What if Evelyn never died? What if Evelyn was dating her lawyer without her son's knowing? What if they all still lived at home, at least partly? What if Evelyn told the boys that she had something to tell them at dinner this friday... I don't own four brothers.

"Hey" Angel sat down at Jack's table in the lunchroom. Despite Angel being older than him they shared the same lunch hour most of the days.

Jack looked up from his fishsticks and mashed potatoes, at least that's what he thought it was, at Cass you could never be sure. "Hey". He went back to pushing the weird things around while Angel started wolfing down his. Jack looked on with a disgusted look on his face. How anyone could eat that with such fervor was beyond him. He shoved his plate away with a sigh and ignored the food lady's glare. "So what do you think Mom wants to talk about?"

Angel laughed "You worried?"

Jack only shrugged. They both knew that Evelyn had many reasons to be mad at all of them, the only question was what she had found out. "it has to be something"

"Calm down Jack, I'm sure it's nothing, don't be so negative"

Jack shrugged again. It was true that he tended to see things from the dark side but he knew something was up. Why else would she tell them about a dinner that they had every friday anyway? Something was fishy, no pun to the things on his plate, and with his luck it was about him. And as luck would have it Bobby was once again home as he was suspended for at least two months this time. For some reason his oldest brother enjoyed giving him crap.

"Bobby's picking us up right?" Angel asked, finishing his plate with a satisfied burp.

"Yeah" Jack frowned, that too had seemed weird. When Evelyn had asked him if he could pick them up after school he had agreed right away. Jack couldn't remember that ever happening before. Maybe he was sick?

"Hey" Angel's voice interrupted his worrying about his oldest brother "Is it that kid again? That's why your all doom and gloom?"

Jack sighed in annoyance and cursed the kid in question. He wondered if Mike Little had known what he was getting in to and what he put Jack through just by giving him a blue eye. The blue eye he could handle, his brothers breathing down his neck every second he could not. Mike Little as he was ironically named despite being a giant, had given Jack a black eye one day after Jack had mouthed off at him. He had of course tackled the giant to the floor much like he pictured David doing to Goliath if he'd been forced to, but the teachers had broken up the fight before much could happen. That wasn't the end of it. The news reached Angel quickly who had been hell bent on finding the giant and practicing his would soon to be marine moves on him, but Goliath had already taken off for home. Later that night Angel told Bobby and Jerry and then his brothers went and beat him to a bloody pulp. Now every time Goliath tried to come to the class he shared with Jack Angel would stand outside the room rubbing his fist. Goliath was probably failing math since he never arrived anymore. Ever since then his brothers had been obsessed about hearing about his day, and it was driving him crazy. They acted like he was a little sheep that needed protecting by his heard, all the fucking time. "No, I haven't seen Mike Little in weeks Angel"

"How the fuck can he be named Little" Angel wondered for the hundreth time since he learned about his existence. "Anyway I'm sure it's nothing, don't worry about it. We'll see tonight".

"I'm telling you, something's up" Jack stated.

Angel sighed and stood up, twirling his tray and making two girls giggle as they walked past. "Lighten up. I'm sure it can't be that bad".

"Honey can you help me set the table?" Evelyn asked Jack sweetly later that night while he was watching some random show on TV.

"Course Ma". He started setting the table while Evelyn started bringing out the food. Jack looked up as the smell of perfume hit his nose and he looked around, expecting Sofi to stand behind him in that creepy way of hers, but she wasn't there. It took a few seconds for him to realize that the smell of perfume was coming from his mother. He frowned and for the first time that night took in what she was wearing. She looked nice. Oh she always did, but the more he thought about it something was new. She seemed to be almost glowing. Warning bells rang in Jack's head and he coughed, what the hell was going on here? He went in to the kitchen and started taking out the plates as Evelyn swept past him to take out the chicken.

"One extra tonight Jackie" She smiled at him.

Jack didn't smile back. "Is Sofi coming over? Or Camille?"

"No honey, I thought it would just be us tonight, and a guest"

The feeling of dread was building by the second and Jack breathed out and tried to steady himself. It wasn't like that he told himself. Many women wanted to get dressed up for their guest, especially his mother. It didn't mean anything.

"Ma..." He trailed off.

"It's going to be fine Jackie" She caressed his cheek lightly, a gentle look in her eyes.

It's a man, Jack chanted silently to himself. She's bringing home a date and Bobby's home and he's gonna kill him before we can get to the chicken and then Ma will cry and we'll have to bury him in the backyard.

"But Bobby..."

"Is right here. What's up? Looking good Ma" Bobby entered the kitchen and kissed Evelyn on the cheek while ruffling Jack's hair. Jack was to stunned to even react.

"Hi honey, I was just telling Jack that we have a guest for dinner"

"Okay" Bobby took the chicken from her arms and went to put it on the table without a word.

"Ma..." Jack said again, the worry evident in his voice.

"It'll be fine honey"

A few minutes later Jerry came home and Angel bounded down the stairs giving Jack a grin that was probably meant to be comforting as he passed him. It only made Jack shiver. They had just taken their places when Bobby spoke.

"So who's coming Ma? Someone from work?"

Before Evelyn could reply the doorbell rang and she got up with a smile to answer it. Jack started inspecting his knife closely, maybe it was sharp enough to cut through his skin and cause a quick death?

"What's wrong with you?" He looked up and met Bobby's gaze but just then Evelyn and her date, the word tasted like bile on his tongue, entered and all eyes turned to them.

Jack could tell exactly when Bobby realized what was going on. He watched as he took in the man's dapper suit before his eyes swept to Evelyn and the way she was glowing before they landed on their joined hands. Bobby gripped the table tightly, and Jack sent a quick prayer to anyone listening.

"Boys, I want you to meet Robert. Robert this is my son's".

Robert smiled nervously and gave a little wave. "Hello, it's very nice to meet all of you. Evelyn's told me so much about you".

Four pair of eyes stared back at him silently.

This is going to be very short, probably just one more chapter or two. Hope you liked it :)