My best friend and his brother

Chapter eight

The weekend came quickly which I was happy for. School sucked. I walked inside the house and saw Jessica, and Cameron. I was so tired of her face.

"You going to Max's this weekend?" Cameron asked and I shook my head. He could do with some alone time, and I could do with space from him.

"Ooh, lovers quarrel?" Claire chimed in, making me roll my eyes.

"Shut your face" I snapped and she held her hands up in defense.

I rolled my eyes and went upstairs, closing my door. My mom was finishing work earlier so I at least had some type of company.

I got on a pair of sweatpants, an oversized shirt, and I pulled my curtains closed and climbed into bed. I was so tired of people. I was ready to move onto a planet by myself.

I yawned and pulled out my phone. I wondered what Alex was busy doing. Probably studies or work stuff.

I got a call, and I read the ID. It read that it was Max calling. I sighed and answered it.

"Cassidy?" Max's voice was on the other line and I sighed.

"Yes?" I ask and I hear him sigh. It sounded like he was at a bar or party. There was so much noise in the background.

"I know you've been avoiding me. I know I did something to make you upset, so let's talk please?" Max asks.

"I don't know Max-" before I was going to say something else, he cut me off.

"Please, Cass. Look I got dragged with to a party, I'm gonna send you the location and I expect to see you here or I'm going to come to fetch you" He says, adamant.

"Okay. I'll be there soon" I say and put down the phone.

Now, what am I possibly going to wear? I dress like a guy most of the time anyway. Dressing up isn't really my thing. I looked through my cupboards and I took out a black lace shirt, a pair of skinny jeans, a pair of sneakers and I took out my black leather jacket. I first showered and put the clothes on. I brushed my hair and let it dry naturally. I applied lip gloss as well as some perfume and went downstairs.

Cameron and Jessica were both dressed up as well. Jessica was wearing an ugly bright pink dress and her hair looked greasy, but that's just my opinion. Cameron was wearing jeans and a shirt, with his hair nicely done and sneakers.

"Where are you going?" Cameron asked

"I'm going to a party," I say and Cameron smiles.

"Great, you're coming too" He smiles and Jessica rolls her eyes.

"Let's get going my ladies" Cameron smirks and I roll my eyes. I climb into the front passenger seat and Jessica scoffs and climbs into the back. Cameron drives to the address and I put on the radio.

"This is so embarrassing. I never sit in the back" Jessica scowls, making me smirk.

"Who invited you anyway? Usually, low-lives aren't invited" She scoffs. Cameron opens his mouth but I shut him up.

"If they don't invite low-lives then why are you invited, Jessica?" I say, making Cameron chuckle.

"f*****g b***h" Jessica mutters under her breathe, making Cameron sigh.

"Enough, Jessica," Cameron says and turns into a fancy neighborhood.

"You can hang out with me?" Cameron asks and I shake my head.

"That would mean having to be in Jessica's presence and I'll die. Max invited me saying he wants to talk" I say and he nods.

We walk inside and Jessica leaves to talk to her minions.

"Call or text if you need anything okay?" Cameron says and I nod, walking around the house. There were people everywhere. LED lights were shining in the one room and people were dancing with each other and I sighed. Where the hell could he be?

I went to all the rooms in the house and I couldn't find him. I went to the backyard and still couldn't find him. I tried calling him but he wasn't answering his phone. Maybe this was a bad idea. I walked upstairs, there weren't as many people here anyway. I looked around and he wasn't there either. I walked downstairs and I was going to leave when I saw Max making out with a girl. His lips were all over her lips and his hands were on her waist. Typical Max.

I let out a cough and Max stopped, blushing slightly. The girl glared at me and I rolled my eyes. Max chased her away and he hugged me.

"Cass I missed you," He said and he smelt of that girl.

"Yes Max, what?" I say, already pissed at him.

"Let's talk?" He says and I nod, crossing my arms.

"Somewhere more private" He pulls me upstairs

"Why have you been avoiding me?" He asks and I roll my eyes.

"Unbelievable. You say something mean to me and you don't even know where you went wrong" I say and he puts his hands up in defense.

"Wait- when did I say something mean to you?" He says and I raise my eyebrow.

"I'm not good enough for your brother remember? What? am I not good enough now?" I say and he shakes his head.

"I didn't mean it in a bad way. Just in the sense that you're not his type" He says and I bite my lip.

"And why is that?" I ask him and he sighs.

"You're young. You're a virgin. You're so inexperienced. You've never had your first kiss. You're so pure. Alex doesn't do relationships" Max says and I smirk

"Oh and that's a bad thing? being pure?" I ask and he looks at my lips. He looks back into my eyes and he steps closer to me. Yes, he was tipsy. But not drunk.

I take another step back and Max sighs.

"Why does it matter so much Cassy?" He asks.

The truth had to come out.

"Because Max. I like your brother. I like him a lot. And he likes me too" I say softly and Max raises his eyebrow. His jaw immediately clenches.

"I thought I should tell you since you're my best friend and you deserve to know the truth," I say and he shakes his head.

"So what? You're just gonna go f**k my brother now?" He says and I roll my eyes.

"I'm not f*****g anybody but I deserve to be happy with somebody!" I shout and he scoffs.

"And yet you chose my brother!" He shouts back at me.

"And so? He's nice to me, he takes a genuine interest in me and he's not like you. He doesn't just f**k and leave" I say softly and Max puts his hand on the wall next to my head. He was towering down at me at this point. He was scary.

"What did you just say?" He asks. He was intimidating. I've never seen him this upset. His jaw was clenched, his eyes were fixed on me.

"He doesn't just f**k and leave like you do!" I shout and he nods.

"Right. Is that what you think of me?" He says and I sigh.

"It's what you do Max. You're happy f*****g girls with big asses and big t**s with a pretty face, plastered in nothing but makeup and wearing slutty clothes. That's what makes you happy. And I feel sorry for you. But I also know that you hurt girls Max. You hurt them. You're a heartbreaker. So yes, that's what I think of you" I say and he's glaring at me.

"The girls I f**k don't care about strings attached Cassidy so I have no f*****g idea what you're talking about," He says and I look up at him.

"Me. I'm that girl. You broke my heart not even knowing it. I was madly in love with you Max. But that's gone. And I need to move on" I say softly and his face immediately softens and so do his eyes.

"I have to go" I push past him and go downstairs. I didn't see Cameron anywhere so I start walking home. I call Alex and he picks up.

"Princess?" He said softly and I sniffed.

"Pick me up please? I'll send the location?" I said softly and I could hear him moving on the other line.

"I'm on my way. Stay put" He says softly and puts down the phone. I text him the location and stand by the stop street.

After a couple of minutes, he arrives with his Porsche. I climb in and immediately hug him. He hugs me back and rubs my back.

We sat in silence like that for almost fifteen minutes. I needed to calm down and he's exactly what I needed.

"Are you going to tell me what happened?" He asks and I nod.

Luckily I stopped crying.

"I think I just broke Max's friendship," I said and he sighs.

"What happened?" He asks and I told him everything. He sat with me and spoke to me for about an hour. He made me feel happy and calm.

"Wanna go home?" He asks and I shake my head.

"Where do you wanna go?" He asks and I shrug.

"How about we drive around the city and countryside tonight hm?" He asks and I look up at him.

"We both need it and it'll be fun" He smiles and I nod.

The whole night consisted of us driving around, buying fast food, going to different beaches and walking on them while holding hands, driving, and just spending time and talking together.