Here's Chapter 17! And I've decided to join Seth and Jacob's P. in this one...Thanks to the very enthusiastic review from Team and Jake. I'd like to thank her personally! THANK YOU!
Oh, I'm having more characters in this story, so here are their ages!
Ashley Thail-11-6th Grade
Amanda Thail-11-6th Grade
Layla Littlesea-5-Kindergarten
Brandon Littlesea-8-3rd Grade
Jason Littlesea-12-7th Grade
Mr. Thail-37
Mrs. Thail-36
Mr. Littlesea-42
Mrs. Littlesea-39
Ms. Call-35
Rebecca-19
Billy-40
There. I'm going to introduce some more characters throughout the story, so stay tuned!
~SashaFierce12.0
Chapter 17
Jacob's P.o.V.
I woke up and rolled over on my side to look out the window. There was still snow on the ground, but it wasn't actually snowing. Good. This was going to be an easy first building day. I smiled, all of a sudden really excited. I shot out of my bed and hurried to take a shower.
When I was finished, I threw on a sweater and some blue jeans. I glanced at my watch lying on my dresser. 10:37. I'd have to hurry. I was supposed to meet the guys in...Oh, crap! Eight minutes! I ran down the stairs. I stopped when I saw everyone sitting either on my couch or at the kitchen table.
"Good morning, Jakey!" Rachael greeted me. She flipped a pancake with her spatula. "Everyone's here!" she put the pancake on a plate with the others.
"Yeah, and it was really hard," Seth said from his spot on the couch. Jazmyn was seated on his lap. "Leah kept asking questions. Emily finally distracted her with shopping for baby clothes." Just then the door busted open. Paul came in and stomped his shoes on the doormat, snow falling off of them. He looked around and grinned when he saw Rachael.
"Hi, Paul. Want some pancakes? Nice and hot!" Rachael held out the plate to Paul. I had never seen her so happy since...Since Mom was here. Sure, she was still a naturally happy person, but I'd never seen her like this before. That's why I didn't snap at Paul when he had first imprinted on her on Christmas. One, I wanted to see my older sister happy again. Two, I knew that I shouldn't be the one to get mad; I'd practically done the same thing to Seth. And third...Well...It had been Christmas! I didn't want to be the one to ruin everyone else's joy. I watched as Paul took one of Rachael's treats happily.
"So? What's the game plan today?" Paul asked, mouth full of dough. I turned to everyone else. Rachael was right; they were all here...Seth and Jazz, Quil, Brady, Collin, Embry, and Kim and Jared.
"Okay, guys. I'm going to show you guys the house first. Then, we'll plan out what we're going to do to it," I explained. Jazmyn raised her hand, and began to speak without waiting for me to call on her.
"Will we get to do some shopping today? You know, for the house!" she asked excitedly. Her hand was still in the air. I rolled my eyes and smiled. Leave it to Jazmyn to try and put shopping into this.
"Depends on how far we get," I answered. She nodded, putting her hand down. "Well? Do you guys want to see it or not?"
"Yes! Please! I've been dying to see it since yesterday!" Kim exclaimed. She and Jazmyn rushed to put on their boots, hats, and coats. The rest of us just slid on shoes. We were fine in just sweaters.
"You coming, Rachael?" Paul asked. He looked at her with hopeful eyes.
"If Jake wants me to. I don't think that he'll like to have his older sister hanging around with him and his buds," she said. Paul looked at me with pleading eyes.
"S'okay, Rach," I told her. "You can come. After all, you are the future aunty!" She squealed and turned off the stove. Making sure that the leftover pancakes were covered, she slid on her boots and pulled on her coat. Paul took her hand, and we left.
"Are we there yet?" Collin asked for the fifth time. We were crunching our way up a road with trees framing it, and he of all people hadn't stopped complaining. We had only been walking for, like, three fricken' minutes! I sighed.
"No." He was silent for a little bit.
"Now are we there?" I didn't answer him. He kept on prying until I stopped in my tracks.
"Yes." We stood in a clearing. I smiled when I saw the familiar log cabin I had come across when I was doing my patrol.
"You're right; she will love it," Seth said, coming up behind me. "It's so...Leah."
"I know, right?" I answered. "And the best part? It's absolutely free. I did all my research-"
"Whoa. My baby brother doing research...That's new," Rachael joked. The Pack erupted with laughter.
"Whoa. Rachael's got jokes," I said sarcastically. "Anyway. I did my research and it's not on the market. I've called all the agencies, and none of them have heard of this house. And then I got a hold of the old owner, he and a couple of his friends had built this house a couple of years ago. I asked him if he was selling it, and he told me that I could just have it. He said that he had just built it as a vacation home, but he doesn't come around here anymore. Said he's 'too busy.' I had to sign a few papers, but after that, it was all mine!" I smiled triumphantly.
