"Looks like you haven't changed a bit Liam." Mr. Taylor said to Liam as him and Jo headed out of the apartment. "You take care of my daughter or else." Mr. Taylor chuckles.
"Bye Daddy! Love you." Jo gives her dad a kiss on the cheek and leaves the apartment.
Liam and Jo went into the elevators. As soon as the doors closed Liam grabbed Jo and pulled her in close to him and wrapped his arms around her. He began kissing her on her neck making his way up to her lips. Jo giggled trying to push Liam off. She wasn't ready to go back to her and Liam's old habits of constant making out.
"Liam stop!" She shrieked with a giggle. She playfully pushed him away.
"Come on Jo! You know you like when I do that!" Liam said grabbing her to kiss her again.
"That was before!" Jo exclaimed. Liam stopped.
"Well then what do you want to do?" Liam asked.
"Well I don't know what did you have planned for today?" Jo asked Liam.
Liam thought for a moment. Jo didn't want to make out so that ruined all of his original plans with her. He wanted to go back to his apartment and just make out with Jo all day. He missed his lips on hers. He didn't plan anything else so he cleverly said, "what ever you want to do."
"Well I was really hoping to get to spend time with you and Leila. Maybe go shopping and then take you both out for dinner. I missed you guys so much." Jo replies.
Liam knew that he was going to end up following his sister and girlfriend around at the mall holding their stuff, but he didn't complain. He wanted to keep Jo happy. He also felt like he owes Jo for cheating on her.
"Leila did say she wanted to go shopping with you." Liam said. This filled Jo over the top with excitement.
"Where is she?" Jo asked excitedly.
"She went to the pool with that Kendall guy and his friends." Liam said.
"Oh." Jo muttered. She felt a pang of jealousy. She didn't want Leila to be hanging out with Kendall, especially at the pool where he would be in the water without his shirt on. She wanted Kendall shirtless for her eyes only. She hated Leila for seeing Kendall with out his shirt, but then Jo remembered her and Kendall are just friends so she tried to put away the jealousy.
"Let's go get her then!" Jo said in a cheery voice.
They headed to the lobby and out to the pool. They found Leila sitting next to Camille. They were watching Carlos and James take turns making cannonballs in the pool. Kendall and Logan were sitting on the seat next to them with paper and markers in hand, scoring each stunt James and Carlos pulled. Kendall was wearing shirt, leaving Jo to sigh in relief secretly.
"Hey guys!" Jo called. They turned their heads to face Jo. They greeted her cheerfully.
"Looks like all of you became fast friends!" Jo said.
"Well everyone here is so nice! They also introduced me to Guitar Dude and the Jennifers." Leila said.
"Wow! They really hooked you up!" Jo joked. Everyone laughed. "Liam toed me that you wanted to go shopping and I want to go with you as well!"
"Yay! I can't wait to go!" Leila said.
"Then lets go! I want to take you to my favorite places!" Jo said grabbing Leila's arm. They headed out as Liam followed.
"We'll see you guys later!" Jo called back.
They arrived at the Los Angeles Shopping Center. Leila had made Liam go get the groceries knowing he didn't want to wait for the girls to find the right things they wanted. Jo took Leila into her favorite store. It was a small boutique with vintage styled clothes.
"Pick any 3 things you want and I'll but them for you!" Jo said.
"Why?" Leila asked out of curiosity.
"Well I owe you." Jo said.
"For what?" Leila said.
"Well for 3 things: one, for leaving you in the middle of our sophomore year, two, for not getting you a proper welcoming, and three, for the birthday present I never sent you last year." Jo explained.
"Honestly Jo, I don't care! As long as I have my friend back I'm good!" Leila told Jo.
"I've made up my mind! Either you pick 3 things yourself or I do!" Jo said defiantly.
"Fine! But what about the birthday present I never sent you?" Leila asked.
"Being here is the best gift I could ever want!" Jo said. This made Leila give Jo a big hug.
"Speaking of birthdays, it's in 2 weeks!" Leila exclaimed.
"I know! We have to have a party! We've never gone a year where we have a party with out each other. Last year the guys and Camille tried to throw me a party but I didn't want to have one with out you." Jo said.
"Liam tried the same thing but it totally backfired on him when I didn't show up." Both girls giggled at this. "Uncle Griffin is planning a party for me. I told them I didn't want one at all but I can't deny him and now that you're with me I'm gonna ask him to make it for both of us." Leila said.
"You don't have to!" Jo said.
"I want to! Plus I have no friends here except for you!" Leila said.
"You have the guys, Camille, Guitar Dude, The Jennifers, and Liam! And isn't Mercedes gonna be there?" Jo asked.
"Yeah she is my cousin. I guess that's enough for a party. Plus Uncle Griffin will have all his executive friends there." Leila said.
"See that's a giant party right there!" Jo exclaimed.
"You're right!" Leila said.
"Let's finish shopping so Liam doesn't get to cranky being alone." Jo said.
The girls went back to shopping. They bought so many new clothes at just one store. They moved on to buying shoes to go with their new clothes. By the time they went through the right amount of shoes it was already 5 o'clock. They decided to hit one more store, but not for themselves but for Liam. Jo wanted to get him something as well, as a means of apology for breaking up with him before she left.
They entered a store with everything that Jo seemed to like on a guy. There was plaid everywhere. There was also Vans on every wall. Jo picked out a nice sea green plaid shirt with matching green Vans. She thought they would match his eyes.
While the girls were still looking around the place Leila found a cute leather band bracelet. She wanted to get for Kendall but wasn't sure.
"Hey Jo, should I get this for Kendall?" Leila asked.
"You guys are a thing now?" Jo asked. She forgot that Leila like Kendall for a moment.
"Well I'm not sure. I mean he did kiss me on the cheek last night and this morning but that's about it." Leila said.
"Oh. Well I guess you would have to go on a real date alone with him before its official." Jo said remembering how Kendall had assumed they were already a couple after only one real date.
"Okay then. I guess I won't buy it yet." Leila said.
They bought the things for Liam and left. They called Liam and he picked them up and they headed to dinner at a sushi place. It was the same sushi place Kendall had taken Jo to for their first date. They talked about how L.A was so different from where they were from. Jo gave Liam his present and that's when she realized that the shirt was the exact opposite of Liam. He rarely wore plaid. She realized she had been thinking about Kendall when she bought the shirt because the color matched Kendall's eyes not Liam's at all.
