I woke up to Silas's phone alarm. I heard him grumble followed by a slapping sound. I lifted my head to see Silas slapping his hand all around the nightstand as he tried to find his phone. I started to giggle just as he finally found his phone and silenced the alarm. He opened one eye and looked at me. "Too early." He croaked out, which made me giggle more. All of a sudden I felt the bed shift as Silas rolled on top of me. He supported his weight on his arms, which were on either side of my head. His face was so close to mine that I suddenly stopped giggling. Would he kiss me again? He started to say something when there was a knock at the door. "What the hell Silas!" Nathan pushed the door open so hard that it swung back and hit the wall.

Silas rolled off me and swung his legs onto the floor. "Get a grip Nathan, we weren't doing anything."

I saw Nathan turn around and stomp back towards the kitchen. He was grumbling something, but I couldn't hear him. "Why is he mad Silas?"

"He was probably jealous that I was on top of you and he wasn't." I blushed bright red and I definitely didn't know how to respond. Silas laughed and said "O don't look so cute Agelle. Nathan will be alright, it was probably just not what he was expecting to see when he came in to wake you up. Go on out and cheer him up."

I found Nathan in the kitchen. He was just standing in front of the fridge, drinking a bottle of water. He was staring at something on the fridge door.

"What are you looking at?" I must have startled him because he whipped his head towards me and the water slipped out of his hand. He caught the bottle before it hit the ground, but water had spilled all over the floor. "Shit! Sorry Sang, I wasn't paying attention." He put the bottle on the counter and grabbed a towel. I walked over, intending to help him clean up, but then I saw what he was looking at on the fridge. It was a picture of all of us, except Mr. Blackbourne. All the guys were standing in front of Nathan's pool in their swim trunks and I was in the middle wearing my bikini. I was half turned to the side and my arms were wrapped around my stomach, trying to cover myself up as much as possible. Luke had one arm around my neck and Gabe had an arm around my waist. I remember that day. We were having a pool party and everyone was there, even Mr. Blackbourne and Dr. Sean. As soon as Mr. Blackbourne took this picture Luke and Gabe picked me up and threw me in the pool. North, of course, had started shouting, but everyone else was laughing.

"I remember that day." I laughed a little, thinking about the memory.

Nathan stood up from wiping up the floor and looked back at the picture. "Me too. North was so mad at Luke and Gabe after they threw you in."

"I know. Do you think he will ever stop being so overprotective?"

Nathan let out a short laugh. "Probably not. I have never seen him like this. He will stick up for all of us, and sometimes he gets a little more jumpy when it comes to Luke, but we have never seen him like he is with you. I guess it is a good thing, that there is something that means that much to him." Did he mean me? That I meant that much to North?

"Sang, I am sorry. I haven't handled all of this very well. I didn't mean to yell at Silas this morning, it just caught me off guard."

"I know, that's what Silas said."

Nathan started running his hands through his hair, finally swinging his arms down to his side. "I don't know how all the other guys can be so calm about all of this. I can see now that they feel what I feel about you. Or close enough at least. How can they be so okay with sharing you?"

"I don't know Nathan, why don't you ask them. I think some of them are just as confused as you are, but they are following what they want instead of what everyone says is okay. That's what Mr. Blackbourne told me to do, so it is what I am trying to do."

"It's hard sometimes. I grew up knowing what a family was supposed to be. I knew that I didn't have it, but I would. And then I met you and you got into this…relationship…with all of us and it is so different from what I always told myself would happen. You make me happy Sang. I want to do whatever makes you happy."

"What we are trying to do is making me happy. But I can't be happy with it if all of you are not able to do this. I am not going to break apart the family you have all created."

Nathan pulled me in for a hug and kissed my forehead. "Thank you Sang. For everything. Now go get ready before we are late."

The school day was probably as normal as it will ever be. At my old school, I would go from class to class, almost invisible to those around me. I would listen to the lesson, read or do an assignment during lunch, and then go home to hide from my mom. Today was almost like that, except I wasn't invisible to everyone anymore, and I didn't have to worry about rushing home to hide in my room. I laughed with the guys in between classes and at lunch. Nathan and I went to Kota's after school to start our homework and hang out. It made me think that this is the rest of the year could be like. I don't know what will happen when the guys leave Ashley Waters. They keep telling me not to worry about it, but won't tell me why I shouldn't worry. Either way, I am going to make the most of my time with them.

I was startled out of my thoughts by Kota's door bell ringing. Kota was sitting next to me on floor, reading something for one of his classes and Nathan was sitting in one of the bean bag chairs pretending to look through one of his text books. I am pretty sure he was sleeping though. Kota and Nathan looked at each other quickly before Kota stood up to go to the door. I heard Kota talking with someone, but the voices were too low for me to make anything out. I had my eyes glued to the entry way, waiting to see who it was, so when I saw Mr. Blackbourne step into view it took me a second to comprehend what I was actually seeing. Does he usually ring Kota's doorbell?

"Miss Sorenson. Mr. Griffin." I was too busy looking at Mr. Blackbourne I didn't notice that Nathan had stood up. Mr. Blackbourne turned his head back to me. "Miss Sorenson, I was hoping I could have a few minutes of your time." He wanted to talk to me? Maybe he wanted to follow up about how everything was going with the guys.

"Yeah, of course." I looked around, not sure where he wanted to talk. Did he want to go somewhere private?

He seemed to understand what I was doing so he said "Why don't you get your shoes and we can take a walk outside." I nodded my head and pulled my sandals on. He held his hand out, palm up, to show me where to go. He was pointing towards the back door. We walked in silence until he closed the back door behind us.

