Author'sNotes: Sorry for the length it took to update but like I said my computer crashed and put me way behind but it's back now and I hope to ressume my normal speed as soon as things get back to normal. Thanks for sticking with it, I appreciate that. Lighter.
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Chapter Ten.
It is now the weekend. Colt was having breakfast by himself because he had woken up at his usual time of, wrong, in the McRea's household. But, being the weekend Colt was used to eating late, the rest of the family had eaten together earlier around seven.
"I can't believe you're still eating breakfast, honey." Jamie said entering the kitchen. "Everyone else is already out enjoying the sunshine." She gestured out the window. Jeremy was in the backyard playing with D.K and Manga, Anna was getting ready to leave with her friends for when they come by to get her so they could all go roller bladding together.
John had gone outside with his father to fix the family van that is sitting in the garage, until his friends came by to head out the mall with him and Colt. Leaving him inside, alone, with his mother. Colt lowered his eyes to his cereal, he missed the hot meal earlier, and continued eating without a word.
Jamie watched her son a moment then she turned to the cabinet grabbing a mug to pour herself another cup of coffee. Sitting down, she drank it quietly until Colt finally looked up and asked. "Can I help you?"
Jamie looked startled and shook her head. "No, no it's nothing. It's just that...." She shrugged. "I never noticed before that you're hair was so long, have you ever thought about cutting it?" Colt laughed as though it were pushed out of his chest and he shook his head. "No, I'm not gonna cut my hair. I really like it long." Standing, he put his bowl into the sink and washed it, before placing it into the dishwasher.
"Hm, I wasn't implying anything, I was just wondering that's all." Colt patted the woman on the shoulder and headed out of the kitchen saying over his shoulder. "I'm gonna get dressed, will you let me know when John comes in?"
"Sure sweetie." Jamie sighed when he was out of her sight. 'What am I gonna do with that boy, he's nothing like I remember him.... He's so different, so much of a-...' She cut her words off and stood herself leaving her mug on the counter.
Watching Jeremy from the window, a smile appeared on her face. The front door opened and John and his father walked in talking to each other. "I'm pretty sure it'll work sometime this year," Said John, watching out for Colt who arrived at the stairs the same time as he did. "Hey bro, I've gotta freshen up a minute the guys should be here pretty soon." He walked past Colt who was slowly making his way upstairs.
In the kitchen. Jamie opened the window and called to her youngest son. "Yeah mom?" The boy ran up to the window so he wouldn't have to shout. "Honey, how long have you had that outfit?" His mother asked. Jeremy looked down and shrugged.
"I don't know. Maybe about a year." He replied.
"How 'bout you come with your mom to get some new clothes. We can stop for lunch at the food court." Jeremy's face lit up with a smile and he jumped up and down. "Yeah!" Whistling for D.K. and Manga, the little boy opened the screen to the back door and came inside. "When are we going?" He asked.
"Go change and we'll get going in an hour or so." Jamie heard Johns friends at the door laughing and joking with Colt and she smiled to herself hearing his happy tone.
"You kidding me, Sheila has a nice wrack." Peter was saying.
"Yeah right," Retorted Colt playfully. "I have to see this Sheila because all of my ex's had nice wracks ya know what I mean?" He gestured the size with his hands bouncing up and down in front of his chest.
John laughed to his self, shaking his head in exasperation. "You guys are sick, you know that."
"Oh we forgot," Ishmial chimed in, placing an arm around Johns shoulders. "John here is a Joan." The group laughed half heartedly and piled out of the door with John popping his friend in the head saying. "Those who say it display it, Ish'."
Jamie watched from the window as the boys climbed into the car. Anna came up behind her mother watching the woman, folding her arms up to her chest she said in a casual tone. "I hope you're not planning anything juvenile mother."
Startled, Jamie turned around with her hand over her heart. "Annie don't do that, don't you know it's rude to scare people?" She moved away from the window walking across the room. Annelise threw her hands up in the air commenting.
"Well, you're scaring Jeffrey so I thought this would be a nice switch." Her mother grabbed the girls jaw muttering. "Don't get cute, and watch where you skate alright?" Letting go of the girls face, Jamie went to the stairs to get a hair brush from her bedroom. "Don't leave the neighborhood."
"I woooon't." Anna sat herself down on the couch crossing her arms and legs. 'God will they hurry up and get me out of here.' A loud thumping sounded down the stairs, turning her head she saw her little brother make another of his crash landings to the floor.
"Quit running down the stairs twerp, and come here a second." Said Anna waving him over.
The boy did as his sister asked, getting up to her saying. "I'm not hurt you know."
"I know that's not what I wanted to say," Grabbing his shoulders she pulled the boy in close so no one would hear her. "Now mom's taking you to the mall with her today right?" The boy nodded. "Well Jeffrey's gonna be there too so-..."
