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So here is the Second Holiday chapter for Life's Expectations! This chapter will continue Shane and Zach's Holiday adventure and Also go into Kale's and Anthony and Lucas'. I also decided next chapter will have something about Tanis' fun at his cousin's. Since you know he's been kinda out of the spotlight for a little bit. Maybe he'll appear this chapter? Read to find out.
Zach is gonna meet Shane's older foster siblings in this chapter! How excited do you think he is? How excited are you? Enough questions, you and I both want answers XD.
Kale is gonna have some more fun with Wes and Dylan. Tell me what you guys think of the twins! I actually want to know. I mean they have Hetrochromia and gay... well they are 12 who knows >.> Send me and email at kuragari129@hotmail.com and/or go to the facebook page and send me a message there! Here's a link: https://www.facebook.com/LifesExpectations
Lastly your gonna see Anthony and Lucas adventures around Christmas time. You'll also see what they think of Isaac's situation you saw him in last chapter.
Well with out further delay here is the next chapter of Life's Expectations!
Chapter 29 – How Far We've Come?
Zach's POV
So last night it was just me and my auntie but today Shane is coming over for dinner. They should be over shortly since it's noon and Paula was insistent that they would be helping make dinner. Auntie tried to say she got it but they shut her down every time.
So here I am in my room freaking out because I'm gonna have my boyfriend's family over for dinner. Mind you I have music playing but I'm still freaking out. Luckily it's my 'calm the fuck down' play list... literally. That's what it's called on my ipod.
Just when I started to calm down I heard my Aunt's voice, "Zach, come here for a second." She had said she was gonna call me down a little before they were gonna show up but I wasn't expecting it to be so soon.
So I made my way down stairs and into the kitchen where she was hard at work. "Yes Auntie?"
She sighs, I assume at my state of dress. I was in a pair of pajama pants and that's it."You do know that they'll be here any minute and your dressed like your ready for bed."
"At least I don't have bed head."
"Seriously though, you might want to consider putting on some cloths. Not only that but how do you feel right now?"
"Well I was freaking out... then I calmed down cause of my music. Then you called me, so I'm freaking out a bit again."
My auntie sighed, "At least your honest. Just take things easy okay? Now go get dressed!" She threw an ovenmit at me of all things. Don't worry I came out unscathed but I didn't stick around long.
I went up into my room and actually got dressed. I think for the first time, I'm gonna spend all day at home and get dressed... Well it is a special occasion. So I grabbed my favorite dress shirts and my nicest pair of jeans. I might be getting dressed for Christmas dinner but it's in my own house. I'm not getting super dressy today.
And then it happened. The doorbell rang just as I was walking down the stairs trying to button up my shirt. Okay so I have to deal with my top button, I can never get it up, and greeting Shane's foster family. So I guess leaving the top button undone is fine for now.
So when I answered the door Shane had 'helped' me open it. I guess he was really excited. When he knew I saw him 'helping' he blushed and stepped back. "Hey..." was all he could muster up.
I couldn't help but smile. "Come on in, my auntie is in the kitchen getting dinner ready already."
Shane walked in and stepped aside waiting for everyone else to come inside. When I saw Larrissa and Connor I was kinda surprised. I mean Connor is the splitting image of his dad if he was younger. Larrissa was a bit more to her mom but still you could see both of them in it.
"Hello, Zach, my name is Larrissa." She stuck out her hand for me to shake.
I did my best to give it a manly grip to it. I don't think I did very well. "It's very nice to meet you."
"And that big goof is my brother Connor."
"Speak for yourself Larry." They shared a similar look that I've seen Clair and Gage give each other. Must be sibling love at it's finest. "Well I'm going to go help out in the kitchen, don't get to intimate boys."
I think Shane's hands were red from that comment. "We haven't done anything!" That got a laugh out of everyone in the room.
"Lets just go up to my room, Shane." I grabbed his hand and started to pull him, "You can help me get this button up."
I realized just how bad that comment was after I said it. So we left before I could feel the wrath of the family ridicule. So we made our way up to my room and Shane got my last button up. I fake coughed at him, then pretended I was choking.
"No, Zachy don't choke!" He said rather bland. He set down the bag be brought with him and walked over
"I will if I," Cough, "get a kiss." Gag, cough. Yes corny as all hell but I got a kiss out of it none-the-less.
"Now that I save your life, I gotta say you look sexy like that."
"Like what, Dressed up?"
"Yes. Now lets go bug Noah!" Shane skipped his way downstairs to find his older brother. Me in toe right behind him. "Noah! Imma bug you!" With out even responding Shane was sitting on Noah's lap.
