Step-Brothers In Love

It was 5 in the morning and my phone starts ringing. I swear to God, I wouldn't receive the call, if it wasn't my mum calling me.

"Hey sweetie, all okay?" I ask her and I hear her sniffles.

Okay, this looks a bit serious. She is crying,, and she has never cried before at least to me. And it's f*cking 5 in the morning. I got up now fully awake.

"Mum, you're crying. Tell me what's wrong?" I ask her, and she takes in a sharp breath before breaking the most shocking news to me.

"Aiden, baby, your Dad wants a divorce." She cried again.

"Mum, he's not my Dad. Step-Dad, okay?? And I've never liked him in first place. Didn't he preach about love and lifetime of togetherness, all bullsh*t when he spoke to me since I was your son.. He was in love and tried so hard to convince me.. Then why the drama now?" I asked her, but she only kept crying.

I lost my Dad (my biological dad) when I was 20. He had a heart attack and died before we could even take him to the hospital. Five years later, one evening, my Mum got a man home. He was Ashley King. The biggest business tycoon.

My Mum loved him. It was clear in her eyes. But I wasn't sure if it was the same for him. To make it worst, he had a son and a daughter. His son was a year younger than me and the daughter 6 years younger. He had lost his wife in an accident which in which she and her son were driving home together.

Till today, I haven't seen the son. I have seen my step-sister and believe me she's an angel. I love her, but she loves me more (in her defense). Anyways, back to the topic now.

"Mum, are you alright? Do you want me to come back home?" I asked her and she said yes without hesitating.

I would go even if she hadn't said yes. Because I love my Mom. "Alright, I will be there by afternoon. Please stop crying. I love you Mom." I told her before hanging up.

I couldn't sleep after that. I scrolled through my Instagram and while I was doing it, I got a voice text from my sister.

"Aiden, I don't want to leave you. I want to stay with you. Please come soon."

I smiled hearing her angel voice, but at the same time, it pained me to hear her cry too..

"I will be back soon, princess. Stay with mom. And call your brother." I replied to her.

An hour later I got up and did my morning routine and had a cup of coffee. I packed some clothes and some important documents to work at home. I called in my assistant, Mia.

"Aiden, how long do you think you will stay out?" She asked and I knew she was annoyed.

Mia, is a beautiful and very kind girl. She understands me well and most of all, she knows I'm gay. She is more like a friend. In my absence now, she will single-handedly have to handle everything.

"I'm sorry Mia, but this will take a few days. But don't you worry, I can do the very important meetings, papers signing and stuff from here. For the less important ones, you can send it to Jer and get it signed from him." I told her to which she agreed after 15 minutes.

Jeremy was my best friend and business partner. And most of the time when I had to be out, He would do my work, review projects and handle other issues by himself. He was more like my employee than a CEO himself. Because you would find him more in my company than his own.

After sorting things out, I set out in my Maserati which I loved. It was the first ever car I bought. And nope, I never changed it.

We all stayed in LA, but still from my penthouse to my Mom's place was like 3 hours drive. It was a boring drive, but I managed to drive and finally reached home.

On hearing my car come to a halt, my sister came out running. "Aiden is back, Aiden is back" She literally sang.

I picked her up in my arms hugging her.. Did I mention before, I loved her. "Hello Princess, I missed you." I told her, but she is smart for her age..

"Don't even try, Aiden. Brandon doesn't come home at all. I haven't seen him in years and after you left, I was all alone. Now Mum Dad want to separate and Dad wants me to go with him. But I don't want to. I want to stay with you Aiden." She started crying and that's the last thing I wanted.

"I'm sorry. I'm here now. I will sort things out okay? Please don't cry. You know I hate to see you and Mum cry. And guess what both of you did today. So the one responsible for this has to pay for it." I tell her and kiss her hairs.

We both went inside. "Mum, I'm home." I called her and when she came out I gave her a hug. "Aiden, my baby, I missed you so much. Thanks for coming baby. What about your work though?" She asked and I smiled.

Well, even though my mum loved me and wanted me to be here, I know she would still worry about my work..

"It's been taken care of. Don't worry." I assured her. "Where's your husband?" I asked her and she spanked my arm. "He's your Dad. Even if he divorces me, he's still your Dad." This woman had loved someone once more after my own Dad and I really admired her.

"He will be coming home tomorrow.. For now, your brother's coming home after so many years. He should be here anytime. Please be good to him. Okay? For me?" She said while pouting.

My mum, if not my mum, would've been a great actress. I agreed to her and then went up to my room. The three-hour drive was itself very exhausting. I just flopped on my bed as soon as I entered the room.

I slept for like 6 hours straight and knowing my Mum, she would never wake me up till I wake up by myself. And I loved her for that. I got up changed my clothes into shorts and a grey tank and went down.

"Mum, Mum..." I called out but no response.

I heard some sounds in the kitchen, so I walked towards it. Instead of my Mum, there was tall, muscular guy in the kitchen. He had his back facing me, but still I knew it had to be my step-brother, Brandon. Mom had said he was coming home today.

Ignoring his presence, I straight went to the fridge and grabbed a bottle of water. I felt a gaze on me, but I still didn't bother. I gulped down the water and then turned around to find the most beautiful eyes looking back at me.

"Hello, Aiden." He greeted and I nodded. F*ck that was the first time, I felt my name was perfect especially when he said it.

"Hello to you, Brandon." I replied and then went up to my room.