Mike Delfino struck the final few notes on his guitar, as he finished singing the song "Mustang Sally". Once he finished, Dave Williams broke out into an applause. "Whoo. Good stuff, boys…." Dave said, with a wide smile. Mike Delfino turned to look over at his new friend. "Was it really that good?" he asked. "Yea, man. This whole band thing is coming along great…" Tom spoke up, running a hand over his dirty blonde hair.

"We sound like a bunch of middle aged men who wish they were seventeen again…" Carlos spoke up. "That's because we are a bunch of middle aged men who wish that we were seventeen again…" Mike said, with a smile. Even though Carlos was still blind, Mike could tell by the look on Carlos's face that Carlos knew Mike smiled when he said those words.

Dave stepped out from behind his drum set, and walked towards Mike. "You were great buddy. I think you have exactly what it takes to make us go far…" Dave said, putting his hand on Mike's shoulder. Mike smiled slightly. "Thanks Dave…" Mike said, with a polite nod. Dave continued to smile. Dave's cell phone began to ring, and Dave quickly glanced at it.

He slid the phone back in his pocket. "Not important…" he said, with a nervous smile. "You alright Dave? You looked like you just got a death call…" Orson said, looking concerned. "Nah. I'm good…" Dave said, waving his hand as if to dismiss the matter. There was a knock on the metal door. Tom tilted his head, and slid off his guitar.

"Now, who could that be…hope its not Lynette…" Tom said, walking towards the door. He opened it and saw two men in suits standing there with a woman who looked like she just reached her twenties. The first question that came to Tom's mind was if someone ordered a hooker, but he mentally dismissed the thought.

"Hi gentlemen….can I help you?" Tom asked. The one man nodded. "Yes. I'm Detective Morris…and this is Detective Burns. We were told that we could find Mike Delfino here…" Detective Morris spoke up. Tom nodded. "Come in…" he waved. They smiled, before walking in. "Hey Mike. I think someone got you a birthday present…" Tom said, walking towards him.

Mike looked up as the two Detective's stepped in, along with a blonde haired, light brown eyed woman. Mike tilted his head. "Astera?" he asked. The young girl smiled. "Mike…" she said, with a small nod. Mike stood up, and took off his guitar. He smiled and walked over to her. He greeted her with a small hug. Tom looked over at Dave, Carlos and Orson.

"A previous one night stand?" he muttered. Orson shrugged, Carlos tilted his head, and Dave continued to stare at the woman with an interest.

Mike pulled away and looked at her. "Wow. It's been so long…" Mike said. "Four years," Astera replied. "Yea….and you were…" Mike paused to think. "Seventeen…" Astera said, with a small smile on her face. "Wow. The big twenty one…" Mike said, with an impressive nod. She smiled simply at him. "It's great to see you again…" Mike spoke up.

"I wish under better circumstances…" Astera said, looking away. Mike tilted his head. "What do you mean?" he asked. Astera looked down at the floor.

"Um…Detective Burns and I specialize in the family department. I'm sorry to bring you this news but, your cousin Kimberly Hart and her husband Steven Hart passed away about a week ago…" Detevctive Morris said, empathetically. Mike placed his hands on his hips, and looked at the ground. "They were my first cousins, and I'm only hearing about this now?" Mike questioned.

Detective Burns shrugged. "We are sorry Mr. Delfino…but we only just found out…" he stated. Mike exhaled. "Okay…" he said, looking back up at them.

"It was in your cousin's will that should anything happen to them, that their daughter Astera was to be placed under your care…" Detective Burns spoke up.

Astera rolled her eyes. "I'm twenty one, please don't use that phrase…I don't know why we have to bother him about this. I can take care of myself…" Astera said, looking at him. Detective Morris shook his head. "Until you settle down with a job for at least a year…you need to be placed under Mike Delfino's care…it was what your parent's will said…" Detective Morris stated.

Astera sighed. "Sorry Mike…." She said, looking at him. Mike smiled. "Hey, it's alright. Ever since my divorce with Susan…the house has been empty anyway…" Mike said, with a small smile. Detective Morris and Detective Burns handed all the legal documents over to Mike, telling him that Astera's belongings would arrive shortly. Then, they left.

Mike smiled at her. "Well…you stay here and I'll get you a drink. You like Diet Coke, right?" he asked. Astera nodded. "You have a good memory…" she stated. Mike smiled, before walking away. Tom hurried after him. "That's your cousin? Wow, you would never know…" Tom whispered, looking back at her. Mike gave him a look. "She's too young for you, and you're married…" Mike stated simply.

Tom grabbed a beer. "A married man can look at the menu, but he can't order…" he said, with a smile.

Astera shifted awkwardly in her spot. Finally the man with the pale blonde hair stepped forward. "Hi. I'm Dave William's. I'm best friends with your cousin…" he said, shaking her hand. She smiled at him. "Oh. Hi…" she said. He continued to hold her hand as he nodded towards Orson. "That's Orson Hodge…and over there is Carlos…" Dave spoke up.

"Hello…" Orson said politely. "Hi. If it looks like I'm staring at your boobs or something…I'm not…I'm blind…" Carlos said. Astera looked at the ground for a second, before letting go of Dave's hand. "Okay…" she said, uneasily. Dave smiled at her, and put a hand on her shoulder. "I know this may seem sort of awkward, moving into a new neighborhood and everything…but trust me…things will work out…" Dave said, soothingly.

Astera nodded. "Yea. I hope so…" she said. Dave smirked at her.

If Astera knew Dave well enough, she would of known the secret behind his deceitful smirk. To Astera, it was a 'welcome to the neighborhood' or 'I think your hot' or 'I'm so glad you found a new family' smirk. Which in a way it was. But she didn't know the secret behind it. What she didn't know was now that a close family relative had come back into Mike Delfino's life, Dave was going to use her to help his plan.

He was going to use her to make Mike Delfino the most miserable person in the world. But Dave knew he had to be careful. He knew that he had to get close to Astera, to get even closer to Mike. He would do whatever it took to succeed in his revenge on Mike Delfino. Even if it meant seduction…