Prologue
FOUR MONTHS EARLIER
Saturday, September 26th, 2026
Hi, my name is Cailey Marie Martin and I’m sixteen years old. My life has always been crazy with my three sisters, Rayne, Abigail, and Danielle, and my three brothers, Layke, Stephen, and Christian. We have that love for each other, but also want to just pull each other’s heads off - you know - sibling things.
My parents, Cody and Bailey Martin have been together for 17 years. As you can tell, I was the surprise they never imagined having. They were seventeen when I was born. They struggled for a few years since they had three under three while in college.
They have been together for 17 years and married for twelve years. I don’t know how they did it with three young children in college. I don’t think I could do that. I’m so proud of them and I’m proud of how well they did to raise my siblings and me.
I was born on September 26th, 2010. I will be seventeen in September. I'm the oldest of my parent's seven children. I'm overprotective, overpowered, outgoing, sweet, and caring, but yet again, I'm rough and tough. A party girl, and an A+ student.
I’m on the cheerleading team, have lots of friends, and am very popular at school. I have blonde hair, and roots of brown, my tips at the bottom are purple, a light purple, and blue eyes. I’m a rocker type but do have dresses that aren’t black. My hair to the middle of my back. I have a belly button ring and my ears were pierced three times on each ear. Dad almost had a heart attack when I got my belly button pierced. I’m a sophomore at Cheervers High School.
I’ve been in a relationship with Jake Sanchez for almost a year. Our first anniversary is on November 9th. He’s now nineteen, almost twenty years old. Jake is currently at the community college studying to be a construction manager/worker one day and own his own company.
We are four years apart, which drives my dad mad because he thinks Jake is too old for me, but I feel so much love for this man, who has always treated me well, never disrespected my parents, and always had me home when it was my curfew, and never pressured me into having sex.
We decided to wait until after I turned sixteen because I wasn’t comfortable losing my virginity to a guy I was only with for a few months. I know about Jake’s previous relationship with his ex-girlfriend, Mandy. He told me she had done something so painful to him that it led to the end of their relationship.
I didn’t want to pressure him into telling me the details because honestly, it’s none of my damn business what happened unless he feels the need to tell me. Our relationship doesn’t need to be compared to his last relationship.
Let’s start with my Mom and Dad’s second oldest, who was another girl, her name is Rayne Maiyah Martin. They had her a year after I was born, and her birthday is November 29th, 2012. Mom and Dad were 18 years old. Rayne is now fourteen years old. She is the tomboy of all of the girls. You’ll rarely see Rayne wearing a dress. She has certain days she’ll wear one, though. She wore one for my sweet sixteen party. She is outgoing, loves Halloween, loves scary movies, loves to go out to parties, just like me, and is on the soccer team.
She has mom’s dirty blonde hair but has parts of red in there. Her eyes are brown. Like me, she also has her belly button pierced and two earrings in each of her ears, but she does want a third soon. Hopefully for her sweet sixteenth. She’s a freshman at Cheervers High School. She’s been seeing her boyfriend for six months. His name is Justin Anderson.
A year and two months later, Mom and Dad welcomed twins, a boy and a girl, Layke Zachary and Abigail Michelle Martin, on January 4th, 2014. They are now thirteen years old. They are in the seventh grade. They may be twins, but they are completely different. Layke is very protective of Rayne and me and his youngest sisters. He has dark brown hair and brown eyes. He’s very smart, just like his father.
He someday wants to be just as successful as his father is today. Like his father, he wants to be a cardiologist and be the Chief of Staff someday. He is an A+ student, just like his sisters, and is a chess wiz.
Meanwhile, his twin sister, Abby, is a girly girl; she loves sparkle, loves shopping with her aunt London, and to be honest, Abby is pretty smart, but she is like Aunt London in some ways. Aunt London wanted at least one of Mom's daughters to be just like her, and that’s Abby. She has bright blonde hair with sparkling blue eyes. She goes shopping with Aunt London whenever she has a break and all of her schoolwork is done.
