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Name something weirder than seeing your parents in a frat. I'll wait.

This weekend it seems like everyone's family has come up so Q's frat decided to have all the parents for a daylong before the basketball game this afternoon. When I proposed the idea to my parents I expected them to laugh and say no especially since my younger brother is here. Everyone's parents are here with either their siblings or just the parents. My older sister Jamie is here and so is my younger brother Wyatt. Everyone is having an amazing time and while it is not your typical basketball pregame, it's pretty damn fun. Q's parents are also here and my mom and his mom are bonding over their love of wine. As for my dad and Q's dad, they are talking to Q and his frat brothers.

Talk about an interesting turn of events.

I can't stop laughing when I look to see my parents taking shots with everyone. We have currently taken three and I can tell my mom is feeling it. My dad seems to be feeling fine but he is always down to drink. Wyatt is currently my partner in a game of beer pong against a frat brother and his little brother. We are currently kicking their ass and now I am really wondering what he does in high school. Jamie is with Lacey taking pictures I'm pretty sure since she knows the deal with college. She goes to the University of New Hampshire and she's a junior there.

"Alright Little Miller, let's see what you got," Kevin, well I think that's his name, says crouching low in front of the table. He grabs his poor brother's arm and lowers him down too. "We gotta stress them out."

I bite my lip to resist laughing loudly at the look on this kid's face. He looks like he could not give less of a shit about what the hell is going on. This weekend is our second parents' weekend and today is a basketball game. I am pretty sure we are heading over to the arena soon. My mom and dad are sitting outside of the student section while I bring in Jamie and Wyatt. The kid next to Kevin inhales deeply before shooting at the cups in front of Jamie and me. He misses terribly and I catch the ball throwing my hands up in the air.

"Fuck yes! Sorry, Kevin, me and my bro are just that good," I say wrapping an arm around my embarrassed little brother. The kid chucks his jungle juice to the ground and adjusts his hat glaring at his little brother.

"My name is Carl," he says pointing his hat at me as Q comes up behind him. Q is laughing hysterically as Carl is saying swear words at his brother. I steer Jamie away from the scene and back to our parents. They are still standing at the outdoor bar and I tug my jean jacket a little further on my shoulders.

"You do realize that we play beer pong in high school," Wyatt comments looking back at the beer pong table. I hush him and put my hands over my ears.

"I do not need to know about your high school shenanigans," I tell him shaking my head at him. He rolls his eyes at me but takes a sip of the seltzer I gave him. My mom thinks that it's water because I put it in a red Solo cup but my dad knows. My mom is also drunk as hell right now. I watch as she takes yet another shot but this time with Tori and her mom.

"Carter! Wyatt! My babies!" she yells holding up her arms in the air. I laugh loudly as I lean into her open arms. She hugs me tightly and she smells like tequila. Definitely, something I need to be drinking right now. I think blacking out before this game might be key. I would like to steer clear from Asher until tonight. I don't know it just seems weird for him to meet them now. After the nice day, we had together and us casually hanging out and well hooking up, I just think shit will be weird. Especially since I know my parents will freak the fuck out knowing I am fucking projected number one NBA draft pick.

"Jesus, Carter takes a shot with me. I need to be on your mother's level," my dad says pulling me away from my mom. I am handed a shot glass and a bottle of tequila by Rae's mom since her dad couldn't make it due to his business and being CEO. No big deal or anything. Rae told her mom to come and hang out with us while she was at the arena waiting for the game to start. I know Rae is sad that she can't be with her mom drinking but there is always tomorrow. Which I think we are all going to a house party, not a big one, but one that is invite-only.

"Where is Jamie?" I ask him standing up on my tippy toes. The whole yard is filled to the brim with college students and parents. It is an amazing scene that will probably be on Barstool this evening, which brings a smile to my face.

"Still with that chatty blonde," Mrs. Forbis chimes in as I fill up my shot glass. I offer her the bottle and she looks at it hesitantly before taking it from my hand. She fills up her own shot glass before setting the bottle back down.

"Does that blonde ever shut up?" my dad asks looking at me. I gasp and punch his shoulder. He has a point that Lacey really does never shut up but still rude.

