Stepbrother OMG! (The Stepbrother Romance Series #2) by Claire Adams Page B
Authors: Claire Adams
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weren’t even aware that the other one existed.
“Are you in any of the sororities, Mia? Jaxon’s in a
frat, just like his dad was.” Mom—fortunately—saved me the trouble of
answering.
“Mia would never join a sorority!” Mom laughed at
the idea. “I’ve never seen her spend time with more than maybe two girls at a
time.” I smiled slightly.
“I’m focusing on my classes and sports mostly,” I
said, doing everything I could not to look at Jaxon.
“You do seem to have a lot in common, from what I’ve
heard of Jaxon,” my mom said, looking over at Bob. “You guys should make an
effort to get to know each other better. You’re going to be in the same
family.” I smiled, but my stomach was turning front flips and cartwheels inside
of me. I wondered if there was any way I would ever be able to keep the dinner
down.
“I’d like to get to know both of you better,” I
said, glancing from Jaxon to Bob. I had been so looking forward to this
vacation, but sitting at that table the only thing I could think about was that
I wanted to go straight back to the campus and pretend that nothing had ever
happened.
I felt sick in the pit of my stomach and wondered if
there was any way I’d manage to keep from losing my dinner before it had a
chance to settle in my stomach. I thought of everything that had gone on
between Jaxon and me. It was so incredibly stupid—that we’d ended up having sex
together not knowing that either of our parents knew each other. It was like a
nightmare. I thought bitterly that if it weren’t for the fact that Jaxon was
his son, I could have liked Bob well enough. He seemed nice, and he was
definitely easy on the eyes, in an older-guy way. Mom was happy with him.
Even if it weren’t for the fact of Jaxon now being
my step-brother, I would have been shocked at the fact that Mom had gotten
married so suddenly. I tried to remember if she had told me anything relevant
to the current situation when she had started dating Bob. All I could remember
was that she had gushed about how hot the guy was, how sweet and kind he was to
her, how he bought her little things here and there, and how his house was
amazing. I didn’t think that she had told me a thing about her new boyfriend
having a son; but then, I had started tuning Mom out when she would talk about
the guy, figuring that like most of her relationships it would fizzle out
eventually and there was no point in paying too much attention. Leave it to me
to have ignored possibly the most important information. All I knew was that
the campus was too far away for me to make an excuse to go back—and even if I
could convince my mom, it wasn’t like I could stay
away for the entire holiday. She’d be hurt—and the truth would come out. I
couldn’t break that kind of news to her.
CHAPTER
2
How I managed to get through the dinner, I will
never know. Jaxon mostly kept quiet—though he would chime in every so often
whenever Mom or Bob directed a question at us. We both pretended to be
interested in getting to know each other, continuing the stream of stupid,
inane comments about our lives and everything in the immediate vicinity. “This
is really good chicken,” was one of my lamer attempts at keeping up the
incredibly awkward conversation. Jaxon asked how badly it had been snowing as
I’d driven up. Bob asked me if I had had any trouble finding the place, mom
repeated over and over again how perfect the house was for a family
get-together.
By the time all the plates were cleared and I’d
somehow eaten dessert, I was more than ready to get some time to myself. “Hey,”
I said, interrupting Mom and Bob in the midst of a conversation about what they
wanted to do for family bonding. “I think I’m really just…exhausted from that
long drive. Where is my room?”
“I’m so sorry,” Bob said, standing quickly. “It’s
down the main hall, the third door on the right. I had Maria put your bags in
there when you came in.” I
“Are you in any of the sororities, Mia? Jaxon’s in a
frat, just like his dad was.” Mom—fortunately—saved me the trouble of
answering.
“Mia would never join a sorority!” Mom laughed at
the idea. “I’ve never seen her spend time with more than maybe two girls at a
time.” I smiled slightly.
“I’m focusing on my classes and sports mostly,” I
said, doing everything I could not to look at Jaxon.
“You do seem to have a lot in common, from what I’ve
heard of Jaxon,” my mom said, looking over at Bob. “You guys should make an
effort to get to know each other better. You’re going to be in the same
family.” I smiled, but my stomach was turning front flips and cartwheels inside
of me. I wondered if there was any way I would ever be able to keep the dinner
down.
“I’d like to get to know both of you better,” I
said, glancing from Jaxon to Bob. I had been so looking forward to this
vacation, but sitting at that table the only thing I could think about was that
I wanted to go straight back to the campus and pretend that nothing had ever
happened.
I felt sick in the pit of my stomach and wondered if
there was any way I’d manage to keep from losing my dinner before it had a
chance to settle in my stomach. I thought of everything that had gone on
between Jaxon and me. It was so incredibly stupid—that we’d ended up having sex
together not knowing that either of our parents knew each other. It was like a
nightmare. I thought bitterly that if it weren’t for the fact that Jaxon was
his son, I could have liked Bob well enough. He seemed nice, and he was
definitely easy on the eyes, in an older-guy way. Mom was happy with him.
Even if it weren’t for the fact of Jaxon now being
my step-brother, I would have been shocked at the fact that Mom had gotten
married so suddenly. I tried to remember if she had told me anything relevant
to the current situation when she had started dating Bob. All I could remember
was that she had gushed about how hot the guy was, how sweet and kind he was to
her, how he bought her little things here and there, and how his house was
amazing. I didn’t think that she had told me a thing about her new boyfriend
having a son; but then, I had started tuning Mom out when she would talk about
the guy, figuring that like most of her relationships it would fizzle out
eventually and there was no point in paying too much attention. Leave it to me
to have ignored possibly the most important information. All I knew was that
the campus was too far away for me to make an excuse to go back—and even if I
could convince my mom, it wasn’t like I could stay
away for the entire holiday. She’d be hurt—and the truth would come out. I
couldn’t break that kind of news to her.
CHAPTER
2
How I managed to get through the dinner, I will
never know. Jaxon mostly kept quiet—though he would chime in every so often
whenever Mom or Bob directed a question at us. We both pretended to be
interested in getting to know each other, continuing the stream of stupid,
inane comments about our lives and everything in the immediate vicinity. “This
is really good chicken,” was one of my lamer attempts at keeping up the
incredibly awkward conversation. Jaxon asked how badly it had been snowing as
I’d driven up. Bob asked me if I had had any trouble finding the place, mom
repeated over and over again how perfect the house was for a family
get-together.
By the time all the plates were cleared and I’d
somehow eaten dessert, I was more than ready to get some time to myself. “Hey,”
I said, interrupting Mom and Bob in the midst of a conversation about what they
wanted to do for family bonding. “I think I’m really just…exhausted from that
long drive. Where is my room?”
“I’m so sorry,” Bob said, standing quickly. “It’s
down the main hall, the third door on the right. I had Maria put your bags in
there when you came in.” I
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