Disclaimer: I don't own Jericho or anything related to the show. I also don't own Barbie.
June 10th, 2025
Seventeen year old Jacob Green was desperately in love with Isabelle Richmond. They had been dating for years, he was afraid to tell her. "What am I supposed to tell her?" Jacob asked his stepfather.
Donovan laughed. "You tell her the truth, Jacob. It's not that hard." He couldn't believe the way his stepson was acting. Jacob had finally realized he was in love with Isabelle only a day earlier, and had been freaking out since.
"Yes it is," Jacob whined. What if Isabelle left him? That was a very big possibility, and they had known each other for seventeen years. Their friendship would be ruined.
"Talk to your father," Donovan advised. As much as he loved Jacob, Jake would be more helpful than him.
"What are you talking about?" Emily asked, coming into the kitchen. Lorelei and Christopher were behind her.
"Nothing!" Jacob lied. He didn't want his mom to know that he was in love with Isabelle.
Donovan rolled his eyes. "He just realized that he's in love with Emily," he explained to his wife.
Emily tearfully smiled at her son. "That is so cute!" she squealed.
"Not cool," Jacob told his stepfather. His mom got really annoying sometimes when it came to him and his half-siblings.
"Where are you going?" Emily asked her son as he went to leave.
"I'm going to go see Dad and Heather," Jacob explained. He wanted to go over there for the weekend. It was fun being at their house. Not that it wasn't fun being with his mom and Donovan, but the Green household was just more fun.
About ten minutes later, Jacob ended up at his father and stepmother's house. "Will you leave me alone?" Abigail screeched to Dylan. Her younger brother was driving her up the wall.
"I will never leave you alone," Dylan declared. He loved annoying his older sisters. It was really fun.
"Dylan Eric Green," warned Heather. She couldn't wait until her kids were out of the house. Neither could Jake. Five teenagers in one house led to very bad things.
Dylan sighed. "Sorry," he apologized to his sister.
"You're forgiven," Abigail reluctantly told him. She bolted up to her room to watch TV.
"I'm tired," complained ten year old Astrid Samantha Green. Astrid was Jake and Heather's adopted daughter. A year after Gail Green's death, the couple had adopted the orphaned little girl. It had been a rough start, with Astrid lashing out at everyone around her, but she had eventually realized that the Greens weren't going to kick her out.
"That's because you wanted to stay up late," Gillian reminded her younger sister. Of course, part of that had been due to sugar rush.
Astrid glared at her. "I was hungry," she informed her. She had to defend herself, didn't she?
Jacob rolled his eyes at all of his siblings. "I'm in love with Isabelle!" he suddenly announced.
"That's so sweet," Heather told her stepson. She couldn't believe how fast he was growing up. Jacob was going to graduate high school next year!
"You tell her yet?" Jake questioned. The Green boys really weren't all that great upon realizing they were in love with someone. He had practically driven Heather away to New Bern after they had kissed for the first time.
"I'm not planning on it," Jacob admitted. He wasn't about to be rejected, thank you very much.
"Are you scared?" Rhiannon asked. She could understand that. She had been scared to admit that she had feelings for Ryan Marston, a boy in her class, but they were now together.
"No," Jacob lied. He wasn't about to tell them that. He'd be made fun of, which was not something he wanted at all.
"Yes you are," Jake said. He was going to have to have a talk with his oldest child about love, something he had been dreading since Jacob and Isabelle had become a couple several yearrs earlier.
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Two hours later, Jacob drove to the Richmond farm. Most of the Richmond kids were outside playing or helping Stanley farm.
"How are you doing?" Stanley asked him. Danielle and Eden were running around, playing tag with each other. The rest of their siblings were playing hide and go seek. The games sometimes intersected, which led to a very interesting game.
"Good, Uncle Stanley," Jacob answered. He was panicked though. Isabelle was probably going to breka up with him for this. Who would he date then? Everyone in school knew that you didn't mess with Isabelle Richmond and Jacob Green.
"Isabelle's in the kitchen with Mimi," Stanley explained. She and Rowan were helping Mimi bake chocolate chip cookies since the Richmonds loved them so much.
"Thanks," Jacob replied. He went up the porch, narrowly missing Analise. The little girl was playing with Barbies at the table.
"Hi," she told him. Analise really liked Jacob. He was nice to her.
"Hi." Jacob wasn't sure if he could handle being his uncle Stanley. There were way too many girls in one house, and they were all different ages.
"Hey you," Isabelle said when she saw her boyfriend. She didn't mind leaving Rowan and her mom to bake cookies so she could spend time with Jacob.
Jacob smiled and prepared to tell Isabelle that he loved her. It wasn't going to be an easy task. "Can we talk in the living room?"
Isabelle nodded. "Of course". She followed Jacob out there. Luckily, none of her siblings were in the living room. Susannah, Piper, and Lilah were upstairs, taking naps.
Jacob just decided to say it. He took a very deep breath. "I'm in love with you and I hope you feel the same way!" he cried.
Isabelle stared at him in shock. "I love you too," she told him. The two began to kiss.
"She's growing up too fast," an eavesdropping Stanley whispered to his wife.
Mimi rolled her eyes at her husband. "She's a teenage girl in love, Stanley. Isabelle and Jacob have been together for a long time," she reminded him.
"You're right," Stanley reluctantly agreed. Mimi returned to the kitchen, while Stanley went back outside to watch the rest of his children.
Isabelle and Jacob sat down on the couch to watch TV. "I'm going to marry you someday," Jacob vowed. He couldn't live without her.
"I can't wait," Isabelle replied. They were too young now, but it would be wonderful to eventually become Mrs. Isabelle Green.
Jacob smiled and turned to watch the movie. So far, this was one of the best days of his life. He couldn't wait to find out what was going to happen next.
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The next morning, Abigail Green got up to help her mother out with cleaning the house. She loved helping out. Besides, cleaning was really fun.
"You're so weird," Astrid informed Abigail. She was going to watch TV because there was nothing else to do.
"I just like to help out Mom," Abigail explained. She really wished that Astrid wasn't so young. Maybe she wouldn't be so annoying if she was older.
"I think we should have turkey for dinner," Heather said, ignoring her daughters' conversation. She wanted her house to be perfectly clean.
"That's a great idea," Rhiannon told her. She had such a bad craving for turkey right now that it wasn't even funny.
Everything was going great for the Richmonds and the Greens. Nothing was going to tear them apart.
TBC
The next chapter will be up tomorrow. I've been planning it for forever.
I focused on the Green/Richmonds kids this chapter because I wanted to show something from their POV.
