Part 9

Craig

I was in the middle of my salad and listening Jake's mumbling how rude I am, not waiting for my boyfriend and his sister with a dinner. I'm hungry, okay?! And knowing this two, it may take them all night to come here. I'm sure Michaela fall in another stupid idea and John Paul doing everything to destroy it before she put it on the force. In the end she's McQueen, isn't she? Just look at John Paul...

'I still think we should wait for them. It won't take them too much time.' Jake says giving me the same look which I always got from him when I did something stupid as a kid.

'Are you so naive, or you just don't know Michaela?' I ask him irate and take another bite of my salad, eating it very slowly to tease him.

'If you don't close your mouth, you'll have a ketchup on your new shirt.' He replies with a triumphal grin. I quickly wipe my chin from the remains of ketchup and give him unappreciated glance.

'You phoned to Steph, Mr. Wise?'

'Yep. She should join us for two days.' He announces and I'm not sure if I'm happy about it. I know how annoying and stupid Steph can be and I'm afraid that here it's not a good mixture. Enough that we have Michaela. We don't need another disaster.

'You aren't looking too much happy about this.' Jake notices, his eyes staring at me.

'I'm just tired, Jake. And thought that for moment John Paul arrive here with Michaela only deepens it.' I reply tiredly trying to sound reliably.

'Don't be so pessimist. She's not a bloody vampire.' He chuckles.

'You bet?' I ask him and he suddenly becomes quiet. 'Better hang garlic around your bed before you go sleep.'

'You told the owner we don't have keys to the second floor?' He asks me like always trying to change a subject, when he's feeling uneasy.

'Yes, he'll give me a keys after Steph's arrive. Don't worry, we have at least two bedrooms on the first floor. Unfortunately for you, you have to share your room with Michaela. We have only one room with two beds.' I warn him loyally. 'So don't forget about garlic.' I add with a cheeky smile.

'We even don't have garlic.' He says with boring look and starts pecking his salad. 'Do you have some plans with John Paul for following days?'

'Not quite. I even don't know what we have here.' I sigh. And then to my ears comes some rumours, and moment later loudly voices, which coming through the open window. Okay, so finally our golden boy comes back with this blood-thirsty creature better knowing as Michaela. Just great.

'Someone is in garden?' Jake asks me stupidly like he doesn't know who it may be. Does he forget that only McQueen's are so loud?

'I bet it's John Paul with this vampire.' I reply and screw my face when the door opens widely and my "answer" come in, fiercely arguing about something. It's nothing new too. They can't be quiet with themselves even for two minutes. Someone cursed them or what?

'You don't have to push me, John Paul!' Michaela yells with this annoying voice, making me shiver. Jesus, and I have to spend with her three weeks...'I can go on my own!'

'Seriously? Cause I didn't notice it.' John Paul says sharply and again pushes her toward the table. Toward us. Jesus. Why me?

'Say hi to Jake and Craig. And be nice.' He says firmly and puts down her bags in the corner of room. I look down at my plate when I feel her blue, belonging to the bloody imp, eyes on myself and I know it won't bode anything good. She chooses me for her victim. I feel it. But why I'm not surprised?

'Your Dandy didn't wait for us with dinner.' She announces loudly and I give her full of hate look. I'll destroy you, Michaela. Just wait until John Paul go somewhere. 'Don't you have nothing with meat?'

'Chaela, stop calling Craig Dandy and complaining! Everything what we have it's on this table.' John Paul says coldly and takes a place for my right. Suddenly I feel so safe with him. I notice how Michaela sits down in front of my boyfriend and her eyes wanders toward Jake...Please, don't say anything stupid...

'Hi.' She says and for moment I can say Jake was very surprised by her welcome. I'm sure he expected something bigger and less pleasantly. Maybe I had a wrong opinion about her...or she just changed her strategy.

'Hi, Michaela.' Jake finally replies with a small smile.

'So they finally released you from the hospital?' It sounds very dangerous. And not only for me, seeing John Paul's warning look sending to his younger sister.

'Yea, they did.' Jake says uneasy, his eyes wandering toward me for help.

'That's cool. You have to feel very happy outside. Feel so free.' Okay, it sounds very strange from Michaela's mouth. Even for John Paul...

'It's an amazing feeling.' He agrees and relaxes a little as he hands John Paul clean plate.

'So maybe you want to tell somebody about this?' She says with innocent smile and I know that she's planning something. 'Maybe me?' She offers and I feel like my jaw drops down. Is she thinks about what I think? Is she...

'Michaela, leave Jake in peace.' John Paul says sharply. 'You're not working now.' He adds colder and throws on her plate salad. 'Eat your dinner.'

'Fine. I'm just trying to be nice, he doesn't has to tell me anything.' She says again in this way like we're accusing her about something which she didn't want to do. Like always she's innocent.

'Maybe we talk about our plans for tomorrow?' Jake suggests and John Paul immediately comes alive, talking about his ideas for tomorrow. And I just return to my dinner and in silent finish it, finally filling my stomach.

John Paul

I don't believe this little cow trying to do an interview with Jake! She really thinks he would agree for something like that? I won't let her make of my boyfriend's brother misery cheap sensation! He has enough problem on the head, he doesn't need to be recognizing on the street and being call "freak" or worse.

