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IN LOVE WITH MY STEPBROTHER CHAPTER 27
TESSIE'S POV "A kid!" I exclaimed in shock stopping in my tracks. "Is that seriously why you dragged me all this way Dad?" "Well, yeah..." "It's not like I have a say in that. This is between you and Diane." I started walking down the pier again. "Besides, didn't you decide to get married again without telling me you are even dating again? Having another child doesn't change anything," I stated without thinking. "Tessie," he stated from a few steps behind me. I turned only then realizing that he had stopped. He appeared upset but I didn't apologize. "I wanted to be sure before I introduced you to any other woman," he stated as he slowly joined me. "I knew it was a major decision and it would affect you majorly so I needed to make sure that the woman who replaced your mom was worth all that change."I scoffed and stared at him in disbelief, "Replaced my Mom?" "That didn't come out quite right," he pinched the bridge betwee
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AVA'S POVI looked at my phone for the fifth time that afternoon and sighed heavily. There was still no message from Tessie. She would be at the coffee shop before the lunch crowd began to gather on any other weekend but this would be the second one that she was standing me up. "You can't even care to tell me if something came up? Some friend you are!" I dialed her number and called but it went unanswered. What excuse would I have to get away from the shop now? Tessie was supposed to be my savior. "Ava, put your phone away for a moment and come help me take these orders!" My mom called from the counter. "You will have plenty of time for that after this."I rolled my eyes as I got up. With my luck, I wouldn't be strong enough to even look at the time on the phone by the time I got out of there. The reason I always escaped on Saturdays was because of the crowd we always had. This weekend was no different and I had nowhere to go. It's not that I didn't like
Last Updated : 2024-04-05IN LOVE WITH MY STEPBROTHER CHAPTER 29
TESSIE'S POV "I didn't know you could cook like this," I stated as I dipped a piece of the chicken into the sauce then took a bite.Jace grinned. I knew right away that his response was going to be a brag but I let him have his moment. "I told you, there are a lot of things you don't know about me. I'm revealing them slowly by slowly." "Yeah, right," I rolled my eyes. "How did you manage to get all this done within the few hours I left with my dad anyway?" He parted his lips to respond but I saw the lie right through him before he could even say it. "I knew it! Your mom did this, didn't she?" "I helped," he laughed. "Get out! Maybe keeping her company in the kitchen. The only thing you are good at is football and looking good." The last words were out before I could stop them. He was now smirking. I had given him another reason to gloat without even trying. I waited for him to note that out loud but he remained silent
Last Updated : 2024-04-08IN LOVE WITH MY STEPBROTHER CHAPTER 30
JASON'S POVI handed the phone to her still laughing and sat down beside her. Maybe I shouldn't have been teasing her but I couldn't help myself. I loved teasing her. There was something about her being annoyed that turned me on every time. She turned to me and smiled as I leaned closer to read the messages with her. "Why did she think that you were dating Evan?" I asked with a frown. "She just filled that out for herself after I hang out with Evan. I didn't correct her." "Oh right. What about the being gay part?" I asked curiously. "She thought I was hanging out with him today so I bailed on her. But then Evan came by the Cafe and told him the truth. I have been avoiding him since that day we hang out." "Serves him right." "Jace!" She snapped me out of my egoistic thoughts. "This is more serious than it seems. What am I supposed to tell her now that my cover is blown? She can't know you are the guy I am dat
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TESSIE'S POVI walked into advanced maths class on Monday morning and stopped short at the door. My eyes met him effortlessly. This was the only class we shared but he only had a week towards his college application test. That meant just one week of being in the same room with him and struggling hard not to look at him. It hadn't been easy for me from the moment we had agreed to date other people. My fingers in both hands were not enough to count the number of times I had avoided Evan that day. He had tried talking to me and I was sure it was about Saturday and Ava's confrontation. Speaking of Ava, it was time to finally face her.Thankfully, Jace was sitting far away from my usual seat. That had to be Ava's doing. I moved forward and joined her. "Hey," I greeted without focusing much on her. Ava didn't respond. I turned and found her busy staring into space. "Come on Ava. Are you ignoring me?" "Hurts, right?" she asked without looking at me. "Guess what
Last Updated : 2024-04-12IN LOVE WITH MY STEPBROTHER CHAPTER 32
AVA'S POV "You were hanging out with him on Saturday, weren't you?" I asked confused by Tessie's reaction. "Why is your face pale?" "Is it?" she asked and ran her palm over it as if that would help clear the reaction. Why was she acting so weird? Had I said something that surprising that she couldn't even look at me straight? I was confused. "Tessie, what's going on with you? You are seriously starting to scare me." "I'm sorry, what exactly are we talking about?" she asked. "Okay, you are out of your mind. Do you need to see the nurse?" "Yeah, I think I might. I'm feeling kind of feverish," she sighed heavily. "Or maybe I just need to sit down. Let's go sit."She started walking away without waiting for my response. I watched her for several more seconds before I followed. I had never seen her like that. Tessie was the kind of person who never had to struggle with her answers. This hesitation she had
