Chapter Two

EMBERLY*

"Who the hell do you think you are? You can't order me around! We have three hours before we need to leave. You're such an asshole. I can't stand you. I fucking hate you!" I screamed in a shrill voice I didn't know I possessed.

Derrick pushed me up against the door. "Someday, dear sister, I will be your boss. I'm just taking on the role now and getting some practice. Besides, I'm older than you, and our parents always leave me in charge. You don't fight like we did and take off for three hours without a word as to where you are. Especially not on a day when we have a major photo shoot scheduled. Just because mom and dad are gone doesn't mean you get to do whatever the hell you want at the expense of others. I know you better than you know yourself. It normally takes you a whole day to get yourself prepared. Now you only have three hours, so get to it," Derrick barked in my face.

"You're only three months older than me, and there is no guarantee that you'll be my boss. They may very well choose me to take over. So you might want to start treating me with a little bit more respect,"

Derrick laughed in my face. "You don't have it in you to lead; you are more submissive than anything. You'll design, and I'll lead; you know I'm right. But go on and keep this fight going. I love pissing you off. Or you can get it in your mind that what I'm saying is right. I've seen all of your sketches. They are better than anything mom has ever come up with. You would be miserable running the company. The sooner you figure that out. The better things will be for all of us," Derrick said as his gaze pierced through my soul. He is correct, but I will never admit that to him or anyone.

"Are you done? Can I go now, Mr. High and Mighty?" I said as I looked away toward the bathroom.

"I grabbed Mom's Epsom salts from their bathroom. I gathered after a run as you had; you would need them. I also called the photographer and told him we wouldn't be able to make it until six, so that gives you five hours," Derrick said and walked off.

"I haven't eaten anything. I'm starving,"

"Yeah, I know I'm about to call in for Pizza, '' Derrick said as he picked up his phone.

Derrick has always looked out for me and knows me better than I know myself. He might be an asshole, but I know there's a part of him in there that cares about me. I care about him as well. I wish he never existed, though. If it were just me, mom, and dad, things would be so much easier for me. The business would be mine; I wouldn't have to fight for it. In all honesty, though, all I want to do is design, but we don't always get what we want. The business is mine by birthright, though.

DERRICK*

That woman infuriates me to no end. Without me here to watch over her, she would probably die of starvation. She needs a nap, but we don't have time for that. I watch her as she walks toward the bathroom, and my cock aches so badly to be inside her. Why the hell does she have to be my sister?

Kendra and I will need to take things up a few notches. If we don't, I'm afraid of what might happen. It takes everything in my power not to take Emberly in my arms and give in to my heart's desires. I would love for her to be the one to take my virginity as I took hers. But that could never happen. Our parents would disown us and boot us out on the streets. We would have nothing, and we've both been busting our asses to one-up each other all these years. For the last nine years, it's been nothing but a constant fight between us. I love her, and I hate her.

As much as I hate to admit it, Emberly takes care of me. She runs into my room at night to comfort me when I have one of my nightmares. I walked into my birth mother hanging from a railing when I was seven years old and have had nightmares about it off and on for years now.

On top of everything, Emberly helps me find missing items that I couldn't find to save my life. She sometimes takes the fall for me when I do something majorly fucked up that would warrant a beating. But she always gets away unscathed. I'm sure our parents are smart enough to know that she wouldn't do such things, but still. Anyway, we have the perfect love-hate sibling rivalry down-packed.

Once I heard that the water had stopped running, I took my phone downstairs and called Pizza hut. Our pizzas should be here about the time Emberly finishes her bath. I'm worried that she might pass out in the tub. She looked like death when she walked through the door. But when she barged into my room afterward, some of the color had come back to her face. She was furious, and I hate to admit that that turned me on. I thought to kiss her when I had her up against the door but kept myself in check. If I ever did have my way with her, I wanted us both sober and full of vital energy. Once I started, I wouldn't be able to stop. I would have her over and over until I was spewing out air, and we both collapsed, unable to move.

