To Hate My Stepbrother

Ava’s POV

Turning on my bed, I groaned as I sniffed and I knew that I wasn’t dreaming, a delicious aroma filled the air and that was what jolted me out of my sleep and not because I’ve had enough sleep.

Opening my eyes, I savoured the sweet smell and that was when the sight of where the sweet aroma was coming from came. There was food on my bedside table.

Smiling, I opened the covered food on the table to see varieties of foods, there was steak, sandwiches with tea and even a bottle of wine, orange juice and water for me to choose from.

Moving to the edge of the bed, I decided to start with the sandwich and even though I didn’t want to, I couldn’t help but compare this current marriage to my first one.

Mason had always been nice to me and despite the amount of time we spent together he never got tired of me. I knew he’d never change because he loved me so much but somewhere deep down inside me I still kept the thought of something terrible happening even though I knew waiting for something like that was like waiting for a bus that’ll never come.

My first marriage was a waste of time and energy considering how I was the one carrying the entire relationship, working so hard so that it wouldn’t come crashing down while my so-called husband kept cheating on me and abusing me and he’d even told me that I was never going to find happiness.

At some point I thought he was right but I was wrong, the son of a bitch was wrong because when I’m with Mason I feel all the happiness that there is to feel.

It was the last day of our honeymoon and two weeks alone time with my husband had been nothing short of amazing.

Time flew by so fast and the last day came so swiftly that I really wished we didn’t have to leave. I wished we could live there instead but somehow the honeymoon had to end.

Smiling as I ate, I saw a note tucked to the side of one of the plates and I opened it to read what it said.

‘Eat as much as you can, I could’ve woken you up but I didn’t want to disturb your beauty sleep. I’ll be back soon, I’m just stepping out to get something.’

I smiled as I set the note down and continued with my food. When I was done, I decided to soak myself in the bathtub for a while.

Getting out of the tub, I picked up my phone to call Nicole and something just told me that she’d have been waiting for my call.

“Thank goodness you called!” She shrieked when she answered, I was right, “So, how’s it? Tell me everything.” She continued without giving me any time to talk.

“I’m on my honeymoon, you don’t expect me to call every now and then,” I rolled my eyes but all Nicole seemed to care about was me telling her how I’d spent my honeymoon.

Sitting on the bed, I told her about everything that had happened, how I was happy with Mason and honestly wished that nothing would ruin this happiness.

“I can assure you that this happiness is going to be one that lasts forever.” She assured me when I told her about my feelings and I smiled as I continued giving her the details she wanted so badly. We spoke for a while and I hung up.

I was trying to look for something to wear when my phone rang and I picked it up to see that it was Xander.

“Hey, how are you doing?” I asked as I answered the call and Xander and I started talking about a lot of things.

We talked for hours about Mason, the wedding, the honeymoon and even the gift he sent on our wedding day.

“I’m sorry I couldn’t show up for your wedding, you invited me and I just….” He apologized as his voice trailed off.

“It’s fine, I understand you couldn’t make it. I know you’d come if you could, it’s really nothing.” I laughed it off and Xander did too.

“I’m happy for you though, I’m glad you’re happy because you deserve it,” he said as I muttered my appreciation to him, “also, I wanted to tell you that I’ll be moving to Spain to further my studies.” He informed me and I couldn’t help my shriek.

“Really?! That’s so great, I’m glad.” I replied, I was genuinely happy for him and we spoke for some more minutes before deciding to hang up the call.

I laid on the bed to take a nap while I waited for Mason and I had no idea how much time had passed until I felt a kiss on my lips and forehead.

Opening my eyes, I saw Mason and after a while of talking we decided to go for a swim but we ended up skinny dipping so we could tick another thing off our bucket list.

“We’ll go out for lunch, I booked a reservation at a restaurant.” He kissed me as he told me and helped me into the bathroom with him. We took another shower and dressed up to go out to eat.

Mason wouldn’t stop telling me about how beautiful I looked all through lunch and soon we finished eating and made our way to the car where Mason and I kissed.

The kiss got so intense that I didn’t want it to stop until a security guard brought it to our notice that we were supposed to drive out.

Laughing, we got back home and it was as though tie was flying by fast, it got late and Mason decided that he was going to help me wash my hair before braiding it for me.

He also massaged my feet and soon I could feel myself falling asleep as his soft hand touched my feet.