My Stepmother's Boyfriend

Chapter Six

NAOMI

Bree has been bugging me about not celebrating my birthday,she's insisting I throw a party even if it's already done and dusted. I wasn't in the mood earlier after I found out about what was in the Will just two days after my eighteenth birthday, so I chose to celebrate the next month because they won't let it go.

Michael,a football player and member of the Elites has been on to me for a while now. He's okay but I don't have interest in dating young guys,they're just not my type.

Anyway,he asked to take me out but I said no,he's probably getting the hint that it's not gonna happen.

"I'm not losing to that slut Jessy, I never lose."

"Who are we talking about here?" I cut in the conversation between my two snobbish friends.

Bree has been edgy these past few days, Brandon seems to be falling for his stepbrothers girlfriend.

Ronan has pride,too much pride to notice what's going on around him.

I know this because I'm a cheerleader and part of the Elites. Everytime Kimberly walks in, Brandon's full attention shifts to her,he watches her like she's the most beautiful and interesting thing he's ever laid his eyes on.

It's like he stares into her soul.

I think I'm the only one who notices how nervous she becomes whenever he's within two meters from her because I'm always bored.

The girls are always invested in the boys, trying to grab their attention while the boys talk about this year's championship and other sports.

"If only you could just spare some time for us and not constantly stuck in your own head then maybe you'd know."

"I have a life Jessy, I can't always be cheering about boys and parties and clothes."

"There's no need to be rude to her Naomi,she's right anyway. You're barely found with us nowdays."

"Fine. I'm sorry I haven't been having time for you lately."

"That's all you had to say." Jessy rolls her eyes

Bree pushes off the wall and comes to stand in front of me

"Nao. I have a job for you."

A job for me? I scoff and keep staring at her

"I want you to get close to Kimberly and Samantha. Pretend you're betraying me and know all their secrets."

"And why should I do that?"

"Because she said so." Jessy frowns

Bree folds her hands on her chest.

"I'm not your puppet Bree, I don't want to so I won't do it."

Jessy gasps

"Did you just say no to her Nao?"

"She can get you to do it though right? You do everything she wants like a puppet."

"Naomi." Bree says in a firm voice

"What? I'm just stating facts."

She sighs

"You're useless." And then she turns to face Jessy

"You can do it Jessy."

"What? make friends with Sam?"

Jessy and Sam don't get along because people always compare them,they have the same features;

brunette hair, five foot four, brown eyes and also slim but curvy.

They both look like barbie dolls but if we're being honest, Samantha is more beautiful and attractive.

"Not just Sam but Kim too. It's just for a while plus you might have fun learning Sam's dirty secrets that way you'll ruin her for good."

Slowly Jessy's face changes into one with a sinister smile.

"See? It's not that bad." Bree smiles with one lifted brow.

"Hey." I wave at a few girls from cheerleading outside the school building.

I take out my phone replying to a few messages on i********: when something catches my eyes.

I carefully move closer

"Aww don't cry, I won't hurt you,I just want to play."

Andrew?

A whimper follows.

I peak around the corner and see Kim against the wall with Andrew caging her. She looks very scared with tears streaming down her cheeks.

I've seen that look,I might have not looked at myself in the mirror but that fear in her eyes is very familiar.

His eyes are full of sadism and...malice

The punishment Claudia put me through is the mirror of what's unfolding in front of me.

I need to help her.

I run from the corner to the back of the statue making sure I get their attention.

Andrew looks around and I hold my breath.

Then I hear

"This isn't over yet Kimberly,I will find you alone again and finish what I've started."

I peak around the corner and see Kim alone. Her face is full of fear and horror.

How long has this been going on?

"Did you do it Jessy?"

"I tried, Kim seems a bit wary of me but Sam as always is a total b***h. She's going to ruin everything."

"Then try harder Jessy."

"Can't you just play fair instead?" I ask

"No. I don't play fair Nao, she took Ron away from me and I let her but I won't do the same this time around. Do you see how Brandon looks at her?"

