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Chapter 3
Liz
Here comes Tammy now, if I was to describe her, I would say that she sassy and protective, like a mother to her cubs. She never backs down from anything and she can talk back no problem. She has been my rock for the last three years, without her, I would have lost control ages ago.
Tammy looks great as usual, her dark brown hair, that was almost raven black, was curled slightly, her dark eyes lighting up with mischief and happiness. Overall, she is most definitely Max Evan's little sister. The two of them are so alike that it's weird yet comforting in the same way. She was wearing her white-strapped top that was ripped along the bottom, showing off her mid drift and her long slung black jeans with her sneakers. She had Jake's sport jacket tied around her waist.
"Hey girl!" she greeted and I smile, her smile is so infectious that you can't help smiling back, no matter what mood you were in.
"Hey Tam, what's up?" I ask.
"My house tonight. Tommy is throwing his usual weekend party and we are going to party the night away." Tammy stated and I grimace.
"Tam…" I started but as usual, I was interrupted.
"Nope," Tammy stated with a shake of her head. "No excuses girl, you need to get out and then you are staying over, I need someone in my bed thanks to Max banning Jake from my bed." Tammy stated. I couldn't help but laugh; only she would have the gut to say that she needed someone in her bed.
"Okay, I'll come." I agree and she brightened up with excitement showing her eyes.
"Great!" she squealed. "Max will give us a lift to our house. I'll see you in the quad at lunch." Tammy stated as she hurried over to see Tommy.
I smile as I walk toward my class, remembering the first time I saw Tammy, now was that a memorable experience or what?
It was my first day in third grade, the Evans had recently moved to Roswell and sent their kids to West Roswell High. Max and Isabel were put into the grade above us with Maria, Kyle, Alex and Michael. Tess, Tammy and I are younger than them.
I was sitting on the swings when Doug Shellows (Or Shallows as Tammy calls him) started picking on me, I ignored him and he pushed me off the swing, causing me to cut my hands from preventing my fall and scraping my knees.
Everyone stopped what they were doing when they saw this happened and I saw a teacher running toward us when all of a sudden a pair of scruffy sneakers stepped in my line of view, I looked up and there was Tammy standing there in her blue jeans and black t-shirt.
Doug started mocking her, causing her to throw a right hook, knocking Doug to the ground with a bleeding nose. She helped me up and introduced herself to me like nothing had happened. All three of us were hauled into the principle's office, including Max who had been walking by in the hallway at the time.
In there, we met the Evans and the Shellows, who were called in due to the incident. Max had been impressed with the fact that Tammy had knocked a guy half her weight and nearly in size to the ground with no problem, much to the irritation of the parents and teachers.
I was standing off to the side when Mrs. Evans turned to me with her kind eyes. Tammy had introduced me as her bestest friend in the whole wide world, which got an offended noise from Max, she told him that he was still her bestest friend in the whole wide world but she needed a girl to hang around with which caused laughers from the Evans and the teachers.
I sat at my usual biology table and was interrupted. I looked up and saw Max Evans grinning at me with amusement shining in his eyes and I was struck at how alike he was to Tammy. We were in the same class because biology was my favourite class and I was moved up a grade in biology and the same in most of my other classes but still stayed a grade down because of my age.
"Did you ask me something?" I asked.
"Yeah, where did you go?" Max asked and I smile.
"Just remembering the first time I met Tammy." I stated and he smirked.
"That was a classic, Doug still runs in the other direction each time he sees her." Max stated and I laughed at the image that he had conjured up in my mind.
Max
I laugh as I remember the time when Tammy punched Shellows, I was not lying or exaggerating when I told Liz that he still runs in the other direction when he sees her, everyone knows not to mess about with Tammy or someone she cares about, hey, I'm her brother and I'm the one who taught her how to punch so I know how hard she punch, thankfully, none of them have ever been directed at me.
I was glad to see Liz laughing and smiling, it just seems that she doesn't find a reason to smile or laugh and I love her smile and her laugh, it bright up her whole face and her eyes lights up with happiness and mirth which brightens up a room. Before her sister died, she was a happy girl but afterward it seemed to dimmed, I wasn't too concerned, I mean, her sister had just died so she was bound to grieve, I thought she would go back to her normal self once she grieved but it just seems that every day seems to depress her.
I asked Tammy what happened and she told me that she misses her sister and some days, it hit her harder but I get the feeling that she is covering up for the real reason. I love them both and I want to help them, I get the feeling Tammy wants to tell me but is holding back, which is suspect, because of Liz. I respect that but I just can't help but feel that it is dangerous.
"Are you going to the party tonight?" I hear Liz ask and I turn to her, looking at me with a curious expression on her face.
"What one?" I teased and she laughed as she, playfully, pushed me.
"Tommy's party." She replied and I nodded.
"Yeah, Tammy kinda dragged me in as the designated driver." I informed her and she rolled her eyes.
