Kaden

Ok, maybe the four of us should have been more concerned about meeting their entire family than we were.  All of the men in this family are fucking huge.  They are all my height or taller.  I think Cole’s dad has to be 6’10”. Hell, he might even be taller than that.  I can tell you that we were scared shitless, but we sure as hell didn’t show it.   After a half-hour of questions making sure we weren’t going to hurt their little girls, which is hilarious, they were OK with us.  I wonder if they even know that their little girls beat the shit out of more than half the guys at our school.  Alek and I were shocked when they greeted his dad and mine like they were old friends.

“We are old friends.  We all went to school together back in Atlanta.  Not to mention college as well.”  Dad says.

“Speaking of where is Christian and Lucy?”  Uncle Greg asks.

“They ran into some hard times and things turned out bad for them.  Last we heard they were in North Carolina but who knows.”  Kylynn’s dad Doug says.

They had all introduced themselves.  Doug and Quinn are Kylynn’s parents, Sean and Sarah are Tianya’s parents,  Yasmin and Jordan are Zya’s parents, Dean and Lillith are Dalton and Vienna’s parents, and Zach and Faith are Gabe’s parents.  There is another brother, but they are having a rough time.

“Don’t they have a daughter?”  Dad asks.

“Yes her name is Dani.  She just turned 18 a month ago.  She emancipated herself from them when she was 16.  While we weren’t happy with what was going on we supported her because it was the right thing for her.  I love my brother but he and Lucy are toxic to each other and Dani is doing great.”  Dean replies.

“She worked with the Kylynn and Tianya right?”  Uncle Greg asks.

“No, but she is a very accomplished dancer, musician and lyricist.  She actually was the one that got those two to go to a showcase along with Korey.  One of his friends is related to a music producer and as they say, the rest is history. “  Sean says.

There is a lot more to that story, but I don’t think we will hear it today.  We have been there for about an hour and a half when we hear a loud commotion coming from the front of the house.

“WHO IN THE FUCK PARKED THEIR SHITTY ASS CYCLE IN MY SPOT?”  Tianya yells.

“EXCUSE ME BUT THAT IS A HARLEY AND IT IS FAR FROM SHITTY.  I ALSO DIDN’T SEE YOUR NAME ENGRAVED ON THE PARKING SPOT.”  Lance yells back.

I can hear a bunch of mumbling, and I feel they are stomping back here, looking for a fight.  I smirk when they stop and see the four of us standing here. 

“What in the fuck are you guys doing here?”  Kylynn asks.

“We invited them.”  Dalton answers.

The look they level the guys with is deadly.  I have to hold in my laugh when the guys shrug their shoulders and walk off to grab something else to drink.  

“Those assholes need to stop sticking their noses in our business and our lives.”  Tianya mumbles.

“Those assholes just wanted to give us a heads up and not let us blindly walk into your family if things work out between a few of us.”  Alek points out.

“You're lucky you’re so damn sexy or I would kick your ass right now for even listening to my cousins and friends.  I can only imagine what my brothers and father said to you before I got here.”  Tianya quips.

Alek lays his arm across her shoulders as Riley, Sam, Xavier, and Bethany stare at him.  They are also staring at Kylynn and Tianya.  Their eyes stray over to us, and they glare at us.  No, we didn’t tell them who would be at the barbeque. We just told them it was some of our friends and their families.  We neglected to tell them who those friends were. I look down when I feel a hand touch my arm.

“Hey little sprite.”  I say.

“Hey to you to.  I wasn’t expecting to see you here.”  Everly says.

“Yeah, it was kinda a surprise when they walked into my office the other day and started telling us who they were and who they were related to.  We were even more surprised when they invited us to come to this.”  I explain.

“Kaden who is the beautiful woman?”  My mom asks.

“Mom this is Everly.  Everly this is my mom Claire and the guy walking up behind her is my dad Mark.”  I say to her.

“It is nice to meet you both.”  Everly replies.

I can tell that my parents like her immediately.  She is so polite to them and sweet that there is no way not to like her.  I hear her tell my parents that she will be right back as she weaves through the mass of people in this yard.  

“Kaden she is so beautiful, sweet, and charming please make sure to keep her around.”  Mom states.

“I like her son I think she is good for you.  I swear she looks familiar to me but I don’t know why.”  Dad adds.

“Yeah the four of us think that as well but we can’t think of where and why she looks familiar,”  I comment. 

We all look up when we hear yelling to see Kylynn smacking one of her brothers on the back of his head.  He tells her to stop, but she keeps smacking him.  Who knows what he said or did, but I can tell he is getting an ear full of it.  I spot Lance in the mass of people and notice that his gaze seems fixed on someone.  I follow his gaze and notice that his eyes are fixed on Jenna.  Well, this is an exciting turn of events.  I can’t blame him, though. The girl is gorgeous, just like the others.  She is the same height as Kylynn and Tianya but has long black hair that falls in soft waves down to her ass.  One would call the waves in her hair beach waves.  She has the most alluring eyes as they are the color of liquid gold with red flakes.  She looks like she has fire in her eye color.  Her naturally sunkissed skin tone fits with her hair and eyes perfectly.  She has tattoos but not as many as the other girls, and with her nose and eyebrow pierced, she is more than Lance’s type.  I notice she is talking with his parents, and I am surprised by that. 

“You should talk to her.”  I tell him.

