Brett’s POV
Today is the day! My cousin Kaycie is moving in. I am excited for her to move in with me and three friends. Kaycie and I are close and have been since we were little. She is four years younger than me, at 20. She called me about two months ago, said she needed a change of scenery, and asked if I knew anyone with a spare room she could rent. I told her I had a spare room that was perfect for her and told her to move here. I inherited a large house from my grandmother. It is an older two-story, but the inside has been completely renovated. It has two master bedrooms, so I told her she could have the upstairs master. I have the downstairs master bedroom. I am standing outside with my two friends, who rent one of the other rooms in the house, when the moving truck pulls up and stops. I see my other cousin Todd leave the driver's side and walk over to us. I introduce him to the guys.
“Hey Todd, how have you been, man?” I ask him.
“I have been good working, going to college, and looking after Kaycie.” He replies
I know something has happened with her recently, but I have never gotten the whole story. The last time I visited her, I noticed she was more shy and jumpy. I was worried. I hope I can get her to tell me what happened to change my cousin. She was always so outgoing and happy. That’s when I hear a car pull up. I watch as she parks her baby blue Mini Cooper in the driveway. I watch her get out and walk toward us. She slows down when she notices my two buddies standing by me. I can almost see the fear in her eyes. She walks over and gives me a hug.
“Hey Kaycie, how have you been squirt?” I ask her.
“Seriously, still using that stupid nickname. I have been good.” She says, smiling.
I hear someone clear their throat and turn to my buddies. I guess I should introduce them.
“These two here are Darryn and Felipe. They are also our roommates.” I tell her.
“Hi guys, thanks for the introduction, Brett.” She replies.
I see her smile at the guys, but she is nervous. I hear Todd telling her it’ll be ok and they won’t hurt her. The three of us look at each other and wonder why he needs to tell her this. I look at him, and he tells me I WILL TELL YOU LATER. Finally, someone is going to tell me what changed my cousin. I tried to find out from the family when I visited her last, but no one wanted to talk about it. The four of us carry her bedroom furniture upstairs, and she tells us where she wants it. Once we get her stuff off the truck, Todd and Felipe take it back to the local moving company. I noticed that Kaycie kept stealing glances at Darryn, and I smiled. He is entirely her type. I hear Felipe and Todd walk back in, and they have dinner. We stayed up late talking when Kaycie decided that she was going to bed. We tell her goodnight, and she walks upstairs. I hear her door shut, and I turn to Todd.
“Ok, Todd what’s the deal. This is not the Kaycie I remember.” I tell him
“I am guessing the last time you visited no one told you what happened.?” He asks
“I nod my head and he lets out a sigh. He looks at the other guys and I tell him it’s ok to talk in front of them. I am telling you this so you understand her. Her last boyfriend abused her mentally and physically. It was more mental than anything. He would tell her shit like she was fat and that she wasn’t pretty enough. Kaycie started dieting and got down to under 100lbs. No one noticed because it was winter and she was wearing big baggy hoodies and other clothes like that. They weren’t together that long but it came to a head when she wouldn’t have sex with him and he beat her good and tried to force himself on her. I thankfully decided to visit unannounced and caught him in the act. I was with my friend Paul and we ran in and pulled the bastard off of her and beat him good. We called the police and explained everything when they got there. Luckily we didn’t get in trouble but he was thrown in prison for domestic violence. She has not been the same since. She has finally returned to a healthy weight but her self-esteem and confidence is still shit.” Todd explained.
I sat there getting more pissed the longer he talked. That bastard hurt my cousin, and I want to kill him. I noticed Darryn and Felipe looked pissed as well. The three of us are the town's bad boys, but we would never hit a woman for anything. I know this hits somewhat close to home for Felipe. Felipe tells Todd about his mom and the shit that they went through as kids. The four of us talked for about another hour and then decided to go to our rooms. I lay in my bed, thinking of what I was just told. Hopefully, we can bring Kaycie out of her shell and help her regain her self-confidence and esteem. I understand why none of the family wanted to talk about what happened. I am glad Todd told me. Moving to a new city and state will be a fresh start for Kaycie.
