I know I know I already have other short stories awating updates and I've gone and started another one but a headache and a bad mood yesterday made it impossible to update Friends with Benefits and well this is what I wrote instead.

Important bits:

I own nothing but the idea

This is going to be a short story less than ten chapters most likely but it may evolve into a longer story it won't be a regular story by which I mean it won't be updated once a week but when I have time and the mood strikes me.

Eli and Clare never got back together but are friends (even though he's not in the first chapter, he will be though)

Cam will not die, this story is entirely AU.

If you are Jake, Katie or Jatie fan then this probably isn't the story for you.

Ch. 1 Can You See

(CLARE)

"How was spring break in Nevada with your father and Jessica?" Mom asks as soon as we're in the car and driving out of the airport parking lot.

"It was fine, we went to Vegas to see a couple of shows those were good." I reply.

"That's nice dear we've had a few changes while you were gone." Mom tells me.

"Changes like what?" I ask indifferently thinking that by changes she means she put new curtains in the living room or got a cat or something.

"Well for one I got married and we've moved into his house," Mom drops the shocking news on me showing me her new wedding ring.

"You did what? Mom I've only been gone for 10 Days and you married some guy I've never even met and moved us into his house?! What about DeGrassi I'm supposed to go back tomorrow?" I exclaim in disbelief, spontaneity is not like my mother and it seems to be all she did while I was gone.

"Don't worry Honey you'll still be going to DeGrassi and in fact his son will be starting there with you tomorrow. And you do know them Sweetie; do you remember Glen and Jake Martin?" Mom questions.

"Didn't they live down the street from our summer house, at least until you and Dad sold it in the divorce. I thought Glen was married?" I ask still not able to believe this is real.

We hadn't been to the summer house since I was about eight. From what I remembered about Glen he seemed to be a nice guy but all I remembered about Jake was he was a brat. Of course last time I saw him he was nine and he'd be seventeen now so it was safe to assume he'd changed.

"He was but they divorced about four years ago. Glen and Jake moved into town and Glen runs a very successful contracting business. We ran into each other the night you left and got to talking and Clare I knew it right then and so did he, we were in love. The next morning we went and got married and started moving all our stuff into their house. You'll just love the new house Baby, you're room is bigger and there's a lovely yard and garden. We're going to be a wonderful family." Mom states.

"Mom! You went and got married without talking to me? You moved us into their house? Don't I get any say in this?" I ask astounded and insulted that Mom didn't even call me to ask if I wanted to move.

"Oh Clare you'll love it and I'm happy be happy for me." Was mom's reply.

I was shocked speechless, I didn't know what to do. Arguing wasn't going to do me any good, arguing with my mother never did she usually responded to action better than words. Right now though I had no actions I was just stunned. Mom went on and on talking about how good Glen was and how well behaved Jake was and how we would be such a good family. Glen's house or I guess my new house wasn't too far from Adam's as it turns out which I thought was good because if things were bad or awkward I could always hide out at Adam's.

"Here we are home sweet home," Mom smiled. "Just leave your bag in the car I'll have Jake come get it in a minute let's go in and say hi first." Mom insists.

I'm pretty sure I don't have a choice in the matter so I get out of the car and go inside to greet my new family. Mom unlocks the door and calls into the house that we're home and I look around. The house is a little bigger than Adam's it looks like, the entry leads into the great room and a kitchen twice the size of our old one, there's stairs behind the kitchen and a hallway beside the stairs. Glen comes out from the hallway and Jake comes down the stairs.

"Clare welcome home, it's so good to see you." Glen says coming over and shaking my hand.

"Yeah Clare you've really grown up," smiles Jake.

"Yeah well it's been eight years," I reply with a slight snarky edge to my voice. When my mom gives me a look I sigh and smile a little. "It's umm good to…so I…ummm guess you're my stepdad and stepbrother now." I stumble over something nice to say but really what was Mom expecting? I haven't seen them in eight years and suddenly we're all family.

