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I slowly backed away from the car as I realized what the lady was holding. 'The baby I thought to myself, the thing in the blanket is a baby. It has to be! I had no idea if my eyes were playing tricks on me or not. But either way I was freaking out. So much that Josh saw me and reached out to steady me.

"You have to see this" Josh whispered in my ear, and as he did, he placed his arms steadily around my waist.

The lady in the car slowly, making sure that she had a tight grip on the blanket and the object inside it, stepped out and stood in front of me. She was just a few inches taller than me, but that was only because she was wearing red pumps, and her dress came up just above her knees. She had red bags under her eyes and was constantly rocking the thing-baby- in her arms. She looked down at the blanket and tried to smile, but I knew that she was more tired than all of us here combined. Before I knew it, I was holding my hands out to take the baby from her. She looked at me and then looked at my hands and smiled. Next thing I knew, the baby was in my hands and I was cradling it.

"Her name is Gabriella" she said as she watched me. She seemed so light and so fragile, I cradled her closer so that there was no chance of her falling. Its funny how much joy or pain a baby could bring. To a mother all she might ever want in her life is a little bundle of joy to love and cherish. But to someone else, a baby may be the last and worst thing they ever wanted.

As the baby kept fidgeting, the blanket that was on her slowly started to come off. After a few more fidgets, I was looking into the eyes of a piercing blue-eyed and brown-haired little baby girl. When she saw me her face turned into a frown and she started making whining noises.

"Sorry" her mom said, quickly taking the girl out of my grasp, "she's not that good with strangers"

"That's okay" I said smiling.

"Isabelle" Josh said, standing behind me, "this is Reed. She's my girlfriend"

"Hi" Isabelle said, "we didn't really have that much of a introduction"

"Hi" I said.

"Josh I really have to go now" Isabelle said, "she has a doctor's appointment"

"Okay" Josh said, taking the baby from her. He opened the back door of her car and rested the baby inside its car seat and then buckled it up. When he was done, he closed the back door. The lady started the engine and then drove off into the oncoming traffic.

"Is that Hunter's daughter?" I asked, slowly turning my head towards Josh.

"Yes" Josh said, wrapping one arm around my waist for support and comfort.

"Does Hunter know?" I asked, looking towards the thin smoke that was left behind after the lady left.

"He knows" Josh said, "but he doesn't choose to accept it"

"But it's his child" I said shaking my head, "he has to. He brought her into this world"

"That's what I'm trying to explain to you. Hunter doesn't care as much about people as he causes them to believe"

I felt so stupid, so used. Here I am thinking that Hunter is a wonderful person, that he cares all about people, when all that is was just a fantasy. Hunter was the exact opposite of what I thought him to be. Instead of kind and caring, he's harsh and mean. I can't believe that I didn't see that in him.

"He has a child" I whispered.

"Lets not talk about it, Reed" Josh said, noticing how I was reacting, "at least not today"

I wasn't plan on talking to Hunter for a long time. I probably won't even look at him for the rest of the time I'm in Italy. I just had so much anger and hatred towards him.

"Come on" Josh said, leading me to one of the limo's, "lets just get something to eat. You look like you need it"

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Lynn and Gia were having there wedding reception in the ballroom of St. Regis Grand Hotel. The ballroom was absolutely gorgeous. Out of the entire room there were only two glass windows, everything else was basically wall to wall. The two large glass window's were placed behind the table where the bride and groom sat. Separating them was a large beige curtain that looked like it had been taking from a theater and placed there. The room was lit by two large chandeliers placed in a straight line in the middle of the room, both were about two feet apart. Besides the chandeliers that lit the room, there was also candles and lamps. Two candles were placed on each table with the centerpiece separating them, and 6 lamps were placed inside of each wall to give the place that glowing feeling. Each regular table was a oval like table which held at most 12 people. The centerpiece of the table was a bouquet of flowers being held up on a tall silver pedestal. The bride and groom's table were pretty much the same, except that instead of being oval it was a long rectangle that faced all the other tables.

Josh and I walked towards the bride and groom's table where Lynn and Gia were already sitting. Josh walked over to Lynn's side and sat at his right, and I sat at Josh's right.

"Congrats bro" Josh said, shaking his brother's hand.

"Thanks" Lynn said, blushing a little.

"I have to use the restroom" Gia said standing up, and then looking at me, "Reed will you come with me?"

I got up and followed Gia out of the ballroom and into the bathroom. We stopped in the freshening up area where they had mirrors and chairs. Gia turned to me.

"So how does it feel to be Mrs. Gia Hollis?" I asked with a smile.

She blushed a little.

"It feels great" she admitted, "I thought today would never come"

"So where do you two plan on spending your honeymoon?"

"We're going to Fiji" she said excitedly, and before I knew it she was telling me all the fun things there were in Fiji. All I could think about was here and Lynn's future life together. Gia was a great girl and Lynn was a great guy. They would probably have one of the best marriages known to earth, and I'd be right there, envying her.

Not for the fact that she was married to Lynn, but for the fact that she was officially a Hollis. It would be great to marry Josh and have his last name, but he probably wouldn't allow it. He would probably think that we should both go to college and have a head start in our career before we could think of starting a family. Josh always did the right thing, no matter how much it hurt either of us.

