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Groggily I opened my eyes, confusion setting in. Slowly, the details of the past few hours began to come back.

"Hey, sleepy-head. I was wondering how I was going to wake you up."

Turning, the shock of being in the presence of my hero jolted me once again.

"I... how long have we been here?" I had noticed that we were in what appeared to be his driveway. Talk about a house!

"Just a few minutes. I ran in to tell my wife that we were here and I just came back out to see if you were awake."

"Oh..." I was hoping that the speechlessness would not be a permanent fixture for the rest of the evening.

"Would you like to go in now? If you need to make a phone call anywhere you are more than welcome to. Otherwise, dinner will be ready in about fifteen minutes. You can put your stuff in your room, use the restroom... make yourself at home." David was giving me his worried, eyebrow-rasing look yet again.

"Okay," I answered to nothing imparticular that he had said, simply acknowledging that I had heard him.

Placing a hand on my back he walked me up to the quasi-mansion/house. Immediately, I thought to myself that one of his love languages had to be physical touch and a soft smile came to my face. Thankfully, I was beginning to regain some of my humor.

Once inside, I was greeted by quite the entourage. David's wife, Nanci, wrapped me in a hug as soon as I stepped in the door. Without giving me a chance to take that in, his daughter, Stephanie began with the questions, "Who are you?" being at the top of the list. In the background, I could hear Wyatt banging pots and pans; apparently he had aspirations to be a drummer.

Before Stephanie could continue with the questions, David had her wrapped in a big bear hug. While they disappeared to a room off to the side, Nanci showed me to my room: upstairs, down a short hallway, turn right, then down another long hallway. My room was the third doorway on the left.

"You can leave your stuff here. The bathroom is directly across from your room. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask." Pausing a moment to look at her watch, she continued, "Dinner is in about 10 minutes. But don't worry if you need extra time. We'll understand." Giving my hand a squeeze, Nanci disappeared into the hallway and down the stairs.

Taking a moment to acquaint myself with my room, I looked around. There was a daym bed in the far corner of the room. A large window seat adorned the adjacent wall, with a huge walk in closet on the next wall. The room was decorated in various tones of crimson. I smiled at the photography on the wall, namely of the kids and their dog. Obviously, Nanci had a hand in decorating this room. Dropping my book bag on the bed, I slipped off my shoes, hoping that I wasn't supposed to take them off when I got inside, as I had not been thinking about such trivial matters. Sinking my feet into the plush carpet made me smile. With the remaining time left, I used the restroom and found my way back downstairs to the kitchen.

"Can I help you with anything?"

"Sure... umm... first, though. What is your name? I don't believe proper introductions were made."

"Oh, I am sorry. My name is Delancey Jaidyn, but I go by Jaidyn or Jai to my friends" "

"Well, Jaidyn, it's nice to meet you. My name is Nanci and my husband's name is David. The kids are Stephanie and Wyatt."

"I know. I mean..." Why did I always have to put myself into these predicaments? She was going to know that I was obsessed with the show that David played in and then I was going to be out on the street, even more lost than I was before.

Surprisingly, Nanci simply gave me a soft smile and handed me five glasses to place on the table.

"Anything else I can do?"

"Well, if you would put Wyatt in his high chair, that would be great. Steph and David should be in here any moment." As if on cue, father and daughter entered the room and took their places at the table. I scooped up Wyatt and placed him in his chair, taking my own seat next to Stephanie, as was requested by the nametags that the young girl had set out. Shortly after, Nanci brought in the rest of dinner and took a seat at the table.

As the family began to eat, I said a quick prayer and then began eating myself.

"Why did you do that?" This question, of course, came from Stephanie.

"Stephanie..." David had a tone of warning in his voice.

"No, it's okay." Turning to look Stephanie in the eye, I answered. "I was praying. I like to take time to thank God for my food."

"Oh... Sometimes we go to church and pray."

Smiling, I nodded and then went back to eating once the questions subsided.

"My wife tells me that you're name is Jaidyn. That is a unique name." This came from David, probably to break the awkwardness that he felt, but that I was perfectly fine with.

"Yeah. It's actually my last name. My first name is Delancey. However, since my mom and dad only had me, when my dad passed away, I wanted some way to carry on his name. I couldn't really do that as a girl, so I chose to take it as my first name. Although... now I don't really have a last name. But, I am okay with that for the time being."

Light conversation continued as my eyelids began to get droopy. Stiffling a few yawns, I zoned out after I had finished my meal.

"Jaidyn?"

"Hmmm...?" Turning I caught Nanci looking at me, questioningly.

"Hon, why don't you go on upstairs and go to bed. We can take care of your dishes; you look as if you're about to fall asleep in your dinner."

Nodding, I slowly got up. Stephanie reached up for a hug and Wyatt imitated. Granting both of their wishes, I walked around to Nanci to give her a hug and thank her for the meal. Hesitating a moment, I finally decided to act on my impulse and give David a hug as well.

Hugs completed, I made my way to my bedroom. Taking a few moments to brush my teeth and change into an oversized t-shirt and a pair of shorts, I climbed into bed and drifted off to sleep in a matter of five minutes.