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Jamie Slone ([info]jamie_slone) wrote in [info]providence_rpg,
@ 2008-12-16 16:34:00

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Mali Kalikimaka.
WHO: Jamie & Nicole
WHAT: Christmas with the Slone’s.
WHERE: Smalltown Spencer, Ohio.
WHEN: Pre-dated to December 23, 2008
RATING: TBD
OPEN? To [info]nhunter only.


The last time that Jamie had been home was over the summer. It hadn’t been that long ago, maybe six months? The drive from Providence to Spencer wasn’t exactly an abnormally long one, but it wasn’t a piece of cake either, so Jamie’s mom had opted to fly him and his guest out instead of having them drive. His mother was ecstatic when she learned that Jamie was bringing home a girl for Christmas, and Jamie insisted over and over again that Nicole was not his girlfriend, that they were just friends. She didn’t seem to be buying it though, since Jamie had gone to meet her family over Thanksgiving, but Jamie made her promise not to do the crazy mom stuff that she did when she met one of his ex’s, and she reluctantly agreed.

Jamie grabbed a cab from his apartment to Nicole’s and then once she had all her stuff situated in the trunk, they took that cab to the airport. That way, Jamie didn’t have to pay for long-term parking, because that just ended up killing you in the long run. Once at the airport, Jamie paid the cab driver and then he and Nicole made their way into the airport and waited in line at their airline, checking their bags. Making it past security in record time, they decided to grab a bite to eat inside the airport before they went to their terminal.

About an hour later, they were situated on their plane, ready for the few hour long flight from Providence to Cleveland. It was about an hour drive from Cleveland to Spencer, but it was the best airport to fly into in Ohio, better than the smaller ones. At least, in Jamie’s opinion. The flight was relatively uneventful, with Nicole and Jamie entertaining themselves and probably annoying the people around them with their laughter, but he didn’t care. He wasn’t the hugest fan of flying in the first place, so he needed to keep his mind off the fact that he was flying through the air in a huge aircraft. It always made him nervous.

The landing was a little sketchy, but they made it safely and got off the plane, headed for the baggage claim. Without even realizing it, Jamie had taken Nicole’s hand to guide her, and once it was there he didn’t really feel like letting go. It just … it felt right. Shaking any thoughts of what that might mean out of his head, they grabbed their luggage and went over to the car rental place, grabbing a small SUV. Jamie didn’t care – his mom said she’d pay for the car rental, since it’d probably be cheaper than getting a cab to the house. Plus, Jamie’s house was in the middle of BFE, so there were really no cabs there.

Driving on the way to his house, Jamie glanced over at Nic and gave her a smile. “You excited? Or nervous?” he asked, raising a brow at her. “There’s really nothing to worry about. My brothers are harmless. They’ll probably try to hit on you, but just ignore them. My sister’ll probably adore you, so will my mom,” he laughed, nodding his head. “We live in the middle of cow country, it’s a little hick town,” he smiled again, glancing over at her. “We gotta watch out for Amish buggies once we get close,” he added. It was just getting dark outside, around 5:30pm … they’d make it to his mom’s in time for dinner.

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[info]nhunter
2008-12-16 08:48 pm UTC (link)
Jamie's invitation to go home with him for Christmas came as bit of a surprise to Nic considering the bit of awkwardness that had happened during the touch football match in her parents' backyard, but she couldn't very well tell him no. The fact that she had lingered on top of him for a few minutes too long after tackling him didn't seem to phase him and if he could act like it didn't change anything between them, then she could, too. Plus it would be nice to get out of Providence for a while, explore a place she'd never been with a guy she absolutely adored. And she was pretty damn excited to be going on her first plane ride, too. So once she made the appropriate plans with her parents (she'd be doing her Christmas with them a few days prior to her leaving) she accepted Jamie's invitation.

It had taken the blonde a little longer than she would have liked to get her bags packed, but once she had everything tucked away nice and neat, it was all smooth sailing up until the somewhat bumpy landing in Cleveland. Jamie grabbing her hand once they were off of the plane wasn't lost on Nic's part and she was half tempted to lace her fingers through his, but she refrained in doing so and simply held on, following him in whichever direction he pulled her in. After gathering their luggage and Jamie getting the rental SUV, they piled their luggage in the back before climbing in themselves. The moment Jamie cranked up the vehicle, a sudden rush of emotions hit the woman and her stomach did a bit of a flip flop. Sure, she was meeting Jamie's family for the first time and she hoped they liked her, but it wasn't like she was his girlfriend or anything. Nic was just being silly.

The blonde had easily snuggled back into the seat once the small SUV had warmed up, her face from her nose down hiding beneath the neck of her hoodie which was in turn covered with a pea coat. She'd been mindlessly watching the scenery as it passed, wondering just where Jamie lived, when he spoke up. Turning to face him, she pulled her face out of her hoodie and gave him a lopsided grin as she softly shrugged her shoulders. "A bit of both, actually," she answered with a small laugh, reaching one hand up to scratch the side of her face. As he continued, Nic leaned in the seat some and bat her eyelashes up at him playfully. "I only have eyes for you," she teased, shaking her head a bit. While there might have been some truth to that statement, she just brushed it off as she righted herself in the seat, brow instantly perking. "Buggies? Are you serious?!" Like a small child, she turned and pressed her face up against the cool glass, looking out as if they would pass on then and there. "Please tell me you have electricity," she then said, glancing at him over one shoulder before she turned her attention to the sun visor, pulling it down so she could check her hair and make up for the upteenth time that day.

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[info]jamie_slone
2008-12-16 10:17 pm UTC (link)
Jamie definitely thought about the bit of awkwardness during that touch football game, when Nic tackled him and ended up staying on top of him longer than necessary. He was almost certain she was going to kiss him then, but all of her brothers were around, so it never happened. And they hadn't been in a situation like that since then, so it was never brought up again. And they had never really talked about it, but he assumed that she had done the same thing he did. Just ruled it off as a fluke, and tried to forget it. Without luck, of course, at least on his end. He didn't know if she had any luck in forgetting about it. Jamie knew he still thought about it every so often, until he forced himself to think about something else.

Glancing over at Nic as she glanced out the window, he couldn't help but think she looked incredibly cute with her hoodie pulled up over her face like that. He reached for the heat and turned it up a little bit, not wanting her to be cold. Ohio sucked in the winter time, he remembered fairly well after having lived there for eighteen years. It was frigid, and it snowed way too often. If you lived in Ohio in the wintertime, you knew exactly how to drive in the snow. Unless you were a fucking moron, and there were plenty of them. Though, out in the country, where he lived, there were fewer drivers. But that also meant fewer snow plows.

Smiling as she told him she was a bit nervous, as well as a bit excited, Jamie reached over and patted her leg gently. "Don't worry, you'll be a huge hit, I'm sure," he smiled, returning his hand to the steering wheel. He knew his mother would adore her, and constantly demand to know why the two of them weren't dating. Which would probably just make things more awkward for the two of them, but whatever. Noddin at her question, Jamie laughed. "Yeah, I'm serious. The Amish live out here. When I was a bad teenager," he snickered, reaching up and scratching the back of his head, "my friends and I used to go to the bars where all the Amish would go. They used to bring a change of clothes in their buggies so they could drink in the bars. And their horses knew the way home. So we'd change the horses on buggies and then the Amish people were too drunk to realize that they weren't bein taken back to their house, but someone else's," he snickered, shaking his head. Turning to look at her, he held a finger out and pointed at her. "And if you tell my mother that, I'll deny it," he smirked.

