Winter Addington, a music artist on the rise, believes that her world is built on the weakest of foundations. One wrong move and everything she ever loved and knew will come crumbling down.
Until one day, a chance encounter with Jonah Marais, turns...
My eyes widened. I clasped both my hands over mouth from letting any sobs out. He held his arms wide open and gave me a full-blown smile. Before I could control my actions, I ran and literally jumped into his arms. He picked me up and I wrapped my legs around his waist. He tightened his hold around my waist. I snuggled into the crook of his neck, crying. I must be looking like a freaking koala bear. I didn't care. I was crying so hard. I hid face into neck and he rubbed my back. I inhaled the scent of his cologne. I missed him so much. "I missed you so much!" I confessed, in between sobs.
"Me too, princess! More than you know." Jonah whispered back.
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"Real life Jonah is so much better than facetime Jonah." I muttered.
"Show me your face." Jonah requested. I slowly lifted my face up and turned to look at him. He grinned.
"I must be looking so ugly with the crying and all." I said, embarrassed.
"No. You look gorgeous as always." Jonah said, tucking a stray strand of my hair behind my ear. I smiled at him.
"Should we look away?" I heard Jack say. That's when I realized our position. I quickly jumped down. Jonah chuckled. My cheeks were burning so bad. I looked everywhere but not at him.
"Geez, Winter! There are kids here!" Corbyn scolded, covering Zach's eyes.
"Hey!" Zach protested.
I hugged Jonah again, this time to save myself from further embarrassment. "You guys are going to die the most horrible deaths!" I mumbled. Everybody laughed.
Daniel pulled me gently away from Jonah and hugged me. He lifted me off the ground. I chortled. "I missed you so much, WinWin!" He told me, while putting me down.
"Me too, Danny!" I hugged him one more time.
I broke apart and hugged Corbyn tightly. "Missed you tons, big brother!" I confessed.
Corbyn smiled proudly at the mention of big brother and said, "Same here, little sister!" Then he gave me a kiss on the forehead. He caught me off guard with the gesture but it felt so amazing.
"Buddy!" Jack exclaimed. "Buddy! It's so good to see you!" I said with the same enthusiasm. He hugged me and ruffled my hair. "You're always a delight even when you're angry!" Jack winked at me and the others laughed. I pouted at him.
"Nobody seems to remember me!" Zach whined. "How can I forget my lil' brother?" I said in a baby voice and ruffled his hair. He smiled. He doesn't let anyone touch his hair, except me. He says he likes it when I ruffle his hair. I hugged him. "LA didn't seem home without you." Zach whispered.
"And no part of the world feels right without you guys." I said, truthfully.
The amount of time I missed them was unhealthy to a large extent. At times, I would cry myself to sleep when I missed them. We've become too close in a really short span of time. I don't open easily to anyone. But these guys make it look so easy. They make me feel comfortable in my own skin.