“Damn it don’t sneak up on me like that. “  He snarks.

“I didn’t.  I have been standing here for ten minutes you have just been to caught up at staring at Jenna you didn’t notice me.”  I retort.

I can tell he is afraid of something, but I am not sure what it is.  Lance is the man whore out of the four of us.  He is a serial dater and swears that he cannot settle down.  I am not saying he hasn’t slept with his share of women, but he tends to date them, not fuck them, but he is also not a saint.  

“Listen just talk to her.  Who know’s maybe she is the one.”  I point out.

I know we are all getting sick of the dating scene and want to find the one.  I know Lance is afraid that he would mess things up, but I think this time will be different.  These girls aren’t like the spoiled, superficial rich bitches we have dealt with.  He takes a breath and walks over to where she is standing, still talking to his parents.  Her eyes get very round when Lance stops and joins in their conversation.  

“What is so funny?”  Everly asks.

I tell her about Lance, and she looks up and watches the scene unfold.  I catch Brent out of the corner of my eye talking with Kylynn.  She is practically sitting on his lap, and I see the stupid smile on his face.  He has it bad for her, but I am not one to say anything.  Considering the woman standing beside me has me under her spell, there is no way I can give him any shit for being whipped.  I look around and notice that the four younger ones have calmed down and are quickly getting along with a few others their age.  Drew has a younger brother, Justin, who is the same age as others, and apparently, Gabe has a younger, Sierra,  sister as well.  Trevor and Korey have two younger siblings, Nika and Tristian.  I guess Nika is brilliant and is in the same grade as the others, even though she is only 16.

“We are trying to get Dani to move here so she can be around family.  Kylynn and Tianya talked to her yesterday and I think they finally convinced her so hopefully we can ge her here before the start of her senior year.”  Vienna says.

All the parents, grandparents, uncles, and aunts have left; it is just us and our siblings left.  Everly is sitting in my lap.  She did that on her own.  Alek asks more about Dani, and Tianya explains more in-depth about her parents. It was funny that Sierra, Justin, Nika, and Tristian went to Legion when their older siblings went to Summerhill High.

“We actually wanted to go to Legion for the sports program.  I have nothing against the public school but Summerhill High has gone downhill since they were in school.  It has become very overcrowded. “  Tristian explains.

“Well, we are glad you guys go to our school.  We are all great friends and if Dani attends we will make sure she fits into our little group as well.”  Justin says.

Kylynn pulls out her phone and pulls up a picture of a young girl who, I am guessing, is Dani.  She is gorgeous with long silvery purple hair and crystal aqua green eyes.  She has a dusting of pale freckles across her nose and apples off her cheeks.  Tianya tells us that she is the same height as them.  I notice that Xavier is staring at Dani’s picture.  Sam and Xavier are twins, but they are not identical.  They are both the same height at 6’4” and have their father's dark aquamarine eyes (Alek shares this same eye color), but that is where the similarities stop.  Sam has his father’s dark hair, while Xavier takes after their mother with her sun lightened, slightly curly strawberry blonde hair.  

“When is she going to move down here?”  I ask.

“We are flying up to North Carolina in two weeks to help her pack her shit and then we are driving her back down.  She bought a house here a few weeks ago and I have been staying in it.  I was getting it set up with her new furniture and having it painted and decorated the way she wants.  The only things she is bringing are her clothes and a few things that she can’t part with.  She wanted a fresh start.”  Kylynn says.

I smirk when I notice that she sits her ass down in Brent’s lap and leans back.  His hands are on her thighs, and he has the dopest smile.  I am sure Riley has noticed, and I know he will give Brent shit about it later.  I am positive that Kylynn and Tianya are happy that Riley, Sam, Xavier, and Bethany will welcome Dani with open arms.  The others, I am sure, already know Dani, so I am not worried about her having issues at Legion.  Something tells me that if she is anything like these other women, she has also been trained to defend herself. 

“You need a ride home little sprite?”  I ask.

“Umm if it isn’t too much trouble or out of your way.”  Everly says.

I take her hand as we tell everyone good night.  I had a great time today; I am sure the others also did.  I open the door for her, and she slides into my car.  I pull out of the driveway laughing because I see Tianya give Lance an earful about parking his Harley in her spot.  I hear Everly laugh as well.  

“Thanks for the ride.”  Everly says.

“Anytime little sprite,”  I reply.

She raises up on her toes as I lean down.  Sparks run through me as our lips meet, and I grab her hips, pulling her into me.  Her arms wind around my neck as I grab the back of her thighs, picking her up and setting her on the hood of my car.  I can feel her wrap her legs around me as I grab her perky little ass.  She lets out a soft moan.  The shorts I am wearing are getting uncomfortably tight.

“I should go.”  I mumble against her soft lips.

“Ok, see you Tuesday for our meeting.”  Everly sighs.

I pull away from her and set her back down on the ground. I give her one last kiss as she walks away.  I wait till she is in her house to leave.  The drive home is uncomfortable as hell, but oh well.  I am unsure if I can wait till Tuesday to see her, but that isn’t that far off.  I keep thinking back to what their grandmother said to her.  She hugged Everly and told her that she had never seen her so happy and that she was glowing.  Everly looked scared when their grandmother said this; however, I am unsure why.  I will have to talk to Mom and see if she might be able to decipher the meaning of it.