"Oh cool, Jeff's the best!" Jeremy cheered.
"Ssshh, ssshhh! Listen, listen..." She glances at the stairs. "Mom is only taking you to the mall so she can spy on Jeff, so if you see him turn yourself in another direction- I don't care which way just make sure she doesn't wreck things with John and his friends."
The young boy thought about it then nodded. "Okay."
"You promise?" She patted his shoulder. Nodding, Jeremy freed his self from her grip and trotted to the hall closet for his sneakers. "Good boy."
The door bell rang, alerting Anna who stood up and walked to the door to open it. "Hiiii." Natasha came in with a huge cheese eating grin. Anna placed a hand on her hips and returned the smile saying through the teeth of it. "Heee's not heeere."
The girls smile soon faded and she twisted her mouth up. "Oh, so where is he?" She asked stepping inside the house so she wasn't holding up the other girls entry. "I hope nowhere too far." Anna silently greeted her four friends as they came inside.
"You know what Tash', he took a bullet train to Mars just to-...." She paused watching her brother squeeze between her and her friends to get out of the house. "What it weasel!" She called after him then finished her original sentence. "...avoid you."
Crossing her arms Natasha leaned into her friends face. "Ha ha. I get it." Waves a hand to the other girls. "Can we go now."
"What a shame," An, accented, hispanic girl was saying while turning her mouth up. "I wanted to see him, ya know."
Annelisse groaned hearing her friend talk. "Not you too, Pipe'... I thought if anyone you'd have more control." They began to exit the house checking their equipment as they did so.
"Whaaat? A girl must know the hotty status of their best friends brother. It is in their blood." Piper replied. The five girls skated down the sidewalk and down the street breaking into their usual conversations as they did so.
Jeremy watched his sister and her friends skate away then turning his attention back to getting inside the car, he reached through the window to the back of the cars lock and pulled it up. Grabbing the handle he then pulled the car door open. "Ah!" He shouted when the alarm went off. He hated when his mother put the stupid thing on.
Coming out of the house stuffing things inside her purse. Jamie looked up at her son and sighed. "Jeremy, how many times have I told you not to unlock the door from the window." She scolded pressing the dis-arm button.
The boy apologized while tugging the back door opened then climbing in. Jamie checked for something in her purse then climbed inside the car as well. 'Don't worry Jefferson, mamma's coming.' She assured her son.
Starting the car, Mrs. McRea checked the rear then back out of the drive way and sped down the street.
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Chapter Ten.
It is now the weekend. Colt was having breakfast by himself because he had woken up at his usual time of, wrong, in the McRea's household. But, being the weekend Colt was used to eating late, the rest of the family had eaten together earlier around seven.
"I can't believe you're still eating breakfast, honey." Jamie said entering the kitchen. "Everyone else is already out enjoying the sunshine." She gestured out the window. Jeremy was in the backyard playing with D.K and Manga, Anna was getting ready to leave with her friends for when they come by to get her so they could all go roller bladding together.
John had gone outside with his father to fix the family van that is sitting in the garage, until his friends came by to head out the mall with him and Colt. Leaving him inside, alone, with his mother. Colt lowered his eyes to his cereal, he missed the hot meal earlier, and continued eating without a word.
Jamie watched her son a moment then she turned to the cabinet grabbing a mug to pour herself another cup of coffee. Sitting down, she drank it quietly until Colt finally looked up and asked. "Can I help you?"
Jamie looked startled and shook her head. "No, no it's nothing. It's just that...." She shrugged. "I never noticed before that you're hair was so long, have you ever thought about cutting it?" Colt laughed as though it were pushed out of his chest and he shook his head. "No, I'm not gonna cut my hair. I really like it long." Standing, he put his bowl into the sink and washed it, before placing it into the dishwasher.
"Hm, I wasn't implying anything, I was just wondering that's all." Colt patted the woman on the shoulder and headed out of the kitchen saying over his shoulder. "I'm gonna get dressed, will you let me know when John comes in?"
"Sure sweetie." Jamie sighed when he was out of her sight. 'What am I gonna do with that boy, he's nothing like I remember him.... He's so different, so much of a-...' She cut her words off and stood herself leaving her mug on the counter.
Watching Jeremy from the window, a smile appeared on her face. The front door opened and John and his father walked in talking to each other. "I'm pretty sure it'll work sometime this year," Said John, watching out for Colt who arrived at the stairs the same time as he did. "Hey bro, I've gotta freshen up a minute the guys should be here pretty soon." He walked past Colt who was slowly making his way upstairs.
In the kitchen. Jamie opened the window and called to her youngest son. "Yeah mom?" The boy ran up to the window so he wouldn't have to shout. "Honey, how long have you had that outfit?" His mother asked. Jeremy looked down and shrugged.
