I opened my eyes and found myself lying on Josh's strong shoulder. I was so tired. What time was it? I grabbed my bag and got my phone. Five minutes to ten o'clock, so I had a ½-hour nap or so. Josh opened his eyes.

"Did we seriously fall asleep kissing?" Josh asked laughing.

"I think so." I smiled; I leaned in and gave him a sweet peck on the lips. I rolled off him and caught myself before I hit the ground. We have five more minutes. I sat on the couch we originally where sitting on, and looked at him.

"So what are we going to do for an hour at the airport?" Josh asked me.

"Uh, get something to eat? I don't really know." I told him shrugging.

"Oh," He answered.

"Is Ivy still going to Paris?" I asked.

"Yeah, I actually told my family not to go there over break. We where going to be in the same hotel, that would be awkward. And she wanted to get our own room, so we could…" Josh trailed off motioning his hand to indicate that I should know what he was about to say.

I gasped. "Are you serious?" I asked.

"Every time she talked about it, your face flashed in my mind." He gave me a big grin.

I smiled. "Aw!" I scooted over to his bench/seat and kissed him.

He pulled back and held me close to his chest. I could hear his heart beating; I waited for it to return to a steady rate. He stroked my hair with his thumb. He really was making me not want to leave him.

"I don't want to leave you." I whined.

"I don't want to leave you either." He replied.

"I say we just go somewhere." I smiled.

"We can't, we both have people depending on us to be somewhere." He chuckled.

"You're very responsible. Do you miss your family?" I asked him.

"A lot, but I'll miss you much more when I am with them. Just watch." He laughed again and rubbed his eyes with his pointer finger and his thumb.

"I always miss my family. I am going to have to spend some kind of break there." I laughed. "They only really see me on holidays. And this one, I'm going to two places."

"You can cut our trip a little bit short. I don't want you to be mad that you can't see your family." Josh told me. Lovingly, there comes that perfect boy I love. How would I ever survive without him?

"Miss Brennan, We're at the airport. The driver called from behind the black wall between the passenger and driver.

"Ok." I yelled.

"Let's go." Josh said, I rolled off him once again, and straightened out my hair. Then finally, I got out of the car. Josh got out after me, and went to go get our bags. Noelle's car was riding right up behind us.

"Hey Reed!" She shouted and waved as she gracefully stepped out of her car.

"Hey!" I smiled and waved back at her.

She went around the back to grab her things, and Josh handed me my bags.

"Thanks." I thanked him; he just smiled and wrapped his arm around me.

"Come on, let's get something to eat. I am starving. And Dash is going to try to make it to our flight; if he can't then he'll just get on the other plane." Noelle informed me.

We walked in and I remembered the familiar airport. I took the airlines to get back into Easton after the Legacy this year. I could not dwell on those tough times.

"I'm going to need one of those." Noelle rushed over to the Starbucks store in the airport. I smiled.

"Do you want one?" Josh asked me.

"Nah, I'm good. I took a nap." I smiled at him.

"You did, didn't you?" Josh laughed.

I just got up on my tiptoes and kissed him quickly. Noelle called me form the store and said it was a long line. Josh and I did a lot in that time. We got our bags checked, and split a Cinnamon bun. We where sitting across from each other. Our forearms where resting on the small table. I licked some of the icing off my finger. Josh laughed.

"Why do you do that to me?" He asked still laughing.

"Do what?" I asked in shock, laughing while I took a napkin to wipe off the rest of the spit from my finger.

"Act all sexy like that." He smiled.

"What's wrong with sexy?" I asked.

"It makes me want you more." He laughed.

"That's a good thing." I gave him a big grin.

He smiled and leaned in a little bit and gave me a heart stopping kiss. I smiled and continued to kiss him. We pulled away and smiled. He held my hand and leaned back in his chair.

"What now?" He asked.

"We have a half hour. Let's go find Noelle and get to the waiting place for the planes. Whatever you call it." I sighed struggling to find the right word for it.

"Ok," Josh smiled. We collected our stuff and I called Noelle. Josh wrapped his strong arm around me.

"Hey Reed, this line is getting smaller. I am next in line. I'll meet you at the plane." Noelle said.

"Like on the plane?" I asked. She had my ticket I would not be able to get in without it.

"No, while we're waiting for the plane to come." Noelle said in a 'Duh' tone.

"Ok, I'll see you there." I said goodbye and hung up. She had better get a Grandee size Latte because she has been in that like for a ½ hour.

"Is she coming?" Josh asked.

"Not a few minutes." I said.

"This was practically a date." Josh laughed.

"I know its good we haven't had a date in forever!" I smiled resting my head on his shoulder. I breathed in his scent.

"Yeah, well I guess I have to drop you off at your place." Josh sighed.

"What's your number?" I asked.

"B12." Josh said.

"Mine's B13!" I shrieked.

"That's so great, it's weird though. I cannot be possible! Are you sure that's the number?" Josh asked holding my elbows.

