RICH BOY BRIT (A Bad Boy Stepbrother Romance)(89)

When we returned home, I ran to the bathroom, eager to pee on the pregnancy sticks. One part of me wanted the results to be negative so I could move on with my life. A small part of me wondered what would happen if it were positive. Would Tyler and I have to set up a home together? Yet another part of me didn’t want to know yet what the results were. That part won; I decided against trying the tests immediately. I walked back into the living room where Tyler was impatiently waiting for me. He looked at me expectantly.

“I changed my mind about doing it now. I think I’ll wait until the morning. The first morning pee is more accurate,” I said, knowing that even though that was true, it was highly unlikely that all three tests would give me an inaccurate test. I was dreading knowing the truth, as I knew it would change a million things.

“Do you think you can wait that long?” he asked.

“I don’t know.”

“Why don’t we just get it done so we can get it over with?” he suggested.

He had a point. If I was pregnant, it would not change just because I waited overnight. “I really should,” I mumbled, looking at him and tearing open the test, my hands shaking.

“Can I watch you do it?” he asked, coming close to me and holding me in his arms. He wanted to support me.

“If you insist,” I said and kissed him on the lips. “I would appreciate it if you do.”

“You know, before you take the test, can we talk a little bit?” he said as he took the test away from me and put it on the table beside us. “Come sit with me.” We sat down on the sofa. “Earlier, you were about to tell me how we should do the right thing, but you stopped because you had to use the bathroom.”

“Yes,” I said. I had run out in the middle of a sentence to throw up.

“Can we finish that conversation so the results of the test don’t affect what we really think we should do?” he asked.

I nodded. It was his right to know how I felt about us, and I was glad he had brought it up. “Well, I wanted to let you know that I care so much more about you than as just a brother.”

He nodded and cut me off. “Me too, Jenn, me too. And I can imagine how hard this must be for you.”

“So, I wanted to ask you if we could stop fucking in secret and make our relationship open.”

“What do you mean?”

I realized that he might not have been expecting me to ask him indirectly to be my boyfriend and to let the whole world know. Maybe I was asking for too much. “If you don’t want to, that’s okay. It’s just that I wish there was a way we could truly be together.”

He was silent for a while, and fear settled in my stomach.

“I guess I shouldn’t have said this. Let me take the test and we’ll figure out what to do,” I said, getting up and trying to swallow my pride. I had just bared my soul to this man, and he hadn’t spoken. Maybe he was truly with Stacey and what I was asking didn’t make sense.

“You’re okay with Mom and Dad and all our friends knowing about us?” His question caught me by surprise.

“Yes, but I understand how that might be difficult for you.”

“It’s not about me; it’s about you. I worry if you will be okay with everyone knowing about us. Jenn, since the very first day our parents introduced us, I’ve had a crush on you. I wanted you so bad, and I prayed every night that I would be the one to take your virginity. I know I teased you often about it. It was a way to check that I was still in the running.”

“That’s funny,” I said, laughing. “I didn’t know there was a line for my virginity.”

“You would be surprised by how many men would jump at the chance to kiss you. Fucking you is like a dream come true for me, and I can tell you, probably every man you meet.”

“You’re being dramatic,” I said, smiling.

“Ask Jason if he wants a piece of your pussy. Or maybe he already got it?” His voice dropped to a whisper as if he were afraid that if he was too loud, I might confirm his worst fears.

“No, you know it’s only for you.”

“Jenn, what I’m saying is that I really like you. Maybe I love you more than just a sister, and there is nothing more I want out of life than to have a chance to be with you, without any thought of what people think.”

“And what if I’m pregnant? Would you change your mind?”

Tyler looked at me, pulled me closer to him, and planted a kiss on my lips before continuing. “If you are pregnant, Jenn, yeah, it may be a little premature for us, realistically, but I’d love nothing else than to raise a child with you and build a family together. We’re young and all that, but I know we can make anything work.”

I smiled at him, speechless. I had always thought of Tyler as a shallow person, and even though he was super smart, I never thought he’d make a speech about wanting a family anytime soon. But he seemed so sincere that there was no doubt in my mind that if I were indeed pregnant, Tyler would take care of me and our child.

“So, what do you say? Is this something you want as well? Be with me for as long as forever?”

I started giggling. “Forever is too long.”

“Well, forever is all I’m willing to take with you, Jenn. The thought of another man touching you is too much to bear. The fact that you even went out with Jason almost gave me a heart attack.”