When Life Gives You 5 Hot Guys Make Directionade

I Never Thought of Him Like That

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"Shelby, that is not a reason for you to ditch."  my mom lectured me.  She had just walked in the door from work about three minutes ago and she was already getting on me about the phone call she got at work.

"I just didn't care.  I didn't want to go back to school I'm sorry!"  I said back in a voice that was a bit dramatic and rude.

"You have to understand I can't deal with you skipping school, because I don't want Rachel to start skipping as well."  Said my mom gesturing to Rachel who was sitting at the counter doing Algebra homework.

"So you are saying if Rachel was not in the picture I could ditch?"  I asked.

"I am too in the picture."  Rachel said jumping into the conversation.

"No!"  exclaimed my mom rubbing her hands through her hair.  "I am saying you just can't leave school, that is not a good example for anyone."

"Mom I promise you that no one wants to be like me, or copy me, or try to act like me."  I explained pacing the kitchen.

"Shelby, you have a celebrity status now.  Just because people at school don't want to be like you does not mean other young girls don't want to."

"I don't have a celebrity status."  I argued.

"Well you kinda do."  Rachel whispered.

"Not helping Ray."

"Sorry.  It's just that I mean people know who we are."

Rachel was right.  People do know who we are, and they do want to be like us, and they want lives like ours.  It's just that people don't understand that Rachel and I don't live lives like the boys.

"I sometimes wish we either had full blown celebrity lives or not celebrity lives at all.  It just sucks we are stuck in between."  I said.  My mind was going crazy. I had never really thought about life changes until now.

"Shelby I just don't want you to ditch school.  Okay?" asked my mom.

"Yeah."  I replied.  "Mom, Mark sent you flowers."  I said.

"I was wondering where those came from."  said my mom.  She read the note and smiled.  I guess if Mark was going to be a part of this family he might as well make my mom feel good after a long day.

"Mom, so is Mark and his family going to come over any time soon?"  I asked.

'I don't know.  Why do you ask?"

"Well he is your boyfriend right?  I mean you should see him pretty often."  I said extremely fast not really knowing what I said until it came out.

"Mark?"  she asked dumbfounded.

"Yeah who else?"  I ask.

"Shelby. I am not dating Mark."  said my mom.

"What?"  Rachel and I both exclaimed at the same time.

"Your not?"  I questioned.

"No.  Why would you even think that?"

"Well a while ago I was checking my Facebook and I kinda saw that you had a profile on Match.com. I also saw Mark had one too.  I might have eavesdropped on you talking with him on the phone, more than once."  I said quieting down on the last part.

"Shelby."  said my mom sitting down next to Rachel at the island.  "I do have a Match.com and yes Mark does too, however we are just friends.  His wife, Gwenivere, died only about a year ago.  We used to work together and we were just getting reacquainted.  I was only helping him get over his loss."

"So you and Mark don't like each other?"  asked Rachel.

"No." said my mother laughing.

Rachel and I just let our faces drop.

"What's wrong?"  asked our mom.

"I thought we were going to finally have a dad."  Rachel said as she got up from the counter and went upstairs.

My mom just watched speechless.  "I didn't think you two wanted another dad."  she told me.

"We didn't at first," I said.  "but once we realized that Mark was a really cool guy we just wanted another dad.  I think Mark really likes you though."

I left leaving my mom in the kitchen.

"Rachel, come out please."  I said as I stood by Rachel's door.

"I can't Shelby.  I just, maybe, thought that we might become a normal family.  That we might have a dad that is around."

"I know." I said sympathetically.

"And what about Eden, Hanna, and Sam! What did they think?  What if they thought they were getting a new mom?"  she said from behind her door.

"I don't know Rachel."  I said.  "Look ,mom, never thought of him like that but maybe she only told herself  that because she didn't believe Mark liked her.  Perhaps there is still a chance.  I don't believe for one second that mom was not really falling for Mark." I explained.

"Really?"  asked Rachel as she opened the door.

"Really."  I said raising my eyebrows.  "We need a plan."

"And a team to help!" said Rachel.

Alright time to get started.