American Honey

Chapter 25

Jason watched as Sam made her way around the kitchen as she pulled out a bowl and spoon, "You know that this is not what I had in mind." Jason pointed out as he nodded towards the outfit that the brunette had on. She was wearing knee high black boots, a pair of skinny jeans and a black tank top. It was the last two pieces of clothing that Jason had a problem with.

"You never mentioned the situation you wanted me to wear them in." Sam countered as she moved towards the refrigerator, "You should have been for specific." She added as she rummaged around in the freezer.

"I thought that it was implied." Jason huffed as he crossed his arms.

"You thought wrong."

"No, you are just trying to get out of what you promised me."

"Next time you should be a little more detailed in what you want. Besides if I remember correctly all you said was 'Even?'" Sam smirked as he pulled out her ice cream.

"I thought that it was implied." He repeated.

"Jase, I am going to fill you in on something since we are going to spend the rest of our life together. I am a master at finding loopholes." Sam insisted.

"Oh really, I guess that you didn't expect this as an outcome. I am no longer allowing you to enjoy any of this." Jason argued as he motioned his arms up and down his body.

"You do know that this is more of a punishment to you than to me right?" Sam asked as she licked the ice cream off the spoon and kept her eyes locked with Jason the whole time.

"First couple fight." Maxie observed as she, Emily and Nikolas came into the house, "While these are on two thousand and six." She laughed as she watched Jason stare at Sam, he opened his mouth about to say something, but quickly closed it and stopped out of the room towards the living room.

"This house is so much nicer than the pictures." Emily replied as she looked around the hallway and the kitchen.

"Well don't get too excited. We are only staying here until I get enough money to get our own place. I don't feel right staying in a house your parents bought."

"Are you kidding me? My parents bought this for all of us."

"Emily do you really want to share a house with my sisters and your brother."

"Right now, I rather live with them then you right now." Emily spat as she took Sam's ice cream, "I am going to tour my new home." Emily asked as she followed the hallway towards the stairs.

"Why do stupid things always come out when you open your mouth?" Sam asked as she hopped on to the counter.

"Why are you wearing those boots?"

"Don't be jealous that Sam has an active interesting sex life, where you at this point aren't going to get any soon." Maxie replied as she grabbed the ice cream container, two spoons and jumped up on the counter next to Sam.

"Did I hear that you are ready to apologized?" Jason asked as he rushed to the doorway.

"No, go away." Sam pointed towards the living room.

"How long are you going to keep this up? Because I think we can have a lot of fun." Maxie asked as she took a bite.

"Oh, I know." Sam winked.

"I am going to go apologized to Emily before she becomes like you two." Nikolas declared as he slowed backed towards the stairs.

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Three days later, Maxie quietly made her way up the front door, she went to open the door only to find it locked. Since it was seven in the morning she didn't think too much of it, she reached into her clutch to pull out her spare key. She was about to put it in the lock only to find out that it did not fit. It seemed like Nikolas followed through on his promise to change the locks, in his defense Maxie did seem to barge in whenever she liked.

"Like that is going to keep me out." Maxie muttered to herself as she checked the mat, above the door ledge and the plant. Only to find that there was no key. With a sigh she set the two duffel bags blonde was not one to give up easily so she fist walked around the house to see if the side and back door were open, which they were not and the windows were locked as well. It wasn't until she spotted an open window that she got an idea.

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"Why do we have to get up this early?" Jason muttered as he sat on their bed as Sam came out of their bathroom in nothing but a robe.

"My parents said they had a surprise for us about the wedding." Sam answered as she towel dried her hair as she sat down at her vanity.

"Already?" Jason asked as he walked towards the bathroom to get ready to take a shower, he left the door open so he could still hear Sam.

"What you want to back out already?" Sam called over the water as she walked over to her closet.

"No, I just don't see why everyone but us is making such a big deal about the wedding." Jason yelled as he hopped into the shower.

"Well we are more sane then the crazy bunch I come from and I think they are just excited because I am the first one to get married."

"What about Nik?"

