"Morning . Matt wake up" I said shaking him "huh what's happened" he said
quickly sitting up "what did you sleep out here for?" I questioned sitting
on the floor in front of him "by the time I felt sleepy I didn't want to go
in there and wake up Lauren" he replied as I smiled softly "awww how sweet"
I said patting his head as he swatted my hand away "your really hooked on
her aren't you" I said looking at him questioningly "maybe" he replied
guarded "aw she's a nice girl I recommend you keep her Mr" I said poking
him in the stomach "morning" a voice said interrupting our little talk
"good morning" I replied watching Jeff hobble over to the couch and
sitting down "what are you guys talking about?" he asked once settled "oh
nothing in particular but L.." I started to say as Matt punched my arm
"ouch" I said getting up and moving over to Jeff pretending to be hurt
"asshole" Jeff said picking up the rolled up newspaper that was sitting on
the table beside him and throwing it at his brother with a smirk "did the
big meanie hurt you" Jeff said kissing my arm as I sat on the couch beside
him and cuddled up to him "yes" I pouted "oh give me a bucket" Matt said as
I started to laugh.
"So hows your knee today Jeffrey?" Matt asked his younger brother "it's heaps better than yesterday . I think I might have just twisted it the wrong way or something . but walking on it's making it better" Jeff replied "how was dinner anyway?" He added just as I walked back into the room "really well and I have to warn you Hayley . the girls have some stuff in mind . it's kinda scary actually" Matt said as I sat back down next to Jeff "like?" I questioned "I don't know all I heard was we could have a "girls night" and then something about shopping" he replied as my eyes lit up "shopping" I said with excitement "oh no no no no no" Jeff said as I looked at him "yes yes yes" I replied as Matt laughed "oh don't you laugh man you haven't seen her with a credit card . oh but wait Lauren will need money" Jeff said as the smirk on Matts face disappeared "crap . nah she's not a shop a holic unlike SUM people I know" Matt concluded pointing a finger at me "hey I am not that bad" I said defending myself "oh yes you are" Jeff interrupted as I punched his arm "hey . remember who's got the money" he said as I cocked an eye brow "oh ok then come here" I said as he lent over towards me and I whispered something into his ear "oh ok well you can have the card" he said smiling brightly as Matt looked on shaking his head.
"Morning all" Mila said as she descended the stairs "morning M" I said waving briefly at her before wrapping my arm back around Jeff's warm body "morning" she replied smiling as she jumped over the back of the couch and landing right on top of Matt "hey" Matt said trying to push her off but to no avail "so did you have "fun" last night Mattie?" Mila asked nudging her brother "what are you on about" he said as Mila wiggled her eye brows and laughing at her older brother "your no fun" she said finally shifting off hi and onto the space beside him "so what did you guys get up to while we were gone?" Mila asked changing the subject "nothing . Jeff slept and I watched T.V" I replied in a monotone voice "oh yay heaps of fun" Mila said in a sarcastic tone "yeah lots" I replied with a smirk as Jeff looked down at me "sorry I didn't mean to ruin your night you could have just gone yourself you know" Jeff said getting up in a huff and hobbling off down the hall and I followed leaving both Mila, Matt and now Lauren to watch us leave "what was all that about?" I questioned following him into the bedroom and shutting the door but he didn't answer "Jeff?" I said in a questioning tone as he sat on the edge of the bed and looked out the window ignoring me "FINE!" I said leaving and slamming the door behind me before walking out the back door and slamming that too.
"Whoa fight much?" Lauren questioned "that's just the warm up . they both got some bad tempers on em" Mila replied "really I wouldn't have picked Jeff to be short tempered" Lauren replied leaning over the couch and wrapping her arms around Matts strong neck "oh yeah" both Matt and Mila said in unison causing Lauren to laugh a little. "Hayley come back inside it's freezing out here" Mila pleaded as she stood at the back door "no" I replied sternly sitting on the back step shivering "please . come on you've got to be cold" Mila said as she grabbed a blanket from the linen closet and carried it out "or at least put this around you" she said handing it to me "you want to talk?" she asked breaking the long silence as I shook my head "no" before wrapping the blanket around myself "ok" Mila said as she stood up and went back inside to maybe try and negotiate with Jeff a truce between the two but Matt had already beaten her to it. "What the hells going on Jeff . what you just did was plain harsh she didn't mean anything by it" Matt said to his little brother who was still siting on the edge of the bed staring out the window "well are you going to answer me or are you going to go out there and talk to her?" Matt questioned as Jeff stood to his feat and turned round to face his older brother "well?" Matt asked sternly but no answer came as Jeff pushed past him and walked out the door.
