Chapter 1

Today happen to be a beautiful day in Pleasant view, with summer almost over you would think that everything would be right as rain. Well not really, the day started as any other day would, unpleasant.

Pleasant House

It was past her bedtime and she knew that if she was caught she would be in a lot of trouble. Lilith got out of the car that Dirk borrowed for the night (how she didn't know) and made her way over to the driver's seat of the car and kissed her boyfriend goodnight.

Once she was dropped her off, Lilith thought she was pretty sleek as she tried tiptoeing in her house. She already made it past the front door, and already starting to reflect on the night she had spent and how much fun she had hanging out. Almost to the stairs Lilith thought she got away with sneaking out once again. All her thoughts left her, once the kitchen light came on once she barely made a step on the stairs. Standing completely still, she did not have to look around to know it was her mother and father that were both standing there with looks of disappointment.

"Young lady, where have you been?" asked Mary Sue with disappointment in her tone.

"Um...ok fine, I was hanging out, just give me my punishment so I can go to bed, I am really tired." Lilith replied with a compliant tone. It was the middle of the night and she was very tired, and if her family knew, one thing about her is that she is extremely sensitive when she is sleepy. Although it did not seem like her parents were aware or even cared about that fact.

"Oh no you don't, you had your father and I worried about you all night, you owe us more than a couple of words." said Mary Sue.

Like any normal family Daniel, Mary-Sue, and Lilith sat at the kitchen table and discussed what the problem was and why she went out in the first place. The whole time it was mostly Lilith and Mary-Sue arguing, while Daniel would pop a question here or there.

"Lilith, you're our daughter and we love you and we know that you are better than this." Daniel said to Lilith pleading for her to understand. Lilith just rolled her eyes at her father's comment and even gave him the "yeah right" kind of look.

"We are not asking you to be perfect but the little things we do ask like: no seeking out, maintaining your grades, and if possible stop fighting your sister..." Daniel continued but was interrupted by Lilith as she stood.

"It's not like she doesn't start fights, I am not the only one who throws the first punch." shouted Lilith.

"Look I am sorry ok, next time I will ask to go out but this whole conversation is stupid. Just tell me my punishment so we can all go to bed and wake up and live out normal everyday lives, ok?" continued Lilith as she stormed upstairs to her room, followed by the slamming of her bedroom door.

Walking in her room Lilith checked her phone and noticed she got a text message from Dirk.

"Hey listen I got busted coming home and my dad is pissed. It might be a while before we can hang out again. But no regrets. Love Dirk"

Reading the text Lilith heart fluttered and she felt like if no one loved and understood her it was Dirk. Dirk had been the only person in her life that seemed to care about her for her. Her parents were so busy with Lilith and stress about money and work, that they didn't give much time to Lilith. You could say that Lilith is almost attached to Dirk, but does she really love him or like him for being around?

Goth Inc.

Mortimer was sitting at his desk in his office waiting for a guest he had invented in to town to discuss a meeting with about important issues. His office was standard with s bookshelves filled with science books but one particular book was placed there for his pleasure. It was the family photo book, and from time to time Mortimer would sit and go down memory lane, looking at all the photos of his daughter, he son (in and out of the womb), and his presumed dead wife. Since Cassandra told him that she wanted to marry Don Lothario there had been a gap in their relationship to the point that unless he fully supported their marriage to one another, Cassandra would never talk to him again, like mother like daughter.

Getting out of his chair he walked up to a book that Cassandra had made for him the last time she was in his office (which had been quite a while), it was a photo book of the "then" family. It was right around the time Bella was 8 months into her pregnancy with Alex. Scrolling through the pages it put a genuine smile on his face but a deep frown whenever he looked at his wife. She had gone missing a while back and was last seen on Don Lothario's roof.

Like any loving father, he still made plans for the wedding even if it was a challenge. Right after he got to the last page of the book he heard a knocking sound coming from the door.

