- - 2 Days Later, 3:30 a.m. - -

Paulie pulled his chopper to a stop in front of Jesse and Riley's house...on the many trips to LA he'd made to see her during the weekends she'd showed him where she grew up and still lived...

The house looked peaceful at 3:30 am...But he knew if he was going to grab Riley and get the fuck outta dodge without Jesse knowing he had to do it quickly.

In true hero fashion he found a ladder on the side of the house and counted around the windows. He knew Riley's was 4th around the back and on the second floor...He quietly placed the ladder against the house and climbed up and softly knocked on the window.

I was lying in bed half asleep, I'd finally gotten the nausea to subside to get some sleep...man I hadn't even told Paulie about the baby yet and already the little shit was making me sick.

I could of sworn I heard someone knock...I thought nothing of it until the knock came again...My eyes popped open and I saw the ceiling staring back at me...I looked over and a shadowy figure was either floating or hanging outside my window..

I'm on the second floor for Christ sake so it's either a ghost or someone tried to crawl up to her window and was just hanging out...I was fully wrapped in blankets and was trying to pull and thrash my way out of the damn covers...All the movement, I didn't realize I was laying on the edge of the bed until it was too late...

I ended up ass first on the hard wood floor of my room.

Trying hard not to say and think of every cuss word I possibly could...I rubbed my booty and stood up from the pile of blankets that I'd finally freed myself of and walked over to the window...I threw open the curtains to find Paulie staring back at me and standing on a ladder.

I shoved the window open and went into panic mode and said, "Are you insane...What if you got Jesse's window instead of mine? What are you doing here?" Paulie smiled and his dimples showed up as he said, "What? No hello? No kiss?"

Paulie watched as she softened and leaned over and took his lips with hers...He loved the way her lips felt against his. Riley pulled away and grabbed his arm and said, "Get in here you big dumby before you fall and break something I might wanna use later." Paulie laughed and carefully climbed in the window as Riley turned a small desk lamp on.

As soon as he was standing on his feet Riley was in his arm holding onto him like they were both headed to the electric chair. Paulie kissed the top of her head and a whispered voice said, "I missed you." Paulie's heart ached a little more because he couldn't be with her...but it felt better just to know she was in his arms once again.

Paulie said, "I missed you too baby." I looked up and said, "What are you doing here?" Paulie said, "I quit OCC...I got tired of my father and told him I had a wife in California who wasn't worth losing for him. Get some clothes together were leaving for a few days to think this out then we'll tell them." I nodded in agreement.

I pulled some jeans on and said, "Where are we going?" Paulie said, "I don't care anywhere is fine as long as were together." I smiled and said, "Time share in Tahoe...Our parents bought two cabins up there for us...it was supposed to be time share but once they got there it was so beautiful they bought them."

Paulie said, "You know how to get there?"

I said, "You bet your cute little ass I do...Jesse doesn't but I do."

All of a sudden my bedroom door swung open and there stood Jesse and Paulie's father Paul Sr.