Jake stared out the window one rainy day, just thinking. His leg was better, but he missed being around Kristen. He was mad at the boy who took her and he just felt all mixed up inside. He needed to talk to somebody. Lorraine had gone to the mall with her friends while Henry and Charlie went shopping for "manly" stuff, and the parents had taken Nigel, Kyle, Mark, Jessica, Kimmy, and Mike to the grocery store, and Nora was at work, like always. The only one there besides him was Sarah. I guess I have to talk to Sarah, he thought.

He ran up to her and Nora's room and walked in to see Sarah zipping herself into a dress. He slapped his hand over his eyes, ran out of the room, and screamed in horror. Sarah shrieked, which soon followed with "Why are you in my room? Why can't you knock? I hate you!" Jake sat himself by the window again, feeling even worse.

Soon the door opened and Lorraine stepped in with Megan.

"Lorraine!" Jake shouted. "I need to talk to you."

"Sure, Megan, go upstairs to Sarah," Lorraine demanded. Megan went without a single whine and Jake thought that was strange. "So what's up?"

"I'm so mixed up," he spilled out. "I really like Kristen, but part of me doesn't like her for using me like that."

Lorraine sighed, "You have to get her back."

"How?"

"Why does she like the other guy?"

"Well, he's blonde…"

"Don't even think about it!"

"Well, he can skate real good."

"She hasn't seen you skate?"

"Nope, how should I show her?"

You have to get her there and then, just show off."

"I can do that," Jake smirked.

Later that day, he stood on the wet cement as he stared into the now shining sun. He watched Kristen, who was on the other side of the skate park with her group of girl friends. He dropped his board and slid down into the bowl with his wheels rolling faster than they had before. He went over a few bumps and then he ramped up the side of the bowl. He stayed there, hanging for like 10 seconds, and then released to the bottom of the bowl. Then he rode up the side of the bowl that he had started with and bowed to the few people who clapped for him.

"Wow Jake," Kristen said as he passed by her, "I've never seen you skate before. You're good."

"Well I'm having a party, skate party next week, you all can come," Jake said nervously.

"I'd love to," Kristen said looking into his eyes. Jake shook himself from eye contact and kept going, he didn't want to embarrass himself.

Henry held all of Danielle's bags in agony. Every time they went shopping he had become stronger, from lifting all her bags of shoes and clothes. They always went shopping, too. He moaned as Danielle lifted more bags onto his arms.

"You're so strong, Henry," Danielle flirted. Henry smiled, but when she turned her back he stuck his tongue out at her.

"Danielle, can we rest?" he asked.

"Okay," Danielle sighed. As she began to lower herself onto the bench, her eyes lit up and she shrieked, "Jeans sale!" Henry moaned. The friends, that followed Henry and Danielle every where, snickered.

When Danielle came out of the store, Henry approached her, "Danielle, we have to talk."

"Why?" Danielle whimpered.

"Um," Henry cleared his throat tensely. "I think we should stop seeing each other."

"Why?" Danielle whimpered again.

"I don't think this is working," Henry said tenderly, "I can't do this anymore. All we do is shop and all you do is pile your apparel on to my aching arms."

"I'm sorry you feel that way," Danielle said haughtily, "Maybe we should stop seeing each other. Oh, and for the record, I dumped you."

"How about we broke up?" Henry asked.

"Nope, I dumped you," Danielle alleged.

Henry jumped up from the bench where he sat and piled his armful of clothes onto Danielle, "I'm free!"

Danielle dropped her jaw as she watched Henry slip and slide down the glossy tile of the mall floors. "You'll be back!" she shouted after him. The truth is: he didn't go back to her, ever.

"Mom," Lorraine approached Kate as the mother was typing, "I think there's something not normal about Megan."

"I know, you told me before," Kate said without looking up from the computer. "Do you want to have her tested?"

Lorraine thought about it, but then she realized, having a sister with a gift was fun. She didn't want some doctor to expose her to the world. "No," she said. "God gave us a gift, and we have it use it the way He wants it."

The next week, Jake was at the skate park. Lorraine had gotten their parents to rent out the whole skate park and only a few people were invited: Kristen, her few friends and a few of Jake's friends to keep her friends busy.

Jake walked over to Kristen who sat alone on a bench, "Do you want to skate?" he asked her.

Kristen smiled, "I think the catch line is 'do you want to dance?' But I would rather sit here and talk to you."

"What do you want to talk about?" Jake asked nervously.

Kristen smiled, "I haven't been able to talk to you lately, I mean when your leg was broken we were like inseparable."

"Well, you have your boyfriend," Jake mumbled.

"What?" Kristen asked. "Is that why you ran away that day?" He nodded. "Jake, that's my cousin, Sam."

"Then why were you holding hands?" Jake asked accusingly.

Kristen giggled as her cheeks turned red, "We used to do that as kids and we never stopped."

Jake laughed too, "So he's not your boyfriend?"

Kristen shook her head, "I want you to be my boyfriend."

Jake blushed, "Okay. Do you want to skate now?" Kristen nodded and they both showed off their tricks to each other.

The End. Review please, because this is the very end. I made it short, only a few chapters, you can stand to review at least once. I am finally done with this, if you want more, read the other Cheaper by the Dozen fanfictions!