Meeting Him…
I stand in the small kitchen of our apartment, humming to myself as I grab a pack of spaghetti noodles from the top cabinet. I crack them in half after sliding some out the box, and gently place them in the boiling water. I’m Aubrey, 18 years old this year, finally. Maybe this year Leo will be less protective and I can actually get a boyfriend without him scaring them off… We live together, me and my older brother Leo that is. Leo is 23, and in college… been raising me since he was 19 and I was 14. Our parents died in a rough car accident back then, luckily for me, my big brother already had a place of his own, and plenty of room in his heart to take care of his poor little sister. It’s not like we always get along, but we’re very close, we had to be, after all, because of the death of our parents we only had each other. I don’t plan on going to college… I’d rather just work part time and keep the apartment nice while Leo is out. I enjoy cooking for him, even though he hates to admit he loves my food. Speaking of Leo, he should be back soo- *I hear the front door knob twist* speak of the devil. I turn off the stove, draining the water from the pasta when Leo walks in… but… he’s talking to someone, and I hear a second laugh I know isn’t his. I turn around and my eyes widen a bit.
“Hey sis” Leo said as he steps inside, with a VERY attractive guy right behind him. A guitar case slung over his shoulder
“Smells good in here, is that spaghetti?” Leo asks as he tosses his keys on the counter, kicking off his shoes
I nod slowly, staring at the tall guy next to Leo. Black slightly messy, kinda curly hair, slightly tan skin, and brown eyes, he’s wearing a faded grey Nirvana shirt, and baggy jeans, with roughed up black and white converse. He has a few tattoos on his right arm, and one on his left, looks like a movie quote but I can’t read it from here. He looks up at me, noticing my stare and I blink twice and look anywhere but his annoying sexy face.
“Hey… Aubrey right?” He asks as he holds his hand out towards me
“I’m Noah, Leo has talked about you a lot”
I shake his hand with an awkward smile. So this is Noah… Leo has mentioned this name many many times, Noah is his best friend he met in his guitar class, and they hit it off after that. But damnit Leo! You never told me how hot he was!!
Leo walks into the kitchen looking into the pot with hungry eyes then looks back at us. “Oh right, sis this is Noah, I’ve told you about him right?”
I nod slowly and say “Yeah… pretty much” Honestly, in my head I imagined him as some annoying looking douche bag, I mean if he became friends with brother so quickly he had to be but.. this Noah is nothing like how I pictured
“Yeah, so he’s crashing here tonight, hope you don’t mind sis, I was gonna text you but, I don’t know I forgot or whatever, anyway, call us out when dinner’s ready, we’ll be in my room just jamming” He gestures for Noah to fallow him into his room. Noah looks back at me for a second before fallowing Leo, but I stop him for a moment.
“Wait Noah… do you like spaghetti?” I ask hoping to god he doesn’t hate it or something, I don’t want my first impression to be based off his least favorite food
He pauses, then gives a small shrug “yeah, I don’t mind it” then turns back around walking into Leo’s room, shutting the door behind him.
I let out a breath i didn’t realize I was holding in ‘Yeah, I don’t mind it’ that’s better than hating it I guess. I turn back around and continue cooking… What is happening to me? I mean obviously Noah is hot as fuck.. but no guy in the history of my entire life has made my heart flutter just by introducing himself and saying that he doesn’t mind spaghetti, honestly I think he could say anything to me and I’d blush, how is he doing this to me!? Get it together girl you’ve only just met him!! Plus he’s 5 years older than you, he’s probably into the hot girls at his college, not his best friends skinny little sister, with mediocre breasts at best… WAIT what the hell am i saying to myself!? I’ve never cared what any guy thinks about my tits, or the way I look in general… am I going crazy?? Fuck, just breathe Aubrey… he’s just a guy… just… just a hot, sexy guy, who plays guitar, and probably has abs and- OW JESUS CHRIST! SON OF A MOTHER FUCK! I stomp my foot and run my finger under the cold sink, I was so caught up in my own thoughts I accidentally touched the side of the extremity hot pot, while I was stirring the sauce. I let out a frustrated sigh before turning off the water and touching my numb finger, shaking my head as I go back to cooking. I can’t believe he’s already that much in my head, I completely spaced out! This is pointless, he probably has a girlfriend already and there’s no way I’m his type, that’s it Aubrey, no more thinking about him! I focus on finishing the spaghetti… I start to hear Leo and Noah playing guitar from his room, but… hey Isn’t that the intro to Kilby girl? I love The Backseat Lovers, but i didn’t know Leo- wait hold on! Is that Noah singing!? He can sing!? I tip toe to Leo’s door and listen closely, as Noah’s soft gentle voice elevates the guitar playing. Damn he’s good… I shake my head and go back into the kitchen. FINISH DINNER DUMBASS! After another a few minutes I call out.
