I reached the bottom of the stairs and heard a familiar but very annoying voice "Mr and Mrs P" he exclaimed, I groaned and walked into the kitchen "And I thought this week would be awesome" I said sarcastically while standing next to Tom,
he rolled his eyes at me and turned back to Ricky who had just given Mrs Pearson flowers "He's so sweet" Bethany squealed hugging him, I crossed my arms "Do you want anything to eat or drink?" Mrs Pearson asked him "Oh that is really sweet of you and I wish I could but my parents are at this lake house in Oakstown and I gotta get back before dark incase my car breaks down again" Ricky said sighing,
I knew it was probably a load of shit but Tom's parents didn't see it "Dad why don't you take a look at it for Ricky?" Tom asked turning to his father "Yeah I don't mind getting my hands dirty" Mr Pearson replied shrugging, Ricky reluctantly nodded and we all headed out to his car
"Try it again Ricky" Mr Pearson said standing in front of his car, Ricky was behind the wheel trying to start up the car but for some reason it wouldn't start "Gotta be something obvious" I said shrugging, Jake had come down by this point and was stood next to me "I gotta be honest with you, mechanics isn't really my thing. Now if this was a spreadsheet or a ledger I would be all over it" Mr Pearson said closing the hood,
Ricky laughed at the lame joke clearly being a kiss ass "Tell you what why don't you stay here tonight and we can take it to the shop in the morning" Mr Pearson suggested, Ricky lifted himself higher in his seat and he was clearly pleased with the offer "Mr P that's really considerate of yah" he said,
Tom gave him a disbelieving look and I inwardly groaned "Really? He can stay the night?" Bethany asked hopefully, as soon as Mr Pearson turned his back on Ricky to face her Ricky turned to look at Tom, he smirked and did a weird dance in his car that honestly disturbed me a little "Screw this, I'll be in my room" I muttered before going inside the house.
I was busy unpacking in my room when Tom walked in with Jake "What a gas pipe" Jake commented while shaking his head "I know. Why can't they see that?" Tom asked annoyed, I fell down on the bed and layed down on my stomach
"Dude parents are wired differently, their brains are old and mushy, fried from bad 80's music. It's up to you Thomas. You've gotta defend your family honour like a man" Jake replied grabbing a large silver case and opening it, I couldn't see from my spot on the bed so I leaned over "No way" I said in awe "I call it the Punisher" Jake said dramatically
"I can't believe you still have this" I said surprised, he nodded and I stood up to get a better look "Your dad bought you this?" Tom asked with wide eyes "Perks of divorce, never underestimate the power of a grown mans guilt. If we even mention mom Nate drives us straight to the mall" Jake said putting the paintball gun together "I wish that would work on my mom" I said in thought
"It probably would if your mom was around to listen to you" Jake said knowingly, I sighed and put my hands in my back pockets "She's all your's. Don't be a wuss all your life" Jake said handing Tom the gun "I don't know man" Tom said hesitatingly, Jake rolled his eyes and walked over to the window
"Take a look at that guy, do you really want Ricky as your brother in law?" he asked, I walked over to the window with Tom and saw Ricky do a very bad cartwheel while Bethany laughed "Heck no" Tom said shaking his head "Then let's go prune the family tree" Jake said smirking,
I chuckled and took the gun from Tom "Man I missed this thing" I sighed inspecting it "You only missed the gun?" Jake asked raising his eyebrows, I looked at him and shrugged "Maybe. Maybe not" I replied before handing the gun back to Tom.
A Few Minutes Later...
"I'm thinking shooting my sister's boyfriend isn't such a good idea" Tom said nervously, I was on his left while Jake was on my left blending in very nicely with the grass "This isn't about ideas, this is about action. Don't think, do" Jake said lifting his head
"I can't believe I'm even listening to you you're dressed like a shrub" Tom said giving Jake an' annoyed look, Ricky and Bethany were by the pool while we were quite far from them "Target is on the move, take him out before he reaches second base" Jake said as Ricky leaned in towards Bethany "No I don't think..." Tom stopped talking as I reached my hand forward and pulled the trigger,
an' orange paintball hit Ricky in the shoulder and he jumped up while Bethany screamed, I repeatedly shot Ricky and practically jumped for joy when one of the paintballs hit his nuts, his jaw dropped and Bethany's head whipped in our direction, my eyes widened and I shuffled back "I can't believe you just did that" Tom exclaimed as I let go of the gun "Oh calm down" I replied rolling my eyes,
Bethany suddenly stormed our way and I inwardly cursed for not wearing camo like Jake suggested "Oh my god she saw us, what do we do?" Tom asked panicked "Camo mode. Hunker down and blend" Jake said ducking his head so that he blended in with the grass again, Tom tried to do the same but it failed "I'm sorry" he said repeatedly as Bethany reached us
"You shot my boyfriend, sorry doesn't even cover that" she snapped, he sighed "When Tom? When are you gonna grow up and stop being a total embarassment?" she exclaimed taking the gun from him and going back to Ricky "And that's why we use camo" Jake said with his head still down, I rolled my eyes "Shut up Jake" Tom said annoyed.