Edited 2019
AN: I know some of you probably did not like the way the last chapter went but just give it time. Thank you all for reading and now on with the chapter.
Disclaimer: I wish I owned more than my plot because then I would be a wealthy woman.
Chapter 12
I packed a bag of clothing for my tryout putting my ballet shoes on top. I went to grab a towel to take with and put in the bag. I stood in front of my closet trying to figure out what I wanted to wear for the day. I grabbed a pair of dark washed jeans and an orange t-shirt that had a girl fox on it. I braided my hair into pigtails so that it would be out of my way. I got dressed and dug out a pair of old beat-up black converse high tops. I picked up my stuff and headed downstairs for breakfast. Gran was at the stove making some eggs. One thing I could always count on with Gran was a breakfast that could sink a ship. She said it was to make sure that I got what I needed to start the day. I think it was her excuse to make bacon and sausage on a regular basis. "Morning Gran," I said stifling a yawn.
"Did you sleep well? I hope you were not that nervous about today. How do you want your eggs?" She encored.
"I slept ok. I had a dream about Mama and Daddy that ended differently. At the end of it, I was married to someone whose face I could not see. I had your engagement ring and a wedding band on my finger, so I figure that you approved of whoever he was. Would you make them over easy for me please?" I rambled on.
"Of course, dear. Do you think the dream had anything to do with the question Eric asked you last night? Oh, don't look so surprised. I have been waiting for that boy to finally do something. Sookie he has had a thing for you since that first dinner with his dad four years ago. I think that he did not understand it then. Anyway, what was your answer?" Sometimes Gran surprises me with how observant she is.
"I told him that I would like to wait until he is back home. It kind of shocked me, I mean I never thought of him that way at least not seriously. He is Jason's friend so that just adds to the weirdness. I like him, Gran, I just can't date him while he is living here. You don't think I am making the wrong chose, do you? I have never been on a date. I like him but sometimes he acts so stupid or says something mean. It is not like the rest of Jason's friends see me as someone to date." I mumbled sitting at the table.
"Honey those boys would do just about anything for you if they thought it would please you. Have you never noticed that all you have to do is ask and those boys hop to it? Jason told me that John drove an extra hour out of his way to take Godric home just because it was what you wanted. They all think that you hung the moon." Gran turned around handing me a plate with eggs and her sausage gravy over a split biscuit. I sat eh plate on the table and got up to get a glass of milk. This was the only place were Gran and I differed. Gran had drunk whole milk all of her life and was fine with it. For me, the thickness was just too much. I drank skim and nothing else. I sat back down and dug in. About five minutes later Eric came into the kitchen rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.
"Morning." He yawned taking a seat at the table.
"Good morning Eric. How would you like your eggs?" Gran greeted Eric.
"Sunnyside up please." He answered resting his head on his hands closing his eyes.
"Sookie, could you go see if your brother is going to grace us with his presence this morning?" Gran asked over her shoulder.
"Yes, Gran." I got up and walked to Jason's room. The closer I got I heard mumbled voices. I knocked on the door.
"Just a minute I am not dressed yet." Jason hollered through the door. I then heard whispering through the door along with the unmistakable sound of a kiss followed by the creak of Jason's window being opened. I waited for him to open the door and then there was a thump that sounded like it came from outside. I could not wait to find out who Jason had in his room he was going to be in so much trouble. One of Gran's rules was that guest came and went through the front door. Another, being no sleepovers with the opposite sex. Gran was already raising us she did not want to add a baby to the mix. "I am up. I'm coming." He said opening the door while he was still pulling his shirt down. I stood there trying to suppress my fit of giggles.
"Who was your friend Jason? She didn't even say good morning." I burst out laughing.
"Shhh! That was Crystal Norris and I don't want Gran to know she was here. Her daddy said that I could not date her, so we have been seeing each other secretly. Her older brother Calvin said that he was ok with it as long as I did not knock her up." He whispered at me.
"That just makes it so much better. What all the older girls get tired of you, so you had to move onto greener pastures? Did you know that Crystal is only nine months older than me?" I asked with the volume of my voice rising.
"Keep it down Sook. I know that she is older than you that is the point. Dating a freshman would be like dating you which would be wrong." He continued to whisper.