“Leo… Dinners ready” After a few seconds his door opens and he walks out with Noah behind him. “Finally, you don’t usually take that long sis…”
Noah smacks the back of his head “Don’t be so rude to you little sister dude!”
“Ow! Dude I was just teasing her!” He says while rubbing the back of his head and then rolling his eyes at Noah
“It smells great” Noah says with a smile as he sits down at our small table. I start setting the plates down “Thanks… I am sorry it took a while”
Noah shakes his head, while Leo sits next to him. “It’s totally fine, honestly I forgot how hungry I was while playing” Leo sighs “yeah, and i didn’t mean it sis, it didn’t take that long okay, jeez” I sit down across from the two of them. Eating slowly, Noah and Leo chat about something they were already talking about in his room, but the sound just goes muffled in my ears as my mind wonders. What should I say… god this is so awkward… am I the only one who thinks this is awkward!? WHY AM I SO AWKWARD! Maybe… I’ll just ask him what his hobbies are- wait… his hobby is guitar dumbass! Then, before I think about it enough, I just ask.
“Um… so Noah you- what’s your girlfriend like?” Gee, way to be subtle Aubrey…
Noah looks at me, then pauses for a second, taking a bite of the spaghetti and shrugging. “I don’t have a girlfriend actually”
Leo looks at him in shock “Huh!? What about Nona? What happened to her dude!? She was so hot, how’d you fumble that shit man!?”
Noah sighs poking at his spaghetti “She cheated on me dude… I texted you about this… but you never check your damn messages…”
Leo goes silent then looks down “Damn… Noah I-… I’m sorry about that…”
My eyes widen for a second… wait wait wait… s-so this… this means… HES SINGLE!? Aubrey! Comfort him, don’t celebrate over this poor guys rough breakup “That’s… that’s awful… i understand how it feels though” Leo nods his expression turning serious
“Yeah… Aubrey got cheated on by her first boyfriend… I hunted that guy down and kicked him in the balls till he cried like a bitch”
Noah chuckles but I glare at Leo “That wasn’t funny Leo! My entire class bullied me for ‘crying to my big brother after I got dumped’ “
Leo rolls his eyes “It wasn’t supposed to be funny. I did it cus he deserved it, and he needed to be put in his place”
I groan and shake my head “It was humiliating” Noah chuckles looking between us and says “You should feel lucky to have such a protective older brother… I wish I had a sibling to attack my Ex”
I had always hated Leo for beating up my Ex back then… but hearing Noah say that he agrees… It changes my mind instantly “Oh- well… yeah I guess your right…”
Leo’s eyes widen “WHAT!? Seriously!? Just like that sis??? What was all that yelling at me for back then!?”
I huff and cross my arms “Shut up…” Leo groans and flips me off “your so fucking immature Aubrey” Noah chuckles again “She’s cute…” my head snaps up… “Ewwww! Not in a million years” Leo pretends to gag himself, leaving his plate on the table, Noah stands up with him, but actually grabs his plate and walks over, placing it in the sink. Him and Leo banter back and forth walking back to his room, but their words muffle in my ears again. ‘She’s cute’ he said… h-he… HE CALLED ME CUTE!? Dear God… I sound like the hopeless romantic High-school girl in a cringy rom com…