Snorting at her comment about electricity, Jamie nodded. "Yes, Nicole. We have electricity," he laughed, shaking his head. Turning onto his street, a huge smile crossed Jamie's face as he saw his house, the roof covered from one edge to the other in those icicle style Christmas lights. "My brothers must have done that for my mom," he pointed to the lights as they pulled into the driveway. Smiling as he parked the car, Jamie got out and then moved to the trunk, grabbing their luggage and then heading over to Nic's side of the car. "Ready?" he asked, giving her a bit of a smile. "Trust me, everything'll be fine," he nodded, unable to wipe the grin off his face as he headed towards the front door.

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[info]nhunter
2008-12-16 10:45 pm UTC (link)
"Jamie!" she exclaimed as she clamped both hands of her mouth, eyes wide when he told her of his shenanigans as a teenager. After a moment of laughing and shaking her head, she looked over at him again. "That's terrible," she snickered, pointing one finger at him as her hands moved away from her face. The image that his story conjured up caused Nic to bust out in another fit of giggles, her head leaning to rest against the window as she laughed. She only giggled harder when he pointed at her and between her laughter she lifted one hand up and weakly saluted him, giving him her best stoic look before her lips broke out into a broad grin. "My lips are sealed, good sir." Nic wouldn't tell on Jamie. For one she wasn't six anymore and for another she knew that his mother wouldn't believe something like that coming from a complete stranger. Well, Nic knew that's how she would respond if she were ever in similar circumstances.

She stuck her tongue out at him before innocently moving her shoulders in a shrug. "How was I supposed to know?" She snickered for a minute, the noise bubbling past her lips quietening as they neared his house, the car slowing as he pulled up into the driveway. Nic sat in awe of the decorated house for a long moment, her gaze only tearing away when she heard Jamie get out of the car. She glanced to her left and when she saw he had already closed the door, she looked to the back where he was gathering their luggage. Nic bit down on her lower lip and climbed out of the vehicle, softly shutting the door behind her. She was about to attempt her way to the back of the car when he came around and she offered him a nervous smile. "No turning back now," she laughed, reaching one hand out for a piece of luggage. She wasn't going to be a complete lazy ass and make him carry everything. It wasn't like her purse weighed a ton.

After getting one of her duffle bags and pulling it over her shoulder, she followed Jamie to the front door, all the while nervously chewing on her lower lip. She honestly didn't know why she was getting so nervous. They were just friends, nothing more and definitely nothing less. But still, there had to be about a hundred butterflies fluttering about in her stomach at that exact moment.

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[info]jamie_slone
2008-12-16 11:20 pm UTC (link)
He couldn't help but just laugh at Nic's reaction to the story he told her about when he was younger. "Hey, I was a dumb kid," he laughed, shrugging. "It was funny to us at the time, and it's still funny now. Those Amish people all know each other, I'm sure they found their way home when they woke up and sobered up in the mornings," he laughed, shrugging again. "Their own damn fault," he pointed out, though he wasn't sure how it was their fault. Snickering, Jamie nodded as she promised that her lips were sealed, and he glanced over at her and gave her a grin. "Good. Because I'd hate to have to tickle you or something," he laughed, returning his gaze to the road.

After getting all the stuff out of the SUV and making his way to the front door, Jamie turned and gave Nic a reassuring smile, before grabbing her free hand and giving it a squeeze. That hand let go almost instantly and then reached for the doorknob, opening it up and pushing his way into the house. "Mom? You in here?" he called, letting Nic into the house as well before he shut the door and walked further into the house, making sure Nic was behind him.

Sandie Slone came rushing out of the kitchen at the sound of her youngest son's voice, a huge grin on her face as she barely gave Jamie enough time to drop the duffel bags he was carrying before she snatched him up in a huge hug. "Oh, Jamie, sweetheart!" she cried, hugging him tight enough to squeeze all the wind out of him. "I've missed you so much!" she exclaimed, finally pulling back and taking a good look at her boy. "Are you eating enough down there? You're thin as a stick!" Sandie's voice was disapproving. Jamie rolled his eyes and laughed, nodding his head. "Yes, mom. I'm eating plenty," he assured her, leaning in to give her a kiss on the cheek.

Glancing behind him, he gestured for Nic to come nearer. "Mom, this is my friend Nicole. Nic, this is my mom, Sandie," he introduced the two women, his hand instinctively moving to rest on the small of Nic's back without even thinking about it as he introduced her to his mother. "It's so nice to meet you, sweetheart!" Sandie gushed, pulling Nic into a big hug. Jamie snickered, putting a hand on his mom's arm. "Mom, please. Don't squeeze her to death," he insisted. Sandie laughed as she pulled away, glancing from her son to the girl he brought home with him. She was very pretty, and from the way Jamie spoke about her and their body language with one another, there was definitely something more going on there. "Make yourself at home, honey. I'm gonna get back to my cooking before I burn something," Sandie turned to Jamie and poined to the stairs. "You can share a room with any of your brothers, Jamie. Help Nicole get her stuff up in your room," she instructed. Jamie laughed, nodding. "Yes, mom," he kissed her cheek again before she disappeared into the kitchen again.

Turning to Nic, Jamie smiled. "See? Told you she'd love you," he smiled, bending down to pick up the duffel bags and take them upstairs. He lead the way up to where the bedrooms were, and dropped his bags in the hall before continuing down to his room. Pushing the door open, Jamie smiled. It still looked exactly the same. "This is my room, you can stay in here while we're here," he told her.

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[info]nhunter
2008-12-16 11:58 pm UTC (link)
"And to think you're going into the field of law," Nic laughed and shook her head. Her older brothers had been the same way. They had caused all kinds of trouble growing up, from pushing other children at the play set to running through the malls and causing the security guards to lose their breath. But they never got caught by officials and the only discipline they ever faced was from their father. Though she had to admit that they quieted their ways down tons once both of them had graduated high school. "Tickle me?" She looked over at him skeptically before making a psssht noise with her lips. "You'd hafta catch me first." It wasn't much of a threat, promise, or anything else for that matter, because Nic knew damn well that Jamie was quite capable of catching her.

She followed Jamie up to the front door and swallowed, letting out a shaky breath when she attempted to return some sort of smile to him. His quick hand squeeze comforted her a bit and she really wished that he hadn't let go so quickly, but before she knew it they were crossing the threshold of the front door and Jamie was calling for his mother.

Nic dropped her bags along side Jamie's, thogh pretty much hid in the shadows when a woman (she could only assume she was his mom) came barreling into the room. Her assumptions were confirmed when the woman wrapped Jamie up in a tight hug. The site before her caused Nic to smile, her nervousness for the moment melting away. The blonde could easily see the resemblance between Jamie and the older woman, and she knew that if his mom had half of Jamie's personality (which she was sure that she did have) that she would get along with her fine.

She was so caught up in her thoughts that she barely noticed Jamie gesturing for her to come closer. Thankfully she did see a bit of a wave and smiled, timidly stepping up to where they stood. "Hi Ms. Slone," she said, smiling at the woman though her gaze flicked over to Jamie for a split second. Nic barely had enough time to open her arms to Sandie before the woman scooped her up into a hug as well. Nic let out a small laugh, though returned the hug, realizing that Jamie's mom was more like her own than she ever would have thought. "It's nice to meet you, too. You've raised a good guy." Nic grinned at Sandie as she pulled away, moving back a step to fall in beside Jamie. As Sandie was telling Jamie about room situations, Nic went and grabbed her bags, waiting until he had grabbed his to follow him once again.

"You do," she replied with a nod and a smile, "your mom's a delight." Nic glance down as she put his bags down in the hall, perking a brow as he continued down to his room. She peeked in as he pushed the door open, stepping inside once he did. Nic looked around his room, mindlessly dropping her bags off on the bed. Undoing the buttons of her pea coat, Nic moved to a shelf that held quite a few gold statues and after shrugging out of the massive black coat and draping it across the back of a chair, she gingerly picked one up. Her thumb brushed across the base and she turned to face Jamie, one slender brow arching. "You never told me you were a competitive swimmer." Turning back to the shelf, she sat the trophy back in its place before moving to pop a squat on his bed. "What other goodies am I going to find by staying in your room?" Playfully she wiggled her eye brows and leaned back on her palms, looking up at him as she tilted her head.

