My Step Father's Son

Chapter 2 - Diner with Joe

Ava Summer

"Ava!!" Emily calls me once she arrives at the restaurant. She is accompanied by her boyfriend, Will.

I waved at them before Will drove away, leaving her to have lunch with me.

"Hello, besties!" she calls as she hugs me.

"Hello, you too! I missed you!" I reply. It has been awhile since I met her. We were both busy with our college since we're in our senior year.

"I missed you too! How is everything? How is Joe?" She says she intends to tease me.

"Everything is good. Joe is good. And it seems you two love birds are good too!" I tease her back.

"Oh yeah, Will is great! He is sexy as hell!" she says with bright eyes and a wide smile. She really is in love with Will.

Our conversation pauses for awhile because the waiter comes and we order our meals.

"So... have you...?" Emily whispers while staring at me meaningfully.

I smiled a little, knowing what she meant by that. She asked me if I had had s*x with Joe and had lost my virginity. .

"You did it, didn't you?" She gasps and widens her eyes.

"Oh my goodness! You finally did it!" Emily shouts, covering her mouth with her hand.

How the hell does she know that?

"Emily!" I widen my eyes at her for shouting out loud. I feel my cheeks blush. Is she planning to let everyone know that I just lost my virginity? My goodness!

"I knew it! Oh, Ava, welcome to adulthood," she grins and then laughs heartily.

"Will you stop it?" I glared, feeling embarrassed because she didn't lower her voice and made people turn their heads towards us.

"Don't be shy, Ava. We all did it. How was it?" She asks, smirking at me.

I don't answer her in the beginning, but then I say, "Well, it was good, I guess."

"Good? That's it? What did he do to you?" she asks, raising her brows to a line.

"Just like everyone else, I guess." It did feel good. What am I supposed to say?

"Really? It's between he didn't do it well or... You didn't really enjoy it." Emily took a glance at me with a grinned face.

I cluck. "We're enjoying it." I state and then add with a lower voice. "Well, it was hurtful in the beginning, but we really enjoy it, thou."

Emily ate her meals as if accepting my answer.

"Why don't you tease him a little more?" She says it after a moment. "He'll definitely go crazy on you!" She gives me a wink and a playful smile.

"We'll have dinner tonight." I say in a low voice, remembering my meet-up with Joe tonight.

"That's great! When is your next class?" Emily is enthusiastic.

"About an hour," I answer as I take a glance at my wrist watch.

"We still have time. Finish your food, and we'll go shopping for your date tonight!"

"It's not really a date, actually; we'll talk about work." I remind her that Joe is also my boss.

"Yeah, with your boyfriend. It's a date, babe! Now finish your food." Emily says as she starts to dig in her food.

In the next 15 minutes, we're already at this boutique store. Emily take me to look for a dress for my date tonight. I tried some dresses, and finally Emily helped me choose a black sequin dress with a middle thigh and an open half back that showed my curve very well.

"I don't know Em; this is too--" I want to say short and tight, but she cut me off.

"It's fine, Ava; you look pretty, and he'll definitely be mouth-watering at you. Trust me!" She insists, and when she did that, she didn't want to be argued with.

"Now, lingerie!" she says and winks teasingly.

Emily drags me out of the boutique after finalizing the bill, and then we enter a lingerie store next to the boutique.

We don't spend much time there, but I manage to buy some lingerie and nightgowns. I guess I need them for my daily needs too.

"Have fun tonight, and call me tomorrow. I want to hear everything! Everything, bestie!" She emphasised before leaving, and we split ways.

I get back to my college for my class and arrive home when it's almost four in the afternoon. I'm really tired and decided to take an hour's nap before my dinner date tonight.

****

"Ava, it's me, Maria," Maria says as she knocks on my door.

"Yes, come in, Maria." I reply as I put on an earring and spray my perfume.

Maria opens the door and comes in. "Joe is downstairs waiting for you."

"I'll be there in a minute. Thank you, Maria." I take a glance at her before checking my appearance one more time in the mirror.

She nods before leaving, and I continue to tidy up my dress. I put on my heels and then take my purse and phone, before I walk out of my room.

"Ava, is that you?" Mom asks as soon as she sees me on the stairs. She walks closer to take a better look.

"Of course it's me, mom." I smiled bashfully at her response. She looks surprised by my new appearance.

