It was just our usual Sunday dinner. Our family sat around our table as we feasted on roast chicken. Mum and Dad sat at the top of the table, my little sister (June, aged 11) and I (Lexi, aged 17) sat at one side of the table, and at the other my older brother Tom (aged 19) and his best friend Jake (also 19.)

Jake was always my Tom’s best friend, he was always around our house. My parents treated him as one of their own. So he was always everywhere with us. June loved him, she seen him another big brother, I think she actually preferred Jake than Tom. And me, well... you could say I had a little thing for him. I guess I just always had, I just never had the courage to do anything about it. I mean what can I say, Jake was honestly a dream.

He was tall, around 6ft. He was slightly tanned and had the perfect facial features, bright ocean blue eyes, a perfect jawline and my god, his damn smile. Got me every time. He had short dirty blonde hair, which he always slicked back in a messy way but he always made it work amazingly. And from what I know from summer vacation he has the perfect body. (Jake is always invited to our summer vacation. 😝)

Jake and I sat across from each other at the dinner table. Dad made his usual jokes at dinner, they weren’t funny but I always found myself laughing at them. Every time I laughed I noticed Jake looking over at me with those dreamy eyes, it was enough to make me weak at the knees.

I looked back at him this time. I stared into those dreamy eyes and I found him staring back at me. He smirked at me and winked before going back to taking a mouth full of food.

I began blushing and I don’t know what got into me but for a second I became like a little school girl who just talked to her crush.

I couldn’t handle it.

Lexi- “Excuse me for a minute.”

I said, before leaving the table and running away upstairs.

I ran into my room and locked the door behind me before collapsing on my bed. Thoughts began whirling in my head. What was I doing...

Before I could do or say much more there was a chap on the door. 3 knocks. I ran across my room, before tripping on a sock and falling. I got up quickly and flung the sock away, before realising I had cut my knee. (I was wearing a mini skirt.) I brushed myself off from the state I was in from just falling before unlocking the door.

I opened the door slowly while trying to fix my hair. I opened the door as Jake stood in the doorframe, gazing at me.

Jake- “Hey. I was just coming up to see if you were okay... You know, considering you ran off from dinner.”

Lexi- “Me? Yeah I’m fine... all good here...”

I replied.

Jake- “Are you sure?”

Jake said before looking down and noticing my bloody knee.

Jake- “Your bleeding!?”

Jake blurted out.

Lexi- “Calm down, I fell and cut my knee. Only a little scratch.”

Jake- “I’ll go get a bandaid, just wait here.”

I walked back into my room and sat at the edge of my bed, waiting on Jake to return.

After 5 minutes Jake came back into my room with a washcloth and a bandaid.

Jake- “Sorry I took so long, I couldn’t find a bandaid at first.”

Lexi- “It’s fine, I don’t mind waiting.”

Jake walked over to my bed and kneeled down on the floor infront of me. Before dabbing at my knee with the wet cloth.

Lexi- “You know I can do this myself.”

Jake laughed before continuing to dab at my knee.

He quickly fixed it up before placing a band aid over it. He then lightly kissed my knee as he got up from the ground.

Jake- “All better.”

Lexi- “What was that for?”

Jake- “Ehmmm... what was what for?”

Lexi- “You kissed my knee.”

Jake- “I was kissing it better for you.”

Lexi- “Well. Thank you then.”

I stood up from my bed so I was standing facing Jake. We stood looking at each other for a few moments before Jake inched his face ever so closer to mine.

Lexi- “We really should be heading back downstairs now. Before they think somethings going on.”

I began to walk out the room as Jake pulled my arm and twirled me back into his arms.

Jake moved his lips down to my head before placing a light kiss on my forehead.

Jake- “Okay then. As you said... we really should be going.”

Jake said teasingly.

I pulled Jake into me as our lips met. It was almost like sparks began to fly as our mouths parted open slightly and our tongues began to dance around.

Jake moved his hands down to my waist as he held me down.

I pulled away from him as I walked out the room once again. Jake pulled me back and placed another kiss on my lips before whispering in my ear...

Jake- “Your not getting away that easy.”