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Daring to Fantasize, Part 1

Summary:

Alternate Universe - All Human. High school senior Rose is turning 18. After her mom bailed on birthday celebrations so that she could hold an emergency shareholder meeting, her friend Viktoria has offered to have a sleepover for Rose and a couple of friends. What happens when a game of Truth or Dare results in Rose having to crawl in the bed and kiss Vika's gorgeous sleeping older brother who's home from grad school?

At 7 original chapters, this story is the longest one in this compilation and arguably my most popular story on other sites.

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Rose's POV:

"Damn it," I said as I furiously slammed my locker door shut, "would it really kill my mom to just spend just one day with me on my birthday? I mean, it's not like I'm an attention-whore or anything, but it's my birthday, for fuck's sake."

Lissa was, as always, the sympathetic optimist. "I'm sure she'll make it up to you, Rose. Just give her some time."

"How?" I asked, "How the fuck will she ever make it up to me? Like how she practically jumped at the chance to have my 'dad'" I used air quotes. I barely knew that guy. Most of the time, Abe just showed up and threw money at me. "take me in for a couple of years when I was in elementary school and have nannies raise me so that she could finish her MBA and become CFO? Now, she's planning some big emergency shareholder meeting in fucking San Diego! While I'm stuck here in forty degree weather freezing my ass off! She didn't even think about taking me with her! She cares more about her stupid career than my birthday. You only turn eighteen once, you know?"

"At least she wants you to live with her now," countered Lissa, "I think she wants you in her life."

"Hey, Roza," said Viktoria, walking up and seeing my sour mood, "What's wrong?" Viktoria and her family had moved to the U.S. from Russia ten years ago when her asshole American dad had fought for partial custody. Inevitably, her dad quickly left the picture after they moved, but it had cost enough money for them to move that they couldn't go back. She could speak the language, but she and her family all had thick accents and often called me by the Russian form of my name as a form of affection.

"My birthday's tomorrow and my mom bailed on me again," I said.

Vika smiled. "Maybe we could have a sleepover party at my house. I could probably even convince mama to make that yummy black bread you love so much!"

"Well, that would be pretty fun," I said, "Do you think Lissa and Sydney could come, too? And maybe Mia?"

"My mama loves you, Roza. I'm sure I could talk her into it. I'll call you all tonight and we'll make plans."

"Wait," I asked, "Is Dimitri still home on spring break?" Dimitri was Viktoria's insanely hot twenty-three year old brother. He was in grad school across the state, studying sports medicine, but he had been home from school for spring break. I was completely in love with him since the day I met him when I first came over to Viktoria's house and he was home from college three years ago.

Vika grinned a sinister smile, "Maybe ..."

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Dimitri's POV:

The past year or two, grad school had been stressful, so I would come home often - three-day weekends, holidays, and definitely over break. My goal after graduation was to become a team doctor for a pro sports team. I'd looked into it and the team doctors often were required to be as fit as the athletes. When I was at school, I'd spent so much time either studying or working out that I rarely had a social life. Everyone there thought I was so serious. I didn't have time or the energy to give them a different opinion. Women were just not on my radar right now, for the most part, but being home with the women who were my family was the most wonderful thing in the world. There was so much love in this household. Living with sisters, though, is a bit of a roller-coaster ride. Viktoria, specifically, was a bit of loose cannon. And her friends...