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Jaden's POV

"Gah, I got water stuck in my ears!" Sam complained. She shook her head to the side trying to get the water out. We laughed at her. The kids, Alexis, and I were in the house drying off. Mom made me change out of my muddy clothes and put on clean ones. We all had spare clothes here, aside from Alexis, to change into. Sam loaned Alexis some more of her clothes.

"Mom, do we still need to take a bath tonight?" Kyle asked Aunt May. She chuckled and ran her fingers through his wet hair. She and Uncle Mike were sitting on the couch in front of the fire place. Sam was sitting next to Uncle Mike; he had his arm around her shoulder and was holding her against his side with her head on his shoulder. The triplets were sitting on the floor in front of them.

"Yes, you do," she said. Kyle frowned and leaned against the couch. She scratched his scalp lightly. Skyler leaned against Mike's legs and Tyler in front of Sam as she had her legs curled up on the couch. Sam was scratching Tyler's scalp as well. Alexis and I were sitting at the kitchen counter. Mom was in the kitchen with Dad.

"Hey, bring me a lite will you, bro," Jake called to Dad. Dad nodded and pulled a lite out of the fridge. He walked out and handed it to Jake and handed one to Mike, knowing he was going to ask for one. Dad cracked one open himself.

"Beer?" Alexis whispered to me. I nodded.

"It's not like that. They only drink on family get-togethers like this. Never when they have work the next day," I said, "They took tomorrow off." She nodded.

"Ugh, how come I have a nasty feeling that you guys put something other than water in those water balloons," Brad said as he whipped a towel down his arms slowly. Kyle smirked.

"Because we did," he said. Brad narrowed his eyes at him. He was sitting on the floor in front of the fire place. Aunt Shelbi was sitting on Uncle Jake's lap; he was sitting in the recliner. Kara and Aurora were laying on the stomachs in front of my laptop playing on the internet. Robby was sitting on the love seat with Susan. He was reading and Susan was coloring.

"What did you guys do?" Mike asked his sons unwillingly. Kyle looked up at him innocently.

"It wasn't anything that could harm the body, Dad," Kyle assured him. Brad sighed and threw the towel at Kyle; it hit him in the head. Kyle glared at his cousin.

"Alright, knock it off you two," Mom said. She was scrubbing out the last bowl of food. Brad and Kyle glowered at each other for another moment before relaxing and looking away from each other.

"What game are we going to play?" Mia asked as she and Zoey came running down the stairs. They were already in their pajamas.

"Game?" Alexis asked me. I nodded.

"Yeah, after the water fight we all just relax and play a few board games," I explained. She bit her lip and looked up at the clock above my head. I already knew what she was thinking; we had to get back to the others.

"Big brawder?" Zoey called to me. I looked down to see her standing at my feet. I leaned down toward you.

"What is it, Zoey?" I asked.

"What game do you think we should play?" Zoey asked. I smiled lightly and kneeled down so I was eye-level with her.

"It doesn't matter what I think, Zoey, I'm not going to stay long enough to play," I said. She stared at me confused.

"Why?" I reached out toward her and ruffled her hair lightly.

"Because Alexis and I have to get back to the others," I explained. She frowned.

"Why?"

"Because it's getting late and if we don't get back soon, Atticus may have a search party out looking for us," I explained again, only teasing. Alexis looked down at me.

"I thought you said they knew where we are?" she asked. I chuckled and nodded; I looked up at her.

"They do, but you know that won't stop Atticus from searching," I said. She giggled and nodded.

"True," she agreed. I looked back at Zoey. She was biting her lip and trying not to start crying, though I could see tears already leaking out of the corner of her eyes. I grabbed her immediately and held her against my chest, cradling her head between my hand and shoulder.

"Zoe, what's wrong?" I asked anxious. She took deep breaths and balled her hands into fists, holding onto me tightly.

"Big brawder has to leave again," she said. I could hear the tears in her voice. Alexis stood up and came to stand at my side. I was rubbing gentle circles in Zoey's back trying to calm her.

"Yes, I do."

"Big brawder won't be back till next summer like always," she said. I sighed.

