DEREK'S POV
I walked into my childhood house for Tuesday dinner "Sorry I'm late I-" I stopped in my tracks when I saw the last guy I wanted to see "Damien your eating here…again" I faked a smile "That's great just great" everyone rolled they're eyes at me he just smirked back.
"I know isn't it? I just loooove eating here so much better than my place"
I sat down at my seat "Shouldn't you be going home at some point I'm sure YOUR family misses you" I started dishing up.
He shook his head "Na they don't mind me coming over so much"
"What a shock" I mumbled Casey elbowed me in the ribs most likely leaving a bruise "That they don't want a great guy like you around" faked another smile and started eating.
"Yeah well they know how much I love spending time with Marti so they don't mind they're just happy I find someone willing to keep me around and away from them" he shrugged and kept eating everyone gave him sympathetic looks Smarti looks like she's about to cry just hearing him. He just went unbothered by it probably used to it by now. I just rolled my eyes and scoffed Please who does he think he's fooling with that shit? Its not enough to take my baby sister and MY family away from me but he has to have them feel sorry for him. I can't wait until Smarti gets tired of his bullshit and leave him already so I can get some decent sleep already
"I'm sure they love having you around who wouldn't?" Besides me
He snorts "Yeah they love having me around as much as you do for the same reasons I'm sure"
"I have no idea what your talking about" I lied through my teeth
"Oh bull you always had it out for me from the beginning cause you think I took your sweet baby sister's innocence or something you just trying to hide it behind your fake smiles cause you don't want to be on your wife's bad side anymore which is understandable she scares the shit out me when she's angry but from what I told you know better than anyone how angry she gets" he smirked at me.
I glared at him "Don't you have a to check in with your PO or something?"
"Don't you have a wife to suck up to?" he glared at me
"Shut up crim-"
"ENOUGH!" Smarti threw her plate against the wall I winced when I heard it shatter into a million pieces "GOD CAN'T YOU GUYS JUST IGNORE EACH OTHER FOR ONE FUCKING SECOND?! ITS BEEN 2 WEEKS ALREADY! 2 FUCKING WEEKS WHY CAN'T YOU JUST GET ALONG? SO WE CAN ALL ENJOY OURSELVES FOR ONCE!"
"Smarti-"
She put her hands up and closed her eyes trying to calm down "I don't want to hear it Derek I'm sick and tired of this shit you two are going to lunch tomorrow talk out your issues or yell each other get it out of your systems whatever but I'm not talking to either of you until then I'm sick of being in the middle of all this" she shook her head cleaned up the mess ran up to her and slammed her door.
I ran my hand through my hair Now what do I do? I won't be able to stand being alone with HIM but I can't stand Smarti not talking to me either "Fuck" I slammed my head on the table and groaned. I felt Casey rubbing my back soothingly.
She put her lips to my ear and whispered "Lets go home Der" I looked at her and saw pity in her eyes I nodded a little shocked she wasn't yelling at me for making Smarti run out the room but didn't question it. I got up and grabbed my coat. She grabbed hers and picked up my baby girl then we walked out the door and got into our car. Casey got into the driver seat I didn't argue I'm definitely not able to drive right now she didn't say anything for a while Great the silent treatment she knows that drives me more crazy than yelling I rather take the yelling any day cause it just means I made her angry but when she doesn't say anything at all that means she's disappointed and I can't stand disappointing her ever
I sighed and looked at the time then looked out the window Jeez 10 minutes has to be some kind of record for us "Might as well get it out in the open now"
She looked at me for a second than back at the road "Get what out?"
"I know I disappointed you and I'm sorry"
"I didn't say that"
"Since when do you have to tell me out loud what your feeling Case?" I looked at her and she just blinked "Exactly" I looked back out the window "I don't know what to do now she never hated me before" my voice cracked at the end I blinked away the tears.
"She doesn't hate you Derek she can never hate you" she sighed "She just hates the situation you guys put her in"
"What am I supposed to do? She's my baby sister this is how I'm supposed to act I have that right still"
"You heard her you have to go to lunch with him and besides Der since when have you done everything your supposed to do?"
"Case-"
"I know you hate him and you rather not watch or play hockey for the rest of your life than have to sit with him without anyone else around but you have to…for Marti"
"I hate it when your right"
I smiled when she laughed at me "Funny cause I love it when I'm right…usually" I laughed with her and shook my head How I got so lucky to get her I'll never know
THE NEXT DAY AT LUNCH
"Soooo…" Damien sat across from me stirring his straw around in his soda looking bored as hell
"Sooo…anything new?" What the fuck kind of question was that? he raised an eyebrow at me I shrugged back at him "I don't know first thing popped in my head"
"Mom and dad actually talked to me without any insults for a change so they're in a good mood"
I looked at him confused "Insults?"
