Hate & Love

Twelve.

"This is your home town?" I hear Johnson say.

"Fuck were here?" I say my heart speeding up.

I look around and we are. I'm in hell. Yay!

"I feel like I've been gone for 75,000 years." I laugh.

"This towns so small." Johnson laughs.

"I know." I giggle.

"I need directions now." Gilinsky laughs.

After a few minutes of finding my house..:I'm in the drive way.

Jack and Jack already hopped out and I can see my little brothers head popping out the window to see who's here.

"Babe, come on." Gilinsky says opening my door.

"I'm nervous." I laugh.

"It's fine. Now come on that boy in there looks stunned as hell to see just Jack and I. Wait till he sees his sister." Gilinsky smiles.

He reaches for my hand and pulls me up.

And when I pop up from my car, my little brother runs out.

Faster than I've ever see him run and he tackles me while hugging me.

"Hi bub." I say standing up.

"I didn't know you were coming home so soon. Who are the guys?" He asks.

"I'm just visiting, and this is Jack and Jack" I smile.

"Two jacks? Sucks for you." He laughs.

"This is Jack Gilinsky," I say while wrapping my arm around him "this, is Jack Johnson. The cooler Jack." I whisper pointing to Johnson.

"I can't believe you're home." My brother smiles hugging me again.

"Me either. How've you been and where is everyone?" I ask walking toward the house.

"Ace and baby are in their room Grandpa is in his room and grandma should be on her way home." He say as we walk in the house.

It's exactly the same. Nothing has changed.

"This is so small." Johnson says looking around.

"Yep, three bedroom house well now four but ones a storage room, also at one time 9 people lived here." I say recalling memories.

"Nine?" Johnson says.

"Yep. Now where's my brother and Gilinsky?" I say.

I hear laughing in the back and realize that they're in my room.

"Excuse me?" I say as he pulls out some band tees I didn't know I left behind.

"What?" He says shocked throwing it down.

"It hasn't changed a bit. I expected you take over." I say toward my 12 year old brother.

"I was thinking about it." He laughs.

I hear my grandpa holler for my brother.

"Hey, how about you and the Jacks go outside and play basketball okay?" I say ready for a big lecture.

"Sure" he smiles .

"Hello?" I hear my grandpa yell and it makes me laugh.

I slowly open the door.

As it opens all the way he just stares at me.

"Hey gramps." I smile.

"Hi baby." He smiles back.

"How are you?" I say hugging him.

"Same as always, getting old." He hugs back.
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We sit there and talk for a good 20 minutes until I hear my nephew crying. He's only 10 months and lord did I miss him.

"I'm gonna go check on baby." I say.

"Okay." My grandpa smiles.

As I go across the hall and open the door.

He's sitting up crying and my sister being the hard sleeper she is, is still asleep.

"Hi, love." I say in a baby voice directed to my nephew.

"Who's here?" I hear my sister grumble.

"Get up you lazy ass." I laugh.

"What the hell?" She sits up quick.

"Hello sister." I smile and hug her.

"How's Cali? And the boy?" She laughs.

"It's amazing. & the boy is fine." I smile.

"That's good. Hopefully grandma doesn't try and keep you here."

"She won't. I'm leaving in a little while and heading to Nebraska then the boys are taking me on tour with them" I smile
-

I spent a few hours just hanging with my family and letting them get to know the Jacks. I had an amazing time, but before I knew it, it was time to leave.

"Okay, so we have to hit the road and get on to Nebraska." I say not wanting to go.

As we were leaving I hear my brother and the Jacks talking about how they have a show in Oklahoma in a few months and they'd stop by to pick him up and take him along.

That made me happy that they got along.

"It was so great to be here and be able to meet you all." Johnson says in an accent which makes us all laugh.

"It was nice to meet y'all too. Bring her home soon." My grandpa says.

"No problem grandpa. We'll be back in a few months and well, we shall see you then." Gilinsky speaks up.

"Alright. Well y'all better hit the road before the storm rolls in. & you," he says hugging me. "You better call and take care of these boys. I love you an I'll see you later." He finishes.

"I know. I'll see you all later and I'll be home before you know it. Love you guys." I say hugging my grandparents and my siblings and holding my nephew a little but longer.

The Jacks hugged them also and we were off. Until...my sister wanted a family picture with the Jacks.

"How are we going to do this?" I laugh.

"Selfie stick" the Jacks holler as Johnson runs out to my car and comes back putting my sisters iPhone on the holder and as it dings we all smile.

It was an amazing picture and we all looked so happy. Surprisingly we got baby to smile in the process and it's just the cutest.

"Okay we have to stop by and see the girls, so I'll see you all soon." I smile waking out.

I hear their distant good byes as I walk out the door.

I get in the car, and I just feel really relieved.

"That was so fun." Gilinsky smiles holding my hand.

"It was. It went so smoothly." I say.

"You didn't tell them about your incident?" Johnson speaks up.

"I did, well I told my grandpa so he's okay as long as I'm with you guys." I smile.

"Good" the Jacks say at the same time.

"Good." I sigh with a big smile.

Good.