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Chapter 08: So You're Staying?
Peter and Jacalyn had both fallen asleep talking in his study, Peter never could understand how his sister could sleep anywhere. He'd woken up at two and moved her from the study chair to the bed in his guest room, which was where she had woken up slightly confused as to how she'd ended up there. Peter had always sworn that he'd protect her no matter what.
"Peter, did you move me?" Jacalyn questioned walking out of the guest room to the kitchen where Peter was cooking an elaborate breakfast for them seeing as though it was close to 11AM.
"Maybe, I couldn't have you sleep in that chair it's not the most comfortable," Peter answered before he was handing her a cup of freshly made coffee.
"You do remember that I used to fall asleep wherever you were right?" Jacalyn laughed, remembering falling asleep on the floor of his room as a child. "With no pillow, but always waking up with one,"
"What can I say? I don't like you not being comfortable," Peter said watching as she had a mouthful of the coffee he'd made her. "What did you want to do?"
"You worry too much," Jacalyn sighed at him before having some more coffee and thinking for a moment. "Look for somewhere to live, most of my things are still in Florida...I have a friend who said he'd drive them back here if I wasn't returning,"
"So you'll be wanting to get your cars out of storage?" Peter questioned, Jacalyn nodded she couldn't rely on her brother and nephew though she figured Peter wouldn't let her out of his sight.
"Peter, I don't need your protecting me all the time," Jacalyn told Peter as she walked around the island bench and sat at the counter before leaning on her elbows. "I've been doing a pretty good job of that myself the last few years," Jacalyn waited for Peter to pick up on her earlier comment about her friend being a male.
"Jacalyn. Who's this man you speak of? Who do I have to kill?" Peter asked suddenly as what Jacalyn had said clicked, causing her to burst out laughing.
"Relax big brother. You don't have to kill any one,"
Meanwhile, Erica had gone to shower leaving Isaac and Boyd sitting on the lounge, Boyd was refusing to let Isaac leave his side. If Isaac was frustrated he wasn't showing it. Boyd had a feeling that Isaac wanted to be both left alone, but not alone at the same time. Isaac moved slightly before he was sinking into the lounge.
"Oh God...if I'm a...and I thought..." Isaac mumbled suddenly as realisation hit about something that he'd said to Derek the day that they'd found Cora, Boyd and Erica.
"Isaac, breathe, Isaac, breathe," Boyd repeated himself until Isaac stopped panicking enough to tell him what had happened.
"Remember when we found you, Erica and Cora?" Isaac asked still slightly panicked at the idea of what he had thought.
"Yeah? What about it?" Boyd questioned raising his eyebrow at him as Isaac's mind started to go a million miles a minute.
"I...I said...or well I thought out loud about Cora to Derek..." Isaac muttered, Boyd sighed an wrapped an arm around Isaac pulling him into his body. "What do I..."
"Relax. Neither of you knew and you didn't do anything, so it's fine," Boyd told him, hoping that Isaac would start to calm down before he worked himself into a completely panicked state.
"Are you sure?" Isaac asked, as he slowly started to calm down. Boyd nodded as Isaac put his head on his shoulder and started to panic again.
"Isaac, you didn't do anything wrong. Talk to Derek if you're worried," Isaac shook his head, he didn't know if he could do that just yet. He was already having a hard enough time trying to work out what was going on inside his head.
Back at Peter's apartment, Scott had turned up – Peter had been expecting him as Derek had sent him a message seconds after Scott had left him. Jacalyn had been sitting in Peter's study looking through some of the only photos that she'd had of Isaac whenever she'd looked after him. Peter glared at Scott for turning up unannounced, didn't the teenager know better?
"McCall, to what do we owe the pleasure?" Peter questioned, opening the door and folding his arms across his chest as he looked at the teenager.
"You have another sister and didn't tell anyone," Scott stated, his own arms mimicking Peter's as he looked at the older man.
"Yes, and?" Peter questioned, wanting to know exactly why Scott was standing in front of him at his apartment.
"You didn't tell anyone!" Scott exclaimed, Peter rolled his eyes and stepped aside but not before speaking.
"She's human. She's not werewolf," Peter told him before calling out for Jacalyn to come out from the study. "Jackie, we have a visitor,"
"I know Peter," Jacalyn sighed, putting away all but the one photo that she kept in her purse. "Derek told me,"
"You too?" Peter questioned, Jacalyn nodded before Scott was looking between the two of them. "McCall this is Jacalyn,"
Scott continued to look between Peter and Jacalyn, trying to work out who was the older of the two of them. He hadn't really believed Derek when he'd said that she was younger than Peter. Jacalyn tapped her foot on the ground before she was pushing Peter out of her way. Peter stood his ground, and wrapped an arm protectively around her.
"Big brother, he's just a kid," Jacalyn huffed pulling away from Peter and turning around to face him for a moment. "Peter, I can take care of myself,"
"He's the true-alpha that Derek and I told you about," Peter told her, Jacalyn glared at him before whacking him upside the head.
"Go make coffee or something," Jacalyn smiled innocently at him before turning back to Scott who was looking at them open mouthed.
"Uh...I'm Scott, a friend of Isaac's," Scott managed to stutter out as he held out his hand to Jacalyn who took it and shook it.
"I figured," Jacalyn said before she was wondering what he was doing at Peter's. "I can tell you have questions,"
"You...you can tell that?" Scott gulped, she had taken on the same stance as Derek and Peter both of which could be considered intimidating.
"Relax, I don't bite. Come sit down,"