Hi everyone. Yes, I have a new story. I want to test this one out on you all, like guinea pigs. Depending on the number of reviews I get for it, I will continue it. I don't really want to continue writing the story if no-one likes the concept. Which would be a shame, because I like this one. Enjoy!
My alarm went off at 5.30am. I groaned. There was definitely something wrong with my clock. I set it for 7am every morning, but about a week ago, it started to play up. Last Monday, I woke up at a quarter to seven. I didn't mind then, because the extra fifteen minutes gave me time to get Jake's lunch packed and write him any notes that needed writing. I know that he's not my son, but my sister, Renee, worked until the early hours of the morning and didn't get up until about 11am. By that time, I was usually well and truly working.
And then on Tuesday, it went off at 6.30am. I was a bit grumpier, but didn't mind waking up early. The bright side was that I was able to put in an order that I had collected a few days before.
Wednesday, I woke up at 6.15am. Now, I was starting to get pissed off. Nevertheless, I went to the 24 hour grocery store and did the shopping before I went to work.
But on Thursday, my alarm went off at six. Man, was I shitty! I reset my alarm for 7am and went back to sleep, only to have Renee wake me at 11am, telling me that I should be at work. Luckily, in the Mary Kay business, there is always someone to cover for you, even if you've just slept in.
On Friday, I woke up at a quarter to six. I didn't bother re-setting an alarm, because I didn't have any parties to do this morning, but when I woke up with half an hour until the party had to start, the rocket was really under my ass then. I made it to the party with two minutes to spare, not caring that my entire outfit was crumpled or that my hair was basically sticking straight out from my head.
Over the weekend, I didn't set my alarm. Jake stayed at a friend's house on the weekend, so I still had to get up to take him there and pick him up. He would be turning fifteen in two weeks, and I was glad.
My sister had him when she was fifteen, and the boy that knocked her up was thirteen. I was only ten at the time, so I had no idea what was happening. All that I knew was that my parents were fuming, and we moved practically halfway across the country. Well, just into the next state.
But when Jake was almost a year old, the father came to visit. I swear that I have never seen Renee so mad. She was yelling and swearing, so I took baby Jake out onto the back veranda where I couldn't hear them, and sat there for at least an hour. Jake was crying from all the noise, so I gently rocked him to sleep and put him in his crib when the fight between his parents was over. I heard the door slam, so I knew that it was over.
So this morning, when my alarm went off at five thirty, I didn't roll over and go back to sleep. Instead, I got up and got my outfit ready, I showered and washed my hair with my strawberry shampoo and washed myself with the freesia body wash that Jake got me for my birthday. It smelt really good, so I vowed to get his secret of where he bought it out of him so that I could stock up.
Then, after I pressed my outfit and blow dried my hair, I decided to do some curling with it. It was slightly wavy, but always looked best if I gave it a subtle curl.
Then came my makeup. I had a shitload of it, considering that I sold it on a daily basis and got it half price when I put in a big order. I put on my foundation, mineral powder, a hint of blush, eye shadow, mascara, eye liner, lip liner, a pale lipstick and a clear coat of lip gloss. I was up early and had the time, why not utilise it and look pretty?
Then, I put the percolator on for some fresh coffee. I bought the machine a few months ago, when I quit my job due to an accident I had in the workplace, and I got a huge compensation for it. Hey, the people who compensated me didn't know that I was just extremely clumsy, so I didn't argue. I quit before they could find out about my eternal clumsiness and ask for their already-spent money back.
I put a pop tart into the toaster just as Jake grumbled down the stairs.
"Morning sunshine," I said brightly. He just grunted a response back and sat at the breakfast bar and just about stole my coffee which had just finished percolating.
"Sorry buddy, but you snooze, you lose." I grabbed the cup off him and made my coffee, putting milk and sugar in it. Lots of sugar.
Jake grumbled again and hopped off the breakfast bar, going to the cupboard and putting some more coffee beans in the percolator. He sat back at the breakfast bar, resting his head on the cool marble of the bench.
"Aren't you a little young for coffee? You have to wait until you're eighteen to start having coffee in the morning." Jake looked up and flipped me the bird, so I flipped him one as well. His eyes went wide in shock.
"Mo-om! Aunt Bella just stuck her finger up at me!" Jake called up the stairs.
"Mo-om! Jake started it!" I called up to Renee, sounding as childish as he did.
"Both of you, shut your fucking mouths, I'm trying to get a decent sleep here!" Jake's mouth went wide.
"Aunt Bella, mom just swore."
"Jake, let your mother get a decent sleep. You don't know how hard she works. It's tough on her trying to support all three of us, and I try hard as well."
"What about my dad? Doesn't he support us as well?" Jake asked. I felt sorry for the kid, he never knew his father his entire life.
"Honey, your father hasn't contacted your mom since you were almost one. Fourteen years later, I don't think that that's going to change." Jake looked glum.
"Hey, do you really think that you'd have it this easy if you lived with your mom and a man, instead of your mom and me?"
"Of course not. We wouldn't have a dishwasher or an endless supply of alcohol if he did."
