Chapter 2 The Life of the Collins Family
Hayley was sitting outside on her back porch looking out onto the city of Lakewood. Jake and Hayley had always lived in Lakewood. Tomorrow was her 34th birthday and she couldn't wait for it to come. She opened up a photo album that she took from the book shelf and went through it. One picture stood out to her the most and that was the day Jake and Hayley admitted their feelings.
Flashback
It was Hayley's sweet sixteen party. She didn't want a big party because she never liked the idea of it. She thought it was stupid. So, instead of a big party she had a small one at her house with all her friends. The whole cheerleading squad was there along with a few football players and Jake and Felix.
About half way through the party Jake thought it was getting stuffy and crowded so he went upstairs and stood on the balcony over looking the street below. Hayley had just gone upstairs to look for some earrings that she borrowed from Roxanna when she saw Jake out on the balcony. Hayley walked up behind Jake and tapped him on the shoulder. Jake immediately flinched and jumped a little but turned around and was glad to see it was Hayley and not a monster. "Pretty sky huh?" Hayley said looking above and the stars. "Yeah. A lot of thongs are beautiful tonight." Jake said looking at Hayley. Hayley looked back at Jake and blushed a little bit. "Happy Birthday Hayley." Jake said not wanting to disconnect their eyes. "Thanks Jake. You know I kind of always had a little bit of a crush on you." Hayley said looking down at her hands embarrassed by what she just said. "Really?" Jake said looking almost shocked that she felt the same way. "Yeah. I was always kind of jealous when you would flirt with those other girls." Hayley said looking up to see Jake's eye connect with hers. They both began to lean when suddenly their lips touched. It just felt so right. After they both broke away from the kiss they didn't realize but Felix was down below in the Steele driveway taking pictures of the two. A flash went off by accident and Jake and Hayley both looked down at Felix. "Just thought I'd document this moment forever" Felix said with a smile. All Jake and Hayley could do was laugh.
End of flashback
Hayley sat there staring at the picture when Jake came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her shoulders. "Going down memory lane I see" he said as he looked at the picture. "Basically. I remember that day like it was yesterday." Hayley said looking up at Jake. Jake placed a simple kiss on her lips and then let her free so the she could get up. When they closed the door leading outside Andrew came up to them and said, "Daddy, can I go to the skate park now?" he said putting on his puppy dog face. "Okay fine but only for an hour" Jake said as he led his son to the front door. "I'll be back soon" he called out to Hayley who had already gone upstairs to check on Annabelle.
Upstairs
"Hey Annabelle" Hayley said sitting on her daughter's bed. "Hi Mommy." she said looking up from her project. "What are you making?" Hayley asked as she looked at the project. "Nothing, it's a surprise for tomorrow so you can't see it so get out so that I can finish it." Annabelle said as she pushed Hayley out of her room. "Not even a peek?" hay said once outside the door. "Not even a peek" Annabelle said as she walked back to her bed and took out the project again. Hayley just smiled and walked away towards her bedroom. She looked at her phone and saw had messages from work so she decided to call them back and such.
After Hayley's last call she heard the door close. Must be Jake and Andrew coming home from the skate park. She dropped her phone on the bed and walked downstairs to see not only her husband and son but her long time friend Felix. "Oh my goodness! Felix it's you!" she exclaimed as she ran over and hugged him. "How'd you find us?" she asked after letting go of him. "I ran into Jake and your son at the park. I thought I would come and say hi and Happy Early Birthday!" Felix said. "Oh thank you. Come on in. We have a lot of catching up to do.
After two hours of talking Felix said that he had to go home and tend to his pregnant wife. They exchanged goodbyes and Felix assured Hayley that he would stop by tomorrow for her birthday. After he left Andrew ran upstairs probably to talk to his friends about skateboarding. That just left Hayley and Jake sitting downstairs on the couch. Hayley's head was in the crook of Jake's neck and she was smiling. She couldn't wait for her birthday the next day.
*Another chapter is done. I don't know what's going on but I have like ideas just coming into my head and it's awesome. First flashback and first sign of Felix! You will see more of both flashbacks and more Felix. Review with ideas and comments! REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!*