Chapter 7

Today was the day that I'd have to tell Joe that I'd kissed Demi. I didn't know how he was going to react, I know I told Demi that he wouldn't be pissed at me but I'm not so sure, he seems serious about her, which kills me inside but I have to tell him, he deserves to know what happened.

It was around one in the afternoon when we were finally alone; I'd been patiently waiting all morning for the rest of the family to go out, I urged Kevin to beg Demi to go along. Which of course she did, nobody could say sorry to Kevin right now after the break up and all. As soon as they left I joined Joe in the pool, he looked surprised that I was joining him. The past few days we'd been here I hadn't exactly said anything to Joe apart from the occasional threat to him about hurting Demi. The events of the past few days crept up on me; Demi and Joe announcing that their dating, my feelings for Demi revealing their true colours and of course the kiss.

That kiss was amazingly breath-taking, I hadn't expected her to kiss me back, I was waiting on a slap to the face, but it never came. During the kiss it felt like she may have had the same feelings as me until reality came back into the picture. When she kissed me I was so confused and in shock... Wait, I didn't even realise, she kissed me first, and that's got to mean something, right? I mean you don't just kiss someone for the hell of it? She was as eager as me; does that mean she may have feelings for me?

"Alright Nick." I was jolted out of my 'daydream'.

"Yeah I'm good, you?"

"To be honest Nick, I'm scared."

"Scared?"

"Of you."

"Of me? What do you mean?" Joe scared of me, that's ridiculous.

"Well the last time we spoke you threatened to kill me." I saw his Adams apple bob up then down.

"Joe, I'm scared as well."

"Why are you scared?"

"Because Demi's my best friend and you're my brother do you know how weird that is? Plus if you ever did break up, what would happen? You wouldn't want to see each other and I would be the one to suffer by losing my best friend at the end of it all."

"Nick I didn't realise this is how you felt."

"Maybe after a week or two I can get used to it, but at the moment it still bothers me, so if I'm in the room please don't kiss, that's just weird." I chuckled.

"That's reasonable I guess."

"Joe can I ask you one thing?"

"Go ahead."

"Please don't hurt her, she doesn't need it."

"I promise, I won't hurt her."

"Okay, Joe I need to tell you something else."

"What is it?"

"I kissed Demi." His eyes widened and his mouth dropped open.

"You kissed her?" He swallowed again.

"Yes, it was a mistake."

"Why did you do it Nick?"

"I haven't had a girlfriend since Selena and I was lonely. She was there and I don't know what took over me, before I knew what I had done she pushed me off of her and walked away."

"When was this?"

"Yesterday."

"Are you planning on doing it again?"

"Ew no she's my best friend."

"Watch it that's my girlfriend you're talking about." He chuckled.

"I am sorry man."

"It's fine, your best friends, you should at least share one kiss, right?"

"I don't know."

"Well I'm heading out."

"Where are you going?"

"I've got another party tonight."

"Ah cool."

"No kissing my girlfriend tonight alright?" He joked as he ran into the house.

I'll try not to.