We barely made it through he door of his room before our lips attacked each other hungrily. Oh, his lips. How soft and sweet they tasted. And my sensations grew to an almost heavenly stature as Joe's hands roamed my body.
Joe.
I wasn't even sure that was his real name, but as we fell out on the couch of his suite, his lips rough against mine, it didn't matter. As his hand groped places that an hour earlier he would have gotten smacked for, it didn't matter. This was the comfort Nick refused to give me. This was the comfort I needed. Now, I was getting it and that was all that mattered to me. And the more undressed I became, the more I really began to question the sudden like behavior I was going through.
I mean, sure, Joe is gorgeous, and perfect at the moment. 'Cause this way I get my sexual frustration out, Nick eases up on me, and I never see Joe again. It was simple. It was perfect. For that short moment, anyway.
The door to the bedroom flew open quickly and quite loud. I looked over and saw Nick in the doorway. "Nick?" I exclaimed as I tried to get up, but fell to the floor ungracefully, a loud thud and a bruised tailbone followed. I grabbed the sheet off of the bed and wrapped it around me. I looked up at Nick once more, his eyes flared with anger. "Nick..." I walked over to him.
"Just go to the room." He demanded. I decided now wasn't the time for talk back and did as he ask. He followed behind me. As we entered our room, I tried my best to explain. "I know what you must be thinking..." I began.
"Save it." He stated.
"Save it? Nick, if you hadn't been such an ass, none of this would have happened."
He scoffed at me, shaking his head. "Oh, right. So, its my fault that you whored yourself out to a complete stranger? Stay out of other peoples beds at least until I get you to the safe house." He declared at me, the anger fueled even more in his eyes.
"Excuse me? The last time I checked, I was an adult and I was capable of doing whatever it is I please, and if that's sleeping with a stranger, then so be it!"
"Miley, if you go over there again, you will not like me in the morning!"
"What makes you think I like you now?" I argued. "Nick, you said you weren't taking your feelings any further. What gives you the right to tell me who I can sleep with?" I asked him softly. "You have no right to be jealous."
"He's my brother, Miley." Nick stated.
Please, God, please tell me that was a lame attempt at a joke. "Brother? Nick, that's not funny!" I stated.
"Does it look like I'm laughing?" He replied.
"Oh my god." Chest... swelling... lungs... can't breathe.
"Miley?" Nick questioned as I fell to my knees. Short, deep, loud breaths went in and out of my lungs rather quickly. "Wow, breathe!" He knelt down beside me. It took me a moment to breath easy again. I looked over at him.
"Oh my god!"
"Yes, you've said that." He stated.
"I feel this big." My fingers showed him just how small that was, the space between them was barely visible. I honestly felt small, like an ant almost.
"You shouldn't. I mean its my fault really. I shouldn't have said all that. And I especially shouldn't have asked Joe to look after you while you were so angry with me." He confessed. "He's a bit of a hound and with the way you've been feeling lately, I should have known better."
"Why didn't you tell me you had a brother?"
"The less shared between us, the easier the parting." He began, "Now I have to go yell and be the responsible one." He stood and headed out. I could hear them in the hallway rambling on. "What the fuck, dude!" his voice blared in Joe's room.
"Don't give me that look, Nick!"
"I told you to watch over her, make sure she was okay."
"And I did!" It was quiet a moment. "Nick, my brother, you have to learn to have a little fun!"
"Fun? This is fun to you?" Nick shouted, "Joe, the girl has someone trying to kill her. I'm here so that doesn't happen and I'm not going to let it happen. I don't need you making it worse by being your usual irresponsible self."
Joe laughed a little. "You like her!'
"Grow up, will you?"
"Dude, you so like her. You're like, severely hard up on this girl."
"She's just a job, Joe!" Nick retorted, angrily.
"Yeah, she is. A hot job, that runs around half naked in your tank tops. I know that's got to get your engine running. Hell, I'm getting a boner just thinking about it!"
"You're seriously demented. You know that?"
"Come on Nick, seriously, how many times have you thought about how sweet that peach is?"
"I'm not having this conversation with you."
"Nick, I've tasted greatness. This girl is to die for, and she appears more than ready to let you take her for a ride!" He laughed lightly, "Why? I'll never know."
"Listen, Joe, this may be hard for you to understand, but life isn't about always fucking the 'hot girl' "
"Since when?" He asked with a laugh. "You so just called her hot. You're so deep!"
I rolled my eyes slightly. And this was the man I was about to sleep with.
"Shut up!" Nick shouted at him. He came back to the door and I sat on the couch trying my best to appear as though I hadn't heard them.
"So," I began, "How mad are you? Really?"
