always been you. | jeremiah fisher

SIXTEEN!

evies pov:
it's been about 5 days since we all found out, and we're making the rest of the summer the best. we all stopped going out of the house as much. we try to spend a bunch of time doing things together as a big family.

i curl up under the blanket and watch as the uno game goes on. me and jeremiah are a team, conrad and steven are a team, and the moms and belly are a team.

i point at what card jeremiah should play. he nods his head and puts it down.

"uno!" we say at the same time

"i'm NOT letting you guys win" steven says

"we're so gonna beat you" i say back

we play a few more rounds of uno with everyone until jeremiah and conrad have to go to work. once they leave i decide to get ready.

as i'm walking up the stairs i feel a hand on my shoulder. i turn around and see susannah.

"evie, please don't be mad at me for not telling you. i didn't want to ruin your summer. you guys weren't supposed to find out until the end of the month."

"i'm not mad at you susannah. i could never be mad at you. i'm just upset"

"i know sweetie and i am too, i just don't want you to be mad at me for not telling you guys sooner."

"i'm not mad"

"okay good. this is very off topic but you and jeremiah are adorable. i always knew that you were destined for one of my boys, and i always had a feeling it would be jeremiah."

"really?"

"yes! he always used to talk about you. once you sent him a video on snapchat or whatever it is you guys do, and he made us all be quiet so he could listen"

i try to hide my smile but i fail. "that's so cute omg"

after me and susannah talk for a bit i continue upstairs to get ready. as i'm drying my hair i get a text from someone. i pick up my phone and see it's from justin.

justin
hey evie

me
hi

justin
i miss you what happened?
why did u stop hanging out with me

me
i got a boyfriend that's what happened
and no offense but i heard some shitty stuff abt you

justin
what??
who are you dating and what did you hear?

me
me and jeremiah are dating
and i heard that all u ever do is take girls to bed
is that why ur texting me again?
because u never got me into bed?

justin
what lmfao no
don't be a fucking prude evie

me
excuse me?

justin
idk why i texted u but i regret it
have fun with the biggest flirt it cousins
don't be shocked if he cheats on you

me
you're just jealous that you literally have no one
goodbye justin
don't text me ever again

i quickly shut off my phone.

was what he was saying true?

is jeremiah gonna cheat on me?

he is a big flirt...

i snap out of my thoughts and continue doing my hair.

...

"hey do you wanna go surf with me?" conrad asks me

"yeah sure!" i say

we walk into the storage room and conrad grabs his board and his wetsuit. i grab one of the spare boards.

i change into my wet suit and we both walk down to the beach.

"we should probably get you your own surfboard, that one's looking a little too big for you"

i laugh and nod my head in agreement. we
both run with our boards into the water. we catch a few waves and miss a few.

once the waves start to die down we sit on our boards and chat.

"you seem really stressed connie, is everything okay? i can tell this is about more than susannah" i say fiddling with my fingers in the water

"is it really that obvious?" he chuckles

"yeah" i chuckle too

"man i really like belly, but she just doesn't seem interested anymore, is she?"

"look i don't want to reveal any of her secrets but all i'll say is just go for it. she likes guys who actually make an effort instead of running away. that's like what cam did, he always complimented her and asked her to hang out"

"so should i ask her to do something with me?"

"maybe take her on a muffin run, me and jere always had good times when we went to get muffins" i say as i wring out my wet hair

"i'll ask her tomorrow morning" he smiles

"don't hurt her, please."

"what?"

"she likes you a lot conrad. so please don't hurt her, yeah she's hurt me in the past but she's my twin sister. so please don't hurt her." i say as i paddle back to the sand

my wet feet stick to the sand. i walk back to the house and rinse myself off in the outdoor shower, before walking inside.

i see jeremiah sitting at the island checking his phone while eating goldfish crackers.

"hi baby!" i say wrapping my hands around his shoulders from behind

"hi evie!" he smiles "you just coke back from surfing?"

"yep! we should surf together sometime"

"we should"

"oh, by the way. justin texted me earlier"

"he what?" he said almost sounding jealous

"he texted me, look" i show him the texts

"oh my god. evie i seriously don't know why. he would say that, and what you saw in him! he's a dick!"

"yeah believe me, i know. he called me a prude?"

"you're not a prude" he smirks

"oh shut up" i roll my eyes walking upstairs to go change my clothes