“Will you be quiet, you’re only here because you begged Nick i dont mind kicking you out James”
Myself, Nick and James were currently in the next room to this empty house currently waiting for Ben to arrive with Justine and Filipe.
Seems that Justine couldn’t bare to wait so she called us asking for us to meet her in this house. A fake house viewing which has the possibility of ending badly.
” okay okay, i’ll be quiet” James pulled up the zip to his hoodie so it covered his mouth.
Nick grabbed my hand” you hear that, i think i hear them” i peeked through the door and he was right. I could see Ben walking in, his eyes moving around the room he was in.
This wasn’t completely a lie, they do need to view some houses but this isn’t the main reason why they are here. I’m actually nervous.
” I thought you wanted an open plan kitchen” i heard Ben say.
” I still do” she replied.
They walked around a bit more.
( crunch)
I closed my eyes briefly. “Sorry, i got hungry” James said shoving the chocolate bar back into his pocket. But the damage was already done.
” Selene?” The door opened revealing a very confused Ben but as his eyes moved to the other two in the room his face turned to pissed.
“What is this?” he looked back at Justine and Filipe.
I stepped out and grabbed Ben’s arm. ” A meeting, sit down” i pointed over to the small table near the kitchen.
“Thank god, this house is shit” Ben mumbled walking over to the chair makign sure to barge past Nick who stumbled back from Ben’s strong force.
” Did you seriously convince my sister to stick up for your boyfriend, god Gen how low could you go”
Honestly, Ben can be fucking difficult at times. I felt Nick tense up besides me, clearly not pleased with Ben’s words directed at me.
” Benjamin, this isnt her fault. None of this is so stop being an asshole” Justine defended me. Which i was pleased for. Never expected her to call her brother an asshole though. Thats new.
” Ben, i was never honest with you. I was the one that ended it with Nick and it wasnt because he did anything wrong it was all me”
Ben continued to stare at Nick or rather glare. Ben must be the only person i know who isn’t scared of Nick or finds Nick intimidating.
” all you, i dont think so, he made you feel that way” Ben resisted to accept that Nick had no fault in this. Which could be true but this could easily be resolved.
Hard headed, just like his father. My dad could vouch for that.
” He didn’t. I had my own demons Ben i never fit in with my friends and i had this popular guy as my boyfriend who had dreams so high i couldnt match it” I squeezed Nick’s hand.
“But” Ben wanted to object.
” why can’t you accept it. You didnt even know what i was going through until i told you”
I widened my eyes at her accusation.
” he was your boyfriend he was…”
“You’re my brother” she screamed at him. Ben was taken back by her outburst.
I think we all were. James literally coughed over his own saliva.
“This isnt helping mate, Justine just wants to move on” Filipe said as he rubbed Justine’s shoulders for morale support.
I smiled at this. Filipe was a really good guy, just what she deserved. Ben should be concentrated more on them than worrying about Nick. If Nick was ever a problem i would deal with it.
” I just dont want you girls getting hurt” Ben said his voice much more calmer now compared to before.
” Mate, i dont think thats a problem anymore. Your sister is happy and so is Gen and as Nick’s bestmate i can say that he has no plans of hurting anyone, unless they some rough… oww”
I rolled my eyes. I was wondering how long James would last before he spoke. Nick successfully landed a blow to his stomach at what he could have said.
” Look Ben, i hate how things ended with your sister but she’s forgiven me and i am not prepared to make any more mistakes with Gen, you can take my word” i watched as Nick stuck out his hand for Ben.
We all waited in silence.
“Fine” Both me and Justine breathed a sigh of relief as Ben shood Nick’s hand.
“Great now thats sorted, can we eat”
This time i laughed as i wrapped my arm around James. ” c’mon i’ll treat you to a burger” he sighed ” thank fuck for that” he mumbled as we walked out of the house.
Nick wanted to stay back and talk with Ben.
We ended up at shake shack, James said he wanted to go here and i didnt object.
Just as he was about to bite into his burger i spoke up. ” when are you going to settle?”
” I’m a model i dont have to to settle” he shrugged popping fries into his mouth.
Well that is the most stupidest thing ive heard, and I have heard a of shit. “Just because youre a model doesnt mean you dont settle down, arent you bored of one night stands”
James looked up and grinned. ” who says im having one night stands, i just like to tease”
I raised my eyes ” i swear i saw your tongue down someones mouth the other night”
He folded his arms. “Ahh thats making out, not fucking my little virgin” he said grinning.
I glared at him.
” she’s defintely not a virgin” Nick slid into the booth next to me pressing a soft kiss to my neck.
