(Ari's POV)

"Ari." Sam said. "Wake up, Ari."

I opened my eyes and looked up at him. "Good morning."

"You get to come home today." Sam grinned.

"Really?" I smiled.

He nodded. "Yep. Mom's signing the papers now. As soon as you're ready, we can go."

"Are we still going to California?" I asked.

He nodded. "Of course."

I threw my legs over the side of the bed and hopped down, I swayed and Sam caught my waist. "You okay?"

I nodded. "Yeah, my legs aren't used to walking again. Also, I do not have clothes."

Sam lifted a bag out of the chair in the corner, "Leah picked out some clothes for you."

"Oh, remind me to thank her." I said and took the bag into the bathroom.

I pulled the clothes out of the bag and slipped them on. Leah had picked some simple clothes, black skinnies, a purple All Time Low t-shirt, my converse, and Sam's varsity jacket.

I twisted my hair back into a ponytail and walked back into the room.

Jill was waiting with Sam.

"Hey, honey." She said and gave me a hug.

"Hi, Mom." I whispered, surprising myself.

She smiled and whispered, too low for Sam to hear, "Welcome to the family."

"Thanks." I said.

"So, I'll go get the car, and meet you kids down there. Alright?" Jill, I mean, Mom said.

Sam and I nodded and she ran off.

"I'm really happy you're okay." Sam whispered.

I nodded. "Me too."

He kissed my cheek and walked me to the elevator.

When we got outside, the December air was absolutely freezing.

I wanted to run back inside but Sam guided me to the car.

I climbed in the backseat next to Seth and Mom cranked the heat.

"It's so cold." I shivered.

"I'm a very warm individual." Seth said and held an arm out.

I slid over next to him and he held onto me.

"Thanks, Biebs." I laughed.

"Will you please stop calling me Bieber?" He laughed.

"As soon as you stop looking like him." I said and ruffled his hair.

"Mom, do I really look like Bieber?" Seth asked.

Mom smiled sarcastically. "No, honey. Not at all."

Sam and I burst out laughed.

Seth crossed his arms. "I no longer offer you my warmth."

"I'm sorry!" I said. "I'm so sorry. You don't look like Bieber. You look like Seth Miller."

"Thank you." Seth laughed and unfolded his arms.

"Warm." I muttered and snuggled up next to him.

I fell asleep on the ride home and when I woke up, I was in Sam's bed.

I sat up and looked around, Sam wasn't in here.

I climbed out of bed and walked into mine and Leah's room, she was zipping up my suitcases and pulled them to the door.

"Oh, you're up." She smiled and hugged me. "Thank god, you're okay."

I pulled out of the hug. "So, uh, what are you doing?"

"I finished packing your stuff for California. I thought I might as well help out a little bit." She said.

"Thank you, Leah. Seriously. Thank you so much." I said, there was no way I would've had the energy to do it.

"Well, you might wanna hurry up and shower and change, we leave in 30 minutes." Leah said.

I ran to the bathroom and took a quick shower, and by quick I mean I somehow managed to get in, clean myself, and get out in four minutes.

Then I straightened my hair, pulled on hot pink skinny jeans, a black Paradise Fears t-shirt (the girlfriends always wear the band's merch. It was like the unspoken rule.), my black Osirises, and Sam's varsity jacket like always.

My make-up was simple, black eyeliner and mascara, pink eyeshadow, and clear lipgloss.

"I'm ready!" I shouted as I ran back into mine and Leah's room.

Sam was sitting on the floor talking to her as she tied her hair in a ponytail.

"Your fly is down." She said.

I looked down, sure enough, in my rush, I'd forgotten to zip my jeans. "Fuck my goddamn life."

I zipped them and sighed.

"So, what exactly is the plan? Like, what do we do when we get to California?" I asked.

"Well, Mom and Dad usually go out to dinner together, and we all go to the beach." Sam explained.

"I didn't pack any bikinis." I said.

"Dont' fret!" Leah laughed. "I packed a bunch of them for you."

I sighed in relief. "I love you."

"I know." She smiled. "And they're all pretty hot. You're going to have tons of hot Cali guys staring at you."

"Great." Sam groaned. "Competition."

I laughed and sat down beside him. "Don't worry. They're no competition. I just want you."

Sam smiled and kissed me.

"Guys, not in here!" Leah threw a pillow at us.

I laughed. "Sorry. Forgot you were here."

"Oh, thanks so much!" She smirked.

I blushed.

A few seconds later, Mom yelled. "Load up, guys! We gotta go!"

I jumped up and grabbed my bags.

We ran downstairs and piled our bags into the back of the van and then claimed our seats.

I sat in the captain seat with Sam beside me and Leah and Seth behind us.

Dad drove, Jill sat passanger, and Caleb laid down in the very back.

I pulled my iPod out and put in my headphones, blasting All Time Low before I fell asleep again.

I dreamt of California; beautiful beaches, cute guys, amazing places to shop, so many different things. And I wanted to do all of them with Sam.

~!Author'sNote!~ We worked on this one together. We hope you liked it! Give us reviews, sexy bitches. Love, Aly and Carlin.