Her brothers best friend

Chapter 15

Della’s pov

She just put her duffle in joes room. She walked into the bathroom. She needed to pee. She came out. Joe was going through her duffle.

“You know if you are trying to steal my panties you’re more of a creep than I thought.” He smirked

“Not looking for your panties… besides I will just steal the ones you’re wearing.” She rolled her eyes. He grabbed her birth control.

“Hey we still have a few months.”

“98 days.” He pocketed her birth control.

“Put it back. We agreed.” He didn’t. She rolled her eyes. “If you don’t put it back then the deal is off. No baby at all.” He made a face at her but didn’t put it back. She was fighting a losing battle with this man. “Don’t make me go home.” He put it back. That’s exactly what she thought.

“Try to control yourself for 98 days.” She said and left the room. Honestly this whole baby thing was giving her a headache. She said when her cast was removed they can talk about it. But he wanted to talk about it all the time. And she was ambushed by her period so she was in a mood!

“I’m sorry. I just want a baby with you. You will look so cute pregnant.”

“Well I’m fed up with it. If you want a baby so bad go get someone else pregnant.” She was not expecting that to come out of her mouth. Judging by the look on joes face he wasn’t expecting it either.

Joes pov

“Well I’m fed up with it. If you want a baby so bad go get someone else pregnant.” What? Wow. She seemed like she meant it. She’s been in a mood for months now with him. Since he’s mentioned the baby she’s been on edge. The first night Jared calmed her. They talked. Jared relayed some of the stuff she said to Joe. She didn’t like opening up to him still. She didn’t like to disappoint him.

“Well too bad. I love you and want you to have my baby.” She rolled her eyes. “Hey get rid of the attitude.”

“I don’t want to.” She walked out of his room. She was in a mood! She was lucky she was cute. He walked out of his room and she was sitting on the couch. Messaging someone.

“Who you messaging?”

“A new man. I don’t like you anymore.” He laughed. He sat down next to her and pulled her into his lap.

“Unfortunately you’re not going to get rid of me that easily.” He buried his face in her neck. He started kissing it. He felt her body relax. She moaned. He was getting turned on. He let his hands roam her legs: from her knees to her hips. He didn’t go higher than that. She’s struggling with the whole baby thing. No need to touch her stomach. She will get out of the mood so quickly if he did.

“Oh well. It was worth a shot.” He laughed against her neck.

“No but who were you texting?” He doesn’t know why it bothered him.

“My doctors office. They want me to confirm my appointment in 2 days. I sent confirm.” That didn’t sound so bad.

“Need me to take you?” He loved getting to spend any time with Della.

“It’s okay. I can go on my own.”

“Are you getting your cast off?” She rolled her eyes.

“Hey I’m not asking for the reason you think I’m asking.”

“I’m going back home.” She got off his lap and went into his room. He got up and followed her.

“You don’t have to go home.”

“I have no patience with you right now. I’m going to say something and then I’m going to regret it. I’m going home.” She threw her duffle over her shoulder and walked out of his room.

“I wish you would change your mind.” He really does. He knows she was having a hard time. She was stressed at home and with him. He wants to be a refuge for her. A calm in the midst of her storm and right now he wasn’t providing that for her. He caused the storm. She was putting on her shoes. He went over and wrapped his arms around her. She stopped moving for a few seconds. She did seem to relax a little into him. “Message me when you get back. I want to know you’re safe.” He did. He worries about her too much. He leaned down and kissed her. He released her and opened his door for her to leave. He closed it. He felt bad. This whole baby thing was a huge mistake to bring up. She was struggling. His phone vibrated.

‘Made it back home.’

‘Thank you. I love you.’

Nothing back. Oh well. She was probably busy or her mind was. She might be with her brothers and not even have her phone. Both were okay.

‘Hey want to come over?’

It was Jared.

‘In case you haven’t noticed Della isn’t a fan of me right now.’

‘She’s not even here.’

‘What?! She left my house and said she was going home. Where is she?!’

He was now stressed! She can’t be vanishing like that!

‘I don’t know not here.’

