Chapter 39
Nate, Quinn and Bryan were already at Clara's when Jake and Sam pulled up. The two walked in hand in hand and sat down at the table with the other Elys. The waitress came over immediately and both ordered coffee to start.
"Did you guys order already?" Jake asked.
"Just the coffee," Nate told him, nodding down at his mug.
"We decided to wait for you," Bryan said.
"Well, that was thoughtful of you," Sam responded.
Jake snorted. "You three flipped a coin, didn't you?"
"Of course," Quinn laughed. Nate and Bryan started to laugh also.
"Flipped a coin?" Sam wondered.
"They flipped a coin to determine whether or not to wait for us or order," Jake explained. "It must have come up to wait."
"Damn, Jakey knows us too well," Nate laughed.
"You're kidding!" Sam yelped.
"Nope," Jake shook his head.
Sam looked at the other three who just grinned at her. She couldn't help the low laugh as she shook her head at them.
"Just when I think I know you guys," Sam murmured.
"I voted to wait for you, Sammy," Bryan told her, putting his arm around her.
"Sure you did," Sam scoffed, causing the four brothers to laugh.
Bryan tightened his arm on her briefly in a hug. She leaned into him. She adored Jake's brothers even though they loved to tease her.
The waitress came back and the five of them ordered.
"So Sammy are you coming by tomorrow to watch football with us?" Nate asked once the waitress left.
"Football?" Sam asked.
"Yeah, remember you used to play it with us?" Quinn teased.
Sam stood up and reached over the table to punch his shoulder. Jake grinned.
"I know what football is, you moron," Sam told him.
"We spend New Years day watching football," Jake explained.
"Just watching football?" Sam wondered.
"Well watching football and eating," Nate said.
"Well watching football, eating and drinking," Bryan corrected.
"I'm not old enough to drink," Sam pointed out with a grin.
"Neither are we," Quinn grinned. "Well Nate is."
"Age has its privileges sometimes," Nate grinned.
"Big deal, you're a year older than us," Bryan rolled his eyes. "We can drink around the house if we want."
"Really?" Sam was surprised.
"As long as we don't drive," Jake told her. "It's not like we have contests drinking shots. A beer once in awhile is about all."
"Wow," Sam murmured. "Your parents are a lot more lenient than my family."
"Well that's a given," Quinn laughed. "We're guys and you're a girl."
The other three nodded in agreement and Sam knew they were right. She was sure that Cody would be able to do a lot more without having to ask for permission all the time when he was her age.
Sam sighed.
"But we like girls," Quinn stated with a grin at her.
"Nah! Really?" Sam pretended to be shocked. "I remember your harems in elementary school."
"Those were the days," Quinn gave a mock sigh. "Back when we had multiple women we could pick and choose from."
Sam's jaw dropped.
"Joking, Sammy," Quinn told her. "Just having one is easier to keep track of."
"Oh sheesh," Sam shook her head as the four guys chuckled. She gave Jake a look. "And why are you laughing?"
Jake's face blanked out but she could see the humor in his eyes. "No reason."
"Henpecked," Bryan teased.
"Whipped," Quinn corrected as Nate laughed.
Sam glared at the three of them.
The waitress brought their food and Sam leaned into Jake.
"Do you feel that way?" Sam whispered in his ear.
"Nah," Jake whispered back. "I feel loved."
Sam was stunned. My gosh, he was incredibly sweet sometimes. They exchanged glances filled with love before turning to their food.