"Are you ok? . I told you something was wrong" Lauren said as Matt emerged from the room shortly after his brother "yeah I'm fine" he replied smiling softly as he walked up to her and gave her a hug "will they be ok?" came her next question as Matt looked out the back door at the pair sitting side by side in silence "yeah . they've been through worse there just so stubborn" Matt replied turning back to face her "come on I'm hungry ill make you breakfast" he said taking her hand in his and leading her down the hall and into the kitchen. I sat beside him in complete silence for at least fifteen minutes before deciding he wasn't going to say anything in the near future I stood up and went to walk back inside "Hayley" he called just before I got to the door "what?" I replied quietly "come sit down" he said patting the now empty space beside him "why so you can just ignore me again" I replied my eyes starting to well with unshed tears as he turned around "why did you snap Jeff I didn't mean anything by it" I added "I don't know . it was as if you were trying to make me feel guilty for you not going last night" he stated "I so wasn't . I didn't even want to go" I replied sitting down on one of the white Cain chairs that sat on the deck wiping a stray tear away "I'm sorry alright I over reacted. happy" Jeff said raising his arms in the air "no I'm not . your so pig headed" I replied looking anywhere but him "well so are you" he countered as I stayed quiet "come on just lets call a truce . please" he said standing in front of me with his arms spread open "fine whatever" I replied standing up and brushing past him but before I got to far he jumped me from behind and pulled me back towards him as I let out a laugh "see you couldn't stay mad for long" he said as I turned around "couldn't I" I replied with a raised eyebrow before giving him a peck on the cheek and walking inside.
"Is everything ok?" Mila asked as I headed for the bathroom "yeah fine" I replied not stopping and continuing my journey towards the shower "Jeff" Mila said trying to corner him to find out what was going on "what" he replied "you guys ok?" she asked as nodded "I guess" he said before continuing his walk into the kitchen coughing so the occupants new he was coming and had time to straighten them selves up "Jefro" Matt said blushing as his younger brother walked in with a smirk on his face "Matt" he said nodding his head and sitting down at the kitchen table "so hows everything now?" he asked tentatively not sure on how he would react "ok" Jeff replied as Matt looked at him "seriously it is" Jeff added grabbing a bowel down off the shelf just as I walked in "do you want breakfast?" Jeff asked as I shook my head "no thanks" I replied as he shrugged and poured his cereal into the bowel before drowning it with milk "I think I might go for a run instead" I added as Lauren and Mila looked at me "want company?" they both asked "I don't care" I replied slipping my joggers on "ready" both the girls said as I stood up "have fun" Jeff said kissing my hand as I smiled sweetly before taking off out the front door with the other girls.
"Where's Hayley?' Jeff asked seeing the girls walking thought the front door puffing "she's .. Still . running" Mila replied trying to catch her breath in between "really . oh ok" Jeff said sitting down on the couch "hey Lauren I was thinking we could go back to my place . just to get out of there hair yah know" Matt said quietly as Lauren nodded her head "ill just grab a quick shower and my stuff and we can go" she replied running off to the bathroom. "Oh your back" Jeff said turning around "thankyou captain obvious" I replied slipping my joggers off and trowing my sweaty towel at him "eww" came his reaction as I laughed slightly rolling my eyes as I walked into the kitchen "so where did you go for your run?" he asked following me in "just round" I replied stairing out the window and drinking the big glass of water "are you still pissed at me?" came his next question "a little but I'm over it" I replied putting the glass down and washing it up "prove it" he said with a mischevious grin on his face as I turned to face him "well" he said cocking an eyebrow as I stared deep into his green eyes before blowing him a kiss and walking away laughing at the disappointed expression on his face "oh nah you don't get away that easy" he said chasing after me and throwing me over his shoulder before carrying me into the bed room and shutting the door behind us.
"Lauren?" Matt said in a questioning tone as Lauren looked at him a smile on her face "yeah" she replied "where did Hayley really go . cause I mean I know she didn't just keep running and running" he asked turning the corner and straightening the car up "I don't know" Lauren replied looking out the window "well .. Ok hows this if you cant tell ill just guess and you can nod or whatever cause then technically you wouldn't be lying" Matt said as Lauren looked at him once again and sighed in defeat "did she go see dad?" he questioned as Lauren reluctantly nodded "I see" he said before turning the car into his drive way and jumping out. "So um where did you really go for your run?" Jeff questioned as I laid there looking up at the ceiling "I went to see your dad" I replied knowing what his response was going to be and also knowing I was in for another fight "really . how come" came his next question "just to visit" I replied still avoiding eye contact "how come" he asked again pushing himself up so his head was above me and he was looking at me intently "because he called" I replied "ok what did he ask you to do?" Jeff asked gently cupping my chin so I couldn't look away as I sighed "just stuff nothing major . ok he wanted to talk to someone . he's lonely Jeff" I said searching he face for some sort of reaction but all he did was nod "your upset with me now aren't you" I said sitting up "no how could I be upset if my dad wanted to talk to you then that's good . I'm glad he trusts you" he said as I turned to face him "really your not angry or anything?" I asked surprised at his reaction "no I learnt my lesson last time . if my dad told you something and you don't feel I should know I respect that" he replied sitting up and coming face to face with me "good" I said smiling before kissing him deeply.
