It was now fall and everything was up and running. Many people started to move to the island. This included Denny, a fisherman, a retired music Idol named Lanna, a mining company CEO named Regis and his daughter Sabrina along with many others. Least to say that Gannon was very busy with all the orders he was tending to.

Vaughn sighed as he laid down in his bed in his Aunt Mirabelle's shop. It was good to get off the boat. He had taken the job of transporting animal feed and livestock to the island because of his aunt. Their main customer was going to be the rancher who had apparently been living here for the past 2 years by herself.

Vaughn then couldn't help but think of the beautiful girl that helped him all those years ago. The first girl who ever gave a damn about him after his parents passed away. (Guess who!)

Flashback

Vaughn sighed as he sat on the street side on the steps of an old abandoned shop, his duffel bag containing his only belongings as his seat cushion. It was pouring the thunder flashed. He had no where to go, no where to stay. He was just fired from his old job because he didn't want to go out with the Boss' spoiled brat of a daughter. To be honest, he wouldn't date the girl even if she was the last girl on Earth. Her attitude was awful. She was whinny, bratty, spoiled, selfish, and couldn't do anything herself and spent her time shopping with her dad's money. She thought it would be interesting to date someone with silver hair and violet eyes. He was harassed by the girl for a whole season, after that, he finally snapped and told her off. Which made her go crying to her father and making him lose his job. He was rarely getting by as it was and without a job he couldn't pay for his apartment rent.

So here he was, homeless and on the streets. He stared ahead with dead eyes, not caring that he was getting soaked to the bone. He then saw a pair of slim legs in front of him and the fact that he didn't feel the raindrops falling on him anymore made him confused. He looked up to see a beautiful girl with long dark hair and the most gorgeous pair of emerald green eyes. She was holding a large umbrella over his soaked form. Her eyes seemed to peer into his soul as he looked at her.

She held a hand out to him. "Do you...want to come with me?"

For all Vaughn knew, the girl could have been a runaway fugitive. But he had nowhere to go and no place to stay. Without thinking, Vaughn took the girl's outstretched hand and followed numbly as she dragged him to a very nice apartment building where she apparently lived alone. She lead him inside her comfortably furnished apartment room. She sat him on the edge of her bathtub as she dried his hair out.

"Why are you helping me?" Vaughn asked.

The girl stopped for a moment before starting again. "Why wouldn't I help you?"

"Most girls won't pick up guys from the streets." Vaughn retorted. "What if I was a rapist or something?"

"Perhaps, but I'm not like most girls." the girl said. "Besides, I know that you aren't like that. I'm a very good judge of character. I can tell you're the type to be cold and tough on the outside yet gentle on the inside."

Vaughn blinked with surprise.

"Go on and take a hot shower. There's extra towels on the railing right here. I'll get you some clothes." The girl said. "Please do not come out of the bathroom unless you're decent."

Vaughn smiled slightly at that and watched as she left the room.

Once he was done showering, he dried himself off and stepped out of the shower. He looked at the small table beside the tub and saw that there was a small pile of male clothes. He put them on and found that they surprisingly fit quite well. He left the bathroom with a towel around his neck and saw that the girl was cooking up a pot of stew. He looked over her shoulder and sniffed the cooking dish, his stomach growling in hungry from the delicious smell.

The girl turned to look at him and smiled at him. "I never got your name. My name is Genesis Potter. What's yours?"

"Vaughn Vaquero."

"Nice to meet you Vaughn. Can you set up the table? The china are in the cabinet over there and the utensils are in the drawers underneath."

Vaughn nodded and did as told. Once the table was set up. Genesis scooped the stew into the bowls and took the baked potatoes out of the oven. She set a baked potato on each plate along with a small bowl of sour cream.

She sat down after serving the food and Vaughn sat down after her. He waited until she started to eat and when she did, he dug in as well. The two talked about random things, including how Vaughn ended up on the streets.

Vaughn thought the atmosphere was good and the apartment itself was quite cozy. He wondered if this is what a home felt like.

Vaughn felt a warm sensation bubble up inside when he talked to Genesis. She didn't judge him, she didn't expect anything from him other to be himself. She generously let him stay in her guest bedroom. It was the best week of his life, living with Genesis that is.

But he knew that it wouldn't last long. Because Genesis was going to leave. She was going to live on some island and away from the city. Apparently, her house was getting built and she thought it was take quite long, so she paid the rent for the apartment, enough for a year. But the house was done sooner than she thought and it was about ready to move into.

Vaughn already dreaded the day when she would leave.

"Here Vaughn. I don't need this apartment anymore. You can have it. I've already registered it under your name." Genesis said, handing him the key to the apartment. She then gave him a list of places to go along with when. "Since you told me that you liked animals. I took the liberty of calling up old friends and favours. These are all interviews to animal care or animal trading companies."

Vaughn looked at the list with awe. "Thank you."

Genesis smiled at him, the smile made Vaughn's heart flutter. "Don't worry Vaughn, we'll see each other again!"

End Flashback

That's how he ended up getting hired at the animal trading company. He hadn't even been able to tell Genesis his feelings for her. The feelings that grew for her during the 2 weeks that he stayed with her. Vaughn turned onto his side, remembering the green eyes she had. He fell asleep that night thinking about the girl he fell in love with.