The WRONG Brother (Love You Forever #1) - Alexis Winter Page 0,31
that way? She’s your best friend.”
He runs his hands through his dark hair. “I know. I was just surprised that she chose to tell me on a TV show. It pissed me off. I mean, why couldn’t she just tell me without an audience?” He plops down on the couch and I grab us two bottles of beer.
I hand one over and sit in the chair beside him. I laugh and wipe my hand down my face. “I don’t know. It’s Piper. She’s not exactly known for her rational thinking, you know. She was just confused. I told you that would happen after you kissed.”
“It was just a drunken kiss. I didn’t know she’d read so much into it.”
“Have you talked to her?”
He shakes his head. “Not since I left her on set.”
“Don’t you think you should? I mean, she’s embarrassed and worried you’ll never speak to her again.”
“How do you know that?” he asks, pulling his brows together.
“I was just over there. Figured she’d need a friend after the airing. I took her some flowers and a bottle of wine.”
He lets out a long breath. “Why didn’t I think of that? What did she say?”
My eyes are wide when I say, “Like I said before, she’s embarrassed and afraid you’ll never speak to her again!”
“I meant after you talked her down.” He takes a sip.
“Well . . .” I start, but I have no idea how to tell him. I refuse to hide it. He should know. “We sort of got drunk and maybe kissed.”
“What?” he asks, eyes wide with surprise as he springs to his feet. “How the hell did that happen?”
I shrug. “You know Piper. She got drunk and we were talking and laughing and having a good time. It just sort of happened, but I stopped it immediately and left.”
He falls back on the couch, shaking his head and groaning. “Guess I’m not the only Young to kiss Pipes.”
Confession time. “Actually, Preston . . . that wasn’t the first time we’d kissed.”
His eyes leap up to mine. “What? When?”
“Years ago. On your prom night. She arrived at our home upset because she was planning on telling you how she felt about you at prom, but then you left her to go into a room with your ex. She came over and cried on my shoulder. We ended up kissing that night.”
“I remember that night. I walked in the back gate and the two of you were sitting next to each other.”
I nod. “Yeah, you sort of interrupted us.”
“I had no idea. I was just so worried I upset her that I had to find her and fix everything.”
“You did upset her, but like always, I was there to calm her down.”
“So what? You have, like, a thing for her now?”
I shrug, not really wanting to admit anything. “I don’t know. I mean, I’ve always kind of been attracted to her. It’s just that she was so young and I had so much going on with school. And she was completely in love with you, so I didn’t want to make a move. Now I’ve made a move and I’m afraid she only kissed me because I’m the closest thing to you.”
“So you kissed her first?”
I shake my head. “No, she kissed me, but I kissed her back.”
“Well, you have my permission to see where things lead if that’s why you’re telling me.”
I nod, not sure if that’s even why I’m telling him. “I don’t know. I think she needs time to heal from all of this. Time to get over you and see what it is she really wants in a relationship.”
“Yeah, I am pretty hard to get over,” he jokes, giving me a smirk.
I roll my eyes. “You need to go to her. Talk to her and hear her out. Stop being a dick about it all.”
“I know,” he agrees. “I will. Just not tonight. We both need time to clear our heads.”
“Well, you’re more than welcome to crash here if you want.”
“Nah, I’m going to head back home. Try to sleep it off. Today has been shitty and I bet tomorrow won’t be any better. I’ve already received so many calls, texts, and social media messages about the show that I had to turn off my phone.”
“I can’t believe people actually watch that shit. Don’t people have lives?” I laugh.
“You watched it!” he points out.
“Yeah, but only because of you two dumbasses!”
He waves off my comment and stands, setting his empty bottle on the