Stepbrother Desire (Erotica)

Mike fell silent then, and stood without a word. He dropped forty dollars on the bar and left without a word.

He hopped into his truck and drove around for hours.

“Fuck that,” he said. He said it again. And again. And again.

The voice immediately began to protest, and then to threaten, then beg and plead.

Mike felt like his whole world had been shattered.

He didn’t speak to Matt for about a month after that night, unless it was about work. He was a ghost in the office, barely seen. Then, finally, he decided that he needed to clear the air between them.

“I think you’re right,” Mike said. “I didn’t want to admit it at the time, but I’m beginning to see what could happen. I can’t be responsible for tearing my family apart. Every time that we get in to an argument, sex comes up and they nearly tear each other apart. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I think I need to break up with all of them. Fuck.”

“NO, FUCK THAT AND FUCK YOU.”

‘It’s not your choice,’ Matt thought.

“I’m not some demon possessing you, or some ghost, you idiot. I’m a part of you. I’m obviously a part of you-one that knows that this is a fucking mistake!”

‘You’re just the part of me that doesn’t want this to be true. That doesn’t change the fact that I can’t risk tearing my family apart.’

He’d been unable to sleep for days, catching only a few hours at night. That evening, he called all of his sisters into the living room. One look at him told them that this was serious.

“Listen,” he said, his eyes downcast and his heart heavy.

“Don’t fucking do this man. I’m fucking serious. I’m fucking leaving if you do.”

He sighed and felt a tear roll down his cheek. “So I spoke to Matt and he finally told me what had happened between him and Missy.”

Mike told the four of them what had happened, and at the end, finally raised his face as the four girls saw the tears in his eyes.

“Don’t,” Sarah said, tears coming to her face. “Don’t you say it.” She was the most perceptive that evening, and realized what was coming.

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The others looked at Sarah and then back to Mike, slowly piecing it together. Mike wiped a tear away.

“This isn’t easy,” he whispered, fighting to hold back the flood, and to stay strong. Everything in him was screaming at him that this was wrong.

‘That’s just your mind not wanting you to be hurt, and not wanting you to hurt them,’ he told himself.

“Matt was right. We can’t keep doing this.”

Danni was crushed. The look on her face was like a thousand daggers piercing his heart.

“Mike…” Emma said, a tear finding its way to her face.

“I have to move out, and I don’t think we should be intimate.”

“I’m fucking done. Adios,” the voice said.

Sarah lowered her head and began to cry, as did Emma. Beth sat quietly and cried softly as she held Danni.

“Fuck you,” Sarah said, anger flashing across her face.

“How long do you really think we could have kept doing this?” Mike asked all of them. “What about your futures. Did you think of that? What about kids? What about marriage?”

Emma looked up then. “We would have crossed those bridges when we came to them.”

Mike shook his head. “Missy told Matt that she wished he was dead. SHE WISHED HE WAS FUCKING DEAD. I’ve seen that guy cry one time in my life, and it was the other day at the bar. He was crushed. As much as it hurts now, I can’t put my family through what he’s going through. I can’t. I love you too fucking much to do that to you.”

“We aren’t the Stuarts, Mike,” Emma said.

“Mike’s right,” Beth interrupted.

“What?” Emma said. Danni sat back and moved away from Beth. “I can’t believe I’m hearing this.”

“He’s right. It makes sense. I mean, we were having sex with our brother. We’ve all demonstrated in the past several years how much we suck at sharing. What did we think we were doing? How many fights have we had with each other. How many times has he had to put us back together, only for us to tear it apart again.”

“That’s easy for you to say, Beth, you’re leaving for South America,” Emma said.

“Fuck you, Emma, this isn’t fucking easy for me. I love Mike just as much as you, but I love my family more. This has the potential to rip us apart without hope of ever being the same again. Besides, the trip is only six months. Once the research expedition is finished, I’ll be coming home. This hurts me just as much as it does you.”

“Oh Bullshit!” Sarah said, standing and moving towards Beth. “I can’t believe you agree with him! Like Emma said, you’re leaving for South America. Just because you’re already going to be hurting, doesn’t mean you have to agree with him hurting us too!”

Beth looked confused. “What does that have to do with anything?” she yelled.

Sarah glared at her, suddenly lunging forward and grabbing a handfuls of her hair in both hands.

Beth screamed in pain and surprise as Sarah slammed her back into the wall behind her. “Fucking Bitch! You put this in his head!”

“Sarah!” Mike yelled, stepping between her and lifting her bodily away from Beth as Emma helped pry her fingers from Beth’s hair.

“Do you think this is easy for me?” Beth screamed at her. “Who’s the one he came to when you three were trying to slut your way into his bed? Who’s the one that he saved for last? Who’s gotten to spend the least amount of time with him since all of this began? ME! I’m the one that he came to talk to. It was my body that was driving him crazy at the table all those times, and in the shower, and by the pool. It’s me he’s thinking about when he fucks you!” she screamed.

“Fuck you!” Sarah screamed back.

“This is exactly what I was talking about,” Mike said. “Beth, you have no right to say that to Sarah. That’s mean and untrue. I came to you when all of this started happening because you weren’t one of the ones trying to seduce me. Yes, you have an incredible body, and it turns me on, but I find Sarah’s, Emma’s, and Danni’s just as exciting.”

Beth was still furious, her face still red and hair a mess. The looks that she and Sarah were exchanging could kill.

Mike turned to Sarah. “I know you probably hate me right now. I’m going to leave and let things calm down.” He stood then, “Sometime this week, I’ll go find an apartment. Emma, I’ll understand if you don’t want to work with me at M&M.”

“You can’t be serious about this,” Danni said, standing. “Please don’t do this to me. To us.”

Mike wept quietly as she came up to him. She had streaks across her face. He’d dreaded facing Danni most of all. She wrapped her arms around him and laid her head on his chest. He squeezed her gently and ran a hand through her hair.

“Because I love you so much, I can’t stay. I can’t hurt you. If we’re lovers and we break up, it will tear the family apart. At least right now we have a chance of staying close. At least you four will. I understand if you four don’t want to see me again after this. At least you’ll have each other.”