"So where are we going?" I questioned eagerly, as I took a large bite out of the chocolate chip biscuit. It was rather big for one hand, so I held on to it for dear life.
     "Well to Joss's, he found me on Instagram, and asked to join on our research party. Eliza and him are partners so this should be fun!"
     "He has a crush on you. You know that?" Slapping Eliza with my ponytail she sheepishly giggled. Abby instantly froze, her heavy looking backpack hiked up higher on her back, as she turned around with a wide grin.
    "Well way to bust the cat out of the bag, now that we're here!" Laughing along with us, Eliza grabbed us both in her arms, and gradually inched our way to the front door of Joss's palace.
  His maids, and butlers, circled about. Trimming trees, and bushes, laughing, and smiling as they conversed amongst themselves.
     "No wonder Joss is an asshole. He lives like Caeser. Look at the buzzer for fucks sake!"
         The pure gold crest of Joss's family seal, was layered perfectly, as well as the handles to the doors. Enraptured with a burgundy deep red, the carpet for the entrance, trailed long and lovely. Afraid of touching such beauty, Eliza so greedily pushed the bell five times.
                As if once wasn't enough.
       The door opening widely on cue, there standing before us was a male. A male I recognized, but his appearance drastically changed from the last time I seen him face to face.
   His hair wasn't snow blonde, and luxuriously long. It was now short, a beastly brown, to fit his intimidating appearance.
      It was Joss.
      "What, you're looking as if you've seen a ghost?"
        "Will you people find some other saying to express our surprise?" I muttered agitated. Lifting a brow, smoothing down his suit, and puffing his cigarette, Joss slowly stalked towards me.
          "Maybe I don't want to find something different. Maybe I want to be the same. It seems to get under that precious little skin of yours Grant. You know how I enjoy that."
          Fighting eye contact, I attempted to look else where, but his eyes were so fierce with their hold he didn't allow me to turn away.
       "You've cut your hair."
             "And you've gotten fatter." Turning his attention to Eliza, he intentionally blew his smoke into her air supply.
"Stop that, you'll make her sick. Put it out!"
       "I have not gotten fat, are you blind?"
Eliza proceeded.
         "Maybe he is blind, Maybe if he were able to see into the mirror he'd discover how hideous he truly is. Especially now that he has dyed, and cut his hair."
        Laughing instantly Eliza covered her mouth amused.
         "You get him Grant!" She encouraged. Rolling his eyes and inhaling one more hit of toxins. Joss, threw it on the ground and stomped on it.
     "Alright, bloody hell, let's get on with it. I've got places to be besides with you female loonies."
         "Looney? You haven't seen looney yet!" Making a hideous facial gesture, everyone froze. Abby being the one to break the ice laughed harder than an earthquake.
         Causing all of us to join her in her embarrassment.
                   Finally latching his gaze on Abby, his eyes softened. "It's nice to of meet you again. Shall we go now?"
      We watched happily, as her cheeks raised to the heavens, and she nodded. Yeah, haha we can."