Friday, Shane's House, 6:32 P.M...
"Ha! I was right the whole time wasn't I?! You can't outsmart Big Kev!" Shane's father gloated.
"Don't you have a job you gotta do or something? Go put a shirt on." Shane replied, not happy with Kevin's teasing.
The reason for this back and forth was, well, Shane had to tell his dad he was dating Alexa eventually. Especially with this double date that was planned tonight. All of them agreed to be over at his house before 7, meaning his dad would still be there by then. No way in hell he was getting away with that. Of course, Kevin didn't hesitate to remind his son of the fact that he called him and Alexa getting together from the start.
"This is why I'm the man, and you're not. I know when I'm frickin right, kid. You act like I wasn't a teenager at one point. The same thing that you did to this Alexa girl, with the teasing and the name calling and all that shit? I did the same thing to Cassidy. Used to call her a leprechaun, for obvious reasons." He reminisced.
"Man, that's... actually pretty funny." Shane admitted.
"Us Price men have a knack for humor. You know that. I'm sure you make your friends laugh all the time."
"Yeah, it's either that, or making them groan whenever I say something corny."
"That... Also runs in the family."
Shane chuckled.
"You think I don't know that, dude? You're my father. I'm groaning like 64% of the time I'm around you."
Kevin lightly punched his son on the shoulder.
"Shut up, I'm hilarious."
At that point, the Price boys heard a knock at the front door.
"Oh, that must be the squad." Shane said.
Kevin raised his eyebrow at him.
"Really? The squad?"
"Leave me alone, dad."
Shane then went over to let them in. He opened the door, and there stood Becky, Alexa, and a very tired looking Dean. Unkempt even.
"Jeez, what's up with Ambrose?" He asked.
"I was out working, so I could have money for tonight. That's why I wasn't in school today. I'm running on like 3 and a half hours of sleep." Dean explained.
Shane let them all in, just as Kevin decided to sit on the couch and watch TV for a little bit.
"Who is that, your brother?" Alexa asked, looking at him.
Shane laughed.
"Nah, what? I'm an only child. That's muh pops."
All three teens' jaws dropped when they heard that.
"... That's your dad?" The petite princess asked in disbelief.
"Uhhh... Yeah? What's so surprising about that?"
"No- Nothing. Just... Hey, I'm Alexa." She introduced herself.
"Howdy, Alexa. Don't be nervous dude, I'm harmless. Unless you piss me the fuck off. How about the rest of you? I'd like to know the people that have to deal with my bone headed son everyday."
The guests laughed at the grown man's jab at his own kid.
"I'm Rebecca. But, most people just call me Becky."
This time it was Kevin's turn to be surprised. Specifically, at the way she spoke.
"I did not see that coming at all... Are you?"
"Yup, straight from Dublin. Moved here when I was 12." She answered, already knowing what he was gonna ask.
"Well, ain't that somethin'. Shane, she kinda sounds like Cass, doesn't she?"
"Yeah, she does actually. Never noticed that."
"Who's Cass?" Becky curiously asked.
"Oh, that was my mom's nickname. Full name was Cassidy. She was also from Ireland, but I think she was from Limerick, not Dublin."
"Wait, was? You mean she..."
Shane confirmed her suspicion.
"Yeah, she's not with us anymore sadly. Died a couple weeks before my 8th birthday."
"Oh. I'm... I'm sorry for you and your dad's loss."
Kevin waved her off.
"Don't be sorry. It's better to remember how awesome of a girl she was then sit around depressed. Cass wouldn't have wanted anyone feeling sorry for her. Yeah, her original last name was O'Connor, but that was before I stumbled into her life and turned her into a Price. She had the personality of one before she even met me though."
Alexa chimed in.
"So, based off what I know of Shane, she was friendly, competitive, really frickin stubborn, and an all around nutcase." She joked.
Kevin laughed out loud.
"You knocked it out of the park, Short Stuff."
Shane and Alexa both froze at what Dad Price had just said. He was confused at their shocked faces.
"What, did I say something wrong?"
"Nah... That's just... That's something I call her... Like a lot."
"Oh... So I'm guessing me saying that is kind of creepy."
Alexa slowly nodded.
"Alright, never calling you that again. But, I will say, this is fuckin weird. Seriously, what are the chances that you'd end up friends with an Irish girl FROM Ireland, just like I did. And on top of that, you're dating a girl who's blonde, short, and loves to make fun of you... Just like I did."
Shane thought about that for a second.
"Uh... Like Father, Like Son?" He said while shrugging his shoulders.
"I guess man. Still weird."
Meanwhile, Alexa was again shocked by what Kevin said.
"You know that I'm his girlfriend?"
"Shit, I knew before you did. Like I told him, I'm not stupid. From what he told me, with the name calling and teasing, you two dating was a damn foregone conclusion." The patriarch of the Price family nonchalantly stated.
Dean was in his own little world basically, not really paying attention to anything. Only thing he was thinking about was how tired he was, so he looked at the couch Kevin was sitting on and thought, "Yeeeeaaah." Then, he went and plopped on said couch.
This amused Shane's dad immensely.
"Who's this character?"
Dean lazily stuck is his fist out.
"Dean. Dean Ambrose. Sorry, man. But I'm crazy tired from working all day."
Kevin returned the fist bump.
"Ah, don't sweat it. A working man is a real man in my opinion."
"This "real man", also likes to cause as much trouble as he possibly can on a daily basis. Plus, it's been maybe 3 months since we became friends, and I've already had to get him out of so much crap, it's ridiculous." Shane told his dad.
Ambrose chuckled.
"He's right. You know, he's the reason why that Irish beauty over there is my girl. I was dating some crazy chick before, so thank God Shane came along and set me straight."
"Ha, my son's a matchmaker. Not sure how that happened, but cool. Well, Dean, Alexa, Becky? It was nice to meet you guys, but it is now 7:15, and I need to get my ass to work. You're free to come around whenever. Door's always open."
And with that, he got up from the couch, grabbed his keys, and headed out to take care of his business.
Shane looked around at his friends.
"Welp... That was my father."
"Your dad is chill as fuck dude." Dean complemented.
"Yeah, I know."
Becky and Alexa apparently both had the same opinion on Kevin Price. So much so, that their next words mirrored each other.
"... He's so hot."
At hearing this, Dean and Shane were utterly flabbergasted. (Love using that word.) Both their eyes went wide.
"WHAT?!" They yelled simultaneously.
Both girls just shrugged.
"You know what? I'm just gonna pretend like I didn't just hear that. You ready to leave?" Shane asked his pals.
"Sure, whatever. Bring the ball." Dean said.
"Let's do it, lad." Becky seconded.
Alexa grabbed onto her boyfriend's hand.
"Can't wait."
And with that, the four teenagers were ready for their night out.
Outside The House...
The bushes slightly rustled, most likely because of some wind. It was November, after all. Weather's not exactly kind during that time. But, on the contrary. It wasn't the wind at all. Nah, there was someone in the bushes. Someone, who was extremely jealous.
"Tonight's gonna be... Fun! Hahaha!" Alicia Fox creepily predicted.
God knows what she had in store for them. All that's known, is that it can't be anything good. That's for damn sure.
AN: Happy late Thanksgiving! Hope you're all enjoying your leftovers. See ya in the next chapter.