In May 2015, Mom and Dad graduated from Yale and were accepted into Yale medical school to start in August 2015, but first, they wanted to be married before starting medical school started.
They got married on Saturday, July 11th, 2015 in Hawaii surrounded by friends and family. My sisters and I were their flower girls, and Layke was their ring bearer at their wedding. They have been married for 12 years now. Uncle Zack was Cody’s best man and Aunt Maya was one of Mom's bridesmaids.
Two years into medical school, Mom had found out she was pregnant again. She gave birth to my second brother, Stephen Thomas Martin, on May 17th, 2017. Stephen is now 10 years old, he’ll be 11 in May. He is in the 4th grade now. He is a total prankster, not a homework-doing person, and hits on girls all the time- just like Uncle Zack. Dad was definitely nervous about having a son like his brother. Stephen has dark brown hair and blue eyes.
A year later, my mom gave birth to my sister, Danielle Veronica Martin. Her birthday is March 20th, 2018. She’s 10 years old, she’ll be 11 in March. She’s in the fourth grade now. Like her sisters, she’s smart, outgoing, sweet, caring and loving. Her hair is bright blonde with curls and bright blue eyes. Her dad is very protective of her.
Christian Parker Martin is my youngest brother. He is 6 years old. He was born on February 20th, 2020. He is in the first grade. He is everything, Mom. Sweet, caring, wants to help, is always there, and has his homework months in advance. He may be a good child, but most of the time, his siblings tease him about it. I’m very protective of Christian, he is my younger brother. I don’t play nice when someone bullies him. I’m like a mama bear to him.
My parents’ home is a ten-bedroom home with nine bathrooms. The first floor has the kitchen, living room, and dining room, a home office, and a half bath. Upstairs are all the bedrooms and bathrooms, besides the bathroom down in the basement. The upstairs has Mom and Dad’s master bedroom suite, with its bathroom, and they have their closets.
Meanwhile, my siblings and I all have our own rooms, our bedrooms are a big circle on the other side of the house. My parents have a balcony outside their bedroom.
My Uncle Zack and Aunt Maya were sixteen and seventeen years old when their oldest son, Thomas Anthony Martin was born. Maya was seventeen, and Zack was still sixteen until Thomas was a month old. Thomas is now sixteen years old. He has light blonde hair and blue eyes. He is just like his dad, when he was a teenager. He’s a player with girls and has had many girlfriends and Zack has had a talk with his eldest son about his past before, Zack hopes he changes his thoughts. His birthday is August 20th, 2010.
Ashleigh Bailee Martin is Uncle Zack and Aunt Maya’s eldest daughter. She’s now fourteen years old. She has brown hair and brown eyes, just like my aunt. She’s a smart, caring, party girl and straight-A student. She’s close to me. She is a rocker-style kind of girl. She loves playing soccer, dancing, and hanging with friends. She is a competitive dancer. Her birthday is December 29th, 2011. She’s in a relationship with her boyfriend, Austin Winters.
On November 20th, 2012, Aunt Maya gave birth to Isabella Miayah and Josephine Carolyn Martin. They are 2 minutes apart and love to do everything together. They are thirteen years old now. They are both alike. They both have blonde hair and blue eyes. They are A+ students. They love shopping.
Maliyah Danielle Martin was born on May 20th, 2015, she’s now 11 years old. She’s a sweet, caring, outgoing, and loving 11-year-old. She’s been trying to get good grades lately. She’s been really sick for the past week so she’s been missing a week of school. She got sick with the flu a week ago. She has dark brown hair and brown eyes.
Two years later, Annabeth Natalia Martin made her way into the world on June 25th, 2017. She is now 9 years old. She’s just like my aunt though. Her older brother is protective of her. She has blue eyes and blonde hair.
