Now I feel ten feet tall

 "YOU HAD SEX WITH MY BROTHER!" Well, Rafe couldn't help to be livid. Of course, he knew Cade would never tell him, but he could sense it. Maybe it was a twin thing.

Mercer was being oh so coy. It made Rafe in a huff. He wasn't sure what upset him the most. Possibly, it was the fact that Cade had beat him to this moment.

"Can you not shout," Mercer looked a little out of it. Of course, they were alone on the soccer field behind the library. A bit of Rafe felt like beating the little guy to a pulp, but he knew Mercer didn't stand a chance.

Rafe squinted hard. "How could you?"

"We're in love, why not?" Mercer looked at him seriously with those dark doe-like eyes of his. "We've been together for a very long time. It was time, OK?"

Rafe sighed. It just wasn't fair. Not at all. It should be him and Maddie. Not Cade and Mercer.

"We didn't do it at your house, OK." Now Mercer was shouting.

"What?" was he serious. "Where did you go?"

"By the river."

"But it's freezing cold!" Rafe's eyes bulged.

"So, we were hot for each other," Mercer shrugged back. 

"Couldn't you just get a motel room," Rafe made a face of disgust. "Was it really necessary?"

"I don't know," Mercer shrugged as if panicked. "I guess. It just happened OK."

"God, somebody could have seen you." Rafe squinted hard.

"Well, we didn't get arrested, now did we?" Mercer gave him the eye as if he should shut up now and leave well enough alone.

"MY BROTHER HAD SEX BEFORE I DID!" Rafe shouted with his teeth nashed and his fist ready to fight.

Mercer just watched him as if he was a crazy person on this very cold windy day.