Chapter 4
At the Cooper-Nichol mansion, Julie Cooper was in the living room reading Cosmopolitan magazine. She was waiting for Marissa to come home so the two of them could have dinner that night. Caleb was out of town and Julie thought his trip had something to do with their divorce. Caleb decided to divorce Julie after he saw part of her porno tape that she had made in the 80s. Now that she and Cal were getting a divorce, all Julie had left was Marissa. As Julie was about to flip the page, there was a knock at the door. She didn't know who it could be- Marissa and Caleb both had keys. Julie got up and smoothed out her skirt. As she opened the door, she felt her heart skip a beat. On the other side of the door was probably one of the best looking guys Julie had ever laid eyes on.
"Hi," Julie said after staring at him. "Do I know you or something?"
"Do you happen to know Ryan or Trey Atwood?" the guy asked.
"Yes I know them," Julie replied.
"Do they happen to be here?" the guy asked.
"No. They live down the street," Julie told him. "Who are you?"
"I'm Brad," said the guy holding out his hand. Julie stared at it. Brad put his hand down.
"How do you know Trey and Ryan?" Julie asked cautiously.
"How do you know them?" Brad shot back.
"For your information, they live with some friends of mine, Kirsten and Sandy Cohen. Ryan came here sometime last year and Trey came here a few weeks ago. Their mother abandoned them, their father, I've never heard about. I think he's still doing jail time or something. Why, what's it to you?" Julie questioned.
"I'm their…uncle," Brad said. He wasn't really. He was really Ryan and Trey's father and he had gotten out of jail and was looking for them.
"Really? Ryan never spoke about his family very much," Julie said lazily.
"So, they live down the street?" Brad asked.
"Yeah. Big white house. You can't miss it," Julie let him know. Brad turned to leave, then whirled around again so he was facing Julie.
"Listen, I don't do this very much. But, would you like to go out to dinner with me?" Brad asked.
"Brad, I don't know you," Julie said. "Besides I'm supposed to have dinner with my daughter tonight." She watched Brad's face fall. Maybe Marissa wouldn't mind being alone for dinner. Plus, Julie thought Brad was cute. "My daughter probably wouldn't mind staying with her friends tonight. Come on, we can go to the Crab Shack. I'll show you around Newport." Brad smiled. Julie followed him until they came upon a black motorcycle. She hadn't been on one of those things for years!
"I hope you don't mind riding on this thing," Brad said handing her a helmet. "It's the only transportation I have."
"No, that's absolutely fine," Julie said. She put on the helmet and climbed onto the back of the motorbike.
"If you, uh, put your hands around my waist, it will keep you from falling off," Brad said showing a hint of a smile. Julie slid her hands around his waist. Maybe Caleb being away wouldn't be so lonely after all.
