Chapter One

I knew you were trouble when you walked in, so shame on me no-ow

Blew me to places I've never been, now I'm laying on the cold hard ground.

Gwen was listening to that song as her cousin walked in the door. She put her ear buds in and turned her music all the way up. She absolutely hated her cousin. She hadn't seen him for twelve years now though. The last time she saw him was when they were both ten. Now being twenty-two Gwen still couldn't put some of their arguments behind. Ever since they were ten, every summer they would go on summer long trips with their Grandpa Max. Gwen thought back to those good times and a smile crept on the end of her lips. Gwen was suddenly awoken out of her thoughts by her cousin pulling out her left ear bud and yelling into it.

"Earth to Gwen I repeat, Earth to Gwen!" He slightly snickered as her saw her reaction of shock.

"You know what Ben, you are never going to grow up and stop being such a kid!" She yelled at him. It was now Ben's turn to be in shock. He had never gotten a reaction like that before. Even back when they were kids. He watched as Gwen got up and stormed out of the room with her iPod still in hand. She walked to the trail that the campus had and started to run. She was in pretty good shape so she went for a quick run hoping to ignore her cousin and maybe he would leave. Ben was very attractive in other girls' point of views. He had a mop of brown hair that was always washed and clean. He had a very firm stomach and six pack. He always wore a plain black tee shirt with a green leather jacket and blue Levis jeans and black vans. The only thing that the two cousins shared was their bright green emerald eyes. Gwen on the other hand was completely opposite. She had long red hair that went all the way down to her tail bone and she wore a white tee shirt with a black cardigan and plain black jeans. She had always thought that Ben was a jerk. After her hour run she returned back knowing that Ben was still there. His green 1970 Dodge Changer that he supped up is still sitting outside. Ben loves his car. She walked back in to her dorm and saw him and her roommate Julie talking. Julie and Gwen were the best of friends. They had been friends since the age of twelve. Ever since then they have been insupportable.

"Gwen." He began to say

"WHAT DO YOU WANT!?" She yelled

"…" Ben then said "I will ignore the fact that your being a total bitch right now and I'll tell you anyways. Grandpa Max said he wants us to go on the road and meet him in Pennsylvania. I know it's pretty far away since were in Bellwood but he said that he needs us. So I'm going to go weather you are coming with me or not. And just so you know I will force you to come with me."

"I can't just drop school. I'm on full scholarship. They will kick me out." Gwen said.

"Actually I looked into the student hand book and it says you can leave for up to one month even on scholarship if it involves family." Julie chimed in.

"Fine. I need to pack and tell the school." She said

"Okay. Make it quick. I'll be in the car." He told her.

Ben started his engine and Gwen got in the car. He took off with his back end swerving. The car ride, for the first five minuets was quite. Ben looked to his left at Gwen who was staring out the window while he shifted gears. He had to break the silence. So he did.

"So Gwen… Long time no talk? How have you been? How are Uncle Frank and Aunt Lily?" He asked.

"They're good. How about Uncle Carl and Aunt Sandra?" She replied.

"Umm. I don't know. I haven't seen them. I've been traveling with Grandpa Max. I have seen Kenneth though." Ben told her.

"I haven't seen him in years. And he's my own brother." She said. They both shared a small laugh and continued to talk until it was around three a.m. Gwen at that point was very tired. She reclined her seat and closed her eyes drifting off to sleep.

BEEEPPPP!BEEEEPP! Gwen shot straight up realizing they were in traffic. Ben hates traffic.

"Hey, Ben, get of on this exit." She told him. He did as he was told and got off on that exit. He saw an I Hop and pulled in. Gwen and Ben had nice breakfast and continued off to Pennsylvania.

