A.N.: This chapter is dedicated to Nikki or a.k.a PrudencePiperHalliwell for being the first reviewer for chapter 5. Thanks so much. I don't have anything to say right now, so on to the reviews:
(Chapter 5)
PrudencePiperHalliwell: You were the first reviewer, so I dedicated the chapter to you. Thanks so much for the review.
wabibito: Thanks for the review even though it was only two words. laughs maniacally
Murfdurf22: Thank you so much for the review and I'm so sorry, but I lost your email address, so do you think you could give it to me again?
sparklinqt87: You still like this story? Sorry, that amused me. Thanks for the review. So your name's Holly, mine's Catty. Nice to meet you.
nikki007: You are very welcome and I am sorry if I didn't make it clear enough. Thanks so much for the review.
Uh.yeah: Not many people call me dude, that's usually what I do. Hehehe. I hate it when my family interrupts me when I'm reading my fanfics. Damn parents. But, thanks for saying my story was awesome. The hints. Yes, they will eventually be made clear, but I will let you ponder them for a while. Now, I wouldn't want you to die from curiosity now would I?
ILOVETHIS: Thank you so much. It would be nice to now a name though. But thanks for the review and I'm very glad you love it.
flonshoe: I didn't think that anybody had read that part of my A.N. Thanks for commenting on it. It was funny. I'm sorry it was short, but I wanted to put the party in this chapter. No, Rob and Doug are not scheming. That's a laugh. You really made my day with your review. It was so funny. And you love me? Thank you so much.
Nicole: You are really funny. That review was so choppy. It made me smile. Thank you.
Anywien: I know, I'm sorry it was short. So sorry. I beg for forgiveness. Bows down and kisses Anywien's feet Thanks for the review.
moovalous3: Um, it was Christmas Day. I doubt that there are any stores open on Christmas Day. Yes, she did ask him to the prom, but she just seemed so stupid during the whole thing. HeHeHe. I'm evil.
Sunchaser: Thanks so much for liking Rob's line. And yes, Doug is another mystery onto itself.
Chapter 6
The moment we stepped into the house, I could smell the wonderful odors coming from the kitchen. Mike was just walking down the stairs with Claire attached to his hip as we came in. Doug was nowhere to be seen. I suppose he had already gone into hiding already, but I really don't care. The little twit.
I needed to get changed into my skirt. Well, what would you expect? There was no way I was going on a motorcycle in the freezing cold at the end of December in a skirt. First of all, I would freeze, and second of all, after an accident on a motorcycle, I will never wear anything but jeans on the back of a bike.
On our way upstairs my mother caught us, "Jess, where are you two going?"
"Upstairs, I need to get changed." I turned to her and looked at her impatiently.
Mom gave me a look sort of like she was saying that I was insane thinking I could have a buy in my room alone with me. Well, it's not like Rob hadn't been in my room before. "Jess, why don't you go get changed and Rob can help me set the table for the guests."
I turned to Rob, but his look was expressionless. I sighed and tilted my head at him saying that he should probably go with her instead of up to my room. It is totally not fair that Mom trusts Claire in Mike's room and Tasha in Doug's room, but yet, she doesn't trust Rob in my room. I mean, I could see where it's different with them being guys and me being younger, but it's still not fair.
He sighed too. I think that he wanted to go up into my room almost just as much as I did. He was a few steps lower than me on the stairs, so we were about even in height. We didn't want my mom to overhear a conversation between us, so he just gave me a peck on the lips and said, "I'll see you when you get down. Okay, baby?"
I nodded before heading up to my room while Rob headed in the other direction with my mom. I was a little disappointed to know that my mom didn't trust me, but there's really nothing that I can do about it.
I got changed with careful precision in tribute to Rob seeing me when I went downstairs. My mom had made me a nice dress, but I politefully declined wearing it. Don't get me wrong; it was beautiful. It was reddish brown color and was made of velvet and had a scooped neck that went down pretty low if you know what I mean. But I had my own outfit. I decided to be more celebratory; I mean it was Christmas. I had a green v-necked shirt that also can off my shoulders and a red mini skirt that I was sure Rob would just die when he say me in it. I also put on the locket that Rob gave me. It went perfectly with my outfit.