"Howdy little brother, how was your time in the bedroom?"
Shane slapped his chest, "All I did was help him button up his shirt!" Noah gave his little brother a look. "I swear!"
"Sure you do little dude." Connor messed up Shane's hair. "We may never know."
Shane scrunched up his face and laid down. "You guys are so mean!"
"Connor, you don't pick on Shane!" Larrissa yelled out from the kitchen. "I'll kick your ass if you do!"
From then on Shane didn't really get picked on. In fact we just laid there and watched tv. Jeopardy came on and suddenly it was contest to see who go the most answers right. I gotta say it was not a friendly competition and Scott won of course.
It felt like no time before dinner was ready. Paula came in and said that the food was ready. We all found our places at the table. It was insisted that me and Auntie Liz sat at the heads of the table. Shane, of course, sat to my right and Noah to my left. Beside Shane was Connor and then Larrissa and beside Noah was Paula and then Scott. So we had a big dinner spread out for us to eat.
I was about to grab some food when Paula said, "Now before anyone eats it was decided that we would say grace." I, along side most of the guys, groaned at that. "It was a decision made by the women, deal with it."
So everyone took up a prayer position and my Aunt said Grace, "My lord we would like to thank you for this meal. We would like to thank you for this gathering of families. We would like to thank you for the time we have spent together today. And lastly we would like to thank you for turning the lives of Shane Hearing and Zachary Albore around. Amen." Everyone said Amen and then Shane and I both looked at my Auntie she smiled and went onto eating.
Dinner was a blast! Scott told so many stories. Larrissa explained that she was in nursing school and Connor had recently graduated for going to school to become a teacher. When Noah was asked what he wanted to do he said he wasn't sure. He just wanted to get through the collage year for now.
Shane and I were also asked what we wanted to be. Neither of us really knew but Shane had an idea. "I want to be there for kids who are in trouble." Sounded just like him to do something like that.
After dinner Noah and I did the dishes. It look like an hour with all the dishes that were used. We used the expensive china too so we couldn't put it in the dish washer. None-the-less dishes were done. The entire time Shane had gone off somewhere doing something.
I went into the living room when we finished up, "Where did Shane go?"
Connor of all people answered. "He said he went up into your room and to tell you to go up there when you were done."
So with that I made my way up to my room. When I opened the door I noticed the bathroom door was opened and I went to check it out. Before I even opened the door all the way I heard Shane yell, "Zach go get a pair of shorts on and come in!"
I laughed and went and got a pair on. "There you happy?" I went in to see Shane in a bubble bath. It wasn't all that much but I thought it was awesome. "Your such a looser."
"You love this looser though." I have to agree with that one. Anyways I got into our bubble bath and threw some bubbles at his face. He's not a fan of bubbles in his face. He just brushed them off and looked at me. "So I got us something for Christmas."
"Us? And you didn't need too."
"Yes I did." He grabbed a box from behind him. You know those boxes that jewelry comes in? One of those. I opened it up to see a pokeball cut down the middle like a 'W'. I flipped it over and of course it said 'I Choose You'. "Do you like it?"
"I love it!" I immediately got out of the bath and dried off.
"Why are you getting out? You just got in." Shane put on a pouty face.
I just smiled and put the necklace on. "I can't wear it in the bath, it'll get wrecked."
"Oh... by the way... I'm allowed to sleep over tonight. Your Aunt said it was fine and Scott and Paula are okay with it."
"Awesome!" Shane got out of the tub in a speedo! "That counts as swimwear?"
"Yes sir!"
"Well I'll be dammed. Now get over here so I can dry you off!" From there we cuddled all night until we fell asleep. I gotta say this was the best Christmas I've had in a long time.
Kale's POV
To say my Christmas was good would be a lie. Christmas Eve I was babysitting Wes and Dylan all night. Now that wasn't a bad thing, but the lack of family time was. When my dad was around Holidays were all about family times. My mom is a workaholic and likes to go out and party though... so they go tin multiple fights about it.
Needless to say I fucked both Wes and Dylan last night and then stayed the night cause our mothers never came home. Not until like 5am when I was asleep in their spare bedroom. Then when they found me I got in trouble for sleeping on the 'job'. I had the door locked, the light turned off and the alarm on. Seriously they need to stop getting drunk.
Wes and Dylan woke up early in the morning... 7am... every boy's wake up time on Christmas. Everyone but them were tired. I just got little things like some of the latest games that just came out. I got a year long gym membership starting in January from dad... I actually appreciated that one.
The twins got all kinds of toys. They are spoiled, it's not my fault. I didn't get anyone anything, which is what started my mother off on our drive home. "And why didn't you get anyone anything?"
