Chapter 7
"Jamie, Jersey, can you come in here please?" Piper called. They looked around the room, and every thing seemed to be there. Jamie and Jersey each had three presents. Soon, the soft rhythm of the twins foot steps gently pounded into the living room. "What- Whoah! Is this for us?" Jersey asked amazed. Gigantic grins appeared on Jamie and Jersey's faces, as did the adults. "Yeah, you each have three. Happy Birthday." Leo said. Jamie sat next to Piper. "I forgot all about that." Jamie said. Phoebe laughed, and Jersey came and sat in the middle of Jamie and Phoebe. "Jamie, why don't you go first." Piper suggested. Jamie nodded her head. Paige handed her a rectangular, odd shaped box. Jamie eagerly started to rip the purple paper that was spattered with silver stars. Jamie got to the box, and pulled out a small make up kit. "Wow! Thank you Paige!" Jamie exclaimed. Paige smiled, and received a hug from Jamie. "Your welcome." Paige said, pleased that Jamie liked her gift. Piper put the box down at their feet. "Cool. My turn." Jersey exclaimed excitedly. Phoebe and Cole laughed. "Open mine first." Paige said, placing the package on Jersey's lap. Jersey smiled, and unwrapped the mysterious package. Inside, was the DVD version of
"Ice Age" along with a saber-tooth tiger stuffed animal. (That was one of the characters in the movie). Her now tan face lit up. She hugged the stuffed animal, then hugged Paige. "This is my very favorite movie in the whole wide world!" Jersey said. Paige laughed at returned Jersey's hug. "Can I open my next present now?" Jamie asked. Piper nodded. She chose the present from Phoebe and Cole. It was two packages tied together with red ribbon, which matched perfectly with the red wrapping paper. She opened the top package, to reveal six colors of nail polish, a glittery blue, metallic pink, gold glitter, an extremely light green, silver glitter, and a light purple. "Thanks Phoebe, thanks Cole!" Jamie said giving them both hugs. "There's still one more." Jersey pointed out. Jamie unwrapped it. At the bottom of the box, a gift certificate to Limited Too lay. Jamie smiled and thanked Cole at Phoebe again. The evening went on, and Jersey received a glove and bat kit from Piper and Leo. Jamie joyfully accepted the easy bake oven, with Piper's promise that they would do it together. Jersey, was the most pleased with the puppy that Phoebe and Cole adopted from the animal shelter. She decided to call her Snickers.
______________-later that night-______________-
Jersey snuggled up to Phoebe and Cole. They had been taking turns reading to her on Phoebe's bed. Phoebe paused, and took a deep breath, which interrupted Cole's reading. "Are you okay?" Jersey asked sweetly, staring up at Phoebe. Phoebe smiled down at Jersey and nodded. "Jerse, do you like it here?" Phoebe asked. Cole looked at Phoebe, and knew what she was getting to. Jersey nodded defiantly. "Yeah, I love it here. When I lived with other people, I don't think they liked my and Jamie that much." Jersey replied, looking down. Phoebe lifted up her chin. "I'm sure they liked you. I know that everyone loves having you and Jamie staying here." Phoebe said comforting. Jersey smiled. Cole watched adoringly at Phoebe talking to Jersey. "Phoebe?" Jersey asked shyly. Phoebe looked down at Jersey. "Yeah?" Phoebe asked. Jersey looked away from Phoebe and Cole. "When are we, um, not staying here? And what if the people that I live with next don't like Snickers?" Jersey asked, hugging the adorable puppy close. Cole looked at Jersey. "I know that they will love Snickers." Cole said. Jersey looked up at Cole curiously. "So you wouldn't mind staying with us for a really long time?" Phoebe reassured. Jersey shook her head no. "I wanna stay here forever." Jersey replied. Phoebe and Cole's hearts melted, and they hugged Jersey tightly. "So, you wouldn't mind if Phoebe and I adopted you?" Cole asked. Jersey's face brightened up with a smile, and hugged Phoebe and Cole back. "You mean, then I'd get to stay here forever, and ever?" Jersey asked hopefully. Phoebe nodded. Cole started to tickle Jersey, and she cracked over with playful laughter. _______________--The Next Morning-__________________
