Stepbrother Broken (The Hawthorne Brothers Book 2) by Masters Colleen

Author:Masters, Colleen [Masters, Colleen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hearts Collective Publishing
Published: 2015-08-27T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

My newly whetted appetite for Luke trumps any reservations I might be having about keeping our relationship from Annabel and Madeleine. I’ll tell them eventually, if and when the time is right…Meaning, once Mom has ditched John for her next conquest. He can’t have much time left in my mother’s good graces. She’s been here at the lake house for weeks, after all. The clock must be running down on their little love affair.

Really though, I don’t have much room in my mind for Mom, John, or any of the others. Luke has captivated me, mind and body…and heart too, if I’m being honest. We haven’t said a word to each other about any sort of future beyond this summer, or made any attempt to label what it is we are to each other. None of that really seems to matter, with him. What’s important is the deep understanding that’s formed between us. The unheard-of degree of respect and admiration that we have for each other. That’s more important than labels and titles any day.

As the days go by at the lake house, Luke and I get better and better at covering our tracks. We take separate routes to every rendezvous we plan, making sure that there’s no way anyone else could stumble upon us. When we spend time with our siblings, we put on a great show of being neutral acquaintances. It’s not that hard to sneak off whenever we wish—all eight of the Porters and Hawthornes have fallen into their own routines, here at the lake house. Neither of our families are particularly warm and cuddly—a fact that only makes it easier to peel off from the pack.

But while I’m intent on obscuring my relationship with Luke from my mom and sisters, there’s one person I simply can’t hold back from. My best friend, Danny.

“Are you fucking kidding me?!” he all but screams when I give him the skinny over the phone, late one night. “Professor Sexy Pants is, like, your step-brother?!?”

“No, no, no,” I groan, flopping onto my twin bed, “Our parents aren’t married. I mean, they almost were. Once. But it’s totally not the same thing.”

“Uh-huh,” Danny drawls, “Sure. Whatever you have to tell yourself.”

“You don’t think I’m some kind of freak, do you?” I ask him nervously.

“Only in the best sense of the word, my darling,” he assures me, “And remember, that’s high praise in my book.”

“Gee. Thanks,” I mumble.

“I mean it!” he gushes, “I saw Cruel Intentions. I know a thing or two about stepbrother bangin’.”

“Well, since you’re the expert, maybe you can tell me how the hell I’m going to break it to my family, down the line?” I suggest.

“Is there going to be a down the line?” Danny asks, surprised, “I thought this was a summer fling sort of situation.”

“I mean…it’s hard to say,” I waffle. “You never know what the future—”

“Oh. My. God,” Danny cuts me off, “Sophia Elizabeth Porter, are you falling for this guy?”

“Uh-oh, you’re using my middle name.

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