Giselle frowned at the sound of the bell constantly ringing throughout the house and rushed to see who was that impatient person who could not even wait for a moment.
Opening her mouth to argue once she unlocked the door, she gaped at the most unlikely pair she had expected to be there.
"Hi Isabella," she said, crouching down to give her favourite kid a high-five before turning to her crush, "H-hi Jace, what are you both doing here? S-sorry, I mean c-come in, first," she ushered them in, cursing herself internally for stuttering.
"Is Luke here? Or even Aunt Joey?" Jace asked quickly, making Giselle nod.
"L-luke's not here, he went to the store to get some stuff. But mom's here. She's in the backyard, s-she wants to make a swimming pool there now, it seems," Giselle explained, her voice shaking as she spoke to him.
"Thanks, I'll go speak to her now. Uh, Giselle, could you take care of Isabella till then?" he asked hesitantly.
Giselle nodded, a sweet smile on her face making Jace give her a grateful look as he walked to the backyard.
"So Isabella, want to help me bake some cookies?" she asked with a smile on her face as she kept the little girl's backpack on the couch and left her to the kitchen.
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Two hours and a playful food fight later, Giselle and Isabelle emerged from the kitchen, trays of cookies in hand and their heads covered with flour.
A frown covered Giselle's face as she sensed the tense atmosphere between her mother, her brother and Jace. Setting the cookies on the table, she held Isabelle's hand as they sat next to her mother.
"Is everything alright?" she asked hesitantly, her eyes flitting to each of them, lasting slightly longer on Jace.
Her mother seemed to have recovered first from the conversation the three of them just had.
"Yes, everything is just. Jace and Isabella will be staying over her for a while. Giselle, can you please prepare the guestroom for them?"
Giselle nodded, confusion evident in her face. Her mother gave her a look that told her that everything will be explained to her later.
Isabella grinned. "We are staying here? Does that mean we can make cookies everyday? Giselle, can we? Please say we can, please!"
Giselle smiled at the young girl, answering, " Of course we can. Do you want to help me prepare the guestroom first?"
The little girl nodded and they both went off once again. Jace's heart felt like it was going to burst. He knew that his sister was close to Giselle but seeing them together, having fun and laughing together, it gave him hope. Hope for something he wasn't sure could happen.
Jace turned back to Joey, Giselle's mother, as he watched the pair leave. "Thank you so much for doing this! I really don't know what to say. I just–I'm so grateful that you let us stay here."
"Jace, you are like a son to me. I would never not help you, especially after what is happening in your house. You don't need to thank me, alright?" Joey said lovingly.
Jace nodded. "I promise, just two months, and then you can do whatever you want with them."
Luke grinned. "Why two months? You can stay much longer if you want. I mean, come on, we will have so much of fun and Mom won't mind. Right, Mom?
A smile appeared on Joey's face as she thought about it. "Of course not. Jace, you can stay here for as long as you want. But they'll pay for what they did to both of you. I'll make sure of that."
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So, how was chapter 3? They are living in the same house now... What could happen??
Anywho, I am a day late but still, MERRY CHRISTMAS!! I hope you all had a great day and enjoyed it!! And if you don't celebrate Christmas, I hope the happiness in the air still made you have a great day!!
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Short StoryFor years, he has been loving his best friend's sister from a distance. After eight miserable years of pining after her, Jace manages to confess his feelings to her. Will he lose her when she finds out about his horrible past that he desperately tr...
