Street: I was going to send them to NZ and then my friend was like "NZ is boring!" and it is to someone who has lived there but probs not to you guys. Helena is the next one and then Heidi is the youngest.
TPATFan16: I don't really have a lot more planned in terms of drama for this story. Sorry. Oh its hormones.
Chapter 37: It's Dinner Time
Five Years Later
"So who is this guy again?" Elsa asked.
"I have no idea," Jack shrugged.
They were on the plane back to Burgess. Apparently Pippa was getting serious with her new boyfriend Stanley Rust who was currently working as maths teacher at the local high school. Pippa had been wanting for Jack to meet him for the last several months. She had been dating him for little over three years. They had met when Pippa had literally bumped into him outside a coffee shop. Pippa had offered to buy coffee to make up for the fact that she had caused him to drop all his things. They had gotten into conversation and ended up realising they had a lot in common. They had been friends for a couple of months before Pippa had gotten up the courage to ask him out. They had been going out ever since.
Elsa looked over at Anna and Kristoff with their three kids. After the birth of Helena, Heidi came soon after. Elsa felt like the three kids would be quite a handful and of course she was proven right. Anna had confessed to Elsa that she hadn't slept in seven years. Elsa offered to babysit once in a while which allowed Anna and Kristoff to have some time alone. Anna and Kristoff had asked to come along on their trip and so Elsa and Jack turned the trip into a family holiday.
The plane touched down a number of hours later. They all headed over to their hotel and got checked in. Jack and Elsa quickly had a shower and then got dressed in order to go over to Mrs. Frost's house for dinner with her and Pippa and Stanley. Anna and Kristoff, however, were going to go have dinner at North's place, his pub, the Green Dragon. Elsa and Jack headed out the door to the Frost residence. The door was answered by Pippa who looked very stunning in a new green dress. She gave them both big hugs before inviting them into the house.
Pippa led them into the dining room where Mrs. Frost was entertaining a man who could only be Stanley Rust. Stanley was a tall skinny boy with hair as golden as the sun. Both of them looked up and smiled when they entered the room.
"Hey guys," Mrs. Frost said.
"Hey Mum,' Jack said coming over and giving her a kiss. "Long time no see."
"It's been like what seven months?" Mrs. Frost grinned. "That's too long for a mother to not see her son."
"Anyway, this is Stanley," Pippa said gripping his shoulders.
"Nice to meet you," Jack said. "I'm Pippa's big protective older brother and I warn you I know karate and is a black belt."
"Good to know," Stanley said nervously shaking Jack's hand.
"And I'm Elsa," Elsa said smiling. "The apparent black belt's wife."
"Hey I am a black belt!" Jack said.
"Yeah I know," Elsa said laughing.
"Dinner anyone?" Mrs. Frost said checking her watch. "The lamb should be done by now."
"Excellent," they all said.
They all took their seats while Mrs. Frost headed into the kitchen to prepare dinner. The four remaining entered into conversation with each other. Mrs. Frost came back in carrying a massive lamb roast. She placed it on the table and started carving up the lamb. Soon everyone was happily munching on food.
"So I hear you're a maths teacher," Elsa said.
"Yeah I am," Stanley said.
"Oh God, maths," Jack said making a disgusted face. "I hate that stuff."
"I can't get enough of it," Stanley said laughing.
"He's not human."
"Jack!" Pippa said.
"He's been replaced by some maths loving alien."
They all laughed. Mrs. Frost suddenly gave Elsa a look.
"Are you okay sweetie?" she asked.
Elsa had been feeling a little ill and it looked like it was showing.
"Yeah," Elsa said. "I've just been a little sick recently. I think I'm coming down with something."
"Just rest and drink plenty of fluids," Mrs. Frost said. "Believe me I know how to take care of sick kids."
Mrs. Frost gave a look at her children who looked confused. She gave a laugh before she returned to her meal. Jack, in the meantime, decided to go back to interrogating his sister's boyfriend.
"So how many ex-girlfriends have you had?" Jack asked.
"Jack!" Elsa and Pippa said together.
"No it's alright," Stanley turned his attention back to Jack. "Four, none of them lasted longer than two and a half years."
"Ever been married?"
"No."
"Criminal record?"
"A few parking tickets, nothing major."
"Smoker? Drug user?"
"Never."
"When were you planning on telling us that Pippa has decided to move in with you?"
"Jack, how on Earth do you know that?" Pippa said clearly lost."
"Big brother mojo."
"Tonight actually," Stanley answered.
Jack opened his mouth to say something else but Elsa got in the way.
"Jack, honey, that's enough," she said.
"Fine," Jack said sinking into his seat, "but I'm only doing my job as the protective older brother."
Laura was in her room brushing her hair. She tied it up into a ponytail before putting a few clips in it to keep it in place. She threw one of her jackets over her shoulders before grabbing her purse off her kitchen counter. Laura was heading off to her parents' house for a family dinner. She had moved out of home three years ago when university ended for her and she got a full paying job.
