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Post by Raebee on Mar 13, 2011 3:11:30 GMT -5
Brody choked on the last bit of his drink as Jack laid his last comment on him. Wiping his mouth, he frowned so deeply his eyebrows almost connected. "You're what now? No way man. She's 16. How did you get her to agree to that?"
He knew he was being hypocritical, and he knew they'd been together for over a year already but he just couldn't imagine his little sister actually married to anyone, let alone Jack. "Not to be mean or anything but I don't think she really understands what it means to be someone's wife."
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Post by Dani on Mar 13, 2011 3:28:25 GMT -5
Jack sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "Well, I asked her and she said yes. If she had of said no, I would have just left it alone." Trying not to get too worried at the sight of Brody's angry face, he took another breath and continued. "I'm not marrying her right this second. We're going to wait until she graduates from high school and we get enough money to get our own place."
It shouldn't have really bothered him too much that he was upset, but it made him a little nervous. If Brody was this pissed, then he could just imagine how her other siblings would react to the news. "Although while we're on the subject of sisters, I'm quite curious to know how you got my sister to agree to go out with you even though you're with someone else and have a kid on the way." Given how selfish Kylie was with clothes and shoes, he couldn't imagine her agreeing to share someone's boyfriend.
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Post by Raebee on Mar 15, 2011 2:48:50 GMT -5
Brody frowned, looking over at Jack warily. "I'm not with her man. Well, you know. Not in that way. Sure I have to hang out with Liesl, and more than that, I want to. But it's not a competition ok? Kylie knows that, she knows I'm not dating Liesl as well."
Pushing his cup away, he sighed and gripped his hair with one hand. "You have no idea how hard this is Jack. Can you even imagine having feelings for two girls at once? It's the worst feeling in the world, because no matter what you're hurting one or the other. Or both."
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Post by Dani on Mar 15, 2011 11:02:22 GMT -5
Calming down a bit, Jack's expression softened. He couldn't exactly relate to what Brody was saying, but he could imagine how emotionally draining it must have been. "I feel you man," he said. "I really do. I've sort of been there myself, but I liked one girl better than the other one. It was still hard though...."
His thoughts returned back to Kylie. Even though they'd had their differences over the years, she was still his little sister and he felt a need to be protective. "Just whatever you do, try not to hurt Kylie too much. She got beat up enough by her ex." He took another long sip of coke and patted Brody on the shoulder. "She's my sister and I love her, but I'm still here for you, okay?"
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Post by Raebee on Mar 15, 2011 21:16:04 GMT -5
Brody pulled a face and shook his head. "I swear, everyone must think I'm the worst guy in the world. What stories have been going around that I'm not aware of? First, Kylie wouldn't come near me with a ten foot pole, let alone believe that I like her. Now you're telling me not to hurt her? There hasn't been one person I've intentionally hurt, yet everyone thinks I'm awful."
Sighing, he leaned his forehead on the table and closed his eyes. "Sorry. Short version: I promise to try not to hurt Kylie."
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Post by Dani on Mar 16, 2011 1:46:37 GMT -5
Jack shook his head as well. "No, I didn't mean that you were some kind of jerk. I mean, you did some crazy shit back in the day, but you were still a pretty decent dude." He thought back to the old days with the Misfits, unable to recall a single time that Brody had treated Eve badly. Sure, he was cruising around with tons of girls when Jack had left for college, but Eve was already gone by then.
"So Kylie has no clue that you're seriously into her, huh?" he said, fighting back a smile. "I'd hate to bring up the past man, but even I had a hard time believing that you like her. I mean, she used to cry over you all the freaking time when we were younger, plus there was the infamous slumber party incident." He breathed a huge sigh and thought back to his own relationship with Miki. Perhaps now was not the time to be a hypocrite. "Okay, this whole thing is still really weird to me, but you got my sister to smile for the first time in weeks, so you must be doing something right."
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Post by Raebee on Mar 16, 2011 16:48:06 GMT -5
Brody kept his head resting on the table's cool surface, resisting the temptation to bang it repeatedly. He had to smile though, recalling the expressions on the girls' faces as they crashed their slumber party. Tilting his head so he could see Jack, he grinned up at him mischeviously.
"That was pretty epic. I think that night is gonna be etched into my brain for eternity." His thoughts drifted back to Miki and her apparantly recent engagement. He didn't wonder why she hadn't told him, heck, she still didn't know he was going to be a dad and it was less than 5 months away. A thought dawned on him and he frowned deeply. "Hey. you and Miki haven't...y'know...have you?"
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Post by Dani on Mar 17, 2011 23:54:15 GMT -5
Even though he partially regretted what they had done that night, Jack grinned back mischievously at Brody. "My brain as well, man," he agreed. "That was some epic shit. You know Bekah just now forgave me for that? Almost three years later....wow...." He laughed and shook his head.