"I know, honey, it just... you look... different." She gazed at me from top to bottom.

It must be the dress that made her say that. I admitted that I amazed myself too.

"I have to go, mum; Joe's waiting." I say my good-bye as I give her a peck on the cheek.

Joe is talking to Edward when I walk into the living room. He turned his head when he heard my footsteps, and his jaw dropped.

"Hi Joe," I address him as I walk closer. I tried to hold a smile, seeing his reaction at that moment.

"Ava, you look beautiful, babe," Joe says without stopping his gaze.

I smiled and thanked him for the compliment. I'm kind of shy about the way he stares at me. I surprise him, don't I?

"Joe, bring her back before midnight." Edward's voice broke the romantic ambiance between Joe and me.

"Yes, sir, I'll do that!" Joe answered enthusiastically. He seems a bit ashamed of getting caught staring at me.

Edward chuckled before he let us be.

"Shall we?" Joe asks me, and I nod in response.

"Bye Edward," I say goodbye and give him a peck.

"Take care, Ava," he replies, giving a comforting smile.

We walk to Joe's car, and then he opens the door for me like a gentleman before turning around and taking the driver seat.

He does not turn on the car engine; instead, he reaches and stares at me. "Sweetheart, you look amazing tonight. Maybe we should cancel our diner and go straight to our plan for after diner?"

His eyes travel down to my lips, and he starts to move closer, about to kiss me.

"Joe... Let's have dinner first, okay?" I tell him. I think we should stick with our plan and take it slowly. But he seems not to hear what I say as he kisses my lips. It's not the slow one, but rather too passionate. He holds my nape and deepens the kiss.

"Joe, my parents... they're looking at us." I say this in between his passionate kisses.

He finally breaks the kiss and then chuckles, realizing how naughty he was while we're still in the driveway of my parents house. He hadn't even started the engine yet.

"I'm sorry, baby, I can't control myself," he says as he takes a glance at my house behind my back. "I can't wait to eat you," he adds teasingly, making me blush.

Soon, he starts the engine and drives the car to the restaurant.

Joe has been very possessive tonight. He keeps me close whenever we go; even when we sit at the restaurant, he holds my hand, giving an intimate gesture.

We talk a little bit about work, but the rest is about our day.

My next work assignment is to take a picture of a company's profile. It's for the day after tomorrow, so I accepted the job. I have no problem with that because I have done it before.

"Ava," I hear a familiar masculine voice calling me. I look up to where the voice comes from, and there is Rhys. He stands besides me, wearing the same suit he wore this morning.

"Rhys?" I'm surprised to meet him here.

"What are you doing here?" I ask as I stand up to greet him.

"I'm in a meeting with my client," he explains, locking his eyes with mine.

Joe cleared his throat, making me realize I hadn't introduced them.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Joe, this is Rhys, my brother. Rhys, this is Joe." I introduced them both.

"I didn't know you had a brother," Joe says in surprise as he stands up and shakes Rhys's hand confusedly.

"Well, Rhys just came back from his... long business trip. That's why you've never met him before." I tell him, not giving a detailed reason why he had never seen him before.

"Yes, I just came back yesterday," Rhys affirms, turning his gaze towards Joe for awhile before turning back at me. "Anyway, I'll be here in another hour. I can drive you home, Ava."

"That won't be necessary. I can drive her back. Don't worry; your sister saves with me." Joe replies right away. He presses the words "your sister" as he holds me, pulling me closer to him.

"Besides, we have other plans after this, don't we, baby?" Joe asks me, showing Rhys his affection.

"Ava?" Rhys also asks. He seems to expect me to go home with him. But why?

I have no idea why they act like that. Especially Rhys. He knew Joe was my boyfriend, so it's fine if I go with him.

"It's fine, Rhys; Joe can drive me home. Besides, I don't want to bother you. Maybe next time." I decided to turn down his offer.

Rhys looks disappointed, but he finally says, "Okay, Ava, call me if you need anything."

"Okay," I reply and nod, feeling relief.

"I'm going back then. Bye Ava. Joe," he says, and then leaves.

I sit back, but my eyes are still taking a glance at my stepbrother. I see him sitting with two other guys, and I recognize one of them as his best friend, Mike.

"Are you sure he is your brother?" Joe suddenly asks, drawing my attention back to him.

