The Almighty Heir's Return

Chapter 02

“No. Not yet. But thanks for asking,” he ended the call and plopped down on the couch.

In two weeks, he would be out of Helena, Montana. After saving and studying hard, he had gotten a scholarship to Illinois Wesleyan University. And that was there, in Bloomington, that he hoped to have a fresh start, far from everything and, especially, far from Kayle Jemerson!

The first week of classes was wonderful, giving Brandon the feeling that the future would be bright from then on. And he had managed to get there on his own two feet!

So far, he hadn’t made any friends, but he was used to being alone. However, in the second week, a pretty girl walked into the classroom. She looked around and chose to sit next to Brandon.

“Hi, my name is Erika. Nice to meet you!” the girl greeted Brandon, which made him very nervous.

“H...Hi, I'm Brandon,” he answered awkwardly. Brandon wasn't the type of guy girls would approach like that. He didn't have an ugly face, but he was thin and a little clumsy, trying to go unnoticed by the others.

“Could you tell me about this lesson? I don't know much about it, I'm afraid the teacher will ask me some questions. I missed this first week of classes…” Erika bit her lip and Brandon swallowed hard.

“OK…”

As they talked, Brandon became more confident. Erika was funny and seemed genuinely interested in him.

The teacher arrived and Erika sat facing forward. Brandon tried to concentrate on the lesson, but it was difficult.

As soon as class ended, he started packing up his things.

“Hey Brandon, do you have any time tonight? We can go out for dinner, you know? I want to thank you for today. You taught me better than the teacher,” she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. Brandon forgot to breathe for a few seconds.

“Oh… are you asking me out?” he asked too quickly and wanted to slap himself for the tone he used. He sounded like a desperate little boy!

‘Okay, this is where she thinks you’re an idiot and leaves,’ he thought to himself, but Erika let out a little laugh.

“Well, yeah. So, what do you say?”

They waited for class to end and went together to a place she said she knew. The girl said she used to spend her vacations in that city, although she was from Helena, just like him! It was only natural that she would know a nice restaurant and so he followed her. They arrived at a large hotel and walked to the restaurant on the second floor.

“I hope you like Italian!” She looked at him with shy eyes and bit her lip.

“Yeah, I… I really do!” Brandon looked at the prices when they received the menu and felt really awkward.

“What is it?” She asked, noticing that he was feeling uncomfortable. His eyebrows were furrowed.

Brandon didn’t know how to say that. He worked hard, he had some money saved, but if he spent it on that fancy restaurant, he would definitely regret it later.

‘I should have said that as soon as I saw this hotel!’, he blamed himself. Brandon still had time, since he hadn’t ordered yet and decided to be open with Erika. He wasn’t going to pretend to be something he wasn’t!

“Oh, sorry. I don’t think I can afford this place,” he said, looking down and moving his lips nervously.

“Well, this first time is on me, then!” Erika answered with a big smile and touched his hand on the table. Brandon's heart was beating wildly. She... she didn't make fun of him! What's more, she offered to pay for him, without using a condescending tone, which was very important!

'Is she real?' he thought, his eyes clearly showing his passion. 'As I thought, my life is starting over!'

After they ate, Brandon didn't order anything expensive. Even though she was nice, he didn't want to seem like he was taking advantage of her, in any way.

"Oh..." she started to speak and blushed red. "Hmm. The house I’m gonna stay in is not yet ready, so… I have a room booked for tonight. Would you like to...?"

For a moment, Brandon didn't know what to say. In fact, he wasn't even sure if he had heard her right. Was she inviting him to her hotel suite with her? That was too intimate! Did she want to do... that with him? He had never…

‘Stop being a moron!’, he said to himself and inhaled deeply the air. 

"Sure!" he finally replied.

"We can have more privacy, you know?" she said and he nodded, very excited.

She paid the bill and held his hand as they went up in the elevator, toward the room Erika had booked.

Once inside, they sat on the bed and started talking for a bit, and then she moved closer to him until their faces were inches apart.

"I want to kiss you, Brandon..." Erika admited. He, who had never been so close to a woman, one who wanted to kiss him, just nodded. He was already a man and he longed to be with someone.

The kiss started very light, nervous. Brandon held her waist and her scent was intoxicating him. They started to take off their clothes and she was now shirtless.

Erika placed her hand on Brandon's chest, who was already on top of her, and bit her lips, smiling.

"I'm going to the bathroom... You can start taking off your clothes. I'll be right back," she said and kissed his lips lightly, before walking through the door.

Brandon couldn't believe how things were going so well! He felt strange taking off his clothes, but he believed that the girl would clean herself before they did anything. He wanted to do the same. "Maybe when she comes out of the bathroom."

He took off his pants and, at that moment, all hell broke loose. The door opened with a bang and Brandon was startled, unable to move.

"Look who's here! I bet you thought you were going to get laid, huh?"

Brandon didn't need to turn around to know who it was. He would never forget that voice.

It was Kayle!