On the Offensive

I always beg for more.
I always wake up too soon.
I always hate myself for dreaming about him.
I always take that hatred out on him...my stepbrother.

Leaving sunny Florida behind, Peyton spends New Year's with her family in Aspen. There's nothing she wants more than to return to her college life - at first. As it has been for years, Peyton and stepbrother Zack are on the offensive; they argue over nothing. But there's a thin line between I-wanna-throttle-you and I...I-wanna-do-something-else-to-you.

This is a short novelette with a word count of 14 000.