Last Updated : 2024-04-12IN LOVE WITH MY STEPBROTHER CHAPTER 33
JASON'S POVThe game that evening was both disastrous and fun. Disastrous in that seated in the bleachers was the whole group of the girls in my life full of indifferences and drama erupted two or more times throughout the whole game. On the other hand, our team was winning. Even Evan was nicer toward me. I couldn't tell if it was because he was the captain and needed to win so bad. Yeah , maybe it was exactly that. During the last minute, I ran across the field and reached touched down winning us the last goal that marked the end of the game. I jumped into a group celebration with the rest of the team. Evan stood a safe distance away from us but there was a hint of a smile on his lips. He was happy just like everyone else. He just couldn't get over his ego and need to be the center of attention. I didn't pay him much attention.I was running across the field heading to the locker rooms when Lexi and her cheerleader friends ran into my path. Consciously, I turned around and found Te
Last Updated : 2024-04-22IN LOVE WITH MY STEPBROTHER CHAPTER 34
TESSIE'S POV For the past month or so, I hadn't dreaded a weekend like I was dreading this one. The constant thought of hanging out with Evan again after avoiding him for weeks was causing havoc to break out in my stomach. The words he had used to describe it were haunting me and I had to keep reminding myself that I was doing this for the right reasons. He had called it a 'perfect date' and my guilt was having a field day in my subconscious for agreeing and actually smiling in encouragement.I was seated in the kitchen eating my evening snack. Snacks were my go to whenever I was nervous or anxious about something. Honestly, I couldn't wait to just get the night done with. My dad walked in adjusting his shirt. I stared at him as he went ahead to groom his hair nervously. I guess I inherited more of his nervous genes because this white dude was a whole wrecking ball of them. Judging from what he said of her, my African-American mother was the confident one. "Dad," I c
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TESSIE'S POV "Tessie!" My father's voice alerted me from the hallway followed by a loud knock. I turned with a groan and sat up rubbing my eyes. Why was he waking me up so early ? "I know it's Saturday but you need to get up and have breakfast with us before I head to work. We have some news we want to share." "What time is it?" I managed to mutter under my breath and reached for my phone. It was some minutes past eight. My father didn't have to go to work early on Saturdays which explained why he was still there. "Tessie? Are you awake?" "You woke me up, Dad!" I shouted back. "I'm sorry. I haven't seen you since yesterday. Is it so bad that I want to share a meal with my daughter?" "I'll be there in a few minutes," I gave in knowing there was no point in arguing when he got like that.Beside me, Jace stirred awake and stretched his hand to me. He wrapped it around my waist and forced me back to bed with him. A silent gasp escaped me
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TESSIE'S POVTears sprung out of my eyes as I watched Ava run away from me. This is what I had been so afraid of— watching her walk away with that hatred in her eyes. Were we ever going to be okay again? Jace pulled closer and I leaned against his chest, my heart completely torn. I had wanted Ava to know the truth. I was going to tell her everything because I didn't want her to find out this way. "I fucked up," I breathed hard. "She is never going to talk to me again." "Tessie, it's not your fault. We both did this, I did this," Jace comforted me. "I lost control, Tessie. I thought she had left." "She did. At least I thought she did. I don't know why she came back." "Hey, it's okay. Stop beating yourself so hard about it. Ava is going to come around, we will talk to her together." "What if she tells our parents?" I asked, my voice shaking slightly. "Do you really think she would?" "I don't know. She is very upset and migh
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AVA'S POVI blinked slowly trying to take in the scene in front of me but my whole body shut down for several seconds. I couldn't move or say anything so I just stared. Tessie and Jace broke apart quickly, their faces pale from shock. At first, I wanted to believe that I had imagined everything but the moment my eyes met theirs, all I could see was betrayal.My insides shredded at that instant. Tears stung my eyes and a soft sigh escaped me. My entire strength failed and I forgot to breathe for a second. "Ava..." Tessie stepped forward.It was at that moment that I managed to gather myself. I turned on my heels and ran out down the hall and headed downstairs. I couldn't be there, I couldn't face her, and I didn't want to talk to her or even see her face. "Ava, please wait!" she called after me as I ran out the front door without looking back. "Ava!" "I have nothing to say to you two!" I turned sharply and shouted. "Unless you want to tell me that wha