When we returned back to the ballroom, the waiters were already serving the first course. I tried to move my dress behind all the other chairs just to get to my seat. Josh smiled up at me when I finally reached my seat.

"So what were you two talking about?" he asked when I finally got settled in my chair.

"Girl stuff" I shrugged.

"Ah" he smiled, and turned towards his plate filled with fishcakes.

To my right, Tori was sitting right next to me. I haven't really seen her much this week. But she didn't notice me considering the fact that she was looking down at her

"Hi, Reed" Tess said, she was on the other side of Tori. The second she heard my name, Tori's head snapped up.

"Hey" she said, tucking her phone into her purse.

"Hi" I said to both of them.

Tess went back to eating, but Tori kept her eyes trained on me.

"Did you enjoy the wedding?" she asked with a smirk.

"Funny." I said, "usually Tess is the sneaky one"

"Today we decided to switch" Tori said with a laugh.

Tess looked up at me and there was a little mysterious glare in her eyes.

"Yea" I said, forgetting Tori's question for a second, "I loved the wedding"

"Planning on having one of your own?" Tori asked.

Right after she said that I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned around and saw Josh holding out his phone to me. Even though the phone was pointed my way, his eyes looked like he was scolding his sisters.

I took the phone and looked at the text message on it.

To: Reed

From: Noelle

Srry we missed the wedding. Had 2 head back 2 Yale, Dash 2 E.A.

I texted back

To: Noelle

From: Reed

It's ok. It felt like I was ignoring u guys anyway. Have fun at Yale, later.

She texted back,

To: Reed

From: Noelle

U had a psycho chasing after u. Btw, what did they say about Leanne and the girl in Billings who supposedly tried 2 kill u? Connection?

I had completely forgotten to call Noelle and tell her about the message that Detective Hauer left on my cell.

To: Noelle

From: Reed

Supposedly Leanne was connected in all of this. D. H told me that she had given the guy tips on where Josh was and who he was hanging with. Idk, how she got that kind of info. And as for the girl in Billings, she left the country and now they have a warrant to search her house. Hope they find her. The second I step back on American ground I have to head into D.H.'s room for another interrogation. Sucks.

Noelle replied.

To: Reed

From: Noelle

Something tells me ur day is going to get better. Text me with the details of your day later. Bye.

I replied

To: Noelle

From: Reed

Bye.

I handed the phone back to Josh, and remembered that I owed him a apology.

"I'm sorry" I said.

He looked at me confused.

"Why would you be sorry?" he asked.

"I planned on ignoring you for the rest of the day, and I shouldn't have. I should've known there was a reason you didn't come home"

"I was looking for Hunter's ex" he said, "it's the only way you would have believed me"

"I do" I said, "and I'm sorry"

"It's okay" he said smiling, and then kissing me on the cheek, "I love you"

"I love you too"

"Josh" Lynn said, standing up, "Come on"

Josh slowly got up and looked down at me.

"I'll be back"

My cell phone buzzed and I reached in my purse to pick it up. Surprisingly, it was Scott.

"Yes?" I said into the phone.

"Just wanted to see how America's latest refugee was doing"

"Is it all over the news?" I asked.

"Nah" he said, "Mom and Dad told me"

"I'm so ready to head back home"

"What's the matter, you don't like spending time with your rich boyfriend and his family?"

"Just miss home. And you"

"Yea right" Scott laughed.

"So I heard that the girl the police was after fled the country" Scott said.

"Yes, and now I think that all my drama is about to start all over again"

"That's what you get for going to eat-me-Easton"

"Yeah. Thanks for the comfort"

"Anyway, I have to go. Becky is waiting for me"

"Who's Becky?"

"My new girlfriend" Scott said, sounding so proud of herself, "you'll meet her during Christmas. You are coming home for Christmas, right?"

"Yeah" I said. I needed to be at home, under my parents roof, fully protected.

"Have fun today" Scott said. And before I got to ask him what he meant by that, he hung up. I placed my phone back into my purse and looked upfront. Josh was standing on stage with a spotlight on him, and a mike in his hand.

"Good evening" Josh said, which automatically got everyone's attention, "I would like to start off with a toast to the bride and groom. Gia, I think I speak for everyone when I say that we are so glad that you are now apart of the Hollis family"

There were cheers and murmurs throughout the ballroom.

"To Lynn and Gia" Josh said, "may their marriage be a happy one"

Everyone raised their glasses and participated in the toast.

"Next" Josh said, "I would like to make an announcement. Reed will you come here please?"

Heads turned towards me. All with excited expressions on their faces. Josh walked through the tables, took my hand, and led me to the stage. Looking at everyone, my face started to blush.

Josh turned towards me.

"Reed" Josh said, "I've known you ever since you came to Easton, and I loved you the second I laid my eyes on you. We've been through ups and downs but we got through all of them, together. Reed, you are the only person I've ever loved this much, and I known that you feel the same way about me." then Josh did the same thing Lynn did a few weeks before and pulled out the small velvet box, "as you know, this ring has been passed down for many generations. As you've seen, Lynn gave it to Gia, just as my dad gave it to my mom. And now, I want it to be yours."

Josh knelt down on one knee, and locked his eyes with mine.

"Will you marry me?"