Hi loves! Back again! So, I think you are really going to like this one. It's an AU, meaning Zander never transferred to Brewster and Gravity 5 never happened. I really like this one, so I hope you do too.

Oh yeah! Credit for part of this idea goes to Libba The Amazing. Thanks a lot love! This one goes out to you.

Enjoy!

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"Please Z? I know they would love to meet you." Stevie Baskara pleads as she sits in the big king size bed she shares with her boyfriend Zander Robbins. He is in the bathroom, drying his hair from the shower he just took, and Stevie is trying to convince him to go with her to her parents place for Christmas.

"I don't know baby. Do they even want me there?" He emerges from the bathroom, turning the lights off and walking towards the bed. As he pulls back the covers and climbs in, Stevie talks to him again.

"It doesn't matter if they want you there. Because I want you there."

"Well, as long as we get to share a room. And a bed." He says huskily as he leans over and grabs her by the waist pulling her closer to him. "I think that can be arranged," She says kissing him. She places her hand on his bare chest and pulls away slightly looking at his confused face, "so this means your coming. Right?"

He smiles at her, "Yes."

"Great," she leans in and kisses him again, rolling him onto his back. Needless to say, they didn't get as much sleep as they needed.

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"Why did I agree to this?" Zander asks no one in particular as he and Stevie walk up the front steps of her parents' home, luggage on the ground next to him.

"Oh stop," Stevie says, turning around to face him and fixes his collar, "They're gonna love you, because I love you. Now don't forget that, okay?"

"Okay," he says with a pouting face. Stevie smiles and stands on her toes slightly to kiss him. She wraps her arms around his neck, and he wraps his arms around her waist, kissing her back. They pull apart when they hear the door opening, revealing Stevie's parents standing in the doorway.

"Stevie!" Her mom exclaims engulfing her in a hug.

"Hi mom." Stevie laughs from within the hug.

When she pulls away from her mom she looks over to her dad.

"Come here baby girl." He says holding his arms open.

Stevie walks forward into his arms, "Hi daddy!"

"We're so glad you were able to make it!" Her mom says when she pulls away from her dad's arms.

"And miss the craziness that is my family? Not a chance!" Her parents just laugh.

Zander clears his throat getting everyone's attention. "Oh!" Stevie exclaims looking at him. "I'm so sorry!" She puts one of her hands on Zander's arm and then faces her parents again.

"Mom. Dad. This is Zander. My boyfriend."

"Hello Mr. and Mrs. Baskara."

"Oh sweetie," Mrs. Baskara says, "call me Cindy." She pulls him into a hug, causing Stevie to smile.

When Cindy releases him from the hug, he faces Stevie's dad and holds out his hand for him to shake. "Sir," he says when he accepts the handshake.

"Call me John." Zander nods and then releases from the handshake, wrapping one arm around Stevie's waist.

They stand there for a moment before Cindy speaks up, "Oh. Come inside you two, it's freezing out here." Zander and Stevie smile, and then Zander reaches down to pick up their luggage and carry it inside.

"Such a gentleman," Cindy whispers to Stevie as they walk into the house, followed by Zander and John. Stevie just smiles and laughs.

Once in the living room, Stevie speaks up, "Are the guys here yet?" she asks.

"Sam and Ethan ran out to get a few more things, and I think Chris and Nathan are on their way here. Should be arriving anytime soon." Her mom answers.

"Awesome!" She turns to face Zander, "My brothers. Let's just hope they don't go all crazy interrogation on you."

"Crazy what now?"

"But I'm sure you'll be fine." Stevie smiles, patting him on the shoulder.

"Okay," Cindy mom says, "Stevie, you'll be in your old room, and Zander honey, you'll be in…."

"No." Stevie says sternly, interrupting her mother.

"What?" Her mom replies in shock.

"I said no. Zander and I are going to share my room."

"But sweetie…"

"No buts mom. I am a grown woman, not a teenager anymore. I am perfectly capable of sharing a room with my boyfriend. Now if you'll excuse us, we'll be up in my room, unpacking," she turns to look at Zander who is standing there with his mouth open, "Zander." She nods towards the stairs.

Zander closes his mouth and bends down to grab their bags, then follows Stevie up the stairs. "That was so hot."

"I know," she says back smirking, even though he can't see anything.

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Once they reach Stevie's old room, she opens the door and ushers him inside, closing the door behind them. Stevie grabs the bags out of Zander's hands and tosses them on her bed, sitting on the end of it. "Welcome to my haven throughout my childhood." She holds her arms out, motioning to the whole of her bedroom.

