Stronger than the Boys {1}

Chapter Thirty-Six - Jeremy

My dad turned to us as soon as he noticed we were there. I thought he would have a harder time if I was completely honest. It seemed he didn't want to be anywhere but eating this girls face.

He smiled at us so brightly that it made my insides boil with anger. I could see Jay flinching on the sidelines. "My children! Please come and meet my mate!"

Why was he so happy about his own mate and so against our mom's. After being together for over twenty-two years you'd think he'd have a little more respect for the woman who brought his children into this world. The woman that he made give up her own mate so that they could have more Legion's when they are dying off.

There was a lot I wanted to say to my father.

"Everyone, this is Abigail!"

She smiled at us for three seconds before she realized that none of us were smiling back. Even our dad seemed to falter in his advances for us to meet her.

I took a step towards them and spoke before anyone else could. "Welcome to a broken family," I grinned at her then at my dad. "Where you, my dear father, are the homewrecker."

My brothers then disappeared into the house together and I turned to go see Jay on his porch. Jay was staring at me with an open mouth, and so were all his friends. I pulled Jay back over to the chair he was sitting on and made him sit back down. Then I sat on his lap sideways and rested against his chest so that my face could nuzzle into his neck.

Jay reacted without thinking and wrapped his arms around me.

"Are you okay?"

I shrugged as best I could. "I've had enough of talking to people today, but I still need to talk to Jeremy."

Jay squeezed me a little tighter, "you can chill for a second here."

I turned my head a little bit to see what his friends were doing, but they were just watching us. I guess its a feeling of pure jealously to see your friend have their mate literally land in their lap when you're stuck on an island and can't even go searching for your own yet.

'That's one way to put it,' Jay spoke in my mind. I hadn't even realized I had been thinking that loud. Jay just chuckled lightly.

I was exhausted and I could probably sleep for days at this rate.

Jay then tried to continue on the conversation that was happening before my family and I made entertainment for them. But their conversation was strained after that. Everything was just a little too weird.

After a while, and I really did feel like I was going to fall asleep, Jay squeezed my waist again, "do you want me to just carry you up to my room, or yours?"

I sighed, "I still need to talk to Jeremy if he's awake."

Jay frowned at that, so I kissed his cheek and got up from his lap. I met a little resistance but I figured that was because I voluntarily kissed him, even if it was on the cheek. He was just too shocked to come after me as well. I know because I looked back at him before I went in through my back door and he was staring off into space as if he couldn't quite believe what was happening. It made me laugh.

Inside most everyone was already in their own rooms for the night. Nicholas and Jacob, the two babies of the families, were the only two still on the main floor. I raised an eyebrow at them as I passed and Nicholas laughed, "we've already been told to go to bed in fifteen minutes."

"Or I'll hunt you down," I told him while grinning.

They both just laughed at me.

I went right up to the top floor and knocked on Jeremy's door before I could convince myself to chicken out. Then I held my breath. He's not going to answer, he knows it's me out here and I should just go back into my room and that'll be fine because he never wants to see me again.

Instead, Jeremy opened his bedroom door and I let out the breath I was holding in. He had a blank facial expression but he spoke to me, "I was afraid if I didn't open the door you wouldn't start breathing again."

Had I been holding my breath for that long?

Then Jeremy stepped to the side and motioned for me to come into his room. I was so surprised, I didn't even feel my legs moving underneath me. I ended up sitting in Jeremy's desk chair and he sat down on the edge of his bed. It was all very awkward. Jeremy and I were never awkward, so this just made it even weirder.

"I'm sorry," we both said at the same time. Then we both laughed. We were always going to be the same.

Jeremy sighed, "your mother pointed something out to me." He paused but I didn't want to interrupt him, I wanted him to feel comfortable talking to me like always, and this was my time to listen. "When I thought about you and me, I can only see tomorrow. Us as friends and siblings, spending time with our families, going to high school together and doing our regular training things. There have always been the same things that we've always had but not something more. Not a real future."

"I guess your mom knew that because that is how she felt about your dad. A duty and an obligation but a knowledge deep down that there was more to love than just what has always been there." He paused again, I knew he was still collecting himself and the words he wanted to say to me because I felt the same thing.

"I think I always knew we would just be friends or family or whatever you want to call it, but we were never meant for each other in that sense. No matter how many times I tried to convince myself we were meant to be together."

Jeremy finally looked up at me expectantly.

"No matter what, I want you as a part of my life." I admitted, "but I know deep down that Jay is my forever person. Even without the bond that makes him my mate. We were only talking Saturday and Sunday, nothing happened but talking and relaxing and I realized now that I never thought about a future after high school hill him and I actually brought it up in conversation."

I sighed, "I know it sounds cheesy, but the future that I want now is with him. You are already part of my family and own a piece of my heart as my twin and therefore you and I will never be separate no matter what."

Then, as if someone had told us, we both grinned at each other at the same time.

"Just please don't turn the siblings on me and drive off in the morning."

Jeremy laughed, "I didn't turn them on you. I just said I was leaving now and they all ran off."

I raised an eyebrow to challenge him, but we both caved and hugged tightly, which was very tight because you know... super strength.

After that we both laid down on his bed and started talking about random things. Mostly revolving around our parents and the secret schooling my bothers have been taking. All current topics and all normal for us.

By the time I made it back to my room, I had no energy to change into pj's or even brushed my teeth. I just fell into my bed and passed out right away.