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[info]jamie_slone
2008-12-17 11:25 am UTC (link)
Watching his mom interact with Nic, Jamie couldn’t help but smile. His mother was constantly bothering him about finding a good girl who would take care of him and love him, and he could see in Sandie’s eyes that she was definitely sizing Nic up for that opportunity. Which just made him roll his eyes. He and Nic were just friends. Right? Right. At least, that’s what they both kept telling themselves.

Sandie smiled as she looked at Nicole … she really was a pretty little thing. Gorgeous hair and pretty eyes, and she looked great standing next to her son. Glancing over at Jamie and then back at Nic, Sandie held a hand up. “Please, sweetheart. Call me Sandie,” she said. Sandie let a smile cross her face as Nic told her that she raised a good guy, she nodded. “I know. My Jamie’s gonna do great things,” she said, reaching a hand out to pinch Jamie’s cheek. Jamie scrunched up his face and smacked his mom’s hand away playfully. “Mom, please,” he laughed, shaking his head. Sandie smiled and turned to head into the kitchen. ”Dinner will be in about half an hour, and your brothers and sister are on their way, should be here anytime,” she called over her shoulder.

Once Sandie finally let Nic out of her clutches, Jamie smiled and then headed up the stairs with Nic following close behind. They reached his room and he let her go in first, smiling as he saw his room. The walls were a medium blue color, and there was a large bookcase in one of the corners. Next to the bookcase was a desk with a lamp, and (of course) some new clothes his mother had bought for him and placed there over the period of time he’d been gone. Why she didn’t just wrap them and give them to him on Christmas, he’d never understand. Along the opposite wall were shelves with many different trophies from his swimming days, and he smiled as he saw Nic spot them and pick one up. Raising a brow, Jamie smiled. “I didn’t tell you that? Oh, well now you know,” he laughed, moving over by her and picking up another trophy. “I swam for a long time. And I was pretty damn good, too,” he smiled, putting the trophy back on the shelf and then following Nic over to his bed.

Instead of sitting on the edge, Jamie plopped down onto it on his back, staring at his ceiling. Glancing over at her at her question, Jamie laughed. “I’m sure there’s still porn in here somewhere. I don’t even remember where my hiding place for it was,” he smirked at her, then shrugged. “You’ll probably find some old pictures, and no judging based on pictures from my youth. There’s probably some old swim team stuff in here too. Team pictures, and there might be a speedo around here somewhere. If you’re lucky, I’ll model it for you,” he teased, laughing. “Actually, I doubt it’d fit anymore,” he said, reaching down and patting his stomach. “Contrary to what my mother thinks, I’ve put on some poundage,” he smiled. It was good to be home in the house he grew up in.

Moving to lay on his side so he could look at her better, Jamie cleared his throat. “Okay, here’s the rundown of the siblings again, real quick,” he laughed, resting his elbow on the bed and propping his head up on his hand. “There’s my brother Justin, he’s 28. He’s married to Trisha, and they have a two-year-old little girl, the cutest niece ever, Alexis. Or, Lexi,” he laughed, shrugging. “She’ll answer to either. And she’ll more than likely ask to play with your hair, she loves playing with hair,” he smiled. “Then, there’s Michael, he’s 24. He’s the gay one. His partner’s name is Shawn, but I don’t know if Shawn’s coming or not,” Jamie shrugged. “Then, I was born, and I’m 22,” he laughed, knowing that Nic already knew that. “And then after me, there’s my baby sister Dana. She’s 18, and I actually don’t know where she is, since she’s the only one of us that still lives at home,” he scratched his head before shrugging. “She might be at her friend’s or something,” he shrugged again, then gave her a smile. “Any questions?” he rose a brow.

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[info]nhunter
2008-12-17 12:36 pm UTC (link)
Nic simply shook her head, still gazing down at the trophy in her hands. She looked up when he put the statue in his hands back on the shelf and she followed suit before moving to sit on the bed. "Why'd you stop?" Curiosity always got the best of her and she hoped that she wasn't stepping on his toes by asking such a question.

Watching as Jamie flopped back on the bed beside her, Nic slid back further, falling back onto her elbows so she was more on his level. Head turned to look at him, hair falling in a solid curtain behind her. Her nose scrunched up when he mentioned his porn and had she not been leaning on his arms she would've smacked him. "Gross!" She laughed, giving a small shake to her head. "I'll never understand how naked broads on glossy paper do it for men," she grinned crookedly. Nic had accidentally walked in on her younger brothers with their tittie magazines before. She learned to knock after that! "Aww, I bet you were an adorable kid. I'm going to have to search for those pictures." Once again she grinned. "If you hear weird noises in the middle of the night, don't worry about me! I'm just tearing your room apart." Nic nibbled on her bottom lip, glancing around the room mischievously. "If I find it, you're wearing it," Nic cackled, falling on her back so her hands could cradle her stomach as she laughed. While she was very curious about Jamie before his time in Providence, she wouldn't deliberately go through his things. That wasn't cool.

When he rolled onto his side and began speaking again, it was kind of hard for Nic to follow what he was saying. He was quite close and she had to force herself to focus on what he was saying. Nic nodded as he listed off his siblings' names, their significant others' names and anything else he might be telling her. Nic found herself tilting her head a little when there was no mention of a father figure at all. She wanted to ask, but bit her tongue. She didn't want to bring up any bad memories (if there were any). "I think I'm good," she answered with a nod, chewing on the inside of her left cheek, "regarding your family anyway." She smiled cheekily, her smile softening as she angled her head to look up at him. After a moment, she cleared her throat and looked away, one hand lifting to scratch at her cheek. " Where's, uh...the bathroom?" Random, yeah, but it was the first room Nic could think to ask about.

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[info]jamie_slone
2008-12-17 01:30 pm UTC (link)
Shrugging at Nic’s question, Jamie smiled. “I still swim every once in awhile, just nothing competitive. I realized that there wasn’t much I’d be able to do professionally with my swimming, and then I started thinking about what I really wanted to do, and came across criminal psychology. I mean, I’m a good swimmer, but I’m no Michael Phelps,” he laughed, smiling. “And I’d crack a joke about not filling out a speedo the way Phelps does, but that would seem a little gay, and I’m not the gay person in the family,” he laughed, shaking his head. Nic would learn, when his brothers arrived, that there wasn’t a tension in the house about Michael being gay. They all respected his lifestyle, and they all loved Shawn, they considered him part of the family as well. Gay jokes were a usual in the house, as well as swimmer jokes on him.

Laughing at her reaction to his statement about porn, Jamie’s chest rose and fell quickly as he shook his head. “Joking, Nic. Only joking. I got rid of the porn a long time ago, once I started seeing the real thing,” he laughed, shaking his head. Jamie snickered at her mention of him being an adorable kid, and the fact that she’d search for the pictures. “Pfft. No need to search for them. Just ask my mom about what I was like as a kid and she’ll whip out the picture albums and show you,” he laughed, shaking his head. He knew his mom had been dying to bust into the Jamie photo album and show a girl the pictures, so Sandie would probably offer before the night was over without Nic having to really say anything about it. Laughing again as she mentioned him wearing the speedo if she found it, Jamie shook his head. “No way. That thing was from like four years ago, I’d probably … yeah. It wouldn’t fit,” he shook his head again, laughing.

