Chapter 1

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"So this is it?" Mack asked, tears forming in her eyes as I pushed my last box into the moving truck.

"Yep" I said, the tears already rolling.
"Promise you'll visit?" She asked hopefully.

I laughed. "Do I ever break promises?"
"All the time." she teased.
I wiped away the tears.
"I'm just a flight away."

"But your all the way in New York."

"And you're all the way in Arizona"
She laughed.

"Bye, I love you."

"Love you too."

I gave her a hug before hopping into the cab and made my way to the airport, checking in my bags and carrying my soccer bag with a blanket, my macbook, my chargers, iphone, headphones and some other things.
I reached my window seat and closed my eyes before take off.

~*~

My eyes scanned the airport and came across a sign that read 'Flores'. I grabbed my one large suitcase and head over.

"Hello Ms. Flores, is that all?" He asked pointing to my suitcase.
"I have more coming in a moving truck later but yes and you can call me Payton."

"Well Payton, it's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Richard."
I smiled.

"It's a pleasure to meet you." I replied as we walked outside.
He put my stuff in the back and I slide across the seats, admiring the city.
We pulled into a driveway with a gate.
I marveled at the house, actually mansion, in front if me.

I grew up in a pretty nice house, but it didn't even compare to this. The door popped open and I slide out, my eyes fixed on the house.

The door opened and Laura stood there.

"Payton!" She said coming down the stairs. I smiled. "Hi!"

"I'm sorry I couldn't pick you up from the airport, we had some issues." She explained.
I smiled.
"No problem, I enjoyed the ride here." I reassured her.

She led me inside, and I tried my best not to gap, promising myself I would come look later.

She led me to the kitchen and there stood 9 boys.
"Guys where's Matt and Parker?" Laura said, clearly frustrated. A boy about 13 spoke up.

"Matt's in his room and Parker is still out." He said.

"Anyways, this is Ryan he's thirteen," she pointed to the boy who had just spoken," and Will he's thirteen as well his and Ryan are twins. This is Jake he's 16, Cameron is 19, Shane is 15, Alex is 14, Jesse is 22, Luke is 18 and Brady is 20." She said pointing to each.

"Hey." I said.

"This is Payton, she's the girl I told u about earlier." She told them, I knew she had talked about me earlier, I just wondered how much she told them.
"Cool." I think Cameron said before heading out if the kitchen.

"You play?" Jake asked, pointing to my shirt, one of my old uniforms.
"Yeah, do you?" I asked.
He nodded.

"Maybe we practice together sometime"
"Yeah that would be fun." I said, nodding.

"I'm Ryan." the boy announced before chasing after Cameron.
"Will."
"Hey, I'm Brady."
"Hey."
"Well I'm going to pick up Kylie." he announced.

I gave Laura a weird look.
"His girlfriend." she explained after Brady had left.

"Oh." I nodded.

The rest of the boys left.

"Well let me show you to your room." She said as she ran her hands down her skirt, flatting it.

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