Jade jumped up startled, touching her wet face.
"What the hell?!"
"Rise in shine sis, it's almost eleven! You've been sleeping way too long," said her brother tauntingly, as he stood over her with a water gun in hand.
"SOS! I'm gonna kick your little butt!"
He laughed hysterically and raced out of the room and down the stairs, as Jade followed hot on his tail.
She tackled him in the living room and sat on him, trying to wrestle the water gun out of his grasp.
"You little brat! You think you can punk me! Give me that gun!"
"MOM! Jade's going loca on me! Help!" he screamed.
"Jade! Leave your brother alone," her mom yelled from the kitchen.
"He shot me in the face with a water gun! I must have revenge!" she yelled towards her mother's direction.
She whipped her head around and glared down at Sosimo.
"Give. Me. That. Gun."
"No! Deja Me! Get off me psycho!" he screamed, managing to squirt her again.
"Cabron! Once I get this gun, I'll be busting water caps, all in your face!" she said through tight lips. "Now let go!"
Suddenly she was lifted off of Sosimo, and placed on the ground as her father took the gun from him. He then squirted both Jade and Sosimo in the face.
"Dad!" They both exclaimed.
"Knock it off. Sos, stop harassing your sister and go finish putting your clothes away. Jade, go eat breakfast."
Sosimo made a face at her as he sauntered off towards his room.
"That's your kid dad."
"Oh yeah? So what does that make you?" He grinned at her.
She rolled her eyes, and walked towards the kitchen.
Jade wolfed down her breakfast of scrambled eggs, toast and beef bacon her mother made, and sat back in the stool sipping her orange juice.
"Man, mom. That was flame."
"Flame?" her mother asked, puzzled.
"You know, good, slamming, excellent, magnifico, muy bueno! Flame status."
Her mother laughed and shook her head. "Well, I'm glad you enjoyed it, you were probably famished after all that sleeping you did. Feel better?"
Jade nodded, and headed to the sink where she quickly washed her dishes.
"I'm going to get dressed," she said and walked through the dining room and upstairs to her room.
She threw on a long sleeved white tunic, black leggings, and a light-weight long black sweater which she tied at her waist. She brushed her curly hair, and pilled it on top of her head in a bun, with soft ringlets falling around her face and down her neck. She added a touch of mascara to her lashes and put on her favorite silver hoops and silver heart necklace, and black socks before heading down stairs.
She put on black lace up ankle boots, and then opened the door to walk outside.
"Mom! I'm going outside to explore for a bit ok!"
"Alright honey. Hey if you see your dad tell him Billy Black and his son will be stopping by soon."
"Sure thing!" Jade raised an eyebrow, and smiled to herself. So, Jacob was coming! She hadn't seen him in so long, she was a little excited.
She glanced up at the sky, which looked ready to downpour at any minute and strolled in the direction of the woods towards the back of the house.
She turned her head towards the road just as a truck rolled down it, and turned into their driveway. Jade stood in the yard near the side of the house and peered toward the car.
She watched as a very tall man with dark, short cropped hair exited the truck and walked to the passenger side, opening the door. He then grabbed a wheelchair from the bay, and helped the passenger set into it.
Her father and mother walked out the front door, and greeted the two men on the porch, all four of them exchanging hugs.
"Billy! Thanks for dropping by, it's great to see you!" she heard he father say.
"And Jacob, man kid! You sprouted up! How've you been?"
Sosimo burst out the front door, and nosily watched the scene before him.
Jade stood and watched as they all chatted, feeling the urge to walk around towards the back of the house out of sight, when suddenly they all turned their heads in her direction.
"Jade, come here! Come say hello to Billy and Jacob!" he dad called.
She began to walk over to them slowly, holding a small smile on her face.
She looked at Billy when she reach the group and said, "Hi Billy, it's good to see you again."
"Jade! Wow, you've surely blossomed into a lovely young woman! It's great to see you too," he said as she leaned down to hug him.
"And you remember Jacob right?"
Jade turned her head upward and looked at Jacob, and immediately her breath was stolen away as her eyes connected with his. She felt a surge of energy, comfort, warmth, love, and fire as stared into his dark eyes. His expression was one of surprise, confusion, love, want, and fear all tied into one.
Her eyes traveled over his face, and his journeyed over hers. She watched as his jaw clenched, his nostrils flared slightly and his body seemed to lean in towards her.
Good Lord, he was gorgeous she thought. She'd never seen a man so gorgeous, strong, sexy, and so…sensual. Her legs suddenly became unstable and she felt light headed. Jade's body began to waver, overcome with too many emotions that affected her physical well-being as well.
"Jade? Are you okay hun?" asked Billy, his face stricken with a concerned expression as was her parent's.
She felt her vision start to blacken, and her body gave way.
"Jade! Whoa!" she heard a man cry, as she faded into darkness.
"Jade… Jade? Jade, honey, can you hear me?" called her mother's voice.
She blinked her eyes, squinting at the brightness flooding her vision.
"Yeeeahh," she croaked out.
"Oh, thank goodness. Are you okay honey? You checked out on us. You fainted," said her mother.
"Really? I don't know what happened," she tried to sit up but felt a rush of dizziness to her head.
"Don't try to sit up too fast hon," said her father.
She rubbed the back of her neck, as her head tilted downward, and her eyes rested on a pair of strong hands holding on to her waist from behind.
She tipped her head upward and back and came into contact with the strikingly handsome face of Jacob Black.
"Hi.." she squeaked out weakly.
"Hi," he answered, grinning at her. His voice went straight to her nether regions, as she blushed furiously.
"Let's help you up," he said.
She stood up as he helped her walk up the stairs and into the house, her parents and Sos following behind as her father helped Billy in.
She felt her knees buckle again and Jacob quickly lifted her into his arms and carried her to the living room, laying her on the couch. He plopped down next to her, looking at her intently.
"You okay? Do you need me to get you anything?"
She chuckled, "It's my house, and you're the guest, I should be getting you something. But thank you, and sorry for that whole fainting fiasco. It's never happened to me before."
"You don't need to apologize, I'm just glad you're okay."
Her parents then came in and fussed over her a bit, and after reassuring them several times that she was indeed alright, they headed to dining room to sit while talking and Sosimo disappeared to his room to play his Wii.