Jamie, too, was aware of how close they were when he rolled onto his side. Nic was still laying on her back after she fell back onto the bed, and all he’d have to do would be continue rolling over and he’d be on top of her. He shook those thoughts out of his head and focused, instead, on talking about his family. Jamie hadn’t even thought about the fact that he had never told Nic about his dad. His dad hadn’t been a part of his life in such a long time, that he just forgot to even mention him anymore. He wouldn’t have minded if Nic asked … it was a curious question and innocent enough. Cocking his head to the side slightly as Nic turned hers to look at him, Jamie noticed the softening of her smile and he just stayed where he was, looking down at her. He watched her for a few moments, wondering why the hell he wasn’t looking away, when she cleared her throat and sat up. Jamie blinked a couple times before he sat up as well, running a hand over his face. “Hmm? Oh, the bathroom. It’s out this door, then to the right. Last door on the left,” he told her.

Standing up, Jamie ran his hands over his face and then moved out into the hallway to grab his bags and carry them into Michael’s old room, dropping them on the floor. Hearing the door open downstairs, Jamie glanced down over the banister of the stairwell and saw his brother Justin come in, followed by Trisha who was carrying Lexi. “Ah, there’s the girl I’ve been waiting to see!” he exclaimed, waving at the little girl. ”Unca Jay!” Lexi yelled, immediately holding her arms out and fighting against her mother to be put down. Trisha obliged, and Lexi scurried up the stairs. Jamie reached down and scooped her up, giving her a big hug as he held her. “How’s my girl?” he asked, smiling at his little niece. ”Buy me presents?” Lexi inquired, cocking her head to the side. Jamie laughed and kissed her forehead. “Of course I did,” he smiled. He waited for Nic to come out of the bathroom before he headed down the stairs to greet his brother and sister-in-law.

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[info]nhunter
2008-12-17 02:11 pm UTC (link)
"Well obviously you're no Michael Phelps. I don't see an entourage of flighty females following you around everywhere you go." Nic snickered, lightly biting down on her lower lip, before she pointed at him. "I don't count. I'm just following you around because I don't want to get lost." Grinning, Nic glanced around his room once again. It fit him to a tee and she had to admit that his bed was pretty danged comfy. She wouldn't have much trouble falling asleep in it, she was sure of it.

"Pervert," was all she said, holding one hand over her mouth as she giggled, despite her stomach twisting. It really shouldn't have bothered her knowing he slept with other girls. Of course she knew that he had, she wasn't stupid, plus they were only friends, but that just made her think of Kate and God knows she didn't want her thoughts wondering to there. She gave a slight shake of her head and let out a small breath, smiling when he spoke of Sandie wanting to pull the albums out. "Are there pictures of widdle Jamie in the tub?" Nic knew how embarrassing photo albums could be. After all, Melissa had pulled one out at Thanksgiving to show off her daughter's odd transformation during high school. Nic had been a fairly lanky girl before she filled out and those pictures from junior prom? Not the most flattering thing in the world. "Oh come on. I promise I wouldn't laugh." She smiled innocently, though she was sure that Jamie knew that she would indeed laugh if he pulled on his old Speedo. For one it was a Speedo; she didn't know of very many people who could pull one of them off. And secondly? Well...if he was busting out of it, she wouldn't be able to help herself.

Nic really didn't want to move from where she was, enjoying that Jamie wasn't looking away from her, but it made all kinds of feelings flare up inside of her. Some that she was ready to accept and others that scared the tar out of her. She nodded when he told where the bathroom was, giving him a bit of a smile as she got up off the bed. "Thanks. That plane ride's finally getting to me," she lied with a laugh, turning to exit his bedroom. She stuffed her hands into her pockets as she moved to the bathroom, retracting one hand to give the door a small knock before entering. Shutting the door behind her, she flipped on the light and then went and sat on the edge of the tub, her face momentarily hiding in her hands. Just what was going on between them? It was kind of obvious that this wasn't just a friendship anymore...but Nic didn't know what that made it.

After sitting there for a few minutes, she got up, flushed the toliet, and washed her hands before exiting the room, flicking the light off behind her. She easily spotted Jamie and the little girl he had wrapped up in his arms. Nic stepped over to where he stood, one hand tucked in her back pocket as the other lifted to offer the little girl a wave, a huge smile on Nic's face. "Hi," she drawled, the hand that had been waving tucking itself into her other back pocket a moment later. "Is this Lexi?" she asked, glancing from the adorable little girl to Jamie before looking back at the preciousness in his arms.

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Part One ... apparently, I like writing novels. Snort.
[info]jamie_slone
2008-12-17 03:25 pm UTC (link)
Jamie snapped his fingers as she mentioned herself following him around before he could say what he was thinking. “Damnit, you cut me off before I could call you my flightly female following me around,” he said, then laughed, shaking his head. “I’m kidding, you’re far from flighty,” he added, nodding. He snickered as she called him a pervert and then scoffed, putting a hand to his chest. “Gasp. I am hurt by the accusation,” he said, unable to keep the smile from his face. He smiled a lot around Nic, she just had this way about her that made him smile. Jamie actually wasn’t the type to sleep around with random people. He’d slept with his past girlfriends, yes. And yes, Kate was initially supposed to be a one-night-stand, but that was set up by his friends, and it just happened. And then he ended up dating her. He wasn’t a playboy, he usually had sex because he thought sex was supposed to mean something, not just because it felt good.

Snorting at her comments about his pictures, Jamie scratched his head and then shrugged. “Actually? I’m not sure. There might be. Which would mean that I need to look through the albums before you do,” he smirked at her, teasing. He didn’t care if she saw pictures of him as a baby in the bathtub. Who didn’t have those pictures? Raising a brow as she promised him she wouldn’t laugh, Jamie smirked. “Is that a promise you can keep, Miss Hunter?” he asked, a smile spreading across his face again. “Because, I really don’t think it is,” he added, shaking his head.

Jamie was grateful for the distraction of his niece, otherwise his mind would have been running like Nicole’s was. He smiled at the little girl in his arms, and listened as she rambled on about something she got from her grandparents (on her mother’s side) for Christmas, and he nodded at all the right moments. “That’s pretty awesome, kiddo. I might have to steal it from you and keep it for me,” he said, smiling at her. Lexi gasped and shook her head. ”No steal, Unca Jay! No steal!” she said, her head rapidly shaking back and forth. Sighing, Jamie nodded. “Okay, no steal. But how about you show me and I’ll play with it with you?” he asked, cocking his head to the side. That put a smile on the little girl’s face and Jamie couldn’t help but smile back. He missed his family, and wished he could get out to see them more often. He still had the bomb to deliver that he wouldn’t be moving back home after he graduated, not if he got a good job in Providence. He wasn’t sure how his family would take that. They were all proud of him for his accomplishments, but he knew they missed him as much as he missed them.

Turning to Nic as she came out of the bathroom, Jamie smiled. “Yeah, this is Lexi,” he confirmed, nodding. Glancing back at his niece, he smiled. “Lex, this is Uncle Jay’s friend Nic. Can you say hi to Nic?” he asked. Lexi suddenly became bashful and laid her head on Jamie’s chest, lifting one of her hands to wave at Nic. ”Hi,” she said softly. Jamie smiled, looking over at Nic. “She gets bashful around new people. She’ll be all over you in a couple of hours though, don’t worry,” he laughed. “Ready to go downstairs?” he asked. Without really waiting for an answer, Jamie started down the stairs, his niece still in his arms. Smiling as he got to the bottom and spotted his brother, Jamie set Lexi down so she could go run to her mother. Giving Justin a big hug, Jamie smiled. “Justin, Trisha,” he started, glancing back to make sure Nic had followed him. “Guys, this is my friend Nicole. Nic, this is my brother Justin, and his wife Trisha,” he introduced them.

