**Reneé POV**
"Welcome back to California" Claire tells me as our plane finally lands on the tarmac. I laugh and roll my eyes at her, although I am slightly excited to be back. After way too long, we finally get off the plane. The hot LA air feels almost suffocating after the few months we spent on the east coast. I'm glad to be back, but it's definitely bittersweet.
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When we arrive at the house, there is a car I don't recognize parked in the driveway next to my Jeep. My heart sinks and I'm sent into full blown panic mode.
"Who's that?" Claire asks, looking at me with a horrified look on her face.
"Uhm, I'm not sure" I tell her, trying to not let her hear the fear in my voice as I pull out my phone to call the police.
"Are you calling the cops?" she asks, sounding slightly terrified.
"Uh huh" I say casually as the phone rings.
"911, what is the location of your emergency?" the dispatcher answers urgently on the other line.
"It's uhmmm..." I think for a moment, not having memorized my new address yet. Claire bumps me on the arm, I look at her as she points to the front door. I look up and see my mom, my dad and Charles standing in the doorway waving at us.
"I am so sorry, I thought someone had broken into my house but it's just my parents rental car. I'm so sorry" I tell the dispatcher.
"No problem, ma'am. Have a good day" she says and hangs up the phone.
"What the FUCK?" I open the car door to yell at them.
"Surprise!" they all shout, I can't help but laugh.
"I literally just called 911, I thought someone broke into my house" I explain, they're all laughing and so is Claire. I let out a sigh of relief as they start to walk towards the car.
"How did you guys get in?" I question.
"Adam gave us the keys, he figured you wouldn't care" my dad laughs.
"I don't care but you guys scared the living shit out of me" I tell him as he pulls me in for a hug.
"Hi sugar" my mom says as I hug her next "Congratulations, baby"
"Thanks, mom. Is it nice? I haven't even been inside yet" I admit, anxious and excited to see our new home.
"Oh it's nice, dad and I went swimming in the pool last night. We cleaned it for you too, there were a ton of leaves" Charles speaks up. Did he say last night?
"You guys stayed the night?"
"Yeah, we weren't sure what time you ladies were getting here this morning so we wanted to make sure we were here to surprise you" my dad tells me.
"I went out and got all new sheets and made all the beds. I started hanging up your clothes but I wasn't sure how you'd want them organized so I just hung them all up, you girls can organize them. I mopped all the floors, they were just kind of dusty. There is still a lot to do but I figured we could get a head start for you" my moms smiles at me.
"Thanks, Mom" I say, I can't believe they came all the way here to help us.
"Ready to see our new house?" I grin, looking over at Claire who has been super quiet since we got out of the car. I think my parents make her nervous. She shakes her head and we walk up the pathway to the front door. My dad and brother follow behind us, carrying our suitcases and carry on bags.
