Chapter 4

SPOV

I woke up for the first time in four months smiling. I had a couple dreams about Joel. Joel. Joel, who single handily pulled me out of my depression in an hour of talking. I knew we could be great friends, but I needed to tell him about what I had been through in the last four months. I had gotten a text from him and that's what actually woke me up. "Hey Sara, hope you slept good. Wanna meet up for breakfast?" I got up and asked my mom, "what's up for breakfast mom?" "They have stuff in a room off the lobby. Why?" "Well, can I explain it on the way there, I need a shower." "Okay." I texted Joel back, "okay, bringing my mom with. Need a shower, see ya in 20." He replied right away, "Okay, see ya in 20 in the lobby." I replied "Okay," and got in the shower.

I showered quickly and got dressed in my favorite white v-neck, a skirt and leggings with my chucks to top it off. I walked into the room, mom asked me, "so why are you so dressed up Sara?" "Well, I'll explain on the way." We walked out of the room and started walking, "well mom, last night while I was in the lobby reading, I met this guy named Joel. And well, he was teh reason for my smile last night. We traded numbers, he texted asking what I was up to for breakfast. And well we're meeting up with him in the lobby. He doesn't know about Karly yet and please don't embarrass me." "Okay Sara, and by the way that's the most you've said to me in a long time."

We walked into the lobby and I spotted Joel and felt a smile spread across my face when my eyes met his. He smiled and started talking to the guys he was with. My guess was that they were his brothers. My mom and I walked over to him. When we got to him I said, "Mom, this is Joel, Joel, my mom." He shook my mom's hand and then said, "Sara, Sara's mom these are my brothers Josh and Luke," he pointed to them as he said their names, "Josh, Luke this is Sara and her mom." They shook my hand and my mom's hand. We decided to stay at the hotel and eat there. I guess Joel told them a little about me by the way they looked at me. We talked all through breakfast, just gettign to know each other. I texted Joel towards the end, "Can I talk to you later about something?" "Sure, how about we take a walk after breakfast?" "Okay."

JPOV

I woke up with a smile on my face and texted Sara. "Hey Sara. Hope you slept good. Wanna meet up for breakfast?" I was hoping she would say yes, it felt like she was someone I never knew I needed. I had been pretty depressed since my exgirlfriend Caitlin broke up with me. I thought she was the one. I was broken out of my thoughts by my phone vibrating, Sara had replied, "Okay, I'm bringing my mom with. Need to shower, see ya in 20." I replied back right away, "Okay, see ya in 20 in the lobby." She replied "Okay," and I went and took a quick shower and got dressed in my favorite white shirt and black jeans with my leather jacket and combat boots to top it off.

I explained to Josh and luke on the way to the lobby about Sara. "So guys last night when I said I didn't know what you were talking about. Well I lied, I met this girl named Sara last night. We're meeting up with her and her mom for breakfast." We sat down on a couch in the lobby to wait for Sara and her mom. When our eyes met we smiled at each other. We introduced the others to each other. We sat and ate breakfast and all of us got to know each other. Towards the end Sara texted me. "Can I talk to you later about something?" I replied, "Sure, how about we take a walk after breakfast?" "Okay." I started to wonder what it was about. Then a thought came into my head...

(oooo...CLIFFIE)

chapter 3

Joel POV

Man, here goes another GMA week. I had been going to these since

I was 10 and my sister started getting big. This year Luke and I

would have a chance. We had decided to stay at the Opryland

Hotel, just to be closer to all the things we were to do. I had actually

gone to the lobby to leave and get something to eat. That was until I

saw her. This girl with curly, strawberry blonde hair. I noticed she

was reading a book Rebecca had co-written.

I walked over to the couch she was sitting on and sat down next to

her. She looked up at me shyly through her long eyelashes, to

reveal very beautiful hazel eyes that held some sadness in them. I

wanted to know why they looked that way, but knew it wasn't right to

ask out right, so I introduced myself, "hi I'm Joel. What's your

name?" "Sara, it's nice to meet you Joel," she said with an accent

that sounded Texan. "Yeah same here Sara. So what are you here

for?" "GMA week, a vacation, with my mom." "Oh cool, me too.

What's that you're reading?" I noticed as she put her bookmark in

it's place that it was of that weird series called Twilight. She said,

"SHE by Rebecca St. James and Lynda Hunter Bjorklund." "Oh

cool, I've read all of Rebecca's books, she's my sister."

The look of recognition came across her face, she knew who I was. I

asked her, "do you have any siblings?" There was a sadness in her

eyes while saying, "no, I'm an only child. I know you have four

brothers and two sisters, thanks to this book...and the others I've

read." I chuckled a bit and replied, "yeah I remember the reprint of

the first devotional had wacky photos of us in it." "Yeah, but it was

still pretty cool to have them in there." "So, what showcases are

you going to this week?" "I really don't know my mom only told me

we were going to the Doves, and staying here." "Oh well my brother

Luke and I are playing one. I can get you into that one if you want," I

offered her. She said "sure that sounds like fun," she actually

smiled. She then looked at her phone for the time and said, "I

should really get back to my room, my mom will start to freak out if

I'm gone too long." "Oh well how about we trade numbers so we can

meet up through out the week?" "Sure." She gave me her cell as I

gave her mine and we put our numbers in each others phones.

I offered to walk her to her room which she accepted. We walked to

her froom in an awkward silence. I wanted to ask her about the

sadness in her eyes when I asked about siblings but knew it wasn't

the right time though, and I couldn't think of anything to say so we

were silent. When we got to her room I stuck out my hand for a

handshake, which she did. Truth be told, I wanted a hug more than

anything but didn't want to scare her off. I walked to the room I was

staying in with my two younger brothers, Josh and Luke. Josh took

one look at my face and asked, "what's her name, Joel?" I told him,

"I have no clue what you're talking about Josh." "Whatever Joel."

I went to take a shower to be able to think in peace. The first

thought that came into my mind was Sara's face when I asked about

siblings and the sadness in her eyes. I wanted to know why it was

there and more importantly I wanted to do anythign the have her not

in that pain. I never believed I could feel the hurt of someone else so

much. That I could even like her with only talking to her for only an

hour. I got out of the shower, dried off and got dressed. When I

walked out into the room, Luke took one look at my face and asked,

"so, what's her name?" My reply was, " I have no clue what you're

talking about Luke." "Whatever Joel." What was up with my

brothers? Well I ignored them and went to bed and dreamt of Sara.