Author's Note: Hey Everyone! Sorry I've been away over the Weekend, but I've been plenty busy. But finally Chapter 4 is up! Hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Primeval or any films/books/songs that are featured in my books.
Rating: T for mild swearing.
Siblings Are Menaces
Chapter 4 – Arguments Already?:
When Becker woke the following morning he felt content and warm. For a moment or two he thought he was home in his own bed, and that everything that had happened in the last few days was a nasty dream. But when he reached for Jess and found she wasn't there, he sat up and looked around groggily, only to realise that he was there in his old bedroom.
Becker sighed and rubbed his hands over his face. It was about 7:30Am, meaning none of his siblings would be awake. He got out of bed and scoped the room for his hoodie. It wasn't there. He just pulled on his t-shirt and left.
When Becker entered the kitchen, he saw that Jess had her back to him. She was cradling a cup of coffee and she was also wearing his hoodie over her Pjs. She was talking to Mrs Becker, Matt, Abby and Emily. They were the only ones up. Becker guessed that Emily was awake because of her pregnancy, Matt was up to keep her company and Abby was always up early.
Smirking, Becker went behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. He then leant in to whisper in her ear; "You're wearing my hoodie."
"Sorry. I'll give it back to you if you like." Jess said grinning.
"Nah, keep it. It looks good on you." Becker replied before pressing his lips lightly down her neck. Mrs Becker cleared her throat, reminding him that she was in the room. He sighed against her neck.
"Good Morning, Mother." Becker said dryly. He could feel Jess shaking with suppressed laughter.
"Good Morning, Jamie." Mrs Becker said rather smugly.
"Good Morning, Captain Becker." Emily said, rubbing her stomach.
"G'Morning." Abby added smirking.
"Emily was just telling me about her previous marriage and how Matt saved her from her abusive husband." Mrs Becker said, patting Emily's shoulder softly.
"And a Raptor." Becker muttered under his breath.
"Pardon?"
"Nothing."
Mrs Becker looked at Becker with the same concerned face as the night before. Matt, Abby, Emily and Jess exchanged looks. Something had defiantly happened to make his family suspicious and worried about him. Something to do with the ARC.
"Your sisters will be coming today." Mrs Becker finally said.
"Yay, more Becker's." Matt said sarcastically.
"Is there something wrong with us, Mr Anderson?" Mrs Becker asked tartly.
"No. But Becker has been meaning to get be back for a while now and there is strength in numbers." Matt replied.
"Yeah, but my family would give a damn if you shot me or not." Becker said smirking.
"He did what?" Mrs Becker exclaimed.
"Nothing." Matt and Becker replied in unison. Mrs Becker opened her mouth to inquire further but at that moment; Mr Becker entered the kitchen.
"Good morning all." He said cheerfully.
"Good Morning, Edward." Mrs Becker said, before kissing him likely, Becker gagged. They glared at him.
"How old are you?" Mr Becker said raising his eyebrows at him.
"26. You should know. I am your eldest son." Becker retorted dryly. Everyone in the kitchen laughed.
Before long; Connor, Danny, Sarah, Stephen, Cookie, Luke and Rocky had also gotten up. Mrs Becker and Cookie busied themselves by making breakfast while everyone else talked.
"Sweetheart, could you go get me my phone?" Jess asked Becker, after a while.
"Sure." Becker replied shortly, before ducking down and pressing his lips onto hers. At the same time; the door to the kitchen swung open. Kyle and Jake stood there and pulled disgusted expressions. Becker and Jess had completely melted into the soft sweet kiss and were completely oblivious to their surroundings now. Finally, Cookie cleared her throat.
"Excuse me, are you sure you're our brother, because he's way to emotionally incapable of showing public signs of affection?" She asked, smirking in a typical Becker like way.
"Ha-ha. You're so funny, Charlotte." Becker said, pulling away from Jess, who was blushing furiously.
"Ya know, with the way you two are going; I'm surprised you're not engaged already." Stephen said dryly. Becker glared him before departing. Jess swatted Stephen over the head.
"Ouch! What was that for?" demanded Stephen.
"Things are going great between me and Becker, don't go opening your mouth and mentioning the 'M' word, got it!" Jess growled angrily at him.
"What? So you don't want to marry Jamie?" Cookie asked tentatively. So far, the whole family had fallen in love with Jess. And they were hoping she'd stick around.
"Well, yeah, of course I do. I love him. I know I'm going to spend the rest of my life with Becker. But you know him; he likes to take things slow." Jess replied.
"A little too slow." added Connor smirking.
"I just don't want him to freak out." Jess finished darkly.
"Don't worry dear. Edward took 7 years to purpose to me and we already had our first four daughters." Mrs Becker said smiling sympathetically at her. Jess smiled meekly back.
"We really shouldn't be in here." Shane said nervously. He and Boots searched Becker's old bedroom. Everyone had woken up and gone downstairs to breakfast, the two had been waiting for their chance to search the room.
"Oh hush up Shane and look! There has to be something around here, somewhere!" Boots replied, searching through Becker's wardrobe.
"Don't you know him at all!" Shane exclaimed.
"If he has got something and he's hiding it, then he'll be carrying it on him at all times." He continued as Boots turned to look at him with a glare.
"Personally I think he just has a secret."
"Don't you know him? With the way he was acting; he's hiding a lot more than just a secret. Now keep looking! Even if he hasn't got anything, it's still worth a look." Boots told him firmly as she moved onto the chest of draws.