"Zoey, I'm not leaving town. I just have to get back to my friends." She pulled back to look at me.

"Big brawder isn't going back to school?" I shook my head.

"No, I haven't even been on vacation for three weeks yet, Zoe, I'm not leaving town any time soon." She nodded and rubbed her eyes on her arm.

"So big brawder is going to stay in town?" I nodded. "Will I see you?" I smiled at her.

"Of course you'll see me," I assured her. Zoey held up her hand that she was just rubbing her eyes on to me.

"Pinky promise?" I smiled and wrapped my pinky around hers.

"Pinky promise," I said. She smiled and threw her arms around my neck, hugging me tightly. I hugged her back tightly.

"I love you, big brawder," she said. I smiled and pulled her back so I could kiss her forehead.

"I love you, too, Zoey," I said. She smiled and I set her down on the ground.

"What about, Alexis?" Mia asked, pointing up at Alexis. Alexis leaned down to pick her up.

"You'll see me again, too," she assured her. I smiled slightly. Mia held up her hand.

"Pinky promise?" she asked. Alexis smiled and wrapped her pinky around hers.

"Pinky promise." said. Mia smiled and Alexis set her down. I walked over to Aunt May and Uncle Mike. I hugged both of them and kissed Aunt May on the cheek.

"See you guys later," I said to each of them. They hugged me back. I hugged Sam and all of the triplets. They all protested, except for Sam, when I kissed them on their foreheads, like they always do. I walked over and hugged Uncle Jake and Aunt Shelbi. I kissed Aunt Shelbi on the cheek just like Aunt May. I bid them farewell.

"Here Jaden, take the bike again," Shelbi said. She placed the keys in my hand. I nodded and slipped the keys into my pockets. I turned around and hugged Kara and Aurora, kissing each of them on the forehead. I then hugged Robby and Susan, kissing them on the forehead; Robby complained just like the triplets. I walked past Brad and just ruffled his hair.

"Later, Brad," I said. He narrowed his eyes up at me and removed my hand from his hair.

"Later," he muttered. I smirked and walked to the kitchen. Grandma and Grandpa were sitting on the counter chairs by Mom and Dad. Alexis was standing by the end of the counter. I hugged Grandma and kissed her cheek.

"Bye, Grandma," I said. She hugged me back and kissed my forehead.

"Bye, pumpkin," she said. I walked over to Grandpa and hugged him, too. He hugged me back and muttered something about that he likes Alexis a lot. I just smiled. Then I hugged Mom and kissed her cheek.

"Later, Mom," I said. Mom hugged me back tightly and kissed my forehead like Grandma.

"Bye, baby," Mom said. I hugged Dad bye. I turned to see Alexis getting bombarded by my littler cousins; even the triplets wanted hugs goodbye from her. I chuckled and waited for her. When she finally pried them away from her, she walked around the counter and got hugged by Grandma, Grandpa, Mom, and Dad. I was still smiling when she finally made it over to me five minutes later. We waved and turned to leave when I heard some pitter patter of feet.

"Wait!" Tommy yelled. We turned to see Tommy running at us, almost tripping over his own feet. He was in his pajamas and had bed hair; Mom put him down for a nap after she got him in pajamas after the fight and he'd been sleeping ever since then. I didn't know he learned how to escape from his room!

I chuckled and scooped him up when he reached us. I hugged him and kissed his forehead. He hugged me around the neck and then turned in my arms and reached for Alexis. She took him and hugged him goodbye. He kissed her on the cheek. I smiled. She set Him on the ground. I noticed that Joey was sitting there staring up at us. I scratched him between the ears and Alexis stroked his neck. He licked her hand. Alexis pulled her hand back laughing lightly. I chuckled and took her hand after she whipped off the dog slobber and we headed for the door. We headed straight for the bike and got on it, pulling our helmets on. Alexis wrapped her arms tightly around me as I started the bike. I kicked up the stand and spun around quickly. I drove around the cars, hit the street, and we were off.

