We all walked into the door of the house next door, I took off my jacket—which was a Gucci trench coat Noelle bought me—and Josh hung it up for me.

"Mom? Dad?" Lynn shouted, holding Gia's hand.

"Lynn? Is that you?" A manly voice shouted, then Josh's father came down the stairs, smiling. He hugged Lynn, then Josh's mother came down and she smiled at the sight.

"Lynn, Gia, Reed and Josh! You're all here!" She smiled. I smiled back at her, she was so sweet.

"Mom!" Josh and Lynn said at the same time they both went up and hugged her.

"Gia come here! You too Reed!" Me and Gia both went up and hugged Mrs. Hollis. She smiled.

"It's so great to see you too, oh, come in!" She brought us into the kitchen. It was huge. There was a brick arch over the stove, and a wood center island. Me and Gia took a seat on the bar stools on the bar area in the kitchen. Josh's mom looked at us very interested.

"So what's new with you girls?" She asked.

"Nothing really." Gia said.

"Ohmigod! Is that Reed!?" A girl around the age of 14 asked.

"Uh," I turned around on the stool. "Yeah." I smiled.

"You're so pretty!" Another girl said, coming up from behind her. She looked just like her sister.

"You're Tess and Tori right?" She asked.

"Yeah!" They said at the same time. They walked over to us, and stood by their mother. "Well I'm Tess, and she's Tori." She said. Her sister and her had blonde hair and darker roots. Tess had some of the hair in the front pulled back in a bobby pin and Tori had hers all down.

"Gia!" They both said again.

"Ok, you've got to stop doing that!" Lynn said annoying when he walked in the room.

"Shut up!" Tori shouted at him. Then she smiled and ran to hug him. Tess did the same for Josh.

I was starting to feel a little uncomfortable. I was the new girlfriend that everyone was just meeting. I really wish I went to that Hollis Family Reunion back in the beginning of the year. Then everyone would of knew me by now.

"I didn't get to say hello to the girls!" Mr. Hollis said walking in the room. He came and shook both mine and Gia's hands. "I'm so happy you girls are here to be with the guys. They always act up around this time of year."

"Like smashing mailboxes bad?" Gia laughed I laughed also.

"No, not that bad." Mr. Hollis chuckled.

"Well we're going to go, we've seen you all blah, blah. Bye!" Lynn smiled and took Gia by the hand. They where gone instantly.

"Ok." Josh laughed then we heard the door slam shut. I just smiled. Now it was a little less uncomfortable because Josh took Gia's seat.

"So how long have you two been in love?" Tess asked sitting on the bar stool next to me, she put her hand on her chin and smiled at us. Josh went red. I just laughed. I was starting to feel happy and bubbly.

"Tess!" Mrs. Hollis said sternly.

"What? I just wanted to know, he talks about her so much! I mean come on he's got to! You're so pretty Reed!" Tess told me.

"Thanks?" I asked smiling still. I turned and saw Josh biting his cheek. Blushing a little less.

"Tess, that's so rude!" Tori said.

"Tori! I can't believe you would do this to me!" She shouted.

"I'm just saying!" She giggled.

I had a feeling I was going to have a great time here.

Two hours later, it was 4 and almost dinner. But we where all talking, yes that would include me. I was laughing a lot and sitting next to Josh, we moved over to the living room. There where long windows, and you could see almost all of the city. Yellow and Orange light beamed in, and shined off of the hardwood floor. There was big rug that had a beautiful design on it, that covered 40% of the floor, just enough to fit the couches and chairs. Me and Josh sat on a couch, there where 3 of them, and everyone scattered themselves around. We talked about Easton, St. Bart's, and Tess and Tori's school.

"It's a really nice school, just like Easton. The girls are in 9th grade." Mrs. Hollis told me. I smiled and nodded looking at them.

"We're mature for our age." Tess smiled.

Josh laughed and smiled at them. I loved to watch him so happy. "You're not one inch of mature."

"Who said you where either?" Tori asked.

"I'm a senior in high school. You're freshman." Josh smiled.

"So what? Just because we're shorter doesn't mean that we have to be picked on." Tess added.

"I never said that." Josh pointed out.

"You guys, don't fight!" His dad said.

"Fine." They all said at the same time. I let out a little laugh and they all seemed to smile at the same time also. But Josh smiled bigger.

"You're a junior? Right?" Tess asked me from the arm of the chair Tori was sitting in.

"Yeah." I said.

"We should go to Easton! Then we could be with Reed! Wouldn't that be so much fun Tor?!" Tess gasped.

"Dude! Ryan Taylor is going to ask me out. Ryan Taylor!" Tori hissed.

"So? You guys won't be going out in a year!" Tess rolled her eyes.

Tori gasped. "But we love each other!"

"What did you just say Tori?" Josh asked.

"That's right! I love Ryan Taylor!" Tori shouted then she stormed away.

"Uh… she's just kidding. I think…" Tess smiled and then became unsure, so she just slid from the armrest into Tori's old spot.

"So what's new?" She asked trying to change to subject.

I smiled, she seemed like a good kid.

"Tess, I don't think Reed would want you around Easton… stalking her." Josh said.

"She wouldn't stalk me!" I laughed.

"Reed, I'm serious." Josh gave me those eyes when he was serious.

"I wouldn't stalk her!" Tess shouted.

"No that would be great if the girls went to Easton just like their brother!" Mrs. Hollis added.

