I Want Them All! Will They Learn To Share?

Chapter Seven

I hear the front door open and close. “Where is everyone?” Tyler yells from downstairs. “We are up here.” I shout back. Seconds later I hear loud footsteps on the stairs.

Tyler shoots me a confused look “What are you doing in the floor dude? Where is Adalina?”

“She’s in there, she won’t open the door. She’s been crying for the last 30 minutes, and I can’t get her to let me in.”

Tyler’s eyes widen. “Crying? Why is she crying? What did you do to her?”

“I didn’t do anything. We were talking and she got upset because I caught her and Jace-“ I got cut off with a thud as the door flings open and I smack the floor. Looking up at Adalina from the floor I can see her puffy red eyes as she glares down at me.

“Caught her and Jace doing what?” Tyler says, eyes flickering from mine to Adalina’s as I stand up.

“Nothing!” Adalina snaps wiping her eyes on the back of her hands. “I’m just having a bad day.” So apparently, I’m the only one that knows about her and Jace.

“Oh baby, come here.” Tyler says as he hugs Adalina close to him. “Talk to me, what’s going on? What can I do baby?” Adalina shrugs her shoulders as she snuggles close to his body, and I feel my fists clenching tightly at my side again. I want to be the one that comforts her, I want to be the one she turns to when she needs someone. We used to be close. I want to be the one she runs to with her problems.

Tyler rubs her back really slowly. “How about a scary movie?” Tyler suggests. “Those always make you feel better.”

‘Yeah, that sounds fun.” Adalina says wiping her eyes and, forcing a smile.

“Good!” Tyler says as he snatches Adalina up and throws her over his shoulder. Her shorts slide up showing off the bottom of her ass cheeks, and I can’t help but stare. She lets out a loud squeal as Tyler spins her around. “Let’s go baby.” Tyler smacks Adalina’s ass making it jiggle, and I groan internally. Adalina giggles as they head down the stairs.

“You coming dude?” Tyler asks over his shoulder.

“Yeah.” I grunt. “I’m coming.”

Tyler bounces down the stairs with Adalina grasping his waist, giggling the whole way down. “Tyler put me down, I can walk.”

“Nope baby, not happening.”

Why does Tyler get to touch her? She won’t even talk to me, let alone let me touch her. Why didn’t I just take her virginity three years ago? She was fifteen years old. Fourteen is the legal age. Why did I have to make her feel so bad about herself? I didn’t do it on purpose, but still, I feel like a f*****g jackass.

I watch as Tyler sets Adalina on the couch caressing the back of her upper thigh a little too long. I clench my teeth, tightening my fists so hard my knuckles turn white. “So what movie are we going to watch?” I ask through clenched teeth.

They exchange a look. Adalina glares at me as her and Tyler get settled on the couch. Neither of them answers me.

“You going to sit on the couch? Or just stand there like a weirdo?” Tyler chuckles. I glance at the couch, Tyler is sitting on one end, Adalina is curled into his side on the middle cushion. Maybe this is my chance to get close to her. At least physically anyway. I take one step towards the couch and as if Adalina can read my mind she quickly kicks her feet out onto the cushion next to her before I can sit down. Never mind then.

Adalina lays her head in Tyler’s lap and stretches across the couch. I sit down in the recliner, and watch Tyler run his hand down Adalina’s side, resting it on her hip. I just want to take his hand and snap it in half. Why can’t that be my hand? Why don’t I get to be the one that comforts her, or the lap she rests her head on while we watch movies together? The movie has started but I can’t take my eyes off his hand on her hip, and the curve of her thick thighs.

“Anybody home?” Spencer yells from the door, pulling me out of my thoughts.

“Yeah, were in here.” I holler back, trying to focus on the movie. I don’t really know what the hell is going on, some girl is running through a cornfield barefoot screaming. I guess she is being chased, but I don’t know why she doesn’t have shoes on.

“Hey guys, what are we doing?” Spencer asks casually like he can’t see the movie on the TV. “Adalina baby, what’s wrong? Were you crying?”

Adalina smiles “I’m okay.” Sure, she’s okay now that Tyler and Spencer are here but I couldn’t even get a simple smile from her.

Spencer bends down and kisses Adalina on the cheek as she wraps her arms around his neck pulling him closer. “I missed you Spence, watch the movie with us.”

“Baby I’m all nasty and sweaty, I just got done working.”

Adalina bites her lip and gives a flirty smile. “I don’t care; you look sexy all sweaty and dirty.”

Spencer laughs and kisses her cheek one more time before standing up. “Alright baby if you’re sure you don’t mind; I’ll watch the movie then go take my shower.”

Adalina squeals excitedly. “Yay. I’ll sit up and you can sit beside me.”

“No, it’s okay baby, you can just put your feet in my lap, I’ll give you a foot massage.”

Adalina lifts her legs long enough for Spencer to sit down and get comfortable before laying her feet in his lap. He starts rubbing her feet, taking turns changing from foot to foot.

Anger rises in my chest and something uglier, jealousy, I guess. I hate that everyone is so close to her, she is supposed to be mine. I have always loved her and wanted her. Now she won’t even let me sit on the same damn couch as her.

I’m glad everyone is leaving in a week. Then it will be just me and Adalina, maybe then I will have a real chance to talk to her. Maybe I can get her to open up to me and let me back into her life. Hell, I’d settle for anything at this point, if she would just stop crying every time I talk to her then I would have a chance.

The front door opens and closes again. Great that’s probably Jace, what’s going to happen now is Adalina going to sit in his lap while we watch the movie? Jace walks into the room avoiding eye contact with me. “Hey guys!” Jace says casually, leaning down to hug Adalina, “Hey baby.”

“Hey Jace, I missed you.” Adalina says hugging him tightly. “Watch the movie with us.”

“I don’t know if I can baby, I was going to go edit some pictures from the photoshoot I did.”

“Oh, come on pleaseeeee…” Adalina begs. “You can sit on the couch with us, it will be fun.”

Tyler chuckles “yeah man, you can come sit in my lap.” He winks, and Jace just rolls his eyes. “How about I just sit in the floor right here in front of you?”

“Okay.” Adalina smiles.

“I’m gonna go get us some popcorn really quick I’ll be right back.” Jace places a kiss on Adalina’s cheek and heads into the kitchen.