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Summary: "So why Tokyo?" She knew the answer but she wanted to know it from him. "No extradition." "So you're a regular cowboy? Bet your mama's proud." She replied as a joke and saw him smile as she swept her bangs from her face. "She is." Han had a thing for motorcycles, leather and pretty girls a long time before Giselle came around. Based on the song "You and I" By Lady Gaga, named after "Mama's Don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys" By Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings. Spoilers for everything from Better Luck Tomorrow (where Han Lue is introduced to the criminal world) to all five Fast and Furious movies. So if I ruin it for anyone…sorry!
Thank you so much to Mrz LOT,hidansgirl1234, Nelle07, dark-lelu, ILuvOdie. You guys rock my socks! Woo! This ones a bit of a filler but it was fun to write the sisters together!
Playlist:
Cry me a river – Justin Timberlake (If not a fan the Lost Prophets did an awesome cover)
Before He cheats – Carrie Underwood
Chapter Twelve – In which a difference is made
Tell me you love me
Why'd you leave me all alone
Now you tell me you need me
when you call me on the phone
That bridge just got burned
Now it's your turn to cry
So cry me a river
-Justin Timberlake
Han had landed in Tokyo sometime during the night and found the Skyline still parked in the carpark at the airport. On autopilot he made his way back to the loft and fell onto the bed, not getting changed or anything, just flopping on his stomach and going to sleep.
He jolted awake twelve hours later and picked up the phone that was going off beside his bed. Not thinking to check the caller ID he flipped it open and muttered a greeting.
"Who's this?" An annoyed female voice snapped and Han rubbed his eyes and looked down at the phone in his hand. This was not his phone. The screen said Lolita, and Han realised that he'd answered the phone he'd taken from Jules two days ago.
"Sorry, I ended up with Jules' phone." He grumbled and sat up, running a hand through his hair.
"That doesn't answer the question."
"Look Jules isn't here – can I take a message?" He asked, ignoring her.
"Where is she?"
"Australia. She went home for Christmas." He replied.
"She didn't say anything about the other night." Lolita said and Han shrugged, from the state of Jules that morning he highly doubted Jules was able to string two words together the night before.
"Can I take a message?"
"No, I guess not." Then the line clicked and Han sighed as the screen went blank. Jules had nice friends.
"You look like shit. How was Australia?" Gia asked when he walked out into the loft half an hour later.
"Didn't get to see much of it." He replied, taking the cup of coffee she offered him.
"What were you doing in Australia?" Han turned slowly to see Twinkie standing behind him, not in his school uniform.
"I took Jules home." He took a long sip of coffee before raising his eyebrows at the teenager. "Why aren't you at school?"
"He's sick." Gia said from behind him.
"He looks it." Han replied, looking at the perfectly healthy looking teenager in front of him.
"I am."
"Go and watch something kid." Gia ordered and Twinkie rolled his eyes and walked over to the couches and flopped down.
"Doesn't he have a home?" Han asked looking at the kids aunt.
"I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that." Gia replied and walked past Han and into the bar.
"And I said to her 'Honey Shania Twain is not your forte.' And she was all…" Katie snapped her fingers in front of Jules' face. "Hello, earth to JJ?" When she noticed the look on Jules face Katie turned her head to see what she was staring at her jaw dropped. In the back on the restaurant, standing up hand in hand were the bitch and the asshole.
Jules felt her blood run cold at the sight of them leaning forward to kiss each other and the crowd started cheering.
"Excuse me." She turned to see Katie snag the sleeve of a waiter.
"What are the happy couple celebrating?" she asked sweetly and the waiter looked over to the gathering.
"They're getting married." The waiter said and Jules spun right around in her chair to face her sister again.
"Just lovely." Katie said sarcastically and sipped at her wine. "My moneys on he got her knocked up." Jules nodded but didn't like the chances. Getting pregnant didn't make any difference to him. "Look Silent Bob, just go up there and slap the ho now or I will…once I finish this." She said sipping her wine again and Jules looked over her shoulder at the couple.
"Her parents are pretty loaded." Jules said softly and shrugged, she was better off without Jordan Porter. If anything he'd been a waste of her time. "Maybe they're buying his love."
