10 - KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU.

Once the guys had got up we decided to get something to eat for dinner. In true American style we agreed that we would order pizza. We were waiting on it arriving whilst sitting around in the living room.

"Jess is it ok if Ali stays in your room on the spare bed? We couldn't work out were else she could sleep."

I looked at Jesse to see what he thought of the idea. I was actually quite embarrassed. His face didn't give away anything though.

"Yeh that's fine no worry's. As long as you don't mind sharing with me!"

He looked over at me. I was actually quite surprised. This guy seemed to be quite nice. He was being so polite about me sharing his room, his space his privacy.

"Not at all. As long as you don't mind sharing with a girl."

He just shook his head.

"Oh Jess finally getting a girl in your room."

The other guy spoke up, Leon was it you called him, and everyone laughed a bit.

We all talked a bit for a while. Some questions were asked about my life and why I had decided to come over but I tried to dodge them as much as I could. I think they figured I didn't really want to talk about me so they dropped it after a while and started talking about cars.

Letty was sitting on Doms knee and he had one arm wrapped around her waist and the other was holding a Corona.

Brian was sitting on the sofa with Mia on the floor beside him.

Leon was sitting on the sofa closest to me and Jesse and Vince were playing some racing game on the playstation.

The pizza finally arrived and we all ate, though I wasn't very hungry. I couldn't believe how much bigger everything was over here.

I was actually starting to feel quite happy. Everyone seemed to have adjusted to me being there, well maybe with the exception of Letty, I was still getting the death looks and snide remarks from her but I was getting used to them. She wasn't scaring me as much as I thought she would. Maybe the old Ali was back.

I couldn't believe that 24 hours ago I was still in Ireland in my own bedroom with no one else around me, trying to decided whether going to America was a good idea or not.

I was thinking though that it was a good idea and maybe, just maybe, I might be able to get over Taylor after all.

Then a thought struck me. I should probably ring the guys to let them know I was ok. They were probably so annoyed with me.

I should also probably ring my friends to let them know that I was in America and wouldn't be back for a while. Somehow I didn't think they would be all that pleased either.

The guys were talking about one of the Skyline's when I interrupted them.

"Sorry but is there somewhere I could use a phone. I should probably tell someone that I'm ok and haven't just disappeared of the face of the earth."

"Yeh sure you can use my cell phone." Brian threw his mobile (cell phone) over to me.

"Are you sure you don't mind. I have to ring Ireland."

"What is it with this girl." Letty looked at me

I wasn't expecting that one. I was just being polite.

"Letty don't." Dom looked up at her.

"What! Obviously if Brian gave her his cell he doesn't mind her using it. She doesn't need to ask him again."

I lifted the phone of the seat beside me and headed out the front door. Maybe this girl Letty was going to annoy me after all. I mean, why was it her business what Brian did. I think she needs to get over herself, she's not as tough as she thinks she is, well I don't think so anyway

I dialled the house number with the international code. It rang twice before someone answered. It was a woman's voice that I didn't recognise.

"Hi who's that?"

"It's Kelly who is this?"

"What the hell are you doing there? And what the hell are you doing answering my phone."

"Oh Ali hold on a minute I'll get one of the guys."

"Don't bother."

I hung up the phone. I couldn't believe those guys. I'm not even gone for one day and they have already invited Taylor's little pregnant tart into our house. Well that's it, I'm through with them, why should I be wasting my time with people who quite clearly don't even care about my feelings in the slightest.

Oh I was in such a bad mood now. It seems that even with them at the other side of the world they could still hurt me! Would I ever be able to leave that life behind completely?

I decided that now wouldn't be the best time to call my friends. I didn't want them thinking that I wasn't having a good time out here.

I sat on the steps for about 10 minutes before Mia came out. She noticed that I didn't look very happy and came over and sat down beside me.

"Hey girl what's up?"

"Oh nothing don't worry about me."

"Come on I'm not that stupid. There' s obviously something that has upset you."

"Honestly I'm fine. I don't really want to talk about it but thanks for asking."

"No problem girl. I'm here if you ever want to talk ok?"

"Ok thanks."

"Ok I'll leave you to it for bit. Just come in when you're ready to."

She got up of the steps and headed back into the house. I couldn't believe how nice she was being, and she hadn't even known me a day. These people were getting on like they had known me for years.

Before I knew Dom was out in the front garden with me. He stood beside me.

"You alright. Mia said you didn't look too happy."

"Yeh I'm fine."

"You don't look fine well. Come on let's go for a drive. I'm not taking no for an answer."

"Will Letty not mind?"

"Probably but don't worry about her."

I nodded and got up from where I was sitting. We headed over to his red RX-7.