I hate that I love you

Judith's Pov
It's been two days since I started living with Brent and his family. And I really like it here. I love being a part of their happy family of four.

Back in Atlanta, it was only and and Mom alone in our house. But here is so many people that I hardly get time for myself.

Yesterday, I had met Brian's friends and I think they're all pretty cool. There's three of them: Matt, Zacky and Jimmy. I had already met Jimmy on my first day here. But as much as I've gotten to know him in this short while, I can say he's a total goofball.

Yesterday, when I met them all I saw the crazy side of Jimmy as well. The boys were talking about a Metallica concert and Jimmy had said something which the others found pretty stupid. They all waved away whatever he had said and that's why, Jimmy gave out a loud ear piercing scream.

God, his voice was so high pitched that we all had to cover our ears. I guess he got angry for not being listened to. I'll keep that in mind, just in case he doesn't scream at me some day for not listening to him.

Zachary or Zacky, as he likes to be called is a really sweet guy. He was a little shy at first when he saw me but now it seems like we've been best friends since God knows when. He's funny and I don't know how, but it seems like we're connected or something. Our choices are so similar that Jimmy now calls Zacky 'Judith's brother from another mother'.

I found it really weird at first but I'm getting used to it slowly.

Then there's Matt. I honestly got a little scared when I saw him first. He's so big and muscular and always has this tough look on his face. I had thought he'd be quite rude and all. But as the saying goes, don't judge a book by it's cover.

Matt's a really nice person and I don't think I'll ever need to worry when he's around. Even though he's all sturdy and strong, I've seeb he can be really sweet at time . When he got to know that I love to sing, he gave a really unexpected hug.

Last but not the least, my brother Brian's there. He looks so adorable when he's grumpy! Apparently, Jimmy told the others about the brother incident with Brian. And since then, the guys have been mocking hin by calling him 'brother' usually when I'm around.

I've also met Matt's girlfriend, Valary and her twin sister Michelle. I instantly hit it off with both the sisters, especially Val. She's even taken me out to show a few places around including her house. Michelle's also really nice but most of the times, she's bisy with her group of friends.

So, I've been setting up my room since this afternoon. I just had my dinner and said goodnight to Brent, Suzy and Mr. Haner. I've recently got to know that Brian's named after his dad. So to avoid confusion, I call his dad Senior sometimes. Brian was in his room, strumming his guitar since the last couple of hours. So he didn't have dinner.

It was almost 11 and everyone had gone to bed. I still had to set up half of my closet, only then will I be able to sleep peacefully. I placed all my jeans on the left side and shirts on the right. Every now and then, I would hear Brian's cough through the wall. Was he okay?

Since I was getting tired of fixing my closet, I decided to check on Brian. I knocked on his door, calling his name. "Brian, you okay?" I heard a few noises before Brian opened the door and poked out his head. "Uh, you alone?" he asked. "No, I'm here with a bunch of ninjas." I joked.

"Great sense of humor. But seriously, you alone?" he asked and I nodded. "Good." he said and opened the door fully. "Are you oka-" I stopped mid sentence and looked at him. "You were smoking?" I asked and his eyes went wide. "No! I was not!" he said in his defense. "Brian, you're standing just a hand away from me. And I can smell it in the air too." I said.

"Okay, Sherlock. Can we keep this between us?" Brian said. "Sure, but...." I trailed off and he looked at me. "There's a but?" he asked, cocking an eyebrow. "Yeah, there's always a but." I said, leaning against the door. "Go on." he said, looking at me with lazy eyes.

"Can you help me set up my closet?" I asked and his expression changed completely.

"You'll keep your mouth shut if I helo you set up your closet?" he asked in disbelief. "Absolutely." I said and he grabbed my hand. "We're doing it right now then." He said and pulled me towards my room. Finally, my closet will be set up!

"There's already clothes in there. What else needs to be done?" Brian asked in confusion when he saw my half full closet. "Do you see those two stacks of clothes?" I said, pointing on the clothes on my bed. "What about those?" he asked and I sighed.

"I want you to pass me each and every clothing, properly, so that I can arrange them in the closet." I said.

"Easy." he said and sat down on the bed. "Let's get to work." I said and he passed me a few t-shirts. "Do you always wear t-shirt, jeans and cashmere sweaters only? 'Cause there's a lot of them here." Brian said a moment later. "Not always." I answered as he passed me some jeans.

"I haven't seen you in anything else, yet." he said. "Fine, I'll wear my kimono for you someday." I said and his mouth dropped open slightly. "You wear kimonos like Jimmy?" he asked and genuinely looked shocked. "I was joking, Bri bear." I said and laughed silently.

"Bri bear?" he asked, cocking an eyebrow. "Oh god, you're too cute Brian." I said, shaking my head.

"So you need help with anything else, Judy bear?" he asked, sarcastically. "No thank, Bri bear." I said and plopped down beside him. He looked at me and gently cocked his head to the left. I cocked my eyebrows and asked, "What?"

"Can I tell you something?" he asked and the depth of his voice made goosebumps appear on the back of my neck. "Hmm." I blinked a couple of times and nodded. "Close your eyes first." he said and I narrowed my eyes at him. "Why?" I asked.

"Are you gonna listen to me or what?" he said in a low husky voice. I showed him my tongue before actually closing my eyes. "Good, don't move." he instructed before I felt his hands on my hair. "What are you doing?" I asked, with my eyes still closed.

"Something useful." he said and within seconds, I felt my hair cascade down my back and chest. "You opened my hair bun?" I asked, opening my eyes. "Yep." Brian said looking at me lazily. "And why would you do that?" I asked.

"Hasn't anyone told you that you look hot- I mean, more beautiful with open hair?" Brian said and my cheels heated up. "Never." I mumbled. "Now I'm telling you this and you'll have to listen to me." Brian said, wiggling his eyebrows.

"Whatever you say, brother." I said and he cringed his nose. "Good night, Judy bear." he said and stood up. "Good night, Bri bear." I said and shot him a smile. "And thanks for the help." I added and he smiled. "Just don't call me that in front of the guys, please " he said.

"Aww, but I love to call you that." I said, trying to control my laughter. "I don't think I want anyone else calling me that." he said, rubbing his hands together. "Why not?" I asked.

"Good night, Judy bear." Brian said, flashing one of those knee buckling smiles and left the room.

"Good night, Bri bear." I said, even though he had left. I stared at my door and thought, what just happened?

Notes

A little bit of Judith and Brian moment :D
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