Balancing your snacks in one hand, and your face mask in the other, you hopped down the last stair and headed for the living room. Your face spread into a scowl as you heard the noise of the tv spilling out into the hallway. Fantastic, all you’d wanted was to curl up on the couch with your shows. Leave it to your brother Topper to ruin your plans.

“I swear to God Topper, I’m going to-“ your threat stalls on your lips as you enter the room and see Rafe sitting on the couch. He looks up at you, as you speak, his gaze unnerving. “You’re not Topper”

“Aren’t you the observant one” he replies, a smirk spreading across his face.

“No hot date tonight?” You ask as you flop down on the couch beside him. You couldn’t help the curiosity that overtook you. You’d long had a crush on your brother’s best friend, and you were used to seeing him around town with different girls all the time. He didn’t seem like the type to commit to any one girl, a fact that made you long to be the girl that changed that.

I’ve been watching you for ages, and I spend my time trying not to feel it

“No comments on my love life, princess”

“Love life? I think you mean string of conquests. You’re not capable of being in a relationship” your words come out harsher than you’d intended, and you hate yourself for letting the jealousy you feel over the other girls slip out.

“You don’t know me as well as you think, princess.” He replies, his eyes are studying you, moving from your eyes to your full lips. He found himself wondering what you would do if he touched you. He wondered what your skin would feel like under his fingers, what kind of sounds you would make if you felt his hands on you.

and I could see you being my addiction

“Don’t you ever wonder why I never stick to one girl?” He finally asks, breaking the weird tense silence between you. His fingers brush against your cheek as he pushes an errant strand of hair behind your ear, and you think ‘hmm, he’s never done that before.’