Nina walked over to Fabian after finally catching up with him. He was sitting on the ground picking at blades of grass.

"Hey Fabe," she greeted. Fabian looked up and nodded at her. "Are you having fun?" When Fabian didn't answer, she sat down next to him. "Is everything okay?"

"Uh, yeah, of course," he replied, not looking at Nina.

"Fabian, it's me, remember? I can tell when you're lying." She put her hand on his shoulder. "What's wrong? You seemed fine earlier." Fabian sighed.

"Look, Nina—"

"Uh oh, that doesn't sound good…" Fabian laughed.

"Nina, I know we haven't really known each other for long…but we've been through a lot together. I've been feeling like this for a while, and…"

"Feeling like what, exactly?" Nina asked. Fabian finally looked at her, but only for a moment before staring into the darkness of the woods.

"So, how is Jonah?" he asked, changing the subject.

"I don't know. Probably puking behind the barn," she replied, laughing a little. Fabian couldn't help but let a small smile grace his face. Nina pushed him playfully. "I knew I could get a smile from you." Fabian rolled his eyes, but still couldn't keep the smile from growing bigger.

"Should you go and see if he's okay?"

"I think he'll manage. Besides, I'm sure I'd have much more fun with you." They kind of just stared at each other for a couple seconds, but to each of them it felt like forever.

"Nina…I like you," Fabian blurted out. Once he realized what he said, his face immediately blushed a deep shade of red and he looked away. Thank God it's dark out…he thought. "A lot…"

"Fabian," Nina said softly. He looked up to see her smiling at him; his heart skipped a beat. "I like you too." She gave a little laugh. "A lot." The two sat in silence smiling at each other for who knows how long. Neither of them wanted to move. Neither of them wanted it to end. "So…what now?" she asked.

"I have no idea. To be honest, I really wasn't expecting you to like me back."

"Well I do…" There was a beat of silence.

"This is awkward, isn't it?"

"Yeah, but I'd say it's more like a good awkward than an awkward sort of awkward," Nina replied decisively.

"Yeah, a very good awkward," Fabian smiled.

"Um…we should probably…probably go check on Amber. I'm sure she's overwhelmed by now," Nina stuttered. Fabian looked back at the party. In the distance, he saw Amber talking to some guy. From what it looked like, she was flirting with him.

"I think she'll be alright," he assured her as he started to lean down.

"Uhh…Nina, Fabian?" a voice said. Fabian closed his eyes a sighed. The two turned around to see Ayla standing behind them. "I'm going to take Jonah home now. Bailey and Jaime are going to Tanner's house. I can give you a ride, although that may not be the best idea," Ayla said glancing at Fabian. "Anyway, Tanner said he could drop you guy's off on the way. You know, he's just a road over from Aunt Catherine's…" Nina nodded.

"Okay. See you tomorrow?" Ayla nodded. Nina looked back at Fabian.

"Come on, we should go. It's getting late. Let's go get Amber."

-back at Aunt Catherine's-

The three walked into the house and started to head up stairs.

"Nina," Aunt Catherine's voice rang through the house. "Nina, come here for a moment." Nina looked back at her friends and nodded for them to go upstairs. She walked into the living room to find her aunt seated in a chair next to the fireplace; of course, being summer, there was no fire. "We have a few things we need to discuss. Sit down," she commanded, gesturing to a chair opposite her. Nina did as told, sitting stiffly on the edge of her seat.

"Sorry we got back so late."

"Don't you think I know what you were doing? When your grandmother and I were young was when that whole tradition started. That's not what I am wanting to talk to you about."

"Then what is it?" Nina asked, confused.

"After you and your friends went to Devil's Hollow, I got a call. It seems that the realtors would like to start showing the villa later this week, so I don't know what you have planned tomorrow, but you should pencil in time to get your stuff and go through your grandmother's to determine what you want and what you don't." Nina nodded. "You can go on upstairs now. You'll want a goodnight's sleep, trust me." Nina nodded again and stood up. She started walking towards the stairs, but stopped.

"Aunt Catherine, you and Gran—"

"Bed, Nina," Catherine cut her off. Nina walked up stairs.

[A/N] Yeah, this is reallly super short, but I was in a crunch for time and I wanted to get it out. Plus, I figured since they're FINALLY together basically, I was hoping that would make up for it? Thanks for all the reviews! I'm also thinking of skipping a couple days in the story line. just like, not important stuff. I hadn't realized what a big time frame I set for their time in America and frankly I don't think I can fill it all up without a lot of boring lag time. But I'm not sure yet.

Christian_Cadet- Haha I completely agree on that.

I_Write_Sins_Not_Tragedies- A million gazillion? For that, the life elixir would HAVE to be real!

AvidReader- …I updated! How long did it take you to copy and paste that? Pretty impressive, I'd say.

harryandginnylover- Thank you! I'm glad you like it! : )