I grinned.
” Yeah who are you calling a virgin” I said smirking over at James.
I breathed out when Nick’s fingers traced my thigh.
” Guys, not when I’m eating”
Serves you right.
“Everything good” I turned to face Nick. He nodded ” yeah, we’re not buddies but at least he can tolerate me now”
I smiled. Obviously not the best outcome but it will have to do for now.
” I need to get back to the office, but I’ll see you later” I pressed my lips against his and watched him walk away.
“You guys make me sick” James mumbled as he drank from his glass.
James also had to run off, he was due to be in Newyork tonight for a shoot. This left me alone again but I used this time to get some work done.
I ended up creating some sketches for the upcoming spring collection. I loved spring, mainly because there was still layering for the cold few months but it wasnt as covered up as winter.
I decided that I would go do some shopping it was dads birthday coming up so I needed to find something for him.
Ben silently drove me to the shopping centre.
Clearly he was still brooding about earlier.
When dad was away I didn’t get the chance to spend his birthdays with him it was mainly through Skype.
Having him back was just something I couldn’t have imagined.
I stopped by a sport shop. Before dad was stationed out he played loads of squash. He always said it gave him the body that got mums attention.
There story is sweet really. They went to the same leisure centre. Mum injured herself playing volleyball with her friends and dad came to her rescue.
You could call it a summer fling. When dad told her he was going to leave she was adamant that they ended things.
But like the true charmer he is, dad wrote to her every week and he was a hell of a writer.
I headed over to the squash section.
” Hey can I help you?” I turned to find a young boy waiting at the cashier. He looked bored as hell which is probably due to the empty store.
” yeah, what’s your best squash racket”
He actually seemed relieved to be doing something other than sitting there waiting for his shift to be over.
“They come at a hefty price though I have to warn you” he said as he guided me to the section at the end.
” Price isn’t a problem” i said walking behind him.
He glanced at me ” Damn wish i knew what that felt like” he chuckled.
” well these are the professional rackets which retail for around 79-99 pounds”
That is quite steep.
” is it for personal use or” I grinned ” Do I look like i play pro swuash” i teased him.
He blinked at me ” i mean you are fit so you could be”
Isn’t he bold.
” thanks uh I’ll take this one, do you have any clothes to match” I wanted to find a cool jacket dad could wear.
” hmm we do but personally they aren’t amazing and way overpriced” he directed me to a clothing rack where there were jackets and pants.
I worked my way through the rack. He was right they were very expensive and low in quality.
” wait, I knew I recognised you, you’re that girl who was nearly shot at” the guy suddenly burst out.
You know what I nearly forgot about that.
I laughed nervously ” well that’s not all I’m known for but yeah that’s me”
He grinned ” sorry, I just knew I recognised you from somewhere”
I take no offense.
” it’s fine, I’ll just take the racket with some balls” I placed a pack of balls on the counter as he rung them up.
“Here, looks like you earned something extra ” I pulled out a ten pounds note and placed it in his pocket.
His eyes lit up.
” you’ve honestly made my year” he said.
I thanked him and stepped out. On my walk back to my car ben pulled at my arm.
“I’m sorry Selly”
” what” I snapped “Now you’ve realised I’m not actually a bad person” I pulled my arm out of his grasp.
Ben was like my older brother and for him to accuse me earlier. It hurt.
” I know you are not, I just snapped but I shouldn’t have blamed you I’m really sorry” he grabbed my arm again pulling me in.
When his strong arms wrapped around me I felt at home.
“Please forgive me, I can’t protect you if I’m the one hurting you” I widened my eyes.
” you don’t think you can protect me anymore” yes he’s not my favourite person right now but I need him. Hes my brother.
He pulled me back. “Hell no, nobody is sane enough to deal with your attitide” he grinned down at me.
That is true.
“You owe me a milkshake ” I said as I got into my side if the car and slid in.
I couldn’t help but smile as he ran over to the drivers side a smile on his face.
” you do know you’re a designer right” Ben said randomly after we stopped to get milkshakes.
” uh yes I’m aware” what was his point.
” why don’t you just make your dad a jacket”
Make him one.
“I guess I could do, but i really only make clothes for the company” Jake may be a close friend but business is business.
” so, why not make him a special jacket and put it in a collection. I just think buying your dad a jacket when you’re a designer is a little lazy”
I guess he is right.
Dad wouldn’t care but I guess the thought is there.
” alright take me to the office”
I looked up and we were just turning into the building.
I grinned.
“See Selena, nobody knows you as well as I do”
Sadly he was right.
Now time to make dad a jacket hes gonna love.