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Part Two
[info]jamie_slone
2008-12-17 03:25 pm UTC (link)
Justin glanced over at Nic and gave her a smile. ”Hi, nice to meet you,” he said, holding out his hand to shake Nicole’s. Trisha did the same. ”Jamie’s never brought home a girl before, how long have you been dating?” Trisha asked. Jamie rolled his eyes. “Nice, Trisha. We’re not dating, we’re just friends,” he said, glancing back at Nic and rolling his eyes dramatically for her benefit. ”Unca Jay! Lookit!” Lexi called, holding something up for him to see. Jamie looked at Justin. “Be nice,” he told him, then looked at Nicole. “You’ll be fine,” he whispered, giving her a smile before moving to tend to his niece. “Whatcha got there, munchkin?” Jamie asked, moving to sit on the floor and play with Lexi.

Justin watched Jamie leave and then turned to Nicole, giving her a friendly smile. “So, how do you know Jamie?” he asked, cocking his head to the side. He wasn’t exactly protective of Jamie, he knew the boy could take care of himself. But he could tell, at least from what his mother had told him, that Jamie obviously had feelings for this girl, and he wanted to see if he could find out if they were mutual.

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[info]nhunter
2008-12-17 07:12 pm UTC (link)
Nicole wasn't about to force herself on the....crap, how old had Jamie said she was again? Two? Three? Either way, she would let the little girl get to know her on her own accord whenever she was ready. "She's fine," she told Jamie with a small shrug of her shoulders, the smile still clear upon her features. The blonde didn't have much experience with little kids, though she wished time and time again that her oldest brother and his fiancee would go ahead and set a date for their wedding already and maybe pop out a kid or two. She was ready to be Aunt Nic, the one who spoiled each of her nieces and nephews. Eh, it would happen one day.

Dutifully Nic followed Jamie down the stairs, her lips rolling into her mouth as she kept one hand on the banister. She looked over the two at the bottom of the stairs, once more seeing the resemblance between Jamie and Justin. Nic hung back as he stepped forward to hug his brother, brow perking a bit as Jamie then glanced back at her. Nic stepped forward and offered the married couple a wave as Jamie introduced them. A moment later she extended her hand and took Justin's, then Trisha's, telling them both that it was a pleasure meeting them. A soft pink scattered across Nic's cheeks at Trisha's question, but before she could answer Jamie spoke up and rolled his eyes back at her and Nic snickered.

Nic's bout of nervousness flared up again when Lexi nabbed the attention of her uncle, leaving her alone with Justin and his wife. Justin's smile put her at a bit of ease, though and she chuckled a bit when he asked how she knew his youngest brother. "I, uh...it's actually kind of funny," she started, moving to lean against the banister. "Did he ever mention his last girlfriend, Kate?" Nic waited a brief moment for some kind of answer before she continued. "Well she was actually still in love with my last boyfriend, Jason, and uhm, when Jason broke up with me Jamie helped me get through it and I helped him when Kate broke up with him," she finished with a soft shrug, smiling a bit softer. She looked to where Jamie sat on the floor playing with his niece and caught her lower lip between her teeth before she returned her attention to Justin and Trisha. "Guess I was just lucky...'cause he has been nothing short of a great friend."

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[info]jamie_slone
2008-12-17 08:23 pm UTC (link)
Jamie kept an ear on the conversation between Justin and Nic as he played with Lexi, and he snickered as Lexi jumped into his lap and started tickling his sides. Jamie fell backwards onto the floor carefully, bringing Lexi with him as she continued trying to tickle his sides. Jamie laughed, for her benefit, playfully begging her to stop. He glanced over his shoulder to see Nicole and Justin talking, and figured everything was good over there.

Justin listened as Nic started explaining how she had met Jamie, and he nodded when she asked if he remembered hearing about Jamie's ex Kate. He made an impressed face when she explained everything further, and then he laughed. "Sometimes it's funny how these things work out, I suppose," he said, nodding. Justin leaned against the edge of the couch, crossing his arms over his chest. He followed her gaze over to Jamie on the floor with Lexi, and then returned his attention to Nic. He smiled as she made the comment about being lucky, and nodded. "Yeah, Jamie's a great guy," he agreed.

The door opened and young girl walked in, and she ran up to Justin giving him a big hug. Justin glanced at her, returning the hug. "Dana, good to see you, baby," he said, smiling as he pulled away. "Jamie! Get your butt over here and say hello to your sister!" Justin called. Jamie glanced over, finally getting away from his niece long enough to move oer to them. "Danes! It's so good to see you," he said, wrapping his arms around her and giving her a big hug. Finally pulling away, Jamie glanced at Nic and smiled. "Nic, this is my sister, Dana. Dana, this is my good friend Nicole," he introduced the two of them.

Dana glanced over at her and smiled. "Nice to meet you," she said, nodding. She glanced at Justin and rose a brow, and Justin just shrugged. Jamie rolled his eyes. "Guys, come on," he laughed, crossing his arms over his chest. He glanced over at Nicole and translated. "They're speculating," he explained, shaking his head. "Sorry, they're extremely rude," he smiled.

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[info]nhunter
2008-12-17 08:44 pm UTC (link)
"He really is," Nic said in agreement, looking back at Jamie once again. She found herself smiling, as well as staring, over at the pair, only coming out of her trance when she heard the front door open. Whipping her head around, Nic offered a different sort of smile at Justin, Trisha, and the newest addition to the household. Dana? That was his little sister, right? Right. Since Justin just called to Jamie to come and hug her. Taking a step back she folded her arms across her stomach after tucking a strand of hair behind her ear, not wanting to intrude on that moment.

"Nice to meet you, too, Dana," she returned with a smile, loosening up some as she relaxed. Noticing the glance between Justin and Dana, Nic's brow furrowed and she looked to Jamie for some sort of answer. Hopefully that wasn't Dana's way of saying she disapproved of Nicole purely on physical appearances. Not that Nic really needed anyone's approval. As Jamie answered her unasked question she gave a slow nod. "Ahhh," she breathed, momentarily rolling her lips into her mouth before she shook her head and snickered. "Not rude, just..." Nicole couldn't find the right word and she shrugged, laughing softly. "My brothers are the same way, you know that...so no worries."

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[info]jamie_slone
2008-12-18 02:08 pm UTC (link)
Justin noticed the way Nic was staring over at Jamie, and he couldn’t help the small smile that crossed his face. It did seem like Nic might be harboring some feelings for his brother as well. Justin hoped so, at least, because it was about time that Jamie was happy again. He was a really good kid, he deserved some happiness in his life. And having Nic as a friend seemed to make him happy, so taking that relationship the next step further would make him even happier. Jamie was a happy guy by nature, growing up in this house it was difficult to have a negative outlook on anything, but it was always nice to be able to share your life with someone.

Jamie smiled as Nic reminded her about her brothers, and he nodded. “Yeah, I know that. Your brothers were cool, though. Nice guys,” he slid his arm around Nic’s shoulders out of habit and glanced back at his niece, who was now clutching to Justin’s leg, glancing up at Nic. Justin bent down and picked up his daughter, holding her in his arms. Lexi reached out and touched Nic’s hair with her finger before pulling her hand back. ”Pretty hair,” she said, giving Nic a small smile. Jamie’s smile grew a little and he gave Nic’s shoulders a squeeze. “Told you she’d warm up to you. She loves hair, so you two already have something in common,” he told her.

Justin glanced back at Nic and cocked his head to the side. ”If you’re a fan of hair, then I’m sure you and Lex will get along just fine,” he laughed, holding his daughter. “Nic is actually a hair stylist. She works in a salon back in Providence,” Jamie offered. Justin rose a brow. ”You hear that, Lex? Nic plays with hair every day. It’s her job,” he told her. Lexi’s grin grew a little and she touched Nic’s hair again. Justin wasn’t trying to downplay Nic’s career by saying she played with hair, it was just the only way he could think to make Lexi understand.