"I just hope that you were quiet so that Gran did not hear you, but I would not bet on that," I said walking to the kitchen. I sat back down and picked up one of the biscuits that Gran had on a plate in the middle of the table.
"Jason, did you lady friend not want to stay for breakfast?" Gran asked with a stern look on her face.
"How did you know? We didn't even do anything and were super quiet." Jason admitted looking stunned. He sat down with his mouth ready to catch flies.
"Well, Eric and I watched her walking down the drive. You should have warned her to go the other way if you did not want to get caught. What am I supposed to tell Reverend Norris when I see him on Sunday? You know that I cannot lie to a man of God. Your sermon was lovely today. Oh, by the way, my Grandson is having relations with your daughter. That would just go down great with the prayer circle. I do not know what I am going to do with you, Jason Stackhouse." Gran said shaking her head. "The next time that she is here I expect her to eat with us. I do not care if she is not supposed to be here. If she is at my house, then I want to meet her. Oh, and you are going to go talk to her father about what the two of you have been doing behind his back. You are going to apologize and then you are going to ask to court her. I don't want to hear any buts. You made your bed now you have to lie in it."
Thoroughly chastised Jason said with an ashamed look. "I will Gran I promise. Would it be alright if I brought her home tonight? I mean after I go talk with the Reverend." Jason added after Gran shot him a look that would make any grown man quiver.
"I think that would be fine, in fact, you should invite the Reverend and Calvin too. I have a lot I want to say to that boy, and I know his father will as well. I think that you all need to be going to get to school on time." Gran said smiling. "Sookie I will be picking you up out front so when you are done just come to the car. Good luck child even though I know you don't need it. We will figure out what to make for dinner when I get you. I think that it will need to be extra special, don't you?"
"I do. Can I make a coconut cake gran I think that would make a nice finish for dinner?" I asked excitedly. This dinner would be so much fun getting to watch Gran torcher Jason for his indiscretion.
"Oh, and Talbot called this morning saying that he thought it is going to be a couple of weeks till your cello is fixed," Gran added turning back to the stove.
"Ok did he say if anything else was wrong with it?" I asked. Gran shook her head no. I ran upstairs to brush my teeth and grab a pair of socks. When I came back down to the kitchen, both Eric and Jason had left the table to get dressed. I went to get my stuff to make sure that I had everything. I sat down and put my socks on and shoes. I waited as patiently as I could for the boys to come back out. The sooner we go to school the quicker the day would go by and I could be done with tryouts. I sat there taping my foot. Finally, Jason and Eric came into the kitchen dressed.
"Eric, could you help me carry my stuff to the truck, please?" I asked jumping out of the chair so fast I knocked it to the ground.
"Sure, Sookie as long as you promise not to climb over me to get in the truck today. Not that I did not like having you on my lap, but it is hard to walk around school like that first thing in the morning." He goaded me smirking.
"You know that I did not mean to do that to you yesterday right? I am sorry that I made things hard on you yesterday. I was just in such a hurry to get in the truck that I did not think about wiggling on your lap." I apologized sheepishly.
"You only made one thing hard on me Sookie and I liked it. The timing was the problem." He chuckled lifting my cello into the bed along with the guys' gear for practice.
"Hey, I am trying to be serious here and apologize and you are making me feel bad," I interjected with a rose rising in my cheeks.
"Enough of your naughty thoughts about my sister Eric it is time to get in the truck." Jason interrupted hopping behind the wheel and shutting the door. Eric opened the passenger door for me. I climbed in scooting over till I was in the middle of the cab. Eric stepped in after me shutting the door. He put his arm on the top of the seat behind me. "Keep that hand where I can see it Northman or I will be taking it off." Jason threatened, starting the truck.
"Hypocrite much?" I asked Jason.
"You are my little sister and need to be protected from men pawing at you." He started looking ahead at the road.
"What about Crystal and all the pawing you're doing?" I countered giving Jason a hard stare.
"It is different when I am the one doing the pawing. So, drop it." He believed. The rest of the ride Jason kept glancing at the placement of Eric's hand through the rearview mirror. When we got to school Jason hugged me and wished me good luck at the tryout. I carried my stuff in dropping my cello off in the band storage room. I then went to my locker to stow my bag of clothing for later. I then walked to my homeroom to hear the day's announcements.