Sarah stood in the den as she gazed at Brad. Brad was her brother's roommate and from what she had just seen a few minutes early, they were more then just friends. Kevin was standing with his hands on his hips staring back and forth between his sister and his boyfriend.
"Your boyfriend from summer camp?" Kevin repeated the words and tried to remember what Sarah had told him of her time at camp. He recalled that she had met a guy and they had made out, but nothing further. They had planned to keep in touch, but had forgotten to exchange information and since dating between counselors was strictly forbidden, there was no way they could ask the camp for each others' phone numbers.
"Let me explain." Brad jumped up and walked towards Kevin. This made Sarah pout as she began to glare at him.
"No. Just forget it. You said you never had a boyfriend or a girlfriend. Am I just your little amusement until you find someone better?" Kevin didn't wait for an answer as he stormed upstairs to his bedroom. Sarah and Brad were left stunned and staring at each other.
A little while later Kevin heard a knock on the door. He got up and saw his sister at the doorstep. "Please let me talk." Kevin didn't answer as he walked back to his bed.
"Brad didn't tell you about me because he wanted to forget that summer. Every time we kissed there was something not right. He dropped off the face of the earth and I hadn't heard from him since. He is falling for you. I'm not sure why since you're geeky and annoying, but anyway. He went home a little while ago and says he'll be home tomorrow if you want to go over. Otherwise, he'll pick you up Tuesday at 10am."
Sarah turned and began to walk towards the door.
"Wait! He's falling for me?"
"Yes, silly. You didn't see it in his eyes? He desperately didn't want to hurt you and I went in and blurted out about the summer and he was glaring at me. He got very mad at me for bringing that up and figures after the year is over he'll never see you again. Good night."
Sarah left the room and Kevin was left alone to think about what had happened. Since Josh had trampled on his heart two years ago he figured everyone was out to get him. At that moment, he understood that Brad was embarrassed about Sarah and was it true that he was falling for him. He tossed and turned and only slept for a little bit. He was thankful when the sun rose.
The next day, he went over to Brad's house. He borrowed his parent's car and was stunned as he pulled into the gated community that was on the edge of town. They had never talked about money and Kevin realized that this was probably why. Brad's parents' house was more like a mansion and as he walked up the front steps, he got nervous. After knocking on the door, he heard movement inside and when the door opened, he saw Brad standing there in only a towel.