One Chance (Part 1)(3)
“Who all gets to come?”
“Well I assume Mom and Dad, you, and Brody.”
“You know Kenzie’s going to want to come,” Isaac says sounding annoyed.
“Yeah, you’re right. That’s fine she can come too.”
“Then can Haley come, that way I have someone to hang out with?”
“You think no one would hang out with you?” he asks sounding concerned.
“You’re always busy, Brody’s always with Kenzie, so I ask Haley to hang out with me.”
“Well that’s nice of her. But I promise I will hang out with you before I leave, how’s that sound?”
“Good, but I still want to have Haley hang out too. I like her,” Isaac says strongly.
“Haley can hang out too, if she wants.”
“If I want to what?” I ask as I make myself known to the guys.
“Hey,” Liam says with a smile, “We were talking about hanging out before I leave for college.”
“Yeah I’ll hang out, but don’t we already all hang out?” I ask slightly confused.
“It’s gonna be different,” Isaac pipes up, “It’s just gonna be the three of us.”
“Okay. You don’t want Brody and Kenz there?” I ask, not surprised though.
“No, you know how you play video games and things with me because Liam’s always gone and Brody’s always sucking face with Kenzie?”
I can’t help but laugh at his choice of words, “Yes, I know.”
“Well Liam promised to hang out with me before he leaves, but I still want you to hang out too.”
“We can always hang out after he leaves, why don’t you spend some quality time just the two of you?”
“NO,” he yells, “All three of us.” I can’t help but be taken back by his sudden outburst, I look at Liam and he just shrugs his shoulders.
“Okay, all three of us will hang out then,” I say with a smile.
“Good,” Isaac says excitedly.
“Hey Bud, can you run upstairs and see if dinner’s ready? I need to talk to Haley a minute,” Liam asks.
“Sure,” he says as he runs up the stairs.
“What’s up?”
“You hang out with Isaac?” he asks.
“Yeah, sometimes.”
“Why?” he asks with an intense look. In two years, Liam has grown into a sexy man. He’s tall probably 6’2”, still has blonde hair and the brightest blue eyes I’ve ever seen. His body is all muscular because he works out all the time for football. If I thought he was hot when I was younger, it doesn’t compare to how he looks now.
“He asks me to,” I say with a shrug.
“You know it’s messed up to want to sleep with your sister’s boyfriend right?” he says out of nowhere.
“Excuse me?” I shout, angry that he would say such a thing.
“You heard me. You’ve wanted Brody forever. He’s been with your sister for years, that’s kind of sick. Don’t think for one second that you can use Isaac to get closer to Brody,” he says rudely.
“You have some nerve,” I yell.
“Oh me? I’m not the one using a kid.”
“I’m not using anyone. I hang out with Isaac and we play games down here, because no one else will hang out with him. And you’re wrong, I don’t want to sleep with Brody, I just miss my best friend,” I say before turning away and rushing up the steps.
So much for thinking this was going to be a fun night. Now all I want to do is go home and do my own thing. I hate feeling like an outsider and that’s how Liam has always made me feel. He was slightly nicer to me when Brody started dating Kenz, but it was short lived.
Upstairs, Isaac almost runs me over. “Slow down Bud,” I tell him as I grab onto his shoulders. Isaac looks just like Liam, just shorter and younger, he hasn’t hit his growth spurt yet, but if it’s like his older two brothers, he’s going to be tall.
“I was just coming to get you and Liam, dinner’s ready,” he says excitedly.
“Liam’s downstairs, if you want to go tell him.”
“I’m here,” Liam says from behind me.
“Okay good, let’s eat,” Isaac says as he leads us towards the dining room.
“Need any help?” I ask mom.
“Nope, we got it, just take a seat,” she says as she heads to the kitchen to bring some food out. I look at the seating arrangements, it’s never the same, for some reason our families always decide to switch it up. I look for the little piece of paper that has my name on it, so I know where I’m sitting.
I’m near the end of the table which is good, I hate getting stuck in the middle, because then people are constantly talking to you.