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[info]nhunter
2008-12-18 02:50 pm UTC (link)
It had become habit that when Jamie put his arm around Nic's shoulders, hers naturally fell around the back of his waist. She'd never thought much of her actions having always been sort of a touchy feely person, but after the football game it made her wonder if she was subconsciously doing it to be closer to Jamie. She never dwelled on that thought for too long though. She just liked the way Jamie's body felt against hers. He was a few inches taller than she was, which was a definite plus, but on top of that he was...beefier than her past boyfriends. And that was nice. Not to say that Jamie was her boyfriend, or would be, but well, he was a boy and he was a friend so there.

Nic smiled down at Lexi and followed her her tiny hand as Justing picked her up and she touched her hair. "Thank you, Lexi," she said in response to Lexi's compliment about Nic having pretty hair. "You have very pretty hair, too." When Jamie squeezed her shoulders she turned her attention away from the toddler and over to him, visibly beaming at the thought that his niece was warming up to her before she looked over at Justin. Nic was about to inform Justin of what she did for a living when Jamie spoke up for her and she simply nodded. "What he said," she laughed, "Went to school for it and everything." As if that made it sound any more official. She didn't mind it at all when Justin told his daughter that she played with peoples' hair everyday; it was the truth. She was also sure that a small child wouldn't understand what stylist meant, so there were no hurt feelings on her end. "You want to play with my hair?" she asked Lexi, using her free hand to pull more of her hair around her shoulder so the little girl could touch it all she liked. "Maybe you can ask Uncle Jay if he'll let us make his hair pretty," Nic added with a small grin, giving Lexi a small wink. Jamie's hair wasn't the longest by any means, but products could make a world of difference. If he agreed to it.

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[info]jamie_slone
2008-12-18 03:08 pm UTC (link)
Jamie let a small smile cross his face as he felt Nic’s arm circle behind his waist, and he stepped closer to her. He definitely knew that he had feelings for her more than he was willing to admit to, or let on to, but he didn’t exactly know how to approach that kind of situation. So he just kept his mouth shut. If things were meant to be with them, then they would just fall into place. Right? He thought so. They were just friends, Jamie kept telling himself that, but they had become extremely good friends, and extremely close, in a very short period of time. Jamie didn’t mind, though. He liked having Nic as a friend, she was fun to be around and she had a very infectious smile.

His smile grew a little bit as Nic and Lexi interacted. Lexi was his favorite little girl in the world, he loved his niece to death, so the fact that his niece seemed to like Nic made him happy. He couldn’t really explain why it made him happy, without going into the feelings that he didn’t want to think about, so he just settled for being happy about it. Watching Lexi’s face light up at the suggestion of playing with Nic’s hair, and then the grin spread across her face as she thought about playing with his hair, Jamie sighed, hanging his head. He couldn’t deny Lexi anything, and then with the added suggestion from Nic, Jamie knew that he was done for. “Okay. But,” he said, using his free hand and holding up a finger. “No pictures,” he smiled, watching as Lexi clapped her hands and pointed at Jamie’s hair. ”Pretty!” she exclaimed, fighting her dad’s arms to be put down. Justin bent over and set Lexi on the ground. Lexi looked up at Nic and pointed to the stairs. ”Brushes?” she asked, moving between Jamie and Nic towards the stairs. She grabbed one of Lexi’s hand and pulled. Jamie smiled, moving his arm from around Nic’s shoulders. “There’s some stuff up in the bathroom, plus I’m sure you brought stuff too,” he said, shaking his head. “No pictures,” he reminded Nic, pointing at her.

Justin watched Lexi dragging Nic towards the stairs before he turned back to his brother. ”She’s a keeper, Jamie,” Justin said, once the girls were out of earshot. Jamie leaned against the sofa, crossing his arms over his chest. “We’re just friends, Justin. Nothing more to it than that,” he said, shrugging his shoulders. ”Maybe now, you’re just friends. But there’s obviously something more to it than that,” Justin said, then shrugged his shoulders. ”She’s a nice girl, she’d be good for you. And that’s all I’m gonna say on the matter,” Justin turned to walk into the kitchen to help their mother. Jamie sighed, glancing towards the stairs where Nic and Lexi had disappeared to, before running his hands over his face.

[ooc: You can go ahead and NPC Lexi however you want, just FYI! =p]

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[info]nhunter
2008-12-19 04:37 am UTC (link)
Nic was more than relieved when the little girl eagerly agreed to playing with her hair, even more so when Lexi seemed to light up at the prospect of playing with her Uncle Jay's hair. "Sorry Uncle Jay," she offered with a small roll of her shoulders, grinning over at Jamie, "you'll be super pretty when we're through." She bit down on her lower lip to bite back a giggle, her gaze moving down to Lexi as she moved to stand in front of her. "I've got all kinds of goodies in my bags," she told the girl, smiling down at her. Nic was a bit startled when she so easily took her hand, but without another word she turned to follow Lexi up the stairs.

Once upstairs Lexi took them straight to the bathroom, her little hands reaching up when she realized she couldn't reach where the brushes were kept. "Up?" Nic asked before stooping down to her level, arms out and ready. Lexi wrapped one arm around Nic's neck to the best of her ability and Nic mimicked the way Justin had been holding her just moments ago as she stood back up. "There!" she said, reaching her free hand out towards the cabinet above the sink. Nic leaned forward so Lexi could grab the handle and once the door was open, Lexi snatched the pretty pink brush off of the shelf inside. "Is that yours?" Lexi gave an enthusiastic nod, a big smile on her face. "Uh huh! Unca Mike give it to me." The blonde smile, hefting the toddler up in her arms. "Anything else you want in here, Lexi? Or should we go get my bag of fun?" The little girl's eyes lit up and she jerked a little in Nic's grasp. Nic let out a laugh and turned to head towards Jamie's room where her stuff was. Inside the room she sat Lexi down on the bed and pulled her purple duffle bag up onto the bed beside her. "Oooh, pretty." She smiled and unzipped the bag, rummaging through it for just a second before she pulled out a pink travel bag that she kept all of her combs in. "Can you hold this for me?" Lexi nodded, bouncing a little on the bed. "Good." Nic grinned at the little girl and pulled a pink bag (that had a butt ton of products in it, as well as a few brushes) onto her shoulder before opening her arms once more to the toddler. She was quite surprised when Lexi took her offer of being carried, though the little girl seemed fascinated by the bag in her hands. Getting everything situated, Lexi on one side, the bag on the other, Nic said, "Let's go make Uncle Jay pretty."

Lexi squealed in delight and Nic gave a small giggle herself as they moved back downstairs. Reaching the landing, Nic bounced Lexi up in her grip a bit and took a look around, looking for one of the three she'd left downstairs. She found Jamie leaning against the arm of the couch, his hands over his face. "C'mon, Uncle Jay. It's not going to be that bad," she grinned as she walked up. Lexi reached out to pet Jamie's head when they were close enough and Nic leaned with her, one hand firmly against the little girl's back as the other cradled her behind her knees. "Lookit!" she said as she patted his head, waving the pink bag just a bit. "Nee-cole lemme hold it." Nic's gaze traveled over to Lexi when she spoke her name and she grinned. The little girl was sharp.

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[info]jamie_slone
2008-12-19 10:37 am UTC (link)
Glancing up as the two female re-entered the room, Jamie let a smile cross his face. Nic had gotten the nature of his hands rubbing his face wrong, but he wasn’t going to correct her. Correcting her meant that he’d have to tell her what he was feeling, how he was feeling about her. Which was definitely something he wasn’t ready to do yet. He was still coming to terms with these feelings himself, there was no need to complicate anything by voicing them to her.

