I was raging in front of her, something that could possibly scare her away, but I had a fucking good reason. Ben called me to say Scumbag Jason was cheating on my sister, and I wanted to kill the motherfucker with my bare hands.

"Are you sure?" Isabella whispered, concern coating her voice while her hand was still laced around my wrist. The sensation of her touch was sweet but bitter at the same because things were finally turning around for the better, she had been turning me on, teasing me with her stares and the poutiness of her lips but my lustful mood was completely gone by the news that hit me like a truck.

"What do you mean, am I sure? Ben saw them with his own eyes. He's shagging Margo from the sorority house across the street from his place. Fucking prick!" I yell, dismissing her question and yanking away my wrist from her tiny hands. The look on her face instantly made me regret being harsh, but I was seeing red, which was understandable... I hope...

"She suspected something was going on, she told me he was acting weird. She seemed upset about it but now she's going to be devastated..." She said, her eyes looking glassy and distressed at mine while she leaned against the couch, taken aback by the news. The fact Mia felt like something was wrong broke my heart, she didn't deserve to be treated like this.

"We can't tell her!" I hiss, not at her but at the situation, I hope she gets that.

"What?" She snapped, frowning her brows like I asked something impossible, well maybe it was. "What do you mean?" She continued when I could only stare at her face that looked cute even when frowning.

"I mean we can't tell her." I half yell, trying to contain my anger but it wasn't working so far. She got up from leaning against the couch and took a step towards me, my heart skipping a beat which only added to my nervousness. She drives me insane.

"You're kidding right!" She yells, crossing her arms in front of her chest, protesting my suggestion. I shrug my shoulders at her words, knowing she wasn't just going to do as I said. "We can't tell her... Do you even hear yourself...? He's cheating!" She yelled, her voice pitched and her face looking like a tornado, a freaking cute one. She's such a cocktease, looking all angry in those tight jeans. I felt my cock twitch as she tried to push at my chest with her little hands. "She's my friend!" She tried to push me again.

"Well, she's my sister!" I yell, taking her wrists, trying to stop her from pushing me and just listen, she never fucking listens. I hold her firmly, keeping her in front of me and giving her a small shake at an attempt to grasp her attention. She gasped at my sudden action, her mouth parted, and her gaze directed at my lips, looking at me with chock dripping from her face. "I know it looks like Mia and I don't get along but she's family and I would do anything for her. She's already on the last chances for most of her classes and if she finds out about Jason cheating, she'll flunk them all! It'll ruin her entire future and that, Isabella, is something she doesn't deserve." I try to explain to her calmly, loosening my grip around her wrists.

As soon as she feels my fingers relaxing against her skin, she pulled them away entirely, leaving my hands floating in the air between us, completely empty and somewhat lonely. "It's wrong Lukas! It's just wrong!" She raises her voice, taking a step back but before she could turn around, turning her back at me I softly grabbed her elbow, spinning her to face me.

"I know, but we can't tell her." I said, my voice trying to be soft but there was an edge to it giving away how I was actually feeling, fucking angry.

"You want me to lie to her? To let her sleep with Jason while he's screwing someone else? Maybe you're a backstabbing rat, but I'm not. I can't! I have enough secrets of my own to worry about." When the words slipped past her tongue her eyes widened, looking astound about what had come out of her mouth. I wasn't even mad at the backstabbing rat part, I was surprised that she admitted to having secrets. Secrets I was intrigued to know.

"You've got secrets? What kind?" I asked frowning at her.

"Nothing you need to worry about... The point is, I'm not going to lie to my best friend Lukas!" She pointed her finger at me angerly "You can't ask that from me, and you shouldn't even have to..." She said, completely avoiding my question. I shook my head, knowing she wasn't going to keep quiet about this.

"I know, but it's the way it's going to be. I'm going to talk to the son of a bitch and make it stop."

"Oh come on, once a cheat always a cheat. It doesn't change the fact that it happened. God you're incredibly stupid Lukas!" She snapped backhanding my arm with frustration.

"Excuse me?" I huffed grabbing her hand that just brushed against my arm in an attempt of hitting it.Weak. "Listen to me." I put my hands on her shoulders, her soft t-shirt caressing the palm of my hands and I nervously fumble a bit with the fabric. "You are not going to tell her! You are going to act as if nothing happened and let my sister be... She needs to pass school if she wants to have a future... You're not going to give Jason the satisfaction of having that effect on her life." I said, every word sincere.

"Luk-" She shakes her head, but I interrupted her before she could protest.

"No please, for once shut your mouth and do as I say. You know what happened last time you didn't listen to me..." I said, sounding a bit harsher than intended.

"Oh! So now you're back to blaming me for what happened with Drew?" She hissed, shrugging her shoulders, her face looking disappointed and murderous at the same time.

"That's not what I meant..." It wasn't, it wasn't her fault but that doesn't change the fact that it might not have happened if she had listened. I was only trying to protect her, just like I'm trying to protect Mia from having a miserable future.

I gently pull her towards me because even though my words were cold my body was on fire just by being close to her and the last thing I wanted was for Bella to be mad at me. She didn't move an inch and I wondered where all of a sudden her strength came from. If she's not coming to me, I'm coming to her... As I took a step towards her, she took one back, trying to keep the distance between us. "Bella..." I whined, knowing she's angry with me. Don't be distant, please...

