Alexandra White's Story

Come on Jason! His legs pumped underneath him, trying to close the distance between him and the other boy as they streaked down the hallways at breakneck speed. Sure, his parents would be yelling at them both soon, but that was okay, because they wouldn't break anything anyways. His chest heaved and the sweat rolled down his back, but he lowered his head and put everything he had into his legs and managed to close the distanced, reaching out, his hand smashed into the boys back, Tag! You're it Jack!

Jason's eyes snapped open, and he sat bolt right in bed. He couldn't remember the last time he had dreamed of back then, and he wasn't sure he liked it. Every time it happened, he was just left with a hole and that was soon filled with anger at the boy who had grown up into a boy. Jason let out a slow breath and brought his hand to rub at his face, trying to get some feeling to get going and help him wake up. Glancing over his shoulder, his eyes widened at the clock. It was nearly ten! He couldn't remember the last time he had slept in so late.

Swinging his legs over the side of his large bed, he hoped off and enjoyed the feel of his socks against the cool wood floor. Moving to his dresser, he pulled out plain blue carptenter jeans and slid them on. He would take a shower later, but for now, he felt the faint smell of something good, pancakes? Eggs? Who in the world was cooking? Honestly, he had planned on doing that this morning, but the only people that would be cooking, that he could really think of, was Alexandra or maybe Sarah. None of the others really struck him as the wake up in the morning and make anything else besides poptarts and cereal type.

His plain gray shirt he liked to sleep in would work until later, for now, he had to sate his curiosity on just who was cooking. Jason had to stop himself from running down the stairs settling for more of a 'trot' and swunging around the corner into the kitchen just to see the one he thought would be there, Sarah, and from the looks of it, she was trying to cook enough for everyone. He felt a swell of pride in his heart at the sight, "Morning Sarah," he said stepping into the kitchen.

Out of the corner of his eye, he spotted Jack sitting at the table with a poptart. Good. It was childish, but he was glad Sarah wasn't making anything for him. He did not deserve to have anything his sister cooked, even that was too good for him.

Pausing at the refrigerator, he looked over the note his parents left. Wonderful. Oh no, please, don't mind your daughter who could probably use some parental guidance after drinking and driving, no by all means, please go onto your trip. You 'earned' it.

He still could not believe his parents had decided to go on the trip despite what Lyla had pulled. Their kids should have been more important then some trip. Jason settled for a disgruntled sigh, before casting his eyes back at his sister trying to work two skillets at the same time, "Want some help? I can take over the eggs for you if you want?" He offered leaving her the bacon and pancakes as he wanted to help her, not take over for her.

'BE-'

Alex did an extra sit up to turn off her alarm, being reminded of the time. She'd been up since 5am, studying at first to be sure that she didn't lose any knowledge that she had worked far to hard to obtain, then doing her daily morning work out. Alex didn't really care about her fitness, but liked the routine of it all. The toned stomach was just a perk. She always set an alarm, but not to wake up. She was always up at 5am, but instead to order the end of her work out and to remind her to get breakfast. Afterall, it is the most important meal of the day and she couldn't afford to miss it, it would ruin her routine.

She wasn't surprised when her parents and Mr and Mrs Kennedy decided to leave despite what had gone on. She knew that they should have stayed, that's what parents did, right? Sacrificed things when their children needed them, but she also knew that saying anything would only make them feel that they've earned it even more. Don't get her wrong, she loved them and thought they were good parents but they often got stuck in the "rich thing", obsessed with reputation.

Still dressed in her sports bra and three quarter-length joggers, she elegantly walked down the stairs. Without slowing her pace, she pulled her long hair from it's messy bun and let it fall down her back. Swiftly putting the band around her wrist, she walked into the kitchen and paused in the doorway. There she found Jack, Sarah, Ella and Alexander. She smiled at the sight, loving her family to pieces.

"Smells delicious, guys." She complimented, announcing her presence.

Sarah smiled at Alexander, "Good morning," she said softly, and she began searching through the cabinets for bagels until she finally found some, and she put a bagel on a plate, giving it to Ella, "Want something to drink with that? Milk? Orange juice?" she asked softly with a slight smile.

