--One--

--Did you Miss me?--

Between Cassie and Lisa taking turns driving and all the pit stops they had to take, it took them four days to get to Ipswich, and they arrived on a Friday evening. She drove straight to her parents mansion and parked in the front. Lisa got out first, followed by Cassie as she was carrying Daisy.

"Here goes nothing." Cassie said, knocking on the door, and looking unsure.

"What are you worried about? You're parents know you're coming."

"Lisa... it's my brother I'm nervous about. I haven't seen or talked to him since I left to California." Lisa nodded, in understanding as the door opened. "Hey, Daddy."

"Princess, you made it." he gave Cassie a hug, almost crushing her and Daisy.

"We can't breathe." Cassie choked out.

"Oh... sorry." he said, letting go and almost waking up Daisy.

"Daddy... you remember my best friend, Lisa." he nodded. "And Lisa, you know my father, Wayne."

"It's nice to.." she got cut off by Wayne giving her a hug. "See you again."

He let go of Lisa, then said "I'm glad you three made it."

"Yeah... me too, Daddy." Cassie smiled.

Wayne took Daisy out of Cassie's arms, then said "Wow... she's gotten big since the last time we saw her."

Cassie nodded. "Yep... and she's really smart for a four year old."

"Come in, both of you." Wayne said, opening the door a little more. "All three of your rooms are set up."

"Thanks." Cassie nodded, as she shut the door behind her. "Where's mom?"

"She's out with Evelyn, doing some shopping."

"Oh... and Pogue?"

"Where else?" Wayne rolled his eyes. "With either Caleb or Kate."

"Oh... okay." Wayne nodded. "That's cool, I guess."

"Come on, let me show you to your rooms." both girls nodded, then followed Wayne upstairs. "Lisa, your room is across from Daisy's and Princess, your room is next to Daisy's." he paused. "We furnished it, so you have beds and dressers, plus stuff for your own bathrooms."

"Awesome, thanks." Cassie smiled.

"I'm going to put this little one in her bed, so the both of you can get settled in." then Wayne went into Daisy's room, while the girls went back downstairs to get their things out of the car.

"Your dad is nice." said Lisa. "It's cool that he's letting me stay."

"Well, since you're my best friend and in his eyes, you're family."

"That's good." Lisa smiled.

It took Cassie and Lisa a few hours to get everything from the car and U-haul, into their rooms. Wayne went up to Cassie's room and knocked on the door. "Come in!" Cassie yelled. The door opened and Wayne walked in. "What's up, Daddy?"

"How 'bout you and Lisa go out... I'll keep an eye on Daisy."

"You sure?"

"Yeah... go see the boys and have fun."

"Okay." Cassie nodded, then as she was looking through her clothes, Wayne walked out of her room. Then Cassie put on a black and pink halter top, black stretchy pants, and her black Chucks. After she was dressed, she walked into Lisa's room. "Go get dressed."

"Why?" Lisa asked.

"So we can go out. My dad is watching Daisy and I'm sure my mom will be here soon to watch her."

Lisa nodded. "Okay, give me five minutes." Cassie walked out of Lisa's room and went into hers. She fixed her hair and put on some make up. Then she grabbed eveything she needed and stuffed it in her pockets. A few minutes later, Lisa walked into Cassie's room. "I'm ready."

"Let's go." Cassie smiled, as she was headed downstairs. "Don't wait up for us, Daddy."

He chuckled. "I won't."

"If there's something up with Daisy, give me a call."

"I will... go have fun." Cassie nodded, and gave Wayne a kiss on his cheek, then her and Lisa went out to the car and Cassie drove off.

"So where are we going?" Lisa asked, playing with the radio stations.

"Well, if I remember the guys and it being a Friday night, I know that they're more in likely to be at Nicky's."

"What's Nicky's?"

"It's the local bar."

"Bar?"

"Yeah, but it has fooseball, pool tables, arcade games, and a dance floor with a jukebox."

"Cool." Lisa nodded. "I remember you saying something about it." Cassie got there, ten minutes later. Her and Lisa walked inside. The aroma of cigarette smoke and alcohol made Cassie smile. Lisa nudged Cassie in her arm. "So this is... Nicky's?"

"Yep." Cassie nodded. "When we leave, you know what to do." Lisa just smirked and nodded, then they walked straight to the bar, and sat down. They ordered their drinks and sat there. A few seconds later, Cassie felt a tap on her arm, then looked over. She saw Reid and Tyler smirking at her. "Can I help you?"

"Hello, Beautiful." Reid smiled. "Are you new in town?"

"Not exactly."

"What do you mean, not exactly?" asked Tyler.

"I mean... I used to live here a while ago, I moved, and now I'm back." she smiled at Tyler. "So did you miss me?" Tyler glanced at Reid, then looked back at her confused, she rolled her eyes. "It's me... Cassie."

It took a few seconds for it to register in Tyler's mind who she was, but as his jaw dropped, Reid gave her a hug. "It's good to see you." she just nodded. "I missed you." he whispered, giving her goosebumps.

Then as soon as Cassie let go of Reid, Tyler dove in for a hug. "Of course we missed you!" he almost tackled her to the ground. A few minutes later, he let her go. "What are you doing home?"

"Well... Baby Boy, I missed it here and I missed you guys." seconds later, Lisa nudged Cassie's arm to get her attention. "Oh right... Tyler and Reid, this is my best friend, Lisa." she paused. "Lisa, this is Tyler... and Reid."

"It's nice to finally meet you guys." Lisa waved. "I've heard so much about it you."

"Oh..." Tyler nodded. "Really?"

"Not everything." Cassie laughed, then noticed Tyler checking out Lisa. She giggled. "So... what are you guys up to?"

"A party at the Dells."

Cassie smiled at Reid. "Well, then... let's go." then they walked out to the parking lot. "Hey, Lisa... you go ahead and go with Tyler and Reid you come with me."

Lisa nodded, then got in the Hummer with Tyler. Reid yelled to him. "We'll meet you there!" then Tyler drove off. Once Cassie knew Tyler was out of sight, she jumped on Reid and hugged him, kissing him on his neck. "Oh... hey. I missed you too." then he kissed her and hugged her back. "How's Daze?"

"She's fine... with her grandpa."

"Does she miss me?"

"Yeah... but not as much as I did." Reid chuckled. "So, does any of the guys know about us?"

"Nope." he smirked. "They're fuckin' clueless." he paused to think. "Wait... Lisa won't say nothing will she?"

"No, silly." she smiled at him. "Come on." Reid pouted with his bottom lip sticking out. "Did you learn that from Daisy?" he nodded, trying not to laugh. "You can come over tonight."

"Good." he smiled, then they got in the car and Cassie drove off.

Cassie and Reid have been dating for over a year. Reid let her know about the 'Chase' situation as it was happening, so she knows mostly of what's going on with all of her brothers. She also knows that after the 'Chase' incident, that Kate, Sarah, and the guys took a little break from school and they're going to be graduating with her.