Accidental Love (Accidental Hook-Up 1)

“Nothing like a classy college shindig,” Brinley told me softly, making me laugh with her. “Want anything?”

“You drink. I’ll have a diet soda.” I assured her as she nodded. Brinley fixed herself a drink and grabbed a soda from the fridge for me before leading me into the living room.

Apartment parties were so crowded. I preferred houses where I could get some time outside and decompress, but this place was filled with loud music and people packed together as they tried to dance. I sipped my drink and started to dance with Brinley in the living room, loving the song that was playing. I did love to dance, and the room filled with more people as I was crushed between them. I laughed and told Brinley that I was going to find the bathroom.

I made my way through the crowd on the makeshift dance floor to find the hallway. There was probably one hallway bathroom that everyone was using, making me frown. I found the line and headed towards the end when I bumped into someone, reaching up to stabilize myself. It was a hard wall of a man and I started to apologize as I looked up, meeting green eyes. “Remy,” I murmured. “You’re back.”

“Yeah. Celia?” He asked as he ran a hand through his messy hair. Remy looked a bit stunned, and I frowned.

“Yes, it’s me.” I didn’t understand his confusion.

“You have grown up,” he said with a smile as he looked down the hallway. “Are you waiting in that line?’

“I guess,” I said, shrugging as I glanced at it.

“Come on,” Remy said as he grabbed my hand and pulled me past the line. He walked into a bedroom and across the floor to a closed door. “Here you go.”

“How did you know this was here?” I asked as he chuckled.

“I lived in this complex with some buddies. I know the floor plan and the guys won’t care if I’m back here.” He shrugged and opened the bathroom door. “Here you go.”

I smiled my thanks and walked inside, closing the door behind me. It wasn’t the cleanest bathroom that I’d ever seen but it would do. I did my business and washed my hands as I stared into the mirror. Why did Remy look so shocked to see me? I looked the same, didn’t I? I ruffled my hair and accepted the fact that I was a bit of a nerd.

CHAPTER TWO

Remy

I walked across the room, leaning against the wall to wait for Celia. I told myself to make sure she was safe but damn if only she hadn’t turned into a gorgeous woman. I hadn’t seen her for about a year, but she was a beautiful woman now. Her pale skin was framed with that fiery hair and her gray eyes were huge. If I didn’t know any better, I’d swear that I saw the need in those eyes when she first glanced at me.

It wouldn’t be the first time. I closed my eyes and thought back to the past for a moment, getting lost in the memories. When I heard the door open, I looked over to see Celia walking towards me. “You waited.”

“I wanted to make sure nobody got in here while you used the bathroom,” I told her as she smiled.

“Thanks,” she replied as I opened the door to lead her back into the hallway.

“Is my sister here?” I asked as Celia chuckled.

“Dancing, I think.” She rolled her eyes and walked to the living room, crowded with people moving to the pulsing music. I looked over the crowd, seeing Brin’s blonde hair as she swung it around, earning a hard look from a few people.

“Fucking hell. She’s got every guy in the room staring at her.” I birched as Celia giggled. I stomped over, yelling Brinley’s name. When my protective nature kicked in, I went a little insane and now that both girls were gorgeous I had that much more to worry about. Celia had always been beautiful but now she took my breath away.

“Oh goodie. Big brother is here,” she said as she stared at me, the arms of the guy she was dancing with around her waist.

“What the hell are you doing to my sister?” I asked the small blonde guy as someone reached for my arm. I began to swing it back, stopping when I turned to see that it was Celia.

“Calm down, Remy. Everything is fine,” she told me as our eyes locked. Celia had a calming effect on me that I couldn’t understand, and I breathed in for a moment. When I turned around, Brinley was alone, and she looked angry.

“You just don’t want me to end up with a guy like you,” she shot at me as I narrowed my eyes at her. It was always like this with her. Brinley was fighting to be independent, and I was hell-bent on keeping her sheltered and safe. The idea of these two in college by themselves was enough to make me crazy.