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JASON'S POV We searched for her for almost twenty minutes without seeing any sign of her or Evan. I hated myself for thinking that maybe she had gone home with him and used feeling unwell as an excuse. I couldn't stop thinking that they were off somewhere in the backseat of Evan's car or his bedroom making out or having sex.The thought drained the energy out of me and I paused outside the gym trying to fight it off. Just as I was about to give up the search, Evan appeared, heading back to the gym. I straightened up and met him. "Hey, do you know where Tessie is?" I asked. "She texted Ava that she was unwell and now we can't find her." "Yeah, she told me to drive her home. She has a headache but she is safe."I exhaled in relief. Right then, Ava joined us. "Is she mad at me for disappearing on her? Please tell me she isn't mad," Ava asked desperately. "I don't know," he sighed. "But I think you should check on her or call her to find out what's going o
IN LOVE WITH MY STEPBROTHER CHAPTER 59
JASON'S POV "So, how do you and Jude know each other?" I asked Ava as we danced amongst the crowd. "We met through our parents. They used to be coworkers then friends. What about you guys?" "He is my cousin," I stated casually, not surprised that Jude hadn't mentioned my relationship with him. "The one you are staying with," she stated.I frowned slightly, "How do you know that if he never mentioned me before?" "Tess told me, plus I live a few houses down from the Prescott's so... I know things." "Right," I nodded, my heart skipping several beats wondering how much Tessie had shared with her best friend. The truth? "What else did Tessie tell you?" I asked lightly. "Nothing much, except that you are single again which probably the whole school knows and many girls might be trying to get your hands on you." "Tessie told you that?" I cocked an eyebrow. Ava chuckled, "Not really. That was me blurting out every un
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TESSIE'S POV "There you are!" Evan exclaimed as he joined me in the gym. I had completely forgotten about him until I saw him. My mind was elsewhere, sweeping through the crowd for Ava who had decided to abandon me. "May I have this dance?" "Yes," I took his offered hand with a sigh and followed him into the crowd. "Hey, did you see Ava while coming in?" "Yeah, she was right by the door with some guy. I don't think he goes to our school. I've never seen him before." "He must be his mystery man/blind date," I chuckled. "Well, wherever they are now, they must be having fun," Evan offered. "I don't see why we shouldn't as well. You want to see me break some moves?" he asked breaking into a pop and rock dance with both feet and hands.I laughed, immediately taken back to the day he danced for free ice cream on our first date. Evan was sweet, contrasting every thought I ever had of him. It would have been so easy to love him especially since
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JASON'S POV "Bro, I think I found a solution for your girl problem and I might just have found you a date to homecoming!" my cousin announced and jumped into my bed, disrupting my sleep. "I told you, I'm not going to homecoming, Jude," I groaned and turned, pulling a pillow over my head to block his voice.I wasn't sleeping, but I was in no mood to talk to anyone. Not after the day I'd had. Months of trying to get over Tessie, all the effort I had put in was not making it any easier. I had finally decided to get over it, get over my ego and talk to her and I just had to stumble over her agreeing on a date with Evan.Evan! Again! Yeah, that was it. I wasn't going to try again and I wasn't going to subject myself to that torture— watching them together for a whole night. "Dude, you are in the football team. You can't miss the game!" he shook me awake. "Besides, do you really want to miss your last homecoming dance just because a chick broke your heart? Look
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TESSIE'S POVMonths sped by quickly and before I knew it, junior year was already halfway done. Everyone was counting days to the homecoming dance, which was all the talk in the school hallways, washrooms, cafeteria, everywhere. It was beginning to get on my nerves especially when — "Have you found a date to the homecoming dance yet?"When that topic came up. I looked up, my sandwich halfway to my mouth, and met Ava's eyes dancing with curiosity. Way to ruin a girl's lunch! "No," I put the sandwich down. "And I'm not interested in finding one or going." "Tess, this is the second last homecoming dance you are ever going to get a chance to attend! You can't just throw that chance away." "I can, Ava. And I am." "No, you are not. You have to be there because I'm running for homecoming queen and you are not going to let me face Lexi 'you know who' on my own."My mouth dropped, "You are not serious, are you?" "About what part?"
IN LOVE WITH MY STEPBROTHER CHAPTER 55
TESSIE'S POVThe level of scrutinizing I was getting at home ever since Jace moved out was too high. There had been numerous questions about what had happened, all to which I had responded the best way I could — feigned oblivion. I hated that my Dad blamed himself for going off on him for getting home late but what could I do?He would have to bear that lie and deal with it. As for me, sleeping in on weekends until they left and leaving so early in the morning during school days to avoid them was how I coped. That morning however, I wasn't so lucky because it was Diane's off day.I was seated in the kitchen taking my breakfast when she joined me. "I saw Jace."I looked up sharply and forced down the sudden panic that name brought to me especially in that house, "Yeah?" "Yeah, he told me why he had to move out." "He did?" I swallowed hard. Why was she being so vague? The tension was killing me inside. "Yes, it wasn't anything to do with your father.