"I know it must have been a shock to come home to a whole new family but you're mother and I are in love. We're going to be a wonderful family Clare, it'll take some adjusting of course but I really think we'll all be happier as a family." Glen says.

"I always did want a little sister," Jake smiles.

"You have an older sister too don't forget," I point out.

"Right Darcy but she's still in Africa." Jake replies.

"Son why don't you get Clare's bag from the car and take it up to her room." Glen instructs.

Jake goes out to the car while Mom and Glen show me the downstairs, by the time they're done Jake has come back inside.

"Come on Clare I'll show you to your room," Jake says. I follow him upstairs; there are actually three floors it appears as the stairs continue up. "Our parent's room is on the third floor, my room is at the end of the hall, this is your room and in between them is the washroom." Jake explains as he opens the first door and we go into my room.

All my furniture is here except that I have a much nicer desk now. The room is bigger than my old one and my mom set it up nicely.

"Thanks Jake just set it down," I tell him.

"Sure, we moved in all your stuff. Across the hall is a closet and guest room. Do you need any help putting your stuff away?" Jake asks.

"No I can get it thanks. Okay just call if you need me and Dad should have dinner ready soon." Jake tells me and leaves my room.

I sink down onto my bed, this still feels unreal, and I'm half convinced this is a bizarre dream or something. Or maybe I'm hoping it is, Glen and Jake seem nice enough and it's not as though they're complete strangers I do know them. Still I have to question my mom's sanity for doing this. Deciding this is reality I finally get up to unpack my suitcase when I finish I lay on my bed again, and notice I have a lovely view out of my window of a tree. Some minutes later there's a knock on my door, I call come in, the door opens and Jake looks in.

"Dad says dinners ready," he tells me.

I get off the bed and follow Jake downstairs sitting across from him at the table. Glen actually made a very nice dinner and they spend most of dinner telling me about the wedding and moving in.

"Sweetie I know you just got back but Glen and I are leaving on Wednesday for our honeymoon. We'll be gone for a week and I hope we can trust you kids to stay home alone?" Mom says.

"Of course you can trust us; Clare and I will be very good and help each other just like brother and sister." Jake assures them with a smile.

I'm stunned speechless again, how are we supposed to adjust to becoming a family if they're leaving in a couple of days?

After dinner Mom and Glen clean up together and I go upstairs to my room. Deciding I should shower I get out my pajamas from my dresser then go into the washroom; I find the towels right away and turn on the shower. I lock the door to Jake's room then undress and get in, the warm water feels good and I relax into it forgetting for a moment that my mom seems to have gone insane. Mom's already put my shampoo, razor and all other shower things in the shower for me. I stay in the shower for a long time, not turning off the water until the washroom is thoroughly filled with steam. I pull back the curtain only to find Jake in the washroom leaning on the counter.

"JAKE! What are you doing in here didn't you hear the shower on?!" I exclaim angrily and grab my towel to cover myself.

"If you didn't want me to come in you should have locked the door," Jake smiles as his eyes rove over my body.

I pull the shower curtain closed again so I can properly fix the towel. "I did the lock the door, get out Jake!" I demand.

"You didn't lock the door to your room," Jake retorts before I hear him leave.

When I hear the door close I peek out, satisfied that Jake is gone I step out and run to my room making sure my door is locked. I can't lock the washroom door from this side but I move my desk chair in front of it. I get into my pajamas and get out my journal writing all about my time with Dad and coming home to the twilight zone. The jet lag from the plane and the shock from this afternoon combine to make me fairly tired and after getting ready for bed I fall asleep quickly. The sudden feeling that someone is in my room watching me wakes me suddenly. I sit up with a gasp to find Jake sitting on the edge of my bed staring at me.

"Jake what are you doing in my room?" I question with a harsh tone as I pull the blankets up.

"Couldn't sleep," he says indifferently as though he were remarking about the weather.