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Alexis and I were headed back toward the hotel around eight. We just left Shelbi's house after dropping off the bike. We were about thirty minutes away from the hotel. Alexis was staring up at the clouds in the distance, thinking.

"Something's on your mind," I said squeezing her hand lightly. She turned to look at me, smiling.

"How'd you know?" I smiled and raised our intertwined hands so I could brush some hair out of her face.

"When you're thinking you always stare off at the sky in the distance," I explained. I looked her in the eye, "I noticed that about you awhile ago," I confessed. She smiled at me but stayed quiet. I frowned, "What's on your mind?" It was really starting to bother me and I knew she could tell. She looked ahead of us again.

"Well, when you guys were playing flag football, I was talking with your grandparents and your grandpa compared me to your friend Claire," she said slowly. I raised an eyebrow.

"How so?"

"He said that we both became comfortable around the family quickly and that Claire was calling him Grandpa after only a month." I stayed silent. Alexis turned to look at my expression. I was confused.

"Why are you wondering so intently about that?" She sighed.

"Who exactly is Claire?" There was a pang in my chest and I knew that pain flashed across my eyes. Alexis' eyes flashed with some emotion I couldn't understand, like she was bothered by something. I turned to look ahead of us.

"Claire was…wild," I began, smiling. "She spoke her mind but sometimes kept to herself. She was strong spoken but sometimes timid. She was the life of the party and also the wallflower. And she always made her presence known." As I began describing Claire, I couldn't stop my lips from curling into an involuntary smile.

"So she was outgoing but shy?" Alexis questioned. I nodded.

"Yes, sometimes. But most of the time she was very outgoing. She loves meeting new people but is very critical."

"Critical how?" I bit my lip, hesitating.

"Claire can really…read people. It's almost as if she can read minds. So, she judges you much more critically than anyone I know," I explained. Alexis nodded. I didn't want to talk about Claire anymore; it was hurting me too much. I didn't realize until now how much I missed her. I haven't spoken to her in almost two months…

Alexis pulled herself closer to me and hugged me arm. "Are you okay?" she asked in a whisper. I sighed and leaned over to kiss the top of her head.

"I'm fine," I assured me. Even I could hear the falseness in my tone.

"Was it talking about Claire?" We had stopped outside of a park. My chin was resting on her head.

"Only a little," I answered. She sighed and pulled back to look at my face. I was staring off at something far away. She placed her hand on my face.

"Are you sure you're okay?" I nodded and started to pull her in the direction of the hotel. We could see the corner of it now. I reached up and took her hand from my face and placed it on my other hip so she was hugging my side. I kissed her temple lightly.

"Yes, I'm guess I just miss my family." She nodded. I knew she could tell I was lying a little but she didn't press. We reached the hotel now and began heading upstairs. It was eight-thirty.

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Narrative POV

Alexis walked into her room and closed the door behind her quietly. Mindy and Jasmine's heads shot up. Blair was on her side facing away from the door and appeared to be sleeping.

"Oh my god, Alexis! You missed the best tournament ever!" Mindy said. Jasmine nodded her head furiously. Alexis shrugged and went to her drawer. She pulled out a pair of pajamas and headed for the bathroom. She reached the bathroom by the time Jasmine spoke up.

"So what did you do, Alexis?" She had her hand on the door handle. She turned and smiled at her.

"I joined a family."

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Jaden's POV

After being bombarded with questions from Syrus, Hassleberry, and Bastion, I was standing at the end of the hall, leaning against the railing in front of the window. I was in my pajamas but for some reason, I couldn't sleep. It was ten at night and everyone else was starting to go to bed. My cell phone was next to me.

'Is that why I can't sleep? Will I be able to after…' I began thinking but You Know I Will by Lucas Grabeel started playing. I looked down at my phone and smiled. I grabbed it and flipped it open. I pressed talk and placed the phone against my ear.

"Hey," I said smiling.

"You rang?" the voice on the other line said. I nodded and rested my arm against the window, my forehead pressed against my forearm.

"Yeah," I answered. The person waited.

"What's wrong?" they asked. I shrugged.

"I dunno, I guess…" I hesitated, "I guess I just wanted to hear your voice."

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