CHAPTER 14

ADAM

 

Lying in bed with Darcy tucked into my side is where I want to be. I know we haven’t really known each other that long in reality but to me it’s been longer. All those one-night stands are a thing of the past now I have her.

Taylor must have really worn her out shopping because she’s been laying like this for an hour now. Then again, she probably didn’t sleep very well last night after her argument with her Dad.

I hate that she feels guilty for not being around more to help. She took over the business, for fucks sake, it kills me that she has such a big responsibility piled on her shoulders.

I want nothing more than to be able turn her over, worship her body and make her believe just how much I care about her.

I stroke her hair softly as she lies in the crook of my arm, I rest my cheek on her head and settle in and hold her, before long I can feel myself going to sleep with her.

Rousing from my nap, my arm has pins and needles. I try to move it but remember Darcy is lying on it. I open my eyes and see her. I smile, she looks so peaceful right now.

I gently slide my arm from under but without success because her eyes flicker open, slowly. Smiling at me, I kiss her forehead and tell her I’ll be right back.

I head into the kitchen and grab us both a drink and see Todd on the phone in the living room. He doesn’t sound very happy either with whoever he’s talking to. I wait at the doorway until he’s finished, my brother has a lot of secrets lately and I hate it, we’ve never had secrets from each other.

I hear him angrily reply ‘Fine’ and throw his phone to the other end of the couch.

“Hey, is everything okay?

Todd looks up from where he’s sitting with a surprised look on his face. “Yeah, I’m okay. How long have you been standing there?” he narrows his eyes as he asks.

“Not long only a minute or so, but long enough to know that someone has upset you.”

“Don’t worry it’s nothing, honestly.” He looks to floor to avoid eye contact.

“Todd, don’t fuck me about, I know you’re upset. Why don’t you talk to me, like you used to?”

Sighing heavily, he nods. “I’ve been seeing someone but I don’t think they like me as much I as like them and it’s a bit complicated.” I frown at him in confusion as he tries to tell me,

“How is it complicated?”

“Adam, do you really not know?” shaking my head, he continues, “It’s complicated because it’s not a woman…”

I stay quiet for a few minutes and try to process what he’s telling me. “Not, a woman?”

“No, not a woman.”

“So, you’re gay?” I ask not so much confused but try and work it in my own head - I’ve seen him with girls.

“I wouldn’t say necessarily gay either. I still find girls attractive too, I think I may be bi-sexual though.” He looks at his hands and fidgets.

“Todd?” He looks up and I can see the vulnerability in his eyes. This is my brother, my twin, “why didn’t you tell me?”

“I dunno, I guess I didn’t know how you’d feel about it.”

“Are you ashamed?” Shaking his head to my question I go on, “So why did you feel that you couldn’t tell me then. I’m your brother. I could never think anything bad of you. I don’t care if you like men, women or if you’ve got a penchant for shagging animals.”

He screws his nose up at me at the word animals. “You’re my brother and I love ya.”

“Trust you to take that to another level!”

I smirk as I shrug. “Who was on the phone?”

“His name’s Chad, he wants me to come out of my big and comfortable closet so we can be a couple.”

“Does he know you’re bi-sexual?”

“Yeah, but he doesn’t mind really, well, he says it doesn’t. It was an issue at first but it hasn’t been spoken about since. I want to be a detective Ad. What about my job?”

“Todd, listen to me. No one can discriminate against you nowadays and if they do I’ll kick their fucking arses! Do you get me?”

“Yeah okay.” He smiles. “except it’s not that easy but thanks mate.”

“I wish you’d told me earlier but I’ll always be here to support you, okay?” I tell Todd and pull him in for a hug. “I have to go back upstairs to Darcy.”

“Yeah okay. Well I’m off out in a bit to meet Chad, Mum and Dad are out for a while,” he says bouncing his eyebrows up and down. Shaking my head, I walk towards the stairs and take the first step up.

“Adam?” I look at him from the stairs. “Thanks bro.” Smiling at him I nod my head and carry on upstairs to Darcy.

 

When I enter the bedroom, Darcy is flicking through the channels on the telly. I put both drinks on the bedside table and re-take my spot next to her.

Lying on my back I lift my arm and watch as she snuggles back into me happily. Running my fingers through her soft hair, she looks up at me.

I trace the shape of her face with my finger, smoothing the pad of my index finger down her nose until it reaches her lips. Softly I pinch her chin between my thumb and finger and raise her face up a bit more until our lips touch.

The kiss starts softly at first until tongues are tangling together as I move my body slightly to hover over her. My lips make a path to her neck, I kiss down to the juncture of her neck and shoulder as she shudders under my touch. I move the neck of her t-shirt across so I can kiss along a bit further, her breathing begins to change to a heavier tempo.

“Adam, wait. What about Todd?” She asks breathing heavy.

“He’s gone out.”

She pulls her top up slightly so I take the invitation to raise it some more until it’s up over her breasts. Her very perfect breasts.

“Take it off please?” She gasps.

“Are you sure?”

“More than sure.”

I lift her top up and over her head as she flings it off her arm, Standing, I take off my t-shirt and my jeans and kneel on the bed, unbutton her shorts and slip them from under her as she raises her bum from the bed.

I take a moment to admire her pale, beautiful body then lean down to kiss her from her lips and work my down her neck, her bra covered breasts, her stomach and lastly along the elastic of her knickers, as I slowly move them out of the way and slip them down her legs.