"That doesn't mean you can come into my room, go watch TV or something." I respond my voice filled with vexation.

"But I'd rather spend the time catching up with you," Jake replies, his voice is somehow detached and I almost think I'm dreaming.

"Jake I'm tired we have school tomorrow we can catch up some other time." I reply sleepily but with much annoyance and animosity in my tone.

I feel Jake's weight shift on the mattress so I know he's leaning forward, I turn again to look at Jake, to yell at him to go back to his room but he's so close to my face I freeze up. Jake is grinning at me, not a friendly grin but a noxiously vile grin. His eyes are eerily wide and looking at me with far too much interest, the way a starving child would a piece of bread. Of course the moonlight filtering in through my window could be making him look that much more eerie but none the less it sends a shiver of fright up my spine. It feels like a long time that he just looks at me that way but it was probably only a few seconds, either way I don't breathe until he finally moves.

"Goodnight Clare," he says with that eerily detached voice again.

Then he finally leaves my room by going through the washroom. I move the chair back in front of the door, something I should have done after getting ready for bed. I get back in bed pulling the covers up tight but after that odd encounter I can't sleep. I get up a little after six and get ready for school, I leave a note for mom that I went to school early to work on the paper. We don't live that far from Adam, a little over a block actually and I have to pass his house to get to school so when a car beeps at me as I'm walking I expect it to be some formation of the Torres clan. When I turn around however I see the Milligan brothers instead.

"Get in," Owen tells me.

It's not a harsh order, his voice is gentle but it's not entirely a suggestion either. I really don't know Owen at all but he's changed a lot and anyway Tristan's also in the car, or rather SUV.

"Hi Clare," Tris smiles at me as I get in the backseat.

"Hey Tris, Owen thanks for the ride but isn't a little early for you to be getting to school?" I question as I buckle up and Owen starts driving.

"I have hockey practice and I could ask you the same thing and don't you live in the other direction?" Owen asks back and I can see his eyebrows squeezed together in the rearview mirror.

"I did but while I was on spring break with my dad in Nevada my mom got married and moved us into my new stapdad's house which is in this direction." I tell them with just a little bitterness in my voice.

Owen looks back at me and I can't quite read the expression on his face. "So you decided to walk to school early because you don't like the new family?" He inquires.

"Yeah something like that," I reply looking at my hands. We all fall silent for a minute but now Jake's behavior last night won't leave my mind. "Do you guys share a washroom?" I inquire breaking the silence.

"Yeah why?" Tris questions.

"Me and Jake, that would be my new stepbrother, share a Jack and Jill washroom you know the kind with two doors. Anyway one door goes into my room and one door into his and I locked the door that goes into his room when I showered last night but when I got out of the shower Jake was in the washroom. He must have gone through my room to get in and he never really said why." I inform them.

"What was he doing in the washroom?" Owen asks.

"Just leaning on the counter but he did finally leave when I told him too." I reply.

"Did he do anything else?" Owen questions.

"No," I shake my head and look out the window as Owen parks at the school.

"Clare?" Owen says raising his eyebrows indicating he doesn't believe me.

Believe me or not he's parked and I unbuckle opening the car door. "Nope nothing, thanks for the ride Owen." I tell him quickly as I hop out of the car.

I walk quickly past Dallas, Luke and Cam who seem to be coming over to grab Owen as I see the Ice Hounds bus near the stairs. I wave to them and they all give me a curious look I'm guessing has to do with me having arrived with the Milligan brothers. I run up the stairs and into school very nearly bumping into both Torres brothers walking down the hall.

"Whoa!" They say simultaneously as they both grab me by the arms.

"What's the rush?" Adam asks.

"Sorry guys didn't get much sleep last night I had a weird night." I apologize as they let me go.

I start walking toward my locker, Adam follows me out of concerned friendship I'm guessing and Drew follows too although it could be any reason from he's concerned to he's bored.