"She practically told me that I was coming, apparently she needed someone in her bed since you banned Jake from her bed." She told me and I choked.
"What?" I asked and she smiled.
"Oh come on, we're both girls, we won't do anything…savoury." She teased and I rolled my eyes.
"You know I like two girls together, but not the image of my sister." I told her and she giggles. "So, she told you about me banning Johnson from her bed?" I asked and she nodded.
"Yep, she never told me what they were doing when you banned them though and it's Jake, not Johnson." Liz corrected me.
"Sorry mom." I teased and she, playfully, glared at me. "He's dating my sister so he reserve the last name till I'm okay with him dating her." I explained and Liz nodded.
"That means, you will never call Jake by his first name." She stated and I look at her in stunned shock.
"How come you girls can read me so well?" I whined and she smiled as she reached over and pinched my cheek.
"Cause you are like an open book Maxie." She teased and I brush her hand off me as I mock glare at her.
"Sometimes I think you girls just like to see me riled up by calling me that name." I told her and she just smiled, not saying anything to agree or disagree with my statement.
I was about to say something when the door opened and the teacher stepped through, ready to start the lesson. We both buckled down and got on with the class; I guess I will have to ask her later.
Tammy
Tonight is gonna be a blast! I so can't wait for tonight. Oh! Don't worry, I'm not gonna do anything embarrassing, just a simple little matchmaking between the two important people in my life and I'm gonna get them together one way or another.
I feel arms wrap round my waist and a pair of lips on my neck.
"Jake." I stated and he smiled as I turned around in his arms.
"Ready for tonight?" he asked and I smile up at him.
"It's gonna be a blast!" I exclaimed.
"Is Evans coming?" he asked and I frowned. He and Max can't say each other first name and it bugs the hell out of me.
"If you mean Max, then yes he is coming." I informed and he nodded causing me to sigh. "Why can't you and Max just get along with each other for once? Saying his first name isn't gonna kill you." I reminded.
"Tammy, I'm dating his little sister so, yeah, it is going to kill me." He stated and I sigh as I closed my locker door.
"Jake, I really wish that you and Max could just get along." I whispered and Jake sighed as he turned me around so I was facing him, he cupped my chin and forced me to look at him.
"I know you do but you have to face it Tam, no brother likes it when their friend is dating their little sister." Jake informed before kissing me on the forehead and hurrying off to class, leaving me frustrated and annoyed at the situation that I was stuck in the middle off.
Liz
I walked over to Tammy, she was leaning against the jeep and I could see that she was upset about something but I don't have a clue what about.
"Hey." I greeted and she smiled but I could tell it was forced because her eyes didn't lighten up like they usually do and it was weak. "What's wrong?" I ask and she sighed.
"Jake and Max are never gonna get along are they?" she asked and I make a noise of understanding. I knew how much she hated being in the middle of this tug of war between two people she loved.
"I'm sure that they will get along one of these days." I whispered and she shook her head.
"Jake basically implied that they'd never get along because he is dating me and Max doesn't like it." Tammy informed me and I nodded as I stroked back her hair. I thought about it before making up my mind, I was going to get Max and Jake to get along with each other, for Tammy's sake if not for theirs. It was the least I could do after everything Tammy had done for me.
I looked up and saw Max walking toward us, he smiled when he saw us standing by the jeep.
"Hey girls, are you ready?" he asked, the two of us nodded and I noticed that Max's gaze had turned to concerned as he looked at his baby sister. I felt my heart warm, I knew that Max loved and adored his little sister and would do whatever it took to protect her and keep her happy. "Are you okay Tammy?" Max asked and Tammy smiled up at him.
"I'm fine big bro, just homework." She lied and he nodded, I noticed that he didn't seem to believe her but he knew, just as well as I did that you couldn't force Tammy to tell you anything, as she tends to rebel.
"Okay, come on and get in the jeep so we can go home and hopefully divert mother from making her usual weird cooking." Max teased, causing Tammy to laugh and me to punch him playfully on the shoulder.
"And you need to start being nicer about your mother's cooking, she's trying." I told him and he rolled his eyes as we all got in, I was sitting in the front with Max while Tammy got in the back.
"Blame Isabel, she gave mother that stupid cooking coupon for Christmas and she is trying too hard." He told me and I rolled my eyes.
"I didn't think guys could actually taste the food considering how you all just gulp it down in one bite at the Crashdown." I remarked and he glared at me, playfully.
"I'm surprise that he can actually eat at the Crashdown when his attention is focused on something else." Tammy piqued up from the back, causing me to look at her, confused and Max to glare at her through the rear review mirror.
"How do you mean?" I asked, racking my brain for anything that could distract someone from eating but there's nothing there unless the aliens overwhelmed you.
"What I mean was…" Tammy started but Max glared at her and she glared right back. "Not my fault if you can't eat with all the aliens staring at you." She retorted and I looked at Max, I saw him blushing and glaring at his sister.