The walls and ceiling are simple ocean blue color. The walls, minus the paint, are bare, no posters or photos, for most of it had been removed and boxed up when Stevie left for college. There is a nightstand sitting next to the bed, bare as well. A bookshelf in the corner of the room, books removed. A large and spacious window, sitting directly across from the bed, between the two corners of the room, looking out onto a view of the town. Her dresser, standing in the other corner next to the window, vacant of all clothing. The many shelves on the walls barren; their previous items having been removed and packed up as well.

"So, what do you think?" She asks him.

"It's a little boring." He says looking around the room.

"Well, I did move out a few years ago. So everything got taken down and boxed up. I guess it's a sort of guest room now."

"Hmm. I can imagine it now," he says, walking up to her and standing in front of her, "you as a teenager. Playing your music really loudly from your stereo," he pulls her up from her bed and wraps his arms around her, pulling her close, "dancing around your room like this," they begin to sway back and forth, "in some very sexy booty shorts and tank top I might add," his hands slide down her lower back and he leans forward placing his lips on hers.

Stevie reaches behind her back and grabs Zander's hands before they can slide any further and pulls her lips away from his, "You're such a horndog sometimes. And you better not try any of that when my brothers are here. They might just beat you to a pulp." She smiles and gives him a quick kiss on the lips. "Now unpack." She pulls from his grasp, and then walks around her bed to unzip her suitcase and begin unpacking. Zander sighs and follows her to the side of the bed and unpacks his bag as well.

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"Stevie, your brothers are here!" Cindy shouts from downstairs.

"Be down in a minute!" she shouts back. She turns her head to look at Zander, lying on the bed next to her. "You ready to meet the rest of my family?" she asks him as she sits up.

He sighs, "As ready as I'll ever be."

Stevie rolls her eyes and pulls him up off of the bed and drags him out the door. Zander follows Stevie down the stairs and into the living room where he sees four men and two women sitting in the living room with Cindy.

The four men look up and once they see Stevie, they all but fly out of their seats. "Stevie!" They all yell as they crush her in a humungous hug that practically crushes her.

"I missed you guys too." Stevie laughs from within their grasp. After a moment, they release her and then stand back. "Guys," Stevie says motioning for Zander to move closer, "This is Zander. My boyfriend."

"Boyfriend huh?" One of her brothers says, stepping forward, "I'm Chris. The oldest." He holds out his hand and Zander accepts it.

"Hi," he says nervously.

After their handshake, Chris steps back and points to the other guys, "Nathan, Sam, and Ethan." Zander waves at them.

Stevie rolls her eyes and steps forward, "Really guys?" she motions towards the two women in the living room. "Lanie and Jenny. Lanie is marred to Chris, and Jenny is engaged to Nathan." Zander nods his head and then follows Stevie into the living room. They sit down on the love seat, Stevie's hand landing on his leg, and his arm going around her shoulders. Chris and Nathan sit next to their respective girls and then Sam and Ethan sit in two chairs next to each other. There is a moment of silence before Cindy speaks up.

"Stevie, Lanie, Jenny," she stands up from her chair, "will you girls help me in the kitchen with dinner?" The three girls smile and nod before standing from their seats. Zander grabs Stevie's wrist and gives her a please-don't-leave-me-alone-with-them look.

She bends down and whispers, "Relax. Be yourself. Answer truthfully. And you'll be fine. Hopefully." He gives her a worried look and she kisses him on the cheek. She stands back up straight and makes her way into the kitchen as Zander watches her walk out of the room.

He turns his head to face Stevie's brothers again and swallows nervously. The brothers all look at each other and nod. Then all at once, they stand up and move in so that they are standing shoulder to shoulder in front of him, and cross their arms in front of their chests. Zander just sits there nervously staring at all of them.

"So, you're Stevie's new boyfriend." Chris says first.

"Well, not exactly new. We've known each other since high school. But we finally got together 3 years ago."

"And we're just now meeting you?" Nathan asks.

"We were waiting for the right moment."

"And that moment is three years after you start dating?" Sam questions.

"We wanted to see if we would last. And we did. So, we decided now would be a good time."

Sam nods in acceptance of the answer.

"When exactly did you guys meet?" Ethan says.

"The summer right before freshman year. We both were at the same summer music camp. Had a few of the same classes together and were in a lot of the same group activities. We instantly clicked as best friends. So we kept in touch when summer ended. And each year, we went back to the same summer camp and it was like the school year never happened. But when our last year of summer camp ended, we hardly ever saw each other but we still kept in touch. Finally, about three years ago, we ran into each other somewhere, and we went out for coffee. That's when I knew it was her. So I asked her, and she said yes. And we've been going strong ever since." Zander smiles at the end of his story, his mind going back to the first moment her saw her.

