Page 159 of We Shouldn't Be Together
“To have you fling yourself on top of me and shout in my ear?” He winces. “Umm, no.”
I can’t help laughing as he recoils again. “Sorry, man. But you looked so peaceful. I couldn’t help myself.”
“You do hear yourself, right?”
I tilt my head. “Yeah?”
Milo cracks a smile, looking away from me as he shakes his head.
I pat his shoulder and shift to the edge of the bed. “Well, dude, I just wanted to see you, so mission accomplished.”
“What made you suddenly so sappy?”
I watch the skepticism shining in his eyes, and my soft spot for him grows. “Even though I don’t show it, I’m here for you, Milo.”
He’s still on edge, waiting for the other shoe to drop. “Okay?”
For the longest time, I’ve never thought my relationship with my brother should change. We butt heads over the most minor things. With major things, our tempers explode. Keeping some distance felt best for both of us.
But then I remember Tabby and her brother. She complains about him, but you can tell they both have each other’s backs. It’s also like that with Drew.
Tabitha’s brothers know about me. That I like her, and she likes me back. No one in my life knows how I really feel.
I take a deep breath in.
That should change now.
Heck, how many times can I kiss the girl and stay quiet about it?
“You know Tabitha Jones?”
Milo squints at me skeptically. “Yeah?”
“Well, I’m sort of dating her.”
“Sort of?” Milo echos, fixing his glasses. “How do yousort ofdate someone?”
I huff, exhausted already. “Okay, okay. Iamdating her.”
“Really?” He winces. “Okay. Why are you telling me?”
“Because you’re my brother.”
“And?”
“Ugh. I just thought we shouldn’t have secrets. Like, it’d be a nice thing if I could at least tell my brother about the girl I’m seeing.”
“Oh, okay. Cool then.”
“I guess that’s as much enthusiasm as I’m gonna get from you,” I joke. “I thought I might get a smidge more from you, considering you’re the first person I’ve told.”
He chokes on an intake of air, knocking on his chest to cough. “Wait. I am?”
“Yeah.”
“Not Jamie? Not the other guys?”
“No, bro. You.”
