Family first ~ a sequel

Chapter 23

"Do you think there's rooms for all of us?" Jamie asked as the gang walked into the cabin, they were staying at for Julian's movie premier.

"Oh, yeah. I think there's room." Skills says

"There's trees in the house and moose antlers." Ellie said in shock

"There's 13 of us. Only 6 bedrooms and a couple of couches." Julian looked down at Ellie and Jamie. "The first room upstairs on your left has two single beds, that's your room." For a moment no one moved apart from Ellie and Jamie racing up the stairs

"Dibs." Skills suddenly exclaimed realising what Julian had said. Everyone began running around trying to get a bed room.

***

"Hey, everyone!" Ellie yelled as she and Jamie stood up the top of the hill

"Dad! Come on! Doesn't anyone want to play?" Added Jamie, suddenly Nathan grabbed Jamie, and Chase grabbed Ellie throwing them both into the snow.

"Ugh. I think I got some in my mouth." Jamie muttered standing back up.

"As long as it's not yellow, I think you'll be fine." Nathan reassures

"Hey, dad, can we build a snow fort?" Jamie asked

"I can build you a snow fort, buddy." Chase tells him.

"Okay, cool." Jamie muttered "Wait... how do we know you, again?"

"I'm Chase. The bartender at Tric?"

"Whatever. You're no Grubbs." Jamie say

"No one knows you Chase." Ellie smiled throwing a snow ball at him.

The fight was now on and everyone was throwing snowballs at each other. Deciding to ambush the others. They built a small wall on the side of the road to hide behind. Waiting for someone to pass. Just there luck, Haley, Brooke, Skills and Mouth all walked pat together.

"Retreat! Retreat!" The guys yelled as they and the kids threw snowballs.

"Oh, you guys are so dead!" Brooke exclaimed chasing after them as they ran back up the hill. They spent the afternoon laughing and having fun.

***

"Are you ready?" Brooke asked walking out the bathroom. Julian was standing in front of a mirror, Ellie was standing on a chair trying to flatten his hair.

"My whole life, my hair's been out to get me, like it resents my forehead for taking up too much room." Julian muttered

"Stop. You look nice." Brooke reassured helping Ellie of the chair.

"Maybe I should wear a hat." He suggested "Like a beret. Or a fez."

"Hey. The movie is great. And you are great. And you look so handsome that we need to get out of this bedroom, or you're gonna miss your premiere." Brooke said

"What would I do without you, Brooke Davis?" Asked Julian kissing her

"Well, for starters, you'd wear a fez." Brooke stated "Not okay."

"Come on dad." Ellie said with out thinking, a look or worry and shock covering her face. She loved Julian, but Lucas was her dad and she loved him more than anything.

Brooke and Julian looked over at Ellie standing by the door, the same look of shock on there face, neither had expected that either.

"El." Brooke tried, Ellie didn't say anything.

"we gotta go, we don't want to miss Julian's movie." Ellie finally said walking out the door.

***

"Thank you. Welcome." Paul greeted as everyone sat in the seats, at the film premier.
"Uh, when my son Julian called me and asked me if I wanted to make a movie with him, I thought it might be a nice chance to reconnect. But that was that was wishful thinking on my part, because I was gone so often while he was, uh, growing up that we never really connected in the first place. And that's a shame." He admitted