co-written by RatedrKjErIcHo.
Mike pulled up to Avery's house and got out knocking on the door. "Mr. Mizanin, nice to see you again." Bret said when he opened the door.
"You too Mr. Hart. I came for Avery. So we could watch movies?"
"Of course come in. I'll go see if she's ready to go." Mike nodded as Brett headed upstairs to get Avery. He knocked on her door and heard her say come in. "Sweetie, Mike is downstairs for you."
Avery nodded and walked downstairs with Bret. She smiled at Mike. "You look beautiful." He said when he saw her. "Ready to go?"
"I am." She smiled again.
"Have her home by eleven." Bret said to him.
"Yes, sir." He said as they walked out. He opened the car door for her and they were soon on their way. "I figured we could go back to my house and watch some movies."
"That sounds great." She smiled as they drove.
John walked up to the front door. He had gotten dressed and went down the side of the house. He knocked on the door and waited for someone to answer.
"John. How nice of you to use the door this time." Jerry said.
"I normally use the door." John said walking in.
"Yeah right." Jerry said walking into the living room with John behind him. "You know we have cameras, a security system and bodyguards all around this place. Not too much gets by. Tell me you at least used protection." Jerry said as they sat down. "You and Kate have your whole life ahead of you. You need to focus on that. The last thing you both need is to get in trouble."
"I know that sir and I assure you we are always careful."
"Good." He said as Kate walked into the room. "Well as soon as our other guest gets here. We can eat."
"What other guest?" Kate asked.
"Well, I have been dating someone and I want you to meet her tonight."
"You're dating? Who?" Kate asked. She hoped it wasn't his secretary. She couldn't stand her.
"She should be here soon."
"Who is she?" Kate asked again.
"Her name is Mickie. She's a publicist that was hired for the mayor's office. She's very nice, Kate."
"We'll see." Kate said as the doorbell rang.
"And that would be Mickie." Jerry smiled as the guard opened the door. He walked into the foyer. "Mickie, you look beautiful."
"Thank you." She smiled. She looked past him to Kate and John. "And this is Kate. Nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you too." Kate replied.
"Well let's head in and have dinner. Rosa has made a wonderful meal." Jerry said to them. Mickie followed him in with Kate and John behind them.
Avery and Mike walked into his house. "This is a nice place."
"Thanks." Mike smiled. "My parents are out to dinner. So, we can enjoy the time. How about a movie?"
"Great." She smiled.
"Well, you pick it out and I will get some food." She nodded and he leaned in and kissed her. He quickly deepened it and then grabbed her hand and led her up to his room.
Once they were inside, he laid her back on the bed and kissed her again. He started to unbutton her blouse when he pulled away. "Are you sure about this?"
"Yeah, I'm sure." He kissed her again and quickly removed her shirt. He pulled away and removed his clothes and helped her remove the rest of hers. She closed her as he kissed her again and slid himself inside her. He was only the second boy she'd ever been with.
Kate sat across from Mickie as they had dinner. She could see that her dad obviously liked Mickie a lot and she wondered why she had never met her until now. "So, dad, how long have you and Mickie been dating?"
"A little while." He replied.
"Why have I not met her until now?"
"Well, Mickie has been traveling with her job. And this is really the first time she had been in town and you have been too."
"Well you are the one who sent me away so maybe you were hiding her from me."
"I wasn't hiding her from you." Jerry said to her. "And I didn't' send you away because I wanted to. I had too to keep you out of jail or juvie. You were the one who got caught with John in that fountain. And camp was the best alternative."
"And we see how that worked out." Kate replied.
"Katherine Ashley Lawler, you will not speak to me like that." Jerry said to her. "I'm grateful you are safe but you will not speak to me like that. I'm your father." He sighed. "I wasn't hiding Mickie from you. I just honestly wasn't sure where the relationship was going and I didn't want to introduce you until I was sure of things."
"And exactly where is the relationship going dad?"
"Well, I really think Mickie and I are heading toward something permanent. While I'm not ready to propose at this time, I really think we are heading that way."
"Are you happy Daddy?"
"Yes. I'm very happy." He said looked at her. "Kate, I know you have had two stepmothers since your mom passed. But I really think this is the right one."
Kate looked from her dad to Mickie. "If you're happy, then I'm happy." She replied.
"Good." He smiled and they started eating again.
Avery laid there with Mike after they had made love. "You okay?" He asked as he shifted to look at her. She smiled and nodded.
"Yes, I'm great." She smiled.
"Good. So are you hungry?" He asked.
"I'm starving." He laughed.
"Alright. I will get something." He got up and pulled on his pants and headed downstairs. She laid in bed for a few minutes before she smiled to herself. She could really see herself falling for Mike. She threw his t shirt on and walked down the stairs looking around the house. She noticed some pictures on the mantel and smiled. She went closer and looked, one in particular catching her attention.
She picked it up from the mantel and looked at it. She couldn't believe it. She heard footsteps and turned to where Mike had come in. "Can you explain this?"
"Avery..."
"She's in your family picture? Why would that be Mike?"
He sighed. "AJ is or was my cousin. Her mom and my dad are brother and sister."
"Did you know what she was going to do?" She looked at him as he lowered his head. "Oh my God, you knew. You knew she was planning to kill everyone. How could you do nothing?"
"I tried to talk her out of it. Told her I couldn't go through with it."
"Go through with it?" She asked looking at him. "Oh my God, you were going to help her. Or did you help her? Did you help her kill all those people?"
"No. I didn't help her kill anyone. There was only one person I was supposed to kill." He said looking at her.
"You were supposed to kill me." He closed his eyes and nodded.
"But I couldn't do it. After that first time I kissed you, I knew I couldn't. She was still hell bent on doing it. So when she tried, I jumped in front of you. To protect you."
"Protect me?" She said looking at him. "Why didn't you say anything when all those people were dying? My God, you could have saved lives. But you chose not to do anything. To say anything. You are as much to blame as she is."
She went to walk past him but he grabbed her arm. "Let me go."
"We need to talk about this."
"There's nothing to talk about. You're a murderer." She didn't say anything else as she walked out. She couldn't believe it. She had trusted him and he had been lying to her the whole time. All those people died and he could have stopped it. How could he do nothing? She didn't understand and she wanted nothing more to do with him.
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