I ruffled Jake's hair and smiled. "Of course." I looked at my watch and quickly drank the rest of my coffee before picking up my bag. "I'd better run Jakey. I have an early party today, and then I'm finished. How about I pick you up from school instead of you catching the bus, and we go get some milkshakes today? My treat," I said. I didn't get to buy Jake stuff that often, and if we hung out today, then I could find out what he wanted for his birthday.
"If you really want to. You don't have to waste your money on me," Jake said as I picked up my handbag and popped a couple of mints in my mouth.
"Hey, if you had a dad living here, think of the annoying aunties you could have. You wouldn't be living with the cool aunty, that's for sure. But I love wasting my money on you Jake. Speaking of wasting money on you, what do you want for your birthday?" I asked him.
Jake shrugged. "I dunno. Stuff."
I rolled my eyes. "What kind of stuff? You need to be more specific about stuff. Do you mean pink stuff or sparkly stuff? Cause I can get you both if that's what you really want."
Jake narrowed his eyes at me. "Haha, very funny. I don't really know. I'll tell you this afternoon."
I blew him a kiss and headed out the door.
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I arrived at the house and rang the doorbell. There was no reply, so I turned the doorknob. It was unlocked. I walked in, very conscious of the sound that my heels made against the wooden floors.
There was a slight creak from upstairs. I swivelled around, but there was nothing. I heard a few footsteps and turned, but nothing as well.
I turned back to where the source of the sound first came from. There was still nothing. I was suddenly aware that it felt like something, or someone, was breathing right down my back.
I turned sharply and screamed out loud. There were two masked figures, both with axes in their hands. As soon as I had screamed, the figures started cracking up laughing, dropping their axes and giving each other a high five. I gasped for air, now aware that I was part of some prank.
A blonde girl came and slapped one of the figures, the biggest one, around the back of the head.
"Emmett and Edward! What the fuck do you think you're doing? That's Bella; she's come to do a makeup party!" The girl yelled at them. They both took their masks off, still laughing.
"We knew that she was coming, so we decided to trick her, see if she'd run away. I wanted it to be like that old movie, Edward Scissorhands," the biggest one said.
"I'm guessing that you're Rosalie," I said to the blonde girl.
"Yes, you'd be right. These two idiots are my fiancé Emmett and his stupid friend, Edward," she said rolling her eyes and glaring at the bigger one, who I guessed was Emmett.
"Aw, I'm sorry baby, it won't happen again. Promise," he said solemnly, holding his hand over his heart, before nudging Edward to do the same.
"Yeah, we absolutely promise, Rose. I swear on my kid's life," Edward said. His voice sounded almost familiar, but I couldn't tell where I had heard it before. Was he a telemarketer?
"Edward, you haven't even met your kid. He could be dead by now, and then you wouldn't be able to swear on his life because he's dead," Emmett said. Edward rolled his eyes.
"Geez Emmett, when did you grow a brain?" Edward said sarcastically. I had to chuckle a bit at that one. They all looked at me.
"That really sounds like something that my nephew would say. He's almost fifteen, but he acts like he's almost five sometimes."
Rosalie laughed. "He sounds just like Edward and Emmett. They should really meet up sometime."
Just then, the door swung open and a small pixie like girl charged in, dragging a blonde guy behind her.
"Sorry we're late, but someone here wouldn't get out of bed," she apologised.
"You should get a phantom alarm setter like me," I said to her. "Every morning I wake up fifteen minutes earlier than the last, but I set my alarm for seven o'clock every day."
"That sounds like something that Edward or Emmett would do," Rosalie said, the pixie girl agreeing with her. Suddenly, it all clicked into place.
"Oh my god! Jake is the one behind it! Why didn't I think of that earlier?"
"Who's Jake?" Edward asked me, a slight sadness in his eyes.
"Jake's my nephew. When he's been waking up the last week, he's been really tired, he almost stole my coffee this morning and I could have strangled him."
"Man, I really think that we should meet this Jake kid," Emmett said to Edward.
"Yeah, well my kid is turning fifteen in a couple of weeks. Maybe they should meet up," Edward said.
"They should," I said, and everyone stared at me again. "Because Jake doesn't know his dad either. His mom was glad that he made it to his fourteenth birthday without impregnating anyone, because that was what happened with her."
"Hey, if you girls want to put goop on your face, you'd better start because there is a game on soon and we'd like to watch it," Emmett said politely. I smiled at him and started to get the stuff out of my kit, arranging it on the table.
Emmett and the blonde guy left the room, but Edward stayed behind.
"Can I watch?" he asked.
"You can participate if you want," I said, as if I were talking to a small child.
"Okay," he said brightly.
I started the class and found out that the pixie like girl's name was Alice and the blonde guy was named Jasper.
"Alright, so this is the miracle class, this is the class where you learn about skin care and how to look after it. The next class is the colour class, where you put makeup on, and then there's a pamper class where you do masks and drink champagne and wear your pyjamas, that one's basically like a slumber party," I explained to the girls and Edward.
