My Brother's Keeper

Chapter 16: Acceptance

"So, what did my dad say when you asked about having Friday evening off?" Jeremiah asked Giselle as she sat across from him eating a chicken quesadilla

"He didn't mind it,"

"You didn't tell him you were coming to hangout with me, did you?"

"No, I figured if I did he probably wouldn't have let me go."

"Why do you say that?" He asked

"Well look at me, I'm a struggling college student with more debt than I'll ever know what to do with, plus, I don't have supermodel good looks. You deserve someone much better." She shrugged and heavily sighed

"Whoever told you that you don't have supermodel good looks lied to you, I think you're incredibly beautiful."

"I think you're just saying that. I'm sure you've been around thousands of women that are drop-dead gorgeous and I'll never be able to compare to that."

"You're right, I have been around a lot of women and yes some of them are unbelievable beautiful, but, all that glitters isn't gold. I'm a simple man to please and I look for what's on the inside of a person."

"Who would've thought, a privileged rich boy enjoys the simple things in life. Do you even know what simple means?"

He laughed, "You have no idea. My dad is the cheapest person I know, don't let that billion dollars fool you."

"Oh really? Is that how he got so much money, by being cheap?"

"I'd say a good forty-five percent is because of his cheapness but the rest I'd have to give it to him and say it was his hard work."

"I can tell you have a very close relationship with your father, I bet you two are almost twins in a way." She giggled

"Truer words have never been spoken and what makes that funny is, I actually have twin brothers and they drive dad up the wall."

"Why?" She laughed
"Are they the high maintenance type?"

"If they were I'm sure they would've turned out better, but to describe them is like if you take the worst qualities or habits and you double it."

"Oh, so you have a couple of Chucky's for twin brothers." She said jokingly

"Growing up they were worse,"

"How so?"

"Once, the three of us went over to our Uncle Nate's house, I was playing video games with our cousins while the twins were outside with a friend of theirs. Somehow they talked the friend into going into Brutus' cage, which is my uncle's pet alligator. The friend didn't know and once he saw the alligator he started screaming and pleading to get out while my brothers laughed at him and wouldn't open the door.
I heard the screaming but I thought it was the TV because we had it turned up really loud and then Anthony looked out the window and saw what was going on so we headed outside and by the time we got there uncle Nate was already out there."

"What did your uncle do?" She asked as Jeremiah started to chuckle a bit

"Much like my dad, he's real chill until you piss him off and he was about to lay the smack down on the twins until he smelt something and he looked around and said, what the fuck is that smell? He turned around and saw that the friend had shitted himself while piss was dripping down his leg."

"Oh my, I don't quite blame the friend. I would piss myself too if I saw an alligator coming towards me."

"But they're alright, I wouldn't trade my brothers for anything." He said as his phone started ringing
"It's my mom, do you mind if I take this real quick?"