Ella sat patiently in the front seat of Jon's car. She had been blindfolded for about ten minutes, when Jon stopped the car and turned it off. "Are we there yet?" Ella reached behind her head to untie the scarf. Jon stopped her. "Yeah, we're here…but not there." "What?" Ella was confused. "Just leave it on!" Jon came around to her side of the car and helped her out. "Fine! You're being very secretive though…can't you just give me a little hint?" "I'm afraid I can't do that."

When they finally reached where they were going, Jon untied the scarf and turned her around. "Whoahoa Jon!" Ella quietly said, taking in her 'surprise'. "You know you didn't have to do all of this…" In the middle of the living room, he had set out a picnic, complete with candles lit up all over the room."I had help." Jon explained as he put his keys down on the table. "I could sense that Lucas and James had been here!" Ella said as she walked around the room, looking at the pictures on the wall. "So this is your apartment?" She asked.

"Kind of. Come on I'll give you a tour." Jon took her hand and led her through the living room and back to the front door.

"This is beautiful Jon. Do you do this for all of the girls you bring home?" Ella asked jokingly. "Actually," Jon said, taking a bite of his pasta. "No. I have to admit that you are the only girl that has been here." Ella could feel herself blushing. "So, I want to know about you…what your life was like before you moved here, what your family is like. And I had no idea that Eric Richman was your father!" Ella was definitely confused about that one. "What? Who said that Eric was my dad?" "I'm sorry. It's just that I thought…since you know you live there…and your mom…He's not your dad? Is he your step dad?"

"It's a long story!" Ella said. Jon pulled himself up onto the couch and made room for Ella. "We've got plenty of time Ells."

"My dad is in France right now…he opened a business there last fall. He and his new wife, and her two evil children are living the good life. Mom and I had a two room apartment in Bethesda. I don't know how we made it those first few years. But I haven't spoken to my dad since April…It doesn't bother me though." Jon put his arm around her and squeezed her shoulder. "It does bother you." Ella looked up and saw pain in his eyes. "Excuse me?" "Ella, that's the same thing that happened with me. My mom ran off and is living in California with her boyfriend. She hasn't called me since…well I don't think she's called me since I was sixteen. And it does bother me." "So we have more in common than we thought." Ella moved closer to Jon and put her head in his lap. "Then there's my life in Bethesda…I have three best friends." "Yeah? How did you all meet?"

"We never met. We just knew each other. My mom and their mom's have been best friends since before they were born. That's how it was with us. We didn't really have to try. What about your life?"

"I'm originally from Salt Lake City. I moved here with my family when I was ten. My dad started a business…and then he eventually got into the whole club thing. He now has three in the City. I told you where my mom is. I'm starting my freshman year at NYU this fall…I try not to have friends. I, umm, I don't like having a lot of people around. After you get to know someone, you realize that most of them are shallow and only want to be your friend because of your money."

There was a knock at the door. "Crap." Jon stood up, making sure that Ella had moved. "Come on," He said. Jon opened the door. It was a girl. "Hey Kim, what can I do for you?" Kim leaned her small body against the door frame. "Daddy needs to see you…who are you?" She looked at Ella. Ella reached out her hand. "I'm Ella. And you are?" "I'm Kim. I'm Jon's sister. Now," She said turning her attention back to Jon. "Back to the reason I was sent upstairs. Daddy needs to see you now. He said he'd give you ten minutes at the most." Jon shut the door. "So wait…your dad lives in the same apartment building with you?" "And about the whole apartment thing, you never really saw the whole thing." Jon took her hand in his and led her out the 'supposed' front door. He led her down a hallway; Ella was awing the beautiful paintings lining the wall. "Holy freaking crap! You have a print of like the best Picasso ever in your building!" "Actually it's an original." Jon was trying not to shock Ella, but he had. She stopped in her tracks and looked at all of the other paintings lining the wall. "All of these are originals?" She started walking again and followed Jon over to a set of stairs. "Well, there is one that isn't. But that's in one of the bathrooms."

"This is the whole place. My sister and I just have two separate wings of the house. My dad gets the center-most part of the apartment." Jon explained as he led Ella down another hallway and into an office. "This is not an apartment Jon! This is like the size of the White House." She and Jon sat down on a nice leather couch. Jon put his arm around her again. "So maybe it's not an apartment. It's more like a grand suite…at least that's what the guy said when we bought it. There are ten floors. We are on the third floor at the moment. We own the third and the fourth…and part of the first. Dad's business office is there." Ella was still in shock from hearing all of this. "So where's your dad?" She asked.

At that moment, a tall man, wearing a pair of dress pants and a tuxedo shirt walked into the room. "Sit down Jonathan." "I am sitting down Dad." Jon shifted in his seat. "Ok then. I'm going out of town for two weeks. Kim is leaving for Sydney on Saturday. She has to be back for classes. I've already warned James about throwing those wild parties here…he can use your quarters or Kim's. But if he lays a hand on any of my things…he's going to have to pay for it. Also, the dean called, and he and I talked. I've added on another class to your schedule." "Ahh Dad! I already have a full week of classes…" "Jonathan!" His father yelled and pounded his fist on the desk. "I've heard enough of this. I feel that you need to take another English course. I'm only thinking about what's best for you." Jon stood up and headed towards the door. "Whatever. I'll be in my room." He walked out leaving Ella sitting on the couch. Jon's father just stared at her.

Seconds later Jon was back in the room, standing before Ella. "Sorry…I was in the moment. Come on, I'll give you a tour of the rest of the place." She took his hand. "Don't worry about it."

They walked back up to Jon's side and sat down in the living room. Ella looked at the clock. "It's almost eleven. I have to be home by twelve." "But it isn't twelve yet, is it?" Jon asked Ella, taking her face in his hands and bringing it to his own. "Exactly." He didn't give her time to say anything, before he kissed her. "I'm not sure if I like the whole idea of you just kissing me whenever you feel like it. I've only known you for like…twenty-four hours!" Jokingly, Ella pulled away from the kiss. Jon came closer and put his hands on her waist. "Right! That doesn't mean that we can't kiss…I personally would never kiss on the first date either, but this is the second." "I guess you're right…" Ella allowed herself to kiss him again. "I could get used to this." "Get used to it. I don't plan on letting you go anytime soon." Jon kissed her on her forehead, after she had laid her head down in his lap.

Ella came back home and turned her computer back on. Holly was still signed on, but she had her away message up. Ella sent her a message anyway.

EllaBella: OMG…I think I'm in love.

Auto response from ILikePaint: I'm at Esi's…I'll be back in the morning.

So…I'm stuck in Ella mode now. I thought it would be funny to give Jon this huge, Donald Trump life style. I'll update later…maybe tomorrow. I have Monday off from work. So, I'll most likely have updated by Tuesday. Rachel