After their presents they had Christmas dinner, and boy it was a feast.
"I feel like I could just burst." Claire says sleepily and she slowly makes her way up the stairs. Kate nods. Jack goes past them quickly and into his room shutting the door.
"I wonder what's up with him?" Claire asks out loud.
Kate leans her head down.
"Oh I'm sorry Kate." Claire says looking at the emotion on Kate's face.
"It's alright Claire. I think I'm just going to go to bed."
She quickly walked in and fell onto her mattress. Unfortunately it wasn't as soft as she had hoped when her head hit something hard. She lifted her pillow to see a little box with a note attached.
Dear Katie.
I'm sorry. Merry Christmas.
Love always, Jack
She eyed the box, curious as to what it would be. There was no wrapping paper. It was just a little light blue box with a white ribbon. She opened it. She smiled when she saw the necklace lying in carefully in the box. She lifted it up and her jaw dropped. She thought it was just a simple guitar pick on a necklace, but it wasn't. She looked at the box once more...Tiffany's...oh my. It was a sleek slender silver chain with a guitar pick covered in diamonds on one side and had an engraving on the other.
I love you.
Your soulmate,
Jack.
"Oh Jack. How did you know?"
She then figured she really didn't go overboard on her present to him which she got him with her allowance money. She quickly got up and grabbed the present in the corner. She then nervously and slowly walked towards Jacks room. She almost turned around...why was she so afraid of facing him, it was just Jack.
She finally got up the courage to go talk to him. She knocked.
"Yeah?"
"Jack can I come in?" She asked from the other side of the door.
Hearing Kate on the other side he quickly got up. He was so nervous but didn't know why.
On the other side she heard things dropping and his feet scrambling on the floor sounding like he is cleaning a bit...what is he cleaning...it's just me?
Soon the door was opened slowly.
"Hi." Kate says quietly.
"Hey." Jack says back.
"Can I?" Kate says motioning towards his room.
"Oh yeah, sure." He says while somewhat stumbling over his words.
"Thank you so much Jack." She says somewhat mumbling.
"Yeah...well I saw it in a window downtown and thought of you."
She smiles.
"I got you something too...and now that you got me that I don't feel bad about spending so much."
"Oh Katie...You shouldn't...
She smiled when he said her name. She soon cuts him off. "But I wanted too. You shouldn't have either but you did."
Jack nods and opens his present.
He gets a huge genuine smile on his face, which immediately tells Kate that he loves it. "This is the most expensive one I've seen." He exclaims holding onto his shiny new stethoscope. He looks on it and there's an engraving.
I love you.
Your soulmate,
Kate.
"Kate it's wonderful. But did you know that's what I wrote on mine?"
She shakes her head no. That honestly was a coincidence? "I thought it would help get you started." She said smiling. "That's odd that we have the exact same saying and the exact same way of having it written." She states.
"Yeah it is...maybe its true...we are soulmates."
Kate smiles and soon gets up to leave. Jack joins her and walks to her. "Katie, I'm so sorry for..."
"Don't Jack...I never liked him and never will." She says turning for the door.
"Katie!" He calls her back. She faces him again. He gives her a peck on the lips. "Thank you."
She blushes and nods. She looks behind him out the window. "OH MY GOODNESS!" Kate says getting a huge smile on her face.
"What?" Jack asks curious.
All she can do is point to the window.
"It's snowing." He says almost relieved.
Kate then left the room so much happier than when she went in.
That night was the best sleep they have gotten in about a week.
Claire just sat against the wall in the hallway, happy that no one saw her eavesdropping. She slowly got up and went downstairs to where her parents still were.
Claire comes in and both adults look at her.
"Hunny aren't you exhausted; it's two in the morning."
"Yes but I had to come down and tell you that all is good with the world again."
"They made up?" Christian asks.
"Yes, and with their allowance money both had gotten each other really expensive gifts."
"Really? What did they get each other?
"Well Jack got Kate something from Tiffany's...I don't know what but I heard her say Tiffany's. And Kate got Jack something to get him 'started'" She said holding up her fingers to quote 'started'. "But who knows what that means...oh and both are engraved with the same thing and is written the exact same way as the others. Its really weird and they thought so too."
"Wow, you need to get better at snooping...like knowing what these suspicious items are...we should get you a sleuth kit for your birthday to get you started!" Christian says tickling his daughter.
She is laughing crazily but as soon as he says birthday she stops and brushes his hands off her. Both parents look at her curiously. "No dad, I want a pony for my birthday."
Margo laughs knowing this is all on Christian.
"A what?" Christian asks.
"You heard her, she wants a pony Christian." Margo tries to hold in the enormous laugh that's in her belly but cannot any longer and lets it out.
He turns to Margo. "Have we really spoiled our children this much?" He asks her.
"Well, how about you go take a look downstairs or outside and maybe you'll be able to answer your own question." Margo stays through her laughter.
He sighs and picks up his daughter. "Common, maybe once you sleep these crazy ideas will leave that little head of yours."