"The right way or what my parents see as the right way." Sam answered as she pulled out a black sundress out and a pair of black wedges.

"Is it too late to have that option." Jason joked as he turned the water off. He slid the door open and was about to reach for the towel, only have it handed to him, "Finally decide to give in?" Jason smirked to himself as he grabbed the towel with one hand and used the other to pull the person into the shower.

"Give in to what?" Sam yelled as she pulled the dress on.

"Not that type of family." Maxie winked as she gave Jason a once over and ran towards the bed room.

"Where did you come from?" Sam asked surprised to see her middle sister as she jumped on the bed.

"Nikolas changed the lock on all the doors, so I had to find other means in." She said vaguely.

"On the second floor?"

"There was a latter involved. I rather talk about the little detail that you forgot to divulge." Maxie demanded as she crossed her arms and nodded towards the bathroom.

"MAXIE." Sam screeched as she threw a pillow at her sister.

"I have to say job well done." The blonde laughed as she threw the pillow back at Sam.

"Sam!" Nikolas yelled as he ran into the room with a baseball bat, "Where is the intruder?"

"Intruder?" Sam laughed as she took in what her brother was wearing.

"Were you hoping to cause the burglar to laugh to death." Maxie giggled as she pointed towards the giant footsie pajamas that her older brother was wearing.

"How the hell did you get in the house?" He demanded.

"Magic dear brother, I am a wizard."

"Magic doesn't exist."

"We keep it a secret from muggles like you." Maxie answered in a deadly serious tone.

"Oh, really why don't you prove it to me."

"Don't be daft, we aren't allowed to use magic outside Hogwarts." Maxie shrugged as she frowned. Jason took this moment to walk out of the bathroom.

"Why are you all …... What the hell are you wearing?" Jason changed mid-sentence as he glanced at the doorway.

"It keeps me warm and cozy." Nikolas defended as he threw the bat down, just as Sam snapped a quick picture.

"Why are there two duffel bags full of of shirts with our names on the porch?" Patrick yelled from the front door.

"It's a surprise." Maxie squealed as she ran darted out of the room and towards the stairs.

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Sam just stood frozen in the entry way of dance studio, still not fully sure how they all ended up here. It turned out Alexis and Maxie had took it upon themselves to sigh the whole family up for dance lessons, Ethan, Johnny and Patrick included. Maxie had tricked the group that they were going to an amusement parks and the shirts were just in case they got lost. Every shirt had their names on it except for Mac and Nik's who had Gazelle One and Gazelle Two.

"What is this?" Jason asked as he came up behind Sam. He had found away around the shirt rule by sneaking another blue shirt into the car that he slipped on before he got out.

"Hell on earth." Sam muttered, "Quick thing of something that could..." Sam trailed off as she saw the two dance instructors that entered the room. The were both well build for a dancer, the first had short brown hair and green eyes and the last had shaggy blond hair and blue eyes.

"This is not happening and they are not touching you. I haven't been able to touch you so no one else it." Jason growled.

Sam gave him a quick wink before she went to stand next to the instructor but as she got closer she suddenly tripped and cried out. "Sam." Alexis cried as she rushed towards her daughter, "Where does it hurt?"

"Maybe we should do this another time?" Mac offered with a frown as he bent down next to Alexis.

"It's my bad ankle Mom, the one that Dad made me hurt." Sam breathed as she grabbed her ankle, "I don't want to ruin everyone else's time."

"Jason, I think that you should take Sam to get it checked out." Alexis ordered as she placed a kiss on Sam's head. "We shouldn't let these lessons go to waste."

"Right." Jason replied as he scooped Sam up and headed out of the studio and towards Sam's Jeep.

"I don't know the way to the hospital."

"It doesn't matter because we are not going to the hospital, we are going to the bar and going to pick out a name. Something that actually matters."

"Your ankle?"

"I faked it, there was no way I was going to put you through dance lessons. I am pretty sure you are capable of swaying back and forth."

"I love you." Jason smirked as he placed a kiss on her knuckles as he pulled out an headed towards the beach.