"Dad! You cannot say that," I say holding up my shot glass. "Okay, to parents' weekend."

Mrs. Forbis and my dad both repeat it back as we throwback the tequila. I welcome the burn and definitely want another one. I set the shot glass back down just in time to see Julie walking over with her mom and dad. Julie definitely looks like her dad as I look at the three of them. I grab the tequila bottle and fill up some shot glasses. I really hope whoever bottle this is knows it is being finished before we head to the basketball game.

"Tequila shots!" I yell grabbing the shot glass. Julie's eyes widen and she tries turning away but Q and Lacey stop her. I spot my sister behind them laughing loudly with Lenna. They come over to one of the many mini bars but this one we seem to have taken over.

"Oh god, I hate you Carter," Julie says grabbing a tequila shot from the table. Her face is scrunched up in disgust while her parents look extremely pleased about this.

"Live a little, Jules," her dad says squeezing her shoulder. Lacey squeezes next to Mrs. Forbis grabbing a tequila shot and then another for Jamie. Jamie's brown eyes meet mine and they are pleading for help. I chuckle a little and throw the tequila shot back because I fucking need it. Lacey has been on my last god damn nerve recently. A chorus of 'heys' is heard and I offer them a smug smile before filling up another one.

"That's my daughter for you," my dad grumbles as he holds up his shot glass. I do the same and everyone around the small bar does the same. I can't help but smile at everyone, parents included, here together. I feel like we all needed this weekend, to see our parents. I know I did.

"To parents weekend!" Tori yells.

"Hey! I used that already!" I say as everyone stops from taking the shot. My mom grumbles something from next to me and I look down at her. I look back at Wyatt and see he doesn't have a shot. Probably my mom's doing.

"Well fuck me I guess," Tori says then her eyes widen. Her mom smacks her shoulder hard and glares at her. I laugh loudly as well as the rest of the table as Tori rubs her arm holding the shot. I slyly grab another shot and hand it to my brother. He mouths a 'thank you' and I nod my head at him. If anyone asks who gave that to him I will be blaming Q.

"Victoria, language," she scolds shaking her head at Tori. I laugh again as I hold up my shot glass trying to think of something to cheers. I am about to offer up something else but Julie interrupts me.

"To family and friends," she offers up. Everyone clinks their shot glasses tequila overflowing and I bring the shot glass to my lips again. This third shot in less than a few minutes is definitely going to hit me like a truck. I quickly reach behind me and Wyatt puts his shot glass into my hand. I set both of them down onto the bar because I cannot have any more of that.

"So, Robbie, is a basketball player?" Miss Reddick asks Rae looking across the bar. Q is in the middle of taking another shot as he glances at me with wide eyes. I may need him to pass the fucking bottle again. Lenna, Lacey, and Jamie are discussing when we should head to the game while Julie and her parents have gotten talked into a game of flip cup.

"Yes, he seems very sweet from the FaceTimes but we are all going to dinner tonight," Mrs. Forbis says nodding her head. Tori's mom nods her head with a bright smile on her face.

"Honey, we never did ask you. Are you seeing anyone?" my mom asks me. Tori's eyes widen and she mouths an 'I'm sorry.' I ignore her and shake my head at my mom making a disgusted face at her.

"Oh god no," I say waving my hand at my mom. My dad gives me a very unconvinced look as Tori's mom glances in between my parents. Jamie is looking anywhere but my parents because I told her all about my escapades with Asher Fletcher. What my parents don't know won't hurt them. I can tell them if we ever become serious and if he ever tells me what the fuck he wants. Lord only knows how he feels or when he will do that. Because Asher Fletcher is a fucking idiot.

Oh god, I am drunk.

"That is such a lie, what about Asher?" Lenna asks looking at me. She points her High Noon at me and my face falls while Mrs. Forbis gives me a smirk. Lenna's blue eyes widen and she looks at my parents. I can feel both of their eyes on me at the same time.

"Asher, as in Asher Fletcher? Oh god," my dad says blinking at me. I don't even know what the fuck to say at the moment because how do I explain this to my parents. I can't exactly say I am fucking him and ya know making out a lot. Doing shit that a couple does but we arent exactly a couple.

