A little around midnight, Jeff, A.J., and Eric entered his room. They all decied to go out since the girls were doing their own thing. After a few drinks, they just chilled in Jeff's room.

"So tell me what's the deal with Maira?" Jeff asked.

"She's beautiful, grate, and she's...everything perfect" Eric looked up towards the ceiling. "I want her so bad"

"Dude just talk to her" A.J said.

"Easier said then done" Eric flops his feet on the bed.

"I going to the kicthen you guys want anything?" Jeff asked, both men said no. As Jeff enterd the kicthen, he was straleded at the sight of Mia when he flick on the lights.

"Whoa...hey-Mia" Jeff said still holding his chest. "What are you still doing up?"

"Well I was cleaning your room and I made up your bed. I didn't go to work it was a very borning day." Mia said

"Oh I saw that. Thanks but you didn't have to do that-"

Mia cut him off. "Then I fonund this"

It was the money, and three small packs of Herion. She looked at him. "You got somthing to tell me?"

--

The next day Eric arrived in fornt of Maria's home. He inheld deeply. "Ok..you can do this she's just a girl" Finally exiting his car, Eric rang thr doorbell to her parents Esatate. "Hey E...sup?" She said in a bubbly voice.

"Hey Maria...I just came over to see if you were going to the Santos annversary tonight?" He blushed asking her.

"Of course I am." Maria rasied her eyebrow. "That not why you came over Eric"

Eric swalloed hard, he felt his thaort dry. "Yeah...mmm. Christy I like you. I've been liking you for years--snice the sixth grade. I just...I dunno"

Maira bulshed. "Wow...I mean were just friends Eric. Thats all we can be I have a boyfriend."

"I don't want to be your boyfriend Maira. And the one you have he's a joke" Eric spoke softy.

"Look...thanks for coming over I didn't know I meant so much to you" She hugged him. But Eric wasn't satisfyed. "Maria I--"

"Sorry Eric but I have to get ready I'll see yhou there?" Maira asked.

Eric laugh to keep form showing the hurt on his face."...Yeah, I'll see you there"

--

Jeff was tossing his colthes into the duffle bag. Mia stood in the door way and wacthed him. "What and where are you goin?"

"I'm leaving" Jeff said.

"Why. Where are you going?" She questioned him.

"With my mom I called her. Everything is crazy right now--I'm in solme trouble"

"Do my paretns know?" Mia questioned him again.

"Your mom dose. She was cleaning my room and found some stuff" Jeff zipped up his black hoodie. "I owe someone one-hundred grand. He already sent a wraning to my friend and I don't want that to happened here"

Mia did'nt want Jeff to go. She felt safe with him espcailly after what Jeff did to Christain. "My parents annversary is tonight."

"I'm not going. You don't unerstand I need to leave here before week is over-"

In a child like temper Mia threw a bag on Jeff's bag. "Tell it to my mom and dad"

Jeff called her name she didn't respone."Mia!!!!...damn it" Jeff opened the bag. It was a dark bule suit form Barney's. He sat on the edge of the bed and open his cell to call A.J. "Hey...you know where I can get my hair cut?"

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At the Coto De Coza counrty club, many of the Santos's friends and co-workers were invited to their 26 wedding annvarsary.

"So he's really gone. He left?" Christy said.

"Yup he just--" Mia's brown eyes soon caught on to the two boys entering the country club. Both the ladies met A.J. and Jeff halfway near the bar. "Oh my God ...Jeff"

Eventhough the color was out of Jeff's hair it look good dyed blonde. And so did the suit, even though he had on a pair of black Van's. He looked good, Christy smlied.

"After your temper tamurm...I felt bad for just going to up and leave without saying it." Jeff smlied.

A.J. looked at girlfriend. "You always get your way?"

"Yup." Mia's smlie soon turned into a frown when Christian made his entrance in the country club. Christy rolled her eyes.

"I'll be back guys"As Chrsity made her way over to Christian he tightly grab her wrist."Oww--Chris please don't do this here-"

"I told you not to be around him. You don't listen do you?"

Jeff kept a colse on Christian while Christy was in sight. A tap on the shoulder almost scared him to death. It was James Hemme he handed him a drink.

"I'm sorry didn't mean to scare you" James laughed. "This might shake that off"

Jeff sinff the drink. It was striaght Vodka.He took a few sips. "You know I'm only 17 right"

"Yeah but I'd rather see you do then you go behinde my back. That case if anyone acuse you of drinking...I wouldn't be surpise" James took a puff on the cigar. "Besides I'm the cool parent in Orange County"

"Cool huh?" Jeff took another sip. He saw Marie Santos making here way over, Jeff quickly placed the drink on the table.

"Hello James, Jeff can you excuse us for a moment I have to talk to...James" Maire said. Jeff left and Marie's smlie turned into a stern look. "So...doing some bonding with my son?"

"He's not your son Maire-"

"Well no but I consdier him one once since he's been staying with me the whole summer" Maire spoke again. "And your giving him vodka?"

"Just a litttle" James smirk.

"When you two stand next to eachother it's really scary" Marie said. "Don't give my son any more drinks James"

"He's not your son Marie"

"Right...he's yours!" Maire walked away after leaving James with that b it of imformation. For a long time James knew that Jeff was his son. It was only a matter of time before Jeff found out himslfe.