Amelia’s Awakening

Chapter 5 - Beach House Take 1

Jorah’s POV

Everything is moving so fast. My family and I are on our way to our beach house to spend the next two days with Amelia and her parents. It will be nice to relax and make some memories before we leave.

It is starting to hit me how much I am going to miss my family, even my crazy younger brothers. They may be nineteen, but I swear they act like they are thirteen. Right now they are debating, and I use the word debate loosely seeing as it is more like an argument. They are “debating” if French fries should be eaten with ketchup or not. Like does it really matter, why is the discussion getting so heated.

Funny thing is, as annoying as the argument is I know I am going to miss this when I am gone. Maybe that is why I decided to add my two cent when I usually stay out of it.

“Awww come on guys you can’t just debate with or without ketchup. What about ranch or my favorite ketchup with a buttload of black pepper. Some people even like mayonnaise or mustard” I add.

After I say mayonnaise they both start gagging, I knew that would get them hahaha, “Mayonnaise is just wrong” River gages out.

Cove fist bumps him his agreement of his brother’s statement, “You know Sara eats them with whipped cream”

River’s head snaps around to look Cove in the eyes with a shocked look,” I knew there was something wrong with her, but that just proves it”

We all laugh, Sara is fourteen and obsessed with my brothers. My mom thinks she may be their mate, but I am not convinced seeing as it seems one sided to me. If she is my brothers they still have another four years to wait for their mate. And yes it is mate, identical twins share a mate as they also share a soul. As weird as if would be for me, it seems to suit my brothers. They share and do everything together.

At least if she truly is their mate they will wait, even if it is hard. We all saw what Ronan’s past did to Abigail. None of us want that for our own mates. I guess that is the one good outcome from my brothers manwh*re ways, River and Cove probably would have messed around if they didn’t see what happened with Ronan.

Honestly, Ronan is lucky that him and Abigail had time to connect in Canada first or he may have been rejected. I’m glad that didn’t happen because the Moon Goodness was right with those two, they are a perfect match.

As we pull up to the house I see that Amelia’s family car is already in the driveway. I get out to help my family unload the car and see if my Mom or Dad need any help with anything before I go and look for Amelia.

I don’t have to look far as I can hear her squealing from the direction of the ocean. I follow the sound of her voice and see her jumping around while her parents are standing with their feet in the waves.

“Hello, Uncle Robert, Aunt Marsha” I nod in greeting to Amelia’s parents.

“Hey Jorah, how was the drive?” Uncle Robert asks.

“Pretty good, never a dull moment when you are with River and Cove”. I chuckle and they laugh with me fully knowing what I mean. Almost as if to prove my point, I hear my brothers screaming as they run out with their sleds in hand and run off to the dunes.

I take my shoes off so I can join Robert and Marsha in the water. Amelia noticed me and attempts to kick the water to splash me and epically fails and falls on her butt in the water. I roar in laughter at her and she gives me a dirty look.

“Don’t give me that look Ammy, not my fault you epically failed” and laugh some more.

Her parents are laughing with me, “Really Mom, Dad you are taking his side” she scolds her parents.

“No sides, but you gotta admit that was pretty funny” Robert says.

She gets up and crosses her arms, “I will admit nothing” then she gives a sly smile.

I take off my shirt and place it with my shoes and then run to join Amelia. She squeals and tries running away from me, but I get to her fast. I pick her up and throw her into the surf.

Her head resurfaces and she glared at me, “How is that fair like I could ever pick you up” she motions to my body with her hands.

“Sorry you’re so itty-bitty and cannot compare to me.” I smirk.

“Whatever,” she splashes me with her hands.

We continue to mess around in the water until my Mom calls us in letting us know lunch is ready. We rotate using the outside shower to get the ocean water and sand off and then head to our rooms to take real showers.

The warm water from the shower is so soothing I almost don’t want to get out, but then my stomach grumbles and I realize just how hungry I am. I get out and dry off and then throw some sweats and a t-shirt on. I head downstairs and I am greeted by the delicious scents of lunch..

It is tradition that the first day at the beach house we alway have a big, late lunch that consists of grill steak, fish and shrimp, It is so yum. My Mom made a salad and roasted some potatoes to go with it.

“Looks like I am the last one down” I state as I make my way to the table.

Cove has a sly smile and says, “that was an awfully long shower whatever were you doing in there”

Amelia makes gagging noises and I scoff, “really guys, that’s not what I was doing. The warm water just felt good, my muscles have been really tense the last few days.”

“Sure” Cove and River say at the same time like they don’t believe me.

I just roll my eyes at their nonsense. Amelia pipes up and says, “I get that, the closer we get to leaving the more tense I become. I’m not doubting this is what I want to do” she pauses and looks down” it is just a really big thing we’re doing.” she looks back up meeting my gaze.

We all start digging into the platters of food. My parents and Amelia’s parents are chatting away, Cove and River are very animated as they talk about sledding down the dunes.

Amelia jumps into their conversation, “you two better have figured out the best places to go sledding because I’m going with you tomorrow’

“Of course Ammy, you know us we alway perfect all our tricks” River replies.

Cove adds, “we even made a ramp with the sand so you can catch some air on one of the dunes. It is sweet” he grins widely.

“Gotta be careful how you land though” River grimaces, “I smashed my balls on the first landing I may never have kids”

We all burst out laughing at what he said and his face. Cove says with a sly smile, “Don’t worry brother I’ll make sure my girl has all the kids she wants and you can be an uncle.”

River smacks him on the back of the head and says, “F*ck you Cove”

Cove has a coy look on his face and says, “sounds like you aren’t capable of that at the moment, but thanks for the offer” and we all burst out laughing again.

I finish up lunch and Cove, River, Amelia and I head out to the back deck with a couple of bottles of wine.

“Seriously brother, Amelia we are going to miss you guys” River says with a sincere look on his face as Cove pours us our wine glasses.

I smile and reply, “It definitely won’t be as fun without you two. We will video call and you can keep us up to date with all the crazy things you two are doing”

We give each other hugs and pat each other on the backs. Then we do a group hug with all of us, including Amelia.

We stay up chatting and finishing off the wine then we head inside and crash on the over sized sectional to watch a movie together. I end up passing out before frick and frack can even decide what they want to watch.

I am woken up by Amelia shaking me gently so I can move to my bed. I am thankful because I definitely would have had a kink in my neck in the morning if she hadn’t. We make our way upstairs and to our respective rooms and I flop on the bed, I am out like a light the minute my head hit the pillow.