"I don't know. Maybe about a year." He replied.
"How 'bout you come with your mom to get some new clothes. We can stop for lunch at the food court." Jeremy's face lit up with a smile and he jumped up and down. "Yeah!" Whistling for D.K. and Manga, the little boy opened the screen to the back door and came inside. "When are we going?" He asked.
"Go change and we'll get going in an hour or so." Jamie heard Johns friends at the door laughing and joking with Colt and she smiled to herself hearing his happy tone.
"You kidding me, Sheila has a nice wrack." Peter was saying.
"Yeah right," Retorted Colt playfully. "I have to see this Sheila because all of my ex's had nice wracks ya know what I mean?" He gestured the size with his hands bouncing up and down in front of his chest.
John laughed to his self, shaking his head in exasperation. "You guys are sick, you know that."
"Oh we forgot," Ishmial chimed in, placing an arm around Johns shoulders. "John here is a Joan." The group laughed half heartedly and piled out of the door with John popping his friend in the head saying. "Those who say it display it, Ish'."
Jamie watched from the window as the boys climbed into the car. Anna came up behind her mother watching the woman, folding her arms up to her chest she said in a casual tone. "I hope you're not planning anything juvenile mother."
Startled, Jamie turned around with her hand over her heart. "Annie don't do that, don't you know it's rude to scare people?" She moved away from the window walking across the room. Annelise threw her hands up in the air commenting.
"Well, you're scaring Jeffrey so I thought this would be a nice switch." Her mother grabbed the girls jaw muttering. "Don't get cute, and watch where you skate alright?" Letting go of the girls face, Jamie went to the stairs to get a hair brush from her bedroom. "Don't leave the neighborhood."
"I woooon't." Anna sat herself down on the couch crossing her arms and legs. 'God will they hurry up and get me out of here.' A loud thumping sounded down the stairs, turning her head she saw her little brother make another of his crash landings to the floor.
"Quit running down the stairs twerp, and come here a second." Said Anna waving him over.
The boy did as his sister asked, getting up to her saying. "I'm not hurt you know."
"I know that's not what I wanted to say," Grabbing his shoulders she pulled the boy in close so no one would hear her. "Now mom's taking you to the mall with her today right?" The boy nodded. "Well Jeffrey's gonna be there too so-..."
"Oh cool, Jeff's the best!" Jeremy cheered.
"Ssshh, ssshhh! Listen, listen..." She glances at the stairs. "Mom is only taking you to the mall so she can spy on Jeff, so if you see him turn yourself in another direction- I don't care which way just make sure she doesn't wreck things with John and his friends."
The young boy thought about it then nodded. "Okay."
"You promise?" She patted his shoulder. Nodding, Jeremy freed his self from her grip and trotted to the hall closet for his sneakers. "Good boy."
The door bell rang, alerting Anna who stood up and walked to the door to open it. "Hiiii." Natasha came in with a huge cheese eating grin. Anna placed a hand on her hips and returned the smile saying through the teeth of it. "Heee's not heeere."
The girls smile soon faded and she twisted her mouth up. "Oh, so where is he?" She asked stepping inside the house so she wasn't holding up the other girls entry. "I hope nowhere too far." Anna silently greeted her four friends as they came inside.
"You know what Tash', he took a bullet train to Mars just to-...." She paused watching her brother squeeze between her and her friends to get out of the house. "What it weasel!" She called after him then finished her original sentence. "...avoid you."
Crossing her arms Natasha leaned into her friends face. "Ha ha. I get it." Waves a hand to the other girls. "Can we go now."
"What a shame," An, accented, hispanic girl was saying while turning her mouth up. "I wanted to see him, ya know."
Annelisse groaned hearing her friend talk. "Not you too, Pipe'... I thought if anyone you'd have more control." They began to exit the house checking their equipment as they did so.
"Whaaat? A girl must know the hotty status of their best friends brother. It is in their blood." Piper replied. The five girls skated down the sidewalk and down the street breaking into their usual conversations as they did so.
Jeremy watched his sister and her friends skate away then turning his attention back to getting inside the car, he reached through the window to the back of the cars lock and pulled it up. Grabbing the handle he then pulled the car door open. "Ah!" He shouted when the alarm went off. He hated when his mother put the stupid thing on.
Coming out of the house stuffing things inside her purse. Jamie looked up at her son and sighed. "Jeremy, how many times have I told you not to unlock the door from the window." She scolded pressing the dis-arm button.
The boy apologized while tugging the back door opened then climbing in. Jamie checked for something in her purse then climbed inside the car as well. 'Don't worry Jefferson, mamma's coming.' She assured her son.
Starting the car, Mrs. McRea checked the rear then back out of the drive way and sped down the street.