Breakfast with the family
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 49
by
copier
· original author:
penslayer5
Aruthur was just about halfway through his breakfast when he heard his sister's cell phone buzz. The female redhead momentarily stopped what she was doing to check her messages and smiled when she saw who it was that texted her.
She began to text back as both her brother and father watched her with varying expressions. The former had one of curiosity while the latter's held nothing but wariness.
Bethany continued to text away until finally placing her phone back in her pocket. It was then she noticed the gazes directed at her. Her brother quickly looked away and returned to his food while her father looked like he wanted to ask her something.
"I'm going to go out on a limb and say that was your date from last night." He guessed correctly.
Arthur fought hard not to tense while Bethany saw no reason to lie. She nodded and sated her father's curiosity.
"That's nice." He continued on. "It's not too often I get to see you look that happy."
Arthur would agree but he still couldn't believe it was Derek that sparked that kind of reaction from Beth. He was her brother and was by her side always, whenever she needed him, so why couldn't he ever make that happy?
wariness slowly morphed into jealousy and the nerd boy continued to eat his breakfast in silence.
The rest of breakfast was spent with their father playfully trying to grill Bethany for more details about her date. She gave him next to nothing say for a more in-depth story about the games and how one of them was rigged.
With breakfast now finished and the man getting to work on the dishes, Arthur and Bethany left the table and returned upstairs. As the nerd sat in his room, he could hear the sound of the shower coming from the bathroom in the hall.
This confused Arthur a lot since Beth didn't usually shower until after her morning workout and he was sure she hadn't unless she did while he was still sleeping. Nevertheless, she was in the shower and his feelings were getting the best of him.
If she was in the bathroom that meant her room was empty and maybe she left her phone behind. If that was the case, then he could check just what it was the two said to each other at the table. Beth might trust Derek but he sure as hell didn't.
He was about to leave his room until he weighed the pros and cons. If he did this and got caught, Beth may never forgive him. He was already on thin ice with her because of last night and couldn't batter her trust any more than he already had. But then again could she really blame him for acting like an overprotective brother. It was his job and right to be one... wasn't it?
She began to text back as both her brother and father watched her with varying expressions. The former had one of curiosity while the latter's held nothing but wariness.
Bethany continued to text away until finally placing her phone back in her pocket. It was then she noticed the gazes directed at her. Her brother quickly looked away and returned to his food while her father looked like he wanted to ask her something.
"I'm going to go out on a limb and say that was your date from last night." He guessed correctly.
Arthur fought hard not to tense while Bethany saw no reason to lie. She nodded and sated her father's curiosity.
"That's nice." He continued on. "It's not too often I get to see you look that happy."
Arthur would agree but he still couldn't believe it was Derek that sparked that kind of reaction from Beth. He was her brother and was by her side always, whenever she needed him, so why couldn't he ever make that happy?
wariness slowly morphed into jealousy and the nerd boy continued to eat his breakfast in silence.
The rest of breakfast was spent with their father playfully trying to grill Bethany for more details about her date. She gave him next to nothing say for a more in-depth story about the games and how one of them was rigged.
With breakfast now finished and the man getting to work on the dishes, Arthur and Bethany left the table and returned upstairs. As the nerd sat in his room, he could hear the sound of the shower coming from the bathroom in the hall.
This confused Arthur a lot since Beth didn't usually shower until after her morning workout and he was sure she hadn't unless she did while he was still sleeping. Nevertheless, she was in the shower and his feelings were getting the best of him.
If she was in the bathroom that meant her room was empty and maybe she left her phone behind. If that was the case, then he could check just what it was the two said to each other at the table. Beth might trust Derek but he sure as hell didn't.
He was about to leave his room until he weighed the pros and cons. If he did this and got caught, Beth may never forgive him. He was already on thin ice with her because of last night and couldn't batter her trust any more than he already had. But then again could she really blame him for acting like an overprotective brother. It was his job and right to be one... wasn't it?
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