Claire laughs as her dad throws her over his shoulder. Margo follows them up the stairs.
Everyone at school and home were happy things were finally normal with the pair again. It had been a week since Christmas and it was now Margo and Christian's anniversary. So the kids got to go live with their grandparents. Both sets wanted them so they had to split it up so the would spent three days at one set and three days at the other.
It was probably the most bored the kids have ever been in their lives. Both sets took them too the museum. And not just any museum but the Art museum. Kate started off excited but after going there and spending five minutes in there she lost all interest. They had to go through it twice. Jack and Kate would sometimes sneak out and go to the pier and spend their time at the ocean. They would sit there all day even though it was a little cold being December and all and on some warmer days they would actually go in, they didn't care, they needed it. They wished it was warmer so they could surf because when they came in the summer that's all they would do. Kate got sick of Jack watching her every move because of the last time they were in an ocean. She keeps telling him it's a different ocean.
This particular day it was warm enough to swim but soon the sun started to set and Kate and Jack started to freeze. They quickly run back home forgetting towels. Jack, seeing Kate shaking badly wrapped his arms around her.
"How dumb are we." Kate says through chattering teeth.
Jack laughs and stops. He holds her close. "Are you okay Katie."
She starts to cough. She nods into his chest. "The sooner I get warm, the better." She says.
"Yeah." He says and starts to lead them back to their grandparent's house quickly.
They are almost there when Kate bursts into a huge coughing fit. Jack goes behind her and rubs her back. "Jack...Jack I'm...cold." Kate says shivering between coughs.
"We're almost there Katie." Jack says holding her even closer. When he does this he notices she is starting to get a fever. Suddenly it starts to pour. "Oh just what we need." He says sarcastically, trying to lean over her so she doesn't get too wet.
He starts to run dragging her behind. She falls onto the ground. He goes over and picks her up. Her legs are now wrapped around his waist and her arms around his shoulders. She clings to his chest for warmth. They finally reach the house the front door is locked. They have to go around the house and luckily the back door is unlocked.
He runs to the room Kate and Claire are sharing. Kate's lips are now blue and she's literally shaking so much that it moves the bed so it hits the end table and knocks down a picture frame.
He piles blankets onto Kate to warm her up. He runs and gets a thermometer. Claire sees him in the hallway.
"Are you okay Jack, you're lips are blue and you're soaked?" She asks.
He doesn't pay attention to her while he's rummaging through a drawer. He finds it and runs back into the room. Claire quickly follows.
She goes in and sees the freezing Kate. She runs and gets dry clothes out of their suitcases and lifts off the covers so she can change Kate.
"Jack, go and get in some dry clothes." Claire says to her older brother.
"But..."
"Go...or you're going to get sick as well."
Right after she said that he sneezes.
"Well, looks like you already are...go get changed before you get worse."
Jack nods and runs out of the room.
"Claire I'm so cold." Kate says meekly.
"I know Kate, its going to be alright. You just have a pretty high fever." Claire says while putting Kate's dry shirt over her head. "Well and a cold."
Kate nods as she grabs the tissue box off the nightstand.
"I think I'm going to sleep in Jacks room the rest of the time were here and he can go in here so I don't get sick as well, because I'm going to have to take care of both of you."
Kate smiles. "Thanks Clairey."
Claire smiles at Kate.
"Eh both of you have done it for me when I'm sick, so now that Jacks sick too he cant very well take care of you, so its my turn to act like a grown up for once." She says still smiling.
Kate starts to cough badly, but soon Jack comes in with some bottled water and hands it to her.
"Oh it's cold!" Kate says loudly while taking a sip and pulling away fast which lets water dribble down her chin.
Jack takes his thumb and wipes it away. "Well yeah Katie, its water, it should be cold."
"Yeah but I need warmth, I'm freezing as it is." She says as he sits down next to her. Soon he lies down behind her and wraps his arm around her.
"Better?" He asks.
"Much." She smiles and soon is sleeping. Jack follows shortly.
Claire cleans up the room a bit and takes their wet clothes and throws them in the hamper in the hall. And then she goes downstairs to see what she can make them for breakfast the next day, she is thrilled she finally gets to take care of them.
She finds soup and she gets excited at how she's acting like a mom.
Unfortunately they only slept for about a half hour. The whole night was horrible for Jack and Kate. This cold mainly consisted of not being able to breathe, a horrendous cough, a high fever, and the chills.
"Jack?" Kate whispers. It's about three in the morning.
"MmmHmm?" He replies drowsily.
"Can you sleep?" She says as she starts up another coughing fit.
"Not at all, you?"
"No." She says as she flips around to face him. "I really want too, I'm so tired Jack."
They move so their hands are touching the others hands, fingers entwined. Their knees are touching. And their foreheads are resting against the others so their eyes are looking straight into each others.
"Turn around." Jack says softly.
"Hmm?" She asks curious.
"Do it Katie." He says a little forcefully, but with compassion.
She does as she's told and flips around. He starts to massage her back. After about five minutes of his touch she is sound asleep.