"He is actually my stepbrother. He is Edward's son." I explain it to him.

He nods his head a few times, pouting his mouth as if thinking of something.

"What are you thinking?" I ask him curiously.

"Didn't you say he just came back? From where and why?" He responds with questions.

He was probably curious, so I told him about Rhys and the reason why he left us four years ago.

"So, it's why he finally came back." I end my story, but Joe still does not look happy. "What is bothering you?"

"Nothing; it's just that, as a brother, he acts overly protective towards you. I mean, you are a grownup, and you are with me, your boyfriend."

I know what he meant, but I shrug. "Maybe it's because he doesn't know you," I reason. "Let's not talk about it anymore; I'm sure it's nothing."

Gladly, he agreed, and we continued enjoying our dinner.

"Ready to go, baby?" he whispers in my ear after we finish our dessert.

"Yes, let's go," I reply, looking the other way. I don't want him to see me blush. But as a result, I met Rhys eyes a few tables from us.

We're looking at each other for awhile before he smiles and waves at me, and I reply with a smile.

After paying our bill, we go to Joe's apartment. It only takes a few minutes to get there.

We're just stepping into his apartment when Joe suddenly turns me around and kisses me. It's not a slow and soft one's, but it's passionate and demanding.

"You are so damn sexy, baby," he says with a hoarse voice in between our kisses.

He kisses me all over, and his hands roam hungrily over my body. I never expected that changing my appearance would make him so lustful that I feel overwhelmed.

I was planning to go easy; perhaps we could have a chitchat or maybe watch some romantic movie first, but Joe really can't wait.

He is so horny that whatever he does turns me on, and I can't resist.

Soon, we're on the bed without anything on and trying to please each other.

I have no idea where it comes from, but in the middle of our steamy session, Rhys's figure comes to mind all of a sudden.

I close my eyes, feeling the pleasure building up inside me, and all I can think of is Rhys. His handsome face and his hoarse, masculine voice call my name. And it's his hands and lips that are touching me.

"Come for me, baby girl..." I can feel Rhys's passionate, hoarse voice whispering in my ears as if he is the one making love to me.

I'm so close that I start to lose my mind. I groan hard, asking him to thrust harder and faster.

I'm so high in the clouds that I can't stop thinking about Rhys when I know it's Joe who's making love to me.

And when the apex hit me hard, I bit my lips, trying hard not to scream Rhys's name out loud.

"Ava, ooh, baby, you are f*****g hot tonight." I hear Joe groan in pleasure vaguely before a soft kiss lands on my lips.

I try to cool down for a bit from the pleasure I felt.

"We should do this every day. I don't mind." Joe's seductive voice whispers in my ears after some time. His voice woke me up from my daze.

His warm kisses land on my shoulder as he embraces me from the side.

I take a deep breath, silently. I had s*x with him, but all I think of is Rhys.

What is wrong with me? How the hell do I imagine having s*x with Rhys?!

I feel guilty, embarrassed, and uncomfortable.

"Joe, can you take me home?" I ask as I stare at the ceiling above us.

I don't think I can stay with him right now. I am scared of what happened and this guilty feeling...

"Now?" He asks in surprise as he raises his head and looks at me. "Is there something wrong, babe?"

"No, there is nothing wrong," I reply as I sit up to avoid his gaze. "It's late, and my parents, they're waiting for me." I reason.

Joe follows me, sitting up. He's about to say something, but I cut him off. "I'm sorry, Joe. I'm really sorry."

"Ava, I..." He wants to say something, but takes it back. He finally says, "It's okay. Just get ready; I'll drive you home."

"Thank you." I smile, feeling relief. And then I walk to the bathroom. It's the least I can do, because I really can't face him right now.

Joe takes me home after I finish taking a shower.

"Ava, this is a wonderful night. We enjoy ourselves. Don't overthink about anything, okay? We are already grown up, and I love you," Joe says when we arrive at my house.

"Okay, Joe. Thank you." I reply. I can't tell him the reason I've acted differently. No, he shouldn't know about it.

He then gave me a good-bye kiss before I left his car and walked to the house.

Once I'm inside, I check on my phone and find Rhys's missed calls. He had been calling me a few times after I left the restaurant. I'm totally forgetting that I put my phone in silent mode.

Should I call him back? But before I'd have a chance to dial his number, my phone rang with his name on the screen.