This takes place while Sam is on her visit home. It is told from Ian's point of view.

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The Jacket Heist

Ever since Sam got her leather jacket, Lily had been in love with it. She tried multiple times to buy one just like it but it's been sold out and they never brought it back. That girl has searched high and low to find a jacket that comes anywhere near Sam's jacket but she has struck out every time.

That's why when Lily came to me with this… quest… I wasn't at all surprised.

Just before Sam showed up for her two week visit, Lily came to me asking me to help steal Sam's leather jacket. It took some convincing but when she black mailed me with no longer doing my laundry, I had to give in.

"Ian, please?" said Lily pulling on my shirt sleeve.

"Lily, no. She will kill me. She will kill both of us." I said.

"I can totally kick her ass." was her reply.

Then she pulled out The Pout. You know, the sad eyes and the pout that makes your knees go weak and you can't help but give in. Yeah she pulled that on me. Of course I couldn't help but give in to her every plea.

"If you don't help me, I won't do your laundry." She said.

Blackmail and a pout. That's all it took. That and I kind of owed her for the past month or so.

I didn't know who I was more afraid of. Lily's wrath or my sisters.

Attempt One. Sam had only been here for a few days but Lily was plotting the whole time. I was at home and I got a call form Lily.

"Ian, Sam went out for a walk. I'm gonna steal it now." said Lily whispering through the phone.

"Okay, so walk me through the plan." I really wanted to stall her but it didn't really work.

"I figured I'd just stick it in my closet and hope she doesn't go in there." Was her reply.

I knew this was far too simple of a plan and I turned out to be right. The next time I saw Sam, she had her leather jacket.

I looked at the jacket tilted my head and pointed attempting to ask how it went. Lily just flipped me off. I had to hold in my laughter.

Attempt Two. I was hanging out with Sam and Lily. Sam said something about laying down in the other room so Lily and I just sat and watched T.V for a while.

Lily got up to get a drink and when she came back there was mischief in her eyes.

"Ian, she's asleep. Come on, let's go get the jacket." said Lily taking me by the hand and pulling me off the couch towards the bedroom.

If only this were under different circumstances. Wait, no. Bad brain. No thinking bad thoughts.

"Okay so I'm going to sneak in and grab the jacket, then I'm going to put it in the trunk of my car." said Lily pulling me out of my head which I so did not want to be right now.

"Lily, you're going to wake her up." I said in a last minute attempt to talk her out of this crazy plan.

"If you don't shut up, you're the one that's going to wake her up. Now come on." She said motioning to me.

I let her go in ahead of me so I was standing in the doorway when she was in the middle of the room. If Sam did wake up, I didn't want her to see me because then she would ask what we were both doing. I have a feeling the Sam may be on to what's been going on in my head recently. By recently I mean just a minute ago.

Also I was kind of frozen in the door way because something caught my eyes. "Lily has a really nice butt" ran through my head before I could stop it. Wait. What? No, bad brain. Lily is friend. Lily is like sister. Since when do I talk like a caveman? Okay, no more looking at little sister's best friend's butt.

Lily got just over halfway into the room when it happened.

"Lily, what are you doing?" said a very sleepy sounding Sammie.

"I just came in to grab something. I was trying to be quiet and not wake you but I guess I screwed that up. I'll just leave so you can go back to sleep." said Lily grabbing the first thing she saw and walking back out.

I couldn't help but laugh at the look on Lily's face when she came out of the room with no jacket.

"Shut up." She said as she walked past me.

"I didn't say anything." I said with a laugh.

"Yet." She said under her breath.

Clearly I wasn't supposed to hear it but I did.

I just laughed while she went to sulk on the couch.

Attempt Three. The third and last try and probably the most epic of them all.

It all started on the Friday that Sam booked her flight. Lily let me in on her plan with Sam's roommate, Phil, to get Sam and Dan, her other roommate and the guy she has a huge crush on, together. She said I didn't really have to help much with that part nor did I ever want to. I still feel like Sam is sixteen and too young to date or something.

Really all I had to do was help Lily keep Sam from contacting Dan and stealing the jacket of course. Turns out the first part was the hard part.

We had to hide wires multiple times. When Sam remembered that computers and internet was a thing, we unplugged the internet and hid her computer charger.

With all forms of contact with her friends in London cut off, Sam was kind of a mess. A pacing mess. I felt really bad but I was already in too deep.

Sam was pacing around the kitchen when I realized how perfect of a time it was to steal the jacket.

"Hey Sammie, I'll be right back. Bathroom" I said but she clearly ignored me.

I made my way to Lily's room and told her that if she was going to steal the jacket, this was her best chance.

She grabbed it off the bed where it had been discarded earlier by Sam.

"Where should I put it?" Lily whispered to me jacket in hand.

"Put it with the computer charger." I suggested.

"No, it won't fit and it's too obvious." said Lily shooting down my idea.

"Under the bathroom sink?" I suggested.

"No, what if the toilet paper runs out. She would have to go under there to replace it or something." said Lily once again shooting down my idea.

She spun around looking for a place to put it when my eyes fell on her chest of drawers.

"Okay um… your underwear drawer. Hide it in your underwear drawer. She would never look there." I said in a stroke of brilliance if I do say so myself.

"My underwear drawer? Are you just trying to get a peek at my underwear Ian?" said Lily with a smirk.

"Well technically it would only be fair seeing as you have seen my multiple times but that's not why I mentioned it." I said with a mirroring smirk.

"Yeah. Okay, whatever." said Lily before shoving the jacket in what I assume was her underwear drawer.

For the rest of Sam's stay, I was in a constant state of worry that Sam would find he jacket and then kill us or ream us a new one or something. Then I would be left with a sulking Lily and I think I would much rather be killed.

On the other hand I kind of hope she did find it so that I wouldn't have to make up for it later. I love my sister, but that girl can hold a grudge.

Like when I was twelve, I accidentally kicked her when I was on our old swing set. She was walking in front of me and I didn't see her in time to stop. I felt so bad but every time we argue now she brings it up to make me feel bad.

Sam of course didn't find the jacket but in her birthday present I told her that Lily was making me help her and that I was really sorry. Let's just hope that she forgives me for this.

After Lily and I dropped Sam off at the airport we went to Lily's house and ordered pizza. For Lily this was a celebration of successfully stealing Sam's leather jacket and Lily's happiness is infectious. Even if I was kind of scared what my sister may do to us the next time she's here.

I started to day dream again and my eyes were caught by Lily's lips. They looked so soft and I just wanted to know what they would feel like against mine and-

"Ian? Ian! Hello earth to Ian. Did you hear what I just said?" said Lily thankfully pulling me out of my daydream.

Who knows what could have happened if she didn't. I shudder to think that I might have actually kissed her.

"No sorry, I was zoning out." I said.

"Well I was just saying thank you for all of your help. I really appreciate it. I couldn't have done it without you." She said with a smile that made my stomach do flips.

"Yeah well I kind of had no choice. I like having someone to do my laundry." I said smirking.

I think you should start paying me for all of the housekeeping I do for you or something." She replied.

"Yeah, no. You'll just have to collect at a later date. I'll do some sort of favor to make up for all of it." I told her and then took a sip of my drink.

"I deserve more than just one favor. Three at least."

We argued for a while but it ended when I said something that made soda come out of Lily's nose. All was forgotten after that.

For the first time I spent the night on Lily's couch instead of her on mine. Lily's apartment felt like a second home to me and it was kind of weird because I haven't really been here all that much.

As I laid on the couch staring up at the ceiling, I couldn't help but think about how I would have much rather be in her bed with her instead of out on the couch.

Goddamned brain making me think… things.