Jersey sat up in bed, and noticed Snickers was still sleeping peacefully on her bed. Jersey woke the sleeping puppy up by petting her. Snickers started wagging her tail and licking Jersey happily in the face. Jersey giggled, and got out of bed, Snickers followed her. The two walked into the kitchen, where everyone was already up. "Hey, sleepy-head." Phoebe greeted. "Hi." Jersey replied, sitting on Cole's lap. Snickers sat down in the middle of the floor, and Jamie stood up out of her seat to pet her. Snickers tail wagged slowly, and Jamie stoked her even more. Piper smiled. "Do you want anything for breakfast? We have three pancakes left." Piper suggested. Jersey nodded her head, got up off of Cole's lap and went over to Piper who was behind the counter with a plate of two pancakes with syrup on them. Jamie quit petting Snickers, so he wandered into another room. "Jersey hurry up! I wanna play after you eat. You sleep WAY to much." Jamie exclaimed. Jersey nodded and sat down at the kitchen table. "Enjoy it, because tomorrow you two have to go to school." Piper said, rechecking the calendar. Jamie and Jersey smiled at each other. "What?" Paige asked. The twins giggled then looked at Paige. "Schools funny." Jersey said. Jamie nodded but Paige wasn't buying it. "Why is school so funny?" Paige asked. "Because Charlie try's to kiss us. And then he gets in trouble." Jersey explained. "Yep. Jersey pu-" Jamie began, but Jersey practically knocked her over trying to cover Jamie's mouth. Cole looked at Jersey, and then looked at Jamie. "What did Jersey do?" Leo asked. "Jamie, don't tell them." Jersey ordered. Jersey's smile had faded, but Jamie was still full of laughter. "Come on Jersey, it was funny. You had him sneezing out of his ear." Jamie said, still laughing. Jersey reached for Jamie's mouth again, but Cole picked her up. Jersey smiled a small, mischievous grin. Cole looked at her. "Jamie, what'd she do?" Phoebe asked. Jamie's roar of laughter quickly turned into a smile. "Charlie grabbed Jersey, and kissed her on the lips, like grown-ups do, so she turned around and punched him in the face." A surprised smiled grew on the adults faces. Piper looked at Leo, trying to fight back the small amount of laughter inside her. "Jersey, next time just tell the teacher." Piper said. Jersey nodded. Cole let down Jersey who was still in his arms. "I'm full. Can we go play now?" Jersey asked. Jamie looked up at Piper, who nodded. The twins happily went to the back yard, where their tee-ball equipment was waiting for them. "You guys are really good with them." Paige complemented. "Paige, Cole and I already talked with Jersey. She loved it. Can I please sign the papers now?" Phoebe begged. Paige nodded and left to get her briefcase. "You told her already?" Piper asked. Leo looked at Cole and Phoebe. "Yeah, was is supposed to be a secret?" Phoebe asked sarcastically. "No, it was supposed to be KEPT secret, until we decided how to tell them." Piper corrected. "Just go tell Jamie now. She adores you." Phoebe said, brushing it off. "We can't just say, hey kid were going to adopt you, it that ok?" Piper defended, looking at Leo for help. "Why not. Then just tell her tonight. Piper, she's not going to have a problem with it. She loves it here. She loves you, and Leo." Phoebe replied. Piper looked down. "Honey, lets just tell her after dinner. Phoebe, make sure Jersey doesn't say anything." Leo said. Phoebe and Piper nodded. Paige came back into the room with her briefcase, opened it. "Ok, um financially ability, check. Previous criminal records?" Paige asked, looking at Cole and Phoebe. "Come on Paige, Cole's clear, and I was only arrested, what, like two times when I was a teenager." Phoebe answered. Paige nodded. "No problem, everything else, you guys are good. Fill this out, then sign at the bottom." Paige said. She handed a paper to Cole and Phoebe, who began checking boxes, and circling answers, until finally they signed the bottom, and handed it back to Paige. "Ok, I just have to have a judge look over this. Standard stuff, you don't need an interview, um give it a week." Paige said. Phoebe looked at Cole and then nodded.
