you're the one.|| vinnie hacker

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after more than 12 hours i finally arrived at the airport. gosh, it had been exhausting, specially because i couldn't sleep properly since the seat got uncomfortable after couple hours, but after all it was worth it.

i took all my suitcases and i tried with all my strength to arrive at the spot where maria and nate were waiting for me. we texted each other before i got in the airplane.

i arrived there but there were so many people that i couldn't see maria or nate. i started panicking a little cause i didn't wanna get lost or something, but fortunately maria called me and guided me through the crowd and we finally met.

"hii anna, how are you? how's the flight been?" maria asked me super happy. gosh i loved her, she was so caring.

"hii, i'm just tired, but overall everything went good. thank you for picking me up" i said smiling at them.

"of course, no problems anna, we're your family now" nate said smiling. "now let's take these things and go home, vinnie and reggie are waiting for you."

right, vinnie and reggie. actually i was expecting vinnie to come here too, but i guess it's fine. i'll see him now.

"sure, let's go!" i said grabbing some small bags since nate took the heavier ones and we got into the car, finally i'd say, i was so tired.

i looked at the phone and it was almost 1 pm. only 1 pm? right i forgot about time zones. i texted both my parents that i was with maria and nate and that i would have called them later.

it took about 30 mins to get home and my parents didn't text me back yet. it was like 10 pm for them, but i hoped they didn't go to sleep yet. i mean, i supposed that they wanted to make sure i arrived here safe and all.

"here we are, this is gonna be your home." nate smiled, looking at me through the rearview mirror.

"i still can't believe it, i will never thank you guys enough" i said having almost tears in my eyes. fortunately they didn't come out.

we got out of the car and we took all the suitcases inside. as soon as i entered i saw vinnie and reggie holding in their mouths a party horn and as soon as they saw me they screamed:"WELCOME HOME!"

"oh my god, hi!!" i said a little bit embarrassed because i didn't like being in the spotlight, but i really appreciated the way they welcomed me.

"welcome home anna, we've been waiting for you" maria hugged me and few tears were coming down on my face. "oh sweetie i didn't mean to-"

"oh no it's fine, i'm just excited about all this happening, i'm really happy, seriously" i hugged her back, then i felt someone behind me.

"so, did you like it? we've been organising this little thing for a week." i turned around and it was vinnie.

"that's so sweet of you guys and yes i did like it, a lot. i'm so thankful for having you" i was looking at everyone, but then i felt vinnie's arms around my body hugging me. "welcome home anna"

i could feel his breath on my neck and i felt a thrill up my spine. his arms were strong but at the same time he was so delicate.

we interrupted the hug and now we were looking at each other in the eyes. we were both smiling without saying anything and it was a good moment.

"uhm anna, this is reggie. i know you saw him before but i wanted you guys to meet properly, since you guys didn't talk much" maria brought us back to the reality.

"oh hi, it's nice to meet you reggie." i smiled at him and held out my hand to him.

"nice to meet you too, i'm sorry for looking rude before but i need some time to know people better" he said and i could completely understand him, but now he seemed more comfortable and i was glad.

"oh anna there's one little thing we wanna show you" maria said and she seemed pretty excited. as always, i would say.

i looked at her confused and then i felt something on my face: vinnie put his hands on my eyes so that i wouldn't be able to see what was going on.

"i'll guide you outside, trust me" he whispered in my ear and again, i felt a thrill up my spine.

i nodded and we started moving, i didn't know where exactly but i trusted him.

"okay now you can open your eyes" he said and when i did, i saw many coloured balloons and a sign with the written "welcome home".

this seemed unreal, i still couldn't believe it was actually happening. i was there, in Los Angeles, with them all.

i was so grateful for having them, i don't know what i would have done if there was another family instead of them.

then everyone came next to me and hugged me. "we hope you're gonna love it here"

"trust me, i already do."

after we stayed outside a little bit, we went back inside, but first i wanted to take a pic of what they prepared for me. it was the first of the many memories of that beautiful experience.

"hey you're not coming in?" i heard vinnie's voice. i turned around and i said: "yeah i'll just take a pic, i loved this idea"

vinnie waited for me and then we both went inside. i almost forgot about unpacking my stuff, but that's all i had to do, so i would have done it later, i guess.

maria must have noticed i was looking at my bags so she said: "vinnie why don't you show anna her room? also help her with all her bags"

vinnie nodded and then he took almost all the bags. i kinda felt guilty so i tried to take some out of his hands. he turned around and said: "don't even think about it, do you think those big arms aren't strong enough?"

i couldn't help looking at his arms: they were pretty big, but not too much, i liked that. but the next thing i noticed was his tattoos, they were a lot, starting from his shoulder to his wrist. i was pretty fascinated by that.

we arrived upstairs and i saw many rooms, i wondered which one was mine, but i guess any room would be fine.

"okay this is your room." vinnie opened the door and let me enter first. it was even better as i thought: it was pretty spacious, there was a bed and a wardrobe of course and then there was another door in front of the bed.

"if you're wondering what that is, it's a bathroom. i suppose you're gonna be more comfortable knowing that it's all yours. i have one too in my room." vinnie said, like he could have read my mind.

"that's amazing, i've always wanted a personal bathroom." i giggled. "again, thank you for having me here." i smiled looking at him.

"of course, we love having you with us." vinnie said puttin his left arm around my shoulders. and again i was looking at this tattoos. i was really impressed.

"you like them, huh?" he asked noticing i was looking at them. i nodded and before he could even say something, nate called him from downstairs.

he looked at me feeling kinda sorry and then he said "coming!" he smiled at me and after few seconds he disappeared.

i sat on the bed, it was pretty comfortable, and started thinking about a way to unpack all that stuff. i guess it would have taken quite a long time.