"Come in" he said to the noise coming from the door. Coming in was a dear associate of his Jacob Adams, he walked over towards him and gave him a nice friendly handshake, like the ones you would give a dear friend, and oh boy did Mortimer need one. Adams has a kind man; long black hair tied behind in a low ponytail, respectable spectacles, and even came in a blue and black suit. Getting past the formalities, Adams wanted to know what he was here for.

Now thought out the whole conversation you could see the worry in Mortimer's eyes are he explained his situation to Adams, and boy was it not pretty. Mortimer was telling Jacob about how he wanted to reopen his missing wife's case, still believing Don had something to do with her disappearance... After about 2 hours of the conversation, Mortimer pulled a stuffed envelope out of his desk and presented it to Adams.

"I know this is asking a lot from you but I think you will realize it's the best option for you and your family, as well as mine," Mortimer said handing the envelope full of money to Adams. Adams took the envelope and looked like he was about to put 2 tons of weight on his shoulders.

Caliente House

The Caliente was perfect for women like them it was small yet spacious. It had a roof, which was perfect for sunbathing since they both had to upkeep, their skin a nice bronze color. The only trouble they had was that none of them had a job to help pay the bills. Nina spent most of the money going out partying with people while Dina was worried about maintain the house and the normal worry of a burglary coming over since they couldn't afford a security system.

Getting up from her chair on the roof, Dina walked down stairs to go and get the mail her sister most likely forgot to get. Walking down stairs, she noticed that Nina was not home and that the house was filthy. Before she went outside, she tried to straighten up the mess that was their living room, kitchen, and even staircase. Putting rubbish in the trash can, wiping off mysterious liquids of the coach and TV table, and she even decided to dust the urn that was right next to the love seat in the living room. Although she makes it her business to polish the urn of her late husband, it makes her feel like he is always there.

After cleaning the house, she went to the sidewalk in front of the house to retrieve the paper. Once she picked up the paper, she went inside her house to look to see what jobs were available. Before she could sit down, she heard a knock on the door, and went to go and see who was there.

"Who is it?" she asked not opening the door. A familiar voice said "Hey it's me beautiful." Opening the door, she saw the famous Casanova of the town Don Lothario. Don Lothario had the idea he was God's gift to women and was not afraid to use his "gifts" to get what he wants. Him and Dina had long history a while back but decided to just be good friends. Dina looked at him and his sports outfit and assumed he is just out jogging like normal. However, Dina did not feel like dealing with Don right now.

"Good Afternoon, Don" she said simply. Seeing him check her out only made her that much more annoyed. After waiting a minute to see what he wanted, Dina decided to just close the door in hopes that he goes away.

"Hold on now" Don said as he reached for her hand.

"You're not going to say anything to me besides just hi? I thought we were closer than that Dina," he asked.

Just as he asked Dina saw Nina come into view and waved at both Dina and Don.

"Ooooo wee, you sure look hot." Nina said as she fanned herself from seeing Don glisten in the sunlight. Nina invited Don in for a drink of water and Dina followed suit into the house.

"Wow you house is cleaner than mine." Don directing his compliment to Nina who nodded her head in compliance. Dina just rolled her eyes and went to go back upstairs to shower and get ready for her outing with a friend of hers.

While Dina was upstairs, Don started flirting with Nina and rubbed her arms in a smooth sensual way. One thing led to another and soon they were making out on the coach with Nina on top and Don on bottom. In the troughs of their passion, Don noticed an urn sitting on a table next to them. Given that he was, a doctor he knew those types of urns were not just for decoration.

"Why the heck do you have THAT in the house let alone the living room?" he said as he attempted to pick it up and put it outside. Nina paid no mind at all but just asked him to make sure it would be in a safe place. Opening their back door and placed it right outside of it in hopes that it would be safe, after he placed the urn by the door, he close the door, and went back to what he and Nina were doing before Dina yelled, "Is anyone still home?"

Nina just laughed now as Dina walked down stairs with her signature dress but with more accessories on. As Dina was walking down stairs, Nina asked her where she was going, with no reply. While Dina walked into the kitchen, she noticed that Don was still here and looked at him to ask, "What are you still doing here?" Don replied, "I was just catching up with Nina, once I get married you know I won't have much time to spend with my friends as I do now." Not wanting to question him fuller Dina looked at her sister and said "Nina I am going out I will be back around 7 or 8 ish time, so please stay home tonight and make sure that all the doors are locked."

