(Continued from Chapter 21 of Only In My Dreams)

kensare: That is so incredibly sweet! Thank you so much! (And yes, that image of Kendall definitely helped influence me (; )

thesandbar: Well yes, darling, I see that ;) How can you NOT start singing Halfway There? Am I right? Yeah, I'm right. You can wake up snuggling with Kendall just like I do...Only In My Dreams *ba dum tss*I KNOW JULIETTE IS JUST SO UGH. Ha bitch be outta da game doe. I ENJOY YOUR DOUBLE MEANING ;) He is SO beyond perfect I just cry. Don't you just cry? I do. I cry. Juliette being...nice? WHAT IS THIS ALTERNATE UNIVERSE? I DUNNO WHAT KENDALL DID BUT YOU DO NOW CAUSE YOU KEPT READING ;) Hehe you're jealous of Kendall now? Don't worry, love, I'll move in with you ;D ARE THEY SERIOUSLY YOUR FAVORITE STORIES THAT'S AMAZING I JUST DIED A LITTLE INSIDE OMG THANK YOU ILYSM. HEY, BITCH-THAT-I-ALSO-LOVE-A-LOT, HERE'S THE SEQUEL! XD

OxyBtrSwag: Oh my god you're too sweet! That was um...SEVENTEEN pleases. Seventeen is my favorite and lucky number. Well done ;)

RandomWriter23: That IS so bummish. But you dream of him, darling, you dream of him. OHMYGOD YES, I'M THE HUMAN JUKEBOX OF THE FAMILY XD Aww why you so sweet? *blush* Love you so much and here's the sequel!

AusllyBeliever: I'm with you on that- he is SO sweet!

grayhap: That really means SO much to me! Thank you!

EuthoxiaPena12: First of all, your name is KICK ASS. Just had to say that. Euthoxia. That's pretty sick. Awesome sound to it. And thank you! Here's the sequel! I'm so glad you like the story!

"Babe, door," I muttered, hitting Kendall's arm.

"Ignore it," he mumbled, turning over and burying his face in my neck. I couldn't help the giggle that escaped my lips when his stubble scratched my neck. "What?"

"It tickles," I laughed.

"Hmm."

The doorbell rang again and I groaned.

Ugh, who's at our door at this ungodly hour of...ten o'clock.

Ok so, not that ungodly. What can I say? I like sleep. Sue me.

"Fine, I'll get it," I sighed, getting out of bed and pulling one of Kendall's shirts on top of my cami. I slid on a pair of shorts and plodded downstairs, hitting a wall on the way there.

That shit hurt.

I rubbed my eyes and yawned before opening the door. A middle aged woman and two men stood on our doorstep, smiling. The woman's smile dropped when she took in who had just opened the door. "Can I help you?" I smiled.

"Um yes, I'm looking for Kendall." She looked past me and into the house as if I was hiding him behind me.

"He's upstairs right now. I can get him for you," I offered.

"No, that's ok. We'll just come in and wait for him."

"Uh, I don't know if that's a good ide-" And you're in my house. Awesome.

The two blonde men each took a seat at the counter while the woman settled right in and began making coffee.

This is...weird.

"Ken?" I yelled upstairs. "Wanna come down now?"

"Who's there?"

"I'm...not entirely sure," I muttered to myself.

Kendall came down the stairs and his eyes widened at the scene before him. "Uh...hey guys," he smiled, giving an awkward wave.

The younger of the two men walked up to Kendall and glanced at me before muttering, "Dude, you never give a stripper or hooker your address. Not smart."

Kendall glared at him and slapped him upside the head. Yeah baby, you tell him. "That's my girlfriend, jackass."

"Oh wow I uh, didn't even consider that I just-"

"Yeah I figured," Kendall waved him off. "Mira, this is my mom, Kathy, and my brothers Kevin-" Idiot who made the comment "-and Kenneth. Or Ken, for short." And the quiet one. "Guys, this is my girlfriend, Mira."

Wow. This is so not how I envisioned myself meeting my boyfriend's family. "Nice to meet you all," I smiled shyly.