It would be so easy for us to have a fling if we wanted to. Mom and dad are gone about seventy-five percent of the time, flying overseas to check on the numerous boutiques they have scattered throughout the world, five of those being in Paris of all places. So Emberly and I have had to learn French, amongst several other languages. Hell, we could be bilingual and make a killing doing that if our parents disowned us. I would never do that to her, though. I know how much owning and working in the company means to her. No matter how much I want her, I can't have her, and I won't. All I can do is be an asshole and keep her at arm's length and hope she stays away from me. After everything that has happened today, that's going to be complicated. I had no idea she thought of me in that way. But when she was moaning my name as she touched herself, and then when she screamed my name as she came, I almost blasted off like a bottle rocket. Emberly is fucking gorgeous when she cums. I wish she had had her eyes open, though.

I walked up the stairs and went through her room to peek in the bathroom doorway to ensure she was alright. I'd never be able to forgive myself if she fell asleep in the bathtub and drowned or something. She was sleeping, but she was smart enough to use the bathtub pillow that was keeping her upright to keep from slipping into the water. I went downstairs to wait for the pizza and scrolled through my online platforms. Once the pizza arrived, I paid and gave the delivery driver a thirty-dollar tip. I know they get paid bupkis, most of whom are college students trying to make their way through school. Besides, I was about to make a killing after doing this photoshoot.

I walked back upstairs and knocked on the bathroom door. "Emberly, the pizzas here, come on. We will never make it if you don't get your crap together," I yelled through the door. Yes, I'm an asshole, but only because I have to be for both of our sakes. A moment later, the shower sprang to life, so I knew she had heard me.

I was sitting on the couch watching some gold mining show when I heard Emberly descending the stairs. I looked up momentarily to see that she was wearing skimpy shorts and a spaghetti strap shirt with no bra. That happens on any given day, but today was not the day for it.

"Don't you have something else you could wear?" I growled as I tried to keep myself from looking at her.

"What the hell is your problem? I walk around like this all of the time. You've never cared before," Emberly said as she walked to the kitchen to grab a box of pizza and coke, then sat next to me on the couch.

"Yeah, well, things have changed now, and we aren't kids anymore. You can't walk around like that,"

"I had this on yesterday while I was doing laundry," Emberly protested.

"Eat damn it, and go get ready! Shit, you're trying to kill me, aren't you,"

"You're a fucking ass hole; I'll go eat in my room," Emberly screamed as she stood up, grabbed her coke, and took off upstairs.

"It's nothing new you should be used to it by now," I yelled after her as I adjusted my hard-on in my pants and tried to relax.

Around five, I went up and knocked on Emberly's door. "It's five o'clock. Are you almost ready?"

I heard her stomping towards the door; a second later, she flung it open, looking sexy in tight-fitting skinny jeans and a form-fitting shirt our mom had designed and knee-high boots that made her taller than she already was.

"Why does mom insist on me wearing heels? I look like a freaking giraffe. I'm not too fond of it; I hate being tall. Why can't I be like most other girls around here and be five feet of nothing? Like Kendra, why can't I be like Kendra? Five-four would be so much better than this," Emberly yelled.

That's all it took for me to snap and forget that the woman in front of me was my sister. I took that step, put my hand through her hair, pulled her to me, and kissed her. Emberly tried to tear away at first but then melted into me. I nipped at her bottom lip for entrance, and she complied. Our tongues mingled, and the taste of pizza invaded my mouth. She had most likely been eating off and on for the last three hours. She tasted amazing, though. All I wanted to do was take her to the bed, strip her bare and taste her pussy. I might be a virgin, but Kendra has told me I work wonders with my tongue and fingers. I'm saving myself for a woman I'll never have, though, and she's right in front of me. I'm going to die an old man and still be a virgin. I can't have her, but I want her so badly I feel I could combust at any moment.

Emberly trailed her fingertips along my back muscles, making me thankful I was walking around shirtless. Goosebumps formed along my skin throughout my whole body, and stars danced before my closed eyelids. I've kissed several girls over the last three years, but it was never like this. I was starting to think I was going to be forever hooked on her because I wasn't going to be able to let her go. I knew it was going to be this way; that's why I've stayed as far away from Emberly as I could. Until now, until I could no longer keep myself away from her. At this moment, nothing else mattered to me but staying here with her.

Writer's Note

Hello everyone, and thank you for reading. Emberly and Derrick are intense. Make sure to comment; I love to see what readers have to say. Click the heart ❤️ and have a great day. Hugs 🤗 Sapphirian J