"What am I ten don't talk to me like I am a child?" Nina said in an angry tone getting up from the coach with her hands on her hips.

Don looking at his watch told the women that he had to go and said his goodbyes by winking at both girls in a flirty way; he did not want to have to see or be involved with any catfights.

"I am not saying you are 10, I was just trying to make sure that..." commented Dina but was interrupted by the fact something was missing. Nina looked puzzled until her eyes widened at the missing item that Dina probably had noticed. Dina looked around until she noticed that one of her most cherished possessions was gone and she knew she did not put it somewhere. Not happy on any level she turned to Nina and asked, "Where is it?" Nina tried explaining to Dina how creepy she found the urn and put it outside just for a little while

"Do I go around touching your stuff, oh wait yes I do but only to clean up, who gave you the right to move my stuff?" she yelled at Nina as she went outside to locate the missing urn.

"Come on Dina, I am being serious now, it's time to let him go and the best way to do that is bury him and give yourself some peace." explained Nina.

Coming back inside with the urn, Dina walked up to her room to place the urn next to her vanity. Walking down stairs, she saw Nina give her a disappointing look and just looked the other way. "Dina, you know I love right? I think you should try and meet someone to help you cope with the fact that Michael is not coming back." "Was it sad that he died, yes but you have to move and meet new people, what about that Mortimer guy." Nina went on.

Dina knew her sister was not trying to hurt her, but her words were not any comfort.

"He is rich, older, and I am sure will find you a catch in some way."

"Mortimer is really just a good friend that is all. Plus he is kind of like family since we were in-laws at first." replied Dina.

Dina was good friends with the wealthiest man in town Mortimer Goth, what people don't know is that they used to be family, by law. Since the death of her husband, she had seen therapist to help treat her with her depression, but luckily, her friend Mortimer was there to help get her to enjoy life too eventually they even got closer than they normally would.

"So who are you going out with then, Mortimer? "asked Nina.

"No I am going with Brandi, she said she had some good news she wanted to tell me so I thought we could have dinner tonight to celebrate whatever good news she has. "said Dina.

Pleasant View High

During lunchtime most of the students like to sit outside an enjoy the weather. Sitting near the gym was a group of students chatting away while eating their lunch: Dustin Broke, Dirk Dreamer, Angela Pleasant, Lilith Pleasant, and their new friend Arianna Adams.

Dustin Broke was a chill kind of guy, didn't really care much for school but came because his girlfriend was there and also to escape the boredom of being at home all day.

Dirk Dreamer was the smartest guy you could meet in Pv High him and Angela always try and compete each other on who has the highest GPA. He even helped his girlfriend Lilith bring her grades up (probably because he is the only person she will listen to)

Arianna was the new girl and was invited to eat lunch with them by Lilith, who she thought would be a good addition since the only other female in the group was Angela (who she could not stand being around for too long).

"So where are you from Arianna?" asked Angela. Arianna responded, "I am from Veronaville." Veronaville was a very high-class city, so it was no surprise that everyone was shocked that she moved from such a rich city, and now lives in a normal average city. "Wow so you must be loaded if you come from a place like that, why move here?" asked Dustin. Arianna did not really know why they had moved, her father never really told her why they moved, he just said he had to help out an old friend. "I am not really sure to be honest with you." Arianna said to Dustin. "Well I like you, sometimes we get really snobby or just rude new students so it's cool to see someone who is at least humble", said Lilith proudly.

Arianna and the gang just talked for the next half hour before lunch was over and they had to return to class. "What is your next class, Arianna?", asked Angela. "Um, I think it was combative sports." replied Arianna.

"Cool, you have the same class as me." Lilith said enthusiastically. Dirk could not help but noticed just how excited Lilith was. It was nice to see her happy but thought it was funny how happy she was to have the same class with the new kid. "Well hey, I am on my way to Calculus. Talk to you later babe." Dirk said to Lilith as he kissed her lips goodbye.

