Two Weeks Later:
"Hi Grandma!" Aubrey said walking into the Elder Bradley home. "Grandpa!" Linda and Jake came out of the living room to greet their family for thanksgiving. "I'm delivering a message from Aunt Pey, they'll be here shortly Austin made a mess."
Jake laughed as he hugged his two grandchildren, son and daughter in law. "Which means he went to the track got muddy and then tracked mud into the house." Tori said as she hugged her father in law and then her mother in law.
"Oh it's good to see you guys. It feels like it's been months." Linda said. Aubrey and Adam both grinned at their grandmother.
"Sorry we've just been busy." Adam said.
"Yeah with their significant others." Blake joked. Aubrey turned and stuck her tongue out at him and Adam just rolled his eyes and went into the kitchen to see what food he could sneak before dinner.
Linda grinned at her granddaughter. "So how are things with you and…"
"Jarred, grandma." Aubrey laughed. "And things are good."
"Don't be surprised if she starts I.M.'ing back and forth on her sidekick during dinner." Tori said hanging up their jackets on the coat rack in the closet.
Blake shook his head. "There will be no…" Aubrey pouted her face knowing her father couldn't resist that look. "Ok just not during dinner." Aubrey smiled and nodded and headed off into the kitchen to catch Adam sneaking food.
"Way to stay strong." Tori murmured to her husband.
Blake chuckled. "What you know I can't not give in to that face."
Tori just laughed at her husband and them and the elder Bradley's joined their kids in the kitchen to wait for the other Bradley clan.
"Mom! Dad!" Hunter shouted coming into the house.
"Bro no need to shout we can all hear you!" Blake yelled back. And then laughing could be heard coming from the kitchen. Sam, Hayden, and Austin went in to the kitchen to greet their grandparents and their Aunt, Uncle, and Cousins.
Peyton and Hunter joined them a few moments later after hanging up the coats. "Hi." Peyton said walking into the kitchen. Linda and Jake each gave her a hug and then Hunter.
"So who's ready for thanksgiving dinner?" Hunter asked smiling brightly.
Linda looked to Tori. "Tori what are Whitney and Derrick doing for thanksgiving?"
"Whitney and Derrick decided to have just them for dinner. And my dad." She answered. Linda nodded.
"Right since Victoria's been banned from the house." Aubrey remarked snickering.
Linda frowned slightly. "So Victoria is spending the holidays alone?"
Aubrey busted up laughing and then when she saw the looks she was getting calmed herself enough to speak what she was thinking. "No grandma she isn't alone she has a bottle of vodka and a glass filled with ice." She said coldly. Even Tori had to snicker at that one cause it was so true. Blake and Adam just nudge the two to get them to stop and then looked up to Linda and Jake and the rest of the Bradley crew.
"So…Dinner?" Hunter asked.
"Half an hour for the bird." Linda stated. So they all headed to the living room to talk while the dinner finished cooking. About ten minutes into the conversation buzzing could be heard and everyone turned towards Sam and Aubrey who were sitting next to each other.
Aubrey had spaced and then realized why everyone was looking at her. "Oh shit, my phone!" She jumped up and grabbed her small backpack off the floor and grabbed her phone. "Hello?" She answered walking out the front door for privacy.
And then the song what I like about you (Lillix version) started to play and everyone looked around. "Crap!" Sam exclaimed jumping up to get her phone from her bag as well. She went out to the backyard to answer the call.
"Jeez those two." Adam remarked and then his phone rang. "Oh." He answered and went upstairs to Blake's old room shutting the door.
"Those three." Hayden remarked and everyone looked at her intently waiting for her phone to ring, but it didn't. "What? I said I'd call him." Hayden got up and went upstairs to her father's old room and shut the door leaving the parents and grandparents in a stupor.
"Weren't we just changing their diapers yesterday?" Peyton asked.
Hunter chuckled. "If we were there's something seriously wrong." He joked teasingly.
Peyton slapped his arm. "You know what I meant." She chided playfully.
"Stop teasing her Hunter. Your father and I know what you and your brother were doing at that age." Linda remarked.
Hunter scoffed. "You haven't got a clue." He mocked playfully.
Linda smirked at him. "Oh really, who tidy up your guys rooms?"
"You." They chorused.
"You both honestly think we didn't have a clue as to what you two were doing at their age?" Jake asked.
Blake shuddered. "How could you? It's not like we told you. And what do our rooms have to do with anything?" He asked.
"I found a condom wrapper on Blake's floor next to the waste basket, and I found girls panties stuffed under Hunter's bed. A couple months before we moved to blue bay." Linda remarked. "We're not completely inane as you seem to think." Linda said looking intently at her two sons because her two daughter-in-laws were laughing so hard they couldn't see straight. Tori thought she was going to piss her pants laughing so hard.