He nearly spit out his soda at Brody's next question. While lying seemed to be the most logical thing to do, it wasn't really an option. There was no way that he could convincingly tell Brody that nothing had happened. His face would have instantly given him away. Taking a deep breath, he slowly nodded his head. "One time," he quickly added as he backed away from Brody. Why did he want to know that? I wouldn't want to know if somebody did that with my sist.....holy crap! The second the thought entered his mind, a mental image began to form, one that quickly made him want to run to the nearest bathroom and puke his brains out. "Did you and Kylie...." he began, not entirely sure whether or not he wanted the answer.
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Post by Raebee on Mar 19, 2011 17:45:57 GMT -5
Brody scowled at the expression on his friend's face, but sighed in resignation. He'd figured it would happen eventually, and in all honesty, he could have just assumed and left the question unasked. "Just once? Why..never mind. I don't want to know why. But I do want to know this: Did you take care of her and were you...safe?" He had to smile at himself, as yet again he was being completely hypocritical.
He coloured slightly at Jack's return question but he shook his head, glad for the minute that they hadn't. "No man. We haven't. I mean, we've only gone on a couple of dates and I just don't think she's that kind of girl. I think she would, if she thought it would make me happy, but I don't want to do it if that's the only reason she is."
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Post by Dani on Mar 19, 2011 18:40:35 GMT -5
Relieved that Brody hadn't punched him in the face, Jack moved back to where he was originally sitting. "Of course I took care of her," he said vehemently, trying to keep his tone as normal as possible. "I love her, dammit. I know you might find that strange, but I do. And it was safe, if you must know." While Brody's hypocrisy was getting on his nerves, he understood the need for the question. Brody had nothing to worry about though; Jack didn't intend on repeating his actions.
He nearly breathed a sigh of relief at his admission that Kylie and him hadn't done anything. He had no room to judge them if they had done something, but it still made for a creepy mental picture. "You got that right," he said. "Kylie will do anything to get people to like her. She used to jump through all kinds of hoops for Jordan and he treated her like shit." He shook his head and sighed. "I just can't believe that you actually like her. I mean, I love her to death because she's my sister, but she can be a real challenge, man."
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Post by Raebee on Mar 20, 2011 17:11:28 GMT -5
Brody frowned as he listened to Jack. If he'd been talking about any other girl, Brody would have been pumping him for information. As it was, he was trying very hard not to conjure mental images of his sister and his best friend doing the horizontal tango. Shaking his head, he sighed. "I figured that. She sort of told me that he was a jerk. And that guys keep leaving her. Can I ask you something? Don't tell her though ok? If things...you know..if they don't work out and we have done it..will she be ok?"He glanced down at his glass as he waited for Jack to answer, running a thumb around the rim of his glass.
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Post by Dani on Mar 20, 2011 23:15:12 GMT -5
Jack shrugged his shoulders at Brody's question. "Honestly man, it's hard for me to say. I mean, this thing between you two is completely new information to me. I have no idea how into you she is. If she's not that into you, she might be fine. If she is that into you, she might not be fine. Seriously, I don't know."
He thought back to Kylie's romantic history and smirked. "Yeah, every single dude she dates skips town. Maybe you should stay away from her. You might wind up on the next plane to Tibet or something." Despite the fact that he actually cared about his sister, he couldn't help but chuckle at his statement. After letting out a few chuckles, he switched to a more serious expression. "Even if she does get upset, she'll be eventually be alright."
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Post by Raebee on Mar 22, 2011 2:52:30 GMT -5
Brody smiled half-heartedly and nodded. "Sure ok. She just seems so...fragile, you know? I mean, there are tons of similarities between her and Miki that annoy me to death. But that's one place they're different. Miki can take care of herself but Kylie... I dunno. There's something about her that just screams "Take care of me". And I'm seriously attracted to her..not that you want to know that but I am. It's just...we don't seem to have a whole ton in common you know?"
He gripped his hair in his hand lightly, before sighing and laying his head back on the table. "I should just go be a monk. That way no one will be hurt by me. Liesl can take care of Bean, Kylie can find someone better than me.."
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Post by Dani on Mar 22, 2011 5:15:23 GMT -5
"Dude, are you serious?" Jack asked, rolling his eyes disapprovingly at Brody's somewhat theoretical plan. "First of all, you can't just leave your kid like that. With a name like Bean, he's gonna need his old man to teach him how to defend himself. Secondly, you'd look really stupid with a shaved head. Plus, I just dropped out of a majorly religious school. Believe me, they're not fun people to chill with."
He shook his head and finished off his soda. "And what about me? You think I'd be thrilled to lose my best friend to a bunch of creepy guys in robes? Plus, Kylie might start crying again and I'm not sure my eardrums, the dogs, or the rest of my family could take it."
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Post by Raebee on Mar 22, 2011 6:24:43 GMT -5
Brody lifted his head from the table, chuckling lightly. "But you said I'd get shipped off to Tibet. I may as well become a monk when I get there right?" He shook his head lightly and sighed. "I know I can't leave Bean...and anyway, the baby's name isn't actually Bean. We just call it that cause we don't know its gender. Well, I don't. Liesl does but she promised not to tell me."
He leaned a hand under his chin and grinned. "Just cause people are religious doesn't mean that they're no fun. You didn't stick it out long enough there to get to know anyone did you? And I'm not saying that just cause it means you'll be too far away to touch Miki."
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