My Fake Lieutenant Boyfriend

Chapter 11: Katie

After my first week on the job, I have to say that I am beyond exhausted and I am so ready for my next two days off from the bullshit. I decided that today I would go see my parents since I haven’t seen them in a minute and I never realized just how much Josh and I thought so alike.

As I pulled into the driveway of my parents’ home, I noticed something was a bit off. Josh’s car was there in the driveway and my dad, Josh, and Nick were all outside the house working on something. “What the f**k,” I mumble to myself as I throw my car into park and shake my head. I slowly get out of the car as my father rushes over to give me a tight hug.

“Well, hello, baby girl. What are you doing here?” He kisses my cheek as I wrap him in a tight hug.

I smile. “I’m here to see you and mom. It’s been a minute since I saw you two and I was just coming to check on you both and see how things were going. Speaking of which, what are you and the boys doing?”

Josh throws a huge bag of fertilizer at his own feet as Nick wipes his brow. My dad smirks and shakes his head. “Well, we are supposed to be starting the garden, but I don’t know how much help those two are going to be.”

I smirk and nod my head. “Well, I’m glad I decided to wear clothes I could get dirty in. Let me help you guys out too and then we can hang out once we have a good stopping point.”

My dad smirks and nods his head. “I like the sound of that.”

I quickly close my car door and walk over to the other two as they are both panting from the early spring heat “Well, Miss Parks, how are you this morning?”

I roll my eyes and shake my head. “Cut the s**t, Nick. When we aren’t at work, our relationship goes back to normal.”

Nick smirks and nods his head. “Alright, Katie Bug, why are you here?”

I cross my arms over my chest and purse my lips. “I’m here to see my parents. Besides, dad just asked me to help with the garden too.”

Josh walks over and gives me a sweaty hug. “It’ll be fun. Just like old times back when we were all in high school again.”

Nick smirks and shakes his head. “Yeah, but this time we don’t have to worry about any of Katie’s friends showing up to ruin the vibe even more.”

I sigh and shake my head as I walk over to the work bench and grab my gardening gloves off of the top of it. “Alright, boys, let’s get to work.” I turn to my dad and smile. “How big are we making the garden this year?”

My dad chuckles and motions for me to follow him around to the back of the house. He points to a huge plot of land and smiles. “We are making it that big. We are planting a little bit of everything this year and we are going to be canning and freezing most of the harvest.”

I smile and nod my head. “You are still trying to get the whole working farm off of the ground, aren’t you?”

He chuckles and nods his head. “You bet. We have the cattle, the hogs, the chickens, the horses, the goats, and the trees. Now we just need the garden and to get everything planted. Are you willing to play a little farm girl again to help your old man out?”

I smile and nod my head. “Of course, dad. I wouldn’t miss stuff like this for the world. This was always my favorite thing to do with you growing up.”

He smirks and nods his head. “You’re right. It was my favorite activity too. Well, this and camping. Now, come on. We don’t have a whole lot of time and I know for a fact your mother is going to want you helping her in the kitchen in the next few hours.”

I smile and nod my head as I turn back to grab the seeds we are going to be planting. The boys started hauling the fertilizer over to the giant field that my dad had started to till. I smile as I make sure to grab my gardening hat before I head back out to get to work. I watch as Nick and Josh start to rip open the bags of fertilizer and then I freeze when I see the glint in their eyes. I know what is about to happen. “Don’t you dare,” I said firmly, but it was too late.

“You know we can’t start the family garden without the traditional dirtying ritual,” Nick teases. Without hesitation, Nick rushes towards me and wraps his strong arms around my body and pins my own arms to my sides. Josh pulls a handful of the fertilizer out of the bag and dumps it on my head as I kick my legs and scream. They both laugh as Josh rubs the dirt deep into my scalp.

“You jackasses! Quit it!” I kick harder and make contact with Josh’s leg as he yelps and jumps back.

“Damn, Katie, you are getting strong.” He rubs his shin as I shake the dirt out of my hair and spray the two of them with it.

“I have to agree with you. She is getting a lot harder to hold down when we do this stuff.” I can hear the smirk in Nick’s voice as he says it.

I groan and shake my head again as I continue to fight against Nick’s restraints. “Why do you two jackasses have to do this s**t every year? Just let me go!”

“Boys! Leave Katie alone! Come over here and do your jobs before I kick both of your asses.” My dad huffs as I see the stern look on his face.

They both sigh and call back, “yes, sir,” as Nick lets me go and Josh wipes his hands on his pants.

I smirk as I see the opening that my dad gave me. I rush over to Josh and throw a handful of dirt in his face. “There, now the tradition is complete.”

Josh sputters as he spits the dirt out of his face and Nick laughs his ass off. Josh’s eyes light up with joy as he turns his attention to Nick. “Not quite yet, it isn’t… Katie,” Josh tilts his chin towards Nick as he continues to laugh uncontrollably.

I instantly know what he is saying and I smile sweetly as Josh walks behind him and places a firm hand on his shoulder. “Oh Nick…. It’s your turn now.” Josh follows my lead and wraps Nick in a tight hold as I take a handful of dirt and walk over to him. “Let me know how it tastes,” I smile and I see the fear grow on Nick’s face.

“No! No! Katie, No!” I laugh maniacally as I rub the fertilizer across Nick’s face and into his mouth. He spits and sputters as the dirt flies everywhere.

“Katie! Leave him alone! You two, get your asses to work! We don’t have Katie for very long today.” My father is a little less angry with me, but he is still not happy about the childish games.

I smirk as I call back to my dad. “Yes, sir. Let me go grab the rest of the seeds.” I quickly rush back to the garage and grab all of the packets of seeds before my father truly gets mad.

It takes us about five hours to finish tilling the field, get the fertilizer in the dirt, and get all of the seeds planted. Once that was over, I wiped the sweat from my brow and smiled as I looked around the backyard at the hard work. My father walked over to me and smiled as he placed a hand on my shoulder. “Well done, baby girl. Now, go get cleaned up.”

I smile and nod my head. “Do I still have clothes here to wear?”

My dad shrugs his shoulders and turns towards the house. “I don’t know, but if not, I know we have some old tee shirts of the boys you can wear. Just go get cleaned up before you help your mom in the kitchen, okay?”

I giggle and nod my head. “Alright, dad. Just let me find clean clothes before I jump through the shower.” I wipe my hands on my pants as I head into the house. I smile and give my mother a kiss on the cheek. “Hey, mom, do I have any clothes here?”

She purses her lips and shakes her head. “I don’t think so. I know that I have some old clothes that belonged to the boys in the guest room. Unless, do you want to borrow one of my outfits?”

I shake my head and smile. “Nah, I think I would prefer a pair of old sweat pants and a tee shirt if I am being honest.”

She smiles and nods her head. “Alright, just look in the guest room closet. They should be either hanging up or in one of the boxes.”

I nod my head as I run upstairs to the guest bedroom. I pass my old room, my brother’s old room, and then finally settle on the guest bedroom. I hear the shower running in the bathroom and I assume that it is Nick taking a shower. I don’t even bother to knock on the door since I know no one is going to be in the guest bedroom, but I was entirely wrong.

As I push open the door, I see Nick standing there in nothing but a towel and dripping wet from the shower. I feel my jaw drop as I see every inch of him and more as he turns around suddenly and his towel slips off of his hips and falls to the floor. Oh God, what have I just walked into?