AN: In this story, Wordy never had Parkinson's and never let the SRU. His daughters are all older as well. Dean Parker is living with his father, Greg.
Lilly Wordsworth, Clark Lane, and Dean Parker have known each other since before they can remember, but when Clark and Dean start crushing on Lilly, the tension between them becomes unbearable. All hell breaks loose at Kevin Wordsworth's barbecue for his SRU teammates and their families.
That day started perfectly for the eldest Wordsworth daughter. She finally got the perfect fish tail with her blonde hair, her mom decided to make french toast for breakfast, and her dad announced he was having his team over for a barbecue since it was Friday. Lilly Wordsworth loved her dad's team, they were like the extra aunts and uncles she always wanted.
"Lilly, can you teach me how to do that with my hair?" Her younger sister, Katie, asked noticing the fancy braid.
"Of course Katie, just not right now." She replied and looked at the clock. It was 7:40 already and she was in a rush.
"Do you want me to give you a ride?" Wordy asked her, sipping his coffee.
"You will?!" Lilly grinned from ear to ear, she loved when she could get rides to school from her dad. Not that Lilly didn't like her mother, it was just rare for her dad to give her rides. Katie and Kiley normally rode the bus because they never needed to go to school early like Lilly did.
Lilly jumped into her dad's big black SUV and he started towards her high school. He pulled up along where all the other parents were dropping their kids off.
"Isn't that Clark Lane?" Wordy asked, pointing at a boy with brown curly hair walking towards the front door of the highschool.
"I think." Lilly replied and placed a kiss on her dad's cheek before hopping out of the car.
"Hey Clark!" Wordy yelled to the startled boy. Clark turned to look for the voice that called his name and he quickly noticed Lilly Wordsworth standing awkwardly next to her dad's car. He walked over to the SUV and greeted the two.
"Are you and your family coming over this afternoon for the barbecue?" Wordy asked through the rolled down window.
"Pretty sure we are. So I'll see you then, Mr. Wordsworth." Clark waved at him and with that, Wordy drove off to work. Clark and Lilly began walking into school, chatting about how their day will go.
"Hey guys." Dean joined the two on their way into school.
"Are you also coming to my dad's BBQ tonight?" Lilly asked while flipping her blonde braid over her shoulder.
"I think so." He replied. "Is Superman going?" Dean joked to Clark. Dean called him Superman because of the irony in his name, Kent Clark and Lois Lane.
"You're so not funny." Clark said, shaking his head at Dean's failed attempt at a joke.
"Lilly thought it was funny, didn't you?" He turned to his female friend who had dazed off.
"Earth to Lilly!" Clark yelled at her until she blinked back into reality.
"Sorry guys, I have to go. See you later!" She called to them while disappearing into the crowd of students.
"What was all that about?" Dean asked before turning to his locker and starting his combo.
"I think she likes you." Clark said, Dean's head lifted and spinned around quickly, his cheeks tinted with a light pink.
"I thought she liked you." He replied and Clark also began blushing.
"She can't like both of us, can she?" Clark asked. Dean stood and thought about it, running his hand through his dark brown hair.
"I guess we'll just have to find out." He said with a smirk plastered on his face.