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Going to Jake Brockman's house on a Saturday, when he was busy acting like a complete wanker, was not particularly how Natalia would have chosen to spend her weekend. She would rather be sleeping in until 2pm, at which point she would waste away the rest of her day by watching trashy television. Instead, she was back on Keely Road, for the second time in three days.
She stood on the doorstep wearing a t-shirt she had bought at a Johnny Marr concert that finished at the middle of her thighs (unaware of the size due to the loud noise of the venue) and a pair of sports leggings. Seeing as though she was no longer babysitter (and was unlikely to attain that role ever again), it was no longer necessary to make a good impression of a thoroughly put together person. It was due to this that she hadn't bothered washing and drying her hair and instead had lazily scraped it into two plaits.
Since Jake had been ignoring her texts, the previous night, still mardy as ever, Natalia wasn't entirely sure what exactly she was coming to his house for. Still, he had asked and she had delivered.
She knocked on the door and a dishevelled-looking Pete emerged. The grey bags under his eyes gave him a look of extreme sleep deprivation and Natalia instantly felt guilty for making him come to let her in. That being said, it was midday, and with two young children, it was almost certain that he had already been awake.
"Oh!" he exclaimed, surprised at her presence. "Natalia, isn't it? Did you leave something the other night?"
The blonde shook her head. "No, don't worry. I just came over, because Jake and I got put together as partners for a sex education project. I thought he might have told you, sorry."
A look of knowing dawned on Pete's face. "Ah, so you're the girl he got paired with. Yes, he was telling us all about you. I don't know why he wouldn't have thought to tell us it was you, Natalia, but that's teenage boys for you. Heads constantly in the clouds."
"I hope he's not been saying anything too bad about me," Natalia chuckled.
"No, not anything bad at all. In fact, it isn't the first time he's spoken about you to us. Although, when it comes to girls, he always has been very secretive."
Natalia wanted to ask Pete what exactly he meant by this, but she didn't have the chance, as Jake appeared behind his father and gave a gesture for him to move, allowing her to step inside.
"Were you going to invite her in or were you just going to leave her out in the cold?" Jake asked critically of his father. "And please, stop talking to her about whatever you were just on about. This family makes me want to kill myself enough as it is."
Being beckoned inside, Natalia was led by Jake to his bedroom, where she stood awkwardly in the doorway, unsure of how to position herself after Jake's temper tantrum the day before.