"So hows your knee today Jeffrey?" Matt asked his younger brother "it's heaps better than yesterday . I think I might have just twisted it the wrong way or something . but walking on it's making it better" Jeff replied "how was dinner anyway?" He added just as I walked back into the room "really well and I have to warn you Hayley . the girls have some stuff in mind . it's kinda scary actually" Matt said as I sat back down next to Jeff "like?" I questioned "I don't know all I heard was we could have a "girls night" and then something about shopping" he replied as my eyes lit up "shopping" I said with excitement "oh no no no no no" Jeff said as I looked at him "yes yes yes" I replied as Matt laughed "oh don't you laugh man you haven't seen her with a credit card . oh but wait Lauren will need money" Jeff said as the smirk on Matts face disappeared "crap . nah she's not a shop a holic unlike SUM people I know" Matt concluded pointing a finger at me "hey I am not that bad" I said defending myself "oh yes you are" Jeff interrupted as I punched his arm "hey . remember who's got the money" he said as I cocked an eye brow "oh ok then come here" I said as he lent over towards me and I whispered something into his ear "oh ok well you can have the card" he said smiling brightly as Matt looked on shaking his head.
"Morning all" Mila said as she descended the stairs "morning M" I said waving briefly at her before wrapping my arm back around Jeff's warm body "morning" she replied smiling as she jumped over the back of the couch and landing right on top of Matt "hey" Matt said trying to push her off but to no avail "so did you have "fun" last night Mattie?" Mila asked nudging her brother "what are you on about" he said as Mila wiggled her eye brows and laughing at her older brother "your no fun" she said finally shifting off hi and onto the space beside him "so what did you guys get up to while we were gone?" Mila asked changing the subject "nothing . Jeff slept and I watched T.V" I replied in a monotone voice "oh yay heaps of fun" Mila said in a sarcastic tone "yeah lots" I replied with a smirk as Jeff looked down at me "sorry I didn't mean to ruin your night you could have just gone yourself you know" Jeff said getting up in a huff and hobbling off down the hall and I followed leaving both Mila, Matt and now Lauren to watch us leave "what was all that about?" I questioned following him into the bedroom and shutting the door but he didn't answer "Jeff?" I said in a questioning tone as he sat on the edge of the bed and looked out the window ignoring me "FINE!" I said leaving and slamming the door behind me before walking out the back door and slamming that too.
"Whoa fight much?" Lauren questioned "that's just the warm up . they both got some bad tempers on em" Mila replied "really I wouldn't have picked Jeff to be short tempered" Lauren replied leaning over the couch and wrapping her arms around Matts strong neck "oh yeah" both Matt and Mila said in unison causing Lauren to laugh a little. "Hayley come back inside it's freezing out here" Mila pleaded as she stood at the back door "no" I replied sternly sitting on the back step shivering "please . come on you've got to be cold" Mila said as she grabbed a blanket from the linen closet and carried it out "or at least put this around you" she said handing it to me "you want to talk?" she asked breaking the long silence as I shook my head "no" before wrapping the blanket around myself "ok" Mila said as she stood up and went back inside to maybe try and negotiate with Jeff a truce between the two but Matt had already beaten her to it. "What the hells going on Jeff . what you just did was plain harsh she didn't mean anything by it" Matt said to his little brother who was still siting on the edge of the bed staring out the window "well are you going to answer me or are you going to go out there and talk to her?" Matt questioned as Jeff stood to his feat and turned round to face his older brother "well?" Matt asked sternly but no answer came as Jeff pushed past him and walked out the door.
