The next morning, I woke up to quite possibly the brightest sunlight I've ever seen in my life. The room was instantly illuminated as Becca tore down the curtain. "B what the…?" I said pausing. "Rise and shine sleeping beauty. It's not every day you can live such luxury" said Becca. Just then, Becca tore the covers right off of my bed. This is probably the most comfortable bed I have ever slept in, and boy I didn't want to leave it. Then, I felt a cold hand grab my foot. I jerked my head up to see Becca dragging me out of the bed. "Alright, alright I'll get up" I said reluctantly.
"Give me a break B" I said as I crawled out of the bed. "Nope, it's time to get up. Don't you want to impress your man?" said Becca winking at me. "No, not really," I said, lying to myself. The truth was, I couldn't wait to see Jesse. The way he made me feel, the feel of his touch, and simply his mannerisms were enough to make any girl's heart skip a beat.
I quickly took a shower and got dressed. "C'mon slow poke, I've been ready for hours" said Becca. "Well sorry, but thanks for valuing my sleep" I said while fixing my hair. "Yeah yeah whatever" said Becca "Hurry up". "Okay, let's go, chill out" I said, annoyed. We opened the door, and walked down the hallway, clueless to where we were going. "I don't think anyone is awake yet" I whispered. "Well, it is seven thirty," said Becca. "Wait… what is that?" I said to Becca. Off in the distance, we could hear loud, but clearly muffled music. "Maybe it's the neighbors?" said Becca. "B there are no houses around here, the place is secluded" I said. "Maybe it's just Luka or Jesse…" said Becca. "Let's go check it out". We followed the sound of the music, down the hallway into the living room. "Where is it coming from?" I said to Becca.
Around the corner, we saw a flight of stairs going down. "Let's look down there," said Becca. "Are you sure? We might get caught snooping" I said. "J we live here now, it's not snooping if you live somewhere" said Becca. We walked down the stairs, to find a living space with giant couches, arcade tables, a mini bar, and a giant television. "This is insane," I said as we checked out the place. "I've never seen so many pool tables," said Becca. "And look at that bar". I turned to see a giant case of some of the most expensive alcohol in the world. "Oh my God" I said, completely in awe of the display.
"I think the music is getting louder," said Becca. "Let's go this way". We walked around the other side of the bar, to find a set of double doors. "I think it's coming from here" I said. I gently turned the door knob, the door letting out a giant creaking noise. "Well great J you just woke up the entire house" said Becca. I pushed open the glass door, revealing Jesse and Luka. We stood there, mouth agape. We found the gym. Giant windows placed along the walls allowed the bright morning sun to enter the room. Luka nor Jesse had shirts on, exposing their enormous muscular figures. Their sweat glistening in the morning sun, I can't deny, that was something I could look at all day.
"Good morning" said Jesse as he flawlessly pressed a barbell not looking up. "Hey guys" said Luka as he instantly stopped what he was doing. "H-hi" said Becca, stammering her words. "Hey Luka" I said, staring at his massive chest. "Good morning Jenny" I could hear Jesse call across the floor. "Hey Jesse" I said, not realizing I had been staring. All of a sudden, a voice broke the awkwardness. "Girls, don't even give them the time of day" said the voice. Just then, a woman taller than Becca and I walked in the room. She was tan, and had long pure white hair, gorgeous blue eyes, and a skinny, but incredibly muscular figure. She was clearly fit. "Here we go," said Luka. "Jenny, Becca, this is my sister, Andi," said Jesse. "Nice to meet you, now if you will excuse me" said Andi as she made her way to Jesse.
Next thing we knew, Andi drew back and reached to punch Jesse as hard as she could in the face. As soon as she extended her arm, Jesse reached out to block the blow. He grabbed her arm and twisted it behind her back. With the other arm, he tightened his grip across her neck. "Hey what are you doing? You're gonna kill her!" I said to Jesse. "No Jenny, they train each other" said Luka trying to defer my attention from Jesse. Just then, Andi swung her legs around Jesse's neck, causing him to fall on the ground. Andi pinned Jesse to the ground. "Oh my God" said Becca, "this chick is ridiculous!!". "Thanks" we could hear Andi say between moves.
When Andi wasn't paying attention, Jesse grabbed her by the throat, and slammed her on the ground. They laid there for a few minutes, while Jesse, using what looked like most of his strength stayed still holding her down. Finally, Andi tapped Jesse's arm, signaling him to stop.
As Jesse came to his feet, he extended an arm out for Andi. "Pretty good, but you still can't beat me," said Jesse, laughing. "I thought it was amazing," I said, perking up. "Thanks, what was your name again?" said Andi. "Jenny," I said. "Oh, so you're the infamous Jenny Avery. Jesse spends most of his time-" "That's enough Andi" said Jesse interrupting her.