"Okay, so first I'm going to show you a couple of our exfoliations. There's the Microdermabrasion set, which has the exfoliation cream and a cream to put on afterwards, and you can use this basically anywhere on your body." Edward's hand shot straight up in the air, like a kindergartener being asked the answer to one plus one.
"Yes Edward?"
"Can I use it on my penis or will it make it all inflamed and swollen?" Edward asked seriously. The girls broke down into giggles, while I tried to keep the smile off my face.
"You probably could, I wouldn't know because I haven't tried it, but if you did, I would be very careful and discontinue use of it on your penis if it becomes inflamed." Edward considered that, then his hand shot up again.
"Can I use it on my ball sack?" I just ignored that one with a smile on my face and got them all to test it on their hand. But when I got to Edward...
"Alright Edward, you really want to use it on your dick? Here, put it on your dick. But just remember, you have to rub it in and keep it hydrated, or else it's going to rub the skin off and then it will be very red and inflamed," I said to him. So he just held out his hand like everybody else.
"Next, we have a Satin Hands kit which has an exfoliation, a balm sort of cream and a moisturiser, which I have some samples of so I'll give you all one now."
Edward got his and he looked at it, then opened the tube and squirted a bit on his hand, rubbing them together, then he put his hand up again.
I sighed. "Yes Edward, you may use it as a lube." Edward pumped his fist down in a sign of victory, which made us all laugh again.
"Now, we have the face cleansing. We're going to be using the Timewise selection, just because that's the one that we use for a class. And no, you may not use this one as a lube," I said to Edward as his hand started to go up. He withdrew it sadly.
We put on the face cleanser, then a face mask, which Rosalie and Alice got plenty of pictures of, and then the freshener and moisturiser.
"So, that is the miracle class. If there is anything in this class that you'd like to order, then now is the time to order it. But I'll also have you know that there is a Botanicals range for younger skin which might be more suited to you guys, but I'd probably get the Timewise because the products last ages and the Timewise helps reduce wrinkles. There is also an Acne Prone set which I wouldn't recommend for you, because I had a client that was your age and when she used it, she said that it felt like her skin was burning, and that's not the desired reaction."
Rosalie and Alice obviously didn't have much skin care, because they both bought a Microdermabrasion set, a Satin Hands set and the complete Timewise set. Edward was looking through the look book and decided to purchase the Mary Kay for Men's after shave gel. So I definitely made enough to order in some new products for myself.
I was packing up my kit while the girls went to make sure that the other two boys weren't making a hole in the wall, when Edward stopped me.
"Are you single?" he asked me. I straightened up to look at him full on.
"Yes, I am," I said, trying to make sense of what he was trying to say.
"Well, I was wondering if maybe you wanted to go out to dinner or see a movie some time," Edward said, looking away nervously.
"I'd love that," I said, taking him by surprise.
"Wow, I really didn't expect that. So when and where?" he asked me.
"Well, definitely not this afternoon because I'm picking Jake up from school, but maybe tomorrow? I don't think that I have any parties booked for tomorrow at all," I said to him.
"Great. I'll pick you up around 9.30? How's that sound?" Edward asked me.
"Sure. I'll just drop Jake off at school a bit earlier than usual, he doesn't start until ten, but he has to be there at least half an hour earlier so that he can catch up with his friends."
"Why don't we just drop him off on our way? That'd be easier for us all." I considered it, and then agreed.
"Sure. Can I grab your number, and I'll give you mine and my address so that you know where to pick us up from," I said to him.
We exchanged numbers and I gave him our address. I finished packing up my kit and left, waving goodbye to them all.
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I picked Jake up from school at four, right on the bell. He climbed into my Land Cruiser and plonked his bag down on the floor while I drove around to the cafe, which was almost full.
We ordered our milkshakes, I got a caramel while he got a chocolate, and I also ordered us a couple of slices of the rich looking chocolate mud cake.
We sat at an outside table in the shade and I told him about the plan of attack for tomorrow.
"Jake, how would you feel about me going on a date?" I asked him.
"I wouldn't exactly care. You don't have to ask my permission," he said, shrugging it off.
"Yeah, but I'm your second mom. If I started dating a raving lunatic, what would you think?"
"Okay, first off, you're basically my first mom, because my actual first mom I barely get to see because of how much she works, and if you started dating a raving lunatic I'd probably take the shotgun off the wall, throw it to you then run for my life."
My heart was touched. Jake considered me as his mom. It was true that he barely saw his mom, considering she worked from 6pm to 2pm at the bar. But unlike our mom, Renee made up for the lost time, taking holidays when he had his school holidays and catching up with him as much as possible when she had the chance. Whenever we were all together, I cleaned and cooked so that Renee could spend time with Jake.
"Well, I've been asked out on a date. All I know is that he's picking us up at 9.30 tomorrow and he's offered to take you to school instead of me having to take you in earlier."
Our milkshakes and cake arrived and Jake shrugged again. "Sure, that's okay. But one thing. I have to make sure that he's not completely crazy." Jake took a long sip of his milkshake while I did the same.
"That's okay with me. But be careful, he did ask me if he was able to put the Microdermabrasion on his dick, so I'd be wary too if I were you," I whispered to him, and he laughed out loud, while I did too.