He hates the fact that his first instinct was she was probably with Cruz. Was that who she was messaging? Did she lie to him. He pulled up Cruz’s number.

‘Is Della with you?’

‘No. Is she missing?’

‘She left my house and said she got home but her brothers don’t know where she is.’

‘Oh no. What did you do? She’s probably at uncle franks.’

He didn’t even think of that. Why was his first instinct Cruz? Maybe because he ruined their relationship. Maybe she was trying to get back at him for it? No Della wasn’t like that. He pulled up uncle franks number.

‘Please tell me Della is with you.’

‘She is. You really messed her up. She’s so emotional and moody. I’m taking her for a run then to the gym for something not sure yet.’

‘Did she tell you everything?’

‘Yep… Della doesn’t want to be a mom. She’s afraid she’s going to mess her kids up like her mom messed her up. Before her dad adopted her she was abused. Badly. By her mom by her moms boyfriends and her brothers. Took her years to trust her brothers she has now.’

Joe didn’t know Della was abused. She seemed so normal by the time he saw her.

‘Why didn’t she tell me?’

‘She’s embarrassed. She doesn’t want you to see her as damaged.’

‘Well I would never think that. She was abused she was violated. It wasn’t her fault.’

He now feels really bad. He wishes he knew.

‘Remember when she went missing when she was 11?’

‘Yeah.’

‘Well…’

That’s the first text. He was still typing. The long three dots of doom.

‘Her oldest brother kidnapped her and filled her with fertility meds and r***d her til she got pregnant. Once pregnant he tied her to a tree and left her outside to die. I had to race against nature to find her. But the time I found her she was already in labor. She gave birth to a beautiful healthy baby girl in my truck. She gave her up for adoption.’

‘Uncle Darren’s kid is her daughter…’

He wasn’t asking it had to be. She looked so much like Della.

‘And it kills her. So the whole baby talk. She’s not confident she can be a mother. She only has one kid and she feels like she screwed that up.’

‘She would be a great mom though. She is such a kind, caring, loving person.’

‘Yes she is a great mom. Even with little Maddie. If her child deserves to be hated it’s Maddie. But she loves her so much. She doesn’t see that. She sees an area where she failed. Where she was too young and heart broken to deal with her baby.’

‘She didn’t fail her.’

‘I know that and you know that but she’s convinced she did.’

‘Can you please send her back over to my house?’

‘Boy you’re lucky I don’t kick your butt right now. You have her so stressed. I’m going to go for a few rounds of boxing with her and then take her to lunch and see if that helps. Hopefully no more than 3 hours and I’ll send her back.’

That seemed reasonable. Joe can handle that.

‘I’m going over to her brothers. Jared wants to hang out.’

Joe grabbed his keys and left. A couple of hours later Della showed up at her brothers all sweaty. She didn’t even seem to care that Joe was even there. Or that she lied to him. She just took her shoes off and ran up the stairs. Joe got up and followed her. He knocked on her bedroom door. No reply. He opened it. “Della.” Her shower was running. She must already be in it. He sat on her bed. Waiting.

“You’re starting to worry me. You keep getting creepier.” She said from the bathroom. He smirked.

“I’m the one that’s worrying you? Where were you?” He was trying to make it sound like he wasn’t accusing her. This was her one chance to come clean.

“I was home.” She walked up wrapped in a towel. He got really turned on.

“Well I find that hard to believe. Your brothers didn’t know where you were.” Now he was sounding like he was accusing her. She grabbed clothes and walked into her bathroom she came out dressed. She sat on her bed next to Joe.

“After dad died my brothers couldn’t keep me. The state wanted to return custody of me to my biological mom or dad. My oldest brother showed up saying he could adopt me. He’s 24 years older than so he could have. But I didn’t want to go with him. There were few options to keep me here even though I was 17 and had a say the state wasn’t comfortable with me staying with my brothers. Our age difference was too close. So uncle frank stepped up and adopted. He didn’t make me move. He said his house was always open. His house has always felt more like home than here. It’s not a secret that uncle frank and I clicked. I was disappointed my dad even adopted me. I wanted uncle frank to be dad.” Joe remembers that. She was uncle franks little girl. End of story.

