Step-daddy

Chapter 1: welcome home

I sat in the living room watching a kids show as I watched over my little brother smiling at the small babble he'd make at the characters clapping his hands and hopping up at down, I snapped my head to the door feeling like I had just broke it as I did so hearing a soft knock on the door before a louder one following. I kissed my brothers forehead before leaving to answer the knocking opening it to see my mother who has been gone for nearly 3 years of my brothers life which was nearly the entirety of it and she's done this 3 times before to me in my life, I rolled my eyes as she hugged me smooching my cheeks as she carried her bags inside "oh my babies I'm so happy to see my baby!!" She screamed scaring my brother causing him to cry as I watched her pick him up and start shushing him "Em could you go help Jim please?" She asked me not looking away from my brother as she shooed me off and I did as she told. I walked behind the man who was hunched over grabbing boxes from inside the moving truck as I tapped him on the back making him turn around with a smile "you must be Emily! Your mother has told me a lot about you" he said holding out his hand as I took it in mine shaking it as I forced a smile "all good things I hope" I said kindly as I picked up some boxes hopping off the truck "of course of course" he said with a laugh following behind me as we took the boxes in "hun this is your office!" She took him in her hand making him put the boxes down as she dragged him along upstairs "who that?" My brother asked me making me smile at him "I guess our new dad goofball" I say picking him up in my arms and carrying him up the stairs to meet Jim. I watched as Jim bounced my brother in his arms making him laugh as well as Jim "is that fun Isaac?" I ask him as he giggles and nods his tiny head "dinners ready!" My mothers voice snaps me out of my fun as I follow Jim downstairs into the kitchen  Jim placing my brother in his highchair and giving him a bowl of food before sitting down at the table to eat his own, I on the other hand was not hungry from all that happened today not only the moving of boxes but also my mom coming back into our lives and with a new man at that, "eat darling" she ordered me making me snicker rolling my eyes "I'm going to my room" I simply said pushing myself away from the table and headed up stairs without hearing a protest from my mom nor Jim only a simple whine from Isaac but nothing after that; I sat in my room listening to music from the 50's tapping my foot along to the smoothed guitar of Elvis before hearing a slight knock on my door looking at the time to see it was nearly 12 am and I had totally lost track of time but who the hell is up this late? I shook my head getting up from my bed to open the door to see Jim standing infront of my door in a plain white t-shirt and grey sweats holding a plate of spaghetti and a soft smile on his face making me roll my eyes "what?" I asked politely as he shifted his weight leaning against my door frame "thought you might need to eat ya know since you're human and all" he said shrugging his shoulders  as he walked into my room to set the plate down on my desk "cool room ya got here, I see you like Elvis" he said mentioning to my 5 elvis posters hanging in frames on my walls and I laughed crossing my arms "yeah I got into him because of my dad, he was a huge Elvis fan" I told him following behind him as he looked around "what happened to your dad?" He asked me nicely and I smiled "he left, couldn't take my mom anymore" I laughed as he shook his head "your mom ain't all bad Em" he told me making me laugh "give it time pal" I said patting his shoulder "Emily I know what happened was wrong but you ever think she might've changed this time, she's told me everything that happened and why she left" he began to tell me and I just sighed pushing him out of my room "good night Jim" I told him slamming the door in his face. I groaned pacing around my room trying to get myself tired but I was only aggravating myself so I turned off my music, laid in my bed, and tried to relax myself before falling asleep completely.

I woke up the next day to muffled music playing my guess was from downstairs, it wasn't something my mom would ever listen to so it could only be Jim, as I slid on some shorts and a tank top I walked downstairs to see Jim dancing and singing along to Bon Jovi as he cooked "it's my life it's now or never" he sang out loud making me giggle as I watched him trying to keep myself quiet "I'M NOT GONNA LIVE FOREVER!" He shouted as he turned around to slide the pancake he was cooking onto the plate his face instantly becoming red with embarrassment as he caught me giggling as I watched him "how long were you there?" He asked with a nervous chuckle as he went back to cooking "long enough to know it's you're life and it's now or never" I told him mockingly saying the lyrics as he fake laughed handing me my plate "where'd mom go?" I asked him pouring syrup on my pancakes as he finished up with his "she left to go find some jobs and took Isaac to daycare" he told me making me look at him confused "Isaac don't go to daycare he's usually at home with me" I told him setting my fork down becoming a bit frustrated "well he does now you're mom wanted to start him on it, what about school?" He asked me sitting beside me on the island that stood in the middle of the kitchen "I go to online school, I had to be here taking care of my brother" I told him aiming towards my mom since she made it this way "but you're only 17 you need to be at school actual school" he told me stuffing his face with pancake "tell that to my mom you love oh so much" I said mocking him as I glanced at him with a soft smile to let him know I was playing around and he shook his head "get dressed I'm taking you to sign up for actual school" he tells me standing up from the stool and tossing his plate in the sink "what no way I need to be here for Isaac" I tell him in protest as he grabs my plate and tossing it in the sink as well "tell ya what, you come with me to sign you up for school and I'll convince your mom to let Isaac stay at home with me" he tells me with a smile as he holds my arms making me smile as I roll my eyes "and what about your job?" I ask him hopping off the stool as well as I walked upstairs him following behind me "I do most of my work from home and when I actually go into the office they have a daycare center right there I'll make sure he's safe and everything" he tells me as I stand infront of my door looking up at him "fine Jim but you better keep watch of him or else I'm going to release the video of you in the kitchen to everyone" I lie waving my phone around as he tries to grab it I run in my room shutting the door and locking it "you better delete that video Em!" I heard him shout as I entered the bathroom "can't hear you I'm in the shower!" I say lying to him as I laugh and I hear him go into the room next to mine which was my mom's but is now being shared with Jim. I finish my shower brushing out my hair deciding to just let it air dry as I head out into my room grabbing a pair of clothes