"Cool story, bro. Really. Tell it again," Brady said sarcastically. "I'm just itching to get my hands on this! C'mon! Let's get started! You got keys?" he turned to me. I pulled the keys out of my back pocket and climbed the six stairs to the door. Sliding the key in, and turning the lock, I pushed it open. I walked in, the others following behind me.
"Spacey," Jazmyn said. She twirled around the room. As soon as you walked in, you were in the living room. It was big, and had a fireplace on the far wall. There were two large windows and they allowed light to flow through the whole room. A big chandelier hung from the wall.
"Wow! Look at the kitchen! All stainless steel appliances!" Kim exclaimed. She opened the oven door, and then opened the refrigerator. "And it's nice and big, too. Perfect for having friends over!" she waggled her eyebrows at me. "Breakfast nook...And a nice space for a dining room table here, too!" Embry was heading upstairs. Quil followed him.
"Guys! There's four rooms up here! They're huge!" Embry yelled. I followed their voices up the stairs.
"And, wow, look at the master room!" Quil opened the doors to the master bedroom and we stepped inside. I folded my arms and looked around the large area. Quil went into the attached bathroom. "Hey, you should look at this, Jake." I walked into the bathroom. It was fairly big; it had a large shower, two sinks, and a vanity area. Leah would like that. I stood there for a while just staring around the room. Then I headed to the other rooms. I immediately decided that the room next to the master would be Aubrey's room. Aubrey...I was coming to like Girls' Day. Seth had told me that Leah had tried Jadyn this morning, after me. I sighed. Lee was so thoughtful.
"This is great," I said, turning to Quil and Embry. C'mon, let's back downstairs with the others. We can all talk together." We went down the stairs, everyone else was in a big group at the counter talking loudly about something. "Hey, guys. What's going on?"
"We're coming up with a budget. And we've all decided to donate $200...For the cause," Embry explained. I was about to protest but Rachael clamped her hand over my mouth.
"Don't ask anything, don't say anything. We want to do it," she smiled at me and took her hand off my mouth.
"And with all that money, plus the money that's already been donated-" Seth started.
"Wait, other's are in this, too?" I asked. Everyone nodded.
"I...Kind of called some people last night..." Jazmyn said looking down. "And they all want to help, too."
"Who did you talk to?" I asked. Jazmyn smiled and walked outside. Everyone smiled at me, and led me out the doors. My mouth dropped when I saw the small crowd gathered outside.
"I called them when you and Embry went upstairs. By the way, thanks for getting him up there, Em! I was keeping it a surprise," Jazmyn told me excitedly. "So? Is it?" she was jumping up and down. I looked at everyone gathered around the house. Dad, The Pack's families, and, somehow, Sam and Emily were here, too. Ashley and Amanda, Jared's little sisters attacked me with hugs.
"We came..." Ashley started.
"To help!" Amanda finished. I laughed.
"And I am so happy you did, guys. All of you guys!" I said looking up at the others. A car pulled up out of the road from the forest. Rebecca jumped out.
"I'm here! No thanks to Daddy! He tells the worst directions ever!" she laughed. Dad shrugged. "Hey, Jake," she sighed, putting her hands on her hips.
"Hey, Becca," I replied. I wasn't as close to Rebecca as I was to Rachael. After Mom died, Rebecca had become more and more distant.
"So...This is it, huh?" she asked, looking at the house. Then she jabbed her thumb towards her car. "I brought some stuff...For the living room." I smiled.
"Thanks, that's great!" I gave her an awkward hug, then pulled away.
"Okay, enough with the hugging!" Dad said out of the blue. "I want to get started today, please!" I laughed and helped him up the stairs. Paul brought the wheel chair up after me. I helped him into that, too. I'd have to remember to build a ramp later. He wheeled himself into the house. Everyone followed inside.
"Let's clean this out, first," Ms. Call said. "Can't bring a baby into a dirty house. I brought cleaning supplies. They're in my car." She walked out the door to get her things. I turned to my other helpers, who were taking off their coats and piling them on the empty window seat. Ms. Call came back in with loads of brooms, mops, dusters, and other cleaning utensils. "Okay, everyone will have a room to clean. Jake, you can call the orders," she said, setting her supplies on the ground. I rubbed my hands together.
"Let's see...The Calls, Thails, and Rachael and Rebecca will take the rooms upstairs. It doesn't matter which, just take one," I commanded. Ashley and Amanda saluted to me.
