Disclaimer: See Chapter 1

Reunited: Chapter 2 - Together Again?

Nikki and Cameron walked into Nikki's room hand in hand.

"So, which movie do you want to watch, Nik?

"Actually Cam, I was wondering if we could just lay down."

"Sure"

Nikki and Cameron both got onto the bed. Cameron was lying on the bed normally, but on the other hand, Nikki was curled up in a ball all the way on the edge of the bed. In fact, if she moved any farther, she would fall off the bed.

Cameron could hear Nikki start to cry softly. He rubbed her back, but was soon interrupted by Nikki turning around, facing Cameron.

"Ca, Cameron" Nikki said in-between sniffles. "Will you hold me? I want to know that you are here for me, and that I'm safe."

"Of course, Nik" Cameron said as he moved over to her, embracing his strong arms around her, and kissed her forehead lightly.

Nikki loved this feeling. The feeling of being held by Cameron made her feel safe, that nothing bad could ever happen to her, and the best part was that she felt loved.

"I love you, Cameron."

"I love you, too, Nikki."

Meanwhile, Bradin and Marissa were walking around the beach and the promenade. "So, Marissa, did you ever date anyone else after I left?"

"Brae, are you kidding? Of course not!" "I loved you, Bradin! I still do."

"Marissa…" Bradin started.

"No. Wait. Bradin, the truth is, that every day since you left Kansas, I prayed that someday, somewhere, we would see each other again, and that we would fall in love all over again." Marissa explained to Bradin.

"Marissa, I feel the exact same way. I love you so much. I never stopped loving you." Bradin said as he leaned in for a long, passionate kiss."

"I missed our kisses." Marissa said

"Me, too, but now we don't have to worry about losing them again, right?" Marissa nodded in response.

"Marissa?"

"Yeah, Brae?"

"Nevermind. Well, Aunt Ava wants us home for dinner soon, so we better start heading home."

The whole walk home, the couple walked hand in hand, occasionally stopping to kiss. Bradin and Marissa arrived just in time for dinner. They walked into the kitchen holding hands. Nikki, being Nikki, noticed this and spoke up.

"Oh my gosh! Are you two going out again?" Nikki asked Bradin and Marissa.

Bradin and Marissa looked at each other for a moment with smiles on their faces. Marissa finally spoke up.

"Yes, everyone, Bradin and I are dating again."

Everyone gave the two smiles, said grace, and ate their dinner.

30 Minutes Later:

"Johnny, Susannah, Jay, Erika, Michael, and and I are going to go into the living room to discuss the living arrangements. You kids can have ice cream while you're waiting."

"I don't get ice cream?" Jay asked with a pouty look on his face. Everyone laughed except for him.

"You can have ice cream later, Jay." Erika said in-between laughs.

"Chocolate-Chip Cookie Dough?" Bradin asked Marissa remembering her favorite ice cream flavor.

"Aw, you remembered, Brae?" Marissa asked.

"Of course I remember, Marissa. You're my girl." Bradin told his girlfriend with a smile on his face.

15 Minutes Later the adults came back into the Kitchen/Family Room, and told the kids to take a seat.

Ava announced the living arrangements, which were the following:

"Ok, for the time being, I will room with Susannah, and Mr. Johnson will stay in my room. Taylor and Tyler will stay in Derrick's room, while Marissa and Lindsay will stay in Nikki's room, and Cameron will continue to stay with Bradin.

"Does everyone understand everything?" Everyone nodded.

"Good, now I would like Bradin, Nikki, Cameron, and Derrick to show our guests around the house and into their correct rooms."

The kids did as they were told. Later on, everyone gathered into the family room to play Trivial Pursuit: DVD Pop Culture. They played it for about 3 hours, and eventually all of the kids besides Marissa and Bradin fell asleep.

"We'll put them all to bed." Bradin said to Ava and the rest of the adults who were still awake.

"Thank You" Ava replied.

Eventually everyone went to bed, including Bradin and Marissa, who were dreaming of each other.

Ok I know it was a lot shorter than the last chapter, but for the first chapter, I had a lot of ideas, and I don't have that many ideas now. Also, I know I added a lot of Nikki/Cameron, and their not the main characters of the story, but I love Nikki/Cameron, so I'll try to steer away from them, unless you readers wantmore withthem. Don't forget to review!

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