Once Upon A Straight Tequila Night

Chapter 43 - Telling Stories

Penelope's POV

I can't believe my brothers are telling everyone about Mark Smith and what he tried to do to get me to go out with him, I was 15 at the time and not interested in dating just yet so I kept telling him no but unfortunately he wouldn't take no for an answer, put it this way he was persistent that is for sure and certain.

Flashback

Oh my god I can't believe it Mark Smith has been following me around like a little lost puppy all day and it doesn't matter where I go he is always right behind me and even if I go into the girls bathroom he stands outside the door waiting for me to come out, finally the bell rings and I make my escape well so I thought only to realize that we now have the same class I walk into the classroom and take my seat and he brushes past me and sits behind me.

Finally it is the end of the school day and I can't wait to get out of here and away from Mark he is now really starting to give me the heebie jeebies, I wait for my brothers so that we can walk home we get half way home and I feel like someone is staring at me so I turn around and look behind me but no-one is there and Markus looks at me funny and says "P what is wrong you are acting very strangely this afternoon" and I pull him close and say "that is because I have had Mark Smith following me everywhere today and now I feel as though he is watching me again and it scares me to think what he will do next as he has asked me out everyday this week" Markus then says "well if he keeps it up you come and find us and we will deal with him, ok."

That night as I lay in bed reading I hear a noise outside my window so I get up and look out the window and I see him there and he smiles when he sees me and then he begins to sing to me, I get up and go knock on Markus's door he gets up and say "P what are you doing" I look at him and say "he is here, he is outside my window trying to serenade me with his songs" Markus quickly runs through the house and out the front door as I go back to my room and watch from the window, I see Markus grab Mark by the scruff of the neck with one hand as the other connects to the side of his jaw before he lets him go and says "now you asshole stay away from my little sister."

End of Flashback

Derek pulls me closer and says "ohh Baby Girl at least you had your brothers to protect you from him" I smile as I snuggle into his chest more looking around the yard I see our family members each telling stories and laughing when Fran pipes up and says "Penelope you are not he only one that had problems with the word NO Derek has as well" Sarah then says "Ohhhh I know the girl your talking about Mamma she was bat shit crazy."

Derek's POV

Oh god no as I look over at Mamma as she says "it all started when Derek was 17, he was playing school football and of course he was the star of the team and every girl thought that they had a chance with him but all he wanted to do was work on getting himself a fully ride scholarship to Northwestern University, but this girl took it beyond the point of no return.

Flashback

We had just finished training and I was on the way back to the locker room when out of nowhere one of the cheerleaders appeared in front of me she tried to wrap her arms around my neck and then kiss me but I pushed her off and kept walking into the locker room, by the time I showered and help tidy up the locker room I was hoping that she would be gone so that I could leave without being harassed any further by her, but to no such luck I walked out and there she was standing there.

I kept walking straight passed her ignoring the look she was giving me until she came running after me and then throwing herself at me while screaming trying to make out that I was hurting her, and when Coach saw what was going on her say "Derek what is going on here" I turn to him and say "well as I was walking into the locker room earlier she came out of nowhere and tried kissing me but I pushed her away, I was hoping that she would be gone by the time I came out but no she was standing there waiting for me but I ignored her and kept walking so she came running after me and threw herself at me and started screaming and that is all that happened" Coach looked at the girl and said "you should have taken the hint the first time he pushed you away because it is obvious to me he is not interested and it will only make you look like a fool if you try to pursue him any further."

The following day everyone was patting me on the back and saying "congrats man" and I couldn't think for the life of me why until one of my team mates says "there is a rumor going around school that you screwed one of the cheerleaders last night after training" I look at him confused and say "no I didn't, some bat shit crazy cheerleader threw herself at me and tried to make out the I did something to her so don't believe that shit" he said "I didn't think you would do something like that, I know that you are doing your best so you get that scholarship."

End of Flashback

My sisters are sitting there pissing themselves laughing at what I had to go through as a teenager but I paid no attention to them, the night was getting on and I was just happy to have our family around but it was time to get my beautiful wife in to bed seeing as though she was starting to drift off to sleep sitting in my lap so I say "how about we finish this off tomorrow as it is getting late and my Baby Girl needs her sleep so what do you say we have a pool party at lets say about 11:00am and then we can do lunch and dinner and just spend time together as one big happy family.

Everyone thanked us for a beautiful day and began to leave except for Rossi who insisted on staying to help Mamma clean up while I took my Baby Girl upstairs and put her to bed while Sarah and Desiree managed to get the triplets diaper's changed and into their sleep suits so that I could just take them into our room and put them in their bassinets where they would sleep until their next feed.

I make my way back downstairs and I notice that there is not much cleaning up going on between Mamma and Rossi as they stand there in light of the moon kissing.