Author's Note: CAN WE SAY "FINALLY?!" I can't believe I didn't update this sooner, I've been a little stuck, and Heather helped me a little, which was what I needed. I hope y'all like this chapter ... again, I'm terribly sorry for how long it took to update ...
Chapter 14
Heather, Jeff, Rae, Dave, Amanda and Randy all stood in front of Heather's house as a yellow moving van backed into the driveway. Steve came out of the house and looked at the six friends,
"Well, don't ya'll just stand there, start moving the stuff into the house."
They all groaned and headed for the van. Steve grabbed Heather's arm,
"Not you," he said pointing to her round stomach. Heather just smiled at her father and nodded. Rae and Dave carried a huge, heavy box, with Rae on one end and Dave on the other. Rae looked at Jeff as she and Dave carried it away from the moving van,
"What the hell do you got in here," she asked through clenched teeth. Jeff smiled as he grabbed one of the boxes, marked 'clothes',
"Stuff for my sculptures."
He hopped out of the back of the van and walked into the house. Rae growled and looked at Dave as they walked through the gate into the backyard to take Jeff's stuff into the basement,
"Figures we'd pick the heaviest damn box."
Dave tried to laugh as he slowly walked backwards down the concrete steps leading to the basement door which was left open for this purpose. He and Rae sat the box down and took a moment to catch their breath. Dave looked over at Rae,
"Rae, I was wondering, next month, school's having that holiday dance, and I, uh ... uhm ..."
Rae cocked an eyebrow and looked at Dave, amused,
"You askin me out Dave?"
Dave looked up at Rae and smiled,
"Yeah, I am."
Rae smiled as she thought for a moment, it had been 2 weeks since she and John broke up, she didn't want to rush into anything so soon, but Dave was her best guy friend. She looked up at him and nodded,
"Sure, I'd love to go with you."
Dave grinned and Rae smiled at him. She then started back toward the door,
"We better get back out there before Steve eats us alive."
Dave laughed and nodded, before following Rae out the door.
Amanda and Randy walked into the spare bedroom, where Steve had demanded Jeff sleep if he were to be living in the Austin house. Amanda dropped the box she was carrying onto the floor, hoping that there was nothing fragile in it. Randy sat his box down beside the one Amanda had dropped. He looked up at her, keeping his eyes fixed on her as he slowly straightened up,
"Amanda, about the holiday dance."
Amanda looked at Randy with a smile, having a general idea of where this was going. The previous week at school, people had been buzzing about the dance, and were picking their dates. Randy smiled adoringly at her,
"How about you and I go together."
Amanda smirked,
"I should damn well expect you to ask me, after all, you are my boyfriend."
Randy smiled and kissed Amanda softly on her lips,
"I wouldn't ask anyone else to go."
"If you did, you're ass would be handed to you," she replied with a grin. She then nodded toward the door,
"Let's go before Steve gets on us for 'slacking'."
Randy nodded in agreement and followed Amanda out of the room.
Jeff fell onto the couch after everyone had left, and all his stuff was in the house. Heather smiled down at him,
"Tired?"
Rae, Amanda, Randy, and Dave walked into the house,
"Damn right he's tired, we all are," Rae said with a smirk as the foursome walked into the kitchen and started into the food that Steve had set out for them. Jeff smirked and shook his head. He wrapped his arms around Heather and pulled her down into his lap,
"Heather?"
Heather looked at Jeff and smiled,
"Yeah?"
Jeff kissed her softly on the lips,
"I have to tell you something."
Heather looked at him, and cocked a questioning eyebrow,
"What is it?"
Jeff smiled and shook his head,
"It's nothing bad," his smile faded, "at least I don't think it is."
He took a deep breath and looked up into her eyes, getting lost the brown irises for a moment. Heather gazed into his green eyes and smiled before kissing his forehead,
"Tell me."
Jeff snapped out of his state of mind and looked at Heather with a warm smile,
"I love you."
Heather's eyes went wide and her jaw dropped in shock, she was NOT expecting that. Sure, she had HOPED for it, but she was not ready for it. She smiled slightly and then kissed Jeff again,
"I love you too."
Rae leaned against the counter and looked at Amanda as she chomped down onto a carrot,
"Ain't they just adorable," she said in a mocking tone. Amanda shook her head and flicked Rae's ear,
"Leave 'em alone."
Rae shrugged and looked back at her two friends. Dave leaned against the wall and looked from Heather and Jeff to Rae. He watched her every move, and found her amazing. Randy wrapped his arms around Amanda's waist and kissed her neck. Amanda smiled and melted back against Randy. Randy rested his chin on Amanda's shoulder,
"Do you think we'll get like that?"