"I'm positive!" I smiled and kissed him. "Let's go!" I grabbed his arms and practically dragged him. He laughed and then started to jog after me. I found the sign to his plane, it said flight to New York City then I saw the St. Bart's sign. I knew mine was just behind. The chairs where formed in some pattern, back to back then facing and around again In the middle was the split, then there was a long line of the same chairs that where lines across the B12 and 13 section. We took a seat there; he sat on the B12 side and me the B13.

Josh held my hand, kissed the back of my palm and smiled. Noelle came minutes later, after talking about how cold New York is going to be.

"Hey!" She smiled and took a seat next to me.

"Ohmigod, I was about to send a search party. A half hour line Noelle?!" I asked her in disbelief.

"Well I didn't wait in the line forever! I also called a few people, Dash, my parents…" Noelle trailed off.

"Ok, why didn't you just tell me that?" I asked laughing to lighten to conversation.

"I don't know, because I was deciding to be nice, and let you and Josh hang out for a while.

I turned and looked at Josh and gave him a 'see, she can be nice!' look and he returned a shock face. I laughed.

"Thanks," I smiled at Noelle.

"Flight B12 to New York is now boarding first class passengers. I repeat, now boarding all first class passengers." A young woman said into an intercom.

"That's me." Josh smiled.

I was about to scream, "Don't leave me!" And grab his arm and keep him with me. Instead, I held back and stood up. I grabbed his hand.

"So this is good bye?" I asked.

"Only for a week." Josh ensured me, trying to make me feel better.

"I'll miss you." I said.

"I'll miss you much more; you'll be having so much fun you'll forget all about how much you miss me! Just don't forget about me." He told me, still trying to make me feel better. His words brought tears to my eyes. I grabbed his face with my hands and kissed him. I put all of my worry, and anxiety in that kiss. When I pulled back, I smiled.

"Last call for first class passengers." A voice rang.

"You better go." I told him.

"I should," He smiled and squeezed my hand. He picked up his bag, and said. "Bye Reed,"

"Bye Josh," I replied. Knowing everything was definitely going to be ok.

"I love you."

"I love you too, Reed." Josh smiled and leaned down to kiss me quickly again.

He walked off and got in line. I stayed standing, and watched him until he was able to get on the plane. He turned around and waved to me once more, I returned it with a non-motion wave. He turned around, and got on the plane. I let out a big breath and turned to Noelle.

"It's time to get on." She said placing her phone in her bag.

We walked over to the counter, gave them our ticket and headed on the plane. Noelle and me talked about everything when we where on the plane. It was just us. No one else to make sure was not being excluded, and no other Billing's girls eavesdropping on us. I told her all about Josh and me. In addition, how much I love him. She told me about how romantic Dash was being. We never went over the Legacy. Since we know the real story behind it.

"Yeah, I could tell Josh didn't want to leave you." Noelle told me, sipping her Starbucks still.

"Really?" I asked. I knew he did not want to, but I did not know anyone could notice.

"He really loves you Reed. I bet in an hmm, year or two. I will be at your and Josh's wedding. And I'm hoping I'll be the maid of honor?" Noelle asked like a question.

I almost spit out the water I was drinking. I starting chocking, When it stopped I cleared my throat and weakly said, "Wedding?!"

"Like you don't think about it. I always think about Dash and mines wedding. It is going to be somewhere unforgettable. Not in New York though, I think it may be on a beach!" Noelle decided. She looked at me smiling.

I just laughed, "But you're going to be in college next year. Its fine you guys are going to be able to get married. And it'll be early but you still just love each other." I smiled telling her.

"But don't you love Josh?" She asked me.

I smiled big, thinking about him. "Yes. More than anything."

"Then you two are destined for each other." Noelle speculated.

"Ok. Whatever." I sighed and started to read an article in Us Weekly.

"What? You don't want to marry Josh?" Noelle asked my appalled.

"I would love to spend the rest of my life with Josh, but we're too young to get married right now. I am only a Junior Noelle! He is going to go away to college next year but it is still not the time because I am going to be a senior. I think after college?" I pretty much asked.

"What?" Noelle asked sitting up a little. "After college, you're like dead. And like 22!" She said.

"Fine! I'll be 21, or 20!" I laughed at Noelle.

"You know I'm just messing with you." Noelle smirked and laughed.

I just smiled. "So do you know if Dash is going to propose when you get in college?" I asked her, flipping the page of the magazine.

"Yes, he already told me. That day, I was so excited that I went and picked out a wedding dress. Moreover, my dad and mom already said they would love to have Dash as a son-in-law. They love him." She smiled.

"That's good." I said, and I meant it. It would be great if Dash and Noelle got married. Their high school sweethearts.

"So about the party." She said.

"Party? Ohmigod! The Christmas party!" I gasped. I completely forgot about it.

"Yeah, I decided to cancel. Because anyways, the annual Hollis Family Christmas party is going to be held at Josh's New York house this year." Noelle said casually. "Who ever hostess gets to invite a bunch of their friends, he hosted it like in 8th grade, Thomas brought me and Dash.

"It's actually a really nice party. That's part of the reason why I'm going to New York anyways, to go to the party. I think he'll invite all the Ketlar boys and Billings girls. You already know your invited!" Noelle explained.