"Jamie, Jersey, can you come in here please?" Piper called. They looked around the room, and every thing seemed to be there. Jamie and Jersey each had three presents. Soon, the soft rhythm of the twins foot steps gently pounded into the living room. "What- Whoah! Is this for us?" Jersey asked amazed. Gigantic grins appeared on Jamie and Jersey's faces, as did the adults. "Yeah, you each have three. Happy Birthday." Leo said. Jamie sat next to Piper. "I forgot all about that." Jamie said. Phoebe laughed, and Jersey came and sat in the middle of Jamie and Phoebe. "Jamie, why don't you go first." Piper suggested. Jamie nodded her head. Paige handed her a rectangular, odd shaped box. Jamie eagerly started to rip the purple paper that was spattered with silver stars. Jamie got to the box, and pulled out a small make up kit. "Wow! Thank you Paige!" Jamie exclaimed. Paige smiled, and received a hug from Jamie. "Your welcome." Paige said, pleased that Jamie liked her gift. Piper put the box down at their feet. "Cool. My turn." Jersey exclaimed excitedly. Phoebe and Cole laughed. "Open mine first." Paige said, placing the package on Jersey's lap. Jersey smiled, and unwrapped the mysterious package. Inside, was the DVD version of
"Ice Age" along with a saber-tooth tiger stuffed animal. (That was one of the characters in the movie). Her now tan face lit up. She hugged the stuffed animal, then hugged Paige. "This is my very favorite movie in the whole wide world!" Jersey said. Paige laughed at returned Jersey's hug. "Can I open my next present now?" Jamie asked. Piper nodded. She chose the present from Phoebe and Cole. It was two packages tied together with red ribbon, which matched perfectly with the red wrapping paper. She opened the top package, to reveal six colors of nail polish, a glittery blue, metallic pink, gold glitter, an extremely light green, silver glitter, and a light purple. "Thanks Phoebe, thanks Cole!" Jamie said giving them both hugs. "There's still one more." Jersey pointed out. Jamie unwrapped it. At the bottom of the box, a gift certificate to Limited Too lay. Jamie smiled and thanked Cole at Phoebe again. The evening went on, and Jersey received a glove and bat kit from Piper and Leo. Jamie joyfully accepted the easy bake oven, with Piper's promise that they would do it together. Jersey, was the most pleased with the puppy that Phoebe and Cole adopted from the animal shelter. She decided to call her Snickers.
______________-later that night-______________-
Jersey snuggled up to Phoebe and Cole. They had been taking turns reading to her on Phoebe's bed. Phoebe paused, and took a deep breath, which interrupted Cole's reading. "Are you okay?" Jersey asked sweetly, staring up at Phoebe. Phoebe smiled down at Jersey and nodded. "Jerse, do you like it here?" Phoebe asked. Cole looked at Phoebe, and knew what she was getting to. Jersey nodded defiantly. "Yeah, I love it here. When I lived with other people, I don't think they liked my and Jamie that much." Jersey replied, looking down. Phoebe lifted up her chin. "I'm sure they liked you. I know that everyone loves having you and Jamie staying here." Phoebe said comforting. Jersey smiled. Cole watched adoringly at Phoebe talking to Jersey. "Phoebe?" Jersey asked shyly. Phoebe looked down at Jersey. "Yeah?" Phoebe asked. Jersey looked away from Phoebe and Cole. "When are we, um, not staying here? And what if the people that I live with next don't like Snickers?" Jersey asked, hugging the adorable puppy close. Cole looked at Jersey. "I know that they will love Snickers." Cole said. Jersey looked up at Cole curiously. "So you wouldn't mind staying with us for a really long time?" Phoebe reassured. Jersey shook her head no. "I wanna stay here forever." Jersey replied. Phoebe and Cole's hearts melted, and they hugged Jersey tightly. "So, you wouldn't mind if Phoebe and I adopted you?" Cole asked. Jersey's face brightened up with a smile, and hugged Phoebe and Cole back. "You mean, then I'd get to stay here forever, and ever?" Jersey asked hopefully. Phoebe nodded. Cole started to tickle Jersey, and she cracked over with playful laughter. _______________--The Next Morning-__________________
