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Jan decided to take a walk to get her mind off of Marcia and the rest of her family.  As she entered the park through the ajar gate, something caught her eye.  Someone was sitting on the swing alone.

"Hey," she said louder volume than appealed to her as she replayed her voice in her head.  The lone wolf looked up and Jan saw that is was Jake Hammond.  She thought it coincidental that she had just spoken to her dad about him.

He would never take the place of George Glass, but she knew he was an acceptable substitute.

"Hi.  What's going on?  Just hanging around a kiddie park at 9?  How very strange."

"No, I'm not.  I was just taking a walk, but what are you doing?  You're the one sitting alone in a kiddie park at 9."

"Oh Jan, I just had a feeling you would show up," Jake said in a mock seductive tone.

"I'm sure you did, you goof-ball."

"Quit teasing.  You're starting to sound like your sister, and that's definitely a bad thing."

"You would know all about the teasings of Marcia.  She sure did play you well after I let slip that I had a crush on you."  With this Jan let out a squeak and covered her mouth.

"Wait, wait, wait!  That's why she hit on me?"  Then Jake realized what Jan had said.  "You have a crush on me?"

"Umm."

"Well, do you?  It's ok if you do.  I like you too."

Jan let out another squeak and put her arms around Jake's neck.  "Really?  Do you really like me?"

Jake nodded and kissed Jan's cheek.  "I've liked you since that time in chemistry when you accidentally poured iodine on my hand."

"Yeah, that was an accident."  Jan looked down as she lowered her arms, shocked that she had touched Jake Hammond.

"It was fate.  For the rest of the day, I kept looking at my hand and thinking about you."

"Oh, Jake."  Jan couldn't hold it in any more.  She wanted to kiss him so badly.  As she was considering leaning in for one, he read her mind and pressed his lips gently to her's.

Jan gasped and withdrew.  She stared into his dark brown and eyes and said "We can't do this on a kiddie play ground."

"I know, but we can't exactly do it at school, so we might as well relieve some of our feelings now."

"I don't think I'm ready for all of that."

Shut up, Jan!  You could get the boy of your dreams.

He probably just wants to hurt me.  Everyone wants to hurt me.  I have to get out of here.

No!  Just stay with him.  He's the answer to your prayers!

"I'm sorry, Jake.  I have to go.  Maybe I'll see you at school."

"Wait, where are you going?"  Jake looked at her with puppy dog eyes.  "I just want to be with you."

"Who's teasing who now?  You just want to hurt me!"  This sudden outburst scared Jake.  Jan was beginning to cry.  She couldn't stand him staring at her like she was a freak.  She turned and ran as fast as she could.

"Jan, quit being a freak!"  Marcia was sitting outside, no doubt waiting for someone to pick her up, when Jan came back.  "You run like a freakin' girl."

"I am a girl, in case you didn't notice.  Oh yeah, you probably didn't.  You were too busy screwing random guys to pay attention to your family."

"At least some guys want to touch me, where as with you, they have to take flea baths after coming in contact with you."

Jan's temper was rising again, but before she could strike her older sister, a car pulled up in front of their house.

"Bye, Jan.  I will think of you as I make out with pause what ever this guy's name is."

Jan ran inside as Marcia sauntered towards the car.

"Where'd you go, Jan?"

Mrs. Brady could always ignore Marcia leaving, but not Jan.  "No where, Mom.  Marcia just left to screw a random guy, though!"

"What was that, Jan?" asked Mrs. Brady in an oblivious tone.

"Nevermind, I'm going to bed."

"I'm sorry, dear."

The next story will be continued with Marcia.