She walked back to the food she was cooking, which was now finished, and she grabbed six plates out of the cabinet, putting two strips of bacon on each plate, and two pancakes as well. She buttered the pancakes and poured maple syrup on them.

Sarah looked at Alexander with a small smile, admiring the charming boy, whom everyone else seemed to think was so weird.

Sure, Alexander had his quirks, but didn't everyone? Sarah believed quirks were what made everyone who they are, and nobody should be ashamed of him/herself.

Sarah admired Alexander's unique taste in music, and his extraordianary musical talent. Everything about him was like a light that illuminated her heart.

He was one of the very few things that made her happy. Sarah wasn't happy very often, due to her depression and social anxiety.

Sarah entwined her fingers with his, and she rested her head on his shoulder.

She smiled at Alexandra as she complimented the devine smell of the breakfast, but she remained silent.

"Without bed hair too!" Jason said flashing his youngest sister a smile at how she came into the kitchen announcing that she was awake.

Jason was sorely tempted to force Ella to eat what Sarah was cooking just because she was cooking it. If it had just been him, he wouldn't have minded, but Sarah was trying to be nice, and he felt like just looking at her work and saying she didn't like that stuff was throwing it in her face, but whatever he was going to say was cut off by Sarah giving her a bagel and offering to get her a drink. It was probably for the best as Jason forcing Ella to eat it would probably have made Ella complain more which would have made Sarah felt bad.

He half turned from the stove and pointed his mighty spatula at his youngest sister, "Make sure you eat all of it Ella, you are getting way too skinny. Guys don't like seeing the ribs unless they are covered in barbecue sauce," he teased, "There is some cream cheese in the fridge," he said turning back around to flip over some of the scrambled eggs to keep them from burning.

Jason eyed Alexander as he came into the kitchen and gave Sarah a kiss on the cheek. It was a good call, if he had tried to make out with his younger sister in front of him, he would be walking around a spatula stuck a foot deep inside his rear for the rest of the summer. He may make Sarah happy, but Jason would be damned before he sat there and watched some guy make moves on his sister, boyfriend or not. The fact that he didn't compliment Sarah on her cooking or hard work made a small frown make its way across his face. He didn't care how shy the boy was, he should have said something.

Luckily, the next person into the kitchen changed that. Jason turned his head and flashed Alexandra a grateful smile, "Thank you, it is all Sarah though. I am just her Robin," he paused looking down at his jeans, "I left my tights in the wash."

Gliding around Sarah after uttering a quick, hot skillet behind you, he started to scoop some of the scrambled eggs onto the plates as she placed the other food on them even buttering the pancakes for them.

Sarah smiled, and she handed a plate to Alexander, and she grabbed one, handing it to Alexandra, and grabbed one for herself, "Thanks again for helping, Jason," she said to him, and she sat beside Ella at the island.

She ate her food quietly, the amazing taste of the pancakes making her taste buds dance with delight. She smiled softly, and she glanced around the kitchen, breathing in the smell of the breakfast, the scent making her mouth water as she continued to eat silently.

Sarah glanced around at everyone, not knowing what to do. She was used to listening to everyone's conversations as she thought her own opinions rather than actually voicing them, thinking that nobody cared what she had to say.

She would let out a small laugh when someone said something that amused her, but nobody was as social as usual, so she had no opinions to think to herself, nor did she have a reason to laugh, even slightly.

Her gaze landed on Alexander, and she sent him a small smile, and decided to stare at him, taking in his appearance. She had noticed something a bit off about him, though. He was acting a bit different than usual. Something was definitely up, but she wasn't sure exactly what, however, she wanted to find out exactly what was going on with him.

Alex laughed at Jason's Robin joke, rolling her eyes slightly out of amusement. She smiled gratefully at Sarah, taking the plate that had been offered.

