Page 74 of Mark Us Little Bear
“We’ve got an important matter first.” I follow Amber’s eyes as they narrow.
“Is that your brother?”
“Yup!”
“He was the one sneaking out…”
“You saw him too?” I lift my hands above my head. “Why did no one tell me?”
“I tortured Kat with tickles and she didn’t tell me.” She shrugs her shoulder and steps forward. “My dad has already gone to help Tiffany but my mom is still at home.”
“C’mon, live a little.” I cross the street and sneak into their yard.
“Be careful,” Ronnie says as I climb the outer side of the house, clutching onto the same awning my brother used to reach Kat’s room. “Fucking awning.” I gasp and push myself up. “Come on.” My muscles work extra hard as I pull myself upward.He must like her a lot.This is no joke. I gasp and whimper with the last push.
“I’m good.” I knock on the window. Once. Twice. Three times just to annoy the prick.
A silhouette gradually inches closer and draws the curtain aside before he yanks the window up. “What are you doing here?” Ryan whisper-shouts and crouches down.
“I saw you sneaking out,” I grin like an annoying big brother.
“And you followed me.” His scornful tone makes my eyebrows hike up.
“Yes.”
“What do you want?” He frowns, pinching my nose.
I do the same to him, “What are you doing?”
“What. Do. You. Think?” His upper lip curves into a snarl.
“Are you using protection?”
His gaze falls, “It’s not like that.”
“You’re not reading her bedtime stories so don’t bullshit me.”
“Well…”
My eyes slide to Kat who waves a book in her hand.
Oh.
“He’s reading her bedtime stories.” I fill them in, glancing down.
“Not bedtime stories, she likes books and my voice so I read them to her.” Ryan clarifies.
“Omg, you’re so sweet it’s sickening. But you’re still going to do it.”
“I hope.”
I lift my eyebrows.
“I will use protection. Josh is already preaching to me about it nonstop.”
“He’s a good brother, you should thank him. How long have you been sneaking out like this?”
“Since you left. Kat is in my class and she’s friends with Josh. I joined them once when they hung out and we bonded. But I think she also likes Josh.” The corner of his mouth twitches as he shrugs. “It’s just that she’s a minor and he’s two years older but when he was in school they were together all the time.” The hint of disappointment in his voice breaks my heart a little.
