I honestly don’t know. I was careful, unless the condom split?” he sighs and leans back in the armchair. I look over at Jack and see he has a weird look on his face.

   “And what’s your input Jack? Since you’ve had some much to say today” He glares at me then looks back towards Justin.

  Never thought
I’d see the day that Jack and I would butt heads. We’re all pretty close but it was always Jack I went to if I had a problem. Justin now has his own problems.

   “
Not a lot to say really. Is she a nice girl?” he asks.

   “
What I can remember of her she is” I narrow my eyes at him.

   “This was a drunken one night stand?” he sighs again, no wonder he was off this morning and quiet through dinner.

   “So what are you going to do?” he shakes his head. I stand up and walk over to the armchair. I perch on the arm and lean over and rest my head on top of his and wrap my arms around his shoulders.

   “We will figure this out together. You won’t have to go through it alone. Winters
freeze together” He smiles weakly up at me.

  Sunday is meant to be a day of rest. I look over at Tyler, he’s sitting there listening to everything quietly.

   “Do you even know the girl’s name Justin?” I ask him.

   “Melissa. I don’t know her second name. This was about a month ago we slept together. She told me last nigh
t. I went to the club where we met and she tracked me down. Obviously I said it wasn’t mine but she had a picture and it had her name on and everything and the timing was right. She didn’t seem conniving. If anything she looked innocent” I sit up.

  I’m still not sure. Until I meet this Melissa, I’m not going to believe it all the way.

   “Do you have a number for her?” he nods and gets his phone out of his pocket.

   “Invite her over for dinner on Wednesday night. And we can talk it all out then and I can check her out to see if she is jus
t trying to trap my big brother” He nods, I climb off the arm of the sofa and go and sit back next to Tyler.