Bound by shadows

Meeting Micheal’s Brother

I swallowed nervously as I heard him. He ate the piece of pancake in my hand without breaking eye contact with me. My eyes moved from his eyes to his lips as he chewed on the pancake. I felt wet between my thighs and a need arising at the pit of my stomach. I felt my n*****s harden from his stare.

‘How can just a stare from one man make me feel this way?’ I wondered.

I imagined what his lips must taste like and how it would feel on my body. Our faces were so close to each other and I felt the sudden urge to lean in and kiss him. I moved my face an inch closer about to give in to the urge when we heard a male voice coming from downstairs.

“Micheal! Micheal!” A male voice called from downstairs.

He groaned as he pulled back, I could tell he knew who the voice belonged to.

“Finish your food” he ordered, as he walked towards the door. He opened the door and shut it behind him.

I sighed, feeling a sense of relief as soon as he left the room.

‘What were you about to do, Kate? Were you about to just kiss him?” I asked myself as I groaned and rubbed my hands on my face. Julia was right, I have been without s*x for so long and now i am believing like a needy s*x freak.

I ate my food quickly, even though I didn’t really feel like eating anymore. After I finished eating, I came down from the bed and went to the bathroom, leaving the tray on the bed. I checked myself in the long mirror, hanged on the wall with a white sink below it. I gasped at my reflection, I looked hideous. I used my fingers to comb through my hair. I took a shower, after the shower, I wrapped myself with a white towel and came out of the bathroom.

I looked around for my dress which I wore yesterday but I couldn’t find it. Giving up, I went to his wardrobe, his clothes were neatly organized, T-shirts were placed separate from trousers, singlets and boxers. I pulled out a white t-shirt, putting it on as I buttoned it down. The shirt stopped at my mid thigh, revealing my brown, long legs. I wasn’t short but I had to admit that Micheal was much taller. Picking up a brush from the wardrobe, I used the towel to dry my hair.

I brushed my hair, looking at my reflection in the mirror stand inside the room after I had finished drying it. I used my fingers to untangle the strands of hair that had tangled together. After, I was through, I picked up the towel and went back to the bathroom to hang it on the towel stand. I came back into the room, picked up the tray on the bed and walked towards the door. I opened it and walked out of the room, closing the door behind me. As I got to the stairs, I heard voices coming from down.

“What are you saying, Micheal? Why can’t you come and see her?” The male voice was saying, sounding frustrated.

“I have my reasons, also I am busy” Micheal replied, calmly.

“What could be your f*****g reason? And don’t give me that ‘I am busy, bullshit’ We all know you are just avoiding her. She is your mother”

“As well as yours”

“Well, I am not the one running away from her. Look, she made her mistakes but she is trying to make up for it. The least you could do is give her a chance and stop being a brat to her”

I stood at the top the stairs, listening to their conversation. The male’s voice was rising. I felt bad for eavesdropping on their conversation so I tiptoed down the stairs hoping that they both won’t notice me. As I got to the end of the stairs, I made to turn away from them in the opposite direction as I tried to find the kitchen.

“Kate” a deep voice called from behind me, stopping me in my tracks. I paused for a second before turning around, fixing a smile on my face like I just noticed they were there.

“Hey, didn’t see you there?” I said, laughing awkwardly.

Micheal raised an eyebrow as he smirked at me. The other man who has been raising his voice tilted his head, observing me. He had blue eyes just like Micheal, his hair was brown while Micheal’s own was black. He was good looking but not as handsome as Micheal.

“Where are you going?” Micheal asked

“I need to drop this.” I said, using my chin to point at the tray.

“By the way, where is your kitchen?” I asked.

A woman who seemed to be in her fifties came out from a door at the opposite side of the living room as I was talking and walked towards me, smiling.

“She must be the Mrs.Beth” I thought.

“I will take that” she said, looking up at me with a smile as she took the tray from me. I noticed her Spanish accent as soon as she spoke, after taking the tray from me she turned to Micheal and the man by his side, she nodded at them before walking back into what I assumed is the kitchen.

“Thank you” I told her, with a smile before turning my attention back to Micheal and the strange man.

“Aren’t you going to introduce us, Micheal?” The man by Micheal’s side broke the silence after Mrs.Beth had left. He looked at me with interest in his eyes.

Micheal turned me, looking indifferent as he said,

“This is Kate” he said, pointing towards me.

“Kate, this is Seth, my half-brother” he said, pointing towards the man by his side.