Tori took a few calming breaths letting the occasional giggle escape her lips. "So that time on the phone when you said 'my sweet innocent little boy' you knew exactly why he was calling didn't you?" Tori asked choking on her laughter.
Linda nodded. "I had a hunch." She chuckled.
Blake glared at Tori. "Would you stop laughing it isn't funny."
"Oh yes it is!" Peyton exclaimed after catching her breath and voice. "Look at Hunter's face." She choked out. Hunter was beat red.
Blake tried not to laugh at that, but he couldn't contain the amusement anymore. "Dude chill." Blake said to his brother chuckling lightly.
Hunter looked at his mom his face turning to its normal shade. "So you knew that whole time, and you never said anything?" He asked.
Linda and Jake both just shrugged. "Why would we? You had already had the sex talk not like talking about it again would've stopped you."
"True." Blake and Hunter stated at the same time.
Austin was sitting in the corner with his headphones on ignoring everyone. He had seen all the other's go with their cell phones and for some reason he had wanted to talk to Mika, but he didn't have her number and he wouldn't see her again until Monday. What the hell is happening to me? Austin asked himself silently.
With Aubrey:
After walking out the door Aubrey sat down on the front steps of the house and sighed as she talked with Jarred. "What's the matter babe?"
"I miss you." She said softly. "You've been in Colorado for three whole days."
Jarred chuckled. "Aubrey we went a half a school year without talking." (A/N: I wouldn't swear to that amount, but I think it's close enough)
Aubrey chuckled softly. "I know, but this is different. Then I was too ashamed to talk to you. Now I want to talk to you every day. That's not to say I didn't want to talk then it was just…"
"Babe?" Jarred interrupted her.
"Yeah?" Aubrey asked.
"You're babbling." He laughed lightly.
Aubrey giggled and put a hand through her hair. "Sorry."
"No it's ok. You're cute when you babble. I can picture you sitting there picking at the whole in your jeans with this slight smile on your face yammering on and on." He told her laughing lightly.
Aubrey laughed and stopped picking at the whole in her jeans. "You know me to well."
"Well I'm supposed to. I miss you too." Jarred said.
"Yeah?" Aubrey asked with a smile.
Jarred just laughed very faintly and Aubrey could picture him kicking at the ground with his shoe. "Yeah." He said softly. Aubrey and Jarred had decided to take things slow with each other, Aubrey not wanting to hurt Jarred a second time and Jarred deep down not wanting to get hurt a second time. "So…uh what's going on there?"
Aubrey smiled softly. "Family dinner, I have a few minutes before I need to be inside though. My mom and dad are just happy I'm taking a chance with dating that they don't mind all the phone calls."
"Well they should know I'm sure they've experienced this stuff before." Jarred said. Aubrey nodded slightly, but knew he couldn't see it and just remained silent. "So I was thinking…"
Aubrey giggled. "What about?"
"Well I know it's not the smartest time of year to do this but, I want to spend some alone time with you before you leave."
"Jarred…" Aubrey started skeptically.
"Not because of sex Aubrey. I just want you to myself for a little while before you go." Jarred said.
Aubrey bit her lip. "Ok so what?"
"I was thinking maybe you and I could go camping one weekend before the holidays. My parents have a small trailer that we can hook up to a hitch in my truck, that way we'd be warm at night. And I have a portable DVD player we could rent some movies and I know how much you love beating me at chess." Jarred said laughing lightly.
Aubrey smiled. "Maybe I could bring my bike and we could go for a ride together."
"Yeah we could do that. Maybe you could even get around to teaching me how to ride." Jarred chuckled.
Aubrey giggled. "The last time we discussed that you said and I quote, 'no way…no how…you are not getting me on that thing.'" Aubrey teased.
Jarred chuckled lightly. "Ok I know I said that, but maybe I was a little to quick to judge it. If you like it wanna learn…for you."
Aubrey's heart did a funny flip and she felt butterflies in her stomach. "Awe…" She cooed. "You really wanna learn for me?"
Jarred grew silent and Aubrey could just see the shy grin on his face and those amazing green eyes. "Yeah." He said softly. Aubrey turned at the sound of the front door opening.
"Squirt its time for dinner." Aubrey looked to her father with a longing her face. Blake sighed. "Aubrey I'm serious come on off the phone you can call him back later."
Aubrey sighed and went back to her phone conversation. "Jarred I have to go. I'll talk with my parents and I miss you."
"Miss you to babe. Bye!"
"Bye!" Aubrey ended the call and stood joining her father as they walked into the house to eat Thanksgiving dinner.
