Almost Easy
Summary
Lydia was dragged from her hometown in New York to California by her self-obsessed mother. She falls into an easy friendship with Brian and soon hopes for more with his friend, Matt. Are her feelings for Brian strictly platonic? Sparks fly in this high school drama... But are things with Lydia as they seem? Or is there something else going on underneath the surface?
**Definite long triangles!**
*Rating subject to change*
Characters
Adam Hotchner
6'2", 35 years-old, Lydia's father, controlling, resouceful, relentless, cold
Anthony Matthews
30 years-old, 5'11", economics teacher, sarcastic, good-natured
Brian Haner
18 years-old, 5'9"
Doug Baker
40 years-old, 5'9", Zacky's father, Lynn's sugar daddy
Hayden Bridges
19 years-old, 6'1", friend of Lydia's from NYC, sarcastic, flirty, bisexual
Holland Bridges
5'6", 38 years-old, Hayden's mother, witty, sassy, outgoing, caring, compassionate
Jimmy Sullivan
17 years-old, 6'3"
Johnny Seward
18 years-old, 5'4"
Lydia Wolf
17 years-old, outgoing, sly, witty, street-smart, 5'0", Lynn's daughter
Lynn Wolf
32 years-old, 5'7", Lydia's mother, egotistical, carefree, manipulative
Matt Sanders
6'1", 18 years-old
Mike Chambers
6'3", eighteen, jock, cocky, ladies-man, intelligent
Oliver Trask
19 years-old, Lydia's best friend, 5'10", caring, quirky, understanding, funny
Samantha Gray
19 years-old, 5'5", smart, flirty, generally easy-going
Tiffany Grayson
5'2", eighteen, bubbly, happy-go-lucky, nice, sarcastic
Zacky Baker
18 years-old, 5'8
Chapters
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Welcome to California
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Meeting Mommie Dearest
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I Was at a Party.
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The Morning After
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A Bad Breakfast
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Confessions and Soup
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Calculus is a Bitch.
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Dancing and Star-Gazing
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Good Morning Kisses and Old Tree Forts
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Stupid Letters, Rash Tattooes and Heated Kisses
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Late Nights and Skype Conversations
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Nightmares and Surprise Wake-Ups
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Wake Up Call
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Tequila at the Beach
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Brotherly Advice and Decision Making
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Picking up Schoolwork and Not So Sweet Visitors
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Karma and a Rescue
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The Aftermath
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Phone Conversations and Reassurance
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A Rude Awakening
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Three is a Crowd... Four is a Party?
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High School Never Ends
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Not Quite Sex on the Beach... and Psychotic Parental Figures
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Sketches, School and a Crush
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Family Reunion
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Bright Lights and Harsh Reality
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The Night After
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Secrets
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Jealous Eyes and Being Out-Voted
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Those Father and Daughter Moments
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Back in the Swing of Things
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A Nice Distraction
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Friends Make Everything Better
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Awkward Encounters
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Surprise Confessions and Confrontations
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Just Dizzy
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Operate?
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Distraction Please
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'Mommie Dearest' Makes a Scene
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Stalk Much?
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Define 'Uninvited'
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It's Not Normal to Lurk in the Backyard...
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When Did We Get Guns?
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Look Who Knocked on my Door
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The Douche and the Bitch
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Nightmare and the Note
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Sunbathing and Revelations
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Sex Talks and Getting Off
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Afternoon Delight and Some Attitude
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Testosterone and Pictures
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Can You Walk a Flight of Stairs?
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Romp in the Shower
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So, You Have an Extra Room?
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Finally, Some Good News
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Did Someone Order a Mom?
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Who Knew School Could be Interesting?
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Awkward...
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Maybe We Shouldn't Have Gone to the Mall
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The Meltdown
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That's What Family's For
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Take a Deep Breath
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Someone's Crushin' on Someone
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Matt Gets the Girl
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Peeping Tom?
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Father to Father
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A Small Victory
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Phone Calls are Overrated
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Perfect Night
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Planning is Everything
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She's Mine
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No Fucking Way
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Someone Has a Gun
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Graduation and a Celebration
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Somebody's Watching Me
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Let's Go for a Ride
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Held Captive
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Nowhere to Go
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Monster
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Keep Digging Your Grave
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Don't Fucking Touch My Daughter
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I'm a Father. I Can't Calm Down.
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I Will Find You
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A Mother's Touch
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Out of My Fucking Mind
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A Smooth Criminal and a Whiny Victim
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Show Me Your Face
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Glimmer of Hope
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I Can't Wait for You
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The Rescue
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She's Awake
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I Love You.
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Thank You.
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There's No Place Like Home.
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Author's Note
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Author's Note - Part 2
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It's a Promise.
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Epilogue
I have a deep admiration for how much time and thought was put into this. Amazingly well done. Brava.
10/19/18