"He'll know we were in here." Shane said checking under the bed.
"No he won't, stop being such a-…" Boots began, but she stopped mid-sentence.
"Oh my gosh." She said quietly. Shane looked up and saw her holding a little blue ring box in her hands. Shane jumped to his feet and ran over to her. Boots opened the box and they looked at the ring inside. They then looked up at each other.
"Oh my gosh." Shane repeated.
"You don't think he's-…?" Boots started to ask.
"No! It's him! He's the one that we all decided was never going to get married and have kids and all that." Shane said quickly, before she could even finish the question.
"But Shane, I can't imagine him without Jess. That's never happened with any of his other girlfriends. And it's not like there have been loads of other girlfriends. I'm telling ya; he's going to purpose!" Boots said, as a grin played across her face.
They froze when they heard footsteps coming up. Boots quickly dumped the ring box back in the draw and shut it with a snap. Then she and Shane quickly hid in the large wardrobe.
Becker entered into his old bedroom. He looked around and soon found Jess's phone on the bedside table. He picked it him and put it in his pocket. Very suddenly, Becker stood up very straight. Working in the ARC after all these years he had a type of six sense, Becker tell when something was wrong. And at that point, all his senses were screaming at him.
Becker turned around and scoped the room, straining his eyes and ear for sound or movement. His eyes snapped back to the wardrobe after a quick scope of the room and he narrowed his eyes.
Becker walked over to his large wardrobe. He put his hands on the doorknobs. Then in quick fluid movements, he pulled it open and with a quick, grab, pull, spin and push; Becker had pinned Boots and Shane against the wall. He arched an eyebrow. He knew the two of them were so close they might as well be twins. And next to Kyle and Jake, they were the two most mischievous out of them all.
"What the hell do you two think your doing in my room!?" Becker demanded, not releasing his hold on them.
"Because…" Shane and Boots began at the same time. They looked to each other and then back at Becker. He raised the other eyebrow.
"Because?" Becker prompted with a smirk. Both stayed silent and just stared right back at him, every so often exchanging nervous and worried glances. Becker pushed them harder against the wall.
"I'm getting bored. And please remember that I am a trained High Standing Military Officer, and I have links the Navy, S.A.S and much, much more." He stated, his voice getting darker and darker.
"Okay! Okay! We'll talk!" Shane gave in. Boots rolled her eyes. Shane always started talking when Becker threatened them with his old S.A.S buddies.
"We were worried about you, Jamie. We thought you were hiding something again." Boots said, deciding it was best if she did tell him instead of staying pinned up against the wall.
"So why are you in my room?" Becker asked airily.
"Because, you never tell us anything. If we want to know whether something's wrong, then we need to go looking for trouble. You never let any of us in! Any of your family! So if we want to know what's going on in your head, then we need to break into it!" Boots growled, suddenly getting angry and frustrated.
Becker released them and backed away. The air in the room seemed to get thick with tension. You could see that his physically tensed up. He glared at his younger siblings.
"You don't understand, Stephanie. You don't want to know what's going on in my head." Becker said darkly. With that said; Becker turned and walked out of them. Shane went to grab Boots, but it was too late; she was of after him. Shane groaned and quickly followed. He could just tell what was coming.
Becker re-entered the Kitchen, quickly followed by Boots and then Shane. He put Jess's phone on the table and sat down at the table. It wasn't hard to figure out that something had just happened between him and his siblings. Becker was staring at the table, Boots had her fists clenched and was glaring at him and Shane was looking anxiously between Boots and Becker.
"We worry James." Boots growled.
"We all worry about you! You keep yourself locked off from the rest of us! You visit only when you have too! And we worry the hell about you and this bloody top secret dangerous job of yours that none of us understand!" She yelled angrily.
"I admired you! I wanted to be just like you! But now I don't think I even know you! You haven't opened up to any of us since that night all those years ago!" Boots practically screamed at him. Becker got to his feet very abruptly and took a step towards Boots.
"Don't ever talk about that night!" Becker growled angrily. He took a calming breath and stepped away from her. Everyone looked between the two of them, with worried expressions. Boots turned on her heel and stormed out of the room and Becker threw himself into the chair.
"Well, you've been here what, a day? And Arguments Already? That's a new personal best." came a Woman's voice from the kitchen door.
Everyone turned around to see three women in their 30s along with three men and five children. The eldest woman and the one who had spoken; had dark brown thick wavy hair and blue eyes, she was holding the arm of a tall man with dark hair. The second eldest woman had light brown hair, which was long and straight, and also hazel brown eyes and she was also pregnant. She was with a man with ginger hair and green eyes. The youngest of them was about the same age as Cookie and looked incredibly like her, though not identical. Like Cookie, she had dark brown hair which was cut into a pixie cut and blue eyes. She was also with a man.
"Evelyn, Scarlotte, Melody. Splendid timing, girls." said Mr Becker, breaking the awkward silence that had followed the women's arrival.
TO BE CONTINUED…
Author's Note: OOOOOH! So can anyone guess what's Becker's big secret? Please keep reading and please review! Love hearing from you guys! And a big shout out to BethTHEbuiscuit, Mijo54, SadenBecker and Everyone Else for your amazing reviews! Thanks for the support guys! (Sorry if I forgot anyone, but those were the names I could remember off the top of my head!) Thank you!
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