With Sam:
Out in the backyard Sam was alone and she could talk with her now boyfriend in private. ""Happy Thanksgiving!" Sam said happily as she sat down in a dry lawn chair.
"Happy Thanksgiving Sam!" Kyle said brightly.
Sam rested back in the chair tilting her head towards the gray sky. "So how's the family thing going?" Sam chuckled. Kyle had told her all about his crazy family and what happened most holidays. Someone usually ended up with a drink on their head and the night ended with a front door slamming shut.
"Interesting but nothing yet." He joked.
"I'm sorry I couldn't bring you along to thanksgiving here." Sam said.
"It's ok. I wont lie and say I'm glad I'm here and not there with you, but it's ok."
Sam sighed. "It's just my Dad he's not use to this whole me dating thing and I really didn't want to upset him and…"
"Sam really it's fine I understand completely." Kyle chuckled. "Please don't worry, thanksgiving this year is going to be just as hilarious as it was last year."
Sam giggled faintly. "Are you sure?"
"I'm sure." Kyle said. "Besides I'm locked in a room making you a special present."
"A special present for me? What is it?" Sam asked excitedly.
Kyle laughed faintly. "It's going to be a surprise."
"Kyle I don't like surprises."
"You liked it when I surprisingly kissed you." He retorted playfully.
"That's different." Sam said playfully. "I didn't know that surprise was coming."
Sam could see the undoubtedly smirk reaching his stunning ice green eyes. "Good point. But it's still a surprise and I'm not telling you what it is."
"Fine be that way…" Sam said playfully. Then she caught the movement of the back door out of the corner of her eye and saw her father step out. He pointed at her and gestured with his head into the house. Sam sighed. "Kyle I have to go, dinner's ready."
"Ok I'll see you Monday at school." Kyle said.
Sam smiled softly. "Call me when you get home tomorrow night, K? So I know you got there safe."
"I will. Bye!"
"Bye!" Sam said ending the call and going into the house.
With Adam:
"Hey!" Adam said collapsing on what was now a guest bed, but use to be his father's bed.
"Hey!" Lily said. "I just wanted to call and see how you were doing today?" She asked.
Adam grinned. "I'm doing good, now." He said with a hint of shyness in his voice.
"My Grandfather says he can't wait to meet you." Lily commented.
Adam gulped and pulled at the collar of his shirt nervously. "Uh isn't it a little early for me to meet the grandparents?" He asked timidly.
Lily giggled. "Don't worry it'll be a while before he's visit us instead of us visiting him. And it's only grandfather, my grandmother died when my father was very young."
"Oh I'm sorry I didn't mean…" Adam started.
"Adam it's ok. You didn't know. There's plenty you still need to know about it and tons I still need to know about you." She said sweetly. "That's why it's a relationship cause we can get to know each other better."
Adam sighed contently. "Yeah." Adam remained silent for a moment.
"Penny for your thoughts?" Lily asked.
Adam chuckled faintly. "I was just thinking about you. Your eyes, your soft hair, your tender lips…" He said thoughtfully in a bit of a daze.
Lilly giggled. "What about my lips?" She asked timidly. Adam could imagine her bit shyly at her bottom lip and ducking her head down to hide a small blush on her tan cheeks.
"How much I want to kiss them again." He answered truthfully now picturing a heavy rosy tint on her tan cheeks.
Lily giggled again. "You know for being a loner most of the time and not having a girlfriend before you are quiet the sweet talker."
"Only talking to you." He laughed faintly in dismissal. Adam grinned hearing a slightly faint nervous laugh from Lily's end of the line. "Lily you want to go riding with me Monday after school?"
Lily sighed softly. "Adam I don't know how to ride a dirt bike and I definitely don't have the gear for it."
"Well the gear problem can be solved easily, you are about the same size as my sister and she wont mind, about the not knowing how that's ok I can teach you." Adam said smiling brightly.
"Adam I don't know. I don't want to get hurt." Lily said apprehensively.
Adam chuckled lightly. "You trust me?" He asked.
He pictured a soft smile appearing on her lips. "Of course I trust you."
"I may not be Aubrey's level, but I'm a decent enough rider. I promise I wont let you get hurt." Adam said.
Lily giggled slightly. "Ok."
"And when summer comes I can show you how good a surfer I am." Adam said eagerly.
"You just want to see me in a bikini." Lily teased playfully.
Adam grinned. "Maybe." He joked shyly. There was a soft knock at the door and Tori stuck her head in. It amazed her and the other's how the kids would gravitate usually to the room their father's had lived in. But it made it easier to find them. "Lily I gotta go."