"That would be cool, I could leave a good word about you in Billings!" I told her. Her eyes seemed to glow.

"Reed, she's not going into Billings!" Josh argued. He dropped his head back and groaned.

"What's Billings?" Tess asked.

"It's a way better dorm than your brother thinks it is." I said.

"Tell me more!" Tess begged. Her mother and I laughed and I begun.

"It's the best dorm you could live in at Easton, well of course it's for girls. It has better rooms, and the girls are uber popular." I said.

"Are you in Billing's Reed?" Mrs. Hollis asked interested.

"Mhm." I nodded and she smiled.

"I see why Josh doesn't want you in there! I mean you probably get all of the hot guys right? Like do guys totally flirt with you like all of the time?" Tess asked.

"Yes!" Josh answered for me. I looked at him and said,

"No!" I argued.

Josh sat up and I turned myself a little to him.

"Reed, are you serious? Their a billion of guys who drool over you." Josh pointed out and raised his eyebrows so they where under his curls.

I was silent in disbelief. I just shook my head and I didn't realize Tess and her mom where talking about it.

"I want to go! Enroll me for next year!" Tess said excitedly.

"That would be great! You just have to ask your sister if she's ok with you. You know how she's… in love is that what she said?" Mrs. Hollis started laughing.

"Yeah." Tess smiled. "I'm going to go ask her!" She then trotted up the stairs.

"Thanks Reed! We have to hang out later! There's so much I have to ask you and talk about!" She gushed then she let out an excited shriek, waved and was gone in a flash.

"She's so cute." I told them.

"I know, she's growing up fast." Mr. Hollis said sadly.

"What's with Tori?! She think's she's in love?" Josh asked.

"Apparently." Mrs. Hollis nodded.

"Well I'm going to go back to the home office, I think theirs a call I'm expecting from that hot tub guy. I'll talk to you guys later." Then Mr. Hollis was gone.

"I guess we're going to go then." Josh said. He got up and held out his hand. I took it and got up.

"Ok, we'll I'll see you too later. I'm going to go talk to the girls! Bye!" She hugged us both and then we left.

We got back to the house, and it seemed untouched Josh seemed to think that same because he shouted, "Lynn? Gia?" There was so answer. So he called Lynn, apparently they where staying in his aunt's town house next door now because him and Gia wanted to be 'alone'.

"Then we have a whole house to ourselves!" Josh smiled.

"What are we going to do?" I asked. I wrapped my arms around his neck and titled my head to the side.

"I think I have something in mind." He smiled and leaned in to kiss me. I smiled and soon we where kissing.

A few minutes later, we where laying on the couch. I was resting my head on Josh's shoulder and he was stroking my hair like he did earlier. Then he kissed my head. So I kissed his jaw. He laughed.

"What was that for?"

"A kiss for a kiss." I smiled and bit my lower lip.

"How about we make things even?" Then we started to make out. I didn't even remember where we where, because seconds later, my hair was starting to get tangled, and our shirts where riding up. I was so temped to just rip Josh's off. And I knew he was temped to do the same to me. I pulled away and Josh moaned.

"Why did you stop?" He asked.

"We're going to far." I said, me eyes just opening.

"It's fine." He said giving me a peck on the lips.

"Josh." I moaned.

"What?"

I looked into his eyes, I couldn't get enough of him. I didn't want to stop.

"…Just make sure I don't take your shirt off." I told him.

He laughed at me and nodded. "Same for you! Ok?"

"Got it." Then I leaned in and kissed him again. I didn't want to stop, so this whole thing lasted about an hour.

We finally broke apart, both out of breathe with sore lips. I laughed.

"Do you know how long that lasted?"

"Nope. But at least our vacation is off to a very good start." Josh smiled.

"Of course." I smiled.

"It's around dinner are you hungry?" He asked.

"What time is it?" I asked.

"8." He smiled.

"Nah," I laughed. "I'm not hungry."

"Ok, I think I'm going to go upstairs, you coming?" Josh asked pulling his shirt down a little.

"Yeah," I grabbed his hand and got off of the couch.

I took a shower and got ready for bed, and my hair finally dried while I brushed my teeth. It was pulled back into a ponytail.

Josh came up from behind me, he wrapped his arms around my waist and rested his chin on the top of my head. That's how much more taller he was than me. I spit out my toothpaste and smiled. He laughed and kissed my collarbone. I turned my head to the opposite side and turned around in his arms.

"Are we going to bed or what?" I asked wrapping my arms around his waist also, his still around mine.

"Yeah," He smiled. I put my chin on his chest. My heard was angled so I was looking up at him. I stood up on my tip toes and kissed him. He smiled and kissed me back. Then I pulled away.

"Let's go then."

He grabbed my arm and led me to the bed. That night he wrapped his arms around me and for the first time in a long time, I felt completely safe while I was sleeping. No Sabine or Arians nightmares. Nothing. I was in the arms of the guy I loved.

And it was going to be like that forever.

Hey! ok, it's 11 o'clock on Christmas Eve and I can't sleep so I just wrote away on this! I'm sorry it's probably containing grammar and spelling errors! But I'm getting tired, the Maine is keeping me up!! :] I was just typing away and before I knew it there was 5 pages! I hope you guys liked it! Sorry no more Noelle! I just realized that! I was still in the Josh Reed mood! But Noelle will come in!! trust me!

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peace out,

Lauren