Watson Cody Martin arrived a year later on April 3rd, 2018. He has brown eyes and brown hair. He’s 8 years old. He is creative and loves creating art. He’s a sweetheart and is the most caring person I’ve known.
Josiah Daniel Martin arrived two years later on February 1st, 2020. He’s six years old. He’s Uncle Zack and Aunt Maya’s youngest child. He has blonde hair and blue eyes. He is a momma’s boy which is underable because of his age. He loves science and making a mess.
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It was Saturday night, and I was in my room getting ready to head over to Jake’s tonight. He is making dinner at home for our date. I knew I didn’t feel like going out to dinner since we did that last weekend.
Jake loves to spoil me every chance he gets. These date nights are honestly my favorite because Jake is half-Italian from his mother’s side and half-Spanish from his father’s side. He was taught by his parents, especially his momma, how to make amazing dishes. She passed down the recipe for her world-famous lasagna.
When he told me he was making the lasagna for dinner tonight, I got really excited about having it. He and I have been together for almost a year and I feel so ready to take the next step in our relationship.
Sex.
I’m a virgin.
Jake is my first-ever boyfriend and my first serious relationship. Am I crazy for wanting to do this? Yes, you fucking are. Maybe, I’m crazy for wanting Jake to be the one to take my virginity now, but I feel like I’m ready.
I want to have this moment with him. I know our relationship is finally ready. I know deep in my heart he is mine forever and I know I’m young, but I have never felt like this before.
This is your first relationship, Cailey.
After I got out of the shower and wrapped myself in a towel, I grabbed my blow dryer and began to blow dry my long blonde hair before straightening my hair. Once I dried off, I changed into my green long-sleeve shirt with a black lace slapless bra with light blue skinny jeans.
I grab my black high heels and put them on just as my phone pings, lighting up with my boyfriend’s name across the screen.
JAKE<3: Hey baby, I’m outside. Can’t wait to see you, beautiful. <3
CAILEY: I’ll be right out. <3
I shut my phone into my purse and grabbed my overnight bag with a change of clothes for tomorrow. I have my makeup bag and my overnight bag in my hands as I head out of my bedroom and head down the stairs.
Dad is in his office so I decide to go tell him I’ll be at Jake’s. Even though, I know he might have a fucking heart attack about me staying with my nineteen-year-old boyfriend.
I place my bag and purse by the front door before heading to Dad’s office, which is off the kitchen. With my heart beating out of my chest, I open the door after knocking.
I walk into his office with my big smile, trying to get him to let me stay over. But knowing him, he might lose his fucking mind. Dad is sitting at his desk, looking through his emails and paperwork on his computer.
“Hey, daddy, I wanted to ask you something,” I say, looking at my father, who looks away from his computer and looks up at me. “I don’t like the sound of this, princess. What do you want to ask me?” Dad asks with his eyebrows raised.
It’s like he somehow knows what I’m going to ask before I have even said anything.
Oh gee, Cailey, I wonder how. Of course, he knows why you’re in his office on a Saturday night, dressed up. He’s not stupid. He already knows what you are going to say has something to do with Jake, girl.
“Can I go to Jake’s tonight, please?” I ask, hopeful as I know he might have a panic attack. He doesn’t trust Jake much because of the fact Jake is nineteen, a college student and has his own apartment. I get it, I just turned sixteen today and God damn it, my boyfriend wants to spoil me on my birthday.
“You already know how I feel about that boy, Cailey Marie. However, it is your birthday, and I understand you want to go, so even though I don’t trust him, I am choosing to trust you. Don’t let me down and if he does anything you are not comfortable with for a second, call me, okay?” Dad says.
I try to keep my excitement down as I hug him, “Thank you! Thank you, daddy,” I tell my father as he kisses my cheek. “You’re welcome, princess. Now, go so you can enjoy your birthday,” Dad says and I pull away before running to the office door.