Amanda smiled and turned to look at Randy,
"I hope so."
Randy took Amanda into his arms and pulled her to him, kissing her deeply. Amanda wrapped her arms around his neck and returned the kiss. Rae and Dave looked at Amanda and Randy, then to each other. They both shook their head and rolled their eyes. Rae kept her eyes away from Dave, feeling the blush creeping to her cheeks. Steve came in the front door,
"Alright, hands off each other, this ain't no damn love connection."
Rae and Dave started laughing. Rae took a drink of her bottle of water,
"Good one Steve."
Steve smirked,
"Rae, your dad is out there, waiting for ya."
Rae nodded,
"Alright, see y'all later."
She then grabbed a handful of raw vegetables and headed out the front door. Dave nodded,
"I think I'm going to head home too."
Steve nodded,
"See ya Dave."
"Good night Mr. Austin."
When everyone had cleared out, Jeff yawned and stretched. He looked at Heather,
"I'm gonna turn in."
Heather nodded and then kissed Jeff lightly on his lips,
"Good night."
"Night."
Jeff started toward the stairs and patted his leg, his four dogs were right there and followed him upstairs. Heather watched him go and looked back at Steve. She sighed heavily,
"Dad, how come Jeff has to sleep in the spare room."
Steve cracked a beer and sat down in the living room,
"Cus, I said so."
"It's so unfair."
Steve looked up at his daughter,
"I don't think it is, and this is my house."
Heather kneeled down next to the chair and looked up at her father, pleadingly,
"Daddy, please."
Steve shook his head and took a drink of his beer,
"No, Heather."
Heather's bottom lip started to quiver and Steve just looked at her out of the corner of his eye,
"Heather, don't ..."
Heather started to whimper and Steve looked at her,
"Heather Michelle Austin, do not try that ... "
Heather forced the tears to roll down her cheeks, and Steve couldn't stand that sight. He couldn't stand to see his baby girl cry. He let out a heavy sigh and caved,
"Alright! He can sleep in your room."
Heather's face brightened,
"Thank you Daddy."
She hugged him tightly and then ran upstairs. Steve shook his head,
"Ya'd think a fella would learn."
He relaxed back against the chair and took a drink of his beer.
Author's Note: That last part was Heather's idea, with the fake crying and all, I liked it, so I had to use it. Hope y'all liked it, and I hope to update sooner. REVIEW ... until next time ...
Chapter 14
Heather, Jeff, Rae, Dave, Amanda and Randy all stood in front of Heather's house as a yellow moving van backed into the driveway. Steve came out of the house and looked at the six friends,
"Well, don't ya'll just stand there, start moving the stuff into the house."
They all groaned and headed for the van. Steve grabbed Heather's arm,
"Not you," he said pointing to her round stomach. Heather just smiled at her father and nodded. Rae and Dave carried a huge, heavy box, with Rae on one end and Dave on the other. Rae looked at Jeff as she and Dave carried it away from the moving van,
"What the hell do you got in here," she asked through clenched teeth. Jeff smiled as he grabbed one of the boxes, marked 'clothes',
"Stuff for my sculptures."
He hopped out of the back of the van and walked into the house. Rae growled and looked at Dave as they walked through the gate into the backyard to take Jeff's stuff into the basement,
"Figures we'd pick the heaviest damn box."
Dave tried to laugh as he slowly walked backwards down the concrete steps leading to the basement door which was left open for this purpose. He and Rae sat the box down and took a moment to catch their breath. Dave looked over at Rae,
"Rae, I was wondering, next month, school's having that holiday dance, and I, uh ... uhm ..."
Rae cocked an eyebrow and looked at Dave, amused,
"You askin me out Dave?"
Dave looked up at Rae and smiled,
"Yeah, I am."
Rae smiled as she thought for a moment, it had been 2 weeks since she and John broke up, she didn't want to rush into anything so soon, but Dave was her best guy friend. She looked up at him and nodded,
"Sure, I'd love to go with you."
Dave grinned and Rae smiled at him. She then started back toward the door,
"We better get back out there before Steve eats us alive."
Dave laughed and nodded, before following Rae out the door.
Amanda and Randy walked into the spare bedroom, where Steve had demanded Jeff sleep if he were to be living in the Austin house. Amanda dropped the box she was carrying onto the floor, hoping that there was nothing fragile in it. Randy sat his box down beside the one Amanda had dropped. He looked up at her, keeping his eyes fixed on her as he slowly straightened up,
"Amanda, about the holiday dance."
