Chapter 15

I was completely shocked at what Sid had just said to me and I couldn't think of anything to say. We just stared at each other for a while until he got a look in his eye I had never seen before. We were standing very close to each other and he started leaning in towards me. My stomach was full of knots thinking that we were going to kiss. He was so close that I could feel his hot breath on my face and right when our lips were about to touch we were interrupted by someone yelling out Sid's name causing us both to jump away from each other. We looked and I was horrified to see Troy on his way to the balcony with us. Right before he got out with us Sid looked at me.

"Don't freak out." He said with a slight smile. "He won't say anything to you."
"Sure he won't" I replied.
"One down, two to go." Troy stated sounding very proud. "Didn't take very long for this one to attach herself to you. Do you know that he JUST broke up with Holly?"
"Dad stop it." Sid said as I heard my phone go off in on Sid's bed.
"I should go get that." I said relieved to have a reason to leave.
"Try to stay away from Sidney, we don't need any distractions with the playoffs starting in a couple of days." Troy said before I got ready to leave.
I heard Sid say "Dad" but I left the room before I had to listen to them talk about me anymore.

As I walked through the hallway I looked at my phone and saw that I had a text message.

Hey sexy, how about that date we talked about?
-Ethan

I stopped dead in my tracks. 'What do I do?' I asked myself as I walked back in the living room. I knew I was going to have to answer Ethan soon but I needed some advice about what had just happened with Sid. The first people I saw were Marc, Vero, Jordan, Army, Mel, Max, and Logan and I knew exactly who I needed to talk to.

"Hey, you guys busy?" I asked as I approached them.
"Never too busy for you." Max answered smiling.
"I'm glad to see you actually", Vero began, "I feel like I haven't talked to you all night."
"That's perfect because I was hoping to talk to you in private, I need some advice." I replied.
She nodded and we started walking away until Marc sang out my name.

"You two certainly spend some alone time together. Are you trying to steal my girlfriend?" He asked with a huge smile on his face.
"Trying my hardest." I replied as everyone began laughing.
"If you steal my girlfriend you're going to have to make it up to me."
"And what will I have to do to make it up to you?"
"Let me join the two of you."
"Hmm", I began looking at Vero, "I think that can be arranged.
We all smiled and Vero and I walked out the back door and sat out on the lawn chairs that were next to the pool.

"Is anything wrong?" She asked once we were both comfortable in the chairs.
"Not that there's anything wrong I'm just really confused." I answered.
"Confused about what?"
"Well after I went to see Sid in his room he told me that he broke up with Holly. Then he described the kind of girl he wanted and said someone like me."
"Oh my God, what did you say to him?"
"I didn't say anything to him, I didn't know what to say, it kind of took me by surprise. So we just stared at each other and then he tried to kiss me."
"What do you mean tried to kiss you?" She asked sounding both excited and confused at the same time.
I smiled at her and answered the question. "We were so close Vero but of course his father had to walk in and said one down two to go. I'm assuming that is referring to Holly, Logan, and me."
"Oh that man is quite the character and apparently has bad timing too. But I don't get what you need advice on."
"Well after that happened Ethan sent me a text asking me out on the date we were supposed to have. I guess I'm just wondering if you think that Sid would be interested because if not I could at least give Ethan a chance."
"No don't you dare. You tell Ethan that you are seeing someone now."
"But Sid's father obviously doesn't like me. Would Sid really date someone his father doesn't approve of? I mean they do seem really close."
"Yes he would. The boy obviously likes you. He's not the type who does things without thinking it through. If he said he wants you and tried to kiss you then yes he will go ahead and do it and his father will have to learn to be OK with it."
"I hope you're right Vero because I do like him."
"I know you do, and I know he does too so just don't worry and let it happen."
"You're so smart Vero." I said as we were both up and on our way back inside.
"Well I do try." She replied as we joined up with the same group that we had left just a few minutes earlier.

"You done trying to steal my girlfriend? Marc asked me trying to keep a straight face.
"For now but the competition isn't over yet." I said causing everyone to smile as we all went back to talking about random things again. A few minutes later my phone went off again and Sid came and stood with us at the same time.

So what's you answer
-Ethan

I saw Vero looking at me and I nodded my head to try to let her know it was Ethan again. She proved she knew what it meant when she mouthed 'do it' to me. I smiled and nodded again to show her I was going to.

"OOH is that your boyfriend from the bar? Haven't heard much of him since that night." Max said looking down at my phone. I looked at Sid and he gave me a hard look.
"Awwe we're finally hearing from him, how exciting." Logan said while laughing. At this point Sid wouldn't even look at me and he was a little red in the face.
"I'm going to go outside and take care of this." I said as I walked through the back door and got myself comfortable on one of the lawn chairs again. Then I texted Ethan back.

Actually, I can't. Sorry.
-Brooke

And why not?
-Ethan

I'm kind of seeing someone now.
-Brooke

Well that didn't take long. Your loss.
-Ethan

I decided to leave it at that instead of trying to explain anything to him.

"We have to talk." I heard and when I looked up I saw Sid standing there and he didn't look happy at all.