"Where did Luka and Becca go?" I said trying to break the tension. "Luka probably took her to the kitchen," said Andi. "Lacy made breakfast". "Who's Lacy?" I said as we started for the kitchen. "She's Lukas' adopted sister, she lives here too" said Andi. I could tell Andi and I would become close, there was something about her that I liked, I just didn't know what yet. As we went up the stairs, a strong aroma of bacon, eggs, and French toast hit us. "Lacy" shouted Andi. "Yeah Andi?" said Lacy. "They're here!" said Andi. As we got up the stairs, an African American woman, very short, but a muscular frame and long thick black curls was standing in the kitchen.
Lacy instantly left the kitchen. She ran to the top of the stairs to greet me. "Hi Jenny, I'm Lacy!" said Lacy, extending her hand. "It's wonderful to meet you Lacy," I said, shaking her hand. "Are you hungry? I made breakfast". "Yes, I am hungry," I said. "I'll eat anything". "Lacy, have you seen Luka and Becca?" said Andi. "No, they would have passed me,". "Do you think they went outside?" said Andi. "Possibly… they could have taken the back door" said Lacy. "C'mon Jenny, let's go get them, then we can have breakfast," said Andi.
We walked through the kitchen to the back glass sliding door. The view of the water was incredible. The way the sun reflected off the water and the beach was simply breathtaking. Andi slid open the door, and we walked out. The air was cool under the hot morning sun. As we walked to the beach, we saw Luka and Becca in the water. "Did they seriously go swimming at eight in the morning?" I said. "Oh yeah, Luka goes for a swim every morning to wake himself up" said Andi, looking as if she wanted to join them. "J you have to swim with us!" cried Becca. "The water feels so good!". Becca had taken off her shirt, and her pants revealing her bra and underwear. "Becca what are you doing" I laughed, "It's eight in the morning!". "C'mon J!" shouted Becca. "Fine, fine, fine" I said, taking off my shirt. I slid off my pants and walked over to the water's edge.
I suddenly felt a strong hand grab my wrist and drag me into the water. I saw Jesse, shirtless again. What looked like him right after his workout, running, dragging me into the water. "Jesse what are you doing!!" I shouted as I was about to be dunked underwater. "Jesse!!" I shouted as he picked me up effortlessly and threw me into the water. As I came to the surface, I wanted to get back at Jesse. So, I did the only thing I could think of.
"Jesse! Help I can't swim!" I said flailing my arms. Undenounced to him, I was one of the strongest swimmers in my family. I used to take hundred-dollar classes to teach me how to swim. Almost instantly, Jesse dove after me. As soon as Jesse got to me, I grabbed him by the head, and dunked him underwater. I climbed on his back and waited for him to come to the surface. "Jenny! What are you…?" shouted Jesse. "Gotcha!" I screamed. "Jenny don't do that, you scared me!" said Jesse sentimentally. "You did this," I said. "That was all you, if you wouldn't've thrown me in, I wouldn't have tricked you".
"Are you losers going to come in before all of this food gets cold?" shouted Lacy. "Sorry Lacy, we're coming" shouted Luka. We got out of the water not realizing we didn't have any towels. "Here you go" said Lacy as we walked in. She handed us all towels as we walked in. We all sat down at the table to see eggs, bacon, and beautifully plated French toast in front of us.
By then, two other girls came down to eat. One, grossly skinny, pale as a ghost, with jet black hair and green eyes. The other one was of normal figure, a sunburnt ginger, with beautiful green eyes. The ginger spoke up, "Hey! I'm Elena". The other one, clearly had a sense of disgust in her eye as she looked at me, "Claire" she said, in a modest tone. Another guy, with light brown hair, obvious muscles, and sunburn said "Hey, I'm Conner" as he entered the room. Becca and I introduced ourselves, and we started to eat. "Lacy, this is wonderful," I said. "I'm glad you like it Jenny!" said Lacy enthusiastically. "Yes, it is very good," said Becca. "Thank you, I cook for these deadbeats" said Lacy laughing. "It's delicious, I could get used to this," laughed Becca.
After we enjoyed our meal, we all helped Lacy clean up the kitchen. "You guys are on your own for lunch" said Lacy as she put a plate in the dishwasher. "Yes ma'am" said Conner, in a joking tone. "So Jenny," said Elena. "I thought we could get to know each other". "Sure Elena, what's up?" I said. "How about I show you the garden?" said Elena, getting excited. "It's my favorite place to go". "Sounds great Elena," I said. "I'd put on some clothes though; it gets pretty breezy out front" said Elena. I didn't realize I was still in my bra and underwear, still damp from the ocean water. "I'll go change, then we can go" I told Elena. I walked to my bedroom, quickly changed into a pair of jean shorts, and a white tank top, then went back to the kitchen to find Elena.