"Weather reports say the storm will be over-" Chelsea shut off the radio.
"I'm gonna head into town to grab food before the storm heads in." she called to Brittany as she climbed out of the pool. They had been enjoying their last day at Chelsea's dad's house before they moved up the mountain to their own house. Brittany sighed and looked over at her best friend as she pulled on a pair of shorts over her bikini.
"You just want to see the cute pizza guy that works there." Brittany accused laughing at her friends dramatic gasp.
"I would Never dream of that. But yes, Toby is on shift tonight." she said laughing as she grabbed her keys and headed out.
Chelsea had been crushing on Toby for the past 3 months, abnormal for her since she wasn't one to stick to a guy this long, but she wasn't dating around as much since she started the new job at the hospital.
Brittany climbed out of the pool shortly after Chelsea left, enjoying the way the water cooled her skin. She looked at the house and smiled.
It was so weird to be back here the past month, it was like being in high school again. All the sleepovers, study parties. The nostalgia. It was welcomed.
Chelsea and Brittany had been best friends since grade 7 when one of the upper class-men tripped her and Chelsea pounced onto his back like a spider monkey punching him. From that moment it was Chelsea and Brittany, You know that pair of friends in stories that are like soul sisters, always there and can just walk into each others houses? that was them. Even when thing got bad Chelsea didn't even ask her before she showed up one day with bags to help her pack up and practically move in the last year of high school.
Brittany went to the room and peeled off the bikini top, replacing it with an over sized cotton shirt before going back to moving boxes to the front room. Her shoulders were a little burnt but not too bad.
"Chelsea? hey I'm home." a voice called out. Thomas; Chelsea's father.
"Hey. Chels went to grab food." Brittany called back setting a box down in the living room by the door. It had already began to pour and the sky was getting dark. Thomas stood by the big window in the living room looking out at it nervously.
"Hope Chelsea doesn't get caught in this nasty weather." he said.
Brittany smiled at his concerned father look. He had been a single father raising a little girl and he had done an amazing job of it.
He wasn't overly protective and let Chelsea have the freedom to learn things on her own but at the same time was never far behind to make sure if she needed him he was there. Thomas was 38 years old, 19 years older than them, about 6 foot 5 with a nice build and blackish brown hair. He was dressed in a grey button up and black dress pants. He must have been in a meeting today since he usually never wore his suits, even though they looked amazing on him.
Brittany felt her face blush realizing she was checking out her best friends dad.
"Shes fine, she probably is loving the time she gets to flirt with Toby." Brittany laughed. Thomas smiled and wow he had a nice smile, had she never noticed it before?
"There's a boy is there. Poor guy, hope Chelsea doesn't cook for him." he laughed and Brittany couldn't stop the smile. It was true Chelsea was not the best cook that was for sure, but she was learning. Last week she was able to make pasta without burning the house down.
"What about you? any boys chasing after you?" Thomas asked her. Brittany let out a Ha! She didn't let boys distract her for the past 2 years as she had worked her ass off getting her medical billing and coding job.
"No boys, none have caught my eye yet." she laughed.
"Well don't chase anyone, you're a smart girl and any man would be lucky to have you even look in their direction." He commented giving her a smile. Brittany felt her heart flutter, Thomas always told her and Chelsea to never chase after a boys attention, they aren't worth chasing if you do all the work and effort.
"Chasing people is boring." She replied. "You don't have to worry about that. It's nice to know you care."
"Just making sure I have no competition." He flashed her a wink causing Brittany to feel heat rise in her face and for some reason, in her crotch. She blushed. Ok yea he was really handsome, she had to admit.
She laughed along playing with the joke. "Awww come on Thomas, you know no one can compete with you." Brittany nudged him with her elbow.
Thomas reached out and brushed some hair out of her face.
"That's good." He smiled making Brittany's heart jump. "I don't like competition."
They looked at each other for a moment. Sometime while they had been in the dark living room, something shifted. Thomas' hand lingered for a moment, hovering next to her face. Slowly he leaned down toward her, as she felt the pull to close the distance, and their lips briefly brushing against each others in a soft kiss. Fire ignited in Brittany's stomach and she felt like she was electrocuted. Thomas had kissed her, was kissing her, and she was kissing him back!
His hand cupped her cheek and he pressed his body against her. One arm went around her waist as her hands went to his chest. His lips were soft and she heard herself moan as his tongue played with hers. His hand threaded into her hair, making her moan into their kiss. Thomas' hand slid over her hip feeling her soft skin as her shirt had ridden up teasing a look at her small cotton shorts, and then reality hit her.
This was her best friends father.
Whom she was now kissing.
Brittany pushed away from him taking a few steps back.
"I have to go!" she said darting for the door and sprinted out into the rain. She didn't think as she went off down street.
Her sandals squishing in the puddles that had formed on the pavement made her slow to a jog.
Brittany walked as fast as she could, feeling the rain pelt against her skin as she went.
She had just been kissed by her best friends father, and she liked it. She liked it!
How could she have done that!? yea ok maybe she had a small crush on Thomas at one point but it was one of those 'he is giving me attention I enjoy the attention he is giving me' kind of thing. Not the 'I wanna stick my tongue down your throat and make out with you,' thing!
This feeling she had, made her want more of him, and that scared her. This little fondness crush she had on him for years had somewhere along the line changed and she hadn't noticed it until tonight.
Lights illuminated the road behind her and she heard the car pull up.
"Brittany! Brittany hey please come back to the house, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that." he pleaded chasing after her.