"Wow, some story. I'll buy it." Sam says shrugging.

"Now, you treating our sister right?" Chris says.

"Absolutely." He replies.

"You ever hurt her?" Nathan asks.

"Wouldn't dream of it." He says confidently.

"Ever been arrested?" Ethan asks.

"Nope." He shakes his head.

"Ever been in a gang?" Chris asks.

"Not to my knowledge."

"Ever done drugs?" Nathan questions.

"Never even thought about it."

"STD's?" Ethan whispers.

"Never done it with anyone."

"Not even our sister?" Sam asks.

"Rather not discuss that."

"Ever pressure her into doing things she doesn't want to?" Sam asks again.

"Never."

"Ever done anything illegal?" Chris asks.

"Clean record."

"Alright," Chris says, "you've passed," Zander sighs, "for now," his eyes go wide, "don't think we won't be checking in every now and then to make sure you're treating our baby sister with the respect she deserves."

"Duly noted." Zander nods.

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"So, did they interrogate you?" Stevie asks Zander that night as they are getting ready for bed. He is sitting on the edge of her bed, while she stands in front of her dresser with a mirror attached at the back.

"Yes. They did." He replies nonchalantly.

"And? How did it go?" She turns around to look at him.

"It was alright. Nothing too intimidating."

"Nothing too intimidating? Please, these are my brothers we're talking about. They will take any chance they can get to terrify my boyfriends. I could barely keep a relationship for more than two weeks growing up because of them."

"Seriously?" Zander raises his eyebrows at her.

Stevie nods her head, "Whenever I would bring one of my boyfriends over to hang out, my brothers would go all postal on him while I was out of the room or something. Then the next day, they would break up with me."

"That is harsh." He says back.

"Ya think? That's one reason why I wanted to wait for a little while to bring you home. To make sure that you were really into me before my brothers got to you."

"Well, everything that they said, none of it made a difference. Because I'm still into you." He smiles.

She smiles back and walks forward, "That's good. Otherwise, I'd have to throw you out." She wraps her arms around his neck and leans into him.

"You wouldn't do that to me," He wraps his arms around her waist, pulling her closer, "you love me too much to live without me."

"And you're sure about that?"

"You brought me home didn't you? To your oh-so-crazy family."

"That is true," she sighs, but keeps a smile on her face, "I guess you're right. I do love you too much to throw you out."

"That's what I thought," He leans backward on the bed, pulling Stevie down on top of him, and presses his lips against hers; she kisses back. The kiss grows deeper and deeper until something interrupts them.

"STEVIE!" Zander and Stevie stumble apart, Zander sitting up on the bed, and Stevie standing up against the wall. They look to see Chris, Nathan, Sam, and Ethan standing in the doorway, shock and anger written all over their faces. Both Stevie and Zander glance at each other for a moment and start blushing.

"What are you guys doing?" Stevie asks.

"Well," Chris begins, "we all came to say goodnight to you."

"Like how we used to when we were younger." Sam continues.

"And we walk up to your door to see you like you were." Nathan speaks.

"How could you Stevie?" Ethan finishes.

Stevie rolls her eyes and pushes off the wall, walking towards her brothers, "Guys. I'm a big girl now. I appreciate you coming to say goodnight to me. But you can't expect me to not be kissing my boyfriend."

Her brothers huff and mumble to themselves and each other. "I'm serious guys."

"Sorry Stevie." They all say.

She smiles, "Thank you. Now goodnight." She walks forward and gives each one of them a hug and kiss on the cheek. They all say goodnight and turn to walk down the hallway to their rooms. Chris turns back and looks directly at Zander, "Don't think you're getting off easy pal. You're getting another interrogation next year. If you're still around." He smirks.

"Leave." Stevie says and shoves him out the door, closing it behind him. She turns to face Zander and sighs. Then she smiles and walks forward, "Now. I suggest we go to sleep. Unless you want any more awkward interruptions." She walks around the bed to her side, and climbs underneath the covers.

Zander stands and pulls the covers back, climbing under as well, "Good idea." He leans forward and gives Stevie a small peck on the lips, "Good night."

She smiles, "Goodnight."

Zander reaches next to him and flips off the lamp that had been on and settles down into the bed. Stevie snuggles up against him, and they both fall into a deep, comfortable sleep, with smiles on their faces and happiness in their hearts.

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