Chapter 3
1157 Words
I woke to the sun shining through my window. Checking the time to see that it is only after seven. To my right, Jackson laid asleep, cuddling a pillow. He fell asleep as I was reading him a romance novel. For some reason likes to listen to those. "Jackson, wake up." I demanded. He jerked awake before relaxing.
"Too early." He muttered. "How can you sleep five hours and survive?"
"Easy. Coffee." I declared.
"Stop joking. Mom doesn't let you drink coffee." He whined.
"They gave me an account, remember? They don't keep an eye on what goes in and what goes out. I leave the house every morning at five, get to a café by six, and then I am at school by seven. After school I go to the library to study, as I have no friends, and then I go to the park and walk around. All that before I get home for dinner."
"You are so weird, Jamie." Jackson grumbled. I shrugged. "I'm going to go and get dressed. Get a shower and get dressed yourself, okay?"
"Alright. See you in thirty? We can walk to the kitchen together and find something to eat." I said.
"Sounds like a plan to me. See you in a bit." He walked out, quietly closing the door behind him. I stood up and grabbed the bag that held my bathroom supplies. I walked into the bathroom, running by the mirror. I turned on the shower and let it warm up while I undressed.
I didn't stay in the shower long. I quickly did my hair and washed up. Again, I avoided the mirror and made my way back to the room. I paused when I saw a maid standing there. She smiled at me. I clutched the towel tighter around me. "Who are you?" I asked.
"I am Mandy. I apologize for not informing you that I was in here. Breakfast will be ready in the dining room for you. The others, besides your older brother, who is waiting outside the door, are there. If you ever need anything, please tell me." Why does she act like I will be staying here for longer than this weekend? I wondered.
"Thank you." I replied. She left the room quietly. I sighed in relief. I walked over to my clothes bag and pulled out a dark, knee length, purple dress. Under the skirt are black silk ruffles, giving the dress some poof. The sleeves cut off at my wrist. On the front, the purple went into a V-neck that cut low with black silk underneath it. I slipped on some flat black dress shoes before braiding my hair.
"Well, hello beautiful. I am taking that is another dress you made?" Jackson asked.
"Yep. Shall we meet the others?" I asked. Jackson nodded and held his arm. I took hold of it. We walked down the stairs, passing maids and a few butlers. I saw Mandy, who smiled at me brightly and waved. I returned it with a friendly smile.
We entered the dining room where the others sat, already eating. Bella looked up. "Look at you, girl. So, cute and innocent." The others looked up.
"Oh my stars! That dress is so cute and beautiful on you!" Susan exclaimed. I blushed. Jackson pulled out a seat for me.
"Thanks, Jack." He smiled in response. I put some fruits, eggs, and bacon on my plate.
"Harry, we all know that she is cute, but quit staring at her." Emit chuckled. I looked up and saw Harry look down really fast. Ignoring the looks from my siblings, I chose to continue with my breakfast.
"I'm surprised you don't have a book with you." Bella said.
"I do." I pulled out the romance novel I had been reading. "Not really something I would read over and over, but it is good so far. Jackson couldn't sleep last night, so he came to my room and we talked for a bit. He then insist that I read this book to him. He fell asleep. I continued to read until about two."
"How are you alive?" Kiley asked.
"Coffee." I replied. A maid came in and set some drinks in the middle of the table. I reached for the coffee and drank it black. Bella looked at me in disgust. "Grandpa and Uncle Jim." Was my only response.
"Those two have and always will be scary. Too bad mom forbid us to ever see Uncle Jim after grandpa died." Jackson stabbed his pancakes.
"Relax, we will be eighteen next summer bro, we will see them in secret and take James with us." Bella reassured him. I smirked into my coffee. They still haven't found out that I see him in secret. Secrets will always be my most sacred friends.
"What does everyone plan on doing today?" Kiley asked.
"I'm going to relax with my favorite people." Susan declared. She looked at Jackson and Bella with a huge smile. Both of them blushed. I found out three months ago that they have been in a three way relationship for about two years. They never plan on marrying, but they are going to grow a family together. They don't know I know.
"Awesome. I think I am going to do some more poems." Kiley said. Emit, Edward, Livy, and Harry, what about you guys?"
"Emit and I want to explore our surroundings. Livy said she that she wants to join." Edward answered. They all looked to Harry, who is avoiding conversation. They rolled their eyes. "I have an idea. Harry here can go with James to the library." I paused with the fork half way to my mouth. Jackson and Bella snorted, but said nothing. Harry glared at Edward. Everyone then looked to me. I put the food in my mouth and just continued to eat.
"Jamie?" Jackson asked.
"I don't care." I informed them. I looked at Harry. "Get in the way and you won't procreate." Bella spit out her water and from the corner of my eye, I saw Edwin's eyes widen. Harry raised a brow, not convinced that I would do it.
"Dude, remember that guy on the news? They said that he would never have children, due to a girl hitting him in the balls with a bowling ball?" Bella asked. Everyone's eyes widen and they looked at me. "Yeah, he tried touching her after she warned him not to. We were at the bowling ally for her thirteenth birthday. To say the least, we are not allowed to go back there. He was the boss. They are slowly going out of business though." Harry had paled. "Sorry dude."
"I'm going to die." He muttered.
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