Never Have I Ever: Wanted my Brother's Rival by Willow Dixon

Author:Willow Dixon [Dixon, Willow]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-05-17T16:00:00+00:00

19

ELI

Mom: are you sure you’re okay?

Eli: I’m fine

Mom: this friend you’re staying with…

I rolled my eyes. My mother was about as subtle as an anvil.

Eli: just a friend

Mom: are you sure? You know you can tell me if he’s more

Eli: I know. But he’s just a friend

I’d told my parents I was bi when I was eighteen, and they’d seamlessly accepted it. The only downside to being out in my family was that my mother saw every person in my life as a potential partner.

Eli: are you coming back tonight?

Mom: we are. Should be home around 7

The click of the front door opening startled me, and I looked up from my phone.

“West?” I called.

“It’s me,” he called back.

Eli: drive safe

Mom: we will. Come see us soon?

Eli: will do. Love you

Mom: Love you too

“Shit, sorry.”

West stood in the door, looking sheepish. “Am I interrupting anything?”

“Nope.” I tucked my phone into my hoodie pocket. “You’re home early. Is something wrong?”

He leaned against the doorjamb, a soft smile on his perfect lips.

Flutters of happiness and something I couldn’t identify moved through my chest.

“The floors are in worse shape than we thought.” He raked a hand through his hair. “We had to pause the work to dry them out more.”

“That’s not good. But it’s good you get a break. You’ve been working nonstop.”

“Yeah. That part is nice. Are your parents home?”

“Funny you should ask.” I pulled my phone out of my pocket and wiggled it at him. “I was just texting Mom. She said they’ll be home tonight. Why?”

“The power should be coming back on in the east side within the hour. I thought we could go over and clean out their fridge for them. Give them a break when they get home.”

“How do you know the power is coming on?” I frowned. “I checked the outage map ten minutes ago, and it was still saying tomorrow.”

“I have a contact,” he said evasively.

“Of course you do,” I said, affection creeping into my tone.

He unzipped his work jacket. “Let me grab a shower, and we’ll head over.”

I nodded, not trusting my voice. He smiled and pushed off from the door. It meant a lot he’d thought of my family and wanted to help them.

Forty minutes later, West had parked his work truck in the back lot of my parents’ building, and we were on our way to their apartment with our hands full of cleaning supplies.

A heavy feeling settled in my chest as I led West over to the stairwell and up to the third floor. I wasn’t ashamed of my family or where we lived, but I couldn’t help shooting little glances at him. This was the guy who’d grown up in a mansion. He had to be judging, right?

“This it?” he asked as we stopped in front of their door.

“Yup.” I unlocked it and pushed it open.

He followed me inside. The apartment was clean but messy. Toys and random objects were piled in corners and crammed on most surfaces. They’d left the blinds

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