I sighed. This was it. I couldn't keep procrastinating. I had to go downstairs sooner or later. So I made my grand entrance into the kitchen where everyone was sitting down talking and laughing. The party itself wasn't starting for another hour and a half, so only the family was there. Well, everybody except Douglas who was still holed up in his room.
The phone rang and Doug answered it. I guess he wasn't in his room after all. (A.N.: This is IMPORTANT)
When I got into the kitchen, everybody looked up. Rob's jaw went slack as he stared at me. I walked into his arms and gave him a little kiss. I really only did that because my mom doesn't really like Rob much, so why not just make her mad?
Rob was still staring at me pathetically. I was so happy that I impressed him that much.
I had noticed that they had all stopped talking when I entered the room, so I asked, "What were you guys talking about?"
Mike looked down when I looked at him, so I guessed that it had something to do with me. He mumbled something but I couldn't catch it with the noise that the stove was giving off.
I looked at them each with my own little death glare that I hoped matched Great Aunt Rose's. My eyes finally caught Rob's and he sighed and answered, "You."
I got even more suspicious, "What about me?"
Before anyone could answer me, Mike stood up from where he was sitting and said, "I have to go see how Claire's doing." I knew Claire was in the house, I just didn't know where. And I don't think that Mike likes Rob all that much either.
My mom answered this time, "Rob tells us that you got a call in which someone threatened your life." She said this so carefully yet so fluently that it made me think that she had been practicing it.
I rolled my eyes and said, "Whatever. Rob come on, we can go up to my room until everyone comes." I had pretty much been sitting in his lap, so I got up and pulled him up. I looked back at my mom and it looked like she was about to say something but my dad silenced her with a look.
As we were heading upstairs, I saw that Doug had his light on. I gave a questioning look at Rob who sighed and said, "Baby, give him some time alright?"
"But-"
He kissed me. I'm pretty sure it was just to shut me up, but you never know. "Baby, listen to me: I know that there's something wrong with him, but you can't keep worrying about it okay?" He was still breathing heavily, but he said this in a steady pace.
He took a step away from me and turned his back as he walked closer to the door of my room. I took a look at Doug's door before I took a step towards Rob. But then I stopped walking and in a rush walked straight into Doug's room.
(A.N.: I was thinking about stopping it here, but I'll give you a little more.)
"Jess, get out of my room."
"No, I want to know what's going on with you. You never act like this. At least, not to me." He was reading a magazine while sitting on his bed.
He mumbled, "I have nothing to say to you."
I went up to him, ripped the comic book out of his hands and said, "Yes, you do. What are you hiding from me? You never used to lie to me before. What is happening to you?"
He reached down to get his comic book on the ground. "I'm hiding nothing from you. Why don't you leave me alone, or better yet, stay out of my room."
"You listen to me you little ass," I said even though he is twenty, "If you don't tell me what's going on with you now it will not be that nice for you, even on Christmas."
"Jess, I told you nothing is going on and you can't threaten me," he said. Although, he wouldn't make eye contact with me.
"You're lying. Don't even bother to deny it. I know you and I know that you're lying."
"Jess, get out of my freaking room." He yelled at me.
Only, he didn't say freaking if you catch my drift.
Some tears leaked out of my eyelids even though I had been trying to keep them from coming out. I actually listened to him this time and got up and walked out.
I stepped into my room where Rob was waiting for me and when he saw the tears he pulled me in his arms. Almost instantly I stopped crying. He just had that effect on me I guess.
All of a sudden we heard my best friend Ruth Abramowitz yell up the stairs, "Jess, where are you?"
A.N.: Okay, so it's longer than most of my other chapters if not all. I'm too lazy to check. But anyway, how did you like it?