↳ sequel to 'pretty summer', season 2 of TSITP
❛ Is it really summer without the beach? Or the boys?
After the last summer everything seemed to be perfect in Julia's life but it quickly fell apart when Jeremiah decided to end their relationship in...
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parents - yungblud
❝ My phone chimes a few times until I finally give in and look at my messages.
"Bad news?" Jeremiah asks looking over at me.
I wiggle around in my seat, "No, it's just, uh..cheer group chat. All the stuff we have to bring to camp next week."
"You don't seem like you're looking forward to it," he looks at me, questioning my mood.
I shrug, "Yeah, I just, I haven't had the best year. Um, I got demoted from team captain."
His head shoots in my direction.
"I kind of lost my shit on everybody at regionals," I tell him what happened.
"I'm sorry to hear that. I know how much you loved to cheer. But I mean isn't like normal to be a little mean and fiery as a captain?" Jermiah asks.
"Yeah, I just.. I couldn't focus.. I accidentally kicked my back spot right in her face.. I mean she forgave me and it wasn't on purpose but of course we lost and looked like total losers.. I even kept fucking up basic Aerials as if that isn't the first thing you learn in cheer practice... I made myself look like a complete fool and then I let it out on my teammates.. that wasn't cool at all.."
"It's just that I kept thinking about you... and Susannah.. I just lost it."
Jeremiah puts his hand on my shoulder, "I get it."
He takes his hand off of me and sighs, leaning back into his seat.
"Yeah, so I kinda promised Belly and Taylor that I would do this cheerleading camp. But who knows? Maybe it was a bad idea."
Jeremiah shakes his head, "No, you're doing the camp, okay? If I have to deal with Conrad, then you are gonna show up for your team. Deal?"
I can't help but smile, "Deal."
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We arrived back at the beach house and after I took some for myself, I went back downstairs. Belly, Conrad and Jeremiah are sitting at the table. I join them, but don't sit down yet.
"Dad should be calling soon," Conrad lets me know.
I nod, "Do you guys want to talk to him alone? I can wait upstairs."
The brothers shake their heads in union, "No. Stay, stay. You also helped us get this far. Plus, it's your house as much as it's ours."
He pushes a chair back for me and I sit down. Just in this second, the phone starts ringing.
"Dad, hey," Connie greets him.
"Hey, Con." comes from the speaker, "I only got about a few minutes here."
Jeremiah takes the phone, "Hey Dad."
"Jere? You're in Cousins too?"
He lets out a faked laugh, "Yeah, just got here last night."
"All right, look, I got a heads-up from the bank telling me you're trying to access your trust. That's not gonna happen," Adam tells them.
My heart sinks into my stomach.
"So you've already made up your mind?" Conrad asks, seeming disappointed too.
"Yeah, I mean, that money is for your future. I'm not gonna let you blow it on a beach house."
„It's not just a house, Dad," Jere cuts him off.
Conrad sighs, „You want me to beg dad? Cause I will. I'll do whatever you want.."
„Guys, I had my lawyers look into any possible loopholes right after the funeral but there's none. Okay? The house I legally Julia's," Adam continues his talk.
I couldn't bare to listen to his voice any second longer, he really pisses me off. How could you let your sons loose the only thing that was really left of their mother? He knows exactly how much this house means to them.
„Wait, so you've know we'll be loosing the house since the funeral?" Jeremiah is shocked.
„Jere, I'm not your evil father trying to ruin your life," He is tho. „And believe it or not, I'm just as upset as you are about it." Bullshit. Nothing but fucking bullshit.
„That's such bullshit," Connie speaks my thoughts. Thank you Con. „You never cared about this house, dad. You never cared about it because you never cared about mom."
Speaking facts right there, I love my Connie for this.
„You know that's not true. Jere, come on. You get it, don't you?" he tries to save his lying ass by talking to the son who always loved him and wanted him to be proud.
Jeremiah sighs, „Dad, I don't get why we can't just use our trust to buy it, and then we can sell it later if we need the money."
"No. Julia's gonna go ahead with the open house tomorrow. I really appreciate the attempt here, but this is the end of the conversation. You just make sure that Julia gets everything that she needs. You got it?"
I'm genuinely shocked. I knew Adam was kind of an asshole but this is next level. I would love to punch him in his face in this moment.
Sadly, I can't.
"Conrad was right. Talking to you is pointless." Jeremiah hangs up the phone without waiting for a response.
We don't say a word and all just look at each other, pissed off at their dad.
I can't believe that the conversation went like this.
How could Adam, as their dad, as a man who just lost his wife, not understand the pain they are going through right now?
They just lost their mom and now they are going to loose the place Susannah loved the most and spent a lot of time too.
