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Luna had no idea what was in store for her as she arrived at her biological father's house to meet her siblings. She also wasn't expecting to meet them so soon but with her final weeks of senior year approaching and with her uncertainty about where she was going to end up next year, she found it was fitting to meet them sooner rather than later.

But, she also was sort of uncomfortable being in a place where she had realized her father had raised them. And it was sort of soul-crushing to realize that he didn't live too far away from her and that he was just now reaching out to her. Once she met them, it was kind of hard not to point out the obvious similarities between the three of them. Her little brother, who was unfortunately named after her dad, and was practically a spitting image of him. While her sister, Aurora, was 5 and she resembled Luna in sense. Both dark-haired, with wide eyes that had curiosity filling them, and tan skin.

The five-year-old tugged on the bottom of her sister's skirt and looked up at her with wide eyes, holding her hand out for her older sister to hold. "Do you wanna see my room? Papi's with junior and he said we should bond. Whatever that means."

Luna was a bit hesitant before she slipped her hand into the little girl's hold and followed after her up the staircase. The eldest Ramirez daughter wandered her sister's room, eyeing the toys that scattered the floor before her eyes landed on a painting that was hanging above her dresser.

"Do you like it?" Aurora asked, snapping her from her thoughts. "Papi painted it for me. He said he used to paint all the time and then for some reason, he stopped."

"It's nice," she smiled, faking enthusiasm for the five-year-old. However, she couldn't help but frown a bit, Luna always wondered where the painting and creativeness came from, and she definitely knew it wasn't from her mom. But, there was always a part of her that had a feeling it came from her dad...and she was right. "I paint, too."

"You do?" she gasped, tugging her sister down onto her bed so they can sit. "Are you good?"

"Um, I'm not terrible," Luna giggled, pulling her phone out which was quickly ripped from her hands.

Aurora grabbed the phone from her sister's hand and her eyes enlarged at the sight of her lock screen which was a photo of Jordan and Luna. "Is that your boyfriend? He's cute! I want to see him!"

"You know, I think he'd really like you," Luna said, raising her eyebrows up. "Maybe we can hangout again? If your dad's okay with it and you can meet my boyfriend."

"Our dad," she corrected, with an attitude. "Papi is our dad, Luna. Come on, let's go talk to him." She jumped off of the edge of her bed, holding her hand out for her sister. "I want to meet all of your friends and boyfriend! Let's talk to him, now."

Luna's face scrunched up at the thought of having to talk to her dad directly. But, then she looked at her sister's face, and she saw the look in her eyes that was basically pleading her to. So she followed after her and they talked. But, having Aurora in the room was a nice ice breaker in between the estranged father-daughter duo.

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"So, how do you like having siblings?"

Peter looked across the table at his stepdaughter who looked anything but interested as she scrolled through her phone, occasionally stabbing her spoon into the bowl of ice cream. His idea of catching up with the girl who had been too busy spending with her friends and her siblings was going to some ice cream shop that he used to take her to when she was a kid.

"It's...weird," she shrugged. "Kids talk a lot. But, I like them. Well, Aurora, I didn't really talk to my brother. He's like, 3, so he's kind of boring."

Peter let out a small laugh. "Yeah, kids aren't the most interesting when they're young."

"Hey!" she gasped, holding her hand over her chest. "I'll have you know I was a delight when I was younger."

"You were the devil," he corrected. "So, you think you'll see them again?"

"Mhm," she nodded. "I'm seeing her tomorrow. She wants to meet Jordan so I'm gonna take her to South Crenshaw to watch the combine. Then we'll probably get ice cream or whatever kids like."

"I think it's nice that you're getting to know them," Peter stated, placing his elbows on the table. "But, don't you think it's time to make a decision about school? They're not going to wait any longer for you to decide."

Luna glared at him in response, the topic of where she wanted to go to school had been something she had been debating for a while in her head. She officially turned down Northwestern, not wanting to go to Illinois, but Stanford, UCLA, and Columbia were still heavily on her mind.

"I can't decide, Peter. What if I hate New York?" she sighed. "Or worse, what if I stay here in California and I regret it? Just...tell me what to do and I'll do it. I trust you."

"Luna, I can't make this decision for you," Peter shook his head. "Trust your instinct. You are a smart girl and you'll make the right choice. Just...promise you won't make this decision based on a boy."

Luna nodded. "I promise."

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As soon as Luna hit the field with her younger sister, she realized it probably wasn't the best place to bring a five-year-old. But her sister didn't seem to mind as she clutched Luna's hand in hers, skipping after her.

"Okay, I know I've been out of town for a couple of weeks," an extremely sweaty JJ approached the two Ramirez's. "But, I definitely would've remembered if you had a kid."

"She's not my kid, idiot," Luna scoffed, smacking him on the shoulder. "JJ meet my sister, Aurora. Rory meet JJ, he's...different. But we all love him."