Noticing the pink bag in Lexi’s hand, as well as the big bag on Nic’s shoulder, Jamie gave Nic a look before he turned to his niece. “What do you have there?” he asked her, smiling as she told him that Nicole gave it to her. “Well, that was nice of her, huh?” he smiled at Nic before returning his gaze to his niece. “Okay, let’s get this over with,” he laughed, moving over towards the couch. He pushed the coffee table forward a little bit, out of the way so that he could sit on the floor in front of it. Nic set Lexi on the ground and the little girl jumped into Jamie’s lap, causing him to make an ‘oomph’ noise. “Watch your feet, little one,” he laughed, giving her a smile. Lexi reached her hands up and ran them through Jamie’s short hair, messing it all up.

She dropped the bag that Nic had given her onto the couch, climbing up Jamie’s shoulders to get onto the couch. Standing up, she glanced over at Nic and then at Jamie’s hair. ”What we do?” she asked, holding her arms up in an ‘I dunno’ stance. Jamie snickered, scratching the back of his head.

While all this was going on, the door opened again and in came the final Slone. Michael walked into the house, giving Justin and Trisha both hugs, then headed into the kitchen to drop off some dessert he had brought with him, saying hello to his mother and sister. Then, he moved back into the living room, raising a brow at the sight of Jamie sitting on the floor with their niece and a very pretty blonde messing with his hair. “Did I miss something here?” he asked, a smile crossing his face.

Jamie glanced up and laughed. “I’d love to get up and hug you, Mike, but I think the little one back there might pull a chunk of my hair out if I try,” Jamie told him, pointing at Lexi. “They’re making my hair pretty,” he added. Mike opened his mouth to say something, but Jamie pointed at him and he closed it, holding his hands up innocently. “Mike, this is my friend Nicole,” Jamie pointed to Nic, who was sitting on the couch behind him. “Nic, that’s my brother Michael,” he introduced them. Mike smiled at Nic and walked over to them, leaning down to give Nic an awkward hug with the way they were situated. ”Nice to meet you, honey,” Mike told her, giving her a smile.

[ooc: we can fast forward a bit to get to the dinner, if ya want?]

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Part One!
[info]nhunter
2008-12-22 01:51 am UTC (link)
Nic and Lexi had been having a ton of fun playing with Jamie's hair when the last brother entered the house. Nic smiled up at him as Jamie introduced them to one another and as Michael leaned in to give her a hug, Nic closed her fingers around the gob of gel she had in her fist and hugged him back to the best of her ability, making sure to keep the gel away from his shirt. "It's nice to meet you, too," she said after he pulled away, her hand opening as she extended it towards Lexi. Their niece was having way too much fun with the products Nic had brought along with her, though the blonde made sure not to let her get into the bottles herself. She was afraid the little girl would get it everywhere and that wouldn't be any good for anyone.

Time passed rather quickly and before any of them knew it they were sitting down around the table for dinner. The meal went off without a hitch, Nic feeling quite comfortable with Jamie's family. They were a very welcoming bunch. Nic sat between Jamie (who's hair was looking spectacular) and Lexi and she managed to keep conversation with each of his family members throughout the evening. She found that she was enjoying herself immensely with them and once dinner was over, she insisted on helping out with the dishes. Sandie gave up a bit of a fight, though eventually she relented. Nic would have felt down right useless if she didn't help out in one way or another.

Everyone settled down in the living room once the dining room and kitchen were clean. And sure enough, Sandie brought out the photo albums. She took an extreme pleasure in pointing out the pictures of Jamie, as well as going into detail about what had happened around the time of the photo. Justin and Michael chimed in every so often and Nic knew they were just trying to embarrass their younger brother. She enjoyed herself, though, and found herself giggling along side Sandie about Jamie's 'adorable tushy' more than once. While she readily agreed, she wouldn't openly admit that in front of his mother. Especially not when they were just friends. Friends didn't think their friends had great asses.

Michael was the first to depart with promises of being their bright and early Christmas morning and not long after Justin and Trisha were needing to go as well. Lexi, however, had other plans and put up quite a fuss when her father tried removing her from her spot on the couch by Nic. She promised Lexi over and over again that she wasn't going anywhere, and that she could play with her hair next time, but the little girl just did not want to leave. Her parents finally relented when Sandie told them that it was fine if she stayed, and they too departed, though they would more than likely be stopping by tomorrow. While embarrassing Jamie was fun and all, Dana excused herself to her room. Nic honestly didn't blame her -- looking through photo albums she'd probably looked at multiple times before? Yeah, she'd probably excuse herself, too.

By the time they were finished with the fifth (or sixth, Nic had lost count) photo album, Lexi had fallen asleep with her head on Nic's lap. Sandie knew then that it was time to call it a night and after gathering her grand baby up in her arms and kissing Jamie on the forehead, she head towards her bedroom, calling a quite 'good night' over her shoulder. Nic figured they might as well try and get some sleep as well, it had been a rather eventful day, and after waiting around for Jamie to cut the lights off and what not downstairs, she walked with him up to her temporary room, smiling as she gave him a hug good night.

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Part Two!
[info]nhunter
2008-12-22 01:52 am UTC (link)
Nic changed into her pajamas and yanked her hair up into a ponytail, momentarily commandeering the bathroom as she brushed her teeth and washed her face. As she returned to her room, she shut the door quietly and slipped out of her pink fleece bottoms, crawling up into his bed with every intention of falling asleep.

That had been hours ago, though, and the blonde had yet to get a wink of sleep. It wasn't that his bed wasn't comfortable -- it was. And it wasn't that she was cold, she was quite warm beneath the sheets, comforter, and quilt... she just couldn't get to sleep. Maybe it was because she was in his bed in his room... where everything reminded her of him. Meaning her mind went ninety miles an hour with different thoughts and her feelings flared up every now and again.

Glancing back at the clock on the night stand, the angry red numbers told her that it was 2:13 in the morning. Rolling over and letting out a huff of air, Nic stared at the wall opposite the bed, wondering if Jamie was having this hard a time sleeping. She doubted it, considering he was home, but she couldn't help but wonder. Quickly she rolled out of the bed and replaced her fleece bottoms, moving about the room as quietly as she could manage as she moved over towards the door. One peek couldn't hurt. If he was asleep he'd never know she stopped by. And if he wasn't ...well, she'd cross that bridge when she got there.

Slipping out of her room through just a crack in the door, Nic tiptoed down the hall towards Jamie's room, cringing slightly and stopping completely when the floor beneath her creaked loudly. She waited a moment before continuing on, trying to make her steps as light as possible. She arrived at his door with minimal distractions and softly she turned the handle, pushing on the wooden panel slightly. Once more she cringed, the door groaning quietly. "Jamie?" she whispered loudly, her head and left shoulder slipping in through the small crack in the door, "are you awake?" Okay, so it hadn't gone as smoothly as she had thought it would, but if he didn't stir at her questions, then she'd turn around and go back to her room.

[ooc; SORRY. I got wordy, haha. And I hope it's okay I went ahead and sort of NPC'd his family!]

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[info]jamie_slone
2008-12-22 03:27 pm UTC (link)
The entire day had gone much better than Jamie had expected. His entire family seemed to get along with Nic very well, she fit right in with all of them. The only person that was being somewhat standoffish was Dana, but that was only because she was protective of all her brothers, being the only girl in the family she thought it was her duty to size up any female that any of them brought home. It took her a few months to warm up to Trisha when Justin had first started bringing her around, and now the two of them were great friends. So it didn’t really surprise him that much. Dana wasn’t being rude, by any means, she was just asking invasive questions and being a real pain in Jamie’s ass. Sandie finally asked Dana (while the two were alone, of course) to quit with the interrogation. And Dana complied.

