Living the Dream

Family Fun...With Laundry on the Side

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Jess *thinking* G's here!!!!"

I raced downstairs leaving Nick just standing there.
Kevin, Joe, my parents, and G were already downstairs scattered all over the family room on couches and chairs.

Jess *runs up to G, hugs her* "HEEEYYYY!"

G *laughs* "How's it going, girl? Happy birthday!"

Jess *smiles* "Thanks."

G *hands Jess a gift*

Jess "Oooo what is it?"

G *grins* "Open it!"

Jess *unwraps it* "IT'S LIKE A GAZILLION SILLY BANDZ!!!!"

Mom "What are those?"

Jess "Rubberbands that come in different shapes...like cars, dinosaurs, and so on...."

Mom "Never heard of them."

Jess "Mom, I am telling you, they will become really popular soon....they have to...these things are so cool!" *slaps a bunch of them on her wrist*

Mom "You wear them as...jewelry?"

Jess "Ya! And get this! When you take them off *takes one off* they snap right back into shape...EVERY time!"

Mom and dad *smile*

Kevin "Oooo, can I see one?"

Jess "You can have one." *smiles, hands Kevin a green silly band*

G "I'm glad you like them! *grins* and I'm so excited!"

Jess "Me too!"

G *whispers through her smile* "You better fill me in on your little meet & greet with David Henrie."

Jess *rolls eyes* "That's David Studmuffin Henrie to you." *smiles*

*G and Jess laugh*

Mom "Where's your brother?"

Jess *gives innocent look, points at Kevin & Joe*

Mom *smiles* "You know who I mean."

Jess "I know...umm..upstairs still?"

Mom *sighs* "Can you go get him, please?"

Jess "Yessss. Be right back, G!" *starts running upstairs*

Mom *yells after Jess* "Stop running inside the house!"

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I found Nick in the bathroom...

Jess *peaks head into bathroom, sees Nick, tries not to laugh*

Nick *spots Jess* "Oh hey. I'm almost done."

Jess "Whatchaaa doooooinnn???"

Nick "What does it look like?"

Jess "Like you're pretend-playing."

Nick *waves around with razor* "What is that supposed to mean? I'm shaving."

Jess "Nicky, you need actual hairs to shave something off..." *ducks*

Nick *makes face* "Very funny."

Jess *grins* "I'm just messing with you...it's just kinda funny...I mean...it's OK, I can't grow a beard either...so at least you're not alone."

Nick *fake relieved* "Thanks. I feel so much better now! *makes face*....we can't all be like Kevin or Joe."

Jess "Yeah, they like go through 4 new blades per week." *laughs*

Nick *rinses razor, not laughing*

Jess "Oh come on, Nicky, like you never give me a hard time. Plus I love your babyface, it's shooo shoft *pinches Nick's cheek*. If you keep acting all unsilly and grown up like that, you're gonna get another gray hair by tonight."

Nick *looks at Jess* "I'm thinking of having you pull 'em out."

Jess *laughs* "But they make you look distinguished....I didn't think you'd care..."

Nick *checks face in mirror* "I don't really...now that the whole world knows....maybe it'll become a new trademark of mine."

Jess *grabs Nick's face, inspects it" "Oh, you missed a spot..."

Nick "Where?"

Jess "Oh..no ...never mind...just some lint."

Nick *makes face, takes Jess' hands off his face*

Jess "Nah,you're fine. Good job on the peach fuzz removal." *grins*

Nick *pushes Jess lightly* "Leave my peach fuzz out of this...and go away..." *smiles*

Jess "Oh, you don't mean that!"

Nick "Nope. I don't. But I can still say it."

Mom *from downstairs* "WE'RE LEAVING AND WE'RE GONNA CELEBRATE WITHOUT YOU!"


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We took two separate cars. Mom drove our SUV and me, Kevin and G went in that one. While my other brothers and dad went in Nick's car.

-----SUV-----

Me and G were in the back, Kevin was in the passenger seat, and mom was driving, of course.

Kevin *turns to face Jess* "So, Buglet, what do you wanna do first when we get there?"

Jess *shrugs shoulders* "I dunno...G?"

G *smiles* "I don't really care. It's your birthday, you decide."

Jess "Hmm, Nick will want to go to the batting cages and play miniature golf, for sure..."

G "Jess, the question was what do YOU wanna do first....not what does Nick want to do." *smiles*

Mom *eyes on the road* "When it comes to sports or anything else that allows either of them to be competitive, they're both all for it...so.."

