Title: Over My Head Version 2.0
Author: alienangel19852003
Rating: M, sexuality, violence, language, slash, self mutilation, and character death.
Disclaimer: Again, I don't own Phil of the Future nor do I own Over My Head (Cable Car) which I'm using yet again for inspiration, it's such a wonderful song. If you haven't heard it, you should really check it out. I have a Pheely video of it on my myspace, and the Fray's actual video of it.
Summary: 12 years after Falling Through Keely and Phil are still in over their heads and their kids are getting in on the act as well. Keely wasn't entirely over her mother's death when the loss of her best friend happens she pulls away from the family and from Phil who is trying desperately to hold everything together. Cadence discovers the shocking secret of her birth when she finds her mother's old journal which sends their world reeling all over again.
Author's Note: If you haven't read Falling Through you probably should seeing as this is the sequel.
"Give 'em hell kid"
"Can I please go to the party all my friends are going." Cadence asked her father.
Phil wasn't having any of it he eyed the soon to be eighteen year old over his newspaper. All he could see was her mother at that age, which worried him more than anything. He kept a watchful eye of his daughters more so than he did his son given the situation with Keely, he was determined not to let that happen to either of them. And he was constantly afraid that something would happen to them.
He was pretty strict; he didn't allow Cady to go to house parties. Dances and formals were okay but he drove her and her friends to and from the school sponsored events.
"Well they can tell you all about it." He said taking a sip of his coffee.
"But Daddy…" Cady whined.
"What are you whining about this time…" Liam said entering the kitchen "Is it about Jock Boy's party?"
"His name is Brad and yes…" Cady said.
"Bradley is that Jared's son?" Keely asked from where she was attempting to make smoothies.
"Jared Anderson." Phil tried not scowl.
"Yeah, that's Brad's dad, you guys graduated with him right?" Cady asked.
"We know him unfortunately," Phil rolled his eyes.
"Did he used to stuff you into lockers?" Liam asked, "I really hate when they do that."
"He never stuffed me into a locker." Phil said indignantly.
"Sally Bruensaugner beat him to it." Keely said laughing.
Phil rolled his eyes, Keely had come a long way in the six months since her mother's funeral.
"Daddy can go pretty please with sugar on top…" Cady said giving him the innocent look batting her eyelashes and poking out her lower lip.
If she'd been asking him for a pony or a sports car she would have definitely gotten one, Phil was such a push over when it came to the women in his life. But he was still fiercely protective of them.
"Nice try but you still can't go…"
"I bet if Liam wanted to go to the party you'd let him go." Cadence said.
"You know that isn't true," Phil said.
"Is it? He does whatever he wants and you guys just let him do it." Cady said.
"Cady, we've been over this; you can't go to the party."
"Phil don't you think we're being a bit unreasonable about this whole thing we should let her go. It won't be the end of the world." Keely said.
"Keely…I don't think we should let her you know what goes on at these football parties. I don't like the idea of her going there alone." Phil said looking over at Liam.
Keely and Cady did the same only they were batting their eyelashes.
"What are you looking at me for?" Liam asked, "I am not going to that party, it's going to be a bunch of drunk assholes rubbing against each other and barfing all over the place. It would be too much like school."
Cady glared at her brother, "Like I would ever want to go to the most stellar party of the year with you Puff the Magic Dragon, but you're my only option."
"Okay first of all you're going about this all the wrong way, you don't ask them can you do something you just go do and have them deal with after it's done. That's how I'm able do all of the things that I do." Liam said.
"That is the reason why you're grounded this month, and you're sentenced to go golfing with Pappy at the Country Club every weekend. And you'll be working for what little money you'll be getting this year cutting grass in the ninety degree heat." Phil told his son with a cheery smile.
"When you're all old and crusty and the girls have their husbands and kids it's going to be me that makes the decision on what kind of home you get to live in." Liam said with an equally cheery smile.