Jersey sat up in bed, and noticed Snickers was still sleeping peacefully on her bed. Jersey woke the sleeping puppy up by petting her. Snickers started wagging her tail and licking Jersey happily in the face. Jersey giggled, and got out of bed, Snickers followed her. The two walked into the kitchen, where everyone was already up. "Hey, sleepy-head." Phoebe greeted. "Hi." Jersey replied, sitting on Cole's lap. Snickers sat down in the middle of the floor, and Jamie stood up out of her seat to pet her. Snickers tail wagged slowly, and Jamie stoked her even more. Piper smiled. "Do you want anything for breakfast? We have three pancakes left." Piper suggested. Jersey nodded her head, got up off of Cole's lap and went over to Piper who was behind the counter with a plate of two pancakes with syrup on them. Jamie quit petting Snickers, so he wandered into another room. "Jersey hurry up! I wanna play after you eat. You sleep WAY to much." Jamie exclaimed. Jersey nodded and sat down at the kitchen table. "Enjoy it, because tomorrow you two have to go to school." Piper said, rechecking the calendar. Jamie and Jersey smiled at each other. "What?" Paige asked. The twins giggled then looked at Paige. "Schools funny." Jersey said. Jamie nodded but Paige wasn't buying it. "Why is school so funny?" Paige asked. "Because Charlie try's to kiss us. And then he gets in trouble." Jersey explained. "Yep. Jersey pu-" Jamie began, but Jersey practically knocked her over trying to cover Jamie's mouth. Cole looked at Jersey, and then looked at Jamie. "What did Jersey do?" Leo asked. "Jamie, don't tell them." Jersey ordered. Jersey's smile had faded, but Jamie was still full of laughter. "Come on Jersey, it was funny. You had him sneezing out of his ear." Jamie said, still laughing. Jersey reached for Jamie's mouth again, but Cole picked her up. Jersey smiled a small, mischievous grin. Cole looked at her. "Jamie, what'd she do?" Phoebe asked. Jamie's roar of laughter quickly turned into a smile. "Charlie grabbed Jersey, and kissed her on the lips, like grown-ups do, so she turned around and punched him in the face." A surprised smiled grew on the adults faces. Piper looked at Leo, trying to fight back the small amount of laughter inside her. "Jersey, next time just tell the teacher." Piper said. Jersey nodded. Cole let down Jersey who was still in his arms. "I'm full. Can we go play now?" Jersey asked. Jamie looked up at Piper, who nodded. The twins happily went to the back yard, where their tee-ball equipment was waiting for them. "You guys are really good with them." Paige complemented. "Paige, Cole and I already talked with Jersey. She loved it. Can I please sign the papers now?" Phoebe begged. Paige nodded and left to get her briefcase. "You told her already?" Piper asked. Leo looked at Cole and Phoebe. "Yeah, was is supposed to be a secret?" Phoebe asked sarcastically. "No, it was supposed to be KEPT secret, until we decided how to tell them." Piper corrected. "Just go tell Jamie now. She adores you." Phoebe said, brushing it off. "We can't just say, hey kid were going to adopt you, it that ok?" Piper defended, looking at Leo for help. "Why not. Then just tell her tonight. Piper, she's not going to have a problem with it. She loves it here. She loves you, and Leo." Phoebe replied. Piper looked down. "Honey, lets just tell her after dinner. Phoebe, make sure Jersey doesn't say anything." Leo said. Phoebe and Piper nodded. Paige came back into the room with her briefcase, opened it. "Ok, um financially ability, check. Previous criminal records?" Paige asked, looking at Cole and Phoebe. "Come on Paige, Cole's clear, and I was only arrested, what, like two times when I was a teenager." Phoebe answered. Paige nodded. "No problem, everything else, you guys are good. Fill this out, then sign at the bottom." Paige said. She handed a paper to Cole and Phoebe, who began checking boxes, and circling answers, until finally they signed the bottom, and handed it back to Paige. "Ok, I just have to have a judge look over this. Standard stuff, you don't need an interview, um give it a week." Paige said. Phoebe looked at Cole and then nodded.
