My Brother's Best Friend

Chapter 41

Stepping out of the car, Jax and I walk side by side to the front door. His shaking hand rings the doorbell and looks at me with an uneasy smile.

Without hesitation, I take a hold of his hand and interlock our fingers. I immediately feel his body ease up and suddenly the door swings open.

"Hello, Jax," his dad greets him. "Emma, what a surprise."

I throw him a fake smile and let go of Jax's hand to give him a hug.

Bobby had aged a whole lot since the last time I'd seen him. He had a mustache growing in and some stubble around his chin he needed to shave. The wrinkles by his eyes crinkled as he smiled big.

He looked as though he hadn't seen his son in years and actually felt regret for his wrong doings.

"Yeah, it's nice to see you."

He shows us in and I awkwardly hug my body as I admired the inside of the house. The bright white walls didn't have a single crack of paint off the wall.

There was a chandelier right above the entrance and another one right as we walked into the living room.

"Monica is in the kitchen with Chloe," Bobby says. "I'll be right back."

He leaves the living room and rushes into the kitchen around the corner. Jax sighs and runs a hand through his hair causing it to mess up.

"We can make a run for it." I joke, only hoping he would agree and we'd run out of the house before his dad comes back.

"I'm sorry I made you come here. I shouldn't have been so fast to agree. Knowing my dad we'll leave with even more problems and you'll be in the middle of it." Jax tells me.

I shake my head at him. "Don't be so dramatic." Before I knew what I was doing, I bring my hand up to his cheek. "I'm just glad to be here with you."

What the hell was I doing? How was this taking things slow? I wanted to stop myself but I couldn't. I didn't want to ignore my feelings for him any longer.

Smiling down at me, Jax suddenly begins to lean in, closing his eyes and I follow along. Just as our lips were about to touch, Jax's dad and Monica walk in with Chloe.

Jax and I jump away from each other and awkwardly stare at them as they smile at us.

"Emma, it's so nice to see you again." Monica continues to grin.

I walk over to where she was and lean in giving her a kiss on the cheek. I look at Chloe and greet her as well, and soon after Jax does the same.

After Bobby left Jax's mom, Cathy, he got remarried to Monica and bought themselves a house along with Monica's daughter, Chloe.

She grew up constantly being spoiled and it was written all over the way she presented herself that she enjoyed every bit of it. Her shiny necklaces around her neck shined bright and golden blonde hair twinkled in the light.

"Rosa is just finishing up dinner," Monica states. "Please, sit no need to be shy, Emma."

Throwing her a smile, Jax and I take a seat on the white couch and by the look on his face I knew he was ready to leave.

I felt uncomfortable sitting on the couch especially it being white. I feared of making a mess on it even though I had nothing on me.

They were too rich to worry about getting the couch dirty, though. They'd be able to replace it the second a feather gets on it.

"So, tell us," Monica beams as she sits down with Bobby and a shy Chloe on the couch across from us. "How long have you guys been dating?"

Jax and I look at each other and back at Monica with a startled look. I wasn't expecting her to be asking that and I'm sure Jax wasn't either.