"Define weird and how was your time with your dad?" Adam inquires.

"Why didn't you get much sleep?" Drew asks.

We've reached my locker and I try to open it but I can't seem to see straight and my hand is shaking a little.

"I'll open your locker," Adam says calmly.

I sigh heavily and turn around leaning against the bank of lockers as Adam puts in my combination.

"Have you guys ever gone into each other's rooms when you couldn't sleep?" I ask them after Adam opens my locker.

"Yeah all the time, usually Adam would come in after having a nightmare but if I couldn't sleep I'd wake him up just to make him suffer with me." Drew says.

"When I was little I remember waking Darcy up if I couldn't sleep but Jake just…" I'm telling them when Adam interrupts me.

"Who is Jake?" He queries.

"My new stepbrother," I tell them and they both look shocked, I start pulling books out of my locker before continuing. "Yeah while I was in Nevada my mom got married to a guy we haven't seen in eight years. Not only that but she moved us into their house where I share an entire floor and a washroom with Jake. Who also came into my room late last night because he said he couldn't sleep and I just thought it was weird but maybe it's normal."

"Uh normal for us but we've grown up together and we've been brothers a long time, for your new stepbrother to do it even if you guys new each other as kids that's kinda creepy. He's a teenage guy, you're a hot girl and going into your bedroom in the middle of the night is pretty weird." Drew tells me.

I bite my lip feeling fairly creeped out now because Drew thinks it's weird and it doesn't even occur to me that Drew just called me hot.

"Did you talk to your mom about it?" Adam asks as I close my locker.

"No she was too happy as the new bride, you should have seen her Adam she was giddy. I'll try talking to her this afternoon but Jake's probably just not used to having a sister I mean he's been an only child up until now." I tell them as I start walking to the newspaper office but they follow me again.

"So where is this Jake?" Adam questions.

"I don't know I walked to school early, I'm sure he'll be here soon. I actually live a block from you guys now." I tell them just before going into the newspaper office.

They watch me another second before walking away, I hide out in the newspaper office until the bell rings for class. Connor is already sitting at his desk and he smiles at me. Armstrong gives us a practice test and Connor and I finish first even though this is an AP class. When the bell rings Connor walks with me to science and we sit at our usual table waiting for Adam and Jenna.

"Jake's in Drew's homeroom English class," Adam tells me as he and Jenna sit down.

"Who's Jake?" Jenna and Connor ask together.

I quickly fill them in on my mom's wedding to Glen and moving us into his house over break but I leave out the part about Jake coming into the washroom while I was in the shower and my room.

"Drew said Jake seemed pretty nice but said he wasn't sure he trusted him. Of course it could be that Jake spent most of class flirting with Drew's spiteful ex Katie Matlin." Adam informs me.

"Yeah well from what I've heard from Maya about Katie they'd make a good couple." I reply rolling my eyes slightly and getting some looks from my friends but as class starts they don't pester me any further.

After sitting in on many a Whisper Hug rehearsal so I could hang out with Adam afterwards Maya and I had begun a friendship. I thought we wouldn't get a long at first because I wasn't fond of her older sister Katie but as it turned out neither was Maya and we bonded over that, well that and funny Adam stories.

"Let's go outside it's so nice out." Jenna says when the bell rings for morning break.

"I'll meet you guys out at a picnic table I have to put some books away," I tell them.

They wave to me as our paths diverge once we're out of the classroom. I reach my locker sling my backpack off my shoulder setting it on the floor and start entering my combination. Just as I'm entering the second number an arm comes around my shoulders but not in a friendly light way, in a menacing sort of grab that pulls me tight against a lean chest. I suck in a breath that gets heavy in my throat and bite my lip out of fear because instinct tells me who it is before his voice even whispers into my ear.

"Missed you this morning Clare, your mom wasn't too happy about you going off to school so early she wanted us to all have a nice breakfast. Lucky for you I talked her out of grounding you. Don't worry you can thank me later." Jake's hot breath slithers into my ear making me shudder.

