The family is getting along great when Nikki comes up with her newest quest. Get Ava to agree to be part of an exchange student program. When she cracks and finally agrees never totally believing they'll actually be picked. Surprisingly they are and that's when Loretta arrives to join the family. Read as the gang, plus Loretta, have fun, have laughs, have fights, and eventually say goodbye sorry I stink at writing summaries just R&R

This ended up not showing up in chapter one. I don't know why it didn't oh well. Please R&R! I love writing stories but if I'm not getting any feedback from the readers I'm not going to know if any one actually likes/hates what I'm writing! Any way here's chapter 2.

Chapter 2 Welcome to Playa Linda

Everyone was sitting at a table asking Loretta about her family, her country, and other things.

"So what do your parents do for a living?"

"Oh we all live in a vineyard they raise grapes for wine."

"Seriously?"

"Yes it's very common in Italy. Our grapes are some of the best in the country."

"So do you have any hobbies?"

"Not really, drawing I guess."

"Well I hate to bail out, but Bradin and I have to get back to the shop." said Jay

"Yea we'd better go home too Ava. We need to finish that dress for the photo shoot on Monday."

"Yea good Idea."

"Hey Loretta, Nikki would you want to come help us at surf shop? You could introduce Loretta to your friends."

"Yea sure sounds fun."

As the four were walking to the shop they proceeded to tell Loretta how much she'd love it in Playa Linda. Once there Loretta was intrigued by all of the surfboards.

"So it's like skate boarding but on water?"

"Yes."

"Could you teach me? I skate board so could I learn to surf?"

"You skateboard?" said Bradin a bit shocked

"Yes one of the things my parents hate. I should be presentable this isn't what I look like most of the time. Me I'm a denim shorts and funky top kind of girl but, my parents were all 'be presentable so they made me wear this'."

She said pointing to her light powder blue tank top and sandy colored Capri and matching blue flip-flops.

"My teachers signed me up for this. They said it would be a good lesson for me I just think they wanted me to go away."

"Now why would they want you out of your school." asked Jay

"For beating up two boys."

"TWO!" Bradin, Nikki and Jay said at the same time

"Yes two. They were harassing my best friend and I'm expected to just stand there and watch. She wasn't fighting back so I did."

"You'll seriously fit right in here," said Nikki "you should have been her when Bradin pun…"

"ANYWAY", Bradin cut in "yes you can learn. If you skate board you one step ahead you'll have balance but it's a lot different."

"What you mean you crash face first into water instead of pavement." said Loretta

Everyone laughed a bit.

"Well I'm going out in a bit so if you want to come and watch or something."

"Yea that sounds fun. If it's okay with…um…Jay yea Jay if I leave."

"Yea sure, it's your first day here don't want to keep you here all day go hang on the beach have fun."

She smiled a bit and nodded.

"Well let me get my board then we can go."

"Ok."

He got his board from the back ant the two were off to the beach Loretta sat on the sand watching Bradin surf she couldn't help laughing a bit when he fell. He had a few good waves then came in"

"You're pretty good."

"Thanks."

"LORETTA!" called some one. You turned around to see Nikki with two other people.

"Yea?"

"Come here a minute. I want to introduce you to some people."

"OK, Ill is back in a minute." she said to Bradin

She walked over to Nikki.

"Loretta these are my friends. Cameron and Amber."

"Hi nice to meet you." Said who she assumed was Cameron

"You're going to love it here." said Amber "there's great shopping and some really good deals once the summers almost over. Because the tourists are gone."

"Let's see here 15 seconds and were all ready talking about shopping." said Cameron

Amber smacked the back of his head.

"Ouch what I do."

"Ignore him." Said Amber Loretta couldn't help but laugh a bit

"So I like know you're from Italy. Do you speak Italian?"

Cameron rolled his eyes at the stupidity of Amber's question.

"I saw that."

"What? I'm getting yelled at for nothing now."

"Yes English is a second language for me. I speak Italian when I'm home"

"Oh say something in Italian'"

"Amber!" Said Nikki annoyed

"No no it's ok um…Lo trovo divertente come due li combattete mi ricordate di alcuna della mia sede posteriore degli amici. And in English that means 'I find it funny how you two fight you remind me of some of my friends back home.'

"That's cool. Well you like want to come with us to get some soda or something."

"no but thank you I think Ill just stick around here with Bradin for a bit longer."

"Okay well see yaw later than."

"Bye." Loretta walked over to Bradin

"Just a question, are those two always fighting like that?"

"From what I understand yea."

"There funny."

I know its not the greatest chapter but it will get better I promise just please R&R

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Addie