"Tomorrow I'll cook breakfast." She reassured, knowing that Sarah couldn't cook every morning. She went to the fridge, reading the note her mother had left, not really caring. She loved her mother to pieces, but the message behind her note was more "don't taint our reputation whilst we're gone, we have two girls coming to make sure we're not ruined when we get back." And, being responsible, she had nothing to worry about. After having poured herself a glass of milk she went back to the fridge in order to return the milk. She then made her way to the island, sitting down with the others. Something in the air was off, it seemed like no one was in a social mood. Well, besides her. She was always ready to cheer people up or listen to what they had to say.

"So, what's everyone planning to do today?" She asked, her eyes bright with enthusiasm. Alex loved to ask people about their day, taking a deep interest. She wasn't stalker-ish or anything, she just liked to know how things were going with her loved ones. And even if the feelings may not be returned, she did love the Kennedy kids as though they were her siblings.

Alexander thanked Sarah for the food. He wasn't very hungry, but he figured he'd eat a few bites because Sarah made it.

Alexandra had asked a question, but Alexander hadn't listened very attentively. Something about today, he didn't really know nor care what she had said though.

After a few bites Alexander put down his plate. His stomach wasn't really up for food, most of the time breakfast was his most hated meal of the day. It just seemed so forced to him. It just wasn't his thing.

Alexander shrugged and took the plate over to the trash, not wanting to leave it out and forget it was there. The trash was empty and clean, Alexander dirtied it by brushing off the eggs and bacon into it. He then placed his dish in the sink and jumped back up to the spot he was in.

He began to study his hands again, this time more because he was high than anything else. Everything always seemed new to him when he was high. More significant somehow. He began to trace the scars on his wrist from where he had cut him self a few months ago. A lot of people do it, but Alexander didn't get any kind of satisfaction or vindication from it so he had stopped before it became too noticeable or too big of a problem.

He gave up looking at his hand after what felt like and hour, but was probably more like a few seconds. And looked over at Sarah. Specifically her lips and what he'd like to do to them, but he wasn't about to try anything while Jason was in punching distance.

"I was planning on cooking this morning anyways, plus, it is not like I could just sit down and not help you," Jason said waving off the thanks. It wasn't really something that should have been thanked over, any person should have offered to help if they planned on eating some of it.

Jason moved out of the way for Lyla to get to her eggs easier without worrying about her elbowing him in the hip by accident. He was, honestly, a little surprised to see her up so early, "Help yourself, Lyla, and good morning to you too," he said watching her scoop large amounts of eggs onto her plate. It was comforting to see some things about his sister was still the way he remembered it. He could still remember leaving plates of omelets, eggs and bacons, hash browns and the like in the microwave for her when she did decide to finally rouse from bed. How anyone could sleep so late had always baffled him.

He leaned back against the sink, he would eat his breakfast after they had finished theirs. Jason wasn't sure why, but he preferred to eat after everyone else was done, it was probably why he would eat bits and part of whatever he was cooking as he cooked. The atmosphere was a little tense, but it probably would be for the first week or so. Jason quirked an eyebrow at Alex saying she would be cooking tomorrows breakfast, "Does that mean I have dinner duties?"

Jason almost wondered what the nannies were supposed to do besides watch the little ones if they were already dividing up the cooking duty. Perhaps it was his parents way of trying to give him more free time instead of running back and forth in the house like a mother hen?

"Or being the key word," Jason said glancing at Sarah and Alexander. They were certainty not going to be hanging out in any bedroom together. Not unless Alexander was willing to let Jason preform some quick scissor surgery for insurance. The way the kid was looking at his hands was... disconcerting. If Sarah started to do the same things, then he and Alexander were going to have words. Many of them.

Sarah's question snapped Jason back to the present, "I will probably stay around the house today. Get.." he paused checking the note again, "Taylor and Madison used to what is going on. Keep an eye on some people, maybe watch the Lake House if Alex wants to join?" He asked glancing over to his best friend if she was interested in watching yet another 'chick flick'.

Alex grinned and nodded at Jason's question about dinner. She loved his dinners, they were delicious! She was constantly telling him what an amazing cook he was and always had to hold herself back from begging him to cook her stuff because that'd just be weird and selfish.

