It has been a few days since the argument at the campfire, and there was immense tension as Anne Maria trained her new employees Cameron and Zoey "I told you to knead the bread with the bottom of your palm, NOT your fingers"
Zoey growled at her trainer "You act like I am supposed to learn things in one second".
"No, but you should know after a few days of working here, you STILL don't get it. Cameron is doing fine" Anne complained.
Cameron was kneading the bread extremely well, but also grew nervous "Anne Maria, thank you, but do not involve me in this discussion. Can`t you two just move on from the campfire incident?"
"I can move on, but Anne Maria clearly cannot. I am trying as hard as I can with this job, but it is not any better when you are yelling down my throat Anne Maria. Mike chose ME, get over it" the redhead complained, which caused Anne Maria to roll her eyes.
She pointed to the dishes "Mike is not even worth it. Never mind. Can you at least do the dishes please" as she took over the dough kneading.
"No problem" said Zoey as she walked off to wash the dishes. She started mumbling to herself "I wanted a job in the culinary business, but if I have to put up with this, then I might as well walk out. YUCK" as some dirty water from the sink hit her face.
Her boss was walking by, and asked "Are you alright Zoey? I heard you groaning from my office. If you need anything, you can always tell me"
The teenage girl turned to her boss, and asked "Alright. Can I have a different supervisor? Anne Maria is an awful trainer, and she gets caught up in her makeup being ruined half of the time. Is there anyone else that can train me?"
The manager looked at Anne Maria training Cameron, and did not see any problem, as the two were talking and laughing "Well, she seems to be doing a good job with Cameron. Whatever your issues with her outside of this restaurant is not my concern. I wish you good luck" before walking off.
Jo was at the gym, and was surprisingly working out with Brick, whereas Lightning was helping train a newcomer to the gym. Brick was helping her spar, and he decided to ask "This may sound rude, but why the hell are you dating Lightning. Right before I left for the military training, you wanted me, and could not stand Lightning"
She punched the bag harder "Why are we having this discussion Brick-less?"
Lightning continued to glare at the duo from a far "Jo, I...I know that I did not accept your offer to go out then, but I want to now. We are so good together. We would go for an hour run every morning before school started, and maybe go to the gym for lunch. And go swimming after school. What do you really do with Lightning? How is he better than me?"
She was aggressively kicking and punching the bag harder and thought to herself "He is not" to only accidentally say it out loud. Brick gave her the look that she hated when he is right. The smug look on his handsome face got her so angry.
Lightning heard that, and approached the scene "Hey babe. How about I help you box instead of this bozo" as he aggressively shoved Brick aside.
She punched her...friends with benefits "There was no need for that. And I will catch up to...to..." as she stuttered when Brick took off his undershirt, to reveal a sweaty yet toned upper body. She never knew that he had such a defined 6 pack abs, and he had such a tan that made him even more hotter.
Brick was nervous but flattered with Jo looking at his naked upper half, as he blushed for a moment "Well, I believe that Jo and I were doing something before you interrupted Lightning. Your presence is not needed" smiling at the black jock.
Something about Brick infuriates Lightning, and to see the girl he is sleeping with growing close to him only made him more angry, causing him to punch the punching bag, and hiss "Whatever Brick. Lightning will be the one that she is riding every night. Bet on that" before walking off.
Jo was secretly loving how these two men were getting so possessive and mad about and over her. It made her feel good that the butchy tomboy could catch the attention of men. She pushed Brick to get him back on focus "We still have work to do" before he aided her in her boxing.
"I missed hanging with you Jo"
"Don't tell anyone, but I missed beating you in everything as well"
Mike, Cameron and B ended up at the library, as they were reading books as they were searching things on the laptop. Mike was a bit worried about his multiple personality disorder "I really thank you two for coming with me to the library to research some of this"
"B and I are fascinated with your mental disorder. That really sounded wrong. It is an interesting thing to study, as 2 people interested in Sciences gets to study the magical thing of the mind. I know you are worried that you won't have your psychiatrist down here, and especially with whom we are rooming with, any of your personalities can pop up" the bubble boy responded, with B nodding.
The latter typed on his speakerphone, which spoke "I do not know why you do not tell Zoey about all of the details about your Dissociative Identity Disorder. She already knows you have a mental disability"
"I think she thinks I have Autism. My disorder has caused so much drama between the people around me, especially with my family, and we ALL know how that turned out. Anyways, enough about that. What are you two going to do for the summer" he asked.
Cameron explained in glee "Well, I got a job at the restaurant that Anne Maria's family owns; the Olive Garden. I am really excited, and I could really take samples of the food and study it with my new chemistry kit. I could see how clean restaurants REALLY are. B and I worked very hard to get this kit" with the bigger boy smiling.
