A/n: Hey everyone, wow. It's been a super duper long time...I'm going to be surprised if any of you guys are still going to be here and reading this. But anyways, for those of you who are, I hope you guys are doing really well :) Here's to you guys!

Finn's POV

I know it seems kind of dumb to claim that you're in love when you're not even out of high school yet but I can't help it. Some things in life just happened right? And it just takes that much to ignite the courage in you to chase after all that you've dreamt, well guess what? Megan is what I dream of.

Keep that to yourself okay? My brothers are seriously going to kill me if they ever find out about that. But right now, what I REALLY need to do is start gathering up all my paintings.

"Doug, have you seen my blue jay painting?" I ask walking to the front door.

I watched as he slowly raised his head but turned his face quickly to the corner so his eyes wouldn't meet mine. "No..." he said in a faint whisper.

You caught that right? I mean, it's Doug and he can actually whisper? What day is this? "You okay?" the sensitive side of me was coming out...

"Just get the hell out of my face," he shoved me aside as he quickly ran back into the house.

Okay, I don't blame him. If Megan was here, she'd lecture me that he's just going through puberty.

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Megan's POV

There was really no point in me sulking around. I mean, I think it's pretty clear what the boys want from me. To get out of their face, yep, it was just that simple but my stupid little brain just couldn't wrap itself around it.

"You want breakfast?" Hailey asked me as I came down the stairs.

It was odd to have her this close to me when we're such rivals. Any other time, we'd be glad to chew on each other's necks but somehow, that all kind of subsided the night she saw me cry. "Sure," I answered. "Scrambled please."

Hailey only shook her head and rolled her eyes. Sorry Hailey, I'm that picky.

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Since I didn't really have much to do for the weekend, I had agreed to go to Ben's party with Aimee and Hailey.

What else can I do to get my mind off of boys than a party with new boys right?

"Will...You...Please...Hurry...Up?" Aimee called upstairs to Hailey for the nth time.

Hailey had spent about 3 hours behind her closed door, doing who knows what while Aimee and I spent half the time pulling together an outfit. I chose a purple tank top with glass beads and navy blue skinny jeans topped with a pair of black stilettos.

"Hailey, seriously!" Aimee yelling once again, clearly she was getting annoyed.

"Will you SHUT UP? Do you think it doesn't take time to look this great?" Hailey said as she waved her hand down her body. I had to admit, she did look great. She wore a teal strapless dress that hung on the calves of her thighs; showcasing her gorgeous legs. You could see her magnificent curves and the exact edges and waves to her body. It suited her well.

"Wow," I finally let out. "Hot stuff," I teased her.

"Hey," Hailey said. "You're not so bad yourself, just don't let things get to your head and just remember to have an awesome time tonight."

I let out a grin to show my appreciation. Who would have imagined that under some conditions Hailey and I could be living under the same roof and be giving each other advice? I tried to push the thoughts of Finn out of my mind for the entire day now and Hailey just HAS to bring him up...great... "I will," I reassured her.

I saw a light hesitation in her eyes but she waved it off anyways.

"Now," Hailey started, motioning to Aimee, "We can leave."

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When Aimee had plopped down on the seat next to me during breakfast and eagerly begged me to go with her to Ben's party; I agreed immediately but I didn't realize that I was setting myself up for a family barbeque. That was literally what the event was.

As Aimee parked her car three streets down, I thought of the amazing time I would have with fresh hot guys and drop-dead gorgeous girls but never in my entire life would I see little kids scrambling across the lawn and parents of all ages trying to keep an eye on their children while making small talk with the person they hardly knew.

Hailey must've realized my stare because she quickly said: "You didn't tell her what Ben's parties are like, did you Aimee?"

I heard Aimee's high pitched laughter. "Nope," she answered shaking her head.

My neck craned its way over to the right so my eyes could meet Aimee's as she saw mine roll. "Thanks for leaving that part out, loser."

"Hey, hey, hey don't go on hating when you don't know anything. The parents and the kids are here and inside the living room and practically the entire first floor but there ARE teenagers upstairs and THAT'S where you want to be," she supported.

Hailey nodded her head in confirmation.

I guess only time would tell right?

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I guess that's how they explain first impressions because Aimee was right. Even when you're halfway up the flight of stairs, you know that's where all the troublemakers were from the sound of blasting music and tipsy figures.

"What did I tell you?" mocked Aimee. "What did I tell you?"

I could only roll my eyes at her. She knew she was right and made the comment just to rub it all over my face.

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What turned out to be a party with new boys ended up with a party with new and mostly old boys. I have serious doubts in both Aimee and Hailey now; I mean really, not only do I bump into ONE of the McGowan boys but the entire family, seriously wow… so much for my weekend without them. Luckily though, I didn't catch a glimpse of the guy who broke my heart. He was probably in some room with a new girl already since he wanted me out so badly.

I'm not sure how people get over heartbreaks but I know that I'm not someone who handles it well. So I guess not seeing Finn when the massive family came to attack me by the door just before I was about to leave was a good thing.

