Jax didn't pull away. Instead, he took a seat on the edge of the mattress, his gaze fixed on her with an intensity that made the fictional romance on the screen feel pale in comparison. The conversation that followed wasn't about books or tropes, but about years of shared memories, hidden glances, and the terrifying possibility of changing a friendship into something permanent. It was a beginning that no digital file could fully capture, starting with a simple, honest conversation in the quiet of a late afternoon.
Instead, Jax looked from the screen to me, his expression softening into something unreadable. "Falling for the best friend, huh?" "It’s just fiction, Jax," I squeaked. Download Falling for Brothers Best Friend (Piper Rayne) epub
The silence was deafening. I waited for the laughter. I waited for him to call my brother and make a joke out of it. Jax didn't pull away
Downstairs, the sound of a closing front door and the muffled shout of a brother announced a departure for a quick errand, leaving a sudden, heavy quiet in the house. Sophie had already slipped away moments ago, sensing the shift in the atmosphere. It was a beginning that no digital file
The air in the room felt thick as Jax lingered, his hand still resting over hers. The tablet lay forgotten on the bedspread between them, the glowing screen eventually dimming to black. For years, the boundary between being a tag-along younger sibling and something more had felt like an immovable wall, yet in this single moment, that wall seemed to have turned into a thin veil.