Chapter 3 Hammerscale

Chelsea's POV

When I saw Ethan right in front of me, I couldn't help but wonder what the hell he was doing at Jason's house.

“Hey Baby ” Jason called out as he walked towards my Mom and gave her a warm kiss. I still stood dumbfounded staring at Ethan. “Hi, Chelsea ” He called out to me, gesturing us inside the house.

“Oh, forgive my manners. Chelsea, I want you to meet my son Ethan” He said smiling broadly.

“Son! Like Ethan is your son? Wait… that makes Ethan my step brother ” my eyes widened in surprise as my thoughts echoed with a sudden yell.

“Ethan,come say hi to your stepsister” Jason said

“Hi,” Ethan said awkwardly, his voice carrying a low tone that hinted at unease. 

“ Look at him. How the hell will I manage Ethan as my Stepbrother? ” I thought, forcing a fake smile while shooting him lasers with my eyes.

“Okay,so I made dinner. Let's go and eat because my love and I have a big announcement to make. ” Jason said as he dragged us to the dinning room to eat, his firm grip leading the way. 

After a while of silence, with only the noise of our cutlery heard while eating, Ethan cleared his throat and said, "Our wedding is coming by next weekend." I spat out my drink in shock and felt overwhelmed."Next weekend?,that's too fast," I thought, looking at my mom, expecting her to say a word, but she was just smiling and cuddling hands with Jason. Ethan didn't look surprised; in fact, he was cool with it.I stared back at my mom as she smiled broadly at Jason. Seeing them in love made me happy. I reached out to the bottle of wine and poured a glass for everyone except Ethan."I want to make a toast to my mom and the love of her life," I said, filled with joy. "To a happy marriage," I added as we clink our glasses.

The rest of the evening was filled with love and happiness. I'm happy to see my Mom happy. 

"What do you want, brother-to-be?" I said sarcastically as I stepped out for some fresh air. I heard someone walking towards me and guessed it was Ethan."Hey, mama," he said as he stood beside me. I rolled my eyes. "Hey, Ethan. I guess you'll be my stepbrother soon," I said, turning to face him.

“Yeah,I guess. But that doesn't mean we cannot have fun ” He said, scanning me with his eyes. “You look good you know, not the nerd I used to know ” he said with a smirk playing on his face.

I sighed hard. “ please Ethan, I was trying to get some air before you came here” I said.

“ You don't like me around? ” He asked, stepping closer to me so that I could feel his breath. I felt shivers running down my spine and butterflies in my tummy.

“Chelsea, it's time to go,” my Mom called out.

“Thank goodness" I sighed in relief as I excused myself from Ethan.

“Good night mama,” Ethan said as I exited through the door.

Days passed, and the wedding came all too soon as expected. The preparations were in full throttle, bustling with activity. I helped with the decorations tasks and tried to avoid Ethan the best way that I could. But it was impossible to avoid him. 

Exhausted and dreading the ongoing wedding, I knew Ethan felt the same, but we had to keep going for the sake of our parents. It was time for the dance and the master of the ceremony announced that Ethan and I should step forward to dance with our parents. We swindled the open space of the hall, rhyming our steps with the slow beats of the music. After the wedding reception, the party continued at Jason's house. Some of my Mom's and step dad's friends came from far and near and it requires they sleep over.

Jason's house was enormous, the first time I came, I wasn't able to explore the house. The enormous house is lavishly furnished with expensive wood, featuring around eight master's bedrooms, each designed with luxury in mind. We had all been up all night and it was time to retire to bed but the whole rooms were all occupied so I was asked to stay at Ethan's for the night. 

As I lay beside Ethan maintaining a careful distance, the moment of sleep approached. Unexpectedly, I sensed his gentle hand offering a tender caress, sending shivers through me and unleashing a flutter of butterflies in my stomach. His hands gently placed under my nighties as he traced his fingers to my breast. I wanted to push him away but at the same time, I wanted him to continue. I shifted my body closer to his, giving him the green light. At this moment, I was consumed with intense desire. His hands left my breast and slid inside my pussy as he rubbed it in circles concentrating on my clits, I turned and looked at him, softly moaning and wiggling my hips to the rhythm of the sensation. Using his other hand, he reached out to my breast as he slid it in his mouth, using his tongue to play with my already erected nipple as I let out a soft moan. 

It felt unbelievably wrong but good. He didn't keep this up much longer, leaving me all wet and aroused as he kissed me goodnight.

“Why does he keep doing this, I already let myself loose” I said in my thoughts and finally retired to sleep. 

Waking up in the morning, I realized he had already left the bed. Heading downstairs after a quick brush, I found an empty house. Glancing at the clock, it reads 11:35.

 "Must be exhausted from yesterday," I muttered, heading to the kitchen. To my surprise, Ethan was there, making breakfast. "Hey mama, I made breakfast," he said, handing me a plate. 

"Thanks," I replied quietly, avoiding eye contact.