"You betcha, but I'll help." She answered, despite having already nodded. She'd offered to help in a tone that meant "don't argue, I'm helping and you're going to let me", knowing that he'd probably have something against her wanting to help since she was cooking the next breakfast. She then went back to her food as he spoke to Sarah.

Hearing him ask her about watching a chick flick as she was drinking her milk, she used her spare hand to give him a thumbs up. There was no way that she was turning down a chick flick, especially with her best friend. She would have replied verbally but she was focused on her food and she loved food way to much to be interrupted.

Soon she had finished her breakfast and smiled slightly, having really enjoyed her breakfast. She then left the island and headed to the sink to wash her dishes.

Sarah nodded, and she shrugged, "Well, you and Alexandra have fun, I guess," she stood up, taking her plate to the sink, and she walked to Alexander, "Hey, want to hang out or something?" she asked him quietly, smiling slightly.

Sarah wanted to spend her summer with Alexander, obviously, so of course she would ask him to hang out. She was hoping to listen to him play guitar for her or something. She loved listening to him play music.

She leaned in, pecking his cheek, and she mumbled, "You could play your guitar for me," she smiled, pulling away from him slightly, so she could look at him.

Sarah loved being able to kiss him any time she wanted. It was one of the many perks of being Alexander White's girlfriend. She never understood why other girls didn't find him appealing, because she found him quite irresistible.

She loves everything about him, and other girls just point out his flaws, but in order to love someone, you have to love everything about them, flaws and all.

Sarah would tell the world loud and proud that she did indeed love Alexander, if only she wasn't too shy, that is.

Jack rolled his eyes at Sarah's comeback and would have replied if Jason hadn't walked in. It wasn't like he was scared of anything that Jason could do to him, but he didn't want to start any drama just yet. It was still early and besides that, Jack did sometimes feel guilty about making comments about his sisters right in front of him. If she ever did that about Alexandra, Jack wouldn't hesitate to punch him in the face.

He quickly finished off his Pop Tart and headed to the fridge to find something else to eat. After grabbing a bottle of water and an apple, Ella entered, much peppier than she had been the previous night. She had spent the previous night whining about their parents leaving which was a stark contrast between the mini-party girl that he'd witnessed before. It was obvious to Jack, and probably everyone, that behind Ella's wannabe popular side was still a young girl who was just a child. He wasn't surprised, really. She was still young and even though she was a little old for some of her behaviors, she had been the baby of her family, and in some ways, his too.

A moment after Sarah got a bagel, Alexandra entered. He enjoyed his twin sister's company but soon enough, she was chatting it up with Jason and at that, Jack wanted nothing to do with her for the moment. They discussed watching some lame chick flick and who would cook the meals for the rest of the day. For a second, Jack considered making a comment about how Jason was probably a queer but again, he didn't want to make an ill-willed comment so early on. He'd save that one for later.

Just as he finished off his apple and water, Lyla entered. Jack smiled as she entered and filled a plate with food but before he could get up to talk to her, Sarah kissed Alexander on the cheek and began to whisper something to him. "Damn Jason, your sister's taking my brother to first base. I've got to say, I never thought I'd see this day come," he remarked with a smirk as he tossed the apple core into the trash. "Come hang out on the beach when you're done eating?" Jack asked with a grin as he turned his attention to Lyla.

Will yawned as he sat up in his bed. He looked at the clock, reading ten thirty he flopped back down. It was way too early to get up. Then he started to smell something. Something delicious! Sarah! Will quickly jumped out of bed. He couldn't be more excited to spend the summer with his best friend. Sure he wouldn't mind being more, but she was with his freaky stoner brother. Still there were plenty of girls in the sea and sarah was a good friend, and that was all.

Will went into his bathroom and quickly ran some water through his bed head hair and brushed his teeth. Then he threw on a tee and some basketball shorts that he grabbed off the floor. Sure it had only been two days but his room was already a disaster area. Will didn't mind though, that was just the way he lived. Will got to his door and stopped, taking a deep breath. He couldn't let the others see how excited he was, he had to be cool, like his older brother jack.