"Megan," croaked Mr. McGowan.

I immediately spun around from the mention of my voice. When I saw that the entire clan was surrounding me, I wanted to just look each and every one of them in the eye and walk away again but that's not how I was raised, even if I wanted to walk out on them, I needed to acknowledge the people that had so kindly taken me under their wing.

I returned Mr. McGowan a smile and repeated the gesture towards Mrs. McGowan who was standing next to him.

Doug was the one who my eyes ended up glimpsing at as I attempted to make a follow-through into the party behind them. He wore the same look he had always had. The one that looked tough yet so shocked because I knew the true him but this time though, differently, he also wore the feeling of pain. "Megan," he managed to say when he caught me staring.

I hesitantly waited. For him to lash out on me, for him to be the Doug I had come to know but instead of throwing another tantrum he spoke one single phrase that made my entire idea seem stupid. "Come back home with us."

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And I guess that's probably why I found myself unpacking at 12 in the morning that night. You just never knew what kind of effect people had on you because clearly, they could change. It was possible, I had seen it in Doug and everyone else too as they all volunteered to help me retrieve and unload my belongings from Aimee's house. I gave Aimee an apologetic smile as she waved me off back to the house but that wasn't before I said thanks to Hailey; really I actually thanked her because she deserved it and heck, I didn't deserve any of her kindness, but she had in fact given that to me when I needed it the most, in the times I never thought you would and for that I had to thank her because more than likely, by the time we ended up back at school on Monday, everything would return to the way it was before.

That very same night, I had managed to get a good sleep. Not like the ones I had at Aimee's house but it was actually one that I didn't want to wake up from; good sleep.

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It was as if my body had an internal alarm of it's own because I woke up the same time I usually did at the McGowan house; like my body never truly believed I left. It was nice to be back here to be honest, I didn't know how the morning after would feel like but as I made my way into the kitchen and towards the familiar table of people, I knew that things hadn't changed so much after all; like the weekend runaway to Aimee's never happened at all.

The younger ones still yanked and pulled each other at the breakfast table while the older ones were already talking with their mouths full. There was familiar coffee smells in the air and the aroma of sizzling bacon…..mmmmm.

"Good morning Megan," Mrs. McGowan greeted me with a delightful smile.

I returned her an apologetic smile while the eyes at the table shifted over to me. For a second, I thought they'd return to their usual behaviour but instead, I came across a table full of smiles.

"They just glad you're back," Mrs. McGowan explained.

I nodded back to her, in understanding and went to grab my cup of coffee that Mr. McGowan had already poured me and my plate of breakfast.

It wasn't until I was seated that I realized something was missing from the table; not something but a certain someone as the chair to my right was left empty.

I let my eyes wander the room as I kept my head down to my breakfast trying to act discrete but of course, being the lovely mother in the house, Mrs. McGowan just knew my troubles.

"Where's Finn?" she asked to no one in particular. "Will someone go get him before all the bacon's gone?"

I instinctively pushed out my chair because that was my duty; to call Finn but I realized a second later about our last run-in and decided against it.

"I'll do it," Doug replied, stuffing a handful of waffles into his mouth.

Finally I allowed myself to breathe. It was not my duty, it never was assigned to me and the fact that the boys didn't call upon me to get Finn down was a huge relief.

I just grabbed a hold of the maple syrup bottle when Doug came running into the room and yelling: "What the hell is wrong with people and notes?"

All of our eyes widen as Doug finished his speech and all dashed out the door, pajamas and all.

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Note to readers: next upload will be final chapter :)

Review Replies from Chapter 4, very very late replies:

bitten91: how's everything been with you? updated yet? hahaha. well i'm finally updating 5 months after so have you done it yet? hope you're having an awesome summer btw :)

Ms Fantasy Freak Lolololololol: hope this chapter was long enough...haha. the chapters i write aren't really that long but maybe i shall use your advice for future uploads. hope you're still enjoying the story though.

The-White-Empress: Mrs. McGowan said she left just to scare the boys hahaha. A little fun and games to show the sensitive sides of her son. When i first read your review, i did immediately start writing but then of course, with all the overwhelming work i had at school and my busy busy summer, this took a lot longer than it should have. hope you're still sticking with me.

iluvmcgowanboys123: Firstly i just want to say, thanks for putting up with me and my long due updates. Hope you enjoyed this chapter.

Esmerelda Diana Parker: Oh Finn's going to be Finn. That's all I can say about that but next chapter is going to be the last, so I hope you'll enjoy it. Ps. Always loving your animated reviews. They're such a joy to read :)

iheartdesign34: Thanks for reading. I try to make my characters as realistic as possible but of course, the original story was already well written and life-like so all i had to do was add a little bit of me into it.

MusicAddict101: Can't see what Finn does to get Megan back just yet haha...that will be revealed in the next chapter.

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Lindsay: Thanks for the review. Hope you enjoyed this chapter.