"Sir, yes sir!" they shouted together. They bounced up the stairs, giggling. The others soon followed after them. That left...Brady and his dad, Collin and his overly large family, Kim, Quil and his parents, Jazmyn, Seth, Sam and Emily, and finally me.
"We can all take down here; it's the biggest spot," I said. Everyone nodded and took some cleaning supplies. I took a broom and started to sweep the dusty corners of the dining area. Dad wheeled himself to all the windows and opened them, letting the house air out. Kim started to clean out the stove. Everywhere I turned, everyone was doing something. I smiled and turned back to my sweeping.
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Seth's P.o.V.
Jazmyn and I were cleaning out the downstairs bathroom. I was almost done with the toilet, and Jazz was finishing up the sink and mirrors. All of a sudden she started to squeal.
"I can't believe we're actually doing this!" she exclaimed, checking her reflection in the newly cleaned mirror. I flushed the toilet free of bleach.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"You know, fixing up the house for Leah and Amber!" she replied as if it was the most obvious thing on earth. "Oh, I like that! Don't you? Amber...I LOVE Girls' Day!" she scrubbed the mirror so hard, it was starting to hurt my eyes with how shiny it was. I laughed.
"Well, I can," I stood up and dusted off my hands.
"It's not long now! I can't wait to do the baby's room! I've already got the whole place planned out in my head!" she put her sponge and bottle of cleaner in a bucket and walked out the door. I followed her.
"All done with the kitchen!" Kim yelled. "And I've got to say: it's looking mighty snazzy!" she jumped up and down with the mop in her hands.
"'Snazzy?'" I asked her. She stopped jumping and nodded. "No one uses that word anymore."
"Well I'm bringing it back!" she retorted. She started to dance around with the broom in her hands. Jazmyn started to dance with her. That's when Rebecca came down the stairs.
"This will be much better with some music...I'll be right back!" she dropped her sponge in a bucket and ran outside. She returned with her iPod and a little mini speaker. I raised my eyebrow. "What? I never go anywhere without it!" she turned on the speaker, and chose a song from her music list. Jessie J's Domino started to blast from the speakers. She twirled around and laughed. Bobbing her head to the music she headed to the windows and started to wash them.
"I LOVE this song!" Ashley said jumping down the stairs. "Dirty dancing in the moonlight! Take me down, like I'm a domino!" she sang into her thumb. She and Amanda started dancing. They were really good, and their moves looked rehearsed. "We're doing a contemporary dance to this song for our recital!"
"Yeah, and this is great practice!" Amanda added. They continued to dance around the empty room. "You'll come see us..."
"Right, Seth?" Ashley finished. She danced over to me and gave me a pout. I was a sucker for that face.
"Yeah, why not?" The twins squealed and took my hands.
"Dance with us!" they said together.
"Heck to the no," I said. "I do not dance!" Jazmyn shimmied her way over to me.
"Aww, come on, Sethy! It's easy!" Jazmyn twisted her hips and did a little spin in front of me. The people around us clapped, including me.
"Go, Jazz!" Embry yelled from the top of the stairs. Jazmyn smiled at me and continued dancing. She saddled up to me and stood dangerously close. She moved her hips to the beat of the music.
"C'mon, Seth. Just do what I do," she wrapped her hands around my waist and I swayed with her. "Yeah," she said. "Just like that..." she turned her back towards me and put her hands over her head. She shimmied down low and then shimmied back up, shimmying her hips the whole time. The guys let out wolf whistles. She smiled seductively, then did a body roll against my body. "Just...Let loose," she whispered. She closed her eyes and continued to dance, singing the song the whole time. "Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh..." she danced her way around the room, occasionally dusting here and there. I was mesmerized by her. Then the song changed to Countdown by Beyoncé. Jazmyn cheered and started a whole new dance routine. She started to snap her fingers and sing with the song. Little Layla, as I liked to call her, bounced down the stairs.
"Music! Music! Music!" she exclaimed, and started to jump up and down clapping her hands. Her older brothers, Brandon and Jason followed her. Jason sighed.
"Beyoncé...She was supposed to be my future wife..." he looked up at the ceiling and tossed his sponge in the air. "Then...Straight down the drain...Like leftover meatloaf." He caught the sponge and tossed it in the bucket.
"Yeah. Leftover meatloaf," Brandon agreed. He went along with anything his older brother said. Jazmyn danced and sang her way around the boys. I listened to her. She actually sang really good.