Will opened his door and at a hurried pace walked down the long hall to the kitchen. Will always chose the farthest room from everything, it made him feel like he was alone sometimes. He hurried hoping to catch sarah. Thats when Sarah rounded the corner and Will instantly lit up, his smile reaching from ear to ear. "Morning Sarah."

Then Alexander rounded the corner behind her, and Will's mood crashed through the floor and halfway to china. "Oh...I see youre busy...We'll hang out later?" Will asked as he ignored his stoner brother. Honest he didn't really have any problem with him. In fact Will was a little jealous at Alexander's guitar skills, but jack hated him, so Will didn't like him either. Will entered the kitchen and instantly made way for the bacon. "Good morning everybody! Who wants to go dirtbiking?" he questioned as he shoved three pieces of bacon into his mouth.

Although being desperate enough to spend a summer babysitting a bunch of teenagers wasn't where Taylor imagined she'd be at twenty-six, she was kind of excited for what the next two months would hold. She was getting the chance to spend the summer with her best friend in a beach side mansion on the coast of California. It didn't beat writing for the New York Times, but she would get there eventually. Besides, how hard could watching a few teenagers be? It wasn't like they needed to be cared for like babies did. She could probably order them pizzas and turn on a movie and they'd be fine.

Taylor shuffled around her hotel room, making sure that all of her belongings were packed away. She had only spent one night in the room after arriving in California the night before, but from the looks of all of the clothes spewed across the floor, it could have been her permanent residence. Although she wasn't the type to put too much hype into her appearance, Taylor knew how important a first impression was. She had tried on over ten different outfits this morning but ended up going with the original casual dress that she had first tried on. As she glanced at the clock, she noticed that she was running late. She was supposed to be outside for the taxi at 9:00 and it was nearing 9:10. They had to pick up Madison on the way and then the ride to the house would be another hour or so, so Taylor knew that she had to hurry up. She grabbed her bags and awkwardly made her way out of the hotel, spotting her taxi driver impatiently waiting outside.

"I'm so sorry," Taylor said, dumping her bags into the trunk. I slept in la-" she began, before the older man cut her off. "Yeah, well we better go. I've gotta pick someone up right after you and I can't be late." Taylor got the message and quickly slid into the passenger's seat, pulling her phone out and texting Madison, "On our way! We'll be there in 30 <3". As she browsed through her phone, she remembered the email that Mrs. Kennedy had sent her for herself and Mrs. White. She had looked over it briefly yesterday when she had first received it but figured that now was a good time to actually read it fully.

Taylor,

Thank you for agreeing to take care of our children this summer. We are confident that everything will run smoothly, but we thought it would be appropriate to give you a little background information on the children. I'll start with my four first:

Jason is our oldest child and only son. He's an amazing young man and should be nothing but a help to you girls. Michael and I hope that he'll spend time with friends this summer, enjoying his free time. He's headed to law school in the fall so we're happy that you will be there to care for the younger kids so that he can relax.

Lyla is our second child and oldest daughter at eighteen. She's a very bright girl but has gotten caught up in her social life which is beginning to lead her down a bad path. Last week she was arrested for driving while intoxicated and although she is no longer legally in trouble for it, Michael and I think it is important that she learns the first time how dangerous her behaviors are becoming. She is not allowed to drive any of the cars and she must be home by dark every night unless she's accompanied by you or Taylor. If she's out with friends, please make sure you know where she is at all times. She's a wonderful girl and we think that she just needs a little bit of guidance this summer to prepare her for starting a new life at UCLA in the fall.

Our third daughter is Sarah, who is fifteen. She's the quietest of the four and definitely should not be a problem for you. She's dating Alexander, William and Tricia's youngest son, and although they both have good heads on their shoulder, we don't want them to do anything that they would regret so if you could keep an eye on them when they're together, it would be appreciated. We are encouraging Sarah to get out of the house more and hang out with people besides her siblings.

Ella is our baby who recently turned thirteen. She's a bubbly child and although she is eager to grow up, we know that she will enjoy having you and Madison there to play with her. She is very energetic but if she ever overwhelms you, she loves watching movies and swimming. She has always been a picky eater and we're trying to introduce new foods to her diet, so please don't feel like you need to make separate meals for her. Because she's the youngest, she will probably demand the most of your attention but we hope that she won't be too much trouble for you.