"Well, it's not like he's got a life or any friends anyways…" Cady said.
"Cady, be nice to your brother." Keely chastised.
"Hey, I can't help it if most of my friends got sent to that boot camp." Liam said.
"Keep trying my patience with these little stunts of yours and you can join them." Phil said.
He had little patience left with his son, it seemed the boy was going all out to make him angry. Liam just rolled his eyes and flicked his long swoosh bangs out of his brown eyes, a challenge clearly presented in them. He had to admit he and his son were a lot alike. Nether of them were going to budge on the issue. The more Phil tried to control his son the more Liam rebelled.
"Whatever,"
"Listen boy if you keep on walking around this house like rebel without a clue, I'm gonna send you to that boot camp in an ambulance." Phil said.
"Phil…" Keely started but changed her mind; they both knew that neither of them had physically disciplined any of their children.
She came over and put the pitcher of smoothies on the table along with toast, eggs, and ham before taking a seat on Phil's lap.
"Is there a chair shortage or do you two always have to do that?" Liam asked.
"I didn't read anything about the chair shortage in the paper…" Phil said.
Keely rolled her eyes, her husband was so oblivious.
"Liam did you do your homework last night?" she asked changing the subject but refusing to relinquish her seat on her husband's lap.
"Yes…I didn't want to do it but my inner geek came out and I couldn't help myself. I find logarithms absolutely fascinating. And the British Literature is my absolute weakness." Liam said.
"No wonder they stuff you in your locker." Cady said.
"Was I that bad in high school?" Phil asked Keely.
Keely started to respond, but again changed her mind.
"Cady don't tease your brother. Where's Calliope? Is she still up there reading that script?" Keely asked about her youngest daughter.
"Liam go tell your sister to come down for breakfast." Phil suggested.
Liam rolled his eyes stood up from his chair and walked over to the foot of the stairs, "Calli! Dad wants you to come down for breakfast!"
"I could have done that myself…" Phil said dryly.
Calli came bounding down the stairs her blonde hair bouncing a stack of papers in her hands.
"I don't have time for breakfast, today is the day for auditions for Jesus Christ Superstar. This year I am so not gonna choke…" Calli said taking a seat at the table.
"You did well when you did your scene for us. The thing is not to over think it. Just pretend its just the five of us goofing off here and you'll do fine." Keely said.
"Are you guys going to come to my auditions?" Calli asked.
"I'll try sweetie but I've got some meetings with investors about the new hotel in Los Angeles." Phil said.
"But I'll be there." Keely said.
"It's not even about getting the lead it's about not throwing up or having an equally embarrassing fear based bodily reaction." Calli said.
Keely smiled, "I'm sure you'll do great sweetie,"
"Everybody eat up, Pappy's coming to take you guys to school." Phil said.
"I will be so glad when my car gets fixed," Cady said. "I love Pappy and Grandpa Jack, but they are the most embarrassing rides to school."
He managed to get the kids to eat and she cleaned up as he ushered the girls out of the door, Liam lingered behind.
"Mom…um…if you were to find out something about me would it change how you feel about me?" he asked.
"What did you do?" Keely asked putting plates into the sink and turning to face her son.
"I didn't do anything…yet." He said looking down at the skateboard in his hands.
She noticed how uncomfortable he seemed, "What's this about Liam?"
"It's about me. You remember Grandma Mandy's funeral when you found me crying it's about that. I wasn't sure then but now I know there's nothing I can do about it…" he said his voice breaking.
"Whatever it is I'll still love you, you're my son no matter who you happened to have murdered in a fit of rage." Keely joked attempting to lighten the mood.
Keely wondered what her son was hiding from her, she'd put the combined efforts of Barbara and Pim on the case. But they hadn't turned up anything good except that, Liam liked to tie cats to trees by their tails and the fact that he liked to break into the stadium late at night and smoke cigarettes.
He brightened, "You rock Mom."