"You can't eat because the aliens are staring at you?" I asked, concerned and confused about the two of them.
"Ignore her, she's just kidding you on." Max told me, I nodded but I threw him a suspicious look as Tammy snickered in the back.
I will find out what is going on sooner or later. I turned back to face the front only to see that we have reached the Evan's house.
Max
"I'm gonna head to my room, I'll catch you up before we have to get ready for the party tonight, I have a few people I need to call." Tammy told us as she hurried into the house, I nodded, dumbly, still trying to figure out what is going on with her before turning to Liz.
"What about you? Got any homework you need to go over?" I asked and she shook her head
"No, I did it during study time." She told me and I nodded as we entered the house.
"Hi honey." My mom stated as we stepped into the kitchen, I looked up and saw my mom sitting at the counter.
"Hey mom." I greeted as I kissed her on the cheek before moving over to the fridge and grabbing a can of cherry coke and a can of Pepsi Max for Liz. She really loves the drink.
"Hey mom, what are you doing tonight?" Liz asked.
"Your father is taking me out tonight." She told us and I nodded.
"Cool, we have a party that Tammy is dragging us too so don't worry too much if we are not home when you get in." I told her and she nodded.
"Whose party is it?" she asked as I sat down at the counter and handed Liz the can.
"Thanks." She stated and I gave her a shot nod before turning to mom.
"Tommy's, apparently is going to be major." I told her with a shrug. "Don't ask me what that means, all I know the party will be really good tonight."
"Okay, please try and not get too drunk." She told me and I nodded before she turned to Liz. "And make sure Tammy doesn't spike the drinks again as revenge." She told her and Liz smiled.
"No problem." She told her.
I smiled as I remembered the last party we all went too, it was about two years ago, we were sixteen, Liz, Tammy and Tess were fifteen; we went to this party. Mind you, Tammy hated Jake at the time, which was quite funny, Jake had said something to her to rile her up and she grabbed the alcohol, which ended up in the juice, and she spiked it. It was quite funny seeing everyone get drunk by drinking juice. Unfortunately, the police turned up due to noise disturbance and that caused everyone to bolt, half of the people were jumping over fences to get away from the police but because they were intoxicated, they ran into the fence instead.
We all got hauled into the sheriff's station, let me tell you something, Jim thought it was quite funny when he heard Tammy's side of the story but gave us a warning, mom wasn't too impress with Tammy but Dad thought it was funny.
"It was quite funny though." I told them and Liz smiled as she looked at me while Mom rolled her eyes.
"Of course you would think it was funny, you were impressed that she actually punched Doug so why wouldn't you find it funny?" my mom asked as she got up from the counter and walked to her room, I turned to Liz.
"Somehow I think I have been insulted." I told her and she snickered.
"Somehow I think you have a soft spot for mischief makers." She told me and I smirked.
"Hey, I'm the one who taught Tammy half of the stuff she does so I should be impressed." I told her and she smiled.
"Come on, if we hurry, we might be able to check the Internet sites that we have been given." She told me and I nodded as we both headed into my bedroom.
I walked into my room and sat on the bed, I looked up and noticed that Liz was standing in the doorway, thinking about something.
"What?" I asked, I noticed that Liz was staring at me from the doorway, she sighed.
"Why don't you and Jake get along?" she asked and I looked at her once more. "Tammy is upset, she feels torn between you two and would like it if you could get along with each other." She explained and it hit me.
"That's why she was quiet on the way home." I whispered in realisation and she nodded.
"She loves you both and feels that she has to make a choice." Liz informed me and I ran a hand through my hair.
"I never meant…" I stuttered out, loss for words. I was only trying to protect her and how am I supposed to like the guy who is dating my baby sister?
"I know you are only trying to protect her." Liz whispered. "But she really loves Jake."
I nodded and she sighed as she sat on the bed next to me. "I'm impressed you know." She told me, I looked at her, curious to where this was going. "Not a lot of guys would be so concerned about his sister and still be best friends with them. It must be nice to have a sibling." She stated, almost wistfully and I smile slightly.
"Yeah, it is but there are times where I could strangle Tammy but you can't help but love her." I inform her and she laughed in agreement.
"Yeah, gotta agree with you there." She whispered; we shared a smile before relaxing then a thought hit me.
"Liz?" I ask; she looked at me. "What happened that day when Tammy was over at your house?" I knew that I was prying but I couldn't help it, I need to know why they were so tight lipped.
I saw Liz stiffen, her eyes glazed over before losing their usual sparkle and she was frozen.
"Nothing." She replied and I sighed, I knew that I wasn't going to get any answers but it doesn't mean that I won't get them at all.
"I just wanted to let you know that I'm here if you need someone to talk to." I whisper before leaving the room, leaving her to her thoughts as I made my way to the bathroom.
I know she is scared and confused about how to react to what I said to her and I really want to know what been happening to her and what Tammy is hiding from me. I love them both and I want to protect them but how can I if I don't know what is going on?
TBC