I play a few tunes on the piano that mom likes and then I make my way to the kitchen. Mom looks up and smiles at me and I go to envelope her in a hug.

'Darling I'm trying to make you pancakes.' She scolds.

'I know mom. I'll miss you and your pancakes.' I say with a smile.

'Get away with you. You'll have Mrs Richards looking after you.' Mom says swatting me with the tea towel. 'Breakfast is nearly ready, can you get the juice out of the fridge?'

'Sure mom. Is it just me eating?' I ask.

'Yes, we all had ours earlier. Mia has just left to meet for coffee with Elliot and Christian.' Mom says.

'Oh.' I mutter as I pour a glass of juice.

'Darling, your wealth won't make a blind bit of difference to how they feel about you and treat you. They don't treat you any differently to Christian at the moment and that won't change. If anything they'll become more protective of you.' Mom says gently. I sit at the table as mom puts the plate of pancakes and bacon in front of me. Mom sits opposite me.

'I know but it's pretty scary.' I say as I start eating. 'I thought I could cope with the money side by just ignoring it but it's the media attention and having to be wary about what I do that frightens me.'

'Matt you'll be fine. You've got another year at school and then hopefully you'll be in England so you can escape Seattle's interest in the Grey family.' Mom says.

'Mom it's the going back to school part that scares me. The girls were bad enough knowing that I was Christian's brother and you should have seen the mothers when he picked me up from school, they were all over him trying to make eye contact and strike up a conversation. What will they be like with me now?' I ask her.

'They'll have Hannah to deal with and Jonty will be around still, he's used to the money side of things.' Mom says.

'Exactly and look at the girls round him. Mom he's worse than Elliot ever was, he doesn't even ask the name of most of them and they're lucky if he takes them out for more than a week.' I mutter.

'Maybe he'll grow up this year, after all he must have gone out with all the girls in your year.' Mom says.

'Except Hannah.' I say smiling at her.

'Sensible girl.' Mom says smiling and I grin back at her.

'Mom when we get back from Hawaii I think we'll spend a week here and then have the family day on the Saturday and if you're happy and I'm feeling a lot stronger I might go to England for a week on the Monday. I think I want to visit Cambridge before I make any decisions and probably visit my Grandma as well. If she's already old and frail I'd rather go sooner rather than later. Hopefully Hannah will come with me.' I say.

'Come where?' Hannah asks as she comes into the kitchen and sits next to me.

'England.' I whisper.

'Oh cool, When?' she asks.

'Three weeks time. We'll get over the Hawaii trip first.' I say and mom smiles at me.

'Will you stay at your house in London?' mom asks.

'I don't know, what do you think is best?' I ask.

'Well you can get to Cambridge in an hour from there and also your grandma's. It's also quite convenient for the underground trains and its close to all the sightseeing you might want to do.' Mom says.

'Mom, do you really think Christian would let us go on the underground. He'll go thermonuclear.' I say.

'He doesn't need to know.' Mom says smiling at me. 'You also have a housekeeper in London to look after you and I'm sure Christian will insist on security.'

'He won't let us go anywhere without it.' I mutter. 'So baby, what do you think? Shall we stay in the house?'

'I'm happy with whatever you decide. I can't believe we're going to have two holidays.' Hannah says excitedly.

'At least you can look at art schools whilst we're there as well and then you will have a better idea if you want to come with me or stick with Pullman.' I say. 'Mom, we'll stay at the house.'

'OK, I'll contact the housekeeper for you. Again she'll be delighted to see you.' Mom says.

'She's met me before?' I ask.

'Yes, actually you had your arm in a cast. We had to change the holiday around and go there first instead of Hawaii because it would have been difficult keeping you out of the pool. We had a week in London, then Paris. Two weeks in Australia followed by two weeks in Hawaii. Before we left London we arranged for you to have your cast off at one of the hospitals. I think you also stopped off for a few days there when you went with your mommy and daddy to the Spanish villa. Mrs Bridger was another lady that was won over by your charms. You only had to smile at her and she would do whatever you asked.' Mom says.

'All these women that are under your spell, I'll be getting jealous.' Hannah says but she's smiling at me.

'You have no need to be and besides I can't remember them, maybe I will when I see them again.' I say as the door bell rings.

'I'll go.' Mom says. As mom leaves I take the opportunity to hug Hannah and kiss her cheek.

'Are you sure about coming to England with me? I don't want you to feel like you have to.' I say.

'Of course I'm sure. I want to be wherever you are. It will be good for us, even though we'll still have security. How will we get there?' Hannah asks.

'On a plane, did you really just ask that question?' I ask her with a smirk.

'Yes but what I meant was will we use Christian's jet again?' she asks.

'Probably not. We'd have to stop somewhere to refuel. We'll probably just fly direct from Seattle to Heathrow. First Class.' I say.

'Really, but Matt that will be so expensive. Isn't it just posh people that fly first class?' She says.

'I've never noticed before. If we didn't use daddy's jet then we flew first class. When we've had a family holiday with mom and dad we either fly first class or take Christian's jet so I've never known any different.' I say.

'Spoilt.'

'Probably but it will be the same for you now so you'll have to get used to it.' I say as mom comes back into the kitchen.

'Delivery for someone.' She says waving a set of keys about. Hannah squeals.

'Oh I forgot your car was coming today. Let's go see.' I say as I grab her hand and pull her to her feet.

'I think you're more excited than I am.' Hannah says.

'He takes after his brothers, they like nothing better than a new car.' Mom says smiling at us.

'Mom, when can I drive again?' I ask.

'Not today.' She replies.

'Mom…..'

