Jake walked out of his bedroom and into the livingroom. He saw Marley sitting on the couch curled in a blanket with a cup of, what he assumed was tea, and a book. "Reading another book already? You finished the last one really quickly."
"I like books. It's different than watching a movie or play. You get to imagine everything instead of being shown what it looks like. I really liked that other book, which is why I read it in two days. That and the fact that I can't go anywhere."
"How do you drink tea?"
"It's tea. What's wrong with tea?"
"It's gross."
"You haven't had this tea." Marley smiled at him and picked up her cup. "Try it."
"If I hate it, I can be honest and say how disgusting it is, right?"
"Yes, but I think you'll like it. Now just try it." Marley handed Jake the cup and waited for him to put it up to his lips.
Jake made a nasty face as he took the hot cup out of her grasp. "Here we go." He took a sip of the tea and it wasn't what he expected. He liked the sweet taste, he tried to decipher the ingredients but couldn't place the tastes. "This is a lot better than I thought it would be." Jake took another sip.
Marley smiled. "Told you so."
"How do you make this?"
"It's a secret. My mom used to make it like this whenever I had a nightmare or a bad day or if I was sick. It always made me feel better." Marley watched as Jake took a couple more drinks from her tea. "Give me back my tea." She laughed as she reached out to grab it.
"Sorry, this tea is mine now." He took the last sip of the tea and put the cup down. "Looks like you're going to have to make some more for both you and me."
Marley whined then stood up and smiled at him when she grabbed the cup from him. "Fine, I'll go make some more tea."
Jake watched Marley walk away from him. "Thank you!" He spoke in a louder voice so that she could hear him in the kitchen.
Marley made more tea and poured it in two mugs. She went back into the livingroom. "Here's your tea." Marley took a seat next to him on the couch and folded the page she was at in her book, then she put it on the table. "Never steal my tea again." She laughed.
Jake smiled at her when she gave him the tea and he let it cool down a bit before taking a drink. "I won't steal your tea again. So, it's Friday. Do you know what that means?"
"Horror movie marathon night."
"Yes! I've got a ton of movies to chose from and we're all prepared with candy."
"If I get scared I'm hiding under the blankets."
"That's my favorite part."
"You like seeing me scared?"
"It's pretty funny."
Marley smacked his arm playfully. "Whatever. I get to pick the first movie."
"I know you do. We can start watching them now, if you want that way we can watch more than if we started watching them later. I'll go get the snack while you pick the movie."
"Okay." Marley walked over to the movies and looked over them all. It looked as if Jake had gotten ever scary movie he could find. She started going through them, she saw old horror movies and more recent ones.
Jake came back in the room with popcorn and candy. He placed the items on the table and sat on the couch. "Did you pick a movie yet?"
"The original Night of the Living Dead." Marley put the movie in the dvd player and joined Jake on the couch.
"Have you seen this before, Marls?" Jake asked as he handed her a pack of candy.
"Yeah, have you?"
"Yes. So why did you pick this if you've already seen it?"
"I like it and I haven't seen it in a long time." Marley smiled and ate a piece of candy.
Marley was already cowarding behind her blanket when Barbara and Johnny arrived at the cemetary. Jake watched as she hid her eyes, then watched it, then repeated. She was so involved in the movie that she didn't notice Jake change his position on the couch. He waited for the perfect moment before he grabbed her. "They're coming to get you, Barbara!"
Marley screamed when Jake scared her. "You ass!" Marly threw a piece of candy at him. "I cannot believe you did that."
Jake was laughing so hard he had tears coming out of his eyes and his sides hurt. Once he stopped he looked at Marley. "I'm sorry, but there was no way I wasn't going to scare you at least one time tonight."
"I hate you. If I'm scared later you're going to have to stay with me."
"Fair enough. I won't do it again."
"Thank you."
Marley was glad that Jake kept his word and didn't scare her for the rest of the movie, but she was still scared. Marley watched Jake stand up and go over to where the movies were. "How many more movies are we going to watch tonight?"
"Well, it's only five and each movie is anywhere from an hour and a half to two hours long so it really depends on the length of the movie." Jake said as he kept looking through the movies.
" I'll stay up as long as I can but if I start to feel tired I'm going to bed."
"Okay." Jake walked over to the dvd player and put a movie in.
"What movie did you chose?"
Jake took his seat beside Marley. "Poltergeist."
Marley scooted closer to Jake and pulled her blanket along with her. "You're going to have to deal with me sitting close to you."
"I don't know, you're pretty annoying." Jake smiled as he watched her reaction.
Marley nudged his shoulder and laughed.
After three more movies it was past midnight and Marley was half asleep. She was laying with Jake on the couch, and once the movie ended she sat up. "Okay, that was the scariest one tonight. I should've picked one that I've already seen."
"Come on, let's get you to bed." Jake got up and reached out for Marley's hand.
"I'm too lazy and too tired to get up."
"Do you want me to carry you?"
Marley reached her arms out to Jake. "Yes, please."
When Jake picked Marley up, she wrapped her arms around his neck and laid her head on his chest. Jake carried Marley to her room and put her in bed. "Night, Marley."
"Wait!"
Jake turned around and looked at Marley, waiting for her response. "What?"
"I'm still scared. Can you stay with me until I don't feel scared anymore?"
"Sure. Let me go change and I'll be right back."
"Thanks, Jake." Marley grabbed a pair of shorts and a tank top to change into, then she got in her bed to wait for Jake.
When Jake walked into Marley's room he turned out the light and walked over to her bed. He got in bed and she wrapped her arms around him.
"I think that this may become a regular thing whenever we watch scary movies. I'll be too scared to go to sleep by myself."
Jake chuckled softly and he held wrapped his arm around her. Jake laid with Marley for a little while and he was started to get more comfortable and more tired.
"Jake?"
"Yeah, Marls?"
"I'm not scared anymore."
"Do you want me to go?"
"No, I want you to stay. Will you stay with me?"
"Yes, I will."
"Goodnight, Jake."
"Night, Marley."