He walks away after that without another word but I can't seem to move or even breathe, I just stare blankly at my locker. Nothing Jake said was exactly mean or even menacing but it was the way he said it and how he was holding me when he did that has me so anxious. When I feel another hand on my arm I jump with a startled gasp finally releasing that breath I'd been holding.

"Who the hell was that?" Owen inquires; his tone is austere and suspicious.

"That was Jake," I answer as I look up at him.

"And what was he just saying to you?" Owen questions.

"Just that my mom was mad because I left so early this morning," I reply picking up my backpack and heading for the entrance as I decide I don't need to stash some books after all.

"And he had to whisper that in your ear?" Owen queries.

"Yeah I guess so," I shrug starting to get just a little agitated with Owen's line of questioning.

Maybe I should tell him why I'm worried but I hardly know Owen and I'm trying really hard to convince myself I'm imagining things, that I'm angry at Mom for making all these life altering decisions without even talking to me and I'm just trying to create some drama in a rebellious act of teen girl angst. Owen on the other hand seems to be terribly stubborn as he grabs my arm lightly and turns me around to face him again.

"Clare the way he was holding you, the need to whisper in your ear, the fact he was waiting for you to get out of the shower last night," Owen says without keeping his voice down and I shush him, "it's not normal behavior not, for siblings." Owen finishes but he does lower his voice.

"I know but Jake's never had a sibling before it's just going to take some adjustment." I reply. "Yep that's it he just doesn't know the etiquette of being a sibling yet. Everything will be fine in a day or two because we're just adjusting." I silently pep talk to myself as Owen gives me a dubious look.

"You and Edwards having a lovers spat?" Dallas taunts and we both look at him as Owen lets go of my arm.

Standing with Dallas is Luke, Bianca and Drew all of which are wearing very curious expressions.

"Owen was just asking about Jake; excuse me I have to go meet Adam." I tell them and make a hasty exit out to the front.

Sitting at the table with Adam was Becky, no surprise there since the two had become attached at the hip since they'd started dating. Jenna and Connor were sitting next to them holding hands; they were still the cutest oddest couple at DeGrassi. On the other side of the table was Maya with Cam's arm around her and next to them Zig and Tristan. When I approached the table Zig and Tris moved over so I could sit between them. As much as I'd like to avoid the subject of my new my step-family and my mom's wedding it's all we talk about. Well they talk and conjecture on the subject and I sit there quietly biting my lip. When the bell rings and we all start walking in to go to class we make plans to all meet at the Dot for lunch then we split as Maya, Jenna and I walk to art finding Dave already there. Art is easy as it's all about expressionism today although Miss Dawes does give me a look for all the dark colors I use. My last class before lunch is Civics, Dave walks with me as he has the class with me and asks me about my new stepbrother, apparently the news has spread. Adam and Connor are sitting at their desks already when we get to class and Adam is the only thing that keeps me awake during Miss Cosnell's lecture. When class lets out we put our backpacks in our lockers and Dave comes with us to have lunch at the Dot.

(OWEN)

I was walking to the Dot with Drew, Bianca, Dallas and Luke to have lunch when we saw Clare and her friends with my brother and his friends just ahead of us so I whistled like I always do when I need Tris to pay attention and he turned around.

"You guys going to the Dot for lunch?" I ask them and my friends look at me like I've lost my mind.

"Yeah why?" Tris asks while walking backwards.

"Good we can all eat together," I reply.

"Uh since when do you want to eat with me and my friends?" Tris inquires.

"We won't all fit," Clare argues.

"Yeah we will, we'll just push some tables together." Bianca says.

We get to the Dot, kick out a few niners and start rearranging the tables so we can all fit. Clare sits down and then hops back up again before I can ask her anymore questions about Jake. We all watch her go to the door with a smile on her face as two older guys walk in, one tall with dark hair and a shorter one with light brown wavy hair, both appear to be in their mid twenties so why Clare looks so happy to see them or at least one of them is a mystery to all of us as we watch her intently.