I tune them out as I think about what I just saw yesterday.

It's a Saturday and the girls and I are having lunch together.

With Andrew abusing Kimberly and her not saying a word to a single soul,I'm starting to get worried. Andrew has had a thing for Bree ever since primary school. The fact that she's got so much hate towards Kim makes me wonder if that's the reason why.

"So..how are we going to celebrate you Nao?" Jessy asks as she cuts into her meat

"I don't know,I'll probably do something simple."

"No way, it's your party of the year Nao, you can't just do something simple. Tell you what,I'll take over and throw you a big party." Bree says

"Omg yes. We can invite lots and lots of people too."

"Can't we just let it be since my birthday already passed?"

"No can do sister."

"I'll leave the invitations to you Jessy." She takes a sip of her juice.

I sit back and chew lazily because I know there's no convincing them otherwise.

I take my shoes off and start walking up the stairs.

I promised to call aunt Ursela as soon as I got home.

I close my bedroom door and take a warm bath first.

Once upon a time I slipped underwater and wondered what would happen if I just let go, but instead I discovered something more.

Peace.

Water is silent and peaceful. It drowns out all my surroundings and I stop thinking. I only come out when I can feel the air slipping out of me.

I wrap a towel around myself and call aunt Ursela.

She picks up on the second ring

"My little girl!" How are you doing?"

She calls me my little girl despite my disapproval

"Aunt...I'm already eighteen, remember? I'm not little anymore."

"Oh but you are still my little girl. Even if you turn thirty years old you'll still be."

I sigh then smile

"How are you Nao,is everything okay?"

I don't like worrying her,she's so busy with her new job and I know she'd fly out here in a beat if she knew I wasn't fine.

"I'm okay aunt, everything is fine."

I try to sound as cheerful as possible.

"Are you sure? You know you can tell me."

"No. I'm okay aunt,I wouldn't hide anything from you."

There's silence on the other end

"Okay." She finally speaks "if you say so,but please don't hesitate to tell me if she bothers you."

"I will aunt. How are you? How's the new job going?"

"Perfect." I know she's smiling by the sound of her voice

"And your new boyfriend?"

"Oh you. He's fine,he can't wait to meet you."

"Me too."

She sounds genuinely happy.

After thirty minutes of chatting and catching up,she hangs up and I go to bed.

I stretch and fall off the bed in the process.

Ouch

My hair is a mess, sticking out in all directions. I smooth it back down and head downstairs to the kitchen.

Esther isn't coming today so I'd better make myself breakfast before Nate wakes up.

Everytime I think about what happened that day,I can't help but feel embarrassment claw inside me.

Well that and Claudia's warning. If she were to find out about what happened,I don't know what would happen to me.

I'm about to leave the kitchen when I bump into a wall of muscles.

Hands reach out to stop me from falling.

"Hey, careful."

Nate says calmly

I move out of his hold so fast I almost trip again.

He steadies me by the arm. I look up and he seems angry,

Why is he angry so early in the morning?

"You can let go of me,I can manage."

He doesn't, so I look up again.

"Nate."

He lets go of me and I steady myself.

"Sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going."

He doesn't say anything so I move around him and out of the kitchen.

NATE

When I bumped into Naomi this morning and she moved away from me like I have a disease, It f*****g pissed me off.

I literally had my fingers in her not long ago. She grinded her hips against my hand and now she f*****g acts like I have the plague?

Maybe I should stuff my fingers back inside her to remind her how I owned her body.

Tha f**k?

I can't possibly be thinking like that of a girl who is my girlfriend's stepdaughter.

Naomi is driving me insane. I can't stop thinking about her,her moans and how she looked at me with those f**k me eyes.

At that moment she wanted me to slam my d**k inside her.

She didn't say it but I saw it, it's been there ever since she saw me f*****g her stepmother's brains out.

Why the hell does she ignore me like that?

I try as hard as possible to push away any thoughts of her but fail miserably.

I grab my briefcase and exit the building.

I'll squeeze the answer out of her if I have to.