Chapter 2
Meeting Family

After putting all her clothes in the closet and her desk, she decides to go in the kitchen to see her uncle. Once she got there she notice that her uncle wasn't in the kitchen but there was a women who she assume was her aunt and a guy around her age who she assume was her cousin. The woman was cooking and it smelled really good. It seemed like she was making pastas with an Alfredo or carbonara sauce. In any situation this seemed so good it made her hungry. The young guy was playing with a PSP. Not that different from American guy she thought. She was looking at the women and the young guy waiting for them to notice her but they were too busy. She decide to talk "Hey"

"Oh hey sorry didn't see you there" the woman said

"Oh it's fine" Ashley answered politely

The teenage guy looked up at Ashley. He thought she was really hot. He was right this girl looked amazing but she had never been notice by any guy because she didn't wear nice clothes or even place her hair.

"You must be Ashley" The women said getting close to her "I'm Maria your aunt"

Ashley smiled "Yes I am and nice to meet you"

"Same here" she said while turning to the "cousin' "Aren't you going to say hello to your cousin Ashley Sterling?"

"Umm she's Ashley?"

"Yes" His mom answered

"Oh well hi there I'm sterling your cousin I guess"

"Oh sweet. I'm Ashley but you already know that" she laughed

Giorgio entered in the house and started to talk "Oh I see that you have met my family"

"Yeah there nice" Ashley said

After that they talked and ate. As Ashley thought the food was amazing. She learned more about everyone. Giorgio was a hard worker. He and his wife owned a pastry shop. While running this place he worked for a normal company and travel for it. Maria was working in the pastry and making her mans food. She loved it that way and don't want to change it. She and Giorgio were one if the happiest couple she had ever seen. Last was Sterling. He was 21 still in school studying to be a doctor. He was still living at his parents because he didn't have time to work during his studies so he couldn't afford an apartment. Ashley really loves them all they were sweet and kind. Sterling told Ashley he would show her around tomorrow and present her to his friends so she could have a great time in Italia. She thought about everything that was around her and it was perfect more than she could have imagined. She took the phone and called her mom to tell her everything was fine and that she had met some people. Her mom was happy to get her call and when it ended Ashley went up to her room.

She was now lying on the bed in her pajamas with her IPod in her ears looking at the stealing. Everyone was now sleeping in the house. Suddenly she looked down and noticed Sterling. She took off her earphones and looked down at him "Hey what are you doing here" she told him

"Well I was thinking maybe you might want to meet my friends now?"

She looks over to the clock it was 12:45AM "Why the hell would I want to meet you friend at that time wearing my pajamas"

"Come on there's a great party down the street and it would be the perfect time to meet them"

"A party? You want me to go in a party my first night here?"

"Yeah it's going to be fun and if you don't like it we'll come back"

Ashley stayed there in silence without doing anything

"Is there something?"

"Well it's just that I've never been to a party before" she looked down with a shy look

"Seriously?"

Ashley nodded it was the only thing she could do in a situation like that. She had never been invite to the teenage parties in her small town so she never went to one

"Well then you should come for sure it would be a great opportunity for you"

She thought for a second. Sterling really wanted her to go and he was looking at her while she was making her decision.

"Ok I'll come but just give me the time to get ready" She said

"Ok" He left

Ashley opened her closet and took out a white summer dresses. It had red flowers on it. Nothing too a fancy or too boring just the perfect dress for a party. She also took out her favorite sandals. They are white with some flowers on it really beautiful actually she had gotten them in a sale for only 15$ and they were worth 40$. When she putted everything on it made her blond hair looked better then they already did and her brown eyes comes out like never. She didn't even needed make up too look pretty she was looking great just like that with her messy wavy hair.

She went downstairs to join Sterling and when she got down he was shocked. He knew she was pretty but damn she looked hot in that. Aftr he second he had to talk himself in rembering the girl who was standing there was her cousins.

"Come let's go" he told her