The bad boys deal (on hold)

~chapter ten~

                    She was brave
                      And strong
                      And broken
                      All at once
                  -Anna Funder
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I was awakened by the sound of muffled voices coming from the kitchen.

I sighed toppling off my bed and went through my usual morning routine before rushing downstairs.

I could see Charlie and Riley sat on the couch playing video games, Dylan helping my mom cook breakfast and Jayden at the bottom of the stairs with a bored look on his face.

"Kitty cat" he said as soon as he spotted me and I groaned rolling my eyes.

"Don't call me-" I slipped on a step and starting toppling down but before face planting on the ground I felt two muscular arms wrap around me.

"That" Jayden said smirking down at me and I shoved him.

"What's for breakfast" I said taking in the delicious smell of bacon, eggs, baked beans, toast, sausages, waffles and pancakes.

"Well, we have baked beans and scrambled eggs for Riley, sunny side up and toast for Charlie, bacon and sausages for Dylan, waffles for Jayden and pancakes for you" she finished and my eyes widened.

I quickly sat at the counter staring dreamily at the pancakes while my aunt handed me Nutella and the plate of pancakes.

I gobbled it up before the boys even got to the counter.

"Jesus woman" Charlie shrieked and I just shrugged walking back to the couch.

"Where's uncle Jack?" I asked and Aunt Sal smiled.

"He has been offered a huge promotion in Hawaii and he will be there for a while" she said with a hint of sadness.

I gave her a sympathetic look and turned on the tv to see that Adventure time was playing and it was the episode where the ice king steals different parts of every princess and makes his own wife.

My favourite episode is still when magic man gives Finn those little dolls that look like all the characters and Finn controls what they do. It's messed up but it's so cool.

I'm such a child.

"What do you want to do today squirt?" Riley said ruffling up my hair.

"What is a girl to do on a weekend" I said tapping my chin glancing at the boys.

"How about we hit the club" Charlie asked and everyone lit up.

"Yeah kitty, we haven't been there since your last win" Jayden said looking at me with pleading eyes.

"Underage drinking, drunk guys, mistakes being made, possibility of being arrested" I raised my eyebrow quizzically.

"I'm in" they all cheered and my aunt sighed.

"Boys please bring her back sober, if she's not then she can stay over but at least keep her in one piece." She said and I nodded grinning.

The bell rang and I skipped to the door swinging it open.

"Uh, Cody? What are you doing here?" I asked.