Amanda looked at Randy with a smile, having a general idea of where this was going. The previous week at school, people had been buzzing about the dance, and were picking their dates. Randy smiled adoringly at her,
"How about you and I go together."
Amanda smirked,
"I should damn well expect you to ask me, after all, you are my boyfriend."
Randy smiled and kissed Amanda softly on her lips,
"I wouldn't ask anyone else to go."
"If you did, you're ass would be handed to you," she replied with a grin. She then nodded toward the door,
"Let's go before Steve gets on us for 'slacking'."
Randy nodded in agreement and followed Amanda out of the room.
Jeff fell onto the couch after everyone had left, and all his stuff was in the house. Heather smiled down at him,
"Tired?"
Rae, Amanda, Randy, and Dave walked into the house,
"Damn right he's tired, we all are," Rae said with a smirk as the foursome walked into the kitchen and started into the food that Steve had set out for them. Jeff smirked and shook his head. He wrapped his arms around Heather and pulled her down into his lap,
"Heather?"
Heather looked at Jeff and smiled,
"Yeah?"
Jeff kissed her softly on the lips,
"I have to tell you something."
Heather looked at him, and cocked a questioning eyebrow,
"What is it?"
Jeff smiled and shook his head,
"It's nothing bad," his smile faded, "at least I don't think it is."
He took a deep breath and looked up into her eyes, getting lost the brown irises for a moment. Heather gazed into his green eyes and smiled before kissing his forehead,
"Tell me."
Jeff snapped out of his state of mind and looked at Heather with a warm smile,
"I love you."
Heather's eyes went wide and her jaw dropped in shock, she was NOT expecting that. Sure, she had HOPED for it, but she was not ready for it. She smiled slightly and then kissed Jeff again,
"I love you too."
Rae leaned against the counter and looked at Amanda as she chomped down onto a carrot,
"Ain't they just adorable," she said in a mocking tone. Amanda shook her head and flicked Rae's ear,
"Leave 'em alone."
Rae shrugged and looked back at her two friends. Dave leaned against the wall and looked from Heather and Jeff to Rae. He watched her every move, and found her amazing. Randy wrapped his arms around Amanda's waist and kissed her neck. Amanda smiled and melted back against Randy. Randy rested his chin on Amanda's shoulder,
"Do you think we'll get like that?"
Amanda smiled and turned to look at Randy,
"I hope so."
Randy took Amanda into his arms and pulled her to him, kissing her deeply. Amanda wrapped her arms around his neck and returned the kiss. Rae and Dave looked at Amanda and Randy, then to each other. They both shook their head and rolled their eyes. Rae kept her eyes away from Dave, feeling the blush creeping to her cheeks. Steve came in the front door,
"Alright, hands off each other, this ain't no damn love connection."
Rae and Dave started laughing. Rae took a drink of her bottle of water,
"Good one Steve."
Steve smirked,
"Rae, your dad is out there, waiting for ya."
Rae nodded,
"Alright, see y'all later."
She then grabbed a handful of raw vegetables and headed out the front door. Dave nodded,
"I think I'm going to head home too."
Steve nodded,
"See ya Dave."
"Good night Mr. Austin."
When everyone had cleared out, Jeff yawned and stretched. He looked at Heather,
"I'm gonna turn in."
Heather nodded and then kissed Jeff lightly on his lips,
"Good night."
"Night."
Jeff started toward the stairs and patted his leg, his four dogs were right there and followed him upstairs. Heather watched him go and looked back at Steve. She sighed heavily,
"Dad, how come Jeff has to sleep in the spare room."
Steve cracked a beer and sat down in the living room,
"Cus, I said so."
"It's so unfair."
Steve looked up at his daughter,
"I don't think it is, and this is my house."
Heather kneeled down next to the chair and looked up at her father, pleadingly,
"Daddy, please."
Steve shook his head and took a drink of his beer,
"No, Heather."
Heather's bottom lip started to quiver and Steve just looked at her out of the corner of his eye,
"Heather, don't ..."
Heather started to whimper and Steve looked at her,
"Heather Michelle Austin, do not try that ... "
Heather forced the tears to roll down her cheeks, and Steve couldn't stand that sight. He couldn't stand to see his baby girl cry. He let out a heavy sigh and caved,
"Alright! He can sleep in your room."
Heather's face brightened,
"Thank you Daddy."
She hugged him tightly and then ran upstairs. Steve shook his head,
"Ya'd think a fella would learn."
He relaxed back against the chair and took a drink of his beer.
Author's Note: That last part was Heather's idea, with the fake crying and all, I liked it, so I had to use it. Hope y'all liked it, and I hope to update sooner. REVIEW ... until next time ...