All Chapters of One-Night Stand With My Stepbrother!: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

BRITNEY ASTON Elle and I got to the pick up station in less than thirty minutes of driving from my place. We got our registrations confirmed, got our tickets numbers, our name tags and in after a busy shuffle of all the volunteers, we were all ushered into the bus, the ride beginning immediately. The drive to Hampshire took about 2 hours and every minute was spent with Elle and I talking about the most random things. Judging from how I left the house, I expected myself to be in a terrible mood through the ride but it turned out to be the complete opposite, Elle magically having the perfect words everytime she opened her mouth. We didn’t run out of words to say and at the same time, didn’t run out of snacks to munch on. Courtesy of the fridge at home, I had endless junk in my bag- definitely more than enough for a four day trip. By the time we got to the camp site, we got down from the bus, every single person onboard tired. It was in a good way though, the buzzing excitement

BRITNEY ASTON It took a whole lot for my phone not to slip out of my hand, color immediately draining from my face as I read Travis’ message.I didn’t need to look at myself in the mirror to know I’d suddenly become pale. I felt pale, my hands were almost shaking and I felt like I was suddenly punched in the gut. Hard. My mum? In the hospital? For the nineteen years I’ve known my mum, she had almost never fallen so sick she had to be taken to the hospital. Even before she began traveling, the most serious illness I’d seen her down with was cold and it barely lasted as she was too much of an active person to allow any illness weigh her down. Quickly fumbling with my phone, I unlocked it and replied Travis, deleting my message all over again due to the amount of typos I made. Britney: What happened to her?? Britney: Is she okay??? Britney: Since when?? “Hey, Britney, are you okay?” I felt Elle’s arm around my shoulder, having me realize I was almost shaking. “What happened? Who

BRITNEY ASTON I should have been getting used to silent awkward drives with Travis but for some reason, they still made uncomfortable. Our ride from the hospital back home was another silent one, the two of us still refusing to utter a single word to each other. It was a bit different this time though as I was confident our thoughts heavily contradicted each other’s. Repeating history, Travis only spoke up the moment he pulled over in front of the house. Without needing a single word, I reached for the door and stepped out, my steps quick as I walked towards the door. He was faster than me though, taking out the house keys from his pocket to open the door. With muttered thanks, I hung my head low and resumed walking, not stopping this time until I was in my room. A groan escaped my lips as I fell onto my bed, feeling exhaustion overwhelm me. Glancing at the wall clock, I noticed it was past 9 already, another groan immediately escaping my lips. This wasn’t how I planned my

BRITNEY ASTON I ran faster than my legs could carry me, having no particular destination in mind. I just wanted to be away from home. Away from Travis. Away from my feelings for him. “No, no, no,” I shook my head as I ran, feeling tears well up my eyes. “I can’t like him. I shouldn’t like him. I just can’t.”I could come up with a million reasons Travis and I were an impossible pair. But at the same, my heart had clearly refused to acknowledge all those facts and reasons, simply acting the way it pleased. After running for so long, my knees felt weak and my legs began to ache, living me with no choice but to stop running. I looked back, realizing I’d gone so far from home I had no idea where I actually was. With a sigh, I raised my head, immediately realizing I was in front of a bar. Laughing at the wicked coincidence , I didn’t hesitate for even a second, immediately walking straight into the bar. Luckily for me, I had a bit of cash with me. It wasn’t much but enough for me t

BRITNEY ASTON Ever since Lucas suddenly showed up at the club, woke me up from my sudden passing out and watched me pass out all over again, I knew I was drunk. I wasn’t asleep but I was in something that felt similar. I was unconscious yet conscious. But at the same time, I wasn’t in the right state of mind so everything around me just felt surreal and foggy. Then I passed out again. And woke up suddenly in my bed with Travis next to me. Then I felt drunk all over again. But the moment Travis kissed me, I felt every last effect the alcohol could have on me vanish into thin air, my present reality hitting me, hard. Travis was kissing me. Travis had his lips pressed against mine. For the first few seconds, I was frozen, not even an inch of my body able to move. I couldn’t breathe, I couldn’t think, I couldn’t act. I was just there, trying and failing to process the emotions that suddenly flooded my body. Travis was kissing me. Even if I wanted to deny it, my body was going t