Kevin "Yeah, Buglet pretty much answered for both of them." *laughs*

G *smiles* "You know I've known you for so long, but something that still fascinates me is how similar but how different you two are at the same time. It's kinda cool..."

Kevin *smiles, turns around, starts talking to mom*

G "You know what else is cool?" *big smile*

Jess "What's that?"

G *grabs Jess' hand* "You got to meet David Henrie"

*Both squeal*

*Kevin & mom laugh*

Kevin *making sure Jess and G can hear* "Mom, have you ever noticed how Jess turns into squealing girly girl whenever she's with G?" *laughs*

Jess "Yup. Thank you, G, for keeping me girly....or at least helping me to have some girly moments here and there..."

Mom "Kinda hard with a bunch of boys around, huh?"

Jess "Yeah, I mean they're all so manly, skinny jeans, one's obsessed with his hair, the other with his clothes, and the third one can't grow a beard...*sighs* no wonder, I'm all tom boy."

*All laugh*

G *all excited* "Well,..."

Jess "Oh yeah...well, I bumped into him."

G "I know but how..."

Jess "Like I always do, I walk around a corner, or even just straight ahead and I don't pay attention and BAM!"

G *sighs* "That is so romanctic."

Jess *raises eyebrow*

G "Think about it...one day you will tell your kids about how you met and you can tell the story about how it was love at first bump."

Jess *laughs*

Kevin "Nope, what happened at Radio Disney?... that's about all the bumpin' there will ever be between Buglet and David Henrie."

Mom "Oh Kevin." *laughs*

Jess *fake shocked* "KEVIN! You're supposed to be on my side, you know?"

Kevin "I'm just messing with you, Buglet. I'm glad you got a chance to meet him in person."

Jess "Thanks, Kevy." *smiles* *to G* "So anyway, I still can't believe it! And he even knew who I was!!!!!"

G "O-M-G, really?"

Jess "Well, almost...he was like "Aren't you the Jonas girl?"

G *squeal* "What did you say?"

Jess "I said...well...actually I stuttered..." *frowns*

*All laugh*

Jess "Hey, you two up there! You're not supposed to listen...*to G* Anyway, he was sooo nice and didn't seem stuck up at all...but he has one HUGE problem!"

Mom "Problem?"

Jess "He KNOWS he's a studmuffin....I hate it when guys know they're good looking."

*All giggle*

G "So are you gonna meet again? I saw he wrote you on Twitter!"

Kevin *turns around fast* "He replied to you on Twitter?"

Jess *smile* "Yup. He's even following me!....wait! *smile fades* please don't tell Nick and Joe."

Kevin "No worries but..."

Jess "Please, Kev, I'm not planning on marrying him, it's just exciting to me that he replied to two of my tweets and is following me and knows I exist....I didn't even get a hug...most fans when they meet him even get that. So no worries."

Kevin "Guess, I can back off now that I know she's not planning on eloping with him...or ARod..."

Jess *grins, smacks Kevin in the back of his head*

Mom *pulls over car*

Jess "Need something from the store? We should probably get that after we're do-..."

Mom *car stops, turns around* "Jessica Nichole JONAS. WHAT did I say about smacking each other in the head?"

G *O_O*

Jess *O_O* "T-....t-...to not to?"

Mom "I almost want to just turn this car around and take you straight home....but since that would probably hurt Nicholas and Gabriela more than you...I won't."

Jess *sighs in relief* "I'm sorry, mom..."

Kevin "Mom, it really didn't hurt. It's OK."

Mom "No, Kevin, it is not OK. Today it's head smacking, tomorrow it's punches, and then the day after that?" *exhales sharply* "You and Kevin are gonna be doing everyone's laundry later tonight and tomorrow morning before you leave for New York in the afternoon."

Jess *rolls eyes* "Alright."

Mom *sighs, starts the car back up*

Kevin *sticks right hand backwards past his seat on the side towards Jess*

Jess *leans forward, grabs Kevin's hand, squeezes it*

I was so glad we were almost at the family fun park because there was nothing but awkward silence in the car until we got there.

Mom *parks car*

*everyone gets out*

Kevin "Joe just texted me. They're already inside the arcade."

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*G, mom, Kevin, Jess enter arcade*

Jess *walks up to Nick*

Nick *smiles* "Hey you."

Jess *stands next to Nick, resting her head on his shoulder*

Nick *rests his head on Jess'* "Uh oh, what happened?"