“Why didn’t you want to go with your oldest brother?” Her chance to come clean.

“Uncle frank told you didn’t he?” She sounded a little annoyed.

“Why didn’t you tell me?” He wouldn’t have judged her. Nothing for him has changed.

“Because people always look at me different. Guys have literally tried to get me to have s*x with them because it’s not like I was a virgin. Or they try to get me pregnant. Already had one baby so might as well have another.” She seemed so anxious right now.

“Come here.” Joe laid down in bed. She needs to feel safe. She laid her head on his chest. He wrapped his arms around her. “Listen very carefully. I want to have a baby with you because you will be a great mom. Not because you already had one. I know you’re struggling with that right now and uncle frank even said there’s a war going on in you. But I love you. Whether or not you have my baby. It’s not something I should have sprung on you the way I did. We can talk about it in 98 days… but I’m really going to enjoy practicing with you.” She laughed.

“I should have told you.”

“It’s okay. I know it’s hard to trust people sometimes.”

“I don’t deserve you.” She popped her head up.

“Yes you do.” She leaned down and kissed him. They were soft and sweet at first. But they quickly turned greedy. Della straddled him. He sat up in the bed. He continued kissing her. He let his hands roam. She moaned and threw her head back. He started kissing her neck.

“Hey Della…” her door opened. In walked Jared. Ugh. “Oh it’s kiss and make up time.”

“Why are you even in here?” She sounded annoyed with her brother.

“I really don’t remember. Got a little distracted.” He was smirking.

“Leave!” She yelled at him. He laughed and left.

“ now I know why you’re so nervous to use your vibrator.”

“Yeah. Imagine walking in on me using my vibrator.”

“I mean i would be like room for one more?” She laughed as she got off him and walked over to her door. She wasn’t leaving was she? She locked it. She came back to her bed.

“My vibrator doesn’t satisfy me.” She climbed back into her bed into joes lap.

“Really? My sister has one and she says it satisfies her more than her husband.”

“What is he doing wrong in bed? Mines good when you’re away but when you’re here my body refuses my vibrator. It only wants you.”

“Guess I’m just lucky.” He really was. They went back to kissing. He started stripping her. Once she was naked he flipped her over in the bed. She removed his shirt and started moving his shorts down. He slowly entered her. She moaned quietly. Her nails however told a completely different story. They were in his back so hard. Her legs started shaking. He adjusted the angle. She quickly orgasmed. He was quick to follow. He stopped. He leaned down and continued to kiss her.

“Kissing and making up is fun.” Her body loved it.

“Especially since most of the time our problems are because you’re horny and need an orgasm and don’t want to admit it.” She laughed.

“That’s true.” He laughed.

“I need to go take a shower. You’re a wet girl.”

“Only for you.” He liked the sound of that.

“You don’t know what a confidence boost that is for me.” He doesn’t know why. He can’t tell anyone why. He just loves it.

“Yes I do. Your entire demeanor changes whenever I tell you.” He laughed.

“No it doesn’t.” She sat up in bed

“Yes it does. Ask any of my brothers!”

“No thank you.” He kissed her then got up. He heard her in the bathroom. She must have cleaned up then left. She was out of her room. He walked downstairs.

“Look who’s doing the walk of shame.” Nick said smirking. Della was back with Jared. Looked like they were doing a puzzle. Her and Jared seemed to have active minds. They were always doing a puzzle. Joe went over to her and grabbed her water and chugged it.

“Hey!”

“What? You’re a lot of work.” He went to fill up her water. Jared and nick gagged. He returned her water.

“You know you don’t have to have s*x with me? We could go back to not having sex.” She drank some of her water. Joe was behind her. He reached his hand forward and grabbed her by the throat. He got his mouth right next to her ear.

“Not going to happen baby girl.” He could see the goosebumps on her skin. Her body shivered. He smirked and then playfully bit her ear. She let out a moan. That made him horny.