Dustin looked as Dirk kissed his girlfriend goodbye then looked at Angela who was already blushing. Angela looked at Dustin and leaned over to give him a quick kiss on the cheek. "I will see you after school bye. "Angela said so fast and left even quicker. Dustin just shook his head and sighed.

Late that Night at Pleasantview Park

In the park, Daniel replayed the scene and words in his head over and over again on the bench. He knew it was time to set things right, if not for his wife than at least for Kaylynn. He had asked Kaylynn to meet him at the park because he wanted to talk to her, and here she was sitting right next to him.

"Daniel, what is wrong? You seem sad." asked Kaylynn. Daniel looked at Kaylynn and smiled hoping that after this, maybe things would be easier for him and for her. Daniel knew that Kaylynn wanted someone to love her, and in truth, he wanted the same, but from his wife. It breaks his heart that he has to end things like this because he still does love her but he knows that he can't give her what she wants; a family and kids.

"Kaylynn, I am ok but I am mostly concerned about you." he said as his answer. Kaylynn looked at him in confusion. "What do you mean, I am ok. I am happy because I love you, and you love me right? Kaylynn asked reaching out her hand for Daniel to take. Instead of taking her hand he just put his head down in shame. "I do love you Kaylynn but I don't think you should love me anymore." Daniel said with all the sadness in his heart. Kaylynn did not know if she should cry or be angry. "What do you mean you don't think I should love you, why are you saying this?" she cried.

Daniel and Kaylynn had been seeing each other a little over a year now. Daniel hired Kaylynn as a maid because he and Mary-Sue his wife were always busy, and the girls were always either in trouble or started trouble that the house was hardly maintained. Daniel got a maid as a way to add less stress to his wife's plate by at least letting her come home to a nice place but what later happened was that the time she could have been spent stressing and worrying about the house. She used to try to get ahead in her career, which put an even bigger gap in their marriage. One day Daniel asked Kaylynn as a friend if they wanted to have coffee, and they have been seeing each other since.

Daniel looked at Kaylynn face as tears were threatening to fall. "Kaylynn please listen to me and try to understand." he said softly as if trying to make this easier for her. Kaylynn reluctantly nodded.

"I still love my wife and my daughters, but I also love you. I hired you because I wanted my wife to maybe pay more attention to me since she seems to stress about everything, with the house taken care of that was on less thing for her to worry about." Daniel started hearing Kaylynn quietly sob, so he stood up trying to not be too affected by her distress.

" I can't be with you, I can't give you a family that you deserve. I don't want to see you have to hide your happiness because I am still married. You should be with someone you can proudly say "That is the man I love" not have to hide it because that man is already in a relationship. You deserve to be with someone who can also proudly say that he loves you." Kaylynn knew he was talking about her former lover Don who she also dated in secret because he was dating Cassandra.

"So you are saying I have poor taste in men that I always go after men who will never have me because they are already taken by someone else?"she asked sadly. Daniel wanted nothing more than to hold her and comfort her but he, against his better judgment he stood there and let her finish.

"Daniel, I love you so much. I don't know if I can love another, I don't want to keep getting hurt." She cried holding her face in deep sorrow. It was almost too much to take seeing Kaylynn in the state that she was in, but he had to keep his distance so that it would be easier for her to move on. After a while Kaylynn started to calm down and stood up looking at Daniel. "Are you going to tell your wife about us?" she asked. "I will, but I wanted to first make sure that when I do tell her, she won't have to worry about a relapse. Hopefully we can fix our marriage." He replied. "So if you wife says she doesn't forgive yo…" Kaylynn started.

"No Kaylynn, after we leave here this is it. Even if Mary Sue leaves me, I will not accept you again. You have to find the right person who isn't ashamed of saying they love you, that person can't be me." Daniel quickly cut her off. Kaylynn thought her heart had split in two, before Daniel could say another word Kaylynn ran out of the park ignoring Daniel's call to her.

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