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They reached a page where there were pictures of her parents as children, but there was one that really caught her eye.

It was a photograph of a little girl in a stroller, a man and a woman standing on each side of her. Directly behind her was a young woman dressed in a Snow White outfit and she was smiling wide for the picture.

She also noticed, nearly blocking the little girl in the stroller from view, was the blurred image of a little boy.

Kyra pointed at the boy in the photograph.

"Who's that?" She asked, curious.

Ashton and Noelle looked at each other with a knowing smile. It was one of their favorite stories to tell. "I'll tell the story this time." She said.

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Ashton and Noelle had been a couple for a few months now, and although he had been introduced to her parents, per her request, he still felt like her father wasn't very fond of him. Her mother, though reluctant at the start, had already grown to love him like he was her own son.

This particular day he decided to visit at her house, since he was going to be in Los Angeles for the week.

The second the doorbell rang, Noelle's mum raced to the front door, opening it with a big smile on her face. "Hello Ashton!" She gushed.

Noelle rolled her eyes playfully. "Simmer down, mum. People are gonna think he's your boyfriend and not mine."

As he entered the house, Noelle noticed he held both hands behind his back like he was hiding something.

"What do you have there?" She gestured to his hidden hands.

Ashton grinned, showing her a box of chocolates and a really lame stuffed animal that looked like a hybrid of a ladybug and a beetle. It took all of Noelle's will power not to burt out laughing right then and there.

But Ashton noticed the clear look of amusement on her face.

His smile dropped. "You don't like it."

"Well, for one," She started, "You know I'm not a big fan of chocolates..."

He shook his head, letting out a scoff. "The chocolates aren't for you. They're for your parents. I don't want them to think I'm a rude boyfriend who doesn't bring them nice things from Australia."

"Oh, thank you!" Noelle's mum cooed, taking the box of chocolates from him and walking down the hallway.

"And that...thing?" Noelle asked.

"Its a love bug." He told her matter-of-factly. "I thought it was clever, but apparently you have no sense of humor."

He pressed the love bug's stomach and something that sounded like a belch was heard through the livingroom, followed by a seemingly drunkened slur of the word; loooooove.

Noelle laughed at him. "You are ridiculous."

"Alright." He tossed the stuffed bug at her and feigned being offended, "That's the last time I'm buying you something nice."

She blew him a raspberry. "If this thing is your idea of nice, then I'll pass." Patting the spot on the sofa next to her, her face softened into a warm smile. "You know I'm just teasing you. Its a lovely love bug. Now come and sit with me, you giant loser. I missed you."

With a grin, he hurried to her side and plopped himself on the couch next to her.

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"You know," Noelle grinned at the memory. "I still have that embarrassing excuse for a present in the closet somewhere."

Ashton groaned. "You'll never let me forget how bad that was."

"It was worse than that time Luke got that really ugly Rabbit Beer stuffed animal for Nicole." Noelle laughed, tears beginning to form in her eyes due to all the laughing. "Remember that? It would say things like; let's order up another round!"

"That was a complete failure." Ashton chuckled. "Michael said those were really popular. I clearly remember him mentioning that his girlfriend Carmen had one."

"It wasn't Rabbit Beer though, it was Rabbit Bear." Noelle pointed out.

Ashton scoffed, "Same thing, almost."

"You boys were cut from the same cloth." She sighed.

Becoming impatient, Kyra nudged her parents. "Keep telling the story mommy!"

"Alright, sweetie." Noelle smiled at her, "So then..."

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I DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE THIS CHAPTER TOO LONG.

BUT YEAