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No, I don't own the Cheaper by the Dozen movies.

this story takes place in what everyone looked like in the first movie!

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13 years later…

Jake opened his eyes to the bright sun outside the un-shaded window. He moaned and rolled back over facing the wall.

"Mornin' Jake!" Jake's friend, Ben said. Jake and him were in bunk beds and Ben was on the top bunk. Jake ignored him and tried to go back to sleep.

"I heard people were comin' today. Maybe I'll get adopted." Ben said climbing down the ladder of the bunk bed. Jake turned himself around and looked at him.

"Psh…" Jake said and rolled his eyes.

"You've been here for 3 years. What makes you think someone is gonna fall from the sky and take you today?" Ben asked. Jake had been living in this particular foster home for 3 years now. He'd been moving from foster home to foster home all his life.

"Dude, you've been here for 4!" Jake exclaimed sitting up. He sat up so quickly, he bumped his head on Ben's bed.

"Ahh," Jake said rubbing his head.

"Jake, you can be a big loser sometimes." Ben said as he walked over to some kids named Collin and Peter who were passing a basketball back and forth. Jake stood up and walked over to his better friends who didn't pick on him so much, Scotty and Kevin.

"Sup boys?" Jake asked.

"Sup?" Scotty and Kevin said at the same time.

"People are here," Jake said. He was facing the door so he could see people walking in with the owner of the foster home. Scotty and Kevin turned around and there was a family in the doorway.

"Whatever man, they don't want us. They just came in here to look at the older kids. They'll go in Section C for a younger kid." Kevin said.

You see, at this foster home, Section A was for the kids who were 14-17. Section B was for the 10-13 year olds. And Section C was for the 1-9 year olds. Jake was in Section B because he was 13.

Jake, Scotty, and Kevin sat down and Scotty and Kevin started talking. Jake never really thought about when he might get adopted. But today, he felt different. It almost… bothered him that it felt like nobody wanted him. He sat in a daze, watching the family walk around the huge room where about 50 kids were scattered. They looked at the children and smiled as they slowly walked.

Jake gritted his teeth as the family stopped to talk to one boy. His name was Taylor. Taylor had only been here for 4 months but everyone seemed to love him. The girls loved him, the guys looked up to him, and now it looked like he was leaving. Jake couldn't watch anymore but he couldn't stop watching. He dug his short nails into his knees as Taylor and the family talked and laughed. Jake, Jake, Jake…

"JAKE!" Jake finally looked to his right. Scotty had been shaking his arm and Kevin was screaming his name.

"What?" Jake asked a bit confused.

"What are you doing?" Kevin asked.

"Hi!" Scotty said as the family who was talking to Taylor came by.

"Hi, what's your name?" The wife asked.

"Scotty, ma'am. It's a pleasure to meet you." Scotty said standing up and shaking hands with everyone.

What the hell! Now it looked like Scotty was leaving! Maybe Scotty and Taylor would be brothers. Maybe Taylor wasn't getting adopted. Maybe this is all a dream!

Jake looked over at Kevin who looked back at Jake giving him a shrug. Jake looked back up at Scotty and the family who were standing.

"Scotty you seem like a very nice boy…" The husband said.

Oh no. This is it. Scotty's going! They've been talking for an hour now! I was too busy biting my nails that I didn't even pay attention to what they were talking about! What were they saying! No! Scotty is one of my best friends! What if he leaves? When will someone adopt me! This can't be happening! What about me! WHAT ABOUT ME!

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Will Scotty get adopted and leave Jake behind? What will happen to Jake? Will Scotty and Taylor be brothers? Chapter 4 is coming and you will find out!