Jamie knew it was only a matter of time, and it happened right after dinner. His mother brought out the photo albums, and she sat with Nic, going through them with her. Jamie hung over Nic’s shoulder for the first twenty minutes or so, trying to censor the pictures his mother showed, but figured it was rather pointless. His mother still ended up showing them to her anyway. So, he moved down to play a video game with his sister. Dana, of course, kicked his ass. Jamie liked playing video games, he just didn’t do it very often, and he wasn’t really all that good at it.

People started to trickle out, and pretty soon it was just Nic, Jamie, Lexi, and Sandie. Lexi had fallen asleep on Nic’s lap, and it made Jamie smile that his niece had warmed up to her so much in such a short period of time. Lexi never warmed up to anyone that quickly. It didn’t take long for Sandie to carry her upstairs to bed, and Nic & Jamie weren’t far behind. The plane ride, plus the car ride, and then eating all that food had completely taken everything out of Jamie, and he was exhausted.

After showing Nic to her room, Jamie crossed the hall to his brother Justin’s old room, stripping down to his boxers and climbing under the covers. His head hit the pillow and he stared up at the ceiling. Every so often, his gaze would shift to the door, and he contemplated crossing the hall to his room to bother Nic, but if she was sleeping he didn’t want to wake her up. Eventually, he fell asleep, and through the course of the almost hour he had been sleeping, he had rolled back onto his back and the blanket that had been covering his chest had been pushed down to his waist.

Hearing someone calling his name, Jamie opened his eyes and glanced up, his eyes moving to the door and he spotted Nic poking her head into the room. “Yeah, hey,” he said, sitting up and wiping his eyes as he yawned. “What’s up?” he asked, reaching a hand up to scratch the back of his head. He looked back over at her and then patted the bed next to him, silently inviting her to come further into the room and sit down, or lay down if she wanted to, on the bed with him.

[ooc: No worries! You're free to NPC any of his family, anyway you want to!]

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[info]nhunter
2008-12-22 09:21 pm UTC (link)
Just when she was about to retreat back to her room, she heard Jamie speak. Her gaze lifted from the floor just as he sat up and despite the lack of light in the room, Nic didn't miss the fact that he wasn't wearing a shirt. The bit of moonlight that streamed in through the window was plenty enough to illuminate his bare torso and despite her best efforts, for a few long moments she couldn't look away. Her head jerked up when she was finally able to tear her eyes away from his chest and she smiled almost shyly. "I didn't mean to wake you," she murmured, stepping in the rest of the way and quietly pushing the door shut behind her. Nic remained at the door, her hands behind her and on the door knob as she stood there, contemplating on whether or not she wanted to cross the room and take a seat on the bed beside him.

"I couldn't sleep," she offered a minute later, shrugging as she moved away from the door. Nic crawled up on the bed beside him, not yet getting under the sheets as she pulled her knees up and leaned over, her cheek resting against her knee cap as her arms loosely hung around her shins. The blonde let out a quiet breath as she watched him. "My mind just wouldn't shut up," Nic admitted with a small laugh, shaking her head and sitting up some. Of course she couldn't very well admit to Jamie what had been keeping her up lest she wanted to make things awkward the rest of the trip, but Nic had a hard time keeping her mouth shut sometimes. "I can go back to my room if I'm bugging you." She didn't want to, no, but she didn't want to keep Jamie up if he was more interested in sleeping.

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[info]jamie_slone
2008-12-23 07:41 am UTC (link)
Shaking his head as she told him she didn’t mean to wake him, Jamie yawned and then sat up a little more, leaning against the headboard of the bed. “Don’t worry about it. I’m a college student, remember? A double-majoring college student at that. I’m used to lack of sleep,” he smiled at her as she came to sit on the bed next to him, and he crossed his arms over his chest as she pulled her knees up. He watched her for a few moments, letting a soft smile cross his face. Jamie had seen her in her pajamas before, he’d spent the night at her apartment a handful of times. But he couldn’t help but think that she looked really cute in the pajamas. He knew he had a thing for her, his brother had made him realize that. He was interested in possibly more than just being friends, but he didn’t want to go for anything if she wasn’t ready for it.

Nic spoke and that broke him out of his thoughts, and he realized that he’d been staring at her, which made him turn his head away, pretending to be playing with a string on the comforter around his waist. Glancing back up at her as she told him that she couldn’t sleep because her mind wouldn’t stop, Jamie nodded. “Yeah, I know what that’s like. That happens to me a lot,” he agreed, leaning forward a little bit and resting his elbows on his knees. Shaking his head at her offer to go back to the other room, Jamie smiled. “You’re not bugging me, Nic,” he assured her, moving down on the bed so he was laying on his back again. “Here, it’s warmer under here,” he started to lift the covers, but she was sitting on them. “Woman – you have to get off the covers if you plan on getting underneath them,” he teased, giving her a smile. “We can always set my phone to go off, just incase you end up falling asleep in here and we get caught if my mom comes up here,” he shrugged. “I don’t care, so if you don’t care either, then that’s just a bonus,” he smiled at her.

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[info]nhunter
2008-12-23 11:48 am UTC (link)
Nic knew she held deeper feelings for him -- why wouldn't she? Jamie was one of the sweetest guys she'd ever met. But she wasn't sure whether or not to act on said feelings. Her last two relationships had left her slightly damaged, though Jeremy had told her a few days after Thanksgiving that he approved of Jamie, that the boy would be a good change of pace for her. That meant something coming from him, her best friend, but still. They did start as friends though, whereas she and Andy, as well as she and Jason, just jumped into it. That could've made a world of difference, too.

She did not come to his room to continue beating herself up over the what if.

Watching as he laid back down and then lifting the covers, Nic let out a little snicker. "Hush." She got up off the bed for a second, long enough for him to pull the sheets back for her, and then crawled back on. She snatched a pillow as Jamie tugged the blankets back up. Laying flat on her back, Nic turned her head to look at him, her hands folded neatly on her stomach. It was almost instantaneous how tired she suddenly felt laying there, letting out a little yawn. "Your mom won't come after me for sleeping beside her baby boy?" she teased, nestling down in the covers on her side of the bed. "As long as you can promise me I'm safe then I don't think an alarm is necessary." That wasn't to say that she could potentially freak out if Sandie did walk in on them in the morning, but at that point in time she didn't care. Nic knew that with Jamie being right there that she'd be able to fall asleep in no time.

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[info]jamie_slone
2008-12-23 12:00 pm UTC (link)
Jamie couldn't help the smile that crossed his face at her comment about his mother, and he rolled his eyes. "Pfft. No way. Knowing my mom, she'd probably just tiptoe out of the room like she had never come in here," he laughed, then shrugged. "Besides, all we'd be doing is sleeping. It's not like she'd walk in on ... something else," Jamie finished, lifting a hand up to scratch his face. He needed to stop thinking about Nic that way - they were just friends. But he couldn't help it, he was attracted to her, she was gorgeous. And she was just a great person. She made him laugh, she had a great sense of humor. She was sweet, and his entire family seemed to love her.

Shaking the thoughts out of his head, Jamie smiled as Nic told him an alarm wouldn't be necessary, and he nodded. "Okay, good," he said, nodding. He laid on his back, pulling the covers over his chest and closed his eyes, forcing his mind to stop swimming and swirling all these images all over the place. He needed to get some sleep. And it seemed that falling asleep was easier with Nic in the bed with him. As he was dozing off, Jamie absently rolled onto his side, wrapping his arm around Nic's waist and pulled her back against his chest gently. He buried his nose into the back of her neck and sighed softly, falling asleep right away.

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