"You're sweaty," Aurora grimaced at the blonde, tilting her head sideways. "Do you like my sister? She's kind of quiet."

JJ's face scrunched up. "Quiet? This girl? No way, Luna can talk your head off, but I gotta get back on the field. See you, two ladies, later."

"Bye..." she glanced up at her sister with questioning eyes. "What's his name again?"

"JJ," Luna whispered.

"Bye, JJ!" Aurora waved. "Now, where's, um...the cute one? Your boyfriend?"

Luna turned around, scanning her eyes onto the field, and pointed her finger in the direction of her boyfriend. A soft grin appeared on her lips once she noticed him. "He's a little busy right now. But, you can meet some of my other friends once I find them."

"Are you sure you have other friends?" Aurora asked, placing her hands on her hips.

Luna let out a gasp. "Yes! They're just busy with football and stuff."

She shrugged her shoulders clearly not impressed that she couldn't meet Jordan, yet. But they remained on the sidelines, right behind all of the coaches, and watched all the boys run back and forth.

"Oh!" Aurora gasped, pointing her finger. "Your boyfriends coming! Wow...he's...wow!"

Luna turned around meeting her boyfriend's eyes as he ran towards the two girls. He greeted her with a small kiss before practically shoving her to the side and placing his attention on the young girl. She turned back on her heel, listening in on the conversation that was going on between her boyfriend and little sister, only catching bits and pieces of the conversation.

"She made me wait 10 years! Can you believe that?!" Jordan exclaimed as he made animated motions with his hands. "And that's the story on how I got your sister to date me."

"Seriously, Luna?" Aurora sassed, placing her hands on her hips and bobbing her head. "How could you make him wait that long? He's Jordan Baker!"

"Okay, why are we ganging up on me?" Luna questioned. "I'll tell you the real story later, Rory. That's just Jordan's version."

"Hey," Aurora gasped. "That's the second time you called me, Rory!"

"It's a nickname," Luna shrugged.

"I like it!" she grinned. "I think I'll call you...Lulu!"

"I love it," Jordan chuckled, wrapping his arm around his girlfriend. "I think we'll both call her, Lulu. Huh, Rory?"

"As much as I love this bonding," Luna sighed. "I promised her that I'd buy her ice cream and I also told her dad that I'd get her home by 4. So, we gotta go."

"Our dad," Aurora corrected.

"Our dad," Luna rolled her eyes.

Jordan kissed Luna's cheek reassuringly. "Come over later? And...you," he crouched down in front of Aurora. "It was nice meeting you, Rory."

"You too, Jordan Baker!" she jumped in excitement. "I'll see you soon."

"She has a crush on you." Luna rolled her eyes before chasing after the young girl.

Aurora slipped her hand into her sister's hold, looking up at her and shooting her a grin. "Hey, Lulu?"

Luna couldn't help but cringe at the nickname her sister had given her. "What's up?"

"I like having a big sister," Aurora confessed. "Today was fun."

Luna practically melted at her words, her once cold exterior and all the terrible things she felt about her siblings had suddenly went away. "You know what, Rory? I like having a little sister."

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"Children are sneaky."

Luna dropped down on her boyfriend's lap as she entered his house. Once she was done spending time with her sister she practically raced over to see him, wanting to hear about the combine.

"Have fun with your sister?" Jordan asked, wrapping his arm around her.

"I took her to get ice cream, right?" she recalled, rolling her eyes. "And she tricked me. She told me that her parents let her get whatever she wants. But, no...she rarely has ice cream. And when I tell you that she was soooo hyper. That kid was practically bouncing off of the walls."

"I'm kind of jealous JJ met her first. He would not stop bragging about it," he scoffed. "How did that even happen?"

She shrugged, dropping her head down onto his shoulder. "He saw us approaching the field and he said something stupid about how he thought she was my kid. Oh, you can't tell Liv that JJ met her, first. I promised she'd be the first one...so, don't tell her you met her either."

"Why don't I get priority?" he questioned. "I'm your boyfriend and she clearly has a crush on me."

Luna grinned. "Yeah, well we definitely have that in common."

"I think you have a lot more than just my good looks in common," Jordan smirked. "You two are twins. The hair, the huge eyes that practically scream curiosity, and the attitude. That is all you. It's nice having siblings, huh?"

"Surprisingly, it's not bad," she admitted. "I mean I can't say that I like my brother, yet. Maybe it's because he's 3. But, I definitely like having a little sister, despite the constant reminder that her dad is also...my dad."

Jordan pecked her temple softly, moving his hand down to her thigh and rubbing it. The action in itself was laced with innocence but Luna couldn't help but squirm at his touch, given that the couple hadn't been intimate in a while. She cupped his face pressing a chaste kiss to his lips, letting her lips linger over his for a while before Jordan lunged forward and pressed her closer to his body.

