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Murphy twirled his phone around in his hand as Connor and Doc talked. Doc didn't need to meet Jillian, he was going to take Murphy's and Connor's word on her. Connor asked him when Jillian should come to the bar and was told the next night. So Murphy decided to go outside to give her a call. He was surprised that he was a little nervous to talk to her. He flipped through the numbers in his phone until he came to her number. He cleared his throat and dialed her up.
" Hello?" Jillian's voice asked.
" So do you make a habit of answering numbers when you don't know who is calling you?" He asked with a smile. Jillian laughed.
" My brother gave me your number so I'd know when you called." She said. He leaned against the wall and took out a smoke.
" So our friend said your hired, he wants you to start tomorrow." Murphy said.
" Wow, really? That's awesome, thanks." She said.
" No problem. Connor and I are here almost every night so tomorrow you can follow us to find out where it is. He wants you here by 4." He said.
" And that's it? He doesn't want to check me out first, make sure I know what I'm doing?" Jillian asked.
" No. You either do or you don't and we will find out tomorrow." Murphy said.
" Thanks, Murphy. This is really amazing." She said. Murphy smiled as he took a drag from his smoke.
" No problem." Jillian heard someone talking in the background, then there was some rustling around with the phone a second before she heard Murphy yelling.
" Jillian," She heard Connor say into the phone. " Doc wants to know if you will be wearing your little amish outfit to work?" Jillian laughed softly.
" I don't have an amish outfit." She said.
" Do you maybe have a sexy nurse outfit?" Connor asked. She heard some more rustling around then Connor started laughing.
" Ignore my brother." Murphy's voice came over the phone.
" It's okay." Jillian said quickly. " Why don't you guys come over for dinner tonight?" She asked. She could hear Murphy take a long drawn from his smoke.
" You a good cook?" He asked. She smiled.
" Yeah I am. How about you get here around 6?" She said.
" 6 it is then. Goodbye Jillian." Murphy said.
" Bye, Murphy. Oh wait! Tell Connor I actually do have a sexy nurse outfit." Then she started to laugh as she hung up.
Murphy let the smoke dangle in his mouth as he thought about what she said. He could almost image her in an outfit like that. She had a body that could pull it off. He realized that he wanted to see her in it. Connor noticed his brother's shocked reaction and hit him in the arm.
" What'd she say?" He asked. Murphy smiled and took the smoke in his hand.
" She said she has a sexy nurse outfit." Murphy said. Connor grinned.
" Can you image her in something like that?" He asked. Murphy nodded.
" I was." He said with a grin.
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Jillian's car pulled into the drive way of the house with the girls in the backseat. The girls were excited when they saw their dad's car parked by the house. It was 3 in the afternoon and he usually didn't get done with work until 5. The girls were used to taking a bus from their school to a daycare where he'd picked them up but since Jillian was there, she picked them up. The girls slammed the back doors of her car as they rushed to beat each other inside the house. Jillian adored her nieces and smiled as she stepped out of her car.
When she walked into the house both girls were attached to each of Jared's legs. He had his hands on his hips and was grinning down at them as they talked at the same time. Jillian smiled as she shut the door. Jared calmed the girls down and told them to sit at the table for their snack. She followed her brother into the kitchen while the girls talked together.
" So Connor and Murphy got me a job." She said.
" Yeah, Connor texted me and told you were starting tomorrow at McGintys." Jared as he started making the girls peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. " So I was wondering if you'd watch the girls for me tonight. The boys asked me to go to the bar with them."
" Oh yeah. Of course I will. I invited the boys over for dinner." She said.
" Thanks for picking the girls up." He said.
" Well, as long as I work nights at the bar there really isn't a reason for them to go the daycare anymore. I will just pick them up and bring them here." Jillian said.
" Are you sure?" Jared asked. She smiled as she handed him two plates for their snack.
" I haven't got to spend much time with them since Lana died. I want to be with them." She said as Jared faced her. He sighed as he leaned against the counter.
" They remind me of her everyday. Both of them are really starting to look like her." He said.
" Thank goodness because you're ugly." She said. Jared laughed as he pushed away from the counter.
" You're such a bitch." He said as they started out of the kitchen. Jillian laughed.
" Come on, Jared. You know you're cute." She said.
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Connor and Murphy walked across the yard then both stopped and looked into the front window of Jared's house. There was loud music coming from the living room and they could see Jillian, the girls and Jared. Jillian had her long hair in two braids down her back. The little family was dancing in a line together. Lillian was leading them and had her hair in pig tails. Jillian was behind her, then Layla and last was Jared. The brothers watched as the Winters' family took a step to the right, then the left, then jumped forward, jumped back, then took three jumps forward. They repeated the dance in a circle around the room. All four of them were smiling and laughing.
" Do you think he knows what time it is?" Connor asked.
" No. If he did, he wouldn't be dancing like that where we could see him at any moment." Murphy said.
" So we are going to make fun of him, right?" Connor said.
" I don't think we have a choice." Murphy said.
Jared was watching Layla's steps so he didn't step on her as they continued their little dance. He couldn't remember the last time he had had that much fun. Jillian and Lana had been best friends and had always been able to get him to loosen up and have crazy fun. He realized then how much he had been missing his sister since his wife died. He was thinking he wanted her to stay with them when he looked up and meant Connor and Murphy's grin. Jared dropped his hands from his daughter's shoulders right away.
" Fuck me." Connor and Murphy read from his mouth. The girls hadn't noticed that they were standing there. Murphy started laughing right away while Connor crossed his arms over his chest and continued to grin. Jared picked up the remote to his cd player and turned the volume down, making all three girls look at him. He pointed to the brothers. " Just shut your mouths." He snapped.
" Now that was some amazing dancing." Connor said. Jillian swept Layla into her arms as she smiled.
" Jared can dance, he never told you?" She asked.
" Jillian, shut up." Jared said as he turned the music off.
" Can't say he ever mentioned it." Connor said.
" Shut it." Jared said.
" Daddy used to dance with us all the time." Lillian said.
" Do you think you will be dancing like that at the bar tonight?" Murphy asked in between laughs.
" Hey, there was nothing wrong with that dance." Jillian said.
" Oh no, there was nothing wrong with you dancing." Connor started. " But your brother dancing, now that was prefect."
When the boys came home it was already midnight. The house was dark expect for the glow from the TV. They walked in the house quietly and found the girls had pulled out the couch bed. Jillian was laying in the middle of the bed with Lillian's head on her chest. Jillian's arm was around her and Layla's head was on her stomach. All three girls were sleeping. Jared smiled and went over to Lillian. He carefully picked her up then asked Connor to grab Layla. The two boys carried the girls up the stairs.
Jillian's head was turned to the side as she slept on her back. Murphy crept forward as she sighed. Her hair was covering her neck. He glanced behind him then looked back at her as he leaned down. He moved the hair from her neck to get a good look at her bruise. He could easily see that it wasn't hand prints on her neck. It looked like someone had held a rope against her and strangled her. He frowned as he shook his head.