Chapter 1
It was another beautiful summer morning in L A. The breeze slightly wisped Mia's long brunette hair into her face as she sipped her morning coffee out on the patio. As she combed it back into place with her fingers, she noticed a girl taking a box into the old Ridgely house across the street. The Ridgelys had moved ages ago and their house had been vacant ever since. The girl was tall and pretty. She was wearing a tank top with a pair of shorts that showed off the longest pair of legs Mia had ever seen.
"Who's that?" Leon asked peering over his sun glasses.
"Holy shit Leon," Mia said clutching her chest, "you scared the crap outta me,"
"Sorry," he mumbled plopping down in the seat across from Mia
"I don't know who she is," "looks like she's just moving in,"
"She's cute," he muttered scoffing down hotcakes and eggs.
Mia always made a point to cook for them on Sundays. Since Letty left, she was the only girl. She had taken on sort of a motherly role to the boys.
Leon pulled his cell phone out of his pocket to get a glance at the time.
"Oh shit," he said "I gotta go,"
"Where you off to?"
"I got a lunch date with Kia," he smiled
"Kia with the big-"Mia smiled
"Yep Kia with the big-"Leon smiled
"Leon you just ate," she giggled
"You know I got a high metabolism girl," he got up from the table and stretched his arms towards the sky, "I'm always hungry,"
"Well I'm gonna go over and introduce myself to our new neighbor," Mia said as she rose from the table clearing her and Leon's dishes, "maybe see if she needs some help,"
"Why?"
"Cause it's the neighborly thing to do Leon," Mia rolled her eyes as she walked back into the house
"Oh yeah…right," "you want me to come?"
"No…I don't want you hounding the poor girl before she's even had a chance to settle in,"
"Whatever," he smirked waving his hand as he walked pass Mia toward the direction of the front door, "later,"
"Later," she yelled back.
Mia washed her cup and Leon's plate and fork. Then she headed across the street to the new neighbor's.