All Chapters of My Stepbrother: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

JAMES.I watch as Elizabeth enters the bathroom, and I let out a sigh as I fall back on the bed, pulling the pillow behind me.We were making progress. She won’t be running away from this any longer and that’s the best news I’ve heard since she left. The morning couldn’t possibly get any better with her embracing what we have once again—until her mom called. She reacted the same way she did every time I tried to come close before last night. I might have felt a brief moment of sadness because of it, but it’s alright. We can take this step by step. What’s important is that she’s slowly letting me in right now, and if she doesn’t want her mom to know about that for now; then I’m fine by it. As long as she stops pushing me away and choosing other boys over me, then I can handle everything else."Hey." I smile when I hear the bathroom door open again. Liz walks out, still very naked, and my eyes go down her body, momentarily distracted by the work of art that’s her lines and curves before

ELIZABETH."Hey—wow." James' eyes widen the more they go lower down my body and he leans away from the wall, the playful smile that rested on his lips when I opened the door disappearing. "Jesus, Liz." He mouths as he drags his eyes back up. I’m surprised they haven’t fallen out of their sockets with how big they’ve gotten, and the reaction makes my heart swell with pride. "I knew I told you to dress pretty, but I didn’t say to murder me before we even get the date started." He hisses as he walks in, shoving me back inside."Do you like it?" I ask when he shuts the door behind him and James gazes at me like he can’t believe I’m asking those words. "Do I—do I like it?" He repeats with a slight stutter. "Baby, I fucking love it!" His hand reaches out to me and I let my body follow when he yanks me to him, his hand going around my waist. "It’s so fucking beautiful. You’re so fucking beautiful."I’m in a corset dress with my hair held back in a ponytail and a pair of black high heels on my

ELIZABETH."Hey!" I clutch my books to my chest and shut my eyes to calm my racing heart when Jared suddenly appears in front of me. I hear him laugh at my state and when I open my eyes, he’s staring at me. "Hi,"'I mumble in response as I tug on the strap of my bag.He cocks his head. "You’ve been avoiding me.""What?"He takes a step forward. "You… have been avoiding me, Elizabeth." His tone is accusatory and I look away from his intense gaze, shifting a bit back. "I haven’t."Jared takes yet another step forward, erasing the distance I try to put between us. "Yes, you have." He says, as his toes are almost touching mine. "You don’t reply to my texts and you don’t take my calls. And look at you now; you won’t even look into my eyes.""You’re reading it wrong," I tell him as I lift my gaze to meet his. Jared shakes his head as he slips his hands into his pockets. He rocks on his heels as his eyes drink me in and each second that passes without a word coming from him makes me squirm on

ELIZABETH."I’d never let you be miserable because of me, sweetheart." She mutters as she lifts her other hand, "Why didn’t you tell me? I had no idea. All this while, I thought he hurt you. I thought you ended things because you didn’t want to be with him anymore. I never thought it was because of me.""What?" The word leaves my mouth in a whisper as I stare at her and she cups my face. "Why’d you do that?""Because things ended with Gabriel. And being with James would mean pulling you back to that—""That’s for me to handle." She speaks before I can finish my words. "I left Gabriel because he went back to his wife. That was the decision we both made; it had nothing to do with James or you. Has that been your reason all this while? You thought I would oppose you being with James after leaving his father?"No. James, being the architect of it all, was the main reason."Yes," I reply, and she smiles. "Of course not, baby. I thought something else happened between the two of you; that’s

JAMES.I smile at Liz’s grandma before letting my eyes follow as Liz makes for the front door. I furrow my brows when she remains still with her hand on the knob. The door is only halfway opened, so I can’t make sense of what she’s seeing, but when Elizabeth’s hand slips from the knob and the door opens completely; my mouth opens and I slowly move to my feet when I see my father standing in front of her.He has his usual casual wear of a tight polo with black slacks on. He’s staring down at Elizabeth and after a few seconds, his gaze lifts and his eyes meet mine.There’s a slight surprise in them, as if he wasn’t expecting me to be here; yeah, right fucking back at you. What the hell is he doing here?"Dad?" I mumble under my breath before moving forward with long strides. I stand next to Elizabeth when I reach them and I lift a brow. "What are you doing here?""James. I didn’t think you’d be here." He sighs and looks at Elizabeth. "Hi, Eliza. It’s been a while, hasn’t it?"Elizabeth d