"I didn't have any money."
"Who's fault is that?" I just rolled my eyes. "Kale, answer me!"
"I don't know, I'm 15, not exactly hiring material." Now I know my mom hates it when I use 'attitude' but I can't help it sometimes.
"Your attitude is not helping the situation. How aren't you hiring material?"
"I'm 15, haven't had a job in my life. I have no one to reference me as a 'good worker' and where the hell would I apply!?" Seriously where we live has like one corner store and very little other businesses.
"15 is a fine age to start working. Just put Georgia on your resume, you've babysat the twins for years."
I decided it was a loosing argument, which it was. Why couldn't my mother see that Christmas day was not the day to hassle me about stuff. Especially when she's being a bitch on every other day.
So when I got home I went straight to my room and called my dad. HE answered cheerfully, "Merry Christmas! Kai James speaking." Did I mention my dad doesn't have caller ID? Cause he doesn't.
"Merry Christmas dad."
The line was quiet for a moment. "What's wrong buddy? What's got you all upset?"
"Mom being mom again."
"On Christmas?"
"You expect anything else. You married her."
Dad sighed, "What did she do?"
So I explained what happened. How I was stuck babysitting last minute yet again. That I was basically yelled at for sleeping and that mom yet again is getting on my back about a job. "You know she has some good ground with the job thing right?"
"Ya, but what 15 year old wants to have a job. I am perfectly fine with babysitting."
"Listen, its the 25th, how bought I come and we can have New Years together." I smiled at that comment.
"I'd like that."
"And while I'm up there, I'll have another talk with your mother."
"Thanks dad."
"Anytime son." Well that just made my Christmas. Actually I think blowing my load on both of the twins at the same time made by Christmas but close enough.
Anthony's POV
After I escorted Isaac home I met up with Lucas and we walked back to my place. Now part of the reason we were gone was because Flare needed a run... Most of it was that Travis, Blake and Rita were being idiots.
So we were dreading the walk home. I mean who wants to go back to annoying people ever? How do people who hate their jobs keep going back? It baffles me...
On our way home Aunt Iris, Lucas' mom was walking down to meet up with us. "Hello boys, you were taking a while so I thought I would come and see if you were still running Flare."
Lucas had a 'really?' face going on, "What did you actually come out here for?"
Aunt Iris smiled, "I can't slip one past you can I? Does Anthony know?"
Know what!? "Ya he knows I'm into guys... He's my cousin I trust him with my life."
"Well then I have a question for you two." What is going on here!? "Have you two done any sexual activity together?"
"MOM!!!" Lucas shouted.
"It's just a question, Lucas." Lucas stormed up ahead, leaving us in his wake. "He is so much like his father. Anthony, if you don't mind my asking."
"I do mind Aunt Iris. It's not for me to say if we have or haven't."
"I see. Well how bought if I ask this: How do you feel towards the male sex?"
"Male sex, you mean gender?" My Aunt nods. Thank god for sex ed. "I don't really know." That was the end of our conversation. When we got back to my place Lucas was in my room sitting on my bed.
I walked in and took off my jacket. "Why does my mom think she can ask those kind of questions?"
"You just have no luck with your parents do you?" Lucas groaned and co lapsed onto my bed. "And now we have to deal with Blake and Rita again."
Just as I finished that Blake came barging into the room, "Lucas, Lucas!"
"What is it Blake?" Obviously annoyed with his little brother, Lucas gets up partially.
"Mom said that we can spend New Years at her place! We can even bring friends!" Blake was very cheerful about this fact.
"Tell mom I'll think about it okay? I don't know what my friend's New Years plans are."
"Okay!" Blake ran out of the room.
I gave my cousin a sympathetic smile, "Little brothers..."
"Shut up, you are the little brother!" I got my own pillow thrown at my face. Luckily I dodged. "Anyways what are our New Years plans?"
"Isaac is grounded till then, and I got his cell number. How bought tomorrow we figure everything out. I think Tanis will even be back by then."
"Okay lets procrastinate another day! Tomorrow..." We both had our own little laugh about his comment.
What couldn't get out of my mind though was Aunt Iris' question: How do I feel about boys? How do I really feel about them... I had fun 69ing with Isaac and when ever me and Lucas get together is fun too... So I have feelings for boys or am I just getting off? I don't really know...
Chapter end.
And here is the second Christmas chapter. The New Years Chapter is next! I think I'll have some action in that one... if you know what I mean...
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P.S.
So I beat Tales of Xillia... number 2 needs to come to Canada faster >.>