"Maybe he doesn't have a heart." Katie replied and shrugged at the roll of Jules' eyes. "I'm just saying you've got to contemplate these things. The guys clearly has no brain hence the ho, no guts hence you being over here and him hiding over there and lets just say, by the looks of the choke hold of that Hilfiger tie, he's been dressed by her and has misplaced his balls." Jules had to smile at her sisters words. Katie had a funny way of putting things into perspective. "Besides, if he's going to look like his father, I would totally back out of that one." She added pointing to the balding man with the pot belly making his way over to the table with a beer in his hand and his shirt half untucked.
"Okay, point taken. He saved me a whole lot of drama, I get it. "
"Oh shit." Jules watched her sister bite her lip and turn back to look at her, holding her wine glass up to the side of her face. "Don't look now, he's spotted us."
Awesome.
"And he's coming over." Katie gave Jules an apologetic look before Jules had to take a deep breath and calm down at the sound of footsteps.
"Hey Jules." Looking up at him from behind her sunglasses, suddenly thankful they'd chosen to sit outside, she gave him a tight lipped smile.
"Hey Jordan."
"Hi Jackass." Katie sniped from her spot and Jordan gave her a brief look before turning back to Jules.
"How are you?"
"Fine." Jules replied calmly.
"Did you come home for Christmas?" Jordan asked and Jules nodded.
"She came over with her boyfriend." Katie spoke for her sister and Jules raised her eyebrows at her.
"Oh, he around?" Jordan asked, looking around and Jules shook her head, sending glares her sisters way.
"No he had to jet back to Tokyo to manage some things." Jordan nodded and Jules couldn't help but recognise the jealous streak starting to shine through as the bitch appeared beside her fiancé. Katie gave Jules a nervous look and Jules just kept on smiling.
"Hun, Jules was just telling me about her boyfriend in Tokyo."
"Oh hello Jules."
Tiffany Callihan, in all her brunette and brown eyed glory teetered on heels that she'd never learnt to walk properly in. She'd been Jules' best friend for years until she'd decided that Jordan was better suited to her than Jules.
"Hello Tiff."
"So you've got yourself a boyfriend? How lovely." The nervousness that she got around Jordan was gone as she glared up at the girl.
"He's in the stock market. Very rich." Katie said.
"And I didn't steal him from anyone." Jules added in a cheery voice. "I hear you guys are engaged. Fabulous. Couldn't think of a better couple." She cocked her head to the side, noticing the grin growing on her little sisters face.
"Yes in May."
"Lovely. Just lovely." Jules scrunched her nose in effect. Bitchiness one-oh-one from Joanna had taught her that.
"Are you still living in Tokyo?" Jordan asked and Jules nodded.
"Yeah I head back tomorrow. Got a runway show next week." She replied sweetly. "What're you dong these days Tiff?" Nothing would be Jules' guess. The last time she'd seen Tiffany work it was flirting with a bartender to get free drinks.
"Not much, you know- I've got a wedding to plan." She replied, wrapping her arm around Jordans waist. "Should I send you an invite?" Jules sucked her bottom lip in contemplation before shaking her head.
"No, you save yourself the paper. I won't make it."
"I'll take one." Katie said raising her hand and Tiffany took notice of her. "There is no way I am missing it."
"Oh, hey Katie, didn't see you there. You're so tiny." Jules tried to stifle a laugh at the look on Katies face.
"Oh fancy that, Tiff, you not looking down your nose at someone." Katie took another sip of wine and leaned back in her chair, giving a heart winning smile. Tiffany was pissed now.
"How's your coke habit?"
"How's your lipo habit?" Katie retorted and Tiffanys jaw dropped and both sisters started giggling.
"Well we better get back to our guests." Jordan said tugging on her fiancés hand.
"Yes, our guests." Tiffany replied, composing herself and turning to walk away with Jordan. Jules couldn't help herself as she called out Jordans name and he turned to look at her.
"Just remember when you get sick of her, stick her back on the corner where you found her." She snarked and watched with sick satisfaction as Tiffany came stalking towards them blood rushing to her cheeks.
"I was never a hooker."
"I remember you got paid for sex. I'm pretty sure that's called being a hooker." Jules replied matter of factly.
"You dirty…"
"If you say hooker, I'm going to say hypocrite." Jules replied as their guests started to notice the scene on the outside of the restaurant.
"I was going to say slut." Tiffany replied, looking down her nose at Jules.
"Nope, that's you again. Try I don't know, what do you call someone that gets stabbed in the back by her best friend." Jules looked over at Katie whos eyes were widening at what was happening.
"Come on Jules, leave her alone." Jordan said, wrapping an arm around Tiffanys waist.
