Surviving the Teenage Dream

Parties and Working Stiffs

They survived falling in love and having four (count 'em, FOUR) children. Now, Geekward and Nerdella are parents of teenagers. Say a prayer for them for they are in for a bumpy ride. Kyra is being a brat, displaying actions akin to her uncle who is nearing the end of his life on death row. Owen is a geek, like his dad. Then there is Mia and Masen, the twins. They're still cute and adorable. Well, as cute and adorable as twelve year olds can be.

Let's not forget Alice, Jasper, Adam, and Gianna (the Whitlocks), Justin, Alex and Demetri (the Volturis), Esme and Marcus (the Volturis), Tim, Rose, Ava and Lucas (the Napletons) and our antagonist, Jacob Black. Emmett will also make a brief appearance in this story, too. But he's not causing drama. His final goodbye, as it were.

Chapter Two: Parties and Working Stiffs

EPOV

The next few days in our home were much better. Kyra and Owen were talking again. Their relationship was improving but still had a long way to go. The relationship with us, however, was on thin ice. Kyra ignored her mother and tried to sweet-talk her way with me. The behavior of my oldest daughter was troublesome. I hated this distance that it was wedging between us. Bella was cranky and moody. I had a shorter fuse and was over it.

On Friday, my wife and I were hosting a party for everyone in honor of Alex and Demetri's fifteenth wedding anniversary. She was cooking tirelessly in the kitchen for the party with the help of my mom and Mia. Masen, Owen and Kyra were currently scouring their rooms and the rest of the house for the party. I was putting some finishing touches on the decorations in the backyard, which was set up with a large tent, dance floor and a DJ station. Justin was in my office, editing a video for his parents as his present for their anniversary.

"Uncle Edward," came the deep voice of my nephew.

"Yeah, Justin," I replied as I turned to him. He was tall with toffee colored skin and light brown eyes. His hair was in curls that stuck up from his head. His dad was African American and his mom was white. Justin was a striking young man. He had many people who crushed on him, both male and female. Though, he's struggling with his sexuality. Being raised by two gay men and molested by his mom, encouraged him to be turned off to women. However, he wasn't all too keen about being in a relationship with a man, either.

"I need help," he said. "I can't get this to line up to the song I chose." I followed him into the office and saw the video programopened. "I want the final montage to start with 'When I Fall In Love.' I've tried it several times and it just isn't jiving."

"I'll see if I can do it," I said. "I'm not much of a video guru. That's my sister."

"You're better than me," he chuckled. I fussed with the video and got it to work to Justin's approval. "Uncle Edward?"

"What's up, Justin?"

"Can I talk to you about something?" he asked, furrowing his brow.

"You can talk to me about anything, Justin. Why don't you want to talk to your dads?" I gave him an encouraging crooked grin.

"Because, it's about a girl," he said, his skin darkened slightly. "I love my dads but their view on love is a little skewed. I mean Dad calls you his straight boyfriend but loves Pops."

"Alex is definitely a character," I laughed. "Anyhow, what about the girl? What's her name?"

"Meghan," he said. "She's in my biology class and we're partners. She's really sweet and pretty, not to mention brilliant. I don'tknow how to go about talking to her outside of class. I mean, I'm socially retarded when it comes to girls since I've never, EVER felt this way about anyone because of my mom and what she did to me." Justin's eyes darkened with the hatred for his birth mother. His hands were clenched in rigid claws.