William and Tricia wrote this up and asked me to include it for you in reference to their child:

"Alexandra and Jack are our twenty-two year old twins. Alexandra is going through some emotional troubles right now and Jack opted to spend the summer with the family rather than at our year-round home. They're both good kids and will probably spend most of their time out of the house with their friends. Jack knows not to bring any alcohol around the younger children so that shouldn't be a problem. William is the middle child and is a great son. He's a mini-version of Jack with a big heart. Alexander is our fourth child. He's different than his older brothers and has taken an interest in music. If it gets too loud, please don't hesitate to ask him to play in the garage. He has a little relationship with Sarah Kennedy. We don't think it's too serious though, so there shouldn't be anything to worry about there".

I've sent you all of the information regarding our hotel accommodations, emergency contacts and the children's doctor's and insurance information and all of the children's cellphone numbers. Jason, Alexandra and Alexander have their own cars and Lyla's car will be there for your use. We've scheduled for your paycheck to be automatically deposited into your bank accounts weekly and in addition to that, we will also be depositing money for you to use for food and other necessities for the kids.

Please text Jason or Alexandra when you're on your way so they know to buzz you in when you get to the gate.

Again, Michael, William, Tricia and I cannot thank you enough for your help this summer. We hope that you and the children have a memorable summer.

See you on September 2nd!
Kathryn Kennedy

Taylor was able to read the email a few times through before they arrived to pick up Madison and as she waited for her friend to get into the taxi, she decided to text Jason and Alexandra to let them know that they were on their way.

To: Jason Kennedy, Alexandra White
Hi guys! It's Taylor Stone. Your parents asked me to text you to let you know that Madison and I are on our way. We should be there in an hour or so :)!

She sent the text and slipped the phone back into her pocket as she waved to Madison who was approaching the car. "Excited?" she asked with a smile once her friend got into the car. She knew that Madison wasn't exactly keen on children but the money was too good to resist for both of them.

"Sure you could help with dinner," Jason said flashing his friend a large smile, "Every great man needs an assistant. How can I be expected to remember my own schedules?" He teased. He was thankful that she offered to help as Jason didn't expect much in the way of help form the others as they were all quite willing to ride on the coattails of the others. The White business would be in good hands if they left it to Alex instead of the screw up that was Jack.

Busy talking to Alex he missed Alexander trying to flee to his room with Sarah, but Jack, being the rodent he was, was quick to jump on it suggest his sister was going to be making out with his little brother who wasn't worth her time. Jason thought she was more in love with the idea of love then with the boy. Someone didn't love everything about someone, that is called being blind, love is knowing their faults but loving them despite their faults, not loving their faults to. One was being blind while the other was seeing the other person for who they were. Still his sister was young, so she would figure it out sooner or later.

Jack's comment was not appreciated, "If he thinks about second base, I will make sure he can never go to third base with anyone," Jason said dismissively, but his voice held an edge as he was more then willing to harm Alexander, even physically mutilate him, if it meant keeping his middle sister safe. Any of his other sisters, and he would already be moving to kick their door in and inform them that in this house they will always have the door open when together, but Sarah was not his other two sisters. He trusted her, but he didn't trust Alexander, so he would be going over there soon enough to inform them about his door policy.

"Are you blind or just illiterate," Jason said pointing at the note on the fridge, "Lyla isn't going anywhere until Madison and Taylor get here. She has to tell them where she wants to go, you are not getting her into any more trouble," he spoke as if Lyla wasn't even there, but it didn't matter, she wasn't going anywhere until the nannies got here. Then it was up to them to try and keep her in line while he did his best to help. He had to admit, he knew he wouldn't be able to just let them do the majority of the work, but a part of him was also glad that he didn't have to spend his entire summer looking after Lyla. She needed to grow up someday, and while he wasn't sure if it was this Summer or even in this decade, all he could do was try to keep her from doing something colossally stupid until then. He still could not believe she drank and drove. Jason had always assured his parents that she wouldn't do that. That she knew better then that. Looks like he was proven wrong. Again.