She headed out the door and then locked it all up. She headed down to her car and drove off to her parents' house. There she found her Mum, Dad, Emma and her new brother-in-law Jamie. About a year ago, Jamie had proposed and they had gotten married soon after. Laura was one of Emma's bridesmaids. Emma had wanted a small wedding with only close family and friends. Jack and Elsa had even managed to show up despite the fact that Elsa was supposed to be in Europe for some royal meet and greet. Laura remembered being quite jealous of her sister when she was picking out wedding dresses but Laura knew it wasn't about the day, it was about the guy.
Laura had never been much in luck for romance. Elsa often described the situation similar to her friend Merida's situation. There was a guy a few years ago but it didn't work out. Laura had discovered that he had been married and the ex-wife wanted reconciliation and of course he gave it. Laura latest boyfriend was one of her co-worker's cousins. They had met last Christmas at the Christmas party and had really hit it off. They had been dating for a few months now and Laura was settling into the relationship quite easily. Of course it hadn't been love at first sight like how Emma felt about Jamie.
Laura could still remember her sister crying about her this boy in her class and how he hadn't noticed her. The boy of course had been Jamie. Emma and Jamie had been in school together and had started dating at about the age of eighteen. Emma had been trying to get Jamie's attention for the last year but Jamie wasn't giving it for some apparent reason that Emma couldn't figure out. The truth had been revealed when Laura had talked to Jamie and she found out that Jamie really, really liked Emma but he was so shy about talking to her. He would wake up every morning and declared that morning was the morning that he asked Emma Stevenson out but he failed every single time. Every time he looked at her, he would lose his nerve. Luckily one of their mutual friends, Tooth, had played a little match maker for them. She had set them up on a date without the either one realising they were on a date. They both thought that Tooth, along with Bunnymund (who was of course in on it), were meeting them for dinner. They ended realising what had happened and both laughed about it. Jamie asked Emma out for real the next day and their first official date had been to see a chick flick at the movies. Emma had come home gushing about how fantastic their date had been.
They had continued dating until just after university they both realised they wanted different things. Emma had wanted to travel and be single for a bit and Jamie had wanted to try different things. Emma had gone on a trip around Europe and China with some of her friends while Jamie started trying to find new work while attempting to get his book published (Jamie had been working on a novel for the past seven years, Laura had taken a look at it and thought it was pretty good). Jamie ended up getting his book published the following year (although it didn't sell of majorly in any book store but still earned him a bit of money) and Emma returned to Burgess.
They both didn't rekindle their relationship right away. Jamie had been involved with some girl who worked as a waitress and Emma wanted to focus on work. However fate had a different plan in mind. Emma got a job at the local hardware store as a manger. Jamie had come in for a job and they reconciled. It wasn't long until Emma was telling them all that she had a date with Jamie. Laura remembered quite well
"So who's the guy?" Laura asked.
"Just some guy," Emma replied.
Laura was on Emma's bed while Emma was trying to pick out some clothes for her date that evening. She had come home with a certain look on her face that Laura knew meant she had a hot date. Emma wasn't saying anything which meant the guy was either someone who they all knew, an ex-boyfriend or someone she was embarrassed to go out with. Laura kept prodding until Emma finally relented.
"Alright, it's Jamie okay?" Emma said.
"Jamie?" Laura thought for a second before she clicked. "Jamie BENNETT?"
"Yeah," Emma said blushing. "We got talking and we realised that we still loved each other."
She had mumbled that last bit. Laura got a really big smile on her face.
"Knew it," she said.
"No you didn't," Emma said.
"Who else would make you go through fifty pairs of outfits, make you have three showers AND do you hair seven different ways?"
"Shut up," Emma mumbled.
Emma had come home after that date with a bit of a grin on her face. It didn't take too long until Emma had realised that her relationship was turning serious very quickly and Emma didn't mind that one bit. Laura knew that Emma always loved Jamie. She had tried dating other guys but none did it for her the way that Jamie had. Emma had tried getting into contact with Jamie but once she found out he had a girlfriend, she backed off. Laura of course thought that Emma was being an idiot. Jamie would have ditched that girlfriend in a minute to be with Emma again. Laura knew that Jamie still loved Emma and was only dating other people to see what was out there but she knew that Jamie and Emma would eventually come back together which of course happened. Dad of course was feeling as if Emma was growing up, moving out and getting married. He couldn't take it. Mum just laughed. She of course cried at the wedding and still cried at the wedding photos which made Laura laugh.
Laura grinned as she hugged each of her family. She hadn't seen any of them in a while. She had a lot of work. She was currently working as an intern at a big internet company which kept her on her feet. She didn't have a lot of free time anymore but since she had been working for a couple of months, she got into the swing of it and managed to find her rhythm. This allowed her some downtime every now and then and also allowed her to have a social life again.
"Shall we have dinner?" she asked.
"Of course," they all said.
A/N: So I hope that everyone enjoyed this update. Please review =)
