New Neighbor

Church didn't seem to take that long that Sunday. We said our prayers, gave our offering, sang songs, and I had to leave early since my mom had to work.

"Are you going to be alright in the house alone for awhile?" my mom asked.

I nodded, "Of course I am, besides I have Roscoe in the house with me."

My mom laughed. "Oh please, he's only a puppy Kat."

"I know but he'll keep me company." I told her. "It'll be like a sleepover."

"Ooo now that's an idea. Why don't you have Emily come over and spend the day with you until I get off?"

I smiled, "That's a good idea, hopefully she isn't busy with anything."

When we pulled up to our house, I noticed that our new neighbor wasn't outside still and his moving truck was gone.

"Awe, I guess we'll have to meet him another day." My mom said. "Alright honey, remember to call if you go anywhere and make sure you text me if your dad comes home early."

"No problem mom," I said before giving her a hug and a kiss. "Good luck on your case."

She smiled and watched me get out of the car and head to the house. I waved at her once more before pulling out my key and unlocking the door to the house. Once I was inside, I locked the door and called my friend Emily. She had been my best friend since the first grade and always did what she could to help me out.

"Hey girl, what are you up to?" I asked her when she picked up.

She sighed, "Nothing, looking for an excuse to get out of the house."

"Awe..are your parents fighting again?"

"Unfortunately…man I wish I had something to do." She said.

"Great! You should totally come over here and stay with me. My mom had to work and my dad isn't back from his trip yet."

"That's a great idea, hold on let me make sure it's alright with my mom."

I waited patiently as she asked Trish, her mom, if she could come over. I really liked her mom a lot. She was real tough with her long blonde hair and brown eyes. Her husband on the other hand, Chris Jericho, was a real pan in the butt. Sure he was handsome but the man constantly put his ego before his family. Talk about annoying.

"I'll be right over," she said, pulling me from my thoughts.

I smiled, "Sweet! Ok I'll see you when you get here."

"Ok bye!" she said before we hung up. Just as I tossed my cell phone down, my doorbell rang.

I walked to the door and looked through the peephole to see my next door neighbor standing on the porch. I then gently cracked open the door, leaving the latch on it.

"Hello." I said.

He smiled down at me charming me with his emerald eyes. He was very sexy towering over me with his herculean form and biker outfit. "Hi there, I'm sorry to bother you I just wanted to introduce myself."

I smiled, "Oh, hold on a second."

I shut the door and unhooked the latch before reopening the door. "That's better."

He laughed, "You must be young if you opened the door so carefully like that."

I nodded, "I am actually."

"Well I'm Mark," he said as he held out his hand for me to shake it.

I smiled and shook his hand, "I'm Katrina, but most people call me Kitty or Kat."

"Kitty or Kat? I like that." He said. "So are your parents here?"

I shook my head, "No, my mom just left for work and my dad is out of town."

"Oh alright, well I better get off your porch then. I don't want to make you feel uncomfortable."

I sighed, "it's alright. I know how to take care of myself."

"That's good but I still think it would be best if I come back when they are here."

I nodded, "True, well it was nice to meet you Mark. Maybe I'll talk to you some other time?"

"Sure, see you later Kat," he said.

I smiled at him, loving how he used my nickname. "Bye Mark,"

Emily arrived shortly after that and the two of us sat on the porch and talked for awhile.

"My parents are idiots! I mean who argues over a picture!" Emily yelled.

I shook my head, "a dumb person obviously…there has to be a deeper issue than what there are saying to each other."

"That's what I'm thinking…wow…who is that?"

I turned around to see what she was talking about and spotted Mark lifting weights in his front yard. He once again was showing off those teasing muscles and sexy abs. Man this guy needed to stop drawing in my attention. He was really laying it on thick. I then spotted a blonde chick coming out of his house with two dogs following her. She was real pretty and somewhat tall with a skinny body.

"Oh that's Mark and I'm assuming that's his wife." I said.

"Damn he's hot…I'm so jealous of that lady." Emily said.

I giggled, "Emily, you have a boyfriend remember?"

"Yea but there is no rule against looking…my, oh my, the things I would do to that man."

I laughed but inside I was really agreeing with her. Mark was really hot…almost too hot to be with this other chick. Unfortunately for us, he was too old and out of our league.

"Did he just move in?" she then asked.

I nodded, "Yea, he seems pretty nice so far."

She smiled, "Yes of course…"

"Oh my goodness…moving on…did you hear we were getting a new swim coach?"

She gasped, "What! No way!"

"yes way, apparently he's a guy and very well built." I told her.

"Oh great just what we need…a strong solider for a coach."

I giggled, "Well apparently he's got great skills. He use to be part of our swim team awhile back."

"Well that's cool let's hope he's cute. I'm dying to have some eye candy at our school."

"Again, you have a boyfriend!" I yelled.

She laughed, "Damn!"

The two of us talked for awhile before finally heading inside. I didn't know why but I was real anxious to know who our swim coach was going to be. If only I knew what a surprise I was in for.