I was just settling in to watch Frozen for probably the billionth time in my life, as my mom started calling for me in the kitchen.

Being as lazy as I am I just stayed where I was and shouted "What mom?!" across the house until she responded.

"Bianca. You know I hate it when you yell in the house. Besides I can't hear you so just get your butt in here."

"Coming!" I yelled as I basically fell off the couch and lazily limped into the kitchen.

"Yes mother dear." I said as I arrived in the kitchen, and took a seat at the table next to my mom, who was currently flipping through a magazine.

She glanced up at me from the colorful, gossip filled pages of her People magazine.

"I don't appreciate the sarcasm. Now what were you doing?"

I propped my head up with one hand and used the other one to trace circles on the table with my finger. "Just watching a movie." I mumbled.

"What? Stop mumbling under your breath."

"I wasn't mumbling. I said I was watching a movie."

"Okay, well did you finish your homework?"

I removed my hand from under my chin and rested my forehead against the table. "yesssssss Mom. Besides its friday so I would have all of tomorrow and Sunday to do it. So can I go back and watch my movie now?" I said as I lifted my head up and gave her a pitiful pouty face that almost always worked.

"No."

"What?! why not?! I finished my homework, and its not like we're going anywhere or doing anything."

She stood up and grabbed a Tupperware container off of the counter that was filled with cookies and handed it to me.

"Actually young lady, you are going to be doing something. You are going to take these to the new neighbors next door and see if they need any helping hands to make their move faster and or easier."

"But mooooooom! I don't even know them!!"

"Thats why you're going to go meet them now! So be nice and helpful and oh yeah, don't forget to smile!"

I got up and slowly trudged towards the back door with the cookie container in my hands.

"Ugh, Mooooooom! Why do you hate me so?"

"Thats the thing Bianca. I don't hate you. In fact I love you."

"Ew. Gross. Save all that lovey Dovey stuff for Reed."

"Bianca! What have I told you?! You are supposed to call him dad."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Talk to you later Monica."

Before I had to hear her scream at me I slammed the door and left to visit the new neighbors.

It didn't look like anyone was still moving stuff inside, in fact there was no proof outside that anyone had even just moved In. There was no moving truck, there wasn't anything on the porch or in the yard, and there was no one outside moving things either.

After glancing around their front yard, I finally climbed the stairs up onto their porch and rang the doorbell.

In response to the bell I heard scurrying feet, dogs barking, and disgruntled voices.

"Don't worry mom, I've got it." I heard a voice say right before the front door swung open.

"Umm. Hi."

There standing before me was the cutest, most attractive guy I had ever laid eyes on. He had sparkling eyes and perfect skin and really soft looking lips...and I...and I... well as I was taking in the sight of him, I sort of lost my train of thought and my sense of reality which caused me to stand there staring at him like an idiot, until he had to clap his hands in my face to knock me out of it.

"Ummm... Hello...anybody home?"

My voice was catching in my throat and I'm pretty sure that I just forgot how to talk...

Wow. Really Bianca?

C'mon. Don't be a wimp. Just say hi. He won't think its weird, you're just being neighborly. See if he needs help with anything, invite him over, just do something.

I dug deep into my heart and finally scrounged up enough courage to do it.

"Hello."

He looked at me with a confused expression on his face.

"Hi?"

"Um you said that already...twice actually."

"Umm yeah." He said as he started to laugh. "I guess I did."

OhMyGod. He has the cutest smile I have ever seen. Why are you so freaking beautiful?

He stuck his hand out for me to shake.

"My name's V."

I shook it as I responded.

"I'm Bianca. Your new neighbor."

All of a sudden he looked relieved. "Oh thank God! I thought you were my stalker or something and now that you finally were talking to me face to face you forgot how to communicate."

What the heck was he talking about.

Then I realized he was joking as I saw his perfectly rectangular adorable smile again.

I didnt know what to say next so I just quickly brought up the cookies that were currently in my hands.

"My mom made these for you guys."

He quickly snatched them from my hands and without even opening the container to see what they were responded "Aww, Thanks! Peanut Butter cookies are my favorite!"

All of a sudden I heard a voice from inside the house.

"V will you come and help me with this? I can't reach the top shelf."

"Yeah one minute mom." He turned back to me. "Sorry, but I have to go. Tell your mom thanks for the cookies. I guess I'll see you around then."

"Uh, yeah. See yah."

Next thing I knew I was standing at their now closed front door.

I let what had just happened sink in. He was soooooooo dreamy. He put me in a great mood just from his smile, which caused me to actually talk to my mom and Reed who were sitting at the table drinking coffee.

"They loved the cookies mom!"

"Thats great honey. Were they nice?"

"Yes. Very." I said as I smile crept onto my face. "Well I'm tired. I think I'll call it a night. Night mom, night dad." I said as I skipped down the hall to my room.

"...Monica, did she just call me dad?"

My mom and Reed both looked at each other, shocked.

"Uh-huh." My mom said as she nodded.

"Do you think she's doing drugs."

My mom looked at him considering it momentarily.

"Nah. She probably just hit her head or something."

At that the two of them went back to their coffee and magazines while I continued to frolic in my room as I changed into my Pajamas.

I laid down in my bed and took a deep breath. It was official, I loved my new neighbors.

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