"Jay," she exclaims hugging the tall one with dark hair.

"Hey Baby Edwards," he smiles as he hugs her back.

"That nickname was okay when I was 12 but I'm 17 now," she says with a slightly scolding annoyed tone.

"You certainly are," this Jay guy smiles looking her over and I tense up a little. The other guy with them hits Jay's stomach with the back of his hand and Jay stops looking at Clare for a second. "You remember Sean Cameron? You guys me before right?" Jay asks introducing the other boy.

Clare turns her attention to Sean now, we watch as she smiles, blushes then bites her lip shamelessly flirting with the guy. She's not the only one though Sean's eyes have a glint of pleasure in them and he's giving her a big flirtatious grin of his own.

"Yeah met before it was a few years ago at Spin and Em's wedding and before that we met at the alumni football game but you've grown a lot since then." Sean says.

"What are you guys doing here?" Clare asks them.

"Well Sean just moved back to town and started work with me at Tony's today so we thought we'd come have lunch at the old high school haunt. We have to get food to go but the three of us should do something this weekend, your cell number still the same?" Jay asks Clare and she nods. "Cool mines still the same nice to see you Baby…er Clare." Jay corrects himself.

He hugs her, Sean hugs her then they go to the counter to order while Clare joins us at the table again.

"What?" She questions when she sees us all look at her.

"Who are they?" I query but keep my voice down so they can't hear me.

"How do you know them?" Dallas asks.

"How old are they?" Jenna inquires but she's laughing a little as she finds it amusing.

"Uh Jay is I guess 26 now and Sean 25, they went to DeGrassi and I know them through my sister. Well I know Jay because he was best friends with one of my sister's boyfriends but I've only met Sean a couple of times why?" Clare asks innocently.

"Uh because he's eight years older than you and you're flirting with him," Adam laughs.

"I was not," Clare protests.

"YES YOU WERE!" The entire table says together and the rest of the café including Jay and Sean look over at us.

Clare blushes and puts her head down so she's not aware that Jay and Sean are coming up behind her now that they have their lunches. She becomes aware when Jay kisses the top of her head and she puts her head up.

"We gotta get back to the shop but we'll call you tomorrow." Jay tells her.

"See you Clare," Sean smiles.

"Bye Sean," she says with a coquettish smile and bats her eyelashes.

"Flirting, definitely flirting," Adam laughs and Clare scowls at him.

"It's okay Clare Sean was flirting back," Bianca tells her.

"He was?" She asks hopefully.

"Yeah big time your jailbait Edwards," I comment and she scowls at me now.

We spend the rest of lunch asking her about the older boys and entirely forgetting to ask about her stepbrother. We find out Jay and Sean work at Tony's garage and Sean did a stint with the army as soon as he was eighteen which only makes me think of Anya. When we're done eating we all walk back to school together and I go to my locker to get out my backpack, then to my econ class and who do I find sitting at a desk but Clare's new stepbrother Jake. He's sitting in the back so I sit at the desk next to him, it's where Mo usually sits but he'll find another seat.

"So you're Clare's new stepbrother huh?" I state more than ask because I already know the answer.

"Yeah Jake Martin, you a friend of Clare's?" He asks extending his hand and I shake it gripping pretty hard.

"Yeah sure, how well do you know her? You seemed pretty intimate for step siblings in the hall earlier." I remark.

"Her family used to have a cabin near ours, although they hadn't been to it in a while but I've know Clare since she was four. Sweet isn't she? You know given her super skinny stature, glasses, long hair and everything I never would have guessed she'd grow up to be so fucking hot." Jake responds.

"You really think that's an appropriate comment to make about your sister?" I question feeling a great urge to punch this guy.