"I hope I wasn't interrupting anything."

"No, we were just doing some homework. Well, I think Nathan was sleeping, but I don't think we should tell Kota that." I looked up in time to see his millimeter smirk.

"Do you know why I am here Miss Sorenson?"

"To check in about the guys?" I didn't mean for it to come out as a question, but I really was not sure. He could have asked me in our music lesson today if he wanted to.

"No. Although, if there is anything you would like to tell me, please feel free."

"O uh, no. Nothing to report. Everything is going fine. I have a few dates coming up."

"Yes, I heard. And you still feel comfortable with all of this?"

"I am. I think it will be okay. I just have to make sure I remember when all of my dates are." And then it hit me. All of the guys had asked me out except Mr. Blackbourne and Dr. Sean. Was he here to ask me out? I started to get nervous. I have been thinking about this a lot. After our original talk, when I realized I would go out with Mr. Blackbourne, I tried envisioning what we would do, how we would act. Would he call me Miss Sorenson the whole time?

Mr. Blackbourne stopped walking. We had been walking the perimeter of Kota's back yard. "I am guessing that you have now realized why I am here." He looked at me, his grey eyes sparkling, but questioning something. "I can't help but notice that you look a little nervous Miss Sorenson."

"Maybe a little." I confessed. There is no point in lying to Mr. Blackbourne.

"Are you nervous about being asked out in general, or that it is me asking you?" One of the things that scared me about Mr. Blackbourne was his ability to practically read my mind. However, he had an amazing talent in then breaking your feelings and thoughts into simple pieces. It didn't feel that simple in my mind though.

"I don't know. I had never really thought about it before. I have been thinking about it more lately though."

"You have? Would you mind telling me what you were thinking?"

If I told him that I was daydreaming about our potential dates, would he think that was stupid? "Nothing much really. I just tried to imagine what you would want to do on a date…" I trailed off. Not knowing what else to say.

He nodded his head slowly. "Anything else?"

"…I was wondering if you would call me Miss Sorenson the whole time." I looked away, feeling my cheeks heat up with my blush.

He didn't say anything for a few beats. "Would you like me to call you Sang?"

I looked back up at him. Was it that easy? "If you want to. I mean, if you are okay with that. Dr. Green told me why you have all the guys call you Mr. Blackbourne. I just thought if it was just the two of us…"

"Sang." He said my name quietly, but it was full of confidence that it stopped me midsentence. Something fluttered in my stomach at the sound of his voice saying my name.

"If calling you by your first name is all it takes to get you to smile like that then I will do it all the time." Was I smiling? "However, I think it would only be fair then, if you called me by my first name."

-Mr. Blackbourne-

The truth is, I just wanted to hear her say my name. When I first said her name, her eyes lit up like it was Christmas morning. And then her pupils dilated and her eyes narrowed. I knew what that meant, even if she didn't, and I couldn't help but feel it in return. I didn't mean to feel that way with her. I meant to support her and the rest of my family in whatever they wanted to do. I didn't mean to draw myself into it this deeply. But Sean was right, annoyingly so, I wanted this as much as the other guys.

"Owen. You want me to call you Owen?" And there it was. Her sweet, tiny voice saying my name was all it took to push me over the edge. I wanted that and so much more. But I would settle for this, for now. I nodded and grabbed her hand. She looked down at our hands and then back up to my face. Her smile was incredible.

"Mis…sorry. Sang." She giggled a little at my stutter over her name.

"It will probably take a little getting used to huh?"

"Probably. Let me start again. Sang, I am hoping you will do me the honor of going out with me on Saturday."

"This Saturday?" Her eyes grew larger.

"Yes, if that is okay with you? Mr. Coleman checked your calendar for me and said you were free."

"O no, that's not what I meant. It just seems so soon. I thought I would have to wait longer." I let out the breath I didn't know I was holding.

"I am not very patient when it comes to something I really want." I said it just above a whisper. Her mouth dropped a little and for the first time I couldn't truly read what she was thinking. Probably for the best. I need to stay in control when it comes to Sang. First off, I am her teacher. Second, despite what her eyes have given away today, her mind is not ready for what I want her to feel for me, not yet at least.

"What will we do on Saturday?"

"I thought we could go back to the country club and play a round of golf. You seemed interested when we were there for lunch." Her head tilted to the side and she smiled. I knew that meant that she was remembering our lunch. Then her look turned to worried.

"I have never golfed before. I don't think I am ready to actually play on the course."

"I will take care of that. What better way to learn about the game then to actually play it. I will pick you up at Mr. Griffin's house at 7am on Saturday."

She stepped back a little. "7, in the morning?"

I gave her a small smiled. "Yes, I thought we could grab some breakfast first."

"Ok, I would really like that. I guess I will see you Saturday then. Well I will see you at school tomorrow too, but then Saturday…" She was adorable. How could I fault the others for falling for her so quickly when she was this cute?

"I understand what you mean. I admit it will take a little getting used to at first since at school I am strictly your teacher." Best not to dwell on that part, I don't want to scare her off from sharing her feelings with me when the time comes. "If you don't mind, I will see you back inside, and then I have some work to attend to tonight." I didn't really have anything to do, but I needed to step away before I started sharing anymore of my feelings with her. I needed to pull myself together.

"I was going to make dinner soon, do you want to stay?"

Yes, I do. "No, thank you Sang. But I will definitely take a rain check. Maybe we can do dinner sometime this week." We had reached the door to Mr. Lee's house. "I'll walk around and head out. I will see you tomorrow, Sang."

"Bye…Owen." She walked into the house and closed the door behind her. Yes, I had definitely fallen.