Disclaimer: I do not own Four Brothers, I only use it to write stories that hopefully you will enjoy.
A/N: Jack didn't die (yay) and after a month of recovery he tries to get his life back on track. After a family dinner at Jerry's house he meets Jerry's wife's niece Nicole. (a.k.a Nikki) I don't want to give away too much, but you get the idea.
Title- Family
Chapter 1- Road to Recovery
Mercer House-
"Get down here you little pixie," Bobby yelled from downstairs. "We're gunna be late!"
Jack was upstairs fooling around with his guitar, forgetting that Bobby, Angel, Sophie and he were supposed to be at their brother Jeremiah's house a half in hour ago.
"Man we're already late. You better pray we didn't miss Camille's Christmas dinner," Angel said to Bobby.
"Well then get your little sister down here and we'll leave. I'm going to start the car."
Angel ran upstairs.
"I'm coming, I'm coming," Jack said placing his guitar on the floor.
"Oh, so that's what you're doing in here? You need to find yourself a woman," Angel said laughing.
"Fuck you, I was working on something," Jack said.
"I know you were," Angel laughed as he ran downstairs to the car.
Jack put on his coat a minute later and walked to the car.
"I said I was coming."
"So that's what you do up there all day. That's what you call, 'playing the guitar'," Bobby asked pulling the car out of the driveway.
Jack sighed, "I was playing the guitar."
"We know, we know," Bobby said rolling his eyes as Angel laughed.
"Leave him alone," Sophie said defending Jack.
"You know what I think your girl can teach him a few tricks, eh Angel? Make a man outta him?" Bobby said sarcastically.
"Hey man, why don't you shut up and drive," Angel said as they pulled up to Jerry's driveway.
Jerry's house-
Amelia and Daniela, Jerry's kids, ran to the door to greet their uncle's. Jerry and Camille took their coats and they all headed into the dinning room. Already sitting down at the table were Camille's parents, her two aunts and three uncles, and her niece Nicole.
"Bobby, Angel, Jack, and Sophie these are my parents, Helen and Richard," Camille introduced them and they all shook hands. She rattled off the names of her uncles and aunts and then she introduced her niece Nicole.
"And last but not least this is my niece Nicole."
Jack looked her up and down. She was fairly light skinned, she had long dark brown hair, light brown eyes, and the friendliest smile he'd ever scene. She looked all groomed and proper, way out of his league. She was beautiful, but before he could introduced himself, Bobby who already greeted her turned around and said, "And this is my little brother Cracker Jack."
"Actually it's just Jack," he said stumbling over his words.
"Nicole! Can you help me in here?" Camille called form the kitchen.
"Hi Jack, I'm Nicole, but you can call me Nikki," she said as she flashed a quick grin then turned around to go into the kitchen.
Bobby motioned for Jack to come sit next to him.
"Why do you have to call me that?" Jack asked Bobby in a whisper.
"Call you what?" Bobby said smiling.
"Ok, dinner is served," Camille said sitting the giant turkey down on the table while Nikki sat the other dishes down on the table.
"This looks great," Angel said to Camille.
"Thanks but I can't take all the credit, Nicole helped me out a lot."
She blushed.
"It looks really good," Jack said to Nikki as she placed one of the dishes north of his plate.
She looked away and sat down at the table.
After they finished dinner everyone headed to the living room to chat.
"What are you looking at?" Angel asked Jack sitting next him on the couch.
"Nothing," he said lighting up a cigarette.
"Didn't I tell you before? No smokin' in my house," Jerry said.
"Jacky, I know you're no staring at Nicole," Bobby asked joining them.
He ignored their questions.
"She's too much woman for you Jacky-poo. I mean think about it Jacky, she's a woman." Bobby said making Angel burst out in laughter.
"Are you guys ever going to realize I'm not gay?" he asked furiously.
"What makes you think you can get wit' dat, white boy?" Angel said still laughing.
"I think you need to go over there and play Barbie with Amelia and Daniela," Bobby heckled.
Jack got up from the couch and walked out the front door. It had been a while since he had been shot. He remembered it everyday. He could take his brother's verbal beating but sometimes he wished he weren't the topic of conversation all the time. All of a sudden he heard the front door slam and footsteps coming towards him.
"Look I'm not playing Barbie with Amelia and Daniela," he yelled lighting up another cigarette.
The person walked up next to him and said, "Don't worry if you don't like Barbie I think their playing Candyland."
"Oh, Nikki. Hi. Sorry I thought you were Bobby or Angel," he said completely embarrassed.
"That's ok, you got anotha cigarette?" she asked.
He looked surprised, "You want a cigarette?"
"Yea do you have one or not?"
"Of course," he said as he handed her one and lit it for her.
"Thanks. God have I been waiting to get my hands on one of these for days. I've been here the past week and no one had a cigarette," Nikki said looking up at him.
He was around 6'1", very tall considering she was only 5'2".
"So how do you know my Uncle Jerry?" she asked taking small drags on her cigarette.
"He's my brother," he replied.
She started to laugh, "Iight, that's cool, but how do you know him?"
He looked down at her grinning, "He really is my brother, we're adopted brothers."
"Oh, got ya," she said stomping her cigarette into the snow.
"He didn't tell you about us? I mean me, Bobby and Angel?"
"I heard him talking about Bobby yesterday. He said something about getting a metal detector," she chuckled.
"Yea, that's Bobby," he said laughing with her.
"Hey Fairy!" Bobby called from the front door.
'What now', he thought to himself.
"The girls saved you a spot at Chutes and Ladders," he said then everyone inside laughed.
Jack blushed then Nikki grabbed his hand, "Come on we don't want to keep them waiting."
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