Minding his own business
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 50
by
copier
· original author:
penslayer5
No... he couldn't risk it. Arthur couldn't risk betraying Bethany's trust again. The redhead shook his head and took a seat by his computer. He needed to distract himself before he did something incredibly stupid. He threw on his headphones and fired up a game.
Bethany meanwhile was getting ready for her date from yesterday. He was coming by to pick her up and they were going to hit the gym together while it was still early and not as packed. She was excited since it'd been quite a while since she had a workout buddy that wasn't her dad.
Speaking of the family patriarch, he was in the basement working on the pull-up bar that he'd mounted on the wall. He was a little surprised that Beth wasn't down here working as well but chalked that up to whatever she was texting her date from yesterday about. Honestly, he didn't know much about the boy aside from his name, but he made Bethany smile so he supposed he could keep his nose out of their business... for now.
As all this was going on, Derek had showered and changed into a pair of sweats before heading out to his car. He also left the shrink ray in the glove compartment as he'd been too distracted to put it back. Oh well, he could just return it when he and Bethany were done hanging out. He just hoped Arthur wouldn't interfere like he did last time.
The redheaded nerd sneezed. Logic dictated it was just a result of things in the air, but years of anime told him that someone was talking about him somewhere. He paused his game and pulled down his headphones. He couldn't hear the shower anymore so that meant Bethany was out. But why did he also feel this odd chill down his spine?
Bethany meanwhile was getting ready for her date from yesterday. He was coming by to pick her up and they were going to hit the gym together while it was still early and not as packed. She was excited since it'd been quite a while since she had a workout buddy that wasn't her dad.
Speaking of the family patriarch, he was in the basement working on the pull-up bar that he'd mounted on the wall. He was a little surprised that Beth wasn't down here working as well but chalked that up to whatever she was texting her date from yesterday about. Honestly, he didn't know much about the boy aside from his name, but he made Bethany smile so he supposed he could keep his nose out of their business... for now.
As all this was going on, Derek had showered and changed into a pair of sweats before heading out to his car. He also left the shrink ray in the glove compartment as he'd been too distracted to put it back. Oh well, he could just return it when he and Bethany were done hanging out. He just hoped Arthur wouldn't interfere like he did last time.
The redheaded nerd sneezed. Logic dictated it was just a result of things in the air, but years of anime told him that someone was talking about him somewhere. He paused his game and pulled down his headphones. He couldn't hear the shower anymore so that meant Bethany was out. But why did he also feel this odd chill down his spine?
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