I Don't Want to Be Friends by Camilla Isley

Author:Camilla Isley [Isley, Camilla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: New Adult College Romance, Love Triangle, Brothers, Best Friends, Friends to Lovers
Publisher: Pink Bloom Press
Published: 2018-05-29T16:00:00+00:00

Twelve

David

“Rise and shine,” David announced in a sing-song voice, entering his brother’s room on Sunday morning, three days after Scott’s dreadful performance at Thursday’s home game.

Scott was sleeping like a baby and barely stirred under the covers.

That won’t do, David thought. With a vicious sense of satisfaction, he slid the blinds open and let the bright daylight do the dirty work for him.

True to expectations, Scott woke up with a groan, shouting, “Go away!” and trying to shield his eyes by burrowing his head under the sheets.

“Nah, ah, ah.” David reached for the other end of the comforter and pulled in the opposite direction.

Scott jumped up into a sitting position and glared at him. The look could’ve worked, save that it was clear Scott still had morning foggy vision and couldn’t properly focus on objects or people.

In fact, his brother rubbed his eyes before saying, “What’s wrong with you?”

“C’mon, Scotty, you don’t want to spend the day in bed. The sun is shining and I’m dying to shoot a few hoops.”

“What? You want to play basketball? No way.”

“I’ve made you breakfast.”

“Huh?”

“Breakfast is ready, the court is booked, and now all you have to do is get your ass out of bed.” David snapped his fingers twice. “Chop, chop.”

“David, I hate to break it to you, but the last thing I want to do today is play basketball. Practice and the games are enough, and Sunday is my day off.”

David stared at the ceiling with the air of a martyr. “Well, I tried the sugar coated version…” He sat at the foot of the bed and patted his brother’s legs. “If the simple joy of shooting a few hoops with your big brother isn’t enough of an incentive, let me tell you how today is going to play out. You’ll quit the Sleeping Beauty act, get out of bed, and eat the breakfast I prepared for you with all my brotherly love. Then you’re coming with me to the gym, and we’re going to play.”

“Or else?”

David flared his nostrils. “Or else Coach Morrison is going to realize you’re playing like a scared little girl and bench you for the rest of the season. Thursday night you were lucky MIT was full of crap. But the first team with a smidgen of talent is going to crush you, and you’ll let them because you’re afraid of a little confrontation. So today I’ll rough you up until you’re all set and good to go. Sound right?”

Scott shot him a glare. “It was one bad game.”

“You missed nine rebounds out of ten. You got away with it once, but next time… Coach Morrison is going to catch on sooner or later. It took me about five minutes.”

Scott finally threw the covers away and swung his feet off the bed. “What’s this lovely breakfast you made?”

“Milk and cereal.” David smirked, standing up.

“You’ve got to be kidding me,” Scott said under his breath, getting out of bed.

“Hey, there’s coffee, too.”

***

The more awake Scott became, the more hostile he turned toward David.

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