SPOV
I knocked on May's door at around two that afternoon. I wondered if her mom was seriously going to stay. What a character she was!
"Hey May," for the first time ever, May didn't smile. She glanced behind her and pushed me out onto her front porch, shutting the door behind her. "What's wrong?"
May sighed and ran a hand through her hair. "It's my mom," she whispered, glancing fearfully behind her. I looked into the house too, there was nothing there.
"OK," I said, encouraging her to continue.
"She's decided she wants to stay," I frowned.
"So," May sighed, frustrated.
"I think she feels bad about not being there in my childhood or she just wants to ruin my life," May paused, "She wants to start parenting me now,"
I couldn't help it, I laughed. The icy glare May gave me cut the sound off short.
"It's not funny, it's ridiculous! Her rules are going to make my life miserable," I pursed my lips.
"What kind of rules," It was sort of funny. Especially since May was already in her twenties.
"I have a curfew now. I have to be in bed by eleven every night," I smirked.
"You're gonna have to break that rule," May blushed.
"I can only hang out with the people she approves of," I nodded. I wasn't really paying attention anymore. Who knew that May's hair had over five shades of brown in it?
I started down at May when I realized she had stopped talking.
"And you're not one of them," she said quickly, looking down. I caught very word of course.
"What do you mean," I asked lifting her chin.
"My mom doesn't like you for some bizarre reason," May shook her head. "I'm sorry," I raised an eyebrow.
"So you're just going to avoid me because your mother, who you haven't seen in eighteen years by the way, says so?" It just sounded stupid to me.
"Well she's my mom Seth," she said quietly.
"Yeah I know that, it's just that," I paused to stare down at May. She blushed. "I can't live without you; I'm not going to let another one of your parents take you away from me again," May blushed again and stared up at me. "I almost died the first time I left you. I'm not giving up that easily," May smiled.
"Thanks Seth, but I don't see any way you can work around her," May gestured to the house without looking away from me.
"Trust me," I said leaning toward her. I heard her heart hammering in her chest. Mine was much louder though.
"I thought I said you couldn't hang around this guy," May whirled around. I looked up and smiled at Mrs. Summer. She stood in the doorway, hands on hips.
"Mom, I-" May stuttered then stopped.
I decided to take over.
"Mrs. Summer, Seth Clearwater," I stuck out my hand. She glared at it then me. I pulled my hand back slowly.
"Off my property Seth Clearwater,"
"Mom," May protested.
"Now," Mrs. Summer repeated, ignoring May.
I smiled. "No problem," I winked at May. "See you later," I whispered before retreating down the steps and back to my car. May was right, how was I going to get around her mom?
MPOV
"May Darcy Summer," I winced. No one had called Darcy in well, eighteen years. "I've been here for no more than a day and you've already broken my number one rule."
"Your number one rule," I repeated, pushing past her.
"That boy is bad news May, I can smell it from a mile away," My eyes narrowed and I glared at Lime.
"You can't just walk into my life and expect to take over," Lime squinted at me.
"Watch me," She stalked past me into the kitchen. I stomped to my room. I felt like a teen again and it was creepy. I slammed the door. Although, it was different with my mom. I got pretty much everything I had wanted with dad. Lime was much more difficult. I shut my eyes and lay down on my bed. Hopefully Mom would leave me alone long enough to have a nap. Then I could dream up a world where she didn't exist.
