How they fell asleep was a mystery to both of them . It took hours of turning and rolling and sometimes cuddling that felt like an eternity . It was not until the early hours of the morning did they finally fall asleep .

It wasn't long when the blare of the alarm clock woke them from their much needed slumber . Chamberlain had given Carl "wedding leave" so he did not have to get up to prepare for work . Not the same could be said for Kim who had school to get to .

She stopped the alarm with a promise to wake up in five minutes . From five minutes to five more minutes and then five hours pa.s.sed in a blink of an eye .

It was just a little past noon when she woke up, so she decided to stay home with Carl and go to school the next day .

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The next day, Carl dropped her off at school with a promise to pick her up after cla.s.s before heading to his own company . He hadn't been there for a while . Although he oversaw every business and he trusted the brothers, it didn't mean he wouldn't occasionally go check on things himself .

As soon as the last cla.s.s for the day was over, Kim pulled Sean and Isabella to the cafeteria to have a chat .

She wanted to come clean with them but she had no idea how they'd take to the news . And she couldn't back out of it because she had made a promise to Carl .

Advertis.e.m.e.ntJust when she wanted to speak, Isabella's phone rang . "It's my brother, I have to take this call . " She excused herself before heading out to take the call while Kim and Sean sat in silence awaiting her return .

Once Isabella returned, there was a frown on her face . Making Kim a.s.sume there must be something wrong, "Something wrong?" She asked .

Isabella was not sure what to say, she sighed before grabbing her bag, "I'm sorry but I have to go . Let's talk next time . " With those words, she rushed out of the cafeteria leaving Sean and Kim worried .

Since it was her brother who called, they concluded it must be a family emergency and they couldn't b.u.t.t in unless Isabella wanted them to .

Kim glanced at the very nervous Sean who was drumming his fingers on the table, "I guess I should just tell you what I have to say then," she began .

Truth be told, she was also nervous . She shouldn't have lied previously or let Sean kiss her then things wouldn't be so complicated . Now she felt bad telling them the truth . They were her friends but she lied to them .

"Firstly, about the kiss the other day, I hope you did not interpret my actions wrongly . I was caught off guard and as for the second time, I'm truly at fault, I'm sorry and also thank you . "

While she spoke, she maintained eye contact with Sean and for the first time since she knew him, she saw how magnificent his russet eyes were . She could also see the s.h.i.+ft in his emotions . However, she understood she had to straighten things out now, for them all .

Sean softly chuckled, but it did not reach his gla.s.sy eyes, "Why are you apologizing? I was the one who kissed you and what do you mean by 'thank you'?"

"Sorry because I feel like I used you, led you on and thank you because without you, I might still be in the valley of indecision"

"I don't understand . " Actually he did but he was pleading for her not to say those words . She would have let him remain in his bliss .

"I'm saying that perhaps I wouldn't have realized that I only want to be kissed by one guy if you hadn't done that . "

By this time, he had stopped drumming his fingers but his right leg wouldn't remain still, "I can't believe I'm saying this but I wish I never did that, maybe you'd eventually be mine . "

Now he understands why people say ignorance is bliss .

Kim thought for a while before saying, "I doubt that, I'll repeat what I told you previously, I don't have feelings for you and I never will . There's someone I love already so I can't give you my heart . Truthfully, you've met him before . "

She knew her words were harsh but it was the best way for them all . As much as she would like to remain friends with him and joke with him, she didn't want to ruin their friends.h.i.+p . She didn't want to ruin her relations.h.i.+p with Carl .

Sean cannot remain by her side except he no longer has feelings for her . This is because she wouldn't want a girl who has feelings for Carl to always be by his side . Even if she trusts him, she wouldn't feel at peace .

Her last sentence made Sean's mind race, he began thinking about the number of guys in their cla.s.s she might like, this made him uncomfortable .

Just as he was about asking who it could be, she gave him an answer, shocking him in the process .

"That day at my house, I referred to him as my brother . "

If only Carl could see the horror on Sean's face, he would probably do a happy dance, it was his wish after all .

"You're in love with your brother?!" He exclaimed . His eyes were still widened and he couldn't come to terms with her words . "This is incest," he thought .

Immediately, Kim smacked him, "Why are you shouting?"

She noticed people giving them weird looks around and she was more embarra.s.sed than ever . All she wanted to do at that moment was dig a hole and crawl into it . Or even vanish . Perhaps the news of her disappearance might overshadow the news of her liking her brother .

"He's not my biological brother," she clarified after Sean apologized . In his defense, the news was too shocking . Imagine your crush telling you she likes her brother .

"Then is he adopted? Or are you the adopted one?" He inquired .

"Here comes the hard part," she thought .

She shook her head, "Nothing like that . "

"Then?"

"It just so happens I call him my brother," she lied .

Sean held his head for a moment, "Let me get this straight, you're cohabiting with a man?"

Kim nodded .

Sean rubbed his face, "To clarify, you live with him . " He stated .

When he saw her eyes he knew she wasn't joking besides that day, he had indeed gone upstairs as soon as he arrived . He really wasn't her brother and he wasn't visiting either .