front
door, Joss lays her head on my shoulder, her arm wrapped around my neck half
asleep I pull out my keys and head to my door.
Just as I stick the key
into the dock, Dean’s door opens and a man in an expensive suit comes walking
out, Dean behind him
“I’ll see you.” The man
spots me and Joss and smiles “you must be Olivia, Dean was just telling me
about you.”
I nod “hi?” I say
confused as to who he is
The man laughs reaching
out his hand “I’m Ryan, Dean’s older and better looking brother.” Flirting,
apparently it’s hereditary
I shake his hand “I’m
Liv.” I smile letting go of his hand to unlock my door and get Joss inside
I look back at Dean,
who doesn’t seem impressed with his brother’s flirting.
Ryan looks at me “who
is this little cutie?” gesturing to Josslyn
“This, is my niece.” Leaving
it at that.
“Not much of a talker
are you Olivia?” Ryan asks
“No, I am I just don’t
know who you are.” I laugh embarrassed
He doesn’t get a chance
to say much else, Alexis comes walking through the front door at that very
moment, seeing us all in the entry way.
She smiles when she
sees Joss and I, Joss hears her coming and lifts her head up suddenly wide
awake. She wiggles for me to let her down and runs over to Alexis who picks her
up right away and hugs her.
Alexis looks at Ryan,
Dean and then me lifting a brow at me in question
She looks back to Ryan
“I know you, Ryan Corvus right?”
He looks at her and
smiles “yes, I have seen you as well you work at Mark’s right?”
Alexis nods
Dean takes this chance
to get his brother’s attention “all right Ry, leave the ladies alone I will
call you later when I have more information about what we talked about.”
Ryan looks back at me
and smiles “it was so nice to meet you Olivia, my brother has mentioned you a
few times this week.”
I look back at Dean who
offers a small almost insecure smile.
“Are you sure he was
talking about me? I am pretty sure he was probably talking about the girl
leaving his apartment this morning.”
Dean grips his door
knob
Ryan just laughs “yeah
Dean, I see what you mean now.”
He smiles again and
heads out the door
I turn my back to Dean
and open the door, opening it wide for Alexis and Josslyn to come through
As soon as they step
through I move to close the door but Dean sticks his boot blocking, so that I
am unable to shut the door.
“Can we talk for just a
second Olivia?” he whispers
I look pleadingly at
Alexis to step in and give an excuse on my behalf, but she doesn’t know about
the Dean drama.
I had told her about
the sexy neighbor the very night that he and I met but she didn’t know about
the girl leaving this morning or just how I couldn’t get him out of my mind.
“Fine” I sigh stepping
back into the hall and closing my door behind me “what’s up?”
He looks back at his
place “what you saw this morning, I didn’t realize you would be out here.”
“Dean, seriously it’s
okay” I laugh “I don’t know why you have to apologize to me for having a
girlfriend.”
He looks down at his
hands before he shoves them into the pocket of his jeans
“I don’t have a
girlfriend.” He says not meeting my eyes
“Okay, well fuck buddy,
friend with benefits I don’t know what you call her, it’s honestly none of my
business we barely know each other you don’t owe me an explanation.” I reply
“I do Olivia, I do owe
you an explanation, but I can’t even give you one.”
I shake my head “that
doesn’t even make sense Dean, I don’t even know you why would you need explain
who you sleep with.”
“Because since the
moment I saw you, I wanted you and there is no place in my life for someone
like you.”
Insults. They always
help
“Well, thanks I am glad
we cleared that up.” I say taking a step back towards my door
“Stop Liv I am trying
to talk to you.” He reaches for my arm “I can’t pretend that I am a good guy,