'No Matt. You're not driving and that's the end of the conversation.' Mom says giving me a stern look.

'OK, I get the message. I will just look at it and maybe sit inside. Come on Hannah lets go.' I say but I smile at mom. I knew that I wouldn't be able to drive but thought I'd try and push my luck.

'Whose car is it anyway?' Hannah says. 'I might not have let you drive even if you could.'

'I was only going to show you what to do.' I mutter.

'Don't sulk, of course I would let you drive.' She says smiling at me.

'I'm not sulking.' I say as we get to the front door. I jump down the steps. 'Wow Hannah, she's beautiful. I wasn't sure about a red car but she looks good. You chose well.'

'She! She! It might be a man car.' Hannah exclaims.

'All cars are women. You have to treat them with respect.' I say and stick my tongue out at her.

'That's really respectful Matt Grey.' She says sticking her tongue out at me.

'Likewise.' I say and grab my skateboard from the side of the front step. I jump on it and circle round the car whistling to myself. Picking up speed I circle it even faster.

'Stop showing off.' Hannah says.

'Matthew Grey.' I hear mom call. Oh shit, I didn't expect her to follow us outside. I jump off the board, flicking it up and catching it.

'Hi mom.' I say. Going over to her I casually put my arm round her shoulder as I dump the skateboard back at the side of the steps. 'Come and look inside the new car mom.'

'Your distraction techniques are not working. I'm cross with you.' Mom says.

'I'm sorry mom.' I say enveloping her in a hug and kissing her head.

'It's still not working.' She says. 'When are you going to start being more careful?'

'Mom, the skateboard has been glued to my feet for as long as I can remember. I'll be able to surf in a few days, I promise to be careful. I was only going round in circles and not doing any jumps. Please don't be cross, not when we're going to be apart in a few hours. I love you mom.' I say smiling at her.

'Oh darling, you've always been able to get round me with your words and smile.' She says hugging me and kissing my cheek.

'Come and see the car mom.' I say dragging her towards it. Hannah is already sat in the driver's seat. 'Mom, get in and sit next to Hannah.' I add.

'Can we go for a quick drive?' Hannah asks.

'No, I don't know where the security are.' I say. 'You could just have a quick go up and down the drive though if you really want and then you'll have to wait.'

'Matt, the story hasn't gone to the papers yet. Hannah could take you for a quick spin.' Mom says.

'Mom no, don't encourage us. Dad and Christian would be so mad with me. One minute you're cross because I have a quick go on the skateboard and then you say Hannah can take me for a quick drive.' I say.

'That's different but I'm glad to see you're taking the security issue seriously.' She says and smiles at me before turning to Hannah and saying. 'Start her up, you can take me for a trip up and down the drive, at least its long enough for a quick go, the boys often let Matt have a go in their cars when he wasn't old enough to be out on the road.' Hannah grins at her and starts the engine.

'Easy on the gas.' I say as she pulls away. I go and stand on the steps to watch. My blackberry buzzes in my pocket.

'Hi Christian.' I say, automatically knowing it will be him.

'Where are you going in the car?' he asks. He's obviously had a tracking device fitted to the car and so knows as soon as it moves.

'Don't worry, I'm not. I'm stood on the steps watching Hannah and mom taking turns going up and down the drive. I wouldn't let them go any further because I didn't know where the security was.' I say.

'Thank you.' Christian says. 'I really appreciate you taking your safety seriously. It will help security to know that you're going to be careful.'

'No worries. I thought you were meeting Elliot and Mia for coffee.' I say.

'I'm just on my way now.' He says.

'OK, will you let me know how they react?' I ask.

'Matt, don't worry they'll be fine about it all. They might be shocked at first but so were you and even I was so that's understandable. They won't treat you any differently.' He says.

'I know, that's what mom said. How long will it take to find me someone like Taylor?' I ask.

'Taylor's looking now. Sawyer would have been good but once he gets back from Hawaii he'll be back with Ana. She can't seem to take her safety seriously and keeps giving security the slip but Sawyer seems to have the measure of her. Hopefully we'll have someone trained up by the time you return.' Christian says.

'That's good because I want to go to England in three weeks time. Don't worry I'll be back in time for the wedding.' I say.

'England, what for?' he asks.

'I want to visit my grandma.' I say quietly.

'Ok no worries. I'll get security sorted out for you. Will you be staying at your house?' he asks.

'Yes.'

'Good, that makes it easier.' he says.

'Thank you.' I say as I walk over to the garage and open the door.

'Matt, I'm at my club where I'm meeting Elliot and Mia. I'll speak to you later before you fly.' Christian says and then clicks off. I stand and look at the phone for a moment then shake my head at it and shove it back in my pocket. I signal to Hannah to drive over to the garage.

'There's room in here for your car, both of mine are at Escala at the moment.' I say as she pulls in and switches the engine off. I open mom's door for her and then go round to Hannah's side to open hers.

'Thank you Matt.' She says climbing out and giving me a hug.

'Did you enjoy that?' I ask.

'Immensely.' Hannah says with a grin.

'It's a beautiful car to drive.' Mom says.

'I wouldn't know.' I mutter as I close the garage door behind us.

'Don't sulk.' Both mom and Hannah say together and then they look at each other and start to giggle. I roll my eyes at them both and stand back on my skateboard. Mom looks at me and raises her eyebrows.

'Please mom, sit on the step like you used to when I was small and watch me. I promise not to do any tricks, I'll keep two feet on the board at all times. Please, just for five minutes.' I plead.

'OK, five minutes. No tricks, no jumps.' She says and I grin at her before skating away.