Keep Holding On Chapter 2: Home Sweet Home, a four brothers fanfic

(at least a year before the movie. AU later on) Jack comes back to visit Evelyn, and this visit could ultimately change the course of his life. (Tagline: 'Cause you know we'll make it through)

Howdy! Hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving! Here's that promised chapter for you. Just a warning – I hate this chapter. It's really just a filler with some comedy. Don't hurt me too bad for it. I promise the following will only get better.

Keep Holding On

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Chapter 2 – Home Sweet Home

Jamie woke up to light coming through the window and silence through out the house. She sat up in the bed, running her hands through her messy amber hair. The smell of a cooking breakfast rose through the home. Slowly, Jamie wandered down to the kitchen. Jack stood at the stove helping Evelyn. Jamie smiled.

"Good morning Jamie," Evelyn's face had a warm smile spread on it. "How did you sleep?"

"Good, thanks. Anything I can help you with?"

"Oh, I think we're almost done here. Jack, why don't you and Jamie take a seat at the table?"

"Sure Ma." Jack picked up a pitcher of orange juice and headed for the breakfast table with Jamie following. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm good."

"Well, you two enjoy your breakfast," Evelyn said, sitting down a bunch of plates.

"Where are you going?"

"Oh, Jeremiah and I have some errands to run today. Now, Jamie, please stay as long as you like. I'm not sure how long we'll be." Evelyn kissed Jack on the cheek. "See you soon Jackie."

"Bye Ma."

Evelyn went out the back door. Jack and Jamie began to put some food on their plates and ate in silence. Five minutes passed.

"So, how does someone like you end up with someone like that?" Jack asked, choosing his words carefully.

"One's father forces one to date the other."

Jack nodded a little, taking a bite of toast. "What do you want to do today?"

Jamie shrugged a little. "Whatever is fine."

They placed their dirty plates in the sink and went to the family room and sat in silence.

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"Jamie, can you hand me the salt?" Evelyn asked.

"Sure thing." All three of them stood around the kitchen stove, making breakfast. It seemed like forever since Jamie had joined them rather than three days.

"Now, Jack, you make sure to call once in a while," Evelyn told him.

Jack laughed a little. "I will Ma."

They brought the food to the breakfast table and began to eat and talk. None of them could be happier; Jack was going on tour, Evelyn was psyched about it, and Jamie had a new friend. Meals were her favorite time with this family…actually, it was probably any time when Jack and Evelyn were in the same room. There was such an iconic warm-fuzzy feeling like the one that you get from movie families when they're all together. It brought a small smile to her face.

"Well, Jackie, you better get packing if you're going to make it to the airport by noon."

"Okay Ma."

The three put their dishes in the sink. "Oh, Jamie, don't worry about it. I'll wash them."

Jack and Jamie went up to his room; he began to pack his bags as she leaned against the doorframe.

"So, what are you doing after this?" Jack threw a shirt in the suitcase.

"Oh, probably go back…"

"You live with him?" She nodded. Jack frowned a little, zipping up his suitcase. "What if…what if you came?"

"Huh?"

"Come with the band on tour." Jamie wrinkled her noise a little. "It beats going back there."

Jamie glanced at the ground thoughtfully for a moment and looked up. "Okay. I'll go."

Carefully and quietly, Jamie unlocked the door to the apartment and snuck inside with Jack behind her. The apartment was empty. She went into the bedroom and began to throw her things quickly into a suitcase as Jack waited outside the door to the bedroom.

"Got everything?" Jack asked softly as she came out. Jamie nodded.

The door slammed. "Look who showed back up…who the hell are you?" Standing in front of them was the man from the bar. "Come to stay again?" He stepped closer.

"Leave her alone," Jack stuck his arm out as a barrier. "She told you it was over. Come on, let's leave." Jack placed his other hand behind her shoulder and guided her out.

Getting an extra ticket was easier than Jack thought, especially for just getting out of the holiday season. They sat in chairs, waiting for the plane to begin boarding and for Jack's band mates. Things were fairly quiet at the airport for the time being.

"Yo Fairy!" a voice shouted.

Jack looked up. "Shit."

Bobby approached him. "What, you're not excited to see me?" Jack stood up and hugged Bobby. "Where are you flying?"

"Seattle."

"What for?"

"Going on tour Bobby. What about you?"

"Same place as you. Might have to check out that concert of yours…don't you need a band to go on tour?"

"They're not here yet."

"See you on the flight, Fairy." Bobby headed off towards the coffee shop, in search of something to drink.

"Jack!" a voice shouted. Two men, one with brown hair and the other with dyed black, approached them.

"Hey guys!"

"Ready for our first tour?" the black haired one asked.

"Hollywood, here we come!" the other added.

"This is going to be great," Jack told them. "Oh, guys, this is Jamie. Jamie, this is Tim," he pointed to the brown haired one, "and Andy," the black haired one.

Two hours later, the flight had made its way into the air. Jack was had one earphone in, listening to music; Tim was reading a music magazine; Andy was watching the movie; and Jamie was reading a book. On the other hand, Bobby was bored out of his skull sitting behind Jack. What was there that he could possibly do on a flight to bug his brother? Bobby began poking Jack on the back of the head. Surprisingly, this was entertaining to him; he could have done this the whole flight until Jack turned around.

"Quit it man."

"Quit what?" Bobby asked innocently.

Jack shook his head and turned back around. Bobby pulled out his CD player and began to listen to a metal CD.

Bobby began to poke Jack in the head again a few hours later. Unfortunately, Jack was fast asleep and couldn't feel a thing. This time, annoying Jack wasn't the goal, but waking him up rather. Bobby leaned forward.

"Hey, Jackie," Bobby hissed. Jack was still asleep, along with Tim (head tilted back), Andy (across the aisle, head slumped on shoulder), and Jamie (leaning against the side of the airplane). "Hey, Fairy, wake up!" he raised his voice a little. Nothing happened again. "This is what I get for being such a fucking good brother…" Bobby slipped Jack's headphones off and put his in their place, cranked the volume up, and hit play. Jack awoke with a start, ripping the earphones out. He glared at Bobby, who was laughing as hard as he could. "Man, do you always wake up like that?" Bobby got out between fits of laughter. "I should get a video camera next time; get ten thousand dollars!"

Jack cursed quietly. "What the hell is wrong with you?"

Bobby's laughter subsided. "Flight's almost over."

Jack shook his head a little and lightly shoved Tim on the shoulder. "Almost there." Tim woke up immediately and went to wake up Tim. Jack turned to Jamie and lightly touched her shoulder. Jamie's eyes opened sleepily. "We're almost there." She slowly sat up, yawning.

Bobby leaned forward again. "Hey, Jackie, when did you get a girlfriend and not tell your big brother, huh?"

Jack rolled his eyes. "Shut up man."

Bobby turned to Jamie. "You do know that he's gay, right?" He began to laugh again.

The stewardess came on over the intercom. "Welcome to Seattle, Washington. The current temperature is 67 degrees with rain…"

"No surprise there," Bobby remarked as the stewardess went through the list of connecting flights.

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