"Yeah me and my parents don't get along very well which is why I didn't mind going to juvie for a while take a break. You know how parents are" I nodded "I gave Marti a promise ring last week"
"Really?" How in the hell I didn't know about this?
"She probably was scared of your reaction considering how your other reactions weren't that great" I guess my expression gave away my confusion Great I got her so scared she thinks she can't tell me anything anymore "So what about you?"
"What about me?"
"What's new with you?"
"Casey and Smarti are giving me the silent treatment and Isabella is not so happy either"
"Yeah Marti doesn't want to chat with me either" he looked down "She's really hate us right now doesn't she?"
"I don't know" I sat there didn't know what else to do.
He sighed "I know you hate me, you don't think I deserver her, you most likely don't believe me when I say I love her, and rather shoot off your foot then hang out with a criminal" No shit "I don't like you very much either your way to judge mental which is weird considering your married to your stepsister your ego is the size of Canada and your so self center"
I raised an eyebrow "And you say I'm judge mental?" I shook my head "You don't know shit about me" I glared at him.
"Right back at ya asshole" he glared at me back for a minute then looked away "For what its worth I know I don't deserve her either"
"You do?"
"How can I not know? It's kinda obvious that I don't a woman like her should stay away from guys like me not run after me" he sighed "But she's different from all the rest so I shouldn't be surprised but it still shocks the hell out of me everyday"
"What does?"
"The fact that she can have any guy she wants deserves better but for some reason she choose me" he looked at me confused "How the hell does that work? All I know is now that I do got her I'm not letting her go until she tells me to which I wouldn't be surprised when she does cause I'm not the greatest guy to meet. I'm going to enjoy the time I have with her and try not to think of her leaving too much" now he gots that wounded puppy look "You know what I'm talking about right?"
I sighed "All too well I'm still waiting for the day Casey comes to her senses"
"Why do they waste they're time on us?"
"Your guess is as good as mine kiddo"
"I mean what so special about us that women like that would even think about looking at screw ups like us? They deserve so much better than what we can give them"
"And we go straight to the dog house if we mentioned it"
"Or a guilt trip for a day if we're lucky"
"Sometimes both"
"Of course"
"Even though they do deserve better I still can't help wanting to kill all the guys for looking at her"
"Exactly and that's another guilt trip or get laughed at and got our pride taken away…well what's left of it anyways"
"They just don't get it even when we tell them they should be with someone who could give them more doesn't mean we're going anywhere to let them be with anyone else"
"Cause we're too shellfish and smart to let women like them go"
"See why don't they get it and you do?"
"Cause I'm in the same boat as you" he looked up at me "We're too much a like which is why we don't get along" he shook his head "I mean you hate me cause you know she can do better but for some reason she decided to settle for me and I hate you cause Casey is like an older sister to me and she deserves more than you give her"
"You didn't know her that long"
"You of all people should know that it doesn't take that long to care about her"
I shrugged "Good point"
"So now what?"
"I guess we can try talking again" I said reluctantly not wanting to but its not like we have much of a choice.
"And if we still hate each other after that?"
"Then we can try to figure out how to be at least civilized towards one another or we can kiss our women goodbye"
He sighed "Yeah I was afraid of that"
"Why do you love my baby sister so much?"
He scoffed "Your kidding right? Have you met Marti?"
"Ok stupid question-"
"Ya think?"
I glared at him "What do have to offer her?
"Not much obviously I don't have much money, be lucky to live past 21, struggling to graduate, and I'm a criminal so really the only thing I have to offer is my love which sounds stupid but its true" he shrugged "The only thing I can do is try to take care of her and worship the ground she walks on until she comes to her senses about me"
"And that's it?"
"Well it worked for you all these years hasn't it?"
"That's just a miracle really you think you'll be that lucky?"
"Only one way to find out" I nodded after that we both talked about our girls laughing at the pointless things they freak out about or how much we love them and all that. At some point they called us to see if we were both still alive. After they got over the shock on us 'getting along' they asked if they can join us. Of course we agreed they got here an half an hour later and had the rest of the family with them. All of us just talking and laughing generally having a good time.
"So you guys are friends now or something?" Casey looked at us curiously
I shrugged "I wouldn't go that far…just more…understanding towards each other in a way I guess" he nodded in agreement.
"What understanding?"
