My Overprotective Step Brothers

3

y/n POV

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I made it home and walked inside my house. "Mom! I'm home!" I yelled, hanging my bag and putting my shoes on the shoe rack. My mom quickly ran into the front hallway, dressed up in a nice purple dress and putting on her jewelry.

"Oh hi honey! Um we are going to have dinner at my friend's house today so can you please put something nice on? Something that will make you seem like a sweet little girl?" she said, jokingly. I scoffed at her sarcastic comment and then that's when confusion was written all over my face.

"You have friends?" I asked, sarcastically. She rolled her eyes and chuckled.

She passed by me to get her heels and when she did, I could smell her perfume.

*gasp* OMG

That was the SAME perfume she used when dad was alive.

I widened my eyes in surprise and I knew she knew that I knew what her "friend" was. She cleared her throat nervously, waiting for me to say something but still "looking" for her heels(that are in her closet but she wanted me to know the situation).

I turned around quickly and yelled "Mom! Are you dating someone?"

She looked at me nervously and said "yes honey". That's when I scoffed.

"And you didn't even tell me?" I said, obviously angry at this time. How could she date someone and not tell me? How could she date someone, period? Yeah, I want her to be happy but she knows better than anyone that I wouldn't approve because the only person I would call "dad" was my own dad. My biological one.

"I'm sorry honey. I knew you wouldn't like this so I waited until it was time for you to actually meet him" she said.

MEET him. I don't even want to HEAR about him. I don't even want to KNOW about him. Dad was the most important person in my life and here she is, throwing the love away.

"Mom, you're replacing dad! Of course I wouldn't like this!" I yelled. I would never yell at my mom but I was really angry.

"I am not replacing your father, y/n, I just think it's time for me, us, to move on. You know, start fresh" she said, smiling nervously.

I didn't want to start fresh. All I wanted was for me and my mom to live happily with only me and her. I don't think I can ever accept another fatherly figure into my life after what happened to my father.

I calmed down. I breathed and I tried to be more understanding. "Mom. I know you want to fall in love again but...I don't think I can love another person as much as I loved dad. As much as I love you. I just wanted it to be me and you, you know?" I said, tears forming in my eyes.

My mom's face grew soft. I felt very guilty for saying those things but I just don't want a stepdad.

"Oh I know how you feel honey" she said, hugging me "but you see as you grow older, I want another person there to help raise you and I want to feel love again because without love, how will I become more understanding of things?"

I looked at her, tears still in my eyes.

"Besides, he has sons" she said, like that was supposed to make me feel better.

"Huh?" I said with a half disgusted half surprised face.

She laughed.

"You will have brothers. Something you always wanted. Something me and your dad wanted but since he's gone, well all I can do now is date again" she said.

I felt many emotions at the time. Guilt, sadness, but still a hint of happiness that my mom is finally moving on with someone new.

"Hm ok. How many?" I asked, kind of interested.