Begin Again (Carlos Pena)

7 - Truly Hone

Chapter 7

Andy's POV

It had been days since my incident with Eli, he hasn't shown up to aggravate me. Not even had he come close to the photo shop.

Speaking about the photo shop it had been doing wonderful since the whole Big Time Rush shoot. Huge name companies began using our services, something Marc and I were astounded by. We had so much work, but that work brought me pain one day.

"Andy I'm so sorry what we're about to tell you." John sighed. My heart skipped a few beats from here and there wondering what'd the tell me.

"Because there is so much work we're going to closed down the shop, moving it to a different location, somewhere bigger." Carol explained, for them it was something awesome. They're tiny little business was booming now, but that meant I was out of a home.

"I understand." I replied calmly.

"You see Andy, I know closing out the store means that you're out of a home.." John began.

"John!" Carol exclaimed backhanding his arm.

"Let me finish, Carol! Andy we'd really want you to move in with us." John said.

I was taken aback, John wasn't likely to offer his home to just a mere employee.

"Just think about it Andy, I mean we're taking your home away from you. It's the least we can do." Carol said comforting me. This woman was amazing, I half smiled.

Their house was grand, mansion like. Of course I had gone to it many times. I stayed there the first nights when Carol took me in. That time period was when John was skeptical about me. Wondering if I was honest with what I was saying.

"Thanks, but I don't want to just barge into your home." I said, I heard a pair of footsteps right behind me.

"Nonsense! Marc and I just finished the final touchups in the guest room, where you'll be staying." Jenny said squeezing me tightly from behind.

"Are you sure about this?" I asked again.

"Of course it is!" Marc said popping up from nowhere. I smiled as everyone tried to convince me to move in with them.

"Fine, I'll move in with you guys!" I finally said, Jenny squealed hugging me tightly.

"We're gonna have so much fun! My best friend living with me!"

she said excitedly.

I began packing my clothes, and all my trinkets into storage bags. Jenny and he parents left saying that there were going to prepare a welcome dinner for me.

Marc stayed behind to stay with me, helping me finish.

Of course they're would be no way to fit my bed into the room Carol and John had assigned for me. So Marc got ahold of a pickup his buddy lent him and then we took all of my extra belongings to a Salvation Army. It felt good to get rid of some of things I didn't really need.

Felt like letting go of the past that tied me down.

"So we're done." Marc said clapping the dust off from hands. "Better get to moving."

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"Well I hope you like dinner. It's Alfredo's pasta, but instead of the chicken I did a substitution for you with tofu." Carol said placing the huge bowl in the center of the table. "It wouldn't do any wrong to cut back on fat, now would it John."

John raised his eyebrows, "Whatever you say dear."

"Thanks for dinner, but you didn't need to make the guys feel uncomfortable with eating tofu." I said. Marc who sat on my right squeezed my shoulder.