Met His Match ✓

Chapter 20 - One of the Family

Chapter 20! Yay, this is officially the longest running book I've written. *Happy dance.* As always, I hope you enjoy the chapter. After all, you guys make it all worth it!

Photo: Richard (Dick)

Song: Best Friend, by Jason Chen

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Lily POV:

Climbing up the stairs, I couldn't help but smile when I thought about the last few hours. Noah's sister and brother in law were great, and they had accepted me with no questions asked. I could hear Dick swearing at the bottom of the stairs, something about heaving all the bags up because of the broken elevator. Laughing slightly, I stopped climbing and turned around.

"Do you want me to carry a bag Rich?" I smiled, gesturing for him to pass one along.

"No, I've got this," he nodded, flexing his arms and grinning at me.

"Seriously?" Noah questioned, arching an eyebrow at him, "You're flexing your guns?"

"He always flexes his guns, don't you honey?" Jackie laughed, mussing his blonde hair.

"I do not," he mumbled, staring at the floor like it was the most interesting thing he had ever seen in his life.

Chuckling softly, I turned back around and continued climbing. All of a sudden, I felt a slight pinch on my butt and I yelped in surprise. Looking over my shoulder, I saw Noah looking at me innocently, although I could tell he was trying hard not to laugh.

"Next time you can walk in front of me," I whispered, "and then maybe I can pinch your butt for a change."

He grinned at me and winked. "I don't think so honey, I enjoy the view too much."

Huffing out a breath, I turned back around and poured on the speed, leaving Noah, Jackie and Rich trailing behind me. "No fair!" I heard Noah yell. "I can't catch up to you, I'm carrying a bag with three tons of my sisters' makeup."

"Hey, I don't have that much makeup!" Jackie argued, slapping Noah on the back of the head.

"Did you just hit me?" Noah breathed, rubbing his head.

"You deserved it," she laughed, "Right honey?"

"Oh yeah, if I could reach you, I'd give you another slap just for luck," Rich laughed, swatting Jackie on the behind.

Bursting out laughing, I waited for the three of them to reach the top of the staircase and I couldn't help but think how lucky Noah was. He had a family that absolutely adored him, I could tell. The way they made fun of eachother was filled with love, as only a close family could do. And it was obvious that Noah loved his family, so I knew him asking me to meet them was a huge deal. It meant a lot to me. As the three of them stepped in to the hall, Noah walked over to me and kissed me on the forehead.

"Are you ok?" he asked, looking concerned.

"Yeah I'm great," I smiled. "Why do you ask?"

He repositioned the backpack on his shoulder and stared down at me, leaning in close. "You just seemed to be staring in to space, like you were completely zoned out or something."

Standing on my tiptoes, I lightly kissed him on the lips and pulled back, noticing the small smile on his face. "I was just thinking what a great day this has been and what a great family you have, something I've never really seen before."

His eyes softened and I felt him take hold of my hand, squeezing it gently. He leant down and whispered in my ear ."I'm glad your happy Lily. That's all I want, is for you to be happy."