+chapter.six+

Jennifer stirred, gave a small shiver, and smiled slightly. She raised her hand, placed it on his stomach and looked up at him.

"Mornin' Sunshine," Ike spoke, only half joking.

Jennifer blushed slightly. "Morning."

"Sleep well?"

"Yea. Just kinda cold…"

Isaac gave a soft smile. "Lemme warm ya up, Baby."

Jennifer smiled and allowed Ike to turn in the position she was.

Ike grabbed an extra blanket that was on the side and placed it over them. He started rubbing her arms, gently and lovingly, trying to get some heat going. Then, he slowly pulled her close to him, wanting to relive the same feeling he had had when he carried her in the room the night before.

Jennifer laid her head against his chest only to take it off a moment later. "Isaac-"

"Ike, Baby. Ike is fine," he stroked the side of her face gently.

Jenn gave a soft smile then continued. "Ike…maybe we should slow down. I mean, we just met and we're using pet names and cuddling. I mean, we pretty much hardly know each other."

Ike loosened his grip a little so he could face her. "But we talked all night…"

"You can't tell everything about yourself in one night."

Isaac knew she was right, but he had such strong feelings. No one had ever made him feel this way in such a short period of time. "Jenn…" he looked at her, a trace of pain in his eyes. "Jenn…I think I love you."

Jennifer was, to say the least, speechless. She looked at him, some worry showing in her voice. "Ike…how can you tell?"

"When I hold you…it feels right. Like, it's supposed to be," Isaac replied sincerely.

Jennifer looked at him, almost surprised. "Y-you feel that too?" Isaac nodded. "So it isn't just me…" Jennifer whispered. Ike gave a small smile.

"Hey, um, Jenn?" Isaac nervously asked, looking deep in her eyes.

"Yea?" she asked, giving the gentle stare back.

"Will you…uh…go out with…me?" Ike asked quietly and shyly.

Jenn looked in his eyes as if searching his soul. Ike gave a shudder, the thought freaking him out some and looked at her expectantly.

Jennifer slowly and shyly nodded her head. "Yea…" she whispered. "Yea, I will."

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Zac stretched and yawned. He scratched the back of his head. He looked down to see Jessica asleep on his lap. He grinned and sat back. Zac stroked her hair gently. He noticed Jess smile a bit in her sleep.

Zac smiled a bit again. 'She's so cute,' he thought. He lifted her gently off his lap and got up. He grabbed the throw cover off the back of the couch and draped it over Jessica. The small smile stayed on her face as she took in deep breath.

Zac grinned and walked to the bathroom for a quick shower before anyone else woke up…or beat him to the hot water.

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Brooke awoke to a ray of bright sunshine coming in the room. She gave a stretch, yawned and looked at Taylor. He was sound asleep. "I love you Taylor Hanson," she whispered.

Brooke leaned in and gave him a soft kiss on the forehead. Slowly and quietly, she got up and walked to the bathroom to find the door closed. She heard the shower running.

So, Brooke continued down the hall. She heard some faint mumbles coming from the guestroom.

Hoping she wasn't interrupting anything, Brooke knocked softly on the door.

"C'min!" she heard Ike call softly.

Brooke opened the door and stuck her head in. "I'm not interrupting anything, am I?" she asked and bit her lip gently.

Jenn smiled and shook her head. "Naw. We were just talking. C'mon in."

Brooke smiled and entered the room.

Ike and Jenn were still lying upside-down on the bed, but were now lying on their stomachs. They were holding hands and you could tell they were playing footsie under the blanket.

Jenn tried to put on a serious expression, but Ike kept preventing that from happening. "So, what's up, Brooke?" she asked seriously then laughed suddenly. "Would you stop?" she whispered to Ike, smiling.

Ike looked at her innocently, but didn't agree to anything.

Brooke smiled. "I'll let you two be alone."

"Sorry," Jenn tried to say seriously, but Ike had started to tickle her.

Brooke smiled as she left the room. The two were adorable together.

