Loving Siblings: Aidan & Dionne Read Online Free PDF Page B

his arm, frowning in deep thought. He looked
very troubled and frustrated; his normally full, wide lips were now
pulled into a thin, grim line.
    “ Aidan?” an all too familiar voice
echoed in the empty boy’s locker-room.
    He paused with tanned arm up and stick
frozen under his armpit. He thought he was hearing things. But he
finally turned his head when the distinct sound of lightly clicking
heels echoed through the locker-room. Then he saw Dionne appear
around the corner with a happy smile on her face for having found
him—before she froze with eyes big in shock.
    She didn’t expect him to be half naked! He’d
been in the showers for such a long time she was sure he’d at least
be dressed by now. “Oh! I’m sorry,” she quickly apologized, and
made to turn and hurry out of there. 
    “ No! It’s okay,” he quickly said. She
stood with her back to him, hesitating, before she raised her head
and looked over her shoulder, seeing him smile. “It’s all right,
Dionne. I mean, hell! I’m wearing more than I do when I’m at
swimming practice, right?” 
    He purposely didn’t mention how naked he’d
been that morning. He wasn’t sure if that was a good idea since she
just might get all embarrassed and rush out of there just to hide
her discomfort! And he really didn’t want her to go. He was unsure
how she thought about what happened that morning since he hadn’t
seen her before he left with Dad for the field that morning. He
thought it was wise to play it safe. For now.
    Dionne, on the other hand, was deeply
grateful her younger brother hadn’t mentioned that incident that
morning. Perhaps he didn’t even know his lack of clothes that
morning, and she’d be damned if she was going to bring it up! And
he did give her an out, which she greedily took.
    The towel around his hips was at least ten
times bigger than the black Speedos he normally wore to swimming
practice, and geeze-Louise, she’d already seen him completely
naked. Twice. But the second time, that particular morning, was
more than she could actually handle because having seen her sexy
younger brother naked was something she was sure she’d never
forget.
    “ You’re right,” she finally said,
smiling uneasily as she turned to face at him. When his blue eyes
softened on her, she went a little shy. “My reaction was a little
silly.”
    “ Not silly at all,” he said. “And,” he
looked down, “I thought you’d taken off with Hel gae —” 
    “— Hel mut ,” she corrected with a lopsided
smile.
    “ Whatever,” he said. “But it’s . . . a
nice surprise. You coming here to see me, I mean.” Then he frowned
as he looked at her with what looked almost like . . . a glare.
“You came here to see me ,
right?”
    “ Of course I did? Who
else?”
    “ I don’t know,” he said with a shrug.
“Shawn maybe?”
    “ I saw him leaving,” she explained.
“That’s how I knew you were still in here, and you weren’t with
someone.”
    “ With someone?” he looked genuinely
confused.
    She almost laughed out loud since she darn
well knew her younger brother wasn’t a recluse by any stretch of
her wishful thinking imagination. She gave him a wry smile as her
answer, but then she winced and quickly bent, lifting her right
foot.
    “ Are you okay?” he asked quickly,
having seen the flash of pain on her face.
    “ I don’t know,” she admitted, using
the lockers for support as she slipped off her pretty chocolate
pump before seating herself on the bench.
    “ Did you hurt yourself?” he asked with
genuine concern, stepping over the bench.
    She set her pump on the bench beside her,
and leaned down to rub her toes. The knuckles had a mean red color.
“I didn’t, but these pumps did. They’re pretty new.” She sighed. “I
chose the wrong day to break them in. It’s so hot out and my feet
always swell up with this weather. I shouldn’t have changed. I
should be wearing tennis shoes like I planned this morning,” she
sighed as she