Jason opened his mouth to confront Jack on if he wanted to start all this already when Ella walked getting eggs. Having missed her scrapping off her Bagel, he was filled with a mixture of surprise and elation that she was finally eating. Young teen girls and never eating all their food or picking at it, he would never understand it.

"Sorry Ella," Jason said, "Lyla can't take you shopping, she isn't allowed to drive. Grounded again," he said deciding to leave the details on why she couldn't drive out of it. Lyla was her hero and while he thought that was a terrible decision, he wasn't about to pull down Lyla like that in front of Ella, "And they didn't say goodbye to me either, sorry... If you want, you can try to call them."

Will had come in just then saying hello to which Jason gave an absentminded wave in his direction busy with talking to Ella. He couldn't go dirt biking because he had to stick around the house today that and just lounging on the couch with Alex sounded right for the day.

"Good morning, Will!" She greeted her younger brother, flashing him a bright smile. Even she knew that she was way to enthusiatic in the morning, but oh well, a bit of cheer couldn't hurt anyone.

She had just put her now clean and dry dishes away when she felt her phone vibrate in her pocket. Pulling it out, she raised her eyebrows at the unknown number but soon understood.

'Hi guys! It's Taylor Stone. Your parents asked me to text you to let you know that Madison and I are on our way. We should be there in an hour or so :)!'

Alex quickly saved the number into her phone and replied back.

'Hi, this is Alexandra. Have a nice trip and I shall see you then, can't wait to meet you!'

Waiting for Jason to finish speaking to Ella, she announced the news that she knew they'd all love - note the sarcasm.

"Ok, guys, I just got a text from one of the babysitters. They'll be here in an hour!" Alexandra was genuinely excited to meet the two women, glad that her parents hadn't tasked Jason and her to watch over everyone.

She then skipped out of the kitchen, not caring to listen to them complain about the babysitters. Heading to her room to change from her workout outfit, she climbed the stairs. Passing Alexander's room, she smelt something funny and paused. Peeking in, what she saw made her face red with anger. Weed.

She barged in, her once happy mood gone.

"ALEXANDER! SARAH! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?! THAT BETTER NOT BE WHAT I THINK IT IS!" She demanded, shouting the house down.

Sarah's eyes widened, and she fell off the bed due to being startled. She quickly stood up and glared at Alexandra, "We weren't going to smoke it," she told her quickly, and she had no idea what to do.

So, she ran passed Alexandra, and she went downstairs, going straight to Will, who just happened to be downstairs.

"Your sister is going to kill me," Sarah whispered to him, and she stood behind him, attempting to hide herself behind his larger body, "You better protect me, or you're dead," she smirked.

Sarah was always herself around Will. The fun, bubbly version of herself she had been before three years ago. Will was her best friend then, and he still was now, so she was still the same as she's always been around him. She threatened him playfully, and she joked around with him, and she laughed her head off when she was with him.

She watched the stairs, afraid Alexandra would come down, and she held Will's shoulders under her hands firmly, making sure he wouldn't go anywhere.

Will rolled his eyes at the news about the baby sitters. Great, just what he needed, two old hags telling him what to do. He lived by his own rules, no one told him what to do...except for Alexandra and Jack, but no one else. He was about to head out to get his dirt bike when he decided he might as well have a bit more bacon. Oh and some Orange juice. And he guessed that some eggs wouldn't hurt either.

Will finished fixing his plate and was about to head over to the island when he was startled by Alexandra's loud yelling. It startled him so much that he nearly dropped his plate and juice. He set all of the food down "What is going on?" that's when Sarah came in, she ran behind him and told him that his sister was going to kill her. "What are you doing hiding behind me then?! I don't want to die too!" he was about to get behind her and cower like she was doing, only a bit more comically since he was larger than she was. but then she placed her hands on his shoulders and he suddenly felt very protective.

Will waited patiently for his sister, who apparently had gone super saiyan, and he chuckled at that thought. Now she could finally be Jason's twin sister instead of Jack's. Her dream come true.