Jess "I might have smacked Kevin in the back of his head..."

Nick *cocks an eyebrow* "Did he deserve it?"

Jess "Yes. Then mom pulled the car over...she was mad, of course, now I gotta do everyone's laundry tonight, and tomorrow before we leave...Kevin's supposed to help me."

Nick "Good. I need this white v-neck clean for NYC. *grins* Why Kevin, too?"

Jess *sighs* "Cause he stood up for me, saying it didn't even hurt."

Dad "Alright. How about we just hang out in the arcade for now, since the band's not here yet?"

*everyone agrees*

We spent about 25 minutes in the arcade. Me and Nick got way too into that boxing game...you know, the one where you put the gloves on and start punching towards the screen? When we were done with the third round, we both sat down and G made us check our sugar, and we were both low....this always happens when we play Wii, too. Wii sometimes drops us faster than any amount of insulin, it's crazy!....it also doesn't help that we both are so fixated on winning, and get so into it, that we go all out. So it's like a work out for us.

Oh, and yeah, you read that right...G caught our low. G always seems to catch my highs and lows before I ever can. I asked her once how she does it...but she just shrugged her shoulders and said that apparently my demeanor and personality changes and so she can spot it right away. *shrugs shoulders* either way...she's very useful. *laughs*

Another five minutes later the band finally got there and so we went over to the miniature golf course. There were two separate courses actually, so we split up. Me, John, Nick, G, and dad were on one course, and Garbo, Ryan, Joe, mom and Kevin were on the other one. Jack couldn't really play...well, he could have, even with his cast, but he didn't feel like it, so he just tagged along with my group.

-----at the golf club check out counter-------

Jess "Hi *squints eyes to read name tag* Ryan. *smiles* How are you? We'd like clubs and golf balls for everyone, please."

Did I mention that Ryan was hot? No? Well, let me mention it to you: Ryan was a stud!

Ryan *flashes a smile* "Of course."

Joe "Ahem. *puts arm around Jess* hi...Ryan?...Ryan, Jess and me were wondering if there is an age limit for the playground area?" *smiles*

Jess *embarrassed* "Thanks, Joe for the inquiry *to Ryan* but I wasn't actually wondering..."

Ryan "Actually, there is. You have to be under 12 years old to play there."

Joe "Thanks. Ryan." *smiles, arm still around Jess, moves her away from the counter, to John* "Grab our clubs and balls for us, will ya? We'll meet you over by the course."

John "Umm...sure."

Joe *pulls Jess aside*

Jess "Get your fat arm off of me. WHAT is wrong with you?" *pushes Joe's arm off her shoulder*

Joe "What is wrong with me? You're the one that was flirting with Ryan-look-how-flippy-my-hair-is-miniature-golf-attendant!"

Jess "So? Like you NEVER flirt with anybody when we go out somewhere?"

Joe "That is so different! You're a girl."

Jess *o_O*

Joe "Look, you're not just a girl, you're my little sister and I don't like seeing you like that. Your hair all straightened, looking older, and flirting with guys."

Jess "I wasn't even flirting with him! You cut me off at 'hello Ryan'. And leave his flippy hair out of this!"

Kevin *walks over, half running, low voice* "What are you guys doing?"

Jess "Hrmpf!"

Joe *sighs* "Jess..."

Jess *walks back over to where the rest of the fam/band/G is*

We all got our clubs and golf balls and started trotting over to our courses.
We actually had a lot of fun....G giggled her head off because apparently 'normal people' do not take miniature golf as seriously as me and Nick...I beat Nick by the way...by 1....but I beat him!....BUT John beat us all.

Nick "John, where did that come from?"

John "Guess, I'm a natural."

Nick "John, you could have let one of the birthday twins, preferably me, win. This is not acceptable."

Jess "I think we'll get back at him over with the bumper boats."

G "Jess, you just straightened your hair! You can't get it wet!"

Jess "Oh, no worries, I am too good and won't get splashed."

G "Ohhh kaaayyy, don't tell me I didn't warn you!"

Dad and G both came in last with the same score. But I still think that they actually had the most fun out of all of us....I sometimes wish I could just see a game as just that...a game. But what can I say, I just like winning too much.

The others had just finished, as well and Kevin won by a long shot. I think it is safe to say that he was pretty darn happy about it, seeing how he had a huge smile on his face for quite a while there. Mom had lost but was smiling pretty big, as well. She's always so proud of us for anything we accomplish. Even when it's just winning a round of miniature golf.

