joanna (t.h)

49.

Jo knew how long the flight was going to be and she dreaded it. She had about half an hour left and she was extremely tired. Her excitement outweighed how sleepy she was though. Nikki was the one that was coming to pick her up from the airport, to say she was nervous was an understatement.

The whole Holland family seemed nice over text but you never know. Jo just really hoped that they didn't have a bad impression of her. Before she knew it, the plane landed and it was time for her to get off.

She immediately texted Nikki letting her know that she was about to be by the baggage claim. And she replied saying that she was by the front entrance and told Jo what she was wearing so she would be able to spot her out quickly.

Luckily it didn't take Jo long to find her luggage and she was on her way to find Nikki.  Within maybe three minutes, she found her and that's when all her nerves kicked in. She began to step closer to her when Nikki ran up to hug her. All of her nerves just kind of melted away.

"Hi sweetie!" She greeted.

"Hey, how are you?" Jo asked.

"I'm good, thank you. How are you!" Nikki answered.

"I'm great, just a little tired." She finished with a yawn.

"That's expected, you'll have time to sleep in the car and before Tom get home. I hope you don't mind but Paddy and Harry wanted to come so they're waiting in the car." She added.

"That's more than okay, thank you so much for picking me up. I was super excited to meet you." Jo replied.

"Me and the rest of the family are so excited to get to know you, considering you're all Tom has been talking about for three months." Nikki laughed "we should get going, we don't want to leave anyone waiting too much longer"

"No we sure don't" Jo replied and they walked out to Nikki's car where Harry and Paddy were waiting for them.

It didn't take them long to pick out her car considering Paddy was waving at them through the window, making Jo laugh. Harry got out of the passenger seat greeting her with a hug.

"Hey Jo, can I call you Jo? I'm Harry" he said .

"Yeah, you can call me whatever. Great to meet you" she laughed.

"Okay good, I didn't want it to be awkward" Harry smiled "I'd offer you the front seat but Paddy really wanted you to sit by him."

Jo smiled back at him, "it's okay, I'm fine with sitting in the back"

"As long as you're sure, I didn't want to make you uncomfortable" Harry replied.

Jo opened the back door and slid in next to Paddy and introduced herself to him and they immediately clicked.

The next 20 minutes all four of them sat in the car, talking and laughing until they arrived at the Holland house. They walked in and Harry gave Jo a tour of the house, not before being bombarded by Tessa trying to lick her. The rest of the family still wasn't home yet.

"I know you're sleepy so feel free to go in Tom's room and take a nap. I'll send Paddy or Harry in there to wake you up when Sam and Dom get home." Nikki told Jo.

"Okay, thank you so much for letting me stay here even with Tom not being here." Jo thanked her.

"Anytime honey, if you ever need a vacation or just want to come visit feel free to come here. Tom will be here the day after tomorrow so you won't have to deal with us by yourself for too long." Nikki said laughing before walking into the kitchen.

Jo walked up the stairs and down the hallway to Tom's room, being followed by Tessa. She raided his closet for a hoodie to sleep in and laid down in his bed. Tessa jumped up there with her and cuddled into her side making Jo smile. Not long after that she fell asleep.