A/N: Hello Lovelies! 44k views already! Thank you so much. Just an update, I'm starting to feel better, but I'm still sick, so I might not update daily for a while and will update when I can. Thank you for all your love xxx

Jacob and I have been together for a few weeks now and I've never been happier. We spend every night after work at Nonnas and after she goes to bed we have some super hot make out sessions. Then in the morning we get to work early and spend a little time alone before Evie and Ace arrive. Aunt AJ doesn't suspect anything and is happy that I seem to have settled in. I hate lying to her but I want to be sure about Jacob and I before I tell her and I'm scared how she's going to react.

I've been looking at colleges but I still haven't found anything I really want to study. I hope I figure it out soon because I want to show aunt AJ and my dad that I haven't been wasting this time on a guy, that I'm an adult and I've got my life together.

Evie and Ace have gone home and Jacob told me to wait here for him, so I sit at the table looking over the college brochure while I wait, could I be an accountant? I suck a math. A teacher? Nah, I'd lose my temper with a bratty kid. Lawyer? I could never stand up in court and argue in front of so many people. Maybe if I don't come up with anything I could study music and just pray they don't make me join the orchestra, I like playing my cello with Jacob and Nonna, but I don't want to play in front of a crowd.

I toss the brochure back in my purse and sigh when I hear the door creak and see Jacob

"Ready to go to Nonnas?" I ask as I stand up.

"Change of plan." He says as he holds up a bag of take out. He takes my hand and leads me to a door I've not been through before. We walk upstairs and then he turns on the lights

"I thought tonight we could have a little alone time." He says as he places the food on the coffee table. I had no idea there was an apartment above the shop

"I didn't know this was up here." I say as I look around at the open plan room, a small kitchen and living area and then a bed against the far wall

"I thought I would stay here when I opened the shop but I always end up at the clubhouse so I don't use it much." He shrugs.

We settle on the couch with Chinese food as Nina Simone plays softly and I feel so comfortable here with him. Then the moment is killed when my cell rings

"Hi Mom." I answer

"Hey sweetie, just calling to check in, hows life in North Carolina?" She asks, my mom has been a lot nicer than my dad but she still agreed with him sending me away. I stand from the couch and walk towards the kitchen area.

"It's good mom, I still love my job and I've made some good friends here." I reply

"Any luck on the career front? I can send you some brochures for the local colleges if you need them." She asks, college in Texas, I'm not sure I want to leave here, not just because of Jacob, because of my friends too.

"I'm already looking at college, I'll figure it out." I reply

"Well I hope you do soon because when you come home for thanksgiving I would love if you could stay." She says

"We'll see." I reply, I don't have the heart to tell her I don't want to come back. Yes I miss my family, but there was nothing in Texas for me, here I feel like I fit in.

"Well I'll leave you to it, you're aunt AJ tells me you've made friends with her friends grandmother, that's nice."

"Yeah, Nonna is great, she reminds me of grandma." I reply

"Alright sweetie, we'll talk soon." She says

"Bye Mom." I reply before ending the call.

"Everything alright?" He asks as I sit back down beside him

"Yeah, just my mom checking in, see if I've found my dream career yet." I reply

"You mean working the front desk at my shop isn't your dream? I'm offended." He fake pouts making me giggle

"I love working there, but I need to figure something out." I shrug "I just don't have a passion for anything, apart from playing music and baking, but I don't want to perform, I like playing just for me."

"Well what about baking? Everyone at the clubhouse loves your food, you could open your own bakery." He replies

"I'm not that good, besides no bank would give an eighteen year old loans to rent a store and buy all the equipment I would need." I sigh

"Come with me." He says as he stands and holds his hand out to me. I follow back downstairs and out the back door of the shop. He pulls his keys from his pocket and opens the door to the building next door

"A couple of years ago some idiot wanted to set up a tattoo parlour right next door to me. So to stop competitors I bought this building too." He explains as he guides me through to the front

"I don't know what your plans are and I know most of your family is back in Texas, but if you wanted to stay here you could open your own bakery right here." He says as he waves his hand around the room

"There's an apartment above this place too, so you could have your own place if you wanted." He adds

"Do you want me to stay here?" I ask nervously

"You know how I feel about you Molly. I've been obsessed since the day I saw you playing your cello in the woods, but I don't want to keep you from your family if that's where you want to be." He sighs as he wraps his arms around my waist

"I feel like I fit in here, I have you, I have friends and I could have this too. There's nothing for me back home, I want to stay." I reply and he smiles before kissing me

"Let's go back upstairs." He says as he takes my hand.