Deceiving My Bully Stepbrother
Chapter 3

(Johnnie)

I let out a nervous groan before biting my lip and trying to hype myself up..okay..you can do this...it's only Anna and she is your best friend.

"J, you better get your a*s out here right now or I'm going to knock the damn door down." She yelled from outside of the dressing room. I was currently trying on swimsuits and this was the first bikini I have ever worn in my life. "Okay geez!" I shouted back before glancing at my reflection once more..I won't lie..I looked pretty good..like, better than I ever thought possible.

I was in a black strappy bikini with a triangle top. The bottoms tied on the sides and went above my hips. I couldn't believe this was me..maybe that was the hardest part of all of this.

I had an hourglass shape with wide hips and a full bust, my stomach wasn't completely flat but well toned..all of those workouts I have been doing with Ben and Alder really paid off. I slowly opened the door before taking a deep breath and holding it in.

"Come on..it's just me." Anna reassured, giving me that extra nudge I needed as I stepped out.

I swear I had never seen Anna's eyes get so big in my life..I kid you not..she was just like something out of a cartoon as her mouth opened and closed like a fish.

"Anna..say something!" I blurted, feeling awkward that she was staring at me.

"This badass body has been hiding under those hoodies this entire f*****g time?!" She shouted a little too loudly as I hushed her and looked around the dressing room awkwardly. "So..does that mean it looks good?" I asked anxiously, making her nod her head before she stood up and turned me around.

"What the hell! When did you get such a great a*s?" She grumbled and spanked my b**t, making me jump before letting out a yelp.

"Sorry..I couldn't help myself. You should seriously consider becoming a model J..I'm not joking..you have the perfect body." She began and I couldn't take any more compliments..my cheeks were about to burst into flames.

Anna was more of the model type. She had short red hair that was in a pixie cut and she had legs for days. Her face was covered in freckles and she had gorgeous green eyes. I felt second best to her with my short stature and gray eyes.. My being 5'2" and her being 5'9" I just felt like I could never compete.

Luckily Anna and I never liked the same guys though..she always went for older men..well..one older man to be exact, my brother Ben.

He just always saw her like a sister though..I used to hop on the marrying Ben bandwagon and picture life with Anna as my sister-in-law but sadly Ben is engaged now to a woman named Robin.

She is a whole other nightmare that I will have to get into later.

"Okay okay..that's enough." I rushed out and hurried back into the dressing room before letting out a deep breath.

"Since we know your size now I am just going to pull a lot of random shit..you will look good in anything." She said through the door, making me pause before untying the bikini bottoms.

"Do..do you really mean that Anna?" I asked quietly, feeling self-conscious as Caspian's words continued to torment me.

He had called me ugly so many times..I started to believe it..the worst was when he hung around his best friend Milo.

Milo was just as bad as Caspian..I remember once in P.E. Milo kept pointing and laughing at me as I ran around the gym. The words chubby, rolls, and fat fell from his lips as he stood beside Caspian laughing. We were still friends at that point too. But to be fair, Caspian only calls me ugly..he never made fun of me for my size..at least not to my face. But maybe that's worse..because I can always change my size..but not my face so easily.

"Okay, I just got off the phone with Jeremy, there was an opening at the salon!" Anna informed me while clapping her hands together happily as I came out of the dressing room.

I work part-time at the coffee shop on campus so I had some money saved up, but it doesn't hurt that Anna knows most of the people we are going to and was able to get us a discount.

After my dad died, my mom received a large sum of money from his life insurance policy. She put away enough for my brother and me to both go to college and was able to pay off our house.

She still kept her job at a publishing agency and I work part-time at the coffee shop. I still live at home since our house is about forty minutes away and I didn't want to leave Mom alone..plus it helps save money.

We walked to the front of the store and paid for our items..we got a lot more stuff than I realized as I looked over at Anna nervously.

"Anna, I don't remember trying on all this stuff.." I said while giving her some side-eye.

"Don't worry about it, I put some on my card too..think of it as a late birthday gift." She smiled cheerfully even though we just celebrated my birthday last week together..

"Anna.." I frowned, making her wave me away as she grabbed four of the eight bags that were waiting for us.

"But you have to promise me something J.." She began, prompting me to glance towards her before exiting the store.

"Why do I feel like I am going to regret this already." I mumbled to myself as she swiftly smacked me on the arm, making me rub the now sore spot.

"Just promise me!" She yelled and I rolled my eyes before agreeing.

"You have to pack only these clothes for your trip..and no peeking..also no hoodies or oversized clothes!! I'm serious J..if you want to make Caspian's summer miserable..you have to do what I say." She smiled, causing me to drag my feet and groan. Somehow this turned into some type of seduction mission for Anna..like I was going to magically make Caspian fall in love with me and rip out his heart before tearing it to shreds..those were her words, not mine.

I was thinking this summer I would just be getting away with some stuff...like a couple of pranks..maybe putting some sand in his shorts or something..but seducing the guy?! Yeah..that is going to be hard when he hates my guts.

But I did have another mission for this trip...to actually replace a summer fling and get some type of experience.. I don't necessarily want to lose my virginity to a complete stranger...but maybe a first kiss would be nice.. Anna said these clothes will help with that too..but I just don't know..I feel like I'm already regretting this.

There is no way Caspian would ever fall for me..he has Ava..and she is like a way better-looking version of me.

We ended up driving to the salon just down the road and I was now sitting in a chair while Anna and this Jeremy guy discussed what to do with me like I was some type of dog that needed grooming.

"I say just below the shoulders, that way it's more manageable." Jeremy said while fluffing out my wavy blonde hair and running his fingers through it.

My hair went down to my mid back, that's how long it had gotten and all I ever really did was put it up so I didn't have to deal with tangles.

"Okay, let's do it..are you ready J?" Anna asked excitedly as I just nodded my head and closed my eyes..I didn't really have an attachment to my hair..but I stopped taking care of it after Dad went missing. "After this, we will do the full body waxing, that way you will be all healed up for when you leave in four days!" Anna said excitedly as my eyes snapped open.

"Full body what?!" Oh god..this was not going to be enjoyable..

Yeah..this was definitely a bad idea..