She shook her head and headed down the stairs. If she couldn't be with Tay, take a shower or hang with Ike and Jenn, at least she could get some breakfast.

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Jessica emerged from the other room to see Zachary coming out of the bathroom, his hair dripping.

"Hey Zac," Jess spoke, giving a small smile.

"Hey Jessie," he replied "I meant to tell you…Well, it's more like ask you, but you get the drift. You do right?" Zac said, rambling on like an idiot.

"Yeah. So, what were you going to ask me?" Zac opened his mouth to speak, but Jessica began laughing as she realized Zac was in an undershirt and pair of boxers with a really cheesy design on them. She was laughing so hard and loud she thought she was about to wake up whoever was still sleeping, if not wake up the people already awake like 'Folgers in your cup' does.

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Isaac stopped tickling Jenn and looked down at her, a wistful smile on his lips. Jenn smiled back up at him, her lips longing to come in contact with his. He neared his face to hers slowly. Just as their lips were about to connect, a loud, hysterical laugh burst through their thoughts.

Isaac pulled away and looked at the door. "What-"

"My sister," Jenn replied glumly, putting a hand to her forehead.

Isaac looked down at her again and gave a soft smile. "C'mon, we better get up anyway." Jenn couldn't help but smile slightly and sat up. She looked down and saw that she was still wearing her clothes from the night before. "I'm gonna go take a shower…" she trailed, pointing her thumb back towards the bathroom door.

Isaac nodded. "Okay."

Jenn walked into the guest bathroom after getting out her change of clothes from her bag. She sighed as she walked through the door. She was so close to kissing him. So close. Why did her sister have to ruin that chance? That one thing she wanted so badly. Isaac and she hadn't even kissed during a match of truth or dare. After closing and locking the door, Jennifer turned the shower on and began undressing. She smiled as she saw Sean still had her bottle of Herbal Essences in the shower. She got in and began to bathe and wash her hair, her mind wide open, letting thoughts pass freely.

Isaac made the bed and began walking to the door, but stopped. A soft humming of the Disney song, "So This Is Love" coming from the bathroom. He smiled. He couldn't leave that room now. No one was probably up anyway, besides Zac, Jess, and Brooke that is. Isaac plopped down on the bed and laid back. He stared up at the ceiling and smiled. She really did like him. Ike laid there, lost in thought until he heard the shower turn off. A few minutes later, Jennifer emerged, her hair pulled back in a wet bun. She was looking through the small stack of clothes in her arms and looking back in the bathroom to make sure she didn't forget anything. She turned to see Isaac watching her, a dreamy look on his face. She blushed and knelt down to put her things away. "You okay?"

Isaac nodded. "Yea…" he trailed.

Jennifer looked at him, concerned, as she got up. "You sure?" she asked, walking over to him.

Ike nodded again and wrapped his arms around her waist. "I'm real sure," he whispered, holding her close.

Jenn smiled slightly and placed her hands on his shoulders. "C'mon," Jenn whispered, removing a hand from his shoulder and taking his hand, pulling him up.

Ike got up off the bed, his eyes not shifting their gaze from her. She was so…sweet. Innocence was one thing she was good at. Her eyes helped her with that. They were so soft…so welcoming. He gave her a soft smile and held her hand gently in his.

Jennifer, though not wanting to, broke their gaze and began walking towards the door. Just as she placed her hand on the doorknob, she spoke, "Are you sure you're okay?"

Ike breathed a gentle laugh. He looked down at Jennifer, smiling tenderly. "I'm positive."

Jenn smiled nostalgically at Isaac. She opened the door, her hand still securely enclosed in his, and walked down the hall to see Zachary and Jessica walking out of the upstairs living room. Jess looked at Isaac and her sister holding hands and gave her a slight look.

"What?" Jennifer asked her sister, noticing her look.

"Getting a little close aren't we? Let's say…oh, date material?"

Jenn glared at her sister. "Guys, can you please excuse Jessica and I?" Jennifer spoke through gritted teeth, not taking her eyes off her sister.

Isaac and Zachary watched the two of them go into the guestroom, arguing quietly already.