Kaycie POV After leaving the boys downstairs talking, I shut the door to my room. I am sure Todd is going to tell Brett. I really wish the whole situation would just go away. I still have a lot of work to do in my room to get it in order. I change into my pajamas and look at myself in the mirror. I am 5’3” with dark sandy blonde hair and red highlights. I have dark emerald green eyes with hazel specks in them. I am nicely tanned, and I know I have a nice body with curves in the right places, according to my cousin Todd. I still don't think that, though, thanks to him. All I see is someone that needs to drop a few pounds. I walk over to my bed and lie down. I knew that Brett had two roommates, but I had no idea that they would be so handsome. Felipe has dark brown hair and light brown eyes. He looks to be 5’9” and obviously works out from what I could see with him wearing that form-fitting shirt. Darryn is freaking gorgeous. He has to be 6’6” with wavy golden blonde hair
I was surprised when Brett’s cousin got out of her car and walked up to us. He told us that his cousin Kaycie was moving into the upstairs master bedroom. I was expecting a guy, but nope. Holy fuck, his cousin is beautiful. She had on a baggy t-shirt and cargo pants, but I could tell she was hiding a nice body under those baggy clothes. Her hair was in a messy bun. She has the most amazing dark emerald green eyes with specks of hazel in them. Kaycie barely comes up to my shoulders. I am sure she would fit perfectly in my arms and against my body. Their cousin Todd is a cool guy and really cares about Kaycie. We all had fun sitting there that night, eating dinner and talking. I really didn’t want Kaycie to go, but I know she has had a long day. When Todd told us what happened to Kaycie, I wanted to find that asshole and beat the shit out of him. I don’t care how pissed a man gets towards a woman. No man should ever hit a woman. I laid in bed that night, hoping that the th
Kaycie has been here a full month now and I can see a change in her. She has gotten comfortable around the four of us. Another one of our buddies moved into the room in the basement a week after Kaycie. I was worried about how she would react but she was fine. I think it is because Ryan is gay and not a threat. The three of us already knew about him and Kaycie accepted him right away. Apparently one of her really good friends back home was gay. I have noticed that she doesn’t cover herself up in baggy clothes around us anymore. I think it helped when Ryan moved in and I had to tell him the story and the look of utter anger that crossed his face when he found out what happened to Kaycie was surprising. The three of us treat her like a little sister. I know Darryn likes her and I have no issue with this. I know he is a good guy. He may be a bad boy like me but he wasn’t a player like me and Felipe were when we were in high school. I know for a fact that she will be safe with
I had just gotten out of the shower and had a towel wrapped low around my hips. I hear a knock at my door. Thinking it was one of the guys, I walked to the door and opened it. Standing there is Kaycie in a pair of shorts and a tank top. I see her staring at me when I remember I am just in a towel. She looks at me, and I smirk at her. “Umm sorry to bother you, but do you have an extra towel I could borrow?” She asks. “Sure Tesoro, come on in I’ll grab one for you,” I tell her. I can tell she is nervous about coming into my room. She has become more comfortable around us guys, but I can tell she is not comfortable being alone with a guy yet. I understand why. My door shuts behind her, and she jumps. I walk back into the bathroom and grab a towel for her. When I walk back out, I see her staring out my window. I have a great view of the forest from my window. The house backs up to the edge of the forest. I walked up to her and touched her hip. She turns around fast and s
I walk into my bathroom and realize I don’t have a clean towel. DAMN, I decided to see if Darryn has an extra one I could borrow. I have become comfortable around these four guys, and I am glad I can be myself around them. I still haven’t told them that I am a DJ at the new club in town. I knock on his door, and I stand there in shock. He is standing there with a towel wrapped low on his hips. I stand there staring. I see a smirk stretch across his gorgeous face. “Umm sorry to bother you, but do you have an extra towel I could borrow?” I ask. “Sure Tesoro, come on in I’ll grab one for you.” He tells me. I am nervous about being in his room. I am more comfortable around guys, but I am not comfortable being alone with a guy yet. His door shuts behind me, causing me to jump. He walked back into the bathroom and grabbed a towel for me. When he walked back out, I was staring out his window. He has a great view of the forest from his window. The house backs up to the edge o
I woke up before the guys. I don’t have to DJ tonight. I made my way down to the kitchen and started looking through the fridge and pantry. I found enough for some crepes and began to make them. I also whip up some fruit mixture for the inside of the crepes. I also make some sausage patties. I am so engrossed in making breakfast that I don’t hear them come into the kitchen. “So when were you gonna tell us that you were a DJ?” Brett asks me.I spin around to find all four guys standing behind me. None of them have shirts on and are in pajama pants. I have to admit that I do live with four handsome guys. Yes, even my cousin is handsome. I stand there until I need to flip the last crepe and place it on the plate. We walk to the table and sit down. I guess they figured out who I was at the club last night. DAMN, I was hoping I wasn’t noticed.“Who figured it out?” I ask.“I did,” Felipe reveals.I let out a sigh and started to explain that I was trying to hide anything from t
After our little talk at breakfast, I went to my room to change into my swim trunks. I had noticed that Kaycie wasn’t stealing glances at Darryn like normal. On our way home from the club, we talked about what happened between Darryn and Reighly. I actually agreed with how he handled her. Reighly was a complete bitch and she needed someone to tell her that. I did get a text from Davina after Reighly told her what happened. Well, her version of what happened. I told Davina what Darryn had told us and she knew that Reighly was lying about what happened to make her and Sammy feel sorry for her. I told her about going out on the boat but both she and Sammy already have plans. I told her next time and she agreed but I told her not to bring Reighly. She agreed. We packed up Ryan’s SUV and I watched as Kaycie climbed into the passenger’s seat. I saw Darryn’s smile fall. I have a bad feeling that Kaycie saw what happened between Darryn and Reighly last night at the club and thinks
DarrynIt’s been a month since the incident at the club. Davina and Sammy have come over several times, but Reighly hasn’t shown her face around me since. I could care less. Kaycie is talking to me more but still won’t let herself be alone in a room with me. I am out in the backyard at the grill. It is Sunday, and we decided to have a bar-b-que. I hear the front door open, and Davina yells through the house that they have arrived. I roll my eyes; I swear sometimes she acts as if she lives here. She, Sammy, their friend Myriah and Reighly walk onto the patio. I am not happy seeing Reighly since she is the cause of my issues with Kaycie. When Kaycie told Davina and Sammy she was DJ Masquerade; they thought that was amazing. I give Davina a look, and she comes over to me.“She wanted to come. I told her if she causes a scene I will call an uber and send her ass home.” She tells me.The guys and Kaycie walk out and are all surprised to see Reighly there. I tell the guys what Dav