YDWYHTD
Chap. 46
by: Tina & Danielle 
(c) 1999 by us!

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"Come on, Bumpkin. Wakie, wakie."  I shook his shoulder, trying to get him
awake.  Kevin promptly brushed my hand aside and pulled the covers over his
head.

"Kevinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn, you gotta get up.  It's getting late.", I
whined in the most annoying tone of voice that I could muster.

Kevin groaned and I saw a green eye peek out at me from the cover.  "Whining
doesn't become you, Nickolas."

I smirked, "Yeah, well, if you don't get your cute ass up out of bed, I'm
really going to get annoying here.  I promise you, Kev, it won't be pretty."

He just stared at me.  My buttom lip slowly came poking out in a pout.
Kevin groaned and threw the covers back, throwing his legs over the side of
the bed, and sat up.  "That's not fair, Nick."

"What's not fair, Kev?", I asked as I sat down on the chair that was in the
corner and began putting on my sneakers.  I had already showered and gotten
dressed.  It was going to take us an hour to get to my parents and I was
anxious to go.

"The pouty lip thing, Nick.  And the big puppy dog eyes.  You do those two
things and it's just not fair we can't stay in this room all day so that I
can ravage you."

I grinned as he got up off the bed and went to the closet to find something
to wear.  He got his clothes, stopping back at the night stand to pull a
pair of boxers and socks out and throwing them on the bed.  The he headed
towards me.

He didn't say a word, just leaned down and captured my lips with his own.  I
felt his hand touch me on back of my neck and then his fingers tangled
themselves in may hair.

I moaned and attempted to slip my tongue in his mouth but Kevin pulled away
and said, "I'm going to take my shower now and get dressed so we can get on
the road since you're so impatient this morning."

"Tease.", I muttered as I made a face at him.  He chuckled, "Yep."

Thirty minutes later we were in our rental car, me behind the wheel, and
heading towards my parents.  It was a beautiful, sunny day - well, as sunny
as it can be in LA.  Kevin cranked the radio up and we sang along when our
favorite songs were played.

Kev was looking out the window, taking in the view.  I kept looking over at
him, enjoying that particular view.  I liked watching him.  I think I had
memorized his features by now.  Every line on his face.  The way his eyes
got lighter when he was happy and how they got so dark, they were almost
black when he was angry or sad.  The way his eyes scrunched up when he
laughed made my pulse race.

"Nick, you need to keep your eyes on the road and not me."  Kevin's voice
kinda startled me.  I realized he was staring back at me grinning.  I
blushed and turned my attention back to the road.

"I love you, Kev."

Those four words just came out.  It was just important for him to know that
especially right now.  Kevin reached over and took my hand that I
had laying on the seat in his and squeezed it.  "Whatever happens with your
parents, Nick, I'm by your side. Through thick or thin. Better or worse.
We'll get through it somehow.  And I love you too, baby."

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Finally we pulled up in front of my parents huge house.  It was a two story
brick home surrounded by a fence around the 2 acres of land it sat on.  My
mother had done all the landscaping herself and the grounds were magnificant
with flowers of all kinds, different colors and different sizes all over.

Kevin looked around and whistled, "This place is phat, man.  I still like
our place better though."

I grinned, "Yeah, me too."

The car had barely stopped when the front door was flung open and my four
younger siblings came running out.  I loved my sisters dearly but I was
looking for my little baby brother to come.  My eyes widened when I realized
that the blond haired figure that was taller than the three girls was indeed
Aaron.

Aaron flung himself in my arms.  I grunted with his weight as I scooped him
up in my arms.  Angel, Leslie, and BJ all gathered around me, hugging me all
at the same time covering my faces in kisses.  I laughed and groaned as I
shifted Aaron's weight in my arms so I wouldn't drop him.  I said, "God,
Aaron, when did you grow up?  The last time I saw you, you were just a runt.
Now, you're almost as tall as me!"

Aaron laughed and said, "I don't know when I grew.  I just woke up one
morning and I was tall.  Mama had to take me shopping for new clothes while
we were on vacation.  And I got my hair cut too.  Just like yours was. Do
you like it?"

I had to put him down.  My arms felt like they were going to break.  I
rubbed his head, making the hair on top stick up more than usual.  "Yeah, I
like it.  I am due for another hair cut.  I'll definitely have to go get my
hair cut now so I can call you minnie me."

My mother was by my side then. She kissed my cheek and pulled me into her
arms, hugging me long and tight. "Oh, Nick, you look wonderful.  I've missed
you so much honey.  Let me look at you."

She kept a grip on my arms as she held me out from her so she could inspect
me head to foot.  "You're still skinny.  Haven't you been eating since you
got out of the hospital?"

I rolled my eyes.  Mothers were too smart sometimes I thought. Well, there
was no sense in her knowing the truth about some things that had been going
on in my life.  "Yes, mom, I've been eating.  I've been working out in the
gym too so I think my metabolism is kinda outta wack."  God, please forgive
me for lying to my mother but it's necessary for this.  If she knew I had
practically been starving myself for the last month, she would lock me in
the house here and throw away the key until I was at least as plump as a
butterball.

She looked over at Kevin and said, "They should have sent you out here with
him instead of Brian in the first place.  I know you would have made sure he
was eating.  I don' t think he's been eating. "

"Jane, I promise you I feed him the biggest cheeseburger I could find just
the other night.  I promise you I'm gonna take good care of him."

I looked at Kevin and he met my gaze dead on.  He shyly grinned and winked
at me.  I smiled back.  My mom wrapped her arms around my waist and I
allowed her to lead me inside. The kids were around Kevin now and he let
them lead him inside.