CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
(sparkling eyes)
GLUE SONG BY
beabadoobee
"don't forget to kiss me or else you'll have to miss to me. I guess i'm stuck forever by the glue"
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"your here oh my gosh, you here with me on new year's eve" stella said running now to give him a hug.
"i am i'm here on new year's eve very very happy" javk said wrapping his arms around his girlfriend. The couple embraced eachothers precence for few momments.
"i missed you hughes"
"i missed you more then you know stel"
"what about hockey" she asks slightly worried
"baby i only had a practice and i flew out after. No game i just had to tell you that so i could suprise you" he says giving her kiss on the cheek
"oh okay well you look very handsome" she says playing with his tie.
"me? look at you. oh my gosh am i lucky" jack says spinning her around. The two both lean in kissing for a couple seconds.
"i'm so happy your here. Now you can meet everyone!!! come on come on" stella said holding jacks hand leading him into to the party.
"i'm nervous what if your other family doesn't like me. Then what. Stel family means everything i mean what will we do if they absolutely h....." jack coukdnt finish before stella turned around cupping his face.
"baby relax there not gonna hate you at all. Yeah they might be unsure at first but only because of you know who. There gonna love you I promise". Once she finishes she takes her pinky interlocking it with jacks. She turns both there hands around kissing his thumb and he doing the same to her thumb. Jacks face lit up at how silly and cute the gesture was. It was like they were kids. He loved how she was a little kid at heart.
"okay okay let's go" they then followed into stella's house.
It was about seven fifteen more close friends started to arrive as the family's not so close friends left. Jack took in a breath as they walked in. They got many glances. After all stella was the golden girl around here and after west people knew. Many family's close friends swore to always protect the girl.
Stella went through still having her and jacks hands together making her way to her dad. Jack had seen him in many movies before thought he was hilarious. But this time it was scary to see the guy. Jack tokk one more breath as stella tapped on her dad's shoulder.
"yes let's get together soon, bye guys!" her dad ryan said turning around to face them. He looked at Jack then stella with a questioning look havk to jack.
"Dad this jack hughes, my boyfriend. Remeber I was saying how he had a game. Mom met him two weeks ago. He suprised me by being here today!" estella was nervous, javk was everything and more but her dad was more protective then blake was.
"Hi Mr. Reynolds I'm jack, very nice to meet you sir." jacks says reaching his hand out to shake ryan's hand. Ryan accepts with a firm shake.
"Hey jack what's up? Hockey player right? I think i've seen few of your games".
"Yep for the new jersey devils"
"Yeah sounds about right. Nice to meet you son. My lovkey daughter here has told me many good things about you. So has my wife."
"oh yes i have" stella adds
"uh yeah you have, jack this girl talks a mile per minute as is but now it's all about you". He says laughing
"all good things i hope" jack says putting his hand behind stella's back.
"Listen kid i know my wife talked to you but.."
"dad be nice please"
"it's all good stel let him lay it out straight" jack says
"Thanks jack i'm not be mean i know blake talked to you. You seem like great kid and good for my daughter. I'm looking foward see that even more. Just don't fuck it up. I know you heard about west"
"Yeah i did. I want let you know and tell you same thing i told your wife sir i would never ever do that to her. Your daughter truly is amazing"
"Well welcome to the family jack" he says laughing bring jack into a bro hug.
"ok ok let's not get to ahead my love" blake says coming in.
"Hi Blake, nice to see you again" jack says giving the woman a hug.
"hi jack!! Hopefully my husbands wasn't to mean"
"nope not at all" jack says
"yeah jacks my new favorite sweetie" Ryan tells his wife and daughter.
"oh my well i'm gonna introduce jack to erika ellie and everleigh." stella says pulling jack away.
"how are you?" she asks
"good your dad seems funny"
"oh he says joke all the time jusy you wait. Now come i'll introduce you to more people and my friends"
The couple spend awhile going around talking to a lot of people. Some were very famous other not so much. He met her hometown friends all of them being super nice. Jack was loving it all. Although he was nervous estella made it all go away.
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It was almost 9:30 when they eatella decided introduce him to her sisters. They meant a lot to her. They made there way to erkia who was standing with a couple of friends.
"hey erkia i want to introduce you to my boyfriend jack. I've told you about him".
"oh yes i know. You never shut up about him". Says erkia making stella embarrassed now that hee famiky is exposing her like that.
"hey erkia i'm jack nice to meet you"
"hey jack! I'm gonna keep it short and sweet your cool i've seen you be nice to my big sis"
"okay i got you" jack says
"bye erkia" stella says. While she grabs jacks hand her other hand is pulled back by her sister.
"i love him for you already" she wispers. Estella gives her a quick hug.
"Thank god my dad mom and erkia likes you only two to go"
"what didn't think they would?" jack says sarcastically
"Nope but erkia has attitude i never know what she'll say" Stella says dragging him towards hee baby baby sister ellie who's only four. Ellie's eyes lit up as the two approach.
"SISSY STELLA!!" ellie says jumping into estella's arms.
"hey girl!! Wanna meet my super awesome cute boyfriend i'm totally obsessed with?"
"yes pleaseeeeeeee" she says holding her hands up.
"well here he is! That's jack ellie" Ellie standing ups looking up at jack. Her expression changing a lot. Before jack says anything she does.
"Hey jackyyyyyy! You really tall" ellie says making jack laugh.
"hey ellie!! I am pretty talk aren't i?"
The three continue talking for awhile. Jack and ellie are already glued to the hip. They kept making her laugh in numerous ways. Jack picked up ellie making her laugh contagiously. All estella could think was how good of father he would he. Not that she wanted kids now but nice to know. He had a sparkle in his eyes around her. All she could do was stare.
"It's not polite to stare" jack says holding ellie as they walk upstairs to put her to bed. It was almost tan and ellie needed go to bed.
"your to cute with ellie i can't help it"
Once they put ellie to bed jack shut the door quietly. Estella leaned in for a kiss. The two kissed for few seconds.
"jack" stella said in a whisper as her and jack were hugging
"yeah babe?"
"i rhink your pretty much stuck with me now" She said into his chest. The two we're both smiling just enjoying one another's presence.
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Sorry this took me little. Do you guys like this book? Idk i feel like needs spice so i have idea. Or do you guys feel like needs more cute moments? PLEASE LMK!!-r