The dreamy return!

(ISABELLA’S POV)

Standing with his arms folded across his chest, Lean but muscular build standing tall with a physique obviously honed by hours of workout. His chiseled features framed by that same dark spiky hair and the same piercing dark eyes that exuded a mix of confidence and intensity.

My throat went dry and my heartbeat drummed loudly in my chest as I felt my palms go dry. His eyes were focused on me and mine solely on him. It felt like I was in some kind of trance and I wanted so bad to pinch myself.

“Brad!” Olivia spluttered freeing herself from my support and rushing forward in to her brother’s ready arms as she made me snap out of my thoughts quickly.

I stood by nervously and uneasily wishing that I could wake up from this dream at once! Brad Johnson in skin and flesh standing a few feet away from me and looking as though he has been here for the past four years.

“I didn’t think you would be here until tomorrow. Why are you here so soon?.” I overheard Olivia say with a slur.

Tomorrow? So soon? What on earth was she talking about? I wondered to myself.

“Wow! You reek of alcohol.” He said holding her back and then he turned to me.

Again, his eyes dug deeply in to mine and made my heart beat pick up. His gaze was too heavy for me to hold, I could feel my cheeks heating up and my heart beating even faster than ever. I had to look away.

“Bella.” He called my name too smoothly and his voice sounded way deeper than I remember.

I was forced to look at him again.

“Bradley.” I answered coldly.

I enjoyed the way he narrowed his eyes knowing fully well that he did not like being called Bradley. It gave me very little satisfaction.

“I can’t believe you’re really here.” Olivia said tipsily.

“She’s drunk isn’t she?” Brad asked me in a low voice that sounded way too sexy for me to handle.

I cleared my throat quickly feeling a thousand thoughts rushing in to my head. I wanted to leave immediately!!

“I just wanted to help Olivia to her room but I can see that you’re here now and so ….” I was about to turn and leave because at this point I was feeling too anxious to even stand straight.

“No Bella! I need you to put me to bed! I’m angry with my jerk of a brother here!” Olivia said and she stumbled back to me.

I gave a dry and fake laugh supporting Olivia in to the room and shutting the door behind us. My heart was still racing as fast as ever and my mind was in a lot of twists.

I helped Olivia out of her clothes and in to her nightie before preparing to wash her face. But my mind was far away from my tipsy best friend who was blabbing all sorts of things.

The last time I saw Brad was four years ago. The night we had kissed on the rooftop of this very house. The night I had my first kiss. The night I also had my heart shattered after overhearing what he truly thought of me. I felt a flash of pain as I recalled the painful words he had said about me.

It was because of that I stayed away from him. I ignored his follow request on I*******m even though I stalked him a few times… okay a million times! I also refused to pay visits to him even though I got invited by the Johnsons each time. Olivia came back with greetings from him but I never replied to them.

“Isabella!!!” Olivia’s loud voice ringed in to my ears and I jerked in to focus. I was now helping her to bed.

“Yes.” I answered dully.

“I said I can’t wait for us to kick start this Junior year!” She said to me giving me a kiss on my cheek.

“Yeah.” I answered and then unable to stop myself from speaking, I said. “Why didn’t you tell me that Brad was going to be visiting?”

Olivia told me every single thing and the fact that she didn’t tell me a detail as important as this was shocking.

“I tried to tell you today and by the way, he is not visiting Silly! He is here to stay!” She said loudly.

Hearing that made me have a splitting headache. But I chose to ignore it. Maybe Olivia was too drunk at the moment.

Then she sat up and looked me in the eyes.

“Why do you look so knotted up? Is something wrong? Do you have a crush on Brad or something?” She asked me.

“What? No of course not!” I said spluttering and Olivia fell back on to her bed with a sigh.

“That’s good! Because if you did then that would be a disaster that I would never forgive you for!” She said. “The only Johnson you should love is me!”

“Yeah sure.” I said dully.

“And by the way. You won’t want to hurt yourself because we both know that you’re not the type of girl Brad likes . You know, the super model kind…”

Olivia’s voice faded out and she was unaware of the hurt she had caused for me now by saying that. I did not need her to tell me that I was not the type of girl Brad likes. I have known that for a long time now.

I placed a bottle of water and aspirin by her bedside table and let myself out of the room carefully.

“Bella.”

I gasped in shock placing my hands over my chest as I turned to see Brad standing close to me. I took a step back unable to contain such close proximity.

His perfectly formed face was now even more clearer to me and his height was looming above me. He had grown so much taller and even lifting my head up to him did not help.

Damn! He looked so hot! I*******m did not do him justice at all!!