This was prompted by greenkittycat!
"I don't want to!" Jerome whined.
He was being dragged into the mall by Poppy and Mara. The two girls thought it be fun for the three of them to go shopping together. Of course the girls would be the only ones shopping and Jerome would be forced to wait outside the dressing rooms, rating outfits.
"Come on, Gerbil!" Poppy glared at her older brother, pulling on his arm harder.
The three ignored the looks they were getting from the other shoppers and continued to their favorite store. The girls shoved him into a chair in front of the dressing rooms and ran off to get clothes. When they came back they found him trying to sneaking out of the store.
"I'll take care of it." Mara sighs, handing the garments to Poppy.
Mara ran forward and grabbed a shirt. As Jerome steps through the doors she throws the shirt and it lands on his shoulder. He turns around, stepping through the sensors, and the alarm goes off. He stares at Mara in shock as she stomps forward as store clerk did as well.
"I'm sorry." Mara smiles.
She rips the shirt off her boyfriend's shoulder and hands it to the girl nicely. She grabs Jerome's hand, explains that she had thrown it at him to get him to stay, and walks back to the dressing rooms.
After a few minutes Mara and Poppy emerge from their stalls and spin around, looking at Jerome expectantly.
Poppy wore a short turquoise dress with an orange collar and Mara wore a dark blue skirt, a green belt and a white blouse.
"What do you think?" Mara smiled.
Jerome gives the girls a twice over and runs a hand through his fluffy, dirty-blonde hair. "Mara, you're gorgeous," Mara blushed, looking at the floor and Poppy smiled at her brother, waiting for the compliment. "Poppy, too short."
Poppy's smile drops and she looks at her bare feet.
"Jerome!" Mara scolds. "She looks beautiful! You're not the only good looking one in your family, you know."
"And Mara's is the same length as mine!" Poppy protests.
"She's sixteen, you're twelve!" Jerome retorts, standing.
"Jerome!" Mara glares at him.
Jerome takes a deep breath. "You look very nice, Poops."
"Thank you, Gerbil." Poppy grins and skips off to her stall.
He watches after her and turns sharply to Mara.
"It's too short."
The dresses link is on my profile under House of Couples at the end - where all the other links are! Hope y'all liked it! I liked it, not a lot of Jara and it had humor! It's great! I mean, though I love Jara to death, I still like a little friendship/family stuff!
1 Corinthians 15:33
Do not be deceived: "Bad company ruins good morals."
-Rachel