Amber My heart was beating so fast that I thought I might pass out. I could hear him out there, clanking around in the kitchen and talking to mom. I’m not even a shy person, it was just a lot, meeting the man who owns the house you’ve been living in for years, and the man who has free use of you. Finally, I made myself do it. I opened my door, and walked towards the kitchen. Mom saw me first, and then Johnny. They both smiled. “Hi.” I said, very awkwardly. “You must be Amber.” he said, dipping his hands in the dishwater and then drying them off before stepping over to me. “Yes.” I said, my eyes going wide as he came in for a big hug. I looked at my mom as his muscular arms wrapped me up, and she smiled as his scent moved over me. I hugged him back, and he lifted me up into the air eff

