I know it's been a while, but here's another chapter.
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I hope the chapter is enjoyable...
Since they were new to the area, Barbara and Joseph decided to throw a housewarming party. A few people from the neighbourhood shouldn't be too much of a problem, thought Barbara. Evan and Mike actually took to the idea quite well. They were both eager for some fresh company that wasn't their parents.
"Where do you want the salad?" Joseph asked his fiancé as they set up.
"Wherever Mike's sitting." Evan piped up.
"I won't be sitting anywhere. I'll be up dancing with the hot chicks." Mike replied.
"Hot chicks? Like the one next door with a walking stick and ten cats?" Evan joked.
"No, girls. Don't worry, I'll tell them you don't swing that way." Mike told Evan.
"Mike, what are you dancing to anyway?" Evan frowned.
"Oh, I got that covered." Joseph replied as he pointed to a box of CDs.
Evan and Mike walked over and picked up a couple of CDs. A smile played on the lips of Evan as Mike let out a disgruntled noise and threw the CD back in the box. He folded his arms and turned to look at his future stepfather.
"It's a party, not a funeral." Mike pouted.
"Everybody loves a bit of rock n' roll." Joseph shrugged.
"Yeah, you can jive with the cat lady." Evan grinned.
"You're not funny Evan." Mike pouted.
"I never said I was." Evan replied.
The doorbell ringing interrupted the commotion. Barbara ran into the hall to answer the door. She plastered on a smile as she opened the door to their new neighbours. First to arrive was a family from the end of the road. The woman extended her hand to Barbara in a greeting.
"Hi neighbour! I'm Annie." The woman smiled.
"I'm Barbara, this is my fiancée Joseph. These are our sons Mike and Evan." Barbara replied.
"This is my husband John and our kids, Jamie, Ella and Scott." The woman continued.
"Dude, she's hot." Mike told Evan and pointed towards Ella.
"She's not interested." Evan shook his head.
"Just wait and see…" Mike smirked.
Evan rolled his eyes and went to help with the rest of the food. Mike walked right up to Ella and gave her a wink. She was tall with dark blonde hair that was loose down her back. She had blue eyes and wore a pale yellow summer dress with white sandals.
"Hi, I'm Mike."
"Ella." She replied and walked past him.
"Playing hard to get." Mike frowned.
There was no problem though, as a new batch of guests had arrived with a particularly attractive brunette. She was more Mike's type anyway. He was heading over to her when a pair of hands dragged him away. It was the cat lady…
"Aren't you a handsome young man." She smiled and pinched his cheek.
"If you say so." He nodded and tried to pull away.
"Dance with me? I love rock n' roll." She looked hopeful.
"Sure." Mike nodded and slowly led the cat lady around the floor.
He ignored the cute smile that his mother gave him and the grin that Evan gave him. As they broke away the old cat lady kissed Mike's cheek and thanked him for her dance. He smiled and turned to find the hot brunette. She was already heading towards him, so he didn't have far to go. She smiled at him.
"That was so nice of you." She nodded towards the old lady.
"Well, I'm just that kind of guy." Mike shrugged.
"Yeah, I heard." The brunette giggled a little.
What had his mother been saying now? He smiled and introduced himself.
"I'm Mike." He grinned.
"Amy." She introduced herself as he kissed her hand.
"Nice to meet you." He replied and smiled.
After they had gotten a drink and some food, the pair sat on the stairs to talk.
"You must be so excited for your mom's wedding." Amy said.
"Not really." Mike shrugged. That was an understatement.
"I thought you guys loved weddings." The brunette shrugged a little.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Mike frowned confusedly.
"Gays." Amy replied.
"I'm not gay!" gasped Mike.
"But…" she looked confused.
"What gave you that idea?" he asked her.
"Your boyfriend." Amy told him.
"Boyfriend?" Mike frowned.
"Yeah, short with brown hair and brown eyes." She replied.
"Evan!" Mike stood up and scanned the crowd for his future stepbrother.
He walked over to his mother to ask her where Evan was. She was currently busy grinding up to Joseph, which was frankly quite sickening. He must talk to her about these public displays. It certainly wasn't acceptable, especially at their age.
"Have you seen Evan?" Mike asked his mother.
"I haven't. Maybe he's in your room." Barbara replied to her son.
Mike ran up the stairs, back past Amy and barged into the room that he shared with Evan. His future stepbrother was standing in the middle of the room topless. He looked to be changing his shirt. He gave a curious look to Mike, before registering the look in his blue eyes.
"You have some explaining to do." He pointed at his future stepbrother.
"What have I done?" shrugged Evan.
"You told a girl that I was gay!" Mike replied angrily.
"Oh, that." Evan nodded.
"Plus, you told her that you were my boyfriend!" Mike continued.
"I thought you were going to take advantage of her." Evan defended his actions.
"Yeah, before she thought I liked guys…" Mike replied.
"Don't you?" Evan asked, obviously revelling in Mike's frustrated state.
"No!" he replied.
"My bad…" Evan shrugged.
Mike charged towards Evan and grabbed him by the shoulders. He was going to beat his future stepbrother right now. Evan's eyes widened as he realised how annoyed Mike was. He pinned Evan down to the bed and drew back his arm to punch him. Both of them started to struggle on the bed.
"Mike…?" Amy walked in and witnessed the scene.
Mike and Evan were both on the bed, with Evan still topless. Their faces were close together and their arms clung to each other as they'd tried to pin one another down. Evan grinned and looked at Mike, who realised what Amy must be thinking.
"Sorry for the interruption. You guys make a cute couple." She told them before walking out of the room.
"It's not what it looks like!" Mike yelled after her.
"In that case, can you let me go?" Evan asked hopefully.
"After what you've done…" Mike shook his head.
"Cat lady doesn't think you're gay…" Evan shrugged.
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