Kaden

It’s only Wednesday, and I am already anxious.  I still had two days until my date with Everly.  I was surprised when she agreed to go to dinner with me.  She returned to work Monday, so I sent her a get-well basket.  I was in a meeting when she texted me, letting me know she got it.  I am sure everyone thought I had lost my mind when I started smiling like an idiot during the meeting.  Alek raised his eyebrow at me and shot me a smirk.  That asshole can’t say anything.  I know he has been texting Tianya like crazy, and I am positive something is happening between them.  The fact that she showed up here yesterday is beside the point.  She said they were meeting about something, but I knew that was bullshit but just shook my head and returned to my office.  I know Brent has been texting Kylynn, but I am unsure what is happening with them.  

“What has you laughing like a dying hyena?”  I ask.

“Fuck off, we ran into Heath and Brad while we were getting lunch.  Brent told them about our meeting with Kylynn, Tianya, and Everly.  Then I stated that the meeting had gone well and that we had signed a contract to work with them.  I had to cut him off when he started bad mouthing the girls in front of us just like I knew he would.”  Lance says.

“Yeah, the dick had the audacity to tell us that the girls were stuck up bitches and that they wouldn’t last long in the business world.  He started to go on about how they are to difficult to work with and that women will never be able to successfully run a business.”  Alek added.

“He is just butt hurt that him and Heath got put in their place by women.  If I remember correctly they are also two of the guys that Kylynn and Tianya beat up when we were in school.”  I comment.

We all laugh at that memory.  The three of them sit as they set down the food on my desk.  We had just started to eat when there was a knock on my door.  I looked up when they turned around, and six guys stood.  I recognized the guy with dark green hair and the lip ring.  

“Sorry to interrupt but we thought that we should meet and have a talk.”  One guy says.

“Come in and have a seat.”  I tell them.

The guy with the whitest hair I have ever seen shuts the door.  I page our assistant and let him know that we will be in a meeting for a while.  Ben says that is fine, and we don’t have anything scheduled for the rest of today anyways.  I tell him thanks and notice that the guy with dark green hair seems interested in knowing Ben’s name.

“Sorry I guess I should introduce all of us.  My name is Drew, the guy with the blinding white hair is Dalton, Cole is the one with the green hair.”  Drew says.

“Well, it’s green for now.  We shall see what next month holds.”  Cole remarks.

“Moving on this here is Gabe, and the two that no one can tell apart except our goddesses are Trevor and Korey.”  Drew adds.

“Well its nice to meet ya’ll.  I am guess that you are here to discuss the girls.”  Brent says.

“Yes, since it is clear that they like you and believe me that is rare. Kylynn and Tianya are not the easiest to win over.  Especially if your a guy.”  Cole points out. 

“Well, I am glad that we could win them over and befriend them.  I mean we haven’t known them but for almost two weeks but we like to think of them as friends.”  Alek says.

“Good and this is why we thought that we should let you know what is up.”  Gabe adds.

“First off there are seven of the girls.  Three you have already met.  Kylynn, Tianya, and Everly.  Then there is my sister Vienna, Alayna, Jenna and Zya.  Zya is married to Drew and her, Alayna, and Jenna are Kylynn and Tianya’s back up dancers.  Drew is the other guitarist for the girls while Vienna is their drummer.  Vienna, Zya, Gabe, and I are related to those two.”  Dalton says.

That surprised me.  I can see their family resemblance with Dalton and Gabe, but Vienna and they look nothing alike.  I haven’t seen Zya. I don’t know if she looks like them or not. 

“My grandparents had six kids.  Five boys and one girl.  Zya’s mother is my father's baby sister.  Kylynn, Tianya and my father are all brothers.  I am two years older than all the girls.  Needless to say, those four girls were spoiled by everyone in the family.  I have two older brothers and of course Vienna.  Kylynn has two older brothers and a younger brother while Tianya has three older brothers.  Zya had four older brothers.  It was a huge thing when mom and all my aunts were pregnant with the girls at the same time.  I honestly thought my grandmother was going to explode.  She loves all of her grandkids but those four girls are loved beyond measure.  All of us boys vowed to do whatever to protect them.  We have another cousin Dani who just turned 18 but she lives in North Carolina for now.   She is just as spoiled as the other four.”  Cole says.

“As did your father and uncles all of which are retired military.  Three are retired seals and one is a retired marine.  So they made sure all the seven of the girls knew how to protect themselves. They taught them how to fight and how to handle firearms.  Ok minus Vienna.”   Trevor comments.

They explain that Vienna is not the most coordinated person.  They didn’t exactly trust her with a gun, but apparently, she was a master regarding knives.  I am unsure if I should be terrified of those women or turned on because they are badass.  I am still not sure why they are here and why they are telling us this.