B texted on his phone for it to say "Mike, you really should do an extra activity, maybe get a job. Or work with Cameron and Zoey, so you can get back with her. What are you going to do to win her back?"
Mike looked at B "B, I know you can talk. I do not know why you type on your phone to speak aloud, when you are fully capable of talking. Honestly, I am thinking about taking her to the Shore carnival in a few days because that is how we actually met. I want to tell her everything about my disorder"
Lightning was in the washroom cleaning himself up for when Jo came back. He wanted Brick to know that she likes the Lightning over unibrow. He jelled up his hair really nice "Ooh, Lightning has the nicest waves"
Sam entered as Lightning grommed himself, and sprayed mouth spray in his mouth, before puckering his lips "So, Lightning...I noticed that you are very good with the ladies, right?"
"Of course Lightning is. Lightning knows he ain't the smartest person here, but Lightning BETS that you want me to show you my charming moves on the ladies, correct" knowing that is where Sam was leading up to.
The gamer put his hand behind his neck nervously as he responded "Yeah. I want to woo and charm her. We were separated for 5 months, and I want her to know that Sam can be charming as well. How do you do it Lightning?"
"Follow me" the athlete told him, as they left the washroom. Sam even tried to walk like Lightning, as they made it downstairs, and to the backyard to see Brick and Jo playing volleyball. "Watch and learn" he told the gamer, as he walked to the volleyball field, and spiked the ball to Brick's side far, so he had to run to get it.
Jo checked out her boy toy "Wow Lightning. You clean up pretty good" as he started to wrap his arms around her and she easily leaned in, wanting to get a rise out of Brick.
"Mmhmmm. You know it has been a few days since you and Lightning got it in. You have gotten a lot more curvy in the past month, and I cannot keep my hands off of you" he hissed at her, as he soon trailed his hands down her hips and ass.
She blushed from the compliment of her curves, since she does have insecurity issues about that "Thank you. I have been doing a lot of squats as well. You are looking as muscular as ever...ooh" as he started to kiss her neck.
"You. Are. Beautiful" he moaned between kisses, as she started clutching his back, and he was getting a bit stiff. Sam was watching Lightning work his magic, and Brick soon did after he got the volleyball. The former was impressed, but the latter was annoyed "What does she even see in him?"
After he was done sending kisses down her neck, he gave her a peck before sexily muttering "Do you wanna go upstairs Joanna?"
"DON`T ever call me that. You get me all worked up and crap, so you need to finish me off" she demanded, as they held hands, and ran upstairs. Lightning nods to his student Sam before he enters the house with his lover.
Scott sent a text to all of his clients (Anne Maria, Lightning, B, and Dawn) to meet him at the backyard. He knows that his family is doing the best thing for him, and it is a good business opportunity, but his anti-social behaviour hates being forced to speak to people.
The Jersey girl was the first to enter, and she thanked "Thank you for this meeting. I am sick of watching Dakota and Sam making out in our room. Thank the lord that Jo was gone. I hope you got me some better weed" as she plopped down beside him, and started fixing her cleavage.
"Your boobs are fine tots. I hope the others hurry up"
Dawn and B were the next to show up, and as B waved to his dealer, his moonchild friend greeted "Good evening Scott. I know that you usually do not text people, so it must be urgent. What is the issue?"
The redhead grunted before explaining "Well, my family apparently thinks that I need friends, and that I need to hang out with more people. They also want to meet my biggest clients, for like a business opportunity. Long story short, they want you all to come to see some of the plants and weeds they got. I have to say that they have different flavours of gonja to sell and stuff. I tried it, and it is impressive"
"Lightning could always use some extra, flavored weed. It makes me feel SOOOO good after I go through a workout; either a gym workout, or fucking Jo" he cockily heaved, as he looked a mess. Hickey`s all over his face and neck, his shirt hung over and partially ripped, and clearly out of breath, as he entered the group.
Dawn quitely said "You do need to socialize better and to have friends. You have this negative aura around you, that is not good. You could be my friend"
"Damn Lightning. You got it good, didn't you? After being in a house with Goody Goody and the small dicked Vito, and the fact that Dakota and Sam are always about to smush in front of me, I could use the extra smoke and get out of the house for a bit. As long as your relatives can cook"
Scott assured the Jersey girl "You have not had a good, home-cooked meal if you have not ate at my family's farm. We make deals, you get to eat good food, and we all could get a smoke on, and possibly some drinking. Dawn can get some other leaves for her witch stuff, and we all get something out of this. And you all will spread the word"
Mike decided to stop by Zoey's work, and she saw him from a distance "I am going on my break" she yelled out, before whispering to Cameron "Make sure Anne Maria does not find a way to bother me" before punching in her card, and sitting across from Mike excitedly "Hello Mike"
He smiled as he saw his favourite girl sitting in front of him "Hey Zoey. Aren't you supposed to be working?"
