April Fools by Karli Perrin Read Free Book Online

letting me
crash."
    I leaned up on
my tiptoes to ruffle his hair, "See, you can be sweet. So how's your day
been?"
    "Interesting,
yours?"
    "Interesting."
I blushed as I thought back to my earlier antics. "You were up early this
morning."
    "Yeah, I
gave Lucy a ride to class."
    I raised my
eyebrow in question.
    "She was
running late."
    "Well
that's nice of you."
    "Try
telling her that, I had to force her onto my bike. She wanted to walk even
though she was already ten minutes late."
    I heard the
front door open before Lucy joined us in the kitchen a few seconds later. She
eyed Brody suspiciously.
    "Speak
of the devil" I said.
    She laughed,
"What have I done now?"
    "You
tell me. How was your day?"
    "Good,
thanks."
    "She had
her legs spread and her body pressed up against mine, of course it was good.
You don't have to downplay it, you can admit how awesome it was."
    "That
won't be happening ever again."
    He laughed, "That's
what you think."
    "In your
dreams."
    "Actually,
we don't wear any clothes in my dreams. Do you want me to show you?"
    She blushed, "You're
crazy."
    "I'd
rather be crazy than in denial."
    I sighed
before taking a seat at the kitchen table, "Play nice, children."
    Lucy took a
seat next to me, "Did your brother tell you what happened this
morning?"
    "Yep, he
gave you a ride to class because you were late."
    "Oh no,
he kidnapped me and then drove the long way to class."
    Brody winked
at me, "I'm new around here, I didn't know that there was a shorter
route."
    She gasped,
"We actually drove past the University. Twice. You know, that huge building
with the University logo on it?"
    "I was
concentrating on the road."
    "Didn't
you wonder why I was squeezing you so damn hard?"
    "No, I just
thought you wanted to grope me."
    She rolled
her eyes, "Well thanks for making me even later, it would have been faster
for me to walk."
    "But a
lot less fun." He walked over to the table with two plates of curry,
"Please accept this as my apology."
    She sighed,
"This actually looks pretty good."
    "Don't
sound so surprised" Brody replied as he walked back into the kitchen for
his plate.
    I laughed
before digging in.
    ***
    "So what
are we doing tonight?" Brody asked after we finished eating.
    "Well,
the last time I checked, we were sitting at the kitchen table" I replied.
    He grinned, "Wow,
you definitely got the funny gene. Let's go out for a drink, I'm paying."
    "I
can't" Lucy answered.
    "You
busy reading? Have you got one of those candle things?"
    "It's a kindle and no, I'm actually going to a friend's house."
    "And by
friend you mean boyfriend?"
    She frowned,
"No, I mean friend." She looked at me, "A few of us are going to
see Lukas, he's feeling a lot better. I think he's getting fed up of staying in
the house on his own."
    "See, it
is a man."
    We both
ignored him. "Do you want to come?" she asked me.
    "We'll
go" Brody replied before I even had the chance to say anything.
    "Woah,
woah, woah..."
    "What?
Do you not know this Lukas guy?"
    Um, long
story.
    "I know
him."
    "Then
let's go. You heard what Lucy said, the poor guy's getting bored." He
turned to face Lucy, "Wait, why is he getting bored?"
    Lucy looked
at me before standing up, "I'm going to get changed. Thanks for dinner,
Brody."
    He winked,
"You can thank me later."
    I waited
until I heard Lucy's bedroom door close before speaking, "I don't think it's
a good idea."
    "Why not?"
    "Me and
Lukas...we have a history."
    The muscles
in his jaw tensed, "What happened?"
    "We're
better off as friends."
    "Who
ended it?"
    "Me."
    "Did he
hurt you?"
    Yes but I
also hurt him.
    "No."
    "You had
to think about that one."
    "It
wasn't meant to be, we've moved on."
    "What
did Lucy mean when she said that he's doing better? Has that got something to
do with you?"
    I paused for
a moment, trying to find the right words. "The fire at my house...he was
trapped inside."
    Brody's eyes
widened, "He's the guy?" I nodded. "No wonder his name sounded
familiar. Okay, we're definitely going, I need to shake