“I love you!” I shout as I open the office door. “Oh, Cailey, one last thing,” Dad says from behind me, and I turn to face him, “There better not be any alcohol and or drugs at his apartment,” He sounds pretty serious.
No shit.
I shake my head, “Nope, he wouldn’t do that. He wouldn’t have any of that shit around me,” I smile. “Good. I hope not,” He whispers. I rush out of his office, running through the kitchen and grabbing my shit from the front door and I open the front door with my bags around my wrists.
I shut the door behind me as I see Jake getting out of his truck and walking over to me. “Hey, baby. Happy birthday,” He smiles. “Thank you, babe,” I reply as he takes my bags from me.
“Thanks,” I smile as Jake wraps an arm around my shoulder as he takes me to his truck. He places the bags in the back as I’m jumping into the passenger seat and I sigh as I can’t reach the damn door.
“I got you, baby girl,” My boyfriend says as he shuts the passenger door before running to the driver’s side, opens the driver’s door and then jumps into his driver’s seat.
He turns on his truck again and backs out of the driveway, heading straight for his apartment complex. We talk on the way there when my stomach grumbles slightly, letting me know that I’m becoming hungry.
“Are you excited about my famous lasagna?” My boyfriend asks. I let out a little chuckle, “It’s not your famous lasagna. It’s your mom’s recipe, baby,” I laugh, causing Jake to roll his eyes playfully with his lips parted.
“Maybe, but I made it and I have to put it in the oven for 45 minutes,” Jake chuckles as he drives. “You’re just fucking with me, Cails,” He chuckles. “Maybe, yes, but at least it’s delicious,” I say as Jake drives into the parking garage under the apartment complex.
When we pull into Jake’s apartment parking spot, he turns off his truck, gets out of his truck, shuts the door, and then runs to the passenger side to open my door for me.
Such a gentleman.
“Thank you,” I smile as I jump out of his truck. “You’re welcome, baby girl. Now, I have a surprise for you,” My boyfriend says as we walk over to the elevator and press his floor and the doors shut. When we arrive at his floor, he opens the front door and I follow him inside the apartment.
Jake heads for the fridge and opens the fridge, turning to me with a smile as he takes a rootbeer from the fridge. “What kind of drink do you want, baby?” He asks.
“I’ll take a rootbeer, babe. Thank you,” I say as I sit on the stool on the island. “Alright. I’ll be putting the lasagna in the oven now,” Jake smiles as he opens the fridge again, pulls out the pan that is wrapped up, and places the lasagna on the counter before opening the oven and placing the pan in the oven after taking the wrap off.
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LATER THAT NIGHT
After dinner, I happily change into one of Jake’s shirts and his sweatpants. My clothes were becoming uncomfortable after stuffing myself in lasagna. My hair is up in a bun now while I’m laying in Jake’s bed while he’s in his bathroom.
My nerves are driving me insane. I know I want to have sex with my boyfriend. I take a deep breath as I place my hands on my stomach when Jake comes out of the bathroom.
He whistles as he walks over to his bed and he’s in his blue t-shirt along with gray sweatpants. “You look sexy in my shirt,” Jake winks at me as he climbs into bed with me. I blush, “Thank you, baby,” I reply as he pulls me into his arms.
His lips land down to kiss my neck. “Happy birthday, baby girl,” He whispers as he looks me in the eyes. Knowing I haven’t replied and seem far away from him, he looks at me with concern. “Baby, what’s wrong? What’s the matter?” Jake asks as he climbs on top of me.
“I want to have sex with you,” I whisper as I watch him place his hands on my cheeks before placing a passionate kiss on my lips. “Are you sure?” Jake asks as he places kisses on my lips. “Yeah, I want to take our relationship to the next level tonight,” I whisper as I lean up and kiss him this time.
My boyfriend pulls the covers over us as he takes off his shirt, throwing it somewhere onto the floor, causing giggles to leave my lips as he placed a very passionate kiss on my lips.
Happy birthday to me.