"Oh, killing me softly. And I'm still fallin'! Still the one I need, all I need is you..." She looked at me and smiled as she sang. I smiled back. She came up to me and danced around. I just stood there, grinning and following her with my eyes. "Oh, you got me all alone. Don't ever let me go..." she shot her voice up a few octaves. "Say it real loud if you fly, if you leave me you out of your mind..." she banged her fists against her head. Everyone was watching her little performance with smiles spread on their faces. She started the countdown part of the song, using her fingers for the numbers. "My baby is a ten," I beamed. "We be dressing to the nine. He pick me up we eight. Make me feel so lucky, seven. He kiss me in his six. We be making love at five. Still the one I do this four. I'm still trying to make a three, from that two, you the one!" she pointed at me and then shook her hips. She danced some more, and then started to sing again. "Me and my boo, and my boo, boo, ridin'! All up in that black, with his chick right beside him!" I watched her hips the whole time, it was better than Shakira's. And she could totally beat Beyoncé in a voice contest. And I'm not just saying that because I love her. "Ladies if you love your man, show him you're the fliest! Grind up on him girl, show him how to ride it!" Jazmyn grinded against me, and I did the same to her. More wolf whistles erupted from our little audience. Then, all too soon, she stalked away from me. I pouted, and she winked at me. She ran her hands through her hair and shimmied some more. "Me and my boo, and my boo coupe riding..." she came closer and I smiled wider. "All up in that black with his chick right beside him! Ladies if you love your man, show him you're the fliest! Grind up on him girl, show him how to ride it!" she emphasized on the word 'grind' by doing what the song said. We continued grinding the whole way through the song. She sang a little, but seemed more interested in our dancing. I sure didn't complain. "Yeah, Sethy. Just let loose..." she closed her eyes and wrapped her hands around my neck. We continued dancing, even though the song had changed. We swayed together, our bodies in perfect synch. Then she pulled away. "Ha! You just danced!" she exclaimed, pointing her finger at me. I shrugged.
"I had great motivation," I told her. She blushed and hummed her way back to the kitchen. Little Layla ran towards me.
"Dance with me, too, Seth!" she yelled. I laughed and picked her up, throwing me over my shoulder. I swung her around and threw her in the air. She giggled like a maniac the whole time. Then I put her on my toes and twirled around. She had her head down looking at my feet making sure she kept her little ones on my big ones. "I like this song, Sethy," she said, looking up long enough to tell me her opinion on Party Rock Anthem by LMFAO. Then she jumped off my feet and ran to her dad, hugging his leg. I smiled and walked to the kitchen, leaning on the counter.
"You seemed to be having fun out there," Jacob told me, waggling his eyebrows. I rolled my eyes, blushing. He turned down the music, much to the dislike of the girls. "I'd just like to thank you guys for helping me out. The house looks amazing already!" Everyone clapped.
"Just think of what it'll look like with actual furniture inside!" Mrs. Littlesea said, cradling Layla in her arms. "We love helping you, Jake. We should come back tomorrow...After church, of course!" Everyone else agreed.
"Yeah. We'll come prepared with some furniture, too!" Kim said. "Oh!" she looked at her phone. "Jazz, if we hurry, we can make it to the furniture store before it closes!" I looked at the watch that Jazmyn got me for Christmas. It was 2:54.
"Yeah! Ladies?" Jazmyn looked at the rest of the women in the room. They all nodded eagerly. "Let's go to the one in Port Angeles. I heard that one is great, and..." Jazmyn's voice faded out as she and the other ladies and girls left the house. It was only the guys left.
"That place is going to be cleaned out when their through with it," Mr. Fuller said laughing.
"The furniture store's not the only place that's going to be cleaned out," Mr. Thail added, putting his wallet into his pocket. I laughed and shook my head. Mr. Littlesea turned his head towards me.
"Saw you with my little girl back there, bud," he told me. I smiled.
"Little Layla's like the younger sister I never had," I replied. He nodded.
"Well, she sure does love you." Mr. Thail nodded.
"So do my girls!" he said.
"What can I say? I've got the magic touch!" I was rewarded with a chorus of laughter from the guys.
"Yeah. And Jazmyn knows it," Paul said, he smiled accusingly at me. I just shrugged.
"C'mon, guys. We can head back to my house and watch the game. Packers versus Saints!" Sam said, heading out the door.
"All my money's on the Packers!" Embry said, following him.
Soon we were back at Sam's, a white piece of tape dividing the Packer's group, and the Saint's group. I cheered along with the Saints. Leah sat between Jake and I, leaning on my shoulder.
"What did you guys do all day?" she asked me. I grinned at her.
"All in due time, my dear Leelah. All in due time."
I hope that you guys liked it! And the picture of Leah and Jake's house in on my profile. You guys should look at it, it's so cute! Also, I do not, in any way, own any of the songs that were sang in this chapter...Even though I wish I did...
~SashaFierce12.0