"I just went on my break" she assured him, before continuing "I know we have been down here for a week already, and we have barely spent time together. I do want us to be where we used to be, but I need this money, and Anne Maria is not making things easy for me at all. I am glad that you are not seeing her anymore"
Mike looked down, as he knew that he had to tell her the entire truth "Well, about that entire situation, it was not necessarily me who was dating her. Do you know what Dissociative Identity Disorder is?"
"Multiple Personality Disorder? Yeah. It is when a person has separate identities in his brain. What does that have to do with anything?"
He found it hard to look at her as he explained to her "Well, you know that I have a mental disorder right" as she nodded "That I never full out told you what it was" for her to nod again. She could see him struggling to say it out loud, and was nervous, so she grabbed his hand for comfort.
"You can say it to me. I promise that I won't judge" Zoey assured him.
"Well, I have Multiple Personality Disorder. Cameron, B, and Dawn knows about it, since they found out with their studies, and I have a few personalities. One is called Vito, and he is the one that appears the most. He is the one who is attracted to Anne Maria, and when I am him, he sleeps with her" he explained shyly. He saw her face go blank for a minute, before she squinched her eyebrows "Did I scare you off?"
She put one and one together "Not at all Mike. It actually makes a lot of sense. You have bad memories with a lot of stuff, and it makes sense why Anne Maria calls you Vito instead of Mike. Your voice would change at times, and it makes sense why you are always excused out of the office, and you complaining about a psychiatrist. I just wished you were honest about this. It would have saved us from breaking up the first time"
He looked at her dead in her eye "I know it would have, but I thought you would reject me, like my own parents did when I was diagnosed. Let's just start over, and start dating again. I want us to go out again. I was thinking about going to the Jersey Shore carnival. It is how we met"
She blushed before agreeing "Of course I would go with you".
From a far, Anne Maria was glaring at them and the entire situation; not in anger, but in sadness. "Why can't anyone love me for me? Why can't I find the man that wants me?" she thought to herself, before she went back to work.
Dakota was waiting for her father to show up, as she was sitting in a restaurant. She saw a tall, dashing 40 year old blonde man, and she knew it was her father. As they laid eyes on one another, they smiled, and their entire moods were happier. He rushed to hug his daughter "Dakota. I am glad that you are doing well over here. You are looking great"
"Thank you father. I have been using the cosmetics that you bought me for my birthday. So, did you hear from any agents so far?" she asked in hopefulness.
He looked down as he admitted "I did not give any of them your audition tapes Dakota. I have been realizing that you are a very blessed but spoiled child, and that I take care of you too much"
She did not like where this was going "What are you trying to get at father? Are you emancipating me?"
"Hell no. What I mean is that you need to start your acting career all on your own, and without my connections. I am going to stop giving you a $1,000 allowance a week, and I am going to stop buying you a bunch of cars, Ipods, laptops, etc. You are going to have to learn the value of the dollar, which is why I told the hotel that you and your friends are normal customers that needs to pay like normal customers. You know that I still want to meet this boy you are seeing"
Dakota got nervous at the idea, since her father is not the easiest to deal with "Well, he IS staying with Anne Maria and I at the house, and I do...not think it is a good idea for the two of you to really meet up at this point"
He knew that his daughter was hiding something "Listen, I had to find out from my investigators that you are dating some guy, and that this guy lives in Jersey. Do you know how dangerous it is for you to meet up with and live with someone you met from long distance and online?"
"Oh lord father, he went to our school last year, but moved here in January. I knew him for years beforehand. If you saw him, you would realize what a mushroom he is...my mushroom" cooing softly at the last part.
Her father also gave her a bunch of cut up credit cards "Yeah, and I also cut up the 5 extra credit cards you have. Your mother..."
She quickly cut him off "Don't you DARE call that heifer my mother"
"Sorry, that is still a sensitive topic. Anyways, Linda and I decided that you should not be having so many credit cards at the age of 16. You want to be out here all on your own, well, you will have to be like a regular person. And I WILL meet your boyfriend whether you want to, or know about it" he assured her darkly.
Scott, Lightning, B, Anne Maria, and Dawn had just arrived to the redhead's aunt's house, and they were automatically embraced by his aunt "Aww, look at you and your friends. You all look nice. Now I would like to know all of your names".
