"He's here! He's here! He's finally here!" Jack cheers, swinging in through the window. He lands on his bed with a bounce, jostling his sister in the process.
His sister shoots him an unamused look.
"My bad, Kit-kat." Jack grins sheepishly.
Katherine, affectionately nicknamed Kit-kat, simply rolls her eyes. She closes her book. "It's quite alright. I don't expect to be reading anymore any time soon. Not with you flying about."
"Aww, sorry. I just, you know!" Jack flails his arms.
"No, I'm afraid I don't." Katherine smiles coyly.
"Oh c'mon, sis! You know I've been planning this for months. We've been planning this for months. And now he's finally here!" Jack falls back on his bed with a pleased sigh.
Katherine watches him with great affection. "He makes you happy."
Jack reddens, smirking wryly at her. "Am I that obvious?"
"Oh brother, I do think even the moon can see your smile."
The sound of a car door slamming reaches their ears. Jack sits up and crawls over to the window. Katherine follows, pressing up against his shoulders. Outside, a dusty, scratch-ridden jeep rests parked before their house. A man has stepped out of it. He's tall, tanned and sporting an impressive set of sideburns. He wears cargo shorts and a pouched vest with an ill-fitting shirt perhaps two sizes too small. He stretches his arms and the siblings stare, in blatant fascination, as his muscles bulged.
"Well, he's a sight for sore eyes." Katherine comments.
Jack scowls. "Lay off, sis."
"I meant that sincerely."
"Yeah, okay. I guess he's kinda hot?"
"It's just..."
Jack glances over at Katherine and bites back a groan. She is wearing her 'concerned' expression, saved specifically for the split second before Jack crashes and burns.
"What is it, Kit-kat?"
"He seems to be an older gentleman. Does father know about this?"
"Uh..." Jack swallows, pointedly looking away from her.
Katherine sighs, squeezing her eyes shut. "Jack..."
"Look, if I told Pitch, then he would've never agreed to let me meet him! You know how he is!"
"I do! Hence, my concern! He will be frightfully angry at your deceit."
"I didn't lie to him! I told him I was going to meet a friend from the internet. I told him we've known each other for years. None of that was a lie."
"Neither was it the complete truth." Katherine woefully shakes her head. "Oh, Jack..."
"Look, I can handle it, I promise. It'll be fun, you'll see." Jack grins, utterly unabashed.
"Did you at least tell him you two are involved in a relationship?"
Jack's grin is wiped clean off. "Uh..."
"Jack!"
"It'll be fine! It'll be fine! I swear!"
The doorbell rings downstairs.
"That'll be him. I better answer that before Pitch does." Jack leaps to his feet, rushing out the room.
Katherine watches him leave, sighing in acute exasperation. "This will end in tears, if not blood."