"Are you ok? . I told you something was wrong" Lauren said as Matt emerged from the room shortly after his brother "yeah I'm fine" he replied smiling softly as he walked up to her and gave her a hug "will they be ok?" came her next question as Matt looked out the back door at the pair sitting side by side in silence "yeah . they've been through worse there just so stubborn" Matt replied turning back to face her "come on I'm hungry ill make you breakfast" he said taking her hand in his and leading her down the hall and into the kitchen. I sat beside him in complete silence for at least fifteen minutes before deciding he wasn't going to say anything in the near future I stood up and went to walk back inside "Hayley" he called just before I got to the door "what?" I replied quietly "come sit down" he said patting the now empty space beside him "why so you can just ignore me again" I replied my eyes starting to well with unshed tears as he turned around "why did you snap Jeff I didn't mean anything by it" I added "I don't know . it was as if you were trying to make me feel guilty for you not going last night" he stated "I so wasn't . I didn't even want to go" I replied sitting down on one of the white Cain chairs that sat on the deck wiping a stray tear away "I'm sorry alright I over reacted. happy" Jeff said raising his arms in the air "no I'm not . your so pig headed" I replied looking anywhere but him "well so are you" he countered as I stayed quiet "come on just lets call a truce . please" he said standing in front of me with his arms spread open "fine whatever" I replied standing up and brushing past him but before I got to far he jumped me from behind and pulled me back towards him as I let out a laugh "see you couldn't stay mad for long" he said as I turned around "couldn't I" I replied with a raised eyebrow before giving him a peck on the cheek and walking inside.
"Is everything ok?" Mila asked as I headed for the bathroom "yeah fine" I replied not stopping and continuing my journey towards the shower "Jeff" Mila said trying to corner him to find out what was going on "what" he replied "you guys ok?" she asked as nodded "I guess" he said before continuing his walk into the kitchen coughing so the occupants new he was coming and had time to straighten them selves up "Jefro" Matt said blushing as his younger brother walked in with a smirk on his face "Matt" he said nodding his head and sitting down at the kitchen table "so hows everything now?" he asked tentatively not sure on how he would react "ok" Jeff replied as Matt looked at him "seriously it is" Jeff added grabbing a bowel down off the shelf just as I walked in "do you want breakfast?" Jeff asked as I shook my head "no thanks" I replied as he shrugged and poured his cereal into the bowel before drowning it with milk "I think I might go for a run instead" I added as Lauren and Mila looked at me "want company?" they both asked "I don't care" I replied slipping my joggers on "ready" both the girls said as I stood up "have fun" Jeff said kissing my hand as I smiled sweetly before taking off out the front door with the other girls.
"Where's Hayley?' Jeff asked seeing the girls walking thought the front door puffing "she's .. Still . running" Mila replied trying to catch her breath in between "really . oh ok" Jeff said sitting down on the couch "hey Lauren I was thinking we could go back to my place . just to get out of there hair yah know" Matt said quietly as Lauren nodded her head "ill just grab a quick shower and my stuff and we can go" she replied running off to the bathroom. "Oh your back" Jeff said turning around "thankyou captain obvious" I replied slipping my joggers off and trowing my sweaty towel at him "eww" came his reaction as I laughed slightly rolling my eyes as I walked into the kitchen "so where did you go for your run?" he asked following me in "just round" I replied stairing out the window and drinking the big glass of water "are you still pissed at me?" came his next question "a little but I'm over it" I replied putting the glass down and washing it up "prove it" he said with a mischevious grin on his face as I turned to face him "well" he said cocking an eyebrow as I stared deep into his green eyes before blowing him a kiss and walking away laughing at the disappointed expression on his face "oh nah you don't get away that easy" he said chasing after me and throwing me over his shoulder before carrying me into the bed room and shutting the door behind us.
"Lauren?" Matt said in a questioning tone as Lauren looked at him a smile on her face "yeah" she replied "where did Hayley really go . cause I mean I know she didn't just keep running and running" he asked turning the corner and straightening the car up "I don't know" Lauren replied looking out the window "well .. Ok hows this if you cant tell ill just guess and you can nod or whatever cause then technically you wouldn't be lying" Matt said as Lauren looked at him once again and sighed in defeat "did she go see dad?" he questioned as Lauren reluctantly nodded "I see" he said before turning the car into his drive way and jumping out. "So um where did you really go for your run?" Jeff questioned as I laid there looking up at the ceiling "I went to see your dad" I replied knowing what his response was going to be and also knowing I was in for another fight "really . how come" came his next question "just to visit" I replied still avoiding eye contact "how come" he asked again pushing himself up so his head was above me and he was looking at me intently "because he called" I replied "ok what did he ask you to do?" Jeff asked gently cupping my chin so I couldn't look away as I sighed "just stuff nothing major . ok he wanted to talk to someone . he's lonely Jeff" I said searching he face for some sort of reaction but all he did was nod "your upset with me now aren't you" I said sitting up "no how could I be upset if my dad wanted to talk to you then that's good . I'm glad he trusts you" he said as I turned to face him "really your not angry or anything?" I asked surprised at his reaction "no I learnt my lesson last time . if my dad told you something and you don't feel I should know I respect that" he replied sitting up and coming face to face with me "good" I said smiling before kissing him deeply.