"Ok I'll see you Monday at school." Lily said sweetly.
"Ok. Bye!" Adam said.
"Bye!" Lily said softly and then the call was ended and Adam left the room with his mother and headed down to dinner.
With Hayden:
"Hey Boyfriend!" Hayden said happily as she sat down on her father's old bed and grabbed the picture sitting on the nightstand next to his bed of her father, uncle, and grandparents.
"Hey Girlfriend!" Holden said back giddily.
"So how's the holidays so far?" Hayden asked.
Holden hummed softly for a moment in thought. "Well interesting to say the least. My grandparents, and brother both flew in for the holiday and let's just say subject matter is boring as all get out."
Hayden giggled. "Oh why because your brother choices to be a lawyer over a surfer bum like the rest of you?"
"I resent that." Holden chastised teasingly.
"No you resemble that." Hayden retorted playfully.
Holden laughed. "Ok I give. Anyways how is your holiday so far?"
"Good we pretty much just got here. Aubrey had a phone call, then Sam, then Adam, and I left the room to call you. Other then that not much has happened." Hayden explained.
"Did all these phone calls happen at the same time?" Holden asked.
Hayden laughed lightly. "No but pretty close, one right after the other."
"Nice." Holden said. "So I've been meaning to ask if you wanted to come over for dinner sometime next week?"
Hayden grinned to herself. "You want me to meet your parents?" She asked. Hayden could picture a cute grin plastered on her boyfriends face.
"Uh…yeah. Only if you want to." He added quickly.
Hayden laughed lightly. "Of course I want to."
Hayden could hear a relieved sigh on the other line. "So how's Wednesday?"
"Sounds good. I'll run it by my dad, but there really shouldn't be a problem." Hayden said.
"I don't think he likes me all that much." Holden commented with a slight laugh.
Hayden giggled. "No it's not you, it's the fact that I'm dating you. My father use to be very adamant about dating, but the rules sort of went out the window." She said jokingly.
"Oh." He said.
There was a knock at the door and Hayden looked up to see her mom poke her head in. "Baby girl dinner." She whispered softly.
Hayden nodded. "Holden I have to go dinner's ready, but I'll see you Monday K?"
"K. I'll talk to you later then." Holden said.
"Bye!"
"Bye!" Hayden ended her call held onto her cell phone and her and her mom walked back down to the dinning room to join the others and eat dinner.
Dinner:
"So I hope you guys enjoyed your phone calls." Jake said jokingly. They all picked at their food and grumbled, making their parents contain their amusement. "Ok…" Jake drawled.
Linda looked at her grandchildren sitting across from her, Tori, and Peyton. "So how's work?"
Aubrey shrugged. "Fine."
"How about fox?" Linda asked.
Aubrey shrugged again. "Eh."
"Do you want to do a chicken dance?" Linda asked jokingly.
Aubrey shrugged. "Fine." And then looked up from her plate. "Wait what?" Everyone at the table busted up laughing and Aubrey even laughed a little, her grandma was trying to get her attention and she did. "Grandma that wasn't cool." Aubrey said smiling.
"No but it was funny." Jake put in.
Aubrey just grinned. "Work is work, Fox is whatever and no I don't want to do a chicken dance." She said.
"How's your boy…friend…" Adam said in a singsong voice.
Aubrey turned to her brother and grinned. "I'll answer that when you tell us how your girl…friend is?" She remarked mockingly. Adam turned three shades of red and went back to picking at his plate. "Thought so."
"So Hayden did you tell Grandma and Grandpa about Holden?" Peyton asked. Hayden shook her head and turned away slightly to hide her small blush.
Linda grinned. "Who's Holden?"
"Her boyfriend." Sam answered licking her spoon clean of potatoes.
Hayden turned her head and almost glared at her sister. "Oh yeah well did you tell grandma and grandpa about Kyle."
Sam nodded. "Talked to grandma on the phone three night ago." She said cheerfully. Hayden groaned.
"Yes Holden, boyfriend, surfer, meet three weeks ago." Hayden said just trying to catch them up.
"You see what I have to put up with?" Hunter asked his parents gesturing to his two girls. "They're dating."
Linda and Jake both laughed. "They're growing up Hunter. You did the same thing."
"That's different." He said.
Sam grinned. "How?"
Hunter shrugged. "It just is."
Peyton grinned at her husband. "Honey just get over it already. They're gonna do what they wanna do."
Linda nodded in agreement. "Yes they are."
"So I have a race in a week." Austin said trying to change the subject. "Last till February." They discussed that for a while and after that dinner was finished along with desert and the Bradley clans visited for a little while longer and then each family headed to their homes for a good nights sleep.