Scott grumbled at her overly-sweetness, so he dryly introduced "The Luna looking girl is Dawn, Snooki look alike is Anne Maria, black fat guy is B, and Mr. Muscles over here is Lightning"
"Don't you ever call me Snooki again" warned Anne.
A man that is clearly related to Scott approached them as he was smoking "I know it is weird to come over to your dealer's home because his family thinks he is a nut"
"Can't we get this over with?" complained Scott.
His aunt showed them over to the dining room, which had turkey, jam, a fruit and vegetable platter, barbequed steak, ice cream, cheesecake, and different types of pasta. The 4 guest's eyes widened and were glued to the buffet table "Wow. Lightning is gonna eat like a king tonight. Your family is awesome Scott" as he rushed to sit at the table, with many joining them.
"Wouldn't you be scared to ruin your guido-esque physique" the young italian asked.
Dawn smiled at all of them "You are such a welcoming and friendly family. Scott is lucky to have such caring and supportive family members. I know this is a bit pushy, but can you tell us some stories about Scott"
"Do the embarassing ones" B chimed, which caused everyone but Dawn look shocked that he could talk.
"B can talk? Anyways, can we NOT do that" the redhead asked.
The bigger guy explained "I always could. I just choose not to"
They all sat down, and his uncle explained "I remember the time where Scott would run around the little village back in Canada in his underwear singing. Boy did he love to sing. This when he was like 7, and actually knew how to have fun. Everyone laughed at the cute little redhead singing Elvis in the middle of the street"
Lightning chuckled "That was nothing bad. You were showing off your stuff. If that is the baddest of Scott's child stories, than he has nothing to worry about. There was one time, where I dreamt that I was skinny, scrawny, and unattractive"
Dawn nodded her head "Your aura screams that it is not a dream. Your body and appearance is very important to you, and it is clear that you use it as a cover up to be vulnerable and weak".
Anne Maria rolled her eyes "I don't believe in that Aura bullshit. Don't worry Lightning, you are some sweet stuff now, and your body is a temple that I would watch any day" as she lightly flirted with him.
As the dinner went on, they were all drinking, and started trying the flavoured weed that Scott was talking about. "Oohhhh, I like the lemon one. It makes me feel so twingy and alert" the moonchild hissed.
Scott bragged "I told you that it would be some good shit. We could make a deal right now if you want".
Dawn did ask "I would like a request. Do any of you have tea leaves to sell? I use it for my practice and for entertainment?"
The patriarch of the family nodded his head "Absolutely. We probably have every leaf ever thought of in our house. Come with me?" as the two went to a greenhouse.
Anne Maria was snoring, as she was stoned out, and everyone was looking at her nervously "Uh, I hope she is not dying. We cannot afford a damn casualty. I don't need her entire Olive Garden family hunting us down, and busting our weed farm. It would be your fault Scott"
"No, it is my family's fault. They were the ones who orchestrated this dinner. Anyways, she is fine" he complained.
B poked Anne Maria, which caused her to shiver as she woke up, and started to freak out "What the hell. What happened to me?"
"Tots, you were out cold. Knocked out. You are too pretty to be laying out there in public" the jock told her.
Anne Maria blushed "Thanks honey. It is cute you care about a girl sleeping out in public. Anyways, I am fine everyone. This was a nice dinner, with some good company. Scott is cool, Lightning is cool, the family is good, and the rest are eh. I got a break from Zo Zo and Dick-less Vito. THANKSZ for a guuuddd time" as she got up to walk, but soon fell flat on her face.
Scott and Lightning rushed over to the lady, and they both lifted her up. Scott told them "I think it is time we take this lady home. If anything, I will come back"
The tipsy and drunk Anne Maria was cooing and moaning as she was carried out the house, and looking at the two men "Ooh, being carried out by two men, like I is the princess. Yesss, mama can get used to this. Handsome men carrying her out. Mmmhhhmmmm"
Lightning and Scott laughed, as the former said aloud "You are too drunk and high. Yall are fun when high. Much better than sober Jo"
A vomit sound came from Anne Maria "Yuck. Why is someone so attractive with someone who is so not? Unattractive people should be together"
They put her in the car, and Scott demanded the other man "Lightning, go home with her and make sure that she makes it home alive", for her to cheer.
"YAAAAYYY. Let's turn it up"
Author's Note
Brick is curious as to how Jo and Lightning came to be. Will Jo finally come to be with her lust for 2 men? Now that Zoey knows about Mike's MPD, will they be able to start over with no drama? What will Cameron find at Anne Maria's restaurant? Does Anne Maria have new prey for a lay? Why is Dawn so drawn to Scott's life? How will Dakota's father react to Sam when they eventually meet? We will eventually find out.