Well, fuck me.

"Oh my god, Lacey another picture. Yes," Lenna says grabbing onto Lacey's arm as she drags her away from the bar. I will tell Lenna it is okay later because right now I want to punch her. I am so unbelievably fucked.

"Who is that?" my mom asks clearly unaware of who he is. I look at Jamie for help and she has wide eyes herself. Q looks just as shocked as the rest of the fucking parents surrounding this damn bar. I grab the tequila bottle still feeling my dad's eyes on me.

"He is Robbie's roommate. He is very cute," Mrs. Forbis says nodding her head in approval. I am sure she fucking knows all about him and me because Rae tells her mom everything. I mean fucking everything. Like from school to her sex life. I just know she told her when I saw her face when Lenna mentioned Asher. I also know my father and he was an athlete. So, he knows exactly how they act and he is not going to be happy one bit about this. Although he still might fangirl over him first because he still loves sports. Just not the players for potential love interests of his daughters.

"He is an absolute baller, nice job, Sis," Wyatt says coming in between mom and me. I glare at him because now is not the time for this. I flick the top of the bottle off because this is getting all too painful and making me way too sober right about now. I bring the tequila bottle to my lips and let it go down my throat.

"So, will he be attending dinner?" my dad asks after his moments of silence. I stop chugging the tequila before I choke on it. I slam the bottle down on the bar and look at how calm my father is. He looks like he just got done smoking weed and not the fact that I am talking to Asher Fletcher. Maybe it's all the tequila shots or something but I did not expect him to react like this.

"I-um I, sure?" I say in more of a question. Now it's Q and Tori's turn to start choking on whatever it was that they were drinking. Jamie's eyes are wide and my dad turns fully to me still looking as calm as ever. I wonder if I even look calm right now or what.

"Great, now I can judge him on his personality and not just his stats," my dad says simply. I blink at him as he grabs the tequila bottle and pours himself another shot. My mom pats my shoulder blissfully unaware of the fact that Asher Fletcher might be walking into his funeral. I have brought many athletes home to my father and he has hated every single one of them. Oh and to mention that Asher may never speak to me again. Which is spectacular. I had a feeling it was going to happen eventually but not now.

Okay, I am being dramatic. Everything will be fine. Asher won't freak out and everything will be fine. Right?

*******

Everything is not fine. I am freaking out. Actually sweating in the arena bathroom. The game is over and I have to meet my parents outside of where the players walk out. They are probably walking down now from their seats so I don't have long. Luckily where we sat during the game in the student section we were able to take Rae and shove her to this bathroom. Tori updated her on everything as well as Julie. Julie is currently on Astroworld so who knows if she will remember any of this. Let alone make it to the bar.

"Oh you are fucked," Rae says shaking her head at me. I open my mouth to protest but I can't. I can't protest because she is right I am fucked. I have tried texting Asher to warn him but deleted every text message so the poor kid has no idea. If he says no I will totally understand but a part of me wants him to meet my family.

"Are you at least still drunk? I think you blacked out after that but you seem sober," Tori says glancing at Julie. Her eyes are shut and she is sitting on the bathroom counter with a lazy smile on her face. "She is gone."

"I am good, still buzzed but not as drunk as I was," I respond looking at myself in the mirror. Rae is peeling off her temporary tattoo that is on her face shaking her head at me. "Okay, I have to go asap because Jamie and Wyatt can only cover for me so long. Plus, my father knows what Asher looks like."

"Oh you are so fucked," Tori mumbles shaking her head at me. I shoot her a glare and she puts her hands up in defense. It isn't her fault that this happened and I guess they would find out eventually. I just didn't want it to be this way.

"No, she will be fine. You will be fine. Asher likes you and I am sure he won't mind doing this," Rae says turning around to look at me. I blink at her tilting my head at her. Asher doesn't like me, well I honestly don't know. I am like a broken record when it comes to all of this. I just don't know what to do with any of this. Maybe I could be the one to admit to him how I feel but then what if I fuck things up. I don't want to lose Asher because even without all of this, he is a good friend. One of my best guy friends.

