Updated: November 2nd, 2016.
The extra kids in this chapter are JJ's cousins.
Elijah: 15 years old.
Rosaline: 12 years old.
Jenny: 7 years old.
Emily: 12 years old.
Amber & James (Michael's brother and sister-in-law)
Madeleine: 12 years old.
Elena: 5 years old.
Breanna: 5 years old.
Maria & Caleb (Sandy's sister and brother-in-law)
Rayleigh: 8
Kayleigh: 8
4th of July, 1991.
"Em'ly!" JJ comes bounding into the living room where Emily and Rosa are watching TV.
"Hey, sweetie." Emily picks the younger girl up, placing JJ in her lap. "What are you up too?"
"Nothing. Will you come play with me?"
"Not right now, sweetie." Emily replies. "I promised Rosa I would watch this movie with her."
"What about my movie?"
"Well, how about this. You see that clock over there?" Emily points to the clock hanging over the fire place.
"Yes." JJ says, nodding her head.
"Okay, can you tell me what time it is?"
"Uh," JJ thinks for a moment. "The big hand is on the ten and the little hand is on the 8." She pauses. "It's...8:50."
"Good. Now I want you to take this," Emily takes her watch off and gives it to JJ. "And take it upstairs. When the big hand is on the one and the little hand is on the 10, it will be 10:05."
"What happens then?"
"The movie will be over and then we can eat a snack."
"Then what?"
"Then, we can go watch your movie until we fall asleep. We can take a short nap so we're not so tired tonight, ok?"
"But, I don't want to take a nap."
Emily tucks a strand of blond curls behind JJ's ear. "Well, we need to take a nap, so when your cousins get here, you won't be super tired. Ok?"
JJ huffs and leans back against Emily. "Fine. Can you make grilled cheese for our snack?"
"Sure, if that's what you want. Now, go on. The longer you stay down here then the longer you'll have to wait upstairs." JJ hops down and walks to the stairs. She stops at the bottom stairs and turns around.
"Why can't I watch this with you?"
"Because this movie isn't for kids your age, sweetheart. Go put a movie in upstairs and we'll probably be done by the time your movie is finished."
JJ walked up the stairs and into her room. She flops down the Princess themed bedspread and turns her TV on.
Her room is painted pink with purple trim. There is a bookshelf with all kinds of books on it. There's tons of pictures up on her wall that consist of her and Emily during sleepovers, holidays and at her school play. The others are of her and her siblings on their birthdays, vacations to the beach, camping trips during spring break, and things she did before she met Emily.
JJ goes over to the shelf on her bookcase that holds all of her Scooby-Doo movies. Emily told her that if she watches one of the VCRs that has more than one different episode on it, then each episode would be thirty minutes long.
She knew she needed to watch one that had enough for a hour on it, so she picked out one of the A Pup Named Scooby-Doo movie and put it in the VCR player. She took the remote and laid back on the bed.
Just like she said, when the movie was over Emily walked upstairs to get JJ. She stopped at her door and knocked. There was sign on the door that said 'JJ's room. Please knock.' It was decorated with pink and purple princess stickers.
When she didn't get a response, Emily opens the door and sees JJ asleep in her bed. She goes over to her, first stopping at the tv to turn it off, and then goes over to the bed. She tries to climb into the bed without waking JJ up, but doesn't succeed.
"Emmy, what're you doin'?" The sleepy blonde asks.
"Go back to sleep, baby. My movie is over and we can just take a nap now." Emily slides down under the covers and lays on her back so JJ can curl up next to her. They both fall asleep.
Two hours later.
At 15 minutes to noon, JJ's mom comes upstairs to see where Emily and JJ had disappeared to. She peaks her head and smiles when she sees the two girls asleep together.
She goes over and wakes Emily up.
"Em, sweetie, lunch is almost ready. Do you and JJ want to come downstairs?"
Emily turns to JJ and gently wakes the younger girl up.
"Jenny, sweetheart, lunch is ready. And I bet your cousins are here."
JJ sits up, suddenly very awake. "Yay! Rayleigh and Kayleigh are gonna be here!" JJ jumps out of bed and runs downstairs with Emily following her.
In the backyard, Michael and Caleb are grilling the hamburgers and hotdogs. The other adults and kids are playing in the pool.
"Maddie, come play with me!" JJ says to her cousin. Madeleine is 12 years old, and had shoulder length brown hair with hazel eyes.
"No, I don't want too." The pre-teen answers.
"Why not? We can play in the pool." JJ says, trying to get her cousin to change her mind.
"No, you can't even go to the deep end." Madeleine goes back to the device in her hand.
"Oh, come on. I can go with you, and I'll wear my floaties. Pleeeaase." JJ begs, hanging onto Maddie's arm.
"I said no! I don't play with little babies." Maddie pushes JJ causing her to lose her balance and fall down. Amber turns just in time to see her oldest child push JJ down.
"Madeleine Christina Jareau! What is wrong with you?" Amber asks.
"I told her I didn't want to play with her. And she wouldn't leave me alone." Madeleine huffs out as Rosaline is helping JJ up, and Elijah is checking her over for any scraps.
"That is absolutely no reason to push her down. I want you to apologize to your cousin and then I want you to put your pager in the car for the rest of the evening." Amber tell Maddie.
"Mom that's not fair!" She turns to her father. "Dad, tell her she can't do that!"
"I'm sorry Maddie, but your mom's right. Now, apologize to JJ please." Madeleine huffs but turns to JJ who is sitting in Rosa's lap.
"I'm sorry I pushed you down."
"That's ok, Maddie." JJ whispers with a frown on her face. Emily comes over then, because she was inside when Madeleine pushed JJ and Elijah had gone to get her. She raises her hands to be picked up, and Emily does so, shooting a glare at Madeleine.
"That was totally uncalled for, Madeleine." She says.
Maddie rolls her eyes and goes inside She stomps out of the front door to Amber and Jack's car. She throws her pager in the back window, and slams the door shut, before stomping back through the house to the backyard.
Soon, the hamburgers and hotdogs were ready. After getting everyone their food and drinks, they sit down to enjoy the barbeque.
"Em, are you gonna come watch the fireworks with us?" JJ asks. It's nearing 6:45 and Sandy and Michael are now clearing the tables off, bringing the uneaten food back inside.
"If you want me too, I will."
"Yay!" JJ runs inside to the kitchen. "Mommy, can we get ice cream?"
"Sure, sweetie. Why don't you go ask Aunt Amber and Uncle James if they're ready to go and we'll leave right now?"
"Okay, Mama." She goes to the living room and over to the couch.
"Aunt Amber, are you ready to go?"
"Are we leaving right now?"
"Mama said we can."
"Okay, then I guess we should load up." Amber stood and made her way outside where the husbands were talking. After telling everyone it was time to go, they loaded up and headed to the ice cream parlor.
I know this is a weird place to stop, but I'll have part two up tomorrow or Tuesday at the latest. I just really wanted to get a chapter up tonight.
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