𝒜 𝒮𝓊𝓂𝓂ℯ𝓇 ℒ𝒾𝓀ℯ 𝓃ℴ 𝒪𝓉𝒽ℯ𝓇|| 𝒿ℯ𝓇ℯ𝓂𝒾𝒶𝒽 𝒻𝒾𝓈𝒽ℯ𝓇 𝓍 𝓇ℯ𝒶𝒹ℯ𝓇

F O U R

I walked into the kitchen and Steven hovered over Jeremiah while making eggs. Laurel was on her computer working sitting at the island. I don't know what she is working on.

"Morning Aub I'm making eggs you want some?" He said looking at me while walking in. I looked over at him and shook my head.

"Do we have to physically sit for our portraits can't she just like, look at a picture on her phone or something?" Jeremiah looked around and turned the other way to see Steven hovering over him.

"Okay get out," Jeremiah said pointing at him in his lifeguard clothes. I then sat down on a stool with my elbows on the island. I yawned and then saw Conrad on the couch looking like he was dying, he was probably having a hangover.

"What why" Steven said laughing a bit and stepping away. Then Laurel spoke while her eyes were glued to her computer screen.

"she needs to see you in the flesh to capture your essence. while you're still young and full of hope." She was still typing on her computer very intrigued by what she was writing about. Jeremiah and steven both let out a laugh when she said that and she looked up at them with a smirk.

"Her words." She added tilting her head a bit and looking back at her screen. I looked over at Laurel than Jeremiah. Wow, he looks so good this morning.

"Conrad does not hope he is hopeless, but my handover smoothie cures all," Jeremiah said pointing at his smoothing with a smile glancing at me and back at Laurel.

"Can you please hurry up? " Conrad said on the couch with his hands on his head. He looked like he was about to explode.

"Just go back to bed alright?" Jeremiah said while still cooking his eggs.

"Does it work or?" I asked raising an eyebrow and looking at Jere. He then looked at me and let out a chuckle.

"It works the best. What can you say I'm a professional" He said shrugging and smiling then looking at the pan of eggs. Steven walked back up to Jeremiah. I then stood up and walked over to the couch. I heard Jeremiah from the kitchen as his voice faded a bit while walking to the living room.

"Professional? you no where near one." Alex said laughing while walking in.

"All right, seriously, Steven, get out," Jeremiah said

"This is a delicate science and your heavy breathing is gonna break the yolk" Jeremiah added.

"Okay, okay, Okay," Steven said walking away. I then sat down on the couch next to his legs and he put his legs onto my lap. I looked at him and shook my head a bit smiling. I put my hands on his legs. His eyes were closed and I just left him alone. I was really tired but still listening to the conversation in the kitchen. My head was back and I closed my eyes.

"She hasn't painted you since you were little, I think it would be nice to have the portraits for when you're older." Laurel said with a calm voice and she still had her eyes glued to the screen.

"Older?, When I'm older, I'm sure there will be like, holograms or something I can watch myself You know." Steven said going to one side of the island.

"Steven that's ridiculous." I said from the living room.

"Its not its just a thought you know." After steven said that Jeremiah turned the blender on and Conrad jumped up. He than laid his head back down plugging his ears. I rubbed his legs a bit to help him. He looked like he was in a lot of pain.

"Just sit for your portraits. I don't see Conrad complaining." Laurel said looking over at Conrad. I looked at Conrad. Jeremiah than walked in and I opened my eyes looking over at Jeremiah handed Conrad a green smoothie.

"He will complain when he's conscious." Conrad sat up. He drank some of the smoothie.

"Come on hurry your ass up i cant be late on my first day of work." Steven said looking at Jeremiah.

"We wont we good." Jeremiah said walking past.

"Those old country club boomers are going to tip me so hard they wont know what hit 'em!" He said thrusting. I looked at steven and made a face. I was sitting next to Conrad and i shook my head rubbing my eyes.

"steven i swear." She said shaking her head.

"Come on laurel, My boys got to get that bread!" Jeremiah said laughing and than belly walked in. I smiled when I saw belly.

"Is that a bruise?" Laurel said inspecting belly. Me and Conrad both looked over. Belly looked over at Conrad.

"I uh- bumped into someone." Belly said.

"Doesn't look that bad." Conrad said looking at belly. I looked at Conrad and sighed.

"Oh my god!" Susannah said walking in fast.

"Aubrey and Belly are going to be a debutantes!" Susannah was very happy and giggly. Conrad looked over at me and looked back at Susannah.

"I'm sorry like belly. MY sister. Like that thing right there." Steven said pointing at belly.

"Shut up cretin." Belly said annoyed at steven

"Ew my sister to!" Alex said shaking his head. I looked over at Alex and threw a pillow at him.

"I think they will be good debs." Jeremiah said smiling. Susannah started to name off stuff there and I stopped listening and I yawned.

"Now which one of you is going to be the girls escort to the ball?" Susannah said looking at Jeremiah and Conrad.

"Not me. I went last year." Conrad said drinking his smoothie.

"Yeah and I swore off balls" Jeremiah said. Steven started laughing.

"The dances! dude." Jeremiah said turning to the stove. I sighed zoning out what they were talking about.

"We have shopping to do!" Susannah said looking at us.

"Do we have to. Im like really tired" I said looking at Susannah.

"Yes its going to be so fun." Susannah said smiling. My head was still hurting from last night. I rubbed my head.

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