Sarah rested her head on Will's shoulder, "I'd rather sacrafice you than get killed. Your sister thinks I was smoking weed, which I wasn't," Sarah saw the bacon on his plate, and she reached over his other shoulder, grabbing a strip, and she began eating it, "So anyway, Alexandra is getting all pissed off over nothing. She's like out of control, dude," Sarah sighed, and she began playing with Will's hair, due to being bored.

She always used to mess up his hair, just to make him mad, and she would laugh her ass off because of it. So, just to make him angry, she roughly ran her fingers through his hair, messing it up completely.

"You look.... stunning," Sarah bursted into a fit of laughter as she pointed at his hair.

She knew others probably wouldn't find it that amusing, but for some reason, she loved making Will angry, mainly because he was funny when he was mad in her opinion.

Sarah smirked, "You should totally be a hair model, Will," she giggled softly, her eyes dancing in amusement.

To Jack, Jason's tough guy persona was almost laughable. He was a nice guy who was on top of his sister about eating a balanced meal one minute, and the next he was talking about hurting his brother. Although Jack and Alexander didn't get along, Jason's threats towards his brother bothered him. If anyone was going to pick on or beat up Alexander, it was going to be him, not Jason. "I dare you to touch him, dude. It'd be just one more reason for me to knock you out," he muttered. Jack and Jason had never actually gotten into a physical fight, although they'd gotten pretty close to it several times. Alexandra was usually the one to push them apart and sometimes, Jack felt bad about putting her in that situation. At the same time though, he was kind of offended that she would continue to be friends with such an asshole.

"They've been dating for a year, I sure as hell hope that they've done more than just make out..." Jackson really wasn't sure about what his brother and Sarah did, and for the most part, he didn't want to know. He would have a little bit of respect for Alexander if he had managed to do more than just have a 13-year-old kiss with his girlfriend, but he honestly couldn't say whether or not he had. They were practically the opposite of being close and Jack made a mental note to get Will to find out details about Sarah and Alexander's relationship later on.

Jason made another snide remark about Jack inviting Lyla to the beach despite her parents stating that she wasn't allowed to go anywhere. "I'm honestly not surprised that you're going into the law business. You've been the fun police for the last what...? Ten years? Our parents are on a plane headed to the other side of the fucking world. I'm pretty sure they're not going to know if she goes to the beach for like, an hour," he remarked, standing up from his seat. Normally, Jackson like to push Jason's buttons and make him seem like the asshole, but he was actually starting to annoy him. Things weren't going to be as easy as he thought with Jason, the stick-in-the-mud, around.

"I'm heading out to surf," he said to Will, who had entered the room a moment before, asking if anyone wanted to go dirt biking. "Come if you feel like it."

Jack was already on his way out of the kitchen when Alexandra announced that the nannies were on his way, but he allowed her to pass him on his way up the stairs as he checked his text messages. As he reached the top of the stairs, she was shouting about something that Alexander and Sarah were doing and only a second later, Sarah bounded down the stairs with a frightened expression on her face. The first thing that came to Jack's mind was that the two had finally had sex, but as he approached the room, he saw a dime bag of weed and knew that was the real culprit.

In a quick and strangely unusual move for Jack, he slipped past Alexandra and grabbed the small bag from his brother's hands. "I've been looking for this - must've packed it with your shit instead of mine. My bad," he said casually as he slipped the bag into his pocket and turned to Alexandra. "Chill Alex... it's just a little weed and judging by your reaction, you should be the one smoking it, not me," he continued with a smirk. "Don't make a big deal about it though, I don't need to give your B-F-F another reason to be a dick to me," he finished, glancing down towards the stairs. He had a feeling that Jason would either be questioning Sarah about why Alexandra was screaming or coming up to investigate himself. Although Jack would never normally take the blame for anything to save Alexander, it would be less of a shocker if he was the one to have the weed and besides that, if Jason found out that Alexander was smoking, he wouldn't let Sarah near him, making it even harder for him to throw a party. As long as everyone was getting along, he figured that he could probably persuade each of them to go along with it, and then Jason would have to agree, or at least not bitch so much about it.