Tessa stormed into the living room, her eyes narrowed at Jake sprawled across the couch, one leg slung over the armrest like he owned the place. She’d never liked him—her stepbrother since their parents’ whirlwind marriage two years ago. He was loud, obnoxious, and had a knack for getting under her skin. Today was no different.
“Get your lazy ass up,” she snapped, tossing her bag onto the coffee table. “You’re always in my space.”
Jake grinned, that irritating smirk she’d come to despise. “Chill, Tess. It’s a big house. Plenty of room for both of us.”
She rolled her eyes, turning to grab a soda from the fridge, when she heard the couch creak. Before she could react, Jake was behind her—way too close. She spun around, ready to shove him, only to freeze as he, with zero warning, dropped his sweatpants and let his junk flop right in front of her face.
“What the *hell*, Jake?!” she shrieked, stumbling back, her soda can clattering to the floor. “You’re such a creep! A disgusting, perverted freak!”
He didn’t flinch, just stood there with that same smug grin. “Oh, come on, Tess. Look at it. You can’t deny it’s impressive.”
Her face burned red, a mix of fury and mortification. She crossed her arms, glaring at him, but her eyes—against her will—flicked down for a split second. She hated herself for it. “You’re delusional,” she spat. “Put that thing away before I call the cops.”
“Not until you admit it,” he said, crossing his arms to mirror her. “It’s big. Bigger than whatever your boyfriend’s packing, I bet.”
Tessa’s jaw clenched. She wanted to claw his eyes out, but he wasn’t entirely wrong, and that pissed her off even more. Her boyfriend, Mike, was… average. Fine. Nothing to write home about. And here was Jake, standing there like some idiot peacock, flaunting something she couldn’t unsee.
“Fine,” she hissed, her voice dripping with venom. “Yes, it’s big. Bigger than Mike’s. Happy now, you absolute Neanderthal?”
Jake’s grin widened. “See? Was that so hard?”
She glared at him, her pride warring with the absurdity of the moment. Then, in a flash of spiteful defiance, she leaned forward and planted the quickest, most sarcastic peck on it—just enough to shut him up. “There,” she said, stepping back and wiping her mouth dramatically. “Out of respect for the sheer size, you moron. Now pull your pants up and never speak of this again.”
Jake laughed, finally tugging his sweats back up. “You’re welcome, sis.”
“I hate you,” she muttered, storming out of the room, already plotting how to bleach her brain of the last five minutes.
“Get your lazy ass up,” she snapped, tossing her bag onto the coffee table. “You’re always in my space.”
Jake grinned, that irritating smirk she’d come to despise. “Chill, Tess. It’s a big house. Plenty of room for both of us.”
She rolled her eyes, turning to grab a soda from the fridge, when she heard the couch creak. Before she could react, Jake was behind her—way too close. She spun around, ready to shove him, only to freeze as he, with zero warning, dropped his sweatpants and let his junk flop right in front of her face.
“What the *hell*, Jake?!” she shrieked, stumbling back, her soda can clattering to the floor. “You’re such a creep! A disgusting, perverted freak!”
He didn’t flinch, just stood there with that same smug grin. “Oh, come on, Tess. Look at it. You can’t deny it’s impressive.”
Her face burned red, a mix of fury and mortification. She crossed her arms, glaring at him, but her eyes—against her will—flicked down for a split second. She hated herself for it. “You’re delusional,” she spat. “Put that thing away before I call the cops.”
“Not until you admit it,” he said, crossing his arms to mirror her. “It’s big. Bigger than whatever your boyfriend’s packing, I bet.”
Tessa’s jaw clenched. She wanted to claw his eyes out, but he wasn’t entirely wrong, and that pissed her off even more. Her boyfriend, Mike, was… average. Fine. Nothing to write home about. And here was Jake, standing there like some idiot peacock, flaunting something she couldn’t unsee.
“Fine,” she hissed, her voice dripping with venom. “Yes, it’s big. Bigger than Mike’s. Happy now, you absolute Neanderthal?”
Jake’s grin widened. “See? Was that so hard?”
She glared at him, her pride warring with the absurdity of the moment. Then, in a flash of spiteful defiance, she leaned forward and planted the quickest, most sarcastic peck on it—just enough to shut him up. “There,” she said, stepping back and wiping her mouth dramatically. “Out of respect for the sheer size, you moron. Now pull your pants up and never speak of this again.”
Jake laughed, finally tugging his sweats back up. “You’re welcome, sis.”
“I hate you,” she muttered, storming out of the room, already plotting how to bleach her brain of the last five minutes.