I tried to put my arms around her to pull her close, but she shrugged her shoulders, irritated by my touch and it felt like she was rejecting me. "How is this my fault...?" I asked, honestly wondering why she was being mad at me for Jason Cheating on Mia, like I made him put his dick in someone else.

"It's not... It's never your fault Lukas..." She rolled her eyes while taking long strides towards the table, walking away from me.

"Wow, what's that supposed to mean?" I hissed while she started packing her books, her hands hasty grabbing everything off the table that's hers and shoving it in her bag.

"Nothing... You're asking too much of me... I can't lie to her face!" She said, putting on her leather jacket before throwing her bag over her shoulder. The look on her face conflicted and distant and nothing like before the phone call minutes ago when she was staring at me, biting her lip playfully.

"What are you doing...?" I ask frowning my brows as she passed me on her way to the door, bumping her shoulder against mine as I stood in her path. I grabbed the strap of her bag trying to pull her back. Don't leave... she kept on walking forward, the strap slipping through my fingers just like my chance to be with this girl. Why am I such a fuckup?

"Leaving, I can't do this... this." She said turning around and waving her hands back and forth between us. "I don't want to be your anything if you're acting like an ignorant prick!" Her words were sharp, and I wished I never picked up the phone. I wouldn't have if it meant being back to square one with her, if I had known the evening was going to end like this...

"Snowflake..." I whined, sadness dripping from my voice when she reached the door. It flew open before she could put her hand on the doorknob. Mia stood in front of her with two bags of way too much take-out food in her hands. There goes my fifty bucks..."Where are you going?" Mia asked surprised, her eyes wide.

"Home, I'm not feeling well." Isabella said softly, her voice almost trembling and I was astonished that she didn't stutter. Maybe she wasn't lying and had the whole situation made her feel sick... Oh bella...

"What?" My sister asked, her voice high while squinting her eyes at me, knowing I fucked up for some to her unknown reason as Bella passed her, disappearing down the stairs without another word... I know the look on her face... I'm so screwed. "What the hell did you do now!" Mia yelled at me while putting the bags of food on the table next to me. "I swear to god if you touched her, I'm going to kill you in your sleep, hell no I'm going to kill you right now!" She yelled swatting her hand against my stomach making me cough. I wasn't prepared for that...

"I didn't...I swear!" I said putting my hands up to defend myself from another swat coming my way. Well, actually I did but not in the way my sister was insinuating...I would never!

"Then what happened?" She said putting her hands at her sides looking at me like I committed murder, or that she was going to.

"I don't know sis; I can't seem to figure her out..." I sighed, turning towards the couch, taking a bag of food with me. Guys also emo-eat you know...What am I going to do with this girl, every time I think I'm winning her over, she pulls back... well, mostly I do something fucking stupid... I know it's wrong not to tell my sister, but I want her to have a future, get a job that pays well and for that she needs a degree... Maybe I shouldn't have been so harsh on Bella and shown some understanding and what was I thinking bringing the whole Drew thing up... I'm such a fucking idiot, a loser when it comes to her. I do wonder what kind of secrets she's keeping from me...

"Don't hurt your brain Lukas, it's not used to thinking a lot." Mia's voice interrupted my thoughts as she flopped on the couch next to me, handing me a fork to eat with. "What is it... You seem on edge lately." She said poking my side with her elbow.

"Nothing..." I snapped my head in her direction smiling at her to avoid further questioning. Looking at my sister always felt like looking in the mirror... Same black hair, same light eyes, same full lips, only she had much softer features and overall, she just was the nicer person of us both, always cleaning up my messes... This time I couldn't drag her into it as for one it involved her best friend and two, she had enough of her own to worry about even if she didn't know...yet. Someday she was going to find out and I was scared for it in her place.

"Don't nothing me Luke... I know you, you're my bother..." I shook my head while she pulled her brows up. "Tell me... Which skank is making your life miserable this time?" She laughed... If only she knew she'd be washing her mouth with soap.

"Nobody... No skank... I'm just thinking about life...How it always crumbles when you finally decide to make something of it..." I sighed before taking a full fork of noodles to my mouth.

"Yeezz, you're making me depressed brother." She laughed, taking a bite from her piece of chicken, or whatever it was. "I mean it, you seriously need to get laid..." She said, chewing on her food and I'm sure I chocked on my noodles. Would she say the same if she knew the only one I wanted to make that happen was her best friend?

I shook my head, grinning at her eating like a pig. She does that with Asian food, don't ask me why... "You're a good sister, you know that?" She stopped shewing as soon as my words hit her ears. "When you're not being a bitch for once..." I teased her, shoving another fork of food in my mouth while she hit my chest with the back of her hand.

"Love you too arsehole!" She said rolling her eyes before we both burst out in laughter. I truly enjoyed seeing her happy, which made me think of the news that was about to change that... But not if it was up to me.

I had to have a "talk" with scumbag Jason, but more important, I had to make things right with Isabella because I wasn't giving up on this girl so easily... I had a plan and it involved her favorite cup of coffee.

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