"I'm not mad at you. Like I said, it's my own fault. " He sighed, then looked at me. "Will you put some clothes on for heaven's sake?" I laughed lightly and grabbed one of the bags, I began looking though it.
"So, what kind of business is your brother in?" I asked curiously, searching for something to wear.
"Same." He replied vaguely.
"Oh. well you two must be really close then." I looked up at him.
He shrugged his shoulders at me, running his hand through his lucious and curly hair. "Yeah, I suppose."
"Is he going to join the party then?"
"He follows close behind every job." He stated then looked up at me. "Why?"
"Making conversation." I replied as I found something to wear. "Turn around!"
"Go in the bathroom!" He shouted at me.
"I don't want to! Turn around!" He huffed and turned away as I dressed. I sat down on the couch and he sat down at the other end as a knock came at the door. Joe followed as it opened.
"I thought you might want these back." He tossed some clothes at me.
"Thanks." I mumbled, catching them. I was more embarrassed than anything.
"Good night, Joe!" Nick chimed in.
Joe left with a smile and a thud of the door.
"Let's go to bed." I stated as I stood, He looked up at me and nodded. What? No 'I'm going to sleep on the couch' ? Cause that was the response I was expecting. We got into the bed and it was like heaven to my body. I was asleep in a matter of minutes. However, though my evening sleep was peaceful, I woke to an argument of sorts that morning. I hurried out of bed and to the door, where I cracked it open and stood and listened. To no surprise to me, it was Nick and Joe.
"C'mon, Nick. I didn't drive all the way up here for nothing." Joe whined.
Nick sighed. "No, just go back home, alright?"
"But you asked me to come help you!"
"Yeah, well now I don't need the help." Wow, his reply was bitter.
"Is this because she was going to sleep with me?" Joe asked. I heard him laugh a little with it. Such arrogance this one had.
"That's exactly what it's about."
"Come on, Nick. Green isn't good color on you."
"You just don't get it do you, Joe?" He asked. "You can't treat a job like you went and picked her up at a bar! You can't get involved!"
I hated how I was reffered to as a job. That made me feel like I was nothing.
"Why not? What does it hurt?"
"Feelings! I mean could you imagine how she would of felt if you two did have sex last night, then in the morning, she found out you were my brother? She would of been crushed! If you only knew the things she's been though, Joe!"
I smiled to myself. He did really care about me. I was more than just a job to him.
"And here I thought we weren't suppose to get involved."
"That's my problem, I will deal with it. I don't need your irresponsibility with it." Nick responded.
"Look, I'll admit, trying to bang your girl, totally out of line. I'm sorry, but maybe me being here will stop whatever feelings are roaming between you two from growing. Now, me? She doesn't care about me. She was just pissed at you and I was the token 'handy hot guy'." He laughed lightly.
It was true. I only chose him cause he was there, and gorgeous, and I THOUGHT I would never see him again. I didn't care about him at all. I was using him.
"Good morning!" I came out of the room. They both looked at me.
"Hey." Nick began, "Um, 20 minutes?"
"Sure, I can be ready in 20." I replied. It's not like I had to do my makeup or hair, or even pick out a cute outfit. I had nothing.
He nodded then sighed. "Joe, sadly, will be joining us."
"Really?" I asked nonchalantly. "Well, maybe this time he won't try to knowingly take advantage of me."
"Advantage of you?" Joe questioned.
"Enough. No more!" Nick stated. "You go get your shit." He said to Joe, who left the room as I headed into the bedroom to gather mine. Nick came in behind me. "Are you gonna be alright?"
"Nick. I'm going to be fine. I'm a big girl and it's not like I was exactly right either. Joe and I both messed up, though he was a little worse but only in the sense that he didn't come clean with who he really was. But he was right. I was only doing it cause I was mad at you. So its all out in the open and now it doesn't matter. What about you?"
"Me?" He asked with a laugh. "Yeah I'm fine. Believe me, this isn't the first time he's done something like this. I can handle it. Don't worry!" He continued out the door and I sighed.
Why couldn't he just give me the slight glimmer of hope that I wanted? Why couldn't he just be jealous of Joe? Why couldn't he just come out and say he cared about me? Why does the only perfect man in the world for me, have to be the only one I can't have?
As I followed him down to the car, I saw Joe waiting for us. "I call shot gun!" He stated with a smile. I sighed heavily.
"Wonderful." Great, not only do I have to deal with the fact that I'm possibly in love with a guy who's completely off limits, but I also have to deal with his arrogant brother who thinks he is god's gift to the female population.
Life Sucks.
Hardcore.
The next chapter will be much, much, much better. I actually have another surprise in store that none of you will be expecting. And for those of you who are asking for more Niley moments, I promise you, you will get them. Reviews are appreciated, as always. And I'm sorry for not uploading Monday, I forgot!