"Oh yes, Jules leave her alone, because she's innocent, we're both so innocent. Just leave us alone Jules." Jules mocked knowing that if Jordan was a dog his hackles would have raised.
"We were just being polite." He said and Jules shrugged.
"Sure you were."
"Tiffany, darling…oh hello Juliet." Mrs Callihan, much like her daughter, teetered in heels too high and skirt too short as she stepped over to them.
"Hello Maggie." Jules replied. She was on a roll. She watched the woman's eyes narrow at her briefly before looking over at Katie.
"Nice to see you Katelyn."
"Wish I could say the same Mags." Katie replied and Jules laughed in shock at her sister who calmly sipped at her wine again and winked at the older woman. Mrs Callihan turned back to her daughter who was still pouting nearby.
"Come on darling, lets go inside, away from the riff raff." She said quietly and Jules and Katie exchanged a look. Both sisters knew that they each made more money a year than either of Tiffany's parents, yet they were the riff raff.
"Come on Tiff." Jordan led Tiffany and her mother back inside and left the Katie and Jules to giggle between themselves.
"I've had a complaint about this table." They both looked up at the grey haired man standing in front of them .
"Uncle Marco!" Katie jumped up and wrapped her arms around the man who hugged the petite girl back while Jules stood up and waited her turn.
"How are you JJ?" Jules let him pull her into a hug.
"I was fine until the white trash arrived." She replied and gestured to the family that were glaring daggers at the two girls.
"Look girls, I gotta make a living you know. You've got to stop harassing my customers."
"They started it." Katie defended and Uncle Marco just laughed.
"Butter wouldn't melt in your mouth would it Katelyn."
"Call me that again and it won't be butter I put in your mouth." Katie threatened and Marco laughed again, running hand through his spiky grey hair.
"You're your mothers daughters, now get out of here before I charge you for your meal." Jules and Katie nodded and picked up their handbags, kissing their uncle on the cheek before leaving the restaurant.
They hadn't even made it halfway down the block when someone called Jules name.
"Stray dog alert." Katie muttered. "I'll meet you at the car." And she left her sister on the street to turn around and face Jordan who was jogging over to her.
"You're missing something," She stated when he stopped in front of her and he gave her a quizzical look. "Your leash."
"Oh right, look can we catch up?"
"So we can fuck?" Jules asked and saw the familiar twitch in his eyebrow and shook her head. "You're a disgusting pig you know that right?"
"Come on Jules I just want to talk." He replied and it took all her energy not to slap him.
"You didn't seem so keen on talking when I got pregnant , or when I left or when I had a miscarriage. But oh now that you are bored with her you come back to me. " Taking a deep breath she finally said the words that he needed to hear. "Fuck you."
Then with as much dignity would allow she spun on her heel and stalked off, leaving Jordan standing there watching after her.
Three cars, a bike and a months worth of bills later Han was sitting at the desk going through his books.
"What're you doing?" Twinkie asked and without looking up he replied.
"Working. School finished?"
"Yeah…hey Han can I borrow the Civic." Han turned his head to see a teenage girl looking at the car and looked up at the kid he saw as his nephew.
"No."
"Come on man. Please." He begged and Han shook his head, turning back to his books.
"I said no and I mean it."
"Fine be a douche." He muttered and Hans head snapped up.
"What did you say to me?"
"I said since Jules left you've been a douche. She's better off without you." Hans jaw clenched and his eyes narrowed at the teenager.
"Get out."
"What?" Twinkie said startled, realising what he'd said.
"Fuck off." Han gestured for him to get out and didn't miss the heartbroken look the kid gave him before taking off, the girl following close behind. "Fuck me." He muttered as he went back to his books.
He hadn't heard from Jules since he'd dropped her in Sydney over a month ago. He hadn't told the others except for Gia where she was. They just figured she'd gone back to Australia for a while. But she hadn't called, and she hadn't emailed and her phone was still sitting on his bedside table.
After an hour he started to worry about Twinkie having taken off and went in search of him. He checked all his favourite hang outs, the school, his parents house and still no sign of him. Falling into the office chair defeated he stared at the computer screen blankly for a few seconds before realising he had a new email from Jules' sister.
Hey Han, my sisters back in the country. She said she hadn't seen you so you should know she's been back awhile. Please go and talk some sense into her. KTx
Well if he was Twinkie and upset he knew where he'd go.
A/N: And? What do we think? This is more a filler than anything but I got a bit carried about in the earlier part with the girls and Jordan. It's fun writing bitchiness. REVIEW x