“We aren’t telling you this to scare you guys off.  We were surprised when they started talking about you guys nonstop last weekend when we had the weekly family bar-b-que.  Our families as close and my grandparents insist on weekly meals and since it is summer we have a bar-b-que at one of the houses each Sunday.  We think that it would be a great idea if the four of you came this Sunday.  You can bring your parents and siblings if you want.  The more the merrier with our family.”  Cole explains.

“Sounds like a fantastic idea.  We will be there.  Not sure about our parents or siblings but will there be enough food or should we bring some.”  I ask.

“No need to bring anything.  We always cook to much food so that is not an issue.”  Drew points out.

I can tell they want to discuss something else but aren’t sure how to approach the subject.  Korey levels me with a look, and I feel it concerns Everly.

“I know you asked her to dinner on Friday.”  Korey says.

“Sorry if you two are a thing I can cancel.  She never mentioned a man in her life.”  I state.

They all laugh at that.  Ok, so maybe they aren’t a thing.  No, I am even more concerned.

“Everly and I aren’t a thing but she is like a little sister to all of us.  The whole damn family adopted her when Kylynn and Tianya brought her home the first time.”  Korey says.

“She isn’t close with her family is she?”  I ask.

“No, she is not.  Her mother passed away from cancer when Everly was nine.  Her father remarried a year later and her stepmother is a raging cunt.  From the start, she told Everly all sorts of shit and it got worse as she got older.  I know Everly went to Legion until her stepmother pulled her out and placed her in Summer Hill High with us.  She told her shit like she wasn’t pretty and that no guy would find her pretty since she wasn’t what everyone considered the standard of beauty.  You know like a tall blonde with big tits basically barbie.  I know Everly has two older brothers but none of us knows who they are.  I do know that her stepmother doted on them since they took after their birth mother and were blonde with blue eyes.  Her stepmother wanted the perfect family and Everly didn’t fit the look she wanted.  This is ironic since her stepsister and she are still friends and talk all the time.  She also told anyone that asked that Everly was a niece that they took in after her parents died.”  Cole explained.

“Her stepmother kicked her out after she graduated and that is when she came to live with us.  Then the girl's music career exploded and she hasn’t seen her family in three going on four years.  I have no idea what her stepmother told her father or brothers but as far as we know they have not even bothered looking for her.”  Gabe added.

That explains why she thinks that I wouldn’t be interested in her.  Well, her stepmother is dead wrong.  Everly is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen, and I would take a redhead over a blond any day.  I tell them that they have nothing to worry about when it comes to Everly.  I have every intention of proving to her that she is mine.  They even spill a few things about Kylynn and Tianya.  I think they knew that Alek and Brent were interested.  I was pissed when they told us about one of Kylynn’s exes who wants her back now that she is famous.  I thought Brent was going to punch something.  Our little talk lasted two hours, and we agreed to hang out again.  I understand why they wanted to have this talk with us, but they don’t need to worry.

“Well that was not what I was expecting to happen today.”  Brent says.

“I know but I am glad that they came and we all had this talk. I think we may understand those women better now.”  I state.

“I would never lay my hand on a woman but I really want to punch Everly’s stepmother in the face.”  Lance comments.

I feel the same way.  I have no idea how anyone could say that to a child.  I bet her father has no idea his new wife was feeding his daughter with all that bullshit.  I can almost bet that if Everly went to our school for a while, so did her older brothers.

“You four look like you just got your asses chewed out,”  Ian says.

“Fuck off asshole, we just had some visitors and a really long talk that was not an ass chewing.” I retort.

Ian and his brother Logan walk in and sit down.  They went to school with us.  Logan was a year younger than Ian and us, but the six of us were close.  They had a rough time when they were younger with their mother passing away, but they got through it just fine.  Their stepmother was different but friendly when we went to their house.  

“Any thing new with you guys?”  I ask.

“No, we are still looking for our sister.  Dad finally got the truth out of Regina, and it was awful what she put our sister through.  Three years and counting since we have seen her.  The private investigator can’t even find her using our last name.  We know Kaitlin knows where she is, but she refuses to tell us and says that we should have listened to her a long time ago when she tried to tell us that her mother was being a bitch to our sister.”  Ian admits.

We felt sorry for them.  I know they love their sister, and they always talked about her when we were in school.  Their stepsister Kaitlin was excellent, but she was slightly obsessed with Brent.  Now she is married and has a kid on the way.  I was happy for her, as were the other guys.  Logan asks us if we can come to the house and hang out.  I guess their dad was asking about us the other day.  I told him yes, but it would have to be in a few weeks since we already had plans this weekend.  They are OK with that and will let us know when a good time is.  We walk them out since it is time for us to leave.  I get into my car and smile.  One more day will be Friday and my date with Everly.  I swear this week is going slow just to torture me.