Living With Seven Brothers

Chapter 27: Meeting the Hooker

When we got home everyone was home and doing their own thing. Logan was in the kitchen eating a snack when we walked in. He got excited when he saw the cookie bag but Ben said we couldn't eat our cookies til after dinner.

     I could have sworn I saw Logan roll his eyes at Ben but I was unsure. "Kat I have your work you missed today. How about you go work on it." Logan pointed to the table. I went and looked at the pile.

     "I am going to have to get on google classroom." I look over to Ben who nods.

     "Grab your stuff and come to my office. I need to work on stuff too. You can use your laptop in there."  Ben start to walk out waving me to follow him. We went to his office and I worked on my school work as he emailed people back.

     I zipped through my math, science, english and health but I was stuck on my history essay. I huff and push my computer away.

     "What's wrong Princess?" Ben ask looking up from his computer at me.

     "This research paper makes no sense. He wants us to write it about the Battle of the Somme however he gave us the dates for the Battle of Tannenberg. So I have no clue what to do." I groan loudly showing my distress.

     "It's okay. How bout I text Logan and see if your teacher said anything to him when he picked it up?" Ben says as he pulls his phone out. It wasn't long before Logan walks in and Ben tells him what's going on.

     "I am not sure but I went to college with Lance so I can message him." Logan pulls out his phone shooting my teacher a text.

     "Okay let's worry about it later then, Alisha is almost here and I am sure dinner is almost done. Kat will you go set the table?" Ben said shutting his computer and stood up.

     I rolled my eyes and groaned getting up to go do it when I felt a sharp pain in my butt. I turned around to see who just gave me the assaulting slap to see Logan glaring at me. "Lose the attitude young lady." He growled.

     "Yes sir, sorry." I mumbled and ran off to go set the table. As I grabbed the silverware and started to put it at the table Sam walked in and gave me a small smile.

     "You okay peanut?" He said grabbing some silverware and helping me.

     "Honestly no."

     "What's wrong?"

     "I am scarred."

      "Of what?"

     "Meeting this girlfriend of Ben's. I have gotten used to having you all to myself..... Okay okay I know that sounds kind of creepy but that's not how I mean it. It's just I like how things are. The last time I meet a 'girlfriend' I ended up hurt. What if she hates me? I can't live with her being around here and being mean. I just got used to not having to deal with someone being an asshole to me twenty four seven. I don't think I can go back to it."

     "I am going to pretend I didn't hear that cuss word....." I jumped hearing Ben's voice from behind me. I tensed up looking at Sam scarred and then turned to see a not mad Ben. "Listen honey you and your brothers are my number one property. No one and I mean no one will get in the way of that. The eight of us are a package deal. Alisha knows that, and I couldn't imagine her being mean to you. However if anything and I mean anything goes wrong you can come to me. You're loved here and I hope one day you will grow to trust that." He held out his arms for me. "Come here." I felt tears pool my eyes so I ran into his arms burying my face into his chest. "I love you Kat and I will always protect you. I am so sorry I couldn't do it before." He squeezed me tight and I felt safe as if the past couldn't touch me again.