joanna (t.h)

51.

Jo got woken up from her nap by Harry and Paddy poking her cheeks.

"Jo Jo wake up" Paddy told her.

She groaned a little making them laugh at her.
"I'm up, I'm up" She replied.

She got up and rubbed her eyes.

"I'll be right out, I'm gonna get ready." She said heading to the bathroom attached to Tom's room waking Tessa up causing her to groan.

"Okay, we'll be in the living room" Harry said to her,

Jo dug through her luggage to find her brush and went into the bathroom to brush her hair. She changed her clothes into something more appropriate instead of going around in Tom's hoodie. Jo checked her phone and saw that it was already 5:30pm, she shook out her nerves and walked out to meet the rest of the family.

"Hey! It's Joanna!" Sam yelled when she walked down the stairs.

"Hey! It's Sam!" She yelled back, which caused everyone in the room to chuckle a little.

"Sorry I took a nap, I didn't sleep the entire flight." Jo apologized.

"It's okay, we understand" Dom popped out of nowhere making her jump and cover her heart.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you" He laughed at her.

"It's okay, I thanked Nikki earlier but thank you again for letting me stay here" she said to him.

"You don't have to keep thanking us, you're welcome here anytime. I know we haven't known you very long but you're a really sweet girl and we're glad Tom found someone like you." He said back to her with sincerity.

"Oh my gosh, you're gonna make me cry" Jo wiped a fake tear.

They all treated Jo like she belonged there and it felt great. The rest of the night flew by as they all watched tv and ate dinner and then watched even more tv. It was 12:30 before they decided it was time to go their separate ways and head to bed.

The next day went the same way. All of them squeezed into two different cars so they could go out for lunch. It never once felt weird and she never felt out of place. At first meeting them sounded crazy and she expected them not to like her. Jo thought it'd be even worse because Tom wasn't there, but honestly it couldn't have gone better.

She was excited Tom was coming back tomorrow though. Somehow she managed to keep it a secret, surprising Tom's family. Harrison told them that she was really bad at spoiling things. Jo texted Tom occasionally so she wouldn't be tempted to tell him that she was waiting for him.

That night everyone, except Paddy because he went to a friend's, went to see a movie and have dinner. The family loves spending time with her just as much as she loves spending time with them. There was never an awkward moment. Jo would tell jokes or stories and then listen to everyone else's.

They were really glad that this was the girl that Tom chose to be in a relationship with. They had already accepted her into the family and she felt extremely comfortable with them, and that made them really happy. Jo exceeded their expectations, they hoped she would be as nice as Tom had explained to them and that they'd seen online.

She was always the one to keep a conversation going, not being afraid to be goofy or mess around with the boys. They went home after dinner and all went straight to bed. Jo went up to Tom's room with Tessa and cuddled with her until she fell asleep.