"Can I turn on the radio?" Gwen asked

"Sure." He replied. He watched Gwen's hand move towards the radio and pushed the power button. She took her iPod and the cord and plugged it in. She pressed the play button and her favorite song played. It was Sweet Nothing by Calvin Harris and she sung along to the entire song. Ben didn't know why Gwen always hated him so much. Sure he teased her when they were younger but you know he didn't ever mean it. But Gwen just always took it so seriously. When they were in Grandpa Max's R.V. they would tease each other. Ben would call her a nerd because she did summer homework to keep her grades up. And Gwen would call him a dweeb all the time but it was never serious. He pulled up to a motel and they checked in.

"How can I help you?" The short, bald, man asked.

"Can I get a room?" Tyler asked.

"A couple's sweet?" He asked looking over at Gwen who still had her ear buds in.

"No! She's my cousin." He yelled at him.

"You know, you are a good liar." He said.

"Except for the fact that I am not lying! Just give me a room." He said clearly annoyed.

The manager gave him his room key. He and Gwen walked to the motel room. When they walked in Gwen collapsed on the bed and let out a loud sigh. She was so tired from staying up so late. She closed her eyes as she began to dose off. Ben covered her in a blanket and went to bed in the other bed.

Gwen awoke the next morning to find the shower water running. She looked around the motel room and laughed. She couldn't believe she had slept in this filthy room. She changed her clothes while Ben was in the shower and turned on her iPod. She looked up on Google maps where they where. It said that they were in New Mexico. She wondered if Ben would take a pit stop in Texas for her. She had always wanted to go to Texas. Austin, Texas, to be exact. They weren't quite in Santa Fe yet but almost there. Gwen listened to hear the water turn off. She then packed her bags knowing that they would be going soon. He walked out of the bathroom in a towel only covering the bottom half of his body. For the first time in her life she was practically drooling over a guy's body. Even if it was her cousin he looked really good. All of those years of playing soccer had finally paid off. She quickly turned away checks red from realizing what she just did.

"Are you ready to go or what?" She asked.

"Does it look like I'm ready?" He asked imitating her voice "or what?" He took out his change of clothes and walked into the bathroom. Gwen thought about why she hated her cousin so much. All she thought was that it was just cousins being cousins.

Ben came out of the bathroom ready to go and they left in silence.

They finally arrived at Pennsylvania. Ben pulled the car up to the old R.V. Ben and Gwen got out of the small cramped car and entered the R.V. Grandpa Max got out of the driver's seat and hugged Ben and Gwen at the same time.

"Oh how I've missed you two." He said. "Gwen look how grown up you look! What do you do for a living? Are you a lawyer?"

"No I'm still in college. I got to Bellwood Uni." She said.

"That's great kiddo! Alright you guy get in the back. Off we go." He told them.

She looked around and noticed nothing had changed. She went to her bag to look for her phone. It wasn't in her bag. She looked around and saw Ben reading her messages.

"GIVE IT BACK!" She yelled

"No!" He yelled back. She took out her math text book and threw it at him. He moved to the left slightly avoiding it. She then lunged at him with her perfectly manicured nails. He didn't have time to dodge that. She landed on him on the floor where they used to roughhouse when they were kids. They would argue over stupid stuff that kids argued about like who got stuck with the bottom bunk or who had to wash the dished that night. Ben would normally win. Except for one time. The only reason she won was because he broke his wrist. Even if it was default she was still proud of winning. Her thoughts got snapped back as Ben tried to get up. She got her phone out of his grip and sat up on his chest seeing what he was reading. He was trying to catch his breath but it was hard with Gwen sitting on his chest. Once he caught his breath he looked up and saw anger in Gwen's emerald eyes. Ben realized that Gwen was practically riding him at this point.

"You have some nerve to go through my phone Ben Tennyson!" She said. He flipped them over so he was now lying on top of her.

"Oh I do." He said in her ear. He smiled as he took her phone again and she pushed him off. She scowled at him and he just laughed. "We both know I'm going to win Gwen."

"Fine! I have no secrets. You can read my phone messages for all I care. Be My Guest!" She said now more calmed down.

"I will." He said with a smirk plastered across his face. She went and sat across the table with booth seats and stared at him. She turned on her music and put the volume on loud. She looked out the window and braced her self for the long journey ahead.