'Me and John Paul will take the right bedroom, cause there is one double-bed.' Craig announces and quickly comes to our bedroom with our luggage, like he was afraid that someone else will hammer down our room. Sometimes I wonder who is more crazy, Jake who spents so many time in mental hospital because he turned into animal, or my forever sullen Craig?

With an angle of the eye I notice Craig as he jumps with shoes on the bed...He'll clean it. I swear he will. I cross arms against my chest and move my eyes toward my sister who is still using her tricks to convince Jake to give her an interview which she wants. I'm giving you 'Chaela two days. If you don't stop molesting him about this bloody interview I'll phone to mum and you'll have really big problems.

'Are you sure Craig you take a good bedroom?' Jake shouts as he opens the door from his and 'Chaela bedroom.

'There is a double-bed, so I'm sure I took good.' Comes his reply and I with curious approaches Jake and look above his arm on their bedroom...Okay, so we have a problem now.

'Craig!' I shout with hope that maybe he move his ass and comes to us...but I was wrong. 'Craig come here!' I shout again, slowly losing my patience. Behind my back I feel 'Chaela's body and her warm breath on my neck when she's trying to see what the problem is.

'What?!' Craig shouts back and moment later appears on the corridor, shooting dead glares to us. 'You have crookedly hung curtains?' Ha, that's really funny. I love when you're so annoying funny. Really.

'No, we have double-bed.' Jake explains and smirks as he notices how Craig is getting irate more. 'So what we do now?'

'I want to go sleep.' Michaela says like she doesn't see any problem.

'But there should be two beds no one double-bed!' Craig shouts like we don't know it. God, without you Craig we'll be so lost here. I'm so glad we have the Voice of Reason with us.

'But we don't have.' I say coldly. 'And we don't have a keys from the second floor so we need to find a good solution with what we have now.'

'You mean we're going to our beds?' I gnash my teeth and nod toward our bedroom.

'I need to talk with you. ALONE.' He rolls his eyes and with loudly growl follows me.

Craig

Now I know why holiday in West Lynch was so bad idea. Everything's fucked up, before we even arrived here. I'm afraid what may happen tomorrow! Maybe this time meteor will fall on our home...

'So what are we do now?' John Paul asks and nervously shuffles on his feet, waiting for my response. Of course in this situation is only one solution...

'Michaela will be sleeping with Jake.' I say, don't see any problem. Not like John Paul...Of course he ALWAYS has some problems. Like his all family.

'She's a woman Craig, not a kid! She can't sleep with your brother in one bed!' He says out raged. What's the problem is with you, John Paul? She didn't mind to sleep with Jake. End of the story.

'Why not? We're family now, so I don't see nothing bad in this that they will be sharing one bed together. Nothing bad will happen.' John Paul gives me a dead glare and I'm sure that for moment he'll bite my head.

'We're not that close family, Craig. Don't forget your brother spent many months in mental hospital. Locked! And I don't think he has too much entertainment there!' I chuckle at this. Sometimes he's so funny.

'Maybe he needs a woman now, but he's not that desperate to choose Michaela.' My smile frozen when I notice dangerous glint in John Paul's eyes.

'So you think my sister is ugly?'

'I don't say that! I thought about her volcanic character, she looks quite good...'Okay, maybe I shouldn't added that last part, or at least one word. 'I didn't think about nothing wrong! John Paul!'

Jake

I can't stop myself from the giggling as Craig comes to my bedroom with a murderous look and lays down next to me. I guess they conversation didn't go so well as Craig thought.

'So we're sleeping together, tonight?' I ask him and close my book, to look at my angry brother.

'It's not hard to notice it. And not only for one night I'm afraid. Until we don't get this bloody keys I'll have to sleep with you!' Craig barks at me and turns around, so I see his back now.

'It'll be only two days, Craig.' I try to cheer him up.

'I had different plans for tonight.' He mumbles in response and I really don't want to know them. I'm sure it's something about which I shouldn't hear.

'So you need to change them for two nights.' I say with a grin. I've always been very bad in cheering up.

'Turn off the light.' He snaps to me, doesn't bother to look at me.

'Okay. Night.' I say as I lie down to sleep and giggle again when in response I get a nudge on the back. 'I remember how we were sleeping together when we were kids. Mum didn't has a bed for me and you...'

'Night, Jake!' He snaps and hides his head under the quilt.

'And do you remember this red car?' I don't know from where I took this question, but suddenly I feel the urge to talk with Craig.

'Jake, I really don't want to listen this, okay? Can't we talk about our childhood later?'

'You think John Paul was sleeping with Michaela too?' No...this question didn't sound wrong...it didn't right?

'You again took this blue pills?' Craig sighs heavy and moment later I see his one eye looking at me harshly. 'You can't take them before your sleep. You're talking too much then and have odd questions.'

'Maybe we play in Truth or Dare?' I suggest, but Craig's cold look says me he doesn't enjoy this idea.

'Good night, Jake!' He snaps and again hides under the quilt. Fine. If you don't want to talk, I won't force you to do this, I... 'Jake you're still talking. Go down and drink milk.'

'It won't help me.' I notice Craig's hand as he grabs his mobile phone from the night cabinet and hands it to me.

'Phone to Steph. She has a shift tonight...But, go down! I don't want to hear it!' He orders and goes sleep before I have a chance to thank him. I take his mobile phone and go down, ready to speak with her. I almost jump with excitement as I hear her voice in phone...Maybe I really shouldn't take this pills before the sleep...Oh well, I'll remember about it tomorrow.