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Started June 16, 2018 by @Imperfect_Autumn group

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"Yeah, yeah," Brooke said between breaths as she reached the car after him. "I'm slow, okay?"

"Slow-poke. A goldeen. Magicarp."

"Are you just gonna name off Pokemon to me, now?" Brooke asked, raising her eyebrows.

He winked at her and opened the passenger door. "M'lady."

Brooke rolled her eyes with a smile at the wink, before dipping into a curtsy. "Why, thank you, kind sir," she said, straightening and sliding into the seat.

He shut her door before heading into his own seat, starting up the car. "So do you need to go to your house or you wanna stay at mine?"

"I'm good with either," Brooke answered with a shrug. "If I go home I'll probably just end up binge-watching The Flash on Netflix…"

"Weeeelll if you come with me I'm depriving you of your binge-watching." Jake countered.

"Yes, but if I come with you I get to hang out with my best friend, who just so happens to now be my boyfriend," Brooke pointed out.

"Exactly," he nodded. "I shall be gentlemanly and let the lady choose."

Brooke groaned. "But I'm indecisive! I can't even choose what to eat for lunch half the time!"

"Well do you need to be back home at a certain time?"

"Jake," Brooke started, giving him a blank look. "I'm twenty years old. I have my own apartment."

"You could have something in the oven. I don't know, Brooke. I'm just making sure."

"Oh. I thought you meant, like, a curfew or something," Brooke said, letting out an awkward laugh at her mistake. "No, I don't have anything that needs to be taken care of at my place."

"Got it. Then I'm taking you hostage." he began to drive in the direction of his house.

Brooke leaned back in her seat. "Well, I'm not sure what kind of reward you'll get for my release," she joked.

"A kiss, perhaps?"

"Hm. Perhaps," Brooke replied playfully.

"I'll hold you to that," he teased.
They came to his house and he parked his car. "Prepare yourself for the onslaught that is my sisters."

Brooke shot Jacob a smile before stepping out of the vehicle. "Like I said, I'm sure I'll be fine," she assured him.

He got out and locked the car. Heading up to the front steps, he unlocked the door. Immediately he was tackled by Mellie.

"Jake! Make Jade stop chasing me around the house." she whined.

Jade came over and gave him a salute, before rolling her eyes at Mellie. "He can't make me do anything, I'm older than him."

Brooke smiled from her spot behind Jake as she watched his sisters argue. She sometimes wished she had had a sibling growing up, but her life had been good without one.

Jacob peeled Mellie off of him and went inside. He raised an eyebrow at Brooke. "Don't say I didn't warn you," he stage-whispered.

Brooke stepped inside after Jake, fully expecting to be tackled by his younger sister and probably questioned by the older. That was what siblings did, right? She supposed she'd find out very soon.

Mellie shrieked in delight, while Jade sighed in exasperation and covered her ears from the screech. "Brooke! You didn't tell me Brooke was coming! Are you staying the night?"

"Well, 'hi' to you too, Mellie!" Brooke laughed. "I don't know if I'm spending the night, I've got to work tomorrow. Hey, Jade, how's it going?"

Jade glanced at her. "As good as it can go dealing with this imp."

Mellie pouted, tugging out her bottom lip and crossing her arms. "I am not. An imp! Quit exaggerating!"

Jacob sighed at the two, though smiled at Brooke nevertheless.

(How old are Jade and Mellie?)

Brooke smiled at the sisters, then turned to face Jacob. "I love how they continue to argue while I'm here," she whispered softly enough that they couldn't hear her. "It makes me feel like part of the family. Well… More than I already do."

(Mellie is 10 and Jade is 26)

"We feel comfortable around you," he said simply. It didn't seem to be much, but it was. The Litton family was rather closed off with nonrelatives.