Like most boys, my father was my hero. I wanted so desperately to be just like him. He was awesome. He was a hacker for the government and was constantly earning praise for his efforts. But he wasn't just a hacker. He was also an instructor. On Tuesdays and Thursdays he would teach college kids the ins and outs of cyber security.
I never really understood what he was teaching me but... well, I guess it stuck because even after all these years, I can still pick up his code and finish where he left off.
Er, if it wasn't illegal. Though I have been approached by his former employer. If I continue to show promise and attend the college they request, I'll be able to follow right in his footsteps!
I-I like to think he'd be proud of me....
I lost him 5 years ago when I was 12.
It was unexpected. I remember Alex and Ani coming to get me from school. Saying it was an emergency. They were crying so I started crying too. I knew something was really wrong.
It broke my heart. I didn't understand it. He was so healthy and full of life. What happened! I didn't understand blood clots. I didn't get why it had to be him! I didn't get why I, the child with the perfect life, had to lose the man I loved with all my heart.
But I eventually learned and would find myself at a loss. I felt so alone.
My mom was so devastated that she swore she'd never love again. She also couldn't stand to see me. I'm a spitting image of dad and it broke her heart to see me. She loved him to the moon and back. So she did what she did best. Joined the CIA. I haven't seen her since.
My twin sisters, 10 years my senior, had me dumped on their laps. They were 22 and had only started their lives. And now they had to raise their little brother (I was an oops child, by the way).
But it's okay. I love my sisters. I spent my entire life with them and dad. They were always raising me to be a gentleman.
With dad's passing, the had to teach me about the "birds and the bees" so that was awkward. But it was also kind of neat. They went into more detail than I probably needed to know but, hey, I know how to make things not painful! So woo, perks of sisters who literally tell you anything.
They taught me how to dance. How to romance. How to braid hair. How to do just about everything a woman would want in a man.
And their reason? Ani wanted to make sure when (more like if!) she ever brought a man home, he would know the expectations. He would have to be better than me and, to them, I was perfect. The ideal boyfriend.
Now don't think I just learn things to make me prince charming. I also learned a lot of things to make me kick-ass too.
Alex is an ex-Marine. She's tough as nails and a total badass. Seriously, she scares even the boldest of thugs. She graduated the top of her class and was so well respected that she now teaches basic. Yes, as a woman. How neat is that?!
Oh and her girlfriend, Amber, is drop dead gorgeous. Sweet as could be too. She's a nurse.
Yeah, Alex is a spitting image of your stereotypical bisexual. Short hair, butch, independent as hell, and all around epic.
Ani is just as awesome. Only, unlike Alex who sports the short hair and masculine getup, Ani is all about being pretty. She has long, lovely locks and wears the most elegant of outfits. She loves flowers and always makes sure we have a fresh bouquet on the table.
You'd think she's work at a flower shop. But nope. She doesn't. She works at the local gun shop and range. Oh, did I not mention she was an ex-Marine too? Huh, wonder how that slipped my mind ;)
She's the instructor for the local conceal and carry classes. She also teaches judo in her spare time. Oh and she teaches women's self-defense.
Yeah, she's awesome.
So I grew up with a dad who was soft and sweet as could be. And three of the most badass women I know. They could all flip like a table and wouldn't break a sweat. So being upstaged by a chick, it's sexy as hell. I grew up with it so it's only natural I'd like it!
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