Brother's Best Friend

Chapter 11

I woke up the next morning curled up on the sofa chair in the living room. I stretch my arms back, nearly hitting Stella in the face. I retract my arms carefully before getting up. Having one last stretch as my nightie rides up my my legs and chest.

I glance around the room scratching my stomach. Lee was still fast asleep, his hair was sticking up every which way against the pillow. He looked like a little kid when he slept... a little kid with stubble but still. So much innocence. I grab my phone from the coffee table and quickly take a photo of him. Awe

Shit. The flash was on.

He stirred but didn't wake up. Thank God.

I yanked my socks back up to below my knees before walking into the kitchen to make myself a cup of tea.

As the kettle was boiling I took down my favourite mug from the cabinet and put in the sugar and tea bag. I hopped up onto the counter, the cold work top hitting my thighs making me jump a little. I sat there on my phone waiting for the click of the kettle

"You look like a 5 year old in that" I look up from my phone and see Eren walking through the arch way.

His hair is dripping wet, wearing my brothers shirt and probably a pair of his jeans as well. He had a towel wrapped around his neck as he came over and sat on one of the bar stools

"Nice to see you're awake" I say making the sarcasm clear in my voice. I keep my eyes on him as he pulls his phone out of his pocket, before he looks down on the screen he notices me looking at him

"Did Edward and Holly ever teach you it's rude to stare?" He says, looking at me through his eyelashes in that smug tone of his. I can think of 10 things right now that Georgia and Ryan should have taught you. I shrug

"Trying to work out why your hair is soaking" I tilt my head to the side and he laughs dryly putting his phone down on the counter and leaning forward

"Addy. There are these things called showers... you should try them sometime" he smirks so broadly that his eyes closed. I thought he'd wait until he went home to have a shower. Weirdo.

I flick him off after his insensitive comment. His smirk gets replaced with a shocked, fake gasp. His expression then went serious and he points at me

"You've gotta make me a cup of tea now, only fair" He picks his phone back up, like he's won an argument

"Like fuck!" I laugh, maybe a bit too loudly. He shakes his head, chuckling at my outburst. The kettle clicks signalling the water was boiled so I hopped down to pour it into my mug. I could feel Eren staring at me "I'm not making you a cup, forget it" I tell him whilst stiring my tea and fishing the tea bag out

"Nah, I dont really...want one..." He mumbles like he was getting lost in a book or somethimg "Hey, your child pyjamas aren't covering your arse right now" my eyes widen as my hands fly to my butt just to feel that my nightie was bunched up around the curve in my back.

I quickly pull them down as Eren laughs. He has no right to be laughing, I witnessed so much more last night... I witnessed so much more last night. I smirk turning around and walking over to the breakfast bar. Eren looks up at from his phone and raises an eyebrow

"Um, Eren. Do you have any memory from last night?" I ask innocently, my finger mindlessly circling the lip of my mug.

He looks up like he was pretending to think, I roll my eyes at him as he bites his bottom looking deep in thought. As he does, something flashes in his eyes and the grip his teeth had on his lip let up. He shuts his eyes and shakes his head

"Well... There was prom. Lee fucked my face up. Went to Emilys after party. You stole my fags, cuz you know, you're a bitch. Then..." The humour in his voice dies away "then it kinda goes fuzzy... Why?" He gets up from the bar stool and walks over to the sofa by the window, rubbing his hair with his towel