"Stepsister remember we're not blood related and I was simply making an innocent observation. If you'd known her when she was little you'd never have predicted she'd turn out the way she did." Jake replies with an innocent smile and a shrug.

It sounds innocent enough but after watching him in the hall with Clare this morning and the way she reacted I don't trust him.

(CLARE)

"You want to come do homework at our house?" Adam questions as we leave school at the end of the day.

"Yeah sounds…" I'm saying when a car horn cuts me off and I look over to see Mom. "I think I have to go home, maybe tomorrow." I say with a sigh as I'm sure Mom is going to yell.

"Call me later," Adam says as I hug him goodbye.

"I will," I nod before getting in the car with Mom.

"Clare Diana Edwards I am very disappointed in you young lady! How can we start to be a family if you won't even stick around to have breakfast with us?" Mom admonishes as soon as she starts driving to our new home.

"I'm sorry Mom but I had to get to school early this morning." I tell her.

"Well you should have said something last night, Jake could have driven you." Mom says in the same scolding tone.

"Yeah umm Mom about Jake he was in the washroom when I got out of the shower last night and he came into my room when…" I'm trying to tell her when she cuts me off again.

"Oh Clare I know this was a surprise but don't make it more difficult. Look we're all going through a period of adjusting I'm sure Jake didn't mean to walk in on you in the washroom and next time maybe you'll remember to lock the door. Now Jake convinced me not to ground you but straight up to your room for homework and you'll help me make dinner tonight that we will be eating as a family." Mom insists.

I huff and sit back against the seat, well that went great I tried telling my mom my concerns about Jake and she turned it around on me. Mom parks at home and informs me that she'll be finishing her work from home so she can make sure I'm doing my homework. After grabbing a snack I head up to my room to start on homework. Just after I finish Mom knocks on my door to tell me we need to start dinner. Mom's a lot calmer now and we finish dinner pretty quickly with the two of us cooking. The dinner it's self isn't so bad, Mom makes everyone talk about their day though. She and Glen tells us all about their day's at work, Jake talks about his first day at DeGrassi and I talk about my first day back but leave out the part about Jay and Sean because Mom's never met them.

After dinner Jake and Glen do the dishes so I go upstairs to shower and this time I'm sure to lock both doors. Jake doesn't come in this time and given how pleasant our dinner was I'm beginning to think that I was just being paranoid. After getting into my pajamas I call Adam and tell him everything's fine, we had a nice dinner and that was the end of it. I read until I'm tired, check to be sure my bedroom door is locked and the door to the washroom is blocked then turn out my light and get in bed. It's funny but the only thing I can think about as I fall asleep is Sean. I know it's probably just a school girl crush, that he's too old for me and despite what Owen and Bianca said I don't think he was flirting with me, still even thinking about the possibility puts me to sleep with a smile on my face.

In the middle of a glorious dream where Sean and I are lying in the sand at the beach I'm awoken by my shirt being slowly pulled up. For a second my mind fogged by sleep thinks that it's Sean, that we're still on the beach and I'm still dreaming. Feeling the shock of cold fingers caressing up my belly makes me realize it's not a dream at all but very real. The dream fades, my senses come back to me, I sit up with a frightened gasp, my eyes go wide adjusting to the dark room. Jake is giving me a licentious look with a lascivious grin, his whole hand touches my skin now as his other hand grabs my pajama top and tries to pull it over my head.

"Jake what are you doing?!" I demand batting his hand away.

"I told you that you could thank me later for talking your mom out of grounding you." He replies with the most carnally avarice smile I've ever seen.

"Jake stop!" I demand trying to push him away.

His eyes continue to look at me with lust but his grin vanishes as his mouth sets into a thin determined line. Removing his hand from under my shirt he grabs both my arms violently sending a flash of pain through them and pushes me with surprising force back into he bed!

I will update at some point but the next to get up dated will be Seven Days at Disneyland and then Chapter 2 of Pictures from the Shadows besides of course my regular stories.