Hey guys! Sorry about the long delay. It's been a crazy few months...well, crazy six months really. Since January we have lost my gramma, my friend's nana (who was like my gramma), a 32 year old family friend, my mom's aunt, and my dad's cousin. Hopefully now that I'm on summer break I will have more time to write but we'll see what happens!


Liv sighed as she adjusted her sunglasses and glanced at Danny and Willie in the backseat of her car. "We know the plan, right?"

They nodded and she looked to her right to see Gabe nodding also. They followed her lead as she stepped out of the car and walked into the Lima Bean. They ordered their coffee and then Liv turned and narrowed in on their target.

"Hello Hunter." She smiled as they walked up and sat down with him.

He waved slowly at the four seniors in front of him, and they could all tell that he was nervous. "Hi…Liv, right?"

"Yeah. This is Willie, Gabe, and Danny." She told him and pointed to each so he would be able to tell them apart.

"I know. Kevin talks about you guys a lot. I don't think we go through one conversation where he doesn't bring you guys up." Hunter told them and shrugged. "It's kind of nice to know that his family is so close and supportive of him."

"I take it your family isn't like that." Danny said. It wasn't a question.

The younger boy hesitated and then nodded. "I haven't spoken to my father in over a year. My mother spends most of her time either trying to act like she never found out or crying. I don't really see the rest of my family."

Willie and Liv glanced at each other and Gabe leaned forward to rest his arms on the table. "That sucks man. I'm sorry."

He shrugged. "That's life. It's fine. I only have a few more years until I graduate and then I can get away from all of it."

A slightly awkward silence fell over them and after a minute Willie sighed. "Listen we just wanted to meet you and make sure that you're doing right by our cousin. As you've seen, our family is really close and we look out for one another. So if you're not treating him correctly, we'll-"

He stopped as Liv put a hand on his chest to prevent him from moving and catching his attention. "He's good."

The boys looked at her. "Livvie he barely spoke. How can you-"

She turned to them and cocked an eyebrow causing them to sit back and shut up. Hunter watched this exchange and looked at her. "What did I miss?"

She smirked and sipped her coffee. "They know not to second guess me."

As they stood to leave a few minutes later, Liv put her hand on his shoulder. "Listen, Hunter…we just want you to know that since you are dating Kevin now, you are part of the family."

He looked at them. "But…we're not like married or anything. Besides, I'm not blood or anything."

Danny chuckled and grabbed Liv around the neck, messing up her hair. "So? Neither are any of us. It isn't blood that makes you family. It's how you feel about each other."

Gabe nodded. "Exactly. You need anything at all, you let us know."

"We got your back, bro." Willie grinned and clapped a hand on his back.