My Bestfriend's Brother Shouldn't Know How I Taste
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Kaleb's pov

I took a peek at my sister, my fingers around the steering wheeltightening. " Are you going to continue to give me the silent treatmentthe entire way home?"

She does not respond, turning away from me and crossing her arms.She was acting childish.

I let out a frustrated puff of air. " This is childish Mirabella, even foryou."

There's a long awkward pause after my words and I had thought shewouldn't have responded. But I am wrong.

" Childish is you and Bailey keeping the truth from me." Her tone wasbitter and lacked any emotion. She was way pass angry, she wasseething silently.

" We were trying to replace a way to tell you about us Mira, but we wereafraid of how you'd react. Like now." I pointed out in frustration.

I loved my sister, and I knew that she had grown to be annoyed at mefor my actions in the past for hurting girls and unknowingly having themcome to her. I guess she didn't trust that I could be good to Bailey.

" My reaction is completely justified.” She huffed. " Step on it, I want toget home and would like to not have to hear your voice right now."

I flinched. " Mira can you for a second just try to think about what you'redoing? You're not only hurting me, you're also hurting Bailey."

The last thing I ever wanted to happen was having Bailey's and Mira'sfriendship shattered because of me. I never wanted this. I never wantedanyone to be hurt because of me. I never wanted to come betweenthem.

" Did you two ever think about me when you two got together? No.Instead you had her lie to me and you lied!"

" What are you even talking about?" I snapped, slowing down when Igot to our house. I pulled into the driveway and Mira being so mad,opened the door and got out while the car was still rolling.

I let out an annoyed groan and parked the car, getting out andslamming the door. " I never made her lie to you!" I defended.

" Save it!" Mira spat over her shoulder, storming to the house andopening the door with an aggressive force.

I followed her into the house, closing the door behind me. " Mira stopacting like a child and let's talk about this!" I yelled after her and gainedthe attention of our parents. The faint sound of voices that came fromthe living room area stopped.

" How about no!" She yelled in anger, stomping up the staircase."What is going on?" Mom asked, stepping into the foyer. Her foreheadhad a crease as she stared at both Mirabella and I. Dad comes to joinher, his face more stern than mom's.

Mirabella span around and pointed a finger at me. * Kaleb and Baileygot into a relationship behind my back! They both lied to me and nowthink I'm being childish for my reaction.”

I narrowed my eyes up at her. " Mira you're being unreasonable rightnow. You act like the world is ending as Bailey and I are together. Whyis it so bad that I love her!?"

"It's not because of that I am mad about! If you two had come cleanthe second it happened I would have been okay! But you two, youfucking both lied to me and kept that shit going for days! All the whileI'm the stupid best friend and stupid sister not knowing that I am a thirdwheel! I hate liars! And I know for a fact you won't treat her right!"

I stumbled back, flinching as her words spared me through my chest,connecting with my heart painfully.

" Mirabella!" Mom scolded. " I am disappointed in you for saying thosewords to your brother."

Mira only rolled her eyes. " Really mom? You're on his side? Have youforgotten how many girls you've busted him with? How many talksyou've had with him? He's just using Bailey-

"I fucking love her!" I roared, cutting her off. " If you were not a selfishbitch you would've seen that! I have for years but you're so caught up inyour own little world you didn't notice!"

" Kaleb." Dad warned, clearly not liking that his two children werearguing.

My shoulders rose and fell as I breath rapidly, unable to remove the fogof frustration and anger in my vision right now.

Mirabella gasped, looking stunned that I had told her off, then her eyesnarrowed down on me bitterly. * Selfish? Like you've been for the lastfew years just thinking with your dick?" She snorted. " Do you knowhow many tears I had to wipe because of you?"

I recoil, my eyes dropping to her feet in shame. I can't blame Mirabellafor not trusting me with Bailey, not when I had been exactly who shespoke about. I had been a bastard, someone that didn't deserve a girllike Bailey.

"I could not have a normal social life because of you. A normal fuckinghigh school life because of you. Everywhere I go, there would be girlstears following after me. Every whore would try to befriend me becauseof you. Bailey and Kristina was all I had. The only two I felt would neverfall for your stupid charms. The only two I trusted. And now because ofyou, I can't trust one of them. Because she lied! She lied!"

Every word she spat out continued to hit me brutally until I draw backlike she physically attacked me. My heart is squeezing in my chest. Anindication that her words were leaving scars.

"You're just going to hurt her like you've done to the others. It's sad shewon't see it. Even more sad that I won't be there to wipe her tears.”

I lift my eyes to hers and saw the look of disgust on her face. My guttwisted.

Mira shook her head before turning around and walking up the last ofthe stairs. " I hope you have a good time with her, just don't break herheart too much. After all, she doesn't deserve it and you don't deserveher."

I clenched hands into fists at my sides, not able to fight anymore withher. I promised Bailey that I would get through to my sister but it felt likeI would be the one to end up more hurt in this situation.

Could I really make her see how much I love Bailey? Or will she alwayssee me as her playboy brother who can't love anyone?

I deserve to feel love right? I deserve to love too?

" Mira's wrong you know." Dad said. I hadn't noticed he was beside meuntil he clamped a hand on my shoulder. " A father knows when his kidis in love and I've noticed it for a while. You deserve her Kaleb. Youdeserve Bailey and she deserves you. Don't let it go.” He squeezed myshoulder.

" Your dad is right." Mom whispered, smiling sadly. * Sometimes lovecan cause rifts, but sometimes those rifts are meant to happen to belearning lessons. Mira will come around. And when she does, she willsee how beautiful you and Bailey are together."