 "How was your night?" he asked with a smirk.

 "Fine," I said, sipping my orange juice to accompany my bread toast.

As I ate, I mustered the courage to ask, "Where is everyone?" 

He casually replied, "They went to play golf."

 I nodded, trying to hide my lingering unease as I continued my breakfast.

"I want to tell you something," he finally said.

 I nodded, still avoiding eye contact. "About last night," he added with a smirk. Again, I nodded, waiting for him to continue.

But we were finally interrupted with laughter coming from the lounge. It was my stepfather, my mom, and their friends. They were all coming back from golf. “Hey baby,”my mom said as she walked into the kitchen. “ I noticed you were very tired and didn't want to disturb you” she said, her expression involving a gentle upturning of her lips. 

“Oh, you already had breakfast,”she remarked, casually taking a bite from my bread toast.

“Wow,who made it?” she asked, taking more bites.

“Ethan” I said

“Ethan, this is nice” she said and retired with my stepdad into the room.

After some few minutes, she came out and said “ Chelsea, we are going to pack in today and Jason is going to help us with the arrangements”

“Okay Mum” I said and retired to my room (well, Ethan's room).

At noon, we moved over to my stepfather's house and I got to pack to my new room as there were no visitors. The room was already arranged for me by my stepfather. My new room was more spacious than the old one, it was filled with luxurious furniture and paintings. I think I'm going to love it here. 

The next day, I jolted awake as I heard a loud bang at my door. I sprang up, my heart pounding as I tried to make sense of what kind of animal could be at my door, then it was him - Ethan - standing in the doorway. I wasn't surprised, I just haven't figured out how to deal with him yet. 

“At Least show that you are reasonable by knocking like a gentleman, ” I said, rubbing out the sleep from my eyes while I stretched.

“How do you feel about school today? ” he asked, his voice sounding hesitant.

I sighed in resignation “Fine” I said, my tone clipped.

“Hurry,our parents insist I drop you at school today ” He said and left my room.

“Why is he too strange? Today he acts okay, the next day he acts opposite ”

When I stepped out from my room to the lounge with Ethan, we met the two love birds -my mom and my stepdad- playing in the garden.

“ Wait, what? my step dad asked, his voice filled with confusion. "You two go to the same school? ”

I felt my cheeks flush.

“Yeah,” Ethan replied as he walked to his car. “Hop in”

“Hey kid, look after your sister ” My stepfather said with a raised tone.

As Ethan drove to school, I could feel the tension between us. Ethan turned to me , his eyes looking serious. “We shouldn't tell anyone about this yet, not even your best friend” , his tone low.

I nodded, understanding the assignment.

“I will drop you at the school gate, don't want to draw unwanted attention,” he said.

“So now he doesn't want to draw attention, what happened to Ethan that lurks around me like a hungry cat?” I wondered as I alighted at the school gate and began to walk to school.

“Wait up” I heard Vivian call from behind as I stood to wait for her. 

Her eyebrows raised as she was looking at me to indicate her curiosity.

“ what? ” I asked as I laughed in discomfort.

“Hehm,I saw you get down from Ethan's car. Girl what are you up to? ” she asked with a smirk playing on her face. 

“What do you think?He is now my stepbrother. ” I said, rolling my eyes in disgust.

“Your what? ” she asked, surprised.

“That was my reaction the day I found out,” I said.

“Wow,so Ethan is your stepbrother ” she said but this time with a naughty smile.

“Are we really doing that this morning? ” I asked, laughing.

During the closing hours of school, the senior class boys had a volleyball match. Ethan stepped into the field with his team ready to play. The game began as the referee blew the whistle and the umpire threw the ball to the opposing team. The players ran back and forth as they fought for their ball. Ethan was full of energy and motions on the volleyball court;his speed and agility were remarkable. The crowd was cheering loudly and the excitement building with every point. Ethan scored many points for his team, he darted and weaved his speed. When the last whistle was blown by the referee, his team members carried him up in excitement as the man of the game. His joy and smile was contagious and I couldn't help but smile too. Our eyes met but I quickly removed my eyes to avoid his gaze.

 After the activities for the day, I went home alone because according to Ethan, he doesn't want people to see us together. As I approached my house, I saw Ethan's car in the driveway.

“He must have followed the other road ” I thought and frowned.

“ You are back already? ” I asked him, my voice laced with surprise.

He shrugged “What did you expect? ” he replied.

I was exhausted and stinky from the school activities, I needed to freshen up. I pulled off my school uniform, went into the bathtub and took a warm bath. After the bath, I came out of the bathroom into the bedroom. As I was about to put on my clothes, Ethan suddenly barged into the room. I quickly rushed to cover my nakedness with my towel. “What the hell are you doing Ethan?, get out of my room. ” I yelled, but he still stood there, his eyes blazing like he wanted to devour me.

“My bad, ” he replied, walking closer to me. Startled, I instinctively began moving backward until I collided with the table.