years her senior.
“Hey there Rita. What you up to?” Gideon asked.
“Oh nothing. Just getting breakfast and then saying goodbye to mom and Thomas,” she replied. She didn’t like calling her stepbrother by the name dad or anything. It felt strange to her, and she didn’t like it.
“Okay. Well I guess it’ll be just the two of us this weekend. That will be fun, it’ll kind of be like old times in a way,” he said.
Sure, except for the fact that she had the biggest crush on her stepbrother and would rather tell him that than anything else.
“I guess,” she said in a nonchalant manner.
“What, you not excited?” he teased
The truth was, she was very excited, very very excited, but she wasn’t going to give Gideon the satisfaction of knowing that.
“I guess, but I would rather not talk about that. For now, I’m just going to get my breakfast and sit at the table. I’ll have fun later on,” she said. She just wanted to get away, because the way Gideon was looking at her made her blush.
“Fine Rita. But don’t tell me you’re not excited. That’s bullshit if so,” he said.
Curse that man! He could see right through her façade. She turned to the side and scampered over to the table, her brown hair touching her shoulders and curling slightly. She was a cute girl, one who looked younger than twenty but sure was. Her brown eyes gazed at her cereal, excited to eat that instead of look at the hunk in front of her. It really didn’t help that Gideon was shirtless, that’s for sure. All she wanted to do was tell him her feelings, but that would not only be taboo, that would probably end badly. Besides, the guy apparently had a girlfriend, or at least a side chick that he did stuff with. If the way he was talking on the phone late at night had any indication, it was probably a side chick.
She blushed. She didn’t want to think of her stepbrother with another woman. That just felt so wrong, but in a sense it felt right in a way. She wanted that other woman to be her though, more than anything else. She would rather have that than anything else on this planet, but she didn’t know how to approach the man. No, he seemed so unapproachable, especially since he was such an alpha who got whatever he wanted.
The two of them sat together but didn’t say much. When Rita was done, she left, heading to the front door where the last of the bags were being pulled. She looked at her mother, smiling.
“I’ll miss you,” she id.
“I know, but it’ll only be for the weekend. We plan on coming back Monday, so make sure that you guys keep the place kind of tidy. If you need anything, let us know, but unless one of you is dying we’re not coming back,” she admonished.
Rita nodded, a little thankful that she had no intention of coming back to see her. She watched as her stepfather came back in.
“You be a good girl too. I don’t want you fraternizing with boys or anything,” he said.
“Don’t worry Thomas, I’ll probably be studying all weekend,” she said. The truth was she didn’t have a test that Monday, so she probably wouldn’t do anything but play video games and maybe go out. But she also wanted to tell Gideon about the feelings that she had, but of course, she was afraid to really say those things to him. After all, it was kind of awkward to tell someone that you like them a whole lot like that. It just felt weird to her, but she hoped that one day she would get the courage to tell him. Of course, that opportunity was going to come around way sooner than she expected.
The two of them drove off, and Rita realized that she was alone. This was the start of the weekend that would change everything, and she wondered if he was going to open up to her like how she wanted him to.
Chapter 2 – Gideon’s Secret
The first day was pretty boring, with Rita hanging out in the house and just playing games most of the day.