He hugged her and ran out of the back door. Keely stood in the doorway and watched him skate down the driveway. And into the front of Pappy's Tahoe and falling on the ground.
"I'm suing!" he screamed rolling around in the driveway.
"You little bad ass boy, get in this car right now before I get out and put my foot…" Lloyd screeched trying to open the car door, but Phil held it closed.
"Liam how 'bout you do what Pappy says, your mom and I won't be able to protect you from his foot on the ride to school." Phil said.
Liam had the penchant for working his grandfather's nerves with his antics, Phil and Keely would laugh most of these stunts off. Keely exchanged glances with Phil who was standing beside Lloyd's truck. They were both trying to suppress their laughter.
Cadence slammed her locker closed. She hated how unfair her father was being about the party, but if she could find someone suitable that her father thought was trustworthy she could go. There was only one option, her best friend Kent Trahan. He was an all around great guy, great grades, and he was very responsible. What made it even better was that he was Alicia's wife Melody's son.
"What's wrong Cade?" Kent asked.
He'd snuck up on her again, "Hey Kent…it's nothing…just my dad and this party. He won't budge on letting me go this party."
"Oh…I doubt it'll be any fun anyways, why don't we just go the mall and she that new Nick Cannon movie." Kent suggested.
"How about we go to the party instead? I know my dad will let me go if you came with me." Cady said.
"I don't know Cade…these parties aren't really my style." Kent said.
"Now you sound like my freakziod brother. This is going to way bigger than last years party, I hear they have sixteen kegs and a sound system that's like ten feet tall. And everyone is going to be there." Cadence gushed.
Kent adjusted his glasses, "If everyone was jumping off a bridge should we jump too. I know High School is about fitting in but it's a bit late for that I'd say. This is our last year."
Cady looked up at her red haired best friend, "Look Kent, I've put up with them running my life for the past three years. This year I am determined to kick it up. Now are you with me."
"Fine…" Kent said, "I'll take you the party."
"You sound sooo excited…" Cadence said sarcastically.
"So do I have to like ask Mr. Diffy if I can take you to the party?" Kent said.
"Yeah, but he'll be totally cool with it." Cadence smiled, it had been easier than she thought to convince him to help her.
She really liked him, he was so cute with his reddish blonde hair and the cutest little freckles on his cheeks. He had a year round tan, he was constantly in the water either surfing or swimming. He had a kind of less geeky Anthony Michael Hall Sixteen Candles kind ofthing going on. They'd been best friends since they were five and she didn't want to ruin their friendship over a silly crush so she kept her feelings a secret.
The bell rang, "I'm off to Math, I've got to decide what to wear to the party tomorrow." She said.
"And I've got to make out my last will and testament before talking to your father." Kent mumbled.
"Come on he's not that bad." Cadence said.
"Remember when Robbie Wheeler asked you to junior formal?"
"He tripped, there was no real proof my father pushed him down the school steps." Cadence said.
"Make sure when I ask your dad if I can take you to the party that it's on flat ground and there are no sharp utensils around you remember when Max Henderson came over to your house for dinner he was mysteriously stabbed with a salad fork." Kent said.
"Actually it was my mom who stabbed Max he was getting a bit too familiar with her. And I'll make sure that nothing happens to you. My parents love you. You've been over like a gazillion times." Cady said.
"Alright I'm in I'll ask him." Kent said.
"Thank you, thank you." Cady cried throwing her arms around his neck and she hugged him tightly.
"Cade…" he whispered.
She pulled away blushing, "Sorry if that was uncomfortable," she said.
They used to hug all the time as kids but when they started six grade they started to change on the outside and on the inside affection from her seemed to make him uncomfortable. They rarely hugged nowadays. Occasionally Cady would get excited and throw her arms around him, or grab his hand when she had something to show him.
She looked over at him as they walked to class, he was blushing too. Neither of them were speaking still embarrassed from the hug. Could it be that he liked her too?