Sara led the way up the stairs with Michael following close behind. Her mother had insisted that she show Michael to his room so that he could relax for a while before his father came home.

Aldo, who was expected to arrive home in time to have dinner with them that night had planned to pick Michael up at the airport that day, but an unexpected business trip had pulled him away at the last minute.

Sara made her way passed her own bedroom door and stopped in front of what would be Michael's room for the summer. She pushed open the door and stepped inside with Michael on her heels.

"This is it", she said setting down the suitcase she had helped him with. Michael set down his bags and walked over to the window.

His room, much like her bedroom, had a view of the pool and the surrounding gardens.

"Nice", he said with a smile as he turned to face her.

Sara felt her heartbeat quicken. Why did her step brother have to be so hot? She swallowed nervously as she tried to think what to say to him now that they were alone once again.

"So is there anything fun to do around here"? Michael asked as he made his way to the bed.

Sara watched as he plopped his long frame down and lay back crossing his arms under his head for a pillow. Her eyes were instantly drawn to the slice of skin that peeked from the hem of his t-shirt as it rode up on his stomach. Sara gulped a few times and tore her eyes away before answering.

"Um, yeah, she stammered.

"There's the lake. A bunch of us go swimming there quite a bit in the summer.

Michael propped himself up and looked at her quizzically.

"You have a great pool in your backyard and you go to a lake to swim"? He asked in disbelief.

"Well, we go there to um..It's kind of a party place", Sara explained her cheeks flaring red.

She had this sudden image of swimming in the moonlight with Michael and pushed it from her head. What was wrong with her? This was her step brother! She felt her cheeks brighten further.

"Oh", he said smiling. "I see. Sounds like a fun place". He lay back down and his shirt rode up a little more exposing more skin.

Sara's eyes fixated on his stomach and the dark hairs above his pants button. She was seriously sick she decided as she wondered what it would be like to touch that tender spot just below his belly button. Sara pulled her eyes away quickly.

"Well I'll just let you get settled. I mean I'm sure you're tired and everything", she babbled, shuffling her feet nervously.

She was turning to the door to leave, needing to get away from him so that she could breathe properly.

"Sara"? He said, and she froze.

Sara realized this was the first time he had said her name, and the sound of her name falling from his lips was delicious.

She gulped again and turned back around to see him leaning on his elbows looking at her.

"Yes"? She managed to get out of her suddenly dry mouth.

"You owe me one", he said grinning from the bed.

Sara felt her cheeks redden. "I do"? She asked confused.

"Yeah, for telling your mom you were on time", he said his grin widening.

"Oh, um, yeah, I owe you one", Sara said backing out of the room.

As she made her way to her room, Sara was seriously wondering how she was going to make it through the summer with his bedroom only two doors down.

(Later that evening)

That night at Dinner Sara listened as Michael and her step father talked.

"So I was wondering if you would like to come to the office sometime and maybe see what your old man does", Aldo was saying. "What do you say"?

Sara glanced at Michael to see him grinning at his father.

"That sounds great. I'm really fascinated with architecture and structural design", Michael said as he picked up his water glass.

"Great then we'll set something up", said Aldo grinning back.

"Sara ", her step father said suddenly, looking at her.

Sara was just taking a sip of her water and almost choked at his next words.

"I expect you to keep your step brother entertained this summer. Show him around, that sort of thing. Maybe introduce him to that gang of friends you're always hanging out with", Aldo added smiling.

"Sara is quite the popular girl", he said looking at Michael.

Michael looked at her. "I'll bet", he said smiling at her, and Sara felt her heart melt.