A/N – Hey guys and welcome to Chapter Twenty-Three. Picture of Will ^^^^

----- Hannah's P.O.V -----

After the whole, going into a relationship thing, we both went back to bowling and finished up the first game – which Reece won, he is just too good at it, I swear out of all the ten turns there was twice where he didn't get a strike.

The second game was definitely a lot more competitive than the first one, I didn't want to lose again so I wasn't giving up easily. Drew, Dean and I have always been competitive with each other despite being as close as we are, so it's hard to actually admit defeat at times however Reece just found me being competitive completely entertaining and hilarious.

I didn't win the second game either, which got on my nerves but I didn't lose by as many points as I did the first time so that made me feel a little better.

Of course, I'm only joking around with being like properly upset because it is only a game but that doesn't mean I can't have a little fun with making Reece think I'm annoyed at him – unfortunately he figured out that I wasn't really annoyed at him when I burst out laughing, so that was that plan down the drain.

I managed to call a taxi, and we have just pulled up outside of the hotel. I decide to pay the fare this time, before Reece even has a chance to think about it.

We both get out of the taxi, and Reece puts his arm around my shoulder "Why didn't you let me pay?" he quizzes, sounding ever so slightly annoyed.

I look up at him and smile "Because you paid the last one, it's only fair to split it" I tell him.

He sighs "I'll be glad when we're back home and I can drive you places without you having to pay" he mumbles to himself, but he still manages to make me laugh.

"Who knew that Reece Eden could be such a gentleman" I joke with him, and he then opens the door for me which I smile at him in thanks for.

He chuckles and resumes his earlier position with his arm around my shoulder "A lot of things you still gotta learn about me Baby" we walk to the lounge part of the hotel as he talks to me.

I reach up to kiss his cheek "Looking forward to it California" I state, just before we reach the lounge.

The two of us go in, and I spot Dean, Drew and Lewis all sat together at one of the tables by the windows that look out over the decking and golf course.

We make our way over to them, and sit down in the two available chairs, "Hey you two" Lewis greets us with a smile.

I smile in return, whilst Drew turns to us "How did the date go?" he questions in a jokey tone, but I can tell that he does actually want to know.

"Well...I guess I do have something to tell you three" I say and Reece smiles over at me "We are now dating" I state to them.

Almost immediately, Drew and Dean lean forward whilst resting their chins on their hands in perfect unison, "Okay...creepy brother thing" Lewis pretends to back away a little as he talks.

Dean rolls his eyes and smirks over at his husband, but then directs his attention back to my, now, boyfriend "Alright Eden, there is no part of me that will allow you to hurt my little sister" he speaks in a stern tone of voice, and a part of me knows that he is joking a little but it's predominantly protective brother speaking.

Drew nods in agreement "We may like you currently, but if you do anything to make my little sister cry then we definitely will not like you all that much" he warns Reece whilst glaring, both playfully and threateningly.

Great. Two protective brothers. 'Cause who doesn't want that.

"Now, I may not be biologically related to Hannah, but she is still my sister-in-law and I don't want to see her hurt in any way, shape or form" Lewis chimes in with a warning of his own.

Reece nods in acknowledgement of what they have said "I understand where you're all coming from, I'd be the same with my little sister's boyfriend whenever she gets one, and I get why all of you are so protective" he explains to them "I have no intentions nor do I ever wish to hurt Hannah, if I do then she can slap me herself" he tells them, joking towards the end making all of us laugh "However I can be idiotic at times so she'll have to put up with quite a bit" he states.

I laugh and intertwine my fingers with his, moving our intertwined hands to rest in my lap, "I know what I signed up for, just don't go too over the top with the idiocy – I already have two idiots at home" I have a smile on my face as I talk to Reece but also Lewis and my brothers.

Dean and Drew gasp in unison, once again creepy brother thing that they do.

I roll my eyes at the three of them "You should be worrying more about Alana than me anyway" I tell them as I nod my head to where Alana is playing with a little boy, probably around the same age to her, in the soft play area that they have in the lounge.

Dean goes to get up but Lewis pulls him back down "She's six years old, let her have her fun" Lewis says softly, but sternly too as disrupting Alana now would mean a whole load of screaming and crying to get her out of the soft play.

"Yeah, listen to your husband Masterson" I tell my brother with a smirk on my face.

We then talk amongst ourselves for a little while, which is always entertaining because Lewis will come up with the weirdest of conversation topics and sometimes I do wonder what goes through that man's head as it certainly isn't normal, but that's what we love about him so it's all good.

Reece squeezes my hand gently to get my attention, "Do you want to go for a walk?" he asks me once I turn to him.

I nod in response, and the both of us get up from the table drawing confused looks from the three men in front of us "We're just gonna go for a walk around the grounds, we'll probably go straight back to our room after" I explain.

Drew looks to us "I'm heading out to grab McDonalds later as it's our last night here, so I'll text you when I'm going for what you want and I'll bring it to your room okay?" he suggests to us.

We both nod in agreement, and he smiles in response, before the both of us leave the lounge.

I move my free hand to hold Reece's forearm "What made you want to go for a walk?" I question out of curiosity.

He shrugs "I don't know. I figured it would be nice" he offers somewhat of an explanation which makes me laugh.

"I agree. I never expected that you'd ask me out though" I cautiously tell him.

He looks to me but then smiles "Why wouldn't I?" he quizzes, lightly squeezing my hand.

I sigh "I don't know...you're the bad kid, I shouldn't be involved with you, you would never like me in that way, we're very different" I list off different reasons to him.

He chuckles, before getting us to stop walking and sit down on one of the nearby benches, "Yes I am the bad kid, I have done bad things and will continue to do bad things" he tells me, still holding my hand, "You not being involved with me is what your friends have been telling you, and it's your choice whether or not you listen to them but based on this conversation you're not listening to them" he gently rubs his thumb over mine as he talks "Why wouldn't I like you? I might not do this very often, but I do know what I like in a girl" I smile slightly whilst he's speaking "Yes, we are very different but that's a good thing. Hannah, you're smart, beautiful, funny, kind and one of the most caring people I have met in a long time. I wouldn't want to date someone who was like me – why would I want to date someone that was involved in crap, that probably didn't have the best memories..." he trails off towards the end of his explanation.

"Well, for the record, I think that you're a kind and caring person also. You flew for fourteen hours just because of me and then you're saying that you aren't a kind person?" I ask kind of rhetorically.

Reece let go of my head, and puts his arm around my shoulder to pull me into him, "No one sees this side of me Hannah. I do care about, and you know I want to be with you, so you deserve to see the side of me that isn't the defence mechanism" he admits to me as I move my hand to rest on his thigh "I don't care what people think of me – they can think what they want okay? You don't need to worry about what other people think or what other people tell you about me" he explains.

I nod in acknowledgement "Then I feel privileged" I tell him with a smile on my face.

He chuckles and leans in to kiss me sweetly "Shall we head back?" he asks, standing up and offering me his arm so I stand up also and link my arm through his.

I like this side of Reece.

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