Hello people of earth and other galaxies! Ummmmmmm…. I know I haven't written anything in awhile and I know you all know that I'm out of school so you would think I would have plenty of time to write. WRONG! My boss has been calling me to work like crazy! Not that I mind to much I'm saving to get a car so working a lot helps but still I want my summer! Anyway I finally had a little free time so I decided to spend that time updating because I just love you all so much! Actually all my friends are either in summer school or at work so I had nothing better to do.

Yeah still not doing the whole POV thing here people.

You the whole reason I got and installed the damn three locks on the door was to keep unwanted people out and to prevent getting robed. It really doesn't help when my fucking roommate, not saying any names here, (IGGY!) gets a key made and gives it to his girlfriend and she lets herself in AND invites the biggest pain in my ass aka her best friend over! I don't know how you personally live but I never imagined that I would walk into my apartment and find two 18 year old girls in my living room watching TV and eating my food.

"What the hell!" I cried in surprised at Max and Nudge lounging on the sofa watching a 'Supernatural' rerun.

"SHHH!" They hissed together waving me off. What the-

"Fang who's that with Nudge?" Ella asked stepping inside.

I was about to answer when Iggy had an aneurism or something and shouted out, "Fang's future wife Max!"

That bastard.

Ella studied Max from behind, calculating if she was good enough for me. See she's over protective too.

Angel squeezed past our legs and made her way over to Nudge and Max just as a commercial came on.

"Hi I'm Angel!" she smiled sweetly, she loves meeting new people.

"Hi Angel I'm Max, Gazzy's older sister he's told me a lot about you."

"Fuck!" Everyone turned to look at me.

"Sorry, stubbed my toe." I muttered walking to my room.

Great Gazzy just so happens to be Max's little brother really? Come on God why do you keep doing this to me?!

"Fang?"

I tuned to see Ella step into my room.

"Yeah?" I sighed flopping down on my bed staring up at the ceiling.

I heard her close the door and sit on my bed.

"Are you dating that girl?"

I sighed, "No Ella I'm not dating Max."

"Good,"

I sat up to look at her, "Why what's wrong?"

"I don't like her,"

"You don't know her Ell how can you dislike her already."

"I'm your sister I'm suppose to hate every girl your interested in."

"I'm not interested in Max."

"Yes you are you're good at covering up your emotions in front of people Fang, but I've lived with you all my life. I know you."

I flopped back again. "Fine, I like her but that doesn't mean I'll date her."

Ella lay down next to me. "Why not?"

"Because I've got too much going on for a girlfriend and she's too young."

"She's 18 right, like Nudge?"

I nodded.

"Then you can date her,"

"Ella she's 2 years older than you no."

"And you're not related to her, or her legal guardian."

I sighed, "It's complicated Ella,"

"No it's not; you're the one making it complicated. It's not rocket science Fang. You need someone in your life."

"I have you, Angel, and Iggy."

"You need a girl."

"You and Angel are my girls."

"Fang as much as you don't want to hear this you need to, I'll be leaving in a few years to go to collage all you'll have is Angel and then Angel will leave. What then? Iggy is more than likely to move out soon and live with Nudge. You'll be all alone."

"You and Angel can come and visit."

Ella sighed annoyed, "Fang you can't just hang on to us forever. You'll eventually have to let go."

"Well eventually ain't here yet so go to your room and clean it up like I told you to do last week."

"UGH!" She slid off the bed and marched to my door slamming it behind her.

"Slam another door like you pay rent in this bitch again and I swear to Christ my foot will be down your throat girl!" Dad use to tell me that all the time scared the shit out of me too.

I sat up rubbing my temples I hate when Ella and I have that talk I don't like thinking about her leaving. Trust me I'm happy she wants to go to college and will probably get in a good one too but still it hurts to know that one of my girls is leaving.

I heard my door open and need to look up to know it was Iggy.

"Don't say it," I warned.

"I was just gonna say I'm ordering Chinese want to know if you want anything."

I looked up and smirked, Iggy is such a bad liar. "Sweet and sour chicken,"

He smiled sitting next to me. "Don't stress about it now ok? Ella's scared and she's really worried about you man. I don't blame her either, some days you walk around like you're on the verge of death."

I snorted.

"But Max, she brings some type of light in you, life, happiness whatever. The point is she does something to you, I've never seen you so… rejuvenated for as long as I have known you."

"She's special but-"

"But nothing! That girl likes you and you like her now stop being a bitch and make that happen!"

"I can't-"

"I swear if this is about her fucking age again I'll dye all your hair blonde."

"Let me explain alright!" I can't believe I'm really about to tell Iggy this.

