The man turns around, and my eyes bulge out of their sockets. He says, "Raven?" at the same time I say, "Ian?!" I'm staring at Ian Reyes, aka Aimee's stepbrother, though he's old enough to be her dad. Aimee's stepfather-Ian's dad-is old enough to be her grandfather. When her mom was first dating him, Aimee would call him "the ancient one." Like always, my heart beats a little faster in Ian's presence. For a while, I had-okay, fine, still have-a crush on him, which of course, is something I haven't told Aimee. I'm not totally sure about the rules of lusting after your friend's stepbrother, but I'm fairly certain they're similar to the rules of lusting after your friend's brother. WORD COUNT: 4,500 A sexy short story about a young woman and her friend's stepbrother!

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