Sorry this took so long to get out a lot has been happing in my life lately and I just haven't had time. I promise I will be getting more of my story out soon thanks to all my reviewers and keep them coming the make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside…okay that just sounded odd but any way here part 4!

Wrong First Impression

Two weeks had passes Loretta had come to find that this was far from the Brady Bunch. It was Friday night Bradin was grounded, but out helping Ava with something or other. Ava came back said Hi and ran out but Bradin wasn't with her Loretta didn't ask questions.

"So what do you want to do?" She asked derrick.

"I don't know."

"Well how about we get some food?"

Loretta said going it the top kitchen drawer looking over the brochures of places that deliver.

"What are you in the mood for?"

"Chinese."

"Okay well here's the menu so what do you want."

"Ill have that sweet and sour chicken."

"Okay Ill call in." Loretta called in the orders. Then started a movie. The doorbell rang Loretta got the door.

"Hi."

"Hey, two orders of sweets and sour chicken, one white rice, 3 egg rolls, and a fried rice correct."

"Yes how much."

"15.85."

"Okays." she handed him twenty dollars.

"Keep the change." she smiled a bit took the food said good bye and joined Derrick in the living room. She put all of the food out on the coffee table and got some plates from the kitchen after three movies derrick was just about ready to fall asleep.

"Hey why not you go to bed."

"Ok." he said sleepily as he trudged off to his room.

"You two Nikki." she had come home in the middle of the second move changed into her pajamas and joined Loretta and derrick.

"No let me help clean."

"Don't worry I got it go to bed."

"Fine." she left to her room as well.

Loretta cleaned up the plates and put the remaining food into the fridge.

Then looked at the time it was almost 1 am. Ava had called and said she was not coming home and was staying with someone but Bradin should have been back by now. She had been worried for a while now just then she heard something outside. She looked out the window just between the drapes as not to be seen. She saw Bradin with some girl both seeming a bit to happy not in that way more of well had a bit too much to drink. She saw them kiss, more of making out before Bradin came in. Loretta ran up stairs to her and Nikki's room she heard the front door open and close, and Bradin trudge in she didn't bother to confront him this late she just went to sleep thinking of how to asking him about it.

Loretta sat in the kitchen drinking some coffee it was now around 11 am Bradin came down went straight for the remaining coffee.

"Good morning to you too." Loretta said Bradin jumped and turned to see Loretta with her arms crossed in front of her chest giving him a strange look.

"Loretta didn't see you there."

"Obviously did you not see a clock last night either?"

"What I was with Ava."

"Don't play that card with me. Ava came back last night and went back out said you were running one last set of copies and would be back soon. Do you know I was worried out of my mind, Il mio dio sapete preoccupato e spaventato ero, I was worried sick! It was one am when you came in it was lucky derrick and Nikki went to bed before you got back! Look I really don't care what you do so long as…"

"Look you're not my mother and you don't need to treat me like a child were the same age!" he said standing up.

"Pensate che questo sia divertente! I don't care you are hung over and its obvious! Now I can do this one of two ways A. help you so Ava doesn't know or B. let her see you like this and most likely your grounding will be extended, but like that matters to you you'll find a way to get out."

"What's the catch if you help?" he said rubbing his eyes from the sunlight filling to room.

"Don't leave me behind." she said walking to the stove and getting a teapot. Leaving awe stricken Bradin.

"What?"

"You heard me! There need to be some excitement in Playa Linda….Here." She said handing him a glass of yellowish red looking drink.

"Oh no last time I."

'Wait there's a last time this happened do tell." she said pulling the drink away.

"Sort of."

"Again do tell."

"Jay gave me something made me so sick."

"Well this should help. Trust me it won't make you sick works for all my friends."

"He took the glass and gulped it down."

"What is this stuff? It tastes like Alka-Seltzer."

"What?"

"Stuff for stomach ache and like stuffy nose."

"He he my secret for a hangover. Now in an hour you should be better just lay low watch TV or something."

"Yea okay."

He sat on the couch and put a pillow over his head.

"You didn't strike me as a party girl you know." he said.

"Really why?"

"To preppy."

"Ha me preppy theirs a laugh you should of seen me back in Italy."

"What you do set the grapes on fire."

"No the barn."

He sat up and again gave her a stare of shock.

"A barn?"

"On a friends property. It made the news don't know why." she said sticking a piece of lunch meat in her mouth.

"It was old and falling apart." she said with a mouth full. Bradin smiled a bit and shook his head.

"I was really wrong about you. So let's see here beating up two boys."

"Don't get on my bad side or you'll be the third."

"and setting a barn on fire."

He laughed a bit and turned on the TV..

"Well if you serous about getting out there's a party tonight and if you want to come with me you're more than welcome."

"Sounds fun any drink…"

"Hi all!" said Ava walking in the door. Loretta got a dear and headlights look and Bradin just flopped on the couch.

"So what were you two talking about?"

"Umm" She thought fast and saw a letter on the counter from the school.

"Umm...our school"

"School?" said Bradin.

"School!" she said sternly.

"Oh yea school on what courses we might want to take."

"Oh!" said Ava "well you cant loose here Loretta we have a great academic system here."

"Oh, yea I'm sure it will be great."

"Well I'm going upstairs to work on the last touches on that dress so if you need me…"

The statement was followed by 'sure' and 'what ever' from both Loretta and Bradin. Ava disappeared and both laughed.

"Owe my head hurts to laugh."

"Okay now its stage two for cure."

"There's a second stage."

"Yes aspirin." Loretta said handing him two Advil and a glass of water. With in ten minutes Bradin was almost good as new still was a bit out of it but Ava or anyone couldn't tell he was a bit hung over at least not Ava. It would be Loretta and Bradin's little secret that no one would ever find out.

Well I hope you all liked it and I still cant believe Summerland is over forever I seriously could cry I so wanted more! Like to know what happened it was really a bad place to leave this off Ava and Johnny are finally together (WHOOOOO) but Derrick hates Bradin and what about Bradin/Erick thing 'anything is possible' I'd like to know what that anything might be! Plus what about Jay and Isabelle? Well sorry for my little rant there but any way I hope u like part 4 five will be out ASAP!

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