The action made it feel like fire had been spread all over her body. And right as Jordan reached down to pull her shirt over her head, the doorbell rang, making them jump apart.

"Jordan!" she groaned. "Please don't answer that."

"What if it's someone important?" he asked.

"They'll leave a note." She murmured shoving her face into his neck. "We haven't done anything in weeks and not to be dramatic or anything. But, I think I'm dying."

"Oh, you're dying?" Jordan retorted. "I have to practically resist the urge to not rip your clothes off while we're together. Let me answer the door and tell them to leave."

She let out a huff, stubbornly crossing her arms against her chest. While Jordan tried his best to get rid of his issue so he could answer the door. Jordan opened the door, practically resisting the urge to roll his eyes, and then he halted once he spotted the coach from Golden Angeles University.

"Um, this is my girlfriend, Luna," Jordan nervously introduced the two as he brought the coach into the living room. "Luna this is Coach Garret from Golden Angeles."

Luna quickly stood up from the coach, extending her hand out to him. "Jordan was pretty impressive on the field today, huh?

"Straight to the point," Coach Garret laughed. "I like her."

"Well, I'm gonna go upstairs," she jabbed her thumb in the direction of the steps. "I'll catch you in a bit."

She rushed past the two men and made her way up to her boyfriend's room, kicking her shoes off and making herself extremely comfortable in his bed. There wasn't much to do considering he was occupied with the coach and she was by herself, so she picked up her phone and scrolled aimlessly for what seemed to be hours before she found herself back in the kitchen feeling like an extremely proud girlfriend.

It had taken a while for them to have a moment to themselves, considering the rest of his family deserved to congratulate Jordan as well and Liv wanted to catch up with Luna and asked her a bunch of questions pertaining her siblings. Spencer had accidentally spilled the beans about Jordan and JJ both meeting Aurora which made Liv extremely upset but she quickly got over it and then everyone else dispersed upstairs leaving Jordan and Luna alone on the couch once again.

"You'll come watch my games, right?" he asked.

"Obviously," she scoffed, flipping her hair over her shoulder. "I'll be the one obnoxiously waving around a poster stating that the quarterback is my boyfriend."

"Does Columbia have a football team?" Jordan asked. "Maybe we'll play you guys?"

"Yeah, they're a D1 and they even have a cheer team," she sighed. "But, I haven't made my decision, yet. UCLA and Stanford are still in the running."

"Can I tell you something?" he mumbled, shoving his face into her neck and frowning.

"Of course," she nodded.

"I don't want you to stay for me," he confessed. "Yes, I love you and the thought of you being across the country literally breaks my heart. But, if you want to go to New York. Go. We'll be fine."

Luna smiled softly, wrapping her arms around his neck. "Thank you. Um...I really needed to hear that, Jordan."

"But, don't think I want you to leave," he quickly corrected. "If you feel like staying here is best for you and what you have planned. Then stay. I just...wanted you to know that."

"I don't want to leave you," she admitted, tightening her grip on him. "But, I have to do what's best for me. I just...don't know what that is. They're all great schools and it's not like money's an issue or anything. I'm stuck, again."

"So think about the pros and cons," he suggested. "Pros for Columbia?"

"Great law program, it's New York which is a different location and it gives me a sense of being independent."

"Now, the cons."

"It's cold in New York, they also have hugeeee rats, and I can't dress in my short skirts when it's cold," she listed. "Ooh, they also won't allow me to study art classes while being a pre-law major. Also, I'd be leaving my siblings behind."

"Oh, hell no," Jordan scoffed. "You can't go there. You love art. Yes, you wanna be a lawyer but, art is what you love. Hell no, bye Columbia. Um, pros for UCLA."

"Close to home, it's in LA so the weather's nice," she sighed. "You, obviously. And I can double major in art and law. Better football team than Columbia and their cheer uniforms are way cuter."

"Cons?"

"Way too close to home," she rolled her eyes. "Like, I could live at home. Um...there's also someone who you don't like that's attending next fall, so that could cause an issue with us and—"

"Who?" Jordan interrupted. "Don't tell me it's—"

"Jake?" she sheepishly answered. "Yeah, it's him."

"Moving on, pros for Stanford?" Jordan asked, rolling his eyes.

"It's in the Bay Area," she shrugged. "Uh, it's also a D1 school and the weather in Northern California isn't bad. Plus, they also have a great law program and I can study art at the same time. It's a nice distance from home. I think...7 hours?"

"Cons?"

"Uh...I-I" she stuttered a bit, biting down on her bottom lip. "I don't think I have any cons for Stanford."

"So then you figured it out?" Jordan asked, grinning a bit. "Stanford?"

Luna shook her head, burying her face into his chest. "I don't know. We'll see."

"Well, hurry up and make your decision," Jordan complained, rubbing her back. "This whole waiting thing is causing me stress, babe."

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