"That we are completely whipped by these two amazing women who deserves better" he smiled at Smarti
"What he said" I nodded in agreement
Edwin laughed at looked at Lizzie "I think me and dad know how you feel"
"Definitely" Dad smiled at Nora the girls just laughed
"Ok I know we're amazing but seriously wipe the drool of your faces or you're going to drown my food and if that happens I'm personally kicking all your asses and y'all know I can and will" Smarti glared at us we stopped and finished eating was about to call it a night but Smarti had another idea "Not yet" she pulled Casey, Lizzie, and Nora took them to the stage. I looked at the guys questioningly but they looked just as confused as me. Smarti walked up to the mike and smiled "Hey how is everybody doing?" everyone cheered "Good ok we just wanted to sing a song to our guys but I might not have the greatest voice so I'm sorry in advanced" everyone chuckled but I knew she had one of the best voices I've ever heard. They started singing. Smarti sang lead and the rest sang backup.
Let me hear you say hey hey hey
Alright
Now let me hear you say hey hey ho
I hate it when a guy doesn't get the door
even though I told him yesterday and the day before
I hate it when a guy doesn't get the tab
And I have to pull my money out and that looks bad
Where are the hopes, where are the dreams
My Cinderella story scene
When do you think they'll finally see
That you're not not not gonna get any better
You won't won't won't you won't get rid of me never
Like it or not, even though she's a lot like me
We're not the same
And yeah yeah yeah I'm a lot to handle
You don't know trouble, I'm a hell of a scandal
Me, I'm a scene, I'm a drama queen
I'm the best damn thing that your eyes have ever seen
Alright, alright
Yeah
I hate it when a guy doesn't understand
Why a certain time of month I don't wanna hold his hand
I hate it when they go out, and we stay in
And they come home smelling like their ex girlfriends
I found my hopes, I found my dreams
My Cinderella story scene
Now everybody's gonna see
Give me an A (always give me what I want)
Give me a V (be very very good to me)
R (are you gonna treat me right)
I (I can put up a fight)
Give me an L (let me hear you scream loud)
One, two, three, four
Where are the hopes, where are the dreams
My Cinderella story scene
When do you think they'll finally see
Let me hear you say hey hey hey
Alright
Now let me hear you say hey hey ho
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
I'm the best damn thing that your eyes have ever seen
Everyone cheered after they were done with that song. We laughed at their silliness.
"Ok obviously we are the best thing happen to them but what they can't get through they're thick skulls is that they're the best thing that happen to us too so hopefully after this song they would get the point but like I said they're pretty thick so its best not to get too hopeful"
"HEY!" we shouted tried to glare at her looking intimidating but she just laughed at our attempts.
"Well its true anyways here it is" she took a deep breath and they started singing again.
I never promised you a ray of light
I never promised there'd be sunshine everyday
I'll give you everything i have
the good, the bad
why do you put me on a pedestal?
I'm so up high that i cant see the ground below
so help me down, you've got it wrong
I don't belong there
one thing is clear i wear a halo, I wear a halo when you look at me
but standing from here
you wouldn't say so,
you wouldn't say so if you were me
and i, i just wanna love you
whoa whoa I, I just wanna love you
I always said that I would make mistakes
I'm only human and that's my saving grace
I'll fall as hard as i try
so don't be blinded
see me as I really am
I have flaws and sometimes I can't even sin
so pull me from that pedestal
I don't belong there
one thing is clear
I wear a halo,
I wear a halo when you look at me
but standing from here,
you wouldn't say so,
you wouldn't say so if you were me and I,
I just wanna love you whoa whoa I, I just wanna love you
like you think that you know me
but in your eyes
I am something above you
only in your mind
only in your mind
I wear, I wear,
I wear a halo
one thing is clear
I wear a halo
I wear a halo when you look at me
but standing from here, you wouldn't say so
you wouldn't say so if you were me
and I, I just wanna love you
whoa whoa I , I just wanna love you
hey ha ha halo (x9)
Everyone cheered louder than before the girls walked off the stage and towards us. Once Casey got to me she put her arms around me and kissed me.
"So did you get the message yet?" she asked when she pulled away
I shook my head and smiled down at her "Sorry babe it didn't change the way I look at you"
She looked at me confused and disappointed "Why not?"
"I know you're not your idea of perfect and you have flaws but to me you're the perfect girl for me and you always will be"
She smiled up at me "Ditto" I kissed her "So you finally accept Damien then?"
"Getting there"
"That's better than nothing I guess" she looked lost in thought then started laughing
"What?" I looked at her amusingly
"Nothing just picturing how your going to be when Nabby is older and the boys start coming in"
I groaned "Don't remind me…that girl is going to be locked up until she's 30" I let my baby sisters slide but I'll be damned if I let it happen to my baby girl yeah I know it's a lost cause especially with the other girls helping her out but I'm not going down without a fight damn it
THE END