"Nice to meet you, too, sweetheart," his mom smiled sweetly at me. "You." She pointed at her youngest son. "How long have you been with this beautiful girl and not told us?"

"Like three months," Kendall mumbled.

Kevin and Ken dropped their heads to the countertop, trying to keep in their laughter. "What an idiot," Kenneth whispered.

"Yeah, I'll say," Kevin snickered.

"Well I have two great siblings to look up to," Kendall shot back, glaring at them.

"Now all of you stop that," Kathy...Mrs. Schmidt...y'know what? Her name is Mama Schmidt. That's it.

Mama Schmidt came forward to give me a hug and told me, "You can just call me Mama Schmidt. Or Mama. Whichever works."

SEE? I'M FUCKING TELEPATHIC OR WHATEVER SHIT. FUCK YEAH.

"Thank you so much," I smiled, hugging her back. "That's very sweet."

"Why's everybody up so early?" Nicole yawned, walking into the kitchen. "What's- Whoa."

Kevin, Ken, and Mama Schmidt exchanged glances before turning to Kendall. "My honorary little sister," he explained. "Mira's younger sister, Nicole. Nicole, this is Kevin, Kenneth, and-"

"Mama Schmidt," she cut in, giving Nicole a hug.

Nicole grinned and hugged her back. Yup. She likes her already.

"Maybe we should change," I offered, looking down at Kendall's old shirt and my shorts.

"And do some catching up," Kenneth laughed. "A lot of it."

"We could all go out for brunch or something," Kendall suggested.

"Sounds good," Mama Schmidt smiled. "We'll give you guys some time to get ready."

I nodded and ran upstairs, now super embarrassed about my current outfit. This is something that would happen in one of my mild nightmares.

Can you imagine if she's my future mother-in-law? We'll be hanging out at the reception and she'll get up to the mic... "I remember my first time seeing Mira. She was in one of Kendall's old shirts and we both had absolutely no idea what the other was doing in the house..."

I shuddered at the thought. Lord baby Jesus.

"Mir?"

I turned at the sound of Kendall's voice and smiled at him. "That wasn't anything like I imagined it should've been," I laughed. "Did that make sense?"

"Sure," he chuckled. "I didn't get my good morning kiss. C'mere." I walked over to him and pecked his lips, then sighed.

"I'm so embarrassed."

"Why?"

I raised an eyebrow at him. "Seriously? They've seen you like this. You grew up with them. I'm in...this," I groaned, gesturing down at myself. "I wish I had known they were coming so I could look presentable."

"Well if it makes you feel any better, I didn't know they were coming, either."

"It doesn't make me feel better," I teased.

"You're a hopeless case then," Kendall laughed, tossing me a shirt out of our closet.

"How'd you know I was gonna wear this one?" I grinned.

"I'm just that good," he winked.

"Jeans or shorts?"

"Eh...shorts."

"You just like them cause-"

"Oh trust me, I know why I like them," he cut me off, laughing. "Ready to go downstairs?"

"Are you kidding me?" I squealed. "Hair, makeup, shoes, jewelry..."

"Ok, well I'll meet you down there." Kendall walked over and placed a gentle kiss on my nose before going back downstairs.

As soon as Kendall hit the bottom step, I ran down the hall and burst into my sister's room. "I NEED TO LEARN EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS FAMILY, STAT!"

"Ok so...Kenneth's birthday?" Nicole quizzed me in the car.

I had convinced Kendall to go with his family and spend some "quality time together". Fuck that. I just needed him out of the car.

"I know this," I insisted. "Um...OH IT'S MAY ELEVENTH! Right?"

"Wrong!"

"Damn. It's um...Hey wait, I'm right!"

"Yeah you are," Nicole giggled. "Just testing ya."

"Next one." I stopped at the red light and took a swig out of my coffee. "Hit me."

"How about middle name?"

"Francis."

"Kevin's, idiot, Kevin's." Well in my defense, she never said which brother. Jaysus.

"Oh right. Ge...Ge...rard. Gerard. Yeah?"

"You got it," Nicole nodded. "I think you're ready."

I pulled into the parking lot of IHOP and put my sunglasses on. "Ok, kiddo. Let's rock this breakfast joint."