Chapter 4- Who's That Girl?

*Gina's POV*

From where I stood on the stairs I knew that today was going to be full of surprises and whatnot. Besides the fact that my brother was already looking to get drunk at 10:30 in the morning, Brian was now situated in my living room, talking to Matt about what I could only guess as the current situation at hand.

"Johnny!" I scolded, as I stood at the top of the stairs. "Dump that beer in the sink, now!"

He looked up at me innocently and I only stood there and pointed in the direction of the kitchen.

"You're a kill joy, you know that?"

"Nope never heard such a thing," I laughed. "And don't give me that 'it's twelve o'clock somewhere' bullshit cause its 10:30 here."

"Yes mom," He mimicked. "Actually I think you're worse than mom."

I didn't say anything, but continued my venture into the living room where everyone was gathered, Brian included.

"Hey Gina!" Jimmy yelled from across the room, where I noticed him rummaging through my CD collection.

"Hi Jimmy."

I sat on the couch next to Val, and she immediately looked at me funny, and then proceeded to whisper in my ear.

"Why aren't you sitting on the other couch next to Brian?!"

"What am I supposed to do?" I asked. "Sit next to him, oh maybe casually slide my hand up his thigh and then ask him how he really feels about me?!"

"Minus the hand on thigh thing, yes that sounds like a very good and productive thing to do."

"Oh you're just too much, did you know that?"

"Matt tells me that when we're just about to-"

"VALARY!" I shouted, slapping my hand over her mouth in the process and earning a laugh from everyone in the room, except her and Matt.

The day progressed on very much like that, witty comments from both Val and Matt about me and Brian, and my brother asking when he could finally have a beer.

"Jesus Gina, just lemme have a freakin beer!" He shouted, flailing his arms about in every direction.

"No," I laughed. "Not yet."

"It's almost 5 o'clock, why not?"

"For one, I don't want you drunk in my house, and two it's so funny to watch you squirm like a little two year old."

He glared at me and stormed off into the kitchen, and emerged seconds later with a can of Keystone in his hands and a smug look on his face.

"Don't try and stop me." He laughed.

"I learned my lesson the last time," I chuckled. "My 24 year old brother turns into a two year old."

After I got no response from Johnny, I figured it best to figure out something else to around the house.

"Is anyone hungry?"

I received a chorus of responses, letting me know that the house full of people was starving and that some form of food was needed.

"I'll make something, is everyone cool with pasta?"

"That's fine, these guys eat anything," Val teased, poking Matt in the stomach. "Trust me."

I only nodded and got up off the couch and made my way into the kitchen to start some dinner.

I was starting to get things together, and opened a cabinet to look for a pot. The only one big enough was on the top shelf and being a Seward I wasn't exactly blessed in the height department. After many failed attempts of jumping up and down, I decided the only way I was gonna accomplish anything was to get on a chair and climb up on the counter. I was just about to steady myself on the chair, when I heard someone come into the kitchen and start laughing. I turned around and saw Brian standing in the doorway, leaning against the wall laughing slightly.

"Uh hi," I said awkwardly. I probably looked like a huge fool, and in front of him no less.

"Get off that chair and let me help you."

He smiled at me and helped me off the chair, before sticking his arm in to the cabinet and pulling out the pot that I couldn't reach before.

"Thanks," I smiled. "I wasn't exactly blessed with height."

"Ah yes the Seward curse, that's what your brother calls it."

"My brother's the world's biggest moron," I laughed. "Sometimes the things he does and the shit I hear come out of his mouth make me wonder how the hell I'm related to him."

Brian only laughed as he helped me get everything ready for dinner. I was actually surprised that I wasn't faltering around him. He was a great guy and well, not to say that I was a complete loser or anything, but I just couldn't really comprehend how he was so interested in me.

"Hey, can I ask you something?"

I currently had my head stuck in the refrigerator pulling out garlic, and thank God my face wasn't visible because my eyes turned the size of saucers!

"Sure," I said, once I was situated out of the fridge. "Shoot."

"Well, ok I'll be honest I'm really no good at stuff like this, but I'm gonna try my best so bear with me."

"Brian, just say it, I'm not gonna laugh or anything; trust me."

"Alright, well I've been having such a great time just hanging around with you for the past two weeks and I was wondering if maybe you'd like to go out sometime, maybe take whatever it is we have beyond your living room or my basement."

I looked at Brian, whose gaze seemed to have averted from my face to the tiles on the floor. He was wringing his hands together nervously and it was actually kind of cute.

"Hey, look at me," I gently lifted his chin up with my index finger and thumb, and finally met his gaze. "Why are you so nervous?"

"You're Johnny's sister and I really don't wanna screw anything up, ya know?"

"Yea, well nothing's gonna get messed up; I promise."

With that being said I pressed a small kiss to his lips before pulling away and watching his eyes light up. God, he was something spectacular to look at.

"So that's a yes then?"

"I'm pretty sure that's more than a yes," I smiled. "Actually, I'm positive that's more than a yes!"

"Well, then I don't know what else to say."

"Then forget the words, forget everything your heads telling you to do and just go with what you feel."

He just nodded and dipped his head down to meet mine, and then leaned forward so our lips were mere centimeters apart.

"I feel this." He whispered, and with nothing else said our lips met for the second time that night, only this time a kiss more searing that the first. I could definitely get used to this!