"Wow, I didn't know about that." I said in disappointment. Why didn't Josh tell me? I really don't care. It would be nice, I think. I suddenly grew to be very tired; I drifted to sleep as Noelle left to go to the bathroom. I reclined my seat and thought about everything until I was too tired to.

"Reed," I heard someone whisper. "Reed wake up!"

I was being shook. "What?" I whined annoyed. I opened my eyes slowly to find Noelle smiling.

"We're here!" She smiled and I shot up. I grabbed my bag on the overhead cupboard. We got in line and where soon off the plane. I got my luggage and we where soon in Noelle's father's limo. I was watching the small TV with her.

"I'm so excited to get there, I'm so going to the beach. Wanna come?" Noelle asked.

"Of course!" I smiled. I got my phone out, I wanted to check to se e if anyone called me. My dad called, Astrid, and that was it. No Josh. I sighed and threw it back in my bag.

"Here it is!" Noelle smiled and pointed to a huge mansion. It was a little bit bigger than Cheyenne's summer house. But this was also Noelle's summer house in St. Bart's.

There was a tropical island looking girl who came up and got my bags. Noelle smiled and she took her bags as well. We started to walk up the steps to Noelle's big house. She opened the door with a key. The heavy large wood single door was opened by a butler the rest of the way.

"Miss Lange!" The butler cried.

"Hello George! How have you been?" She asked him as if he was her best friend.

"I've been wonderful!" The butler replied.

"George, This is Reed Brennan. She is a Billings girl with me at Easton." Noelle introduced me.

"Hello Reed!" He smiled seeming very friendly.

"Hello George," I giggled shaking his hand.

"Well, your girls' room are ready upstairs! If there are any complications, please tell me!" He smiled and then he was off to another room.

"Come on, I'll show you your room and then I'll give you a tour." She smiled and led me upstairs. She opened the gold door to a room. It was huge, there was a mini fridge, a couch, and a King sized bed. There was even a little foyer area with a sitting area in the front, a flat screen TV that covered most of the wall across from the bed, a huge walk in closet, and a enormous bathroom with a shower that had shower heads all over the place.

"Ohmigod." Was all I could say. This room was more than four times the size of our room back in Billings. There was no way this was my room.

"It's your room Reed! I'm right next door on your right, come over when your finished unpacking." Noelle told me. Then she left my room, shutting the door behind her. I twirled around and let out a yelp. I dropped my bags and ran towards the bed. I jumped back into it. I let out another small scream and then I heard something ringing. I went over to my bag and checked my phone, I looked at the screen. A picture of me and Josh kissing showed up on the touch screen. It said 'Josh Calling…' I pressed answer.

"Hey handsome!" I giggled into the phone. I was so giddy the room was amazing, the house was amazing. This place was amazing! I was so excited.

"Hey! What's up?" He asked.

"Oh, I'm just staying in the best room ever!" I couldn't stop smiling.

"That's good. Noelle better take good care of you!" He said in a cute voice.

"Oh trust me, she is already! I got a king sized bed Josh! Little me and a king sized bed!" I hissed excitedly at him. He instantly started laughing at me.

"I bet your going to get lonely in that king sized bed of yours." He said, I could tell he was smirking.

"I bet I am. Maybe you have to come over here and keep me company in my King sized bed." I said teasing him.

"I just might." He laughed.

"This is going to be the best vacation ever!" I smiled and fell back onto the bed.

"I'm happy your happy. That's all that matters." He said truthfully.

"Are you happy?" I asked.

"Yes, but I could use one more thing." He pointed out.

"What would that be?" I asked, now laying on my stomach tracing the design on my pillow.

"You." He told me.

"Even though I get a king sized bed, I'll still want you too." I smiled.

"So are you comparing me to a King sized bed?" Josh asked sounding mad.

Uh oh. "No! No, no! I'm not, I'm just saying—"

"Reed, Reed, it's ok! I'm just kidding!" He started cracking up.

I huffed and said flatly, "Well that wasn't very nice."

"You're so cute when you get all worked up." He chuckled.

"Ok, well I much rather talk to you all night, but I have to unpack and then go to Noelle's room. So I'll call you tonight ok?" I asked him.

"My phone won't leave my side." He promised.

"Ok, I love you."

"I love you too, Reed."

"Bye!" I hung up the phone and placed it on my dresser. I walked over to my bags and starting unpacking them in my huge closet. It only filled up about half of the closet space, but hey. I could still just try to buy more stuff on the Billing's account. I shrugged and placed my bags on the empty side of the closet before I shut the door. Then I grabbed my iPhone and practically skipped into Noelle's room.

Josh and Reed fuff in so going to be coming your way!! I hope you liked this chapter, it kinda lacked on sense probably towards the end but I'm tired. And it was 6 pages long! I'm so excited to write about Josh and Reed in New York! I've been reading the other Private Paradise Lost stories on here and I have to say, some, no most of you are great and talented writers! :] keep updating your stories! I love them all! :]!!

peace and hearts

Lauren