I take a deep breath and held it for a minute. Here we go I rubbed my hands on my jeans to try and get some sweat off and licked my lips.

"Um… when I was 18 you know my whole life just, completely changed course. Well before all that my parents use to always tell me that I need to enjoy being young because now is the time to make mistakes and learn from them. Change my mind over and over again because at 18 you don't really know what you want. But… when they died and I got custody over the girls… I couldn't just change my mind. I… couldn't make mistakes because they wouldn't just affect me they affected the girls as well. I had to grow up real quickly, couldn't mess around and play. Hell I couldn't even go to college like I had planed that was my whole reason as to getting the best grades and never staying out to late. I worked my ass off! For this? To become a "dad" at 18? To have to give up my whole life just to take care of my little sisters? ... So here I am age 23 with a high school GPA of 4.5… just sitting there… hanging on my bed room wall."

I looked over at Iggy to see him staring at my high school diploma on the wall. "I can't date an 18 year old because if I did she would inherit half of this. She would have to be a mother figure to Angel and Ella. She would have to grow up and couldn't just change her mind at the drop of a dime."

Iggy turned to look at me. "Fang, Max has been taking care of her brother since he was born. Her mother is a single mother now two kids. She works all the time and hardly sees her kids. Max had to grow up fast so she could take care of herself and now her little brother too."

"How come she didn't pick up Gazzy then?"

"You would have to ask her but Fang, even though you don't want to admit it… Max is perfect for you."

"How is she perfect for me Iggy? She's loud, crazy, rude, annoying-"

"Exactly! She's everything you're not she's like the missing pieces to you."

I rolled my eyes, "Whatever you say Ig."

We got up and left my room; in the living room all the girls sat watching SpongeBob.

"Hey guys we decided to go see Despicable Me 2." Max said as I sat next to her placing Angel on my lap.

"Oh yeah I wanted to go see that I heard it was good." Iggy said starting up a conversation with Nudge and Ella.

Max put her head on my shoulder, "Mind driving me to my house o get my little brother?"

I looked down at her; Angel was so focused on Squidward and Sandy fighting about something to listen to us.

"How did you get here?"

"Nudge and I took the bus,"

"Why didn't you get your brother?"

"Because my mom didn't have to go in to work until 2 so she wanted to spend time with him."

I sighed, "Fine, Angel is going with us though so no swerving the car into oncoming traffic."

She pouted but got up walking over to the door and I shamelessly watched her ass move as I carried Angel over to the door.

"Hey where are you guys going?" Ella asked giving me a 'thought you said you didn't like her' look.

"To get Gazzy,"

"Oh I'll go with you guys! Omg Gazzy is just such a cutie him and Angel together look like the perfect set of twins! It's so strange how they look like and they aren't even related like so weird. Omg I have this cousin that-"

"Hey I'll go with you guys too you might need someone to shut Nudge up." Iggy said kissing Nudge's shoulder.

"You mean we might need someone to feel Nudge-"

"Max! Not in front Angel and Ella!" I roared.

Ella rolled her eyes while little innocent Angel just put her head on my shoulder sucking her thumb.

"Well I guess I'll go to since everyone is leaving me." Ella grumbled.

This time I rolled my eyes.

"No one likes you Ella!" Iggy called from down the hall.

"I'm surprised you have a girlfriend Iggy have you shown Nudge your stuffed bear collection?!" Damn that's my girl!

"Hey it is not a collection it's just a few bears that I have been given over the years!"

I locked the door smirking following this crazy bunch of idiots out to our cars.

"You have a bear collection?" Max asked though not seeming to surprised.

"Yes he does he has them in every color!"

"I do not I don't have a red one!"

"You can have my red bear." Angel offered. Damn that just really lowered his man points.

I chuckled patting my sweet Angel's head she so young and innocent.

"What? No I don't-"

"Aw see Iggy Angel will give you her red one will that make you happy?" Nudge giggled.

"Yeah you can sit it right next to the blue one that says I love you every time you hug it!" Shit Ella is vicious today!

"It does not say I love you! It says I wove you! Get it right if you're gonna mock it!"

Max was cracking up laughing next to me tears streaming down her face.

"Alright children that's enough you're killing Max over here. Ella leave Iggy alone about stuffed bear collection-"

"It's not a collection!"

"What Iggy does in his free time is his business. Nudge I'm sorry but something is seriously wrong with your boyfriend. Iggy after the movie we can go to the toy store and get you any bear you like ok?"

"What I don't want-"

"Angel don't offer grown men your toys ok?"

"Ok!"

"And someone check Max's pulse I think she's dying." I finished buckling in Angel and got in the driver seat.

A father's job is never done.

R&R!