I volunteered to return my group's clubs and golf balls.

---at the counter---

Ryan *smiles* "Hey, you're back. How'd it go?"

Jess "I came in second."*smiles*

Ryan "Hey, umm...sorry about earlier, I didn't mean to get you into trouble with your boyfriend."

Jess "Oh no, you're fi-.....wait. WHAT? *laughs* No, no, no, no, no. Joe's not my boyfriend!"

Ryan "Well, if he's not, he probably wants to be. He seemed very jealous..."

Jess *cracks up* "I'm sorry, I am not laughing at you...well I kinda am...Joe's my brother!"

Ryan *laughs* "That would explain why you two look a lot alike."

Jess "Yeah....oh, here's the equipment...I should probably get back to my family."

Ryan "Alright....good talking with you." *smiles*

Jess *smiles* "Yeah."

I walked back to the others with a huge idiotic grin on my face. Kevin, of course, reminded me that David Henrie and ARod would be heartbroken once they found out I was cheating on them. *rolls eyes* yeah....he thinks he's got jokes. So anyway, mom had me and Nick check our sugar again. We were both in range so we were really happy about that.

Slowly but surely I started to forget about Joe's little I-am-your-big-brother act from earlier and we were soon joking and laughing again.

We did it all. Raced go karts (Joe won...and we still hear about it *makes face*), went to the batting cages (Nick dominated, of course,...I came in third), and bumper boats (G got us all...I can't even believe she was in in the first place since she had just straightened her hair as well and then she just blasted us all).

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Our four hours were up, so the place was not open to the general public again, but we hadn't eaten yet, and me and Nick were gonna have to eat soon, so we decided to just eat right there in the attached restaurant. Big Rob had caught up with us, too finally, so we were fine. *smiles*

Jess *sitting in between G and Nick* "This is such a great day out. I'm so glad everyone could make it out here with us."

Nick "Yeah, thanks everyone."

Once everyone had ordered and gotten their drinks, dad started talking.

Dad "17 years ago, I grabbed Joe and Kevin and dropped them off at their grandma's house, and then rushed your mom to the hospital. She just kept saying, 'I'm gonna have two...there's two in there...why didn't I think of that sooner...two! That's one and then another one!'..."

*everyone laughs*

Mom "Well, the whole time while I was pregnant, I was just thinking what a blessing twins would be to the family, especially a boy AND a girl. I had not thought as far as them having to get out somehow up until that moment in the car."

Dad "We got to the hospital and not even 45 minutes later I was holding a boy and a girl in my arms. You two were so tiny....and look at you now."

G *smiles* "Who's older?"

Nick & Jess "Me!" *both look at each other*

Nick & Jess "What are you talking about? I'm older!"

*everyone laughs out loud*

Nick & Jess "Stop it! Moooommmm!"

Jess *grins* "OK, the 'stop it' part we have rehearsed..."

Nick *grins* "Not really...but it's what we usually say after we say something at the same time."

Jess '"Sooo annnnnyyway, on with this beautiful tale of greatness and awesomtasticness, dad. You were just saying, how I was born first."

Mom "Sweetie, Nicholas was born first."

Jess "No, he wasn't!"

Mom "Sweetie, I was there...believe me, Nick came first!"

*Everyone laughs*

Nick *gets close to Jess* "Ha! A competition you will never win or get back at me for...EVER!"

Jess *ignores Nick* "Well, that's nice, mom, but I think I would remember that..."

*everyone laughs, starts their own conversations up about when Nick and Jess were little*

Jess *gets quiet*

Nick *whispers* "You really didn't remember that I was older?"

Jess "I thought by now I had pretty much gotten all my memories back..." *sad* "What if there's other crucial stuff I don't remember..."

G *whispers* "Don't get paranoid. You're fine. We're here to remind you if you're missing something again..."

Jess *sigh* "Thanks guys."

Nick *huge smile* "Aww, my little sister, COME 'ERE!" *hugs Jess*

G "MY BFF!" *hugs Jess from other side*

Jess *giggles* "Thanks guys."

Dad "We are very proud of you. Happy, happy birthday, Nicholas and Jessica."

Then they all sang happy birthday for us.

In all my 17 years, I think this had to have been the most eventful but exhausting birthday yet....and my biggest present was still waiting for me....nope, not the Yankees game....everyone's laundry...

End Notes:

Ugh do u have any idea how much laundry me and Kev have to do? Not to mention Joe's underwear? Yeah....ugh