"If he likes me why won't he admit it," I say crossing my arms over my chest. Rae sighs loudly grabbing her gym bag from the counter. She checks her phone before locking it. I glance at Tori who has the same confused look on her face as I do.

"I don't know if I am stupid or drunk but if he likes her why won't he just say it?" Tori asks actually making a valid point. She is right. Why won't he just admit it? He probably is just being stubborn, like I am. We definitely have that in common. Rae sigh's loudly putting her bag on her shoulder.

"I will be there with you. You got this, while your Dad may kill him. It'll be fine," Rae says giving me a supportive smile. I give her a 'are you serious' face and look back at Julie.

"Fuck! Tori, you got Julie?" I ask her double-checking. Tori sobered up like we around the fourth quarter. She nods her head offering me a thumbs up as she grabs Julie's arm.

"We're good! Good luck," she says as Julie gives me a thumbs-up as well. I mutter another 'fuck' as I follow Rae out of the bathroom door. We chose the bathroom that was closest to the hallway so we could have more time to discuss. I still can't believe that this is happening and that I am not even dating Asher. I have introduced one boyfriend to my parents and they hated him. Probably because he was in fact a douchebag. Still, I am not dating Asher. We turn the corner and I spot my parents with my sibling and Mrs. Forbis. Rae's face lights up as she runs up to her mom. She wraps her arms around her mom and her mom hugs her tightly. A smile is brought to my lips watching Rae with her mom.

"Hi Car, Jamie, and Wyat were just talking about the student section," my mom says to me wrapping her arm around my shoulder. I smile at her nodding my head. She presses a kiss to the top of my head and I know that means that she is here for me. She usually is with boys. My mom and I do discuss everything minus the sex part because she loves to remind me how 'abstinence is key.' A quote I think should kick the bucket.

"Thank you for taking us in there," Wyatt says. I smile at him and ruffle his light brown hair. He moves away from my hand cringing at me. "You suck."

"I know," I say chuckling at me as Rae and her mom stand next to me. I am about to ask Rae a question when the locker room doors open. I watch as my dad stands up a little straighter looking over the boys that are walking out. I am currently shitting my pants right about now because this could all go so terribly bad. Robbie comes out first looking very nice in his white button-up shirt and navy blue dress pants. He smiles brightly at Rae as she moves away from her mom to congratulate him on his win.

Robbie plants a sweet kiss on her lips and Mrs. Forbis looks impressed with Rae. I lean closer to her and lower my voice, "They are adorable."

"Apparently you and Asher are 'the cutest.' According to Raelyn," she says smiling at me. I offer her a smile myself but move away from her. What does fucking Rae know that I don't? I keep forgetting to ask her about it because we have all been so busy. But, now I must fucking know what is going. The bathroom and that other fucking time. Robbie and Rae walk over to his hand in hand. Mrs. Forbis and Robbie introduce themselves before I introduce him to my family. My Dad is very nice and seems to actually enjoy talking to Robbie. Trey, Jeremy, and Braden all come over and say their quick hi's before going to see the rest of their families.

"All your friends are very sweet," my mom says pulling me closer to whisper. I am about to respond to her but my breath gets caught in my throat. Asher does not look all too happy and he is holding a piece of paper. While he looks pissed off he looks so fucking hot. His black dress pants held up with a belt and a white button-down with the first few undone. He looks up from the paper he was just intently staring at and his eyes meet mine. I honestly don't know if he notices my family behind me because he makes a beeline to me. He tucks the piece of paper into the side of his gym bag. This is so not good. He is definitely upset by whatever is on that paper.

I take a couple of steps forward and he reaches me within seconds. I open my mouth to say something but he cuts me off me a bearhug. Not his usual hug but a tight 'shut up, Carter' hug. I sigh into his arms and wrap my own around him. He relaxes into my touch as my chest feels all warm and happy inside. He squeezes me one more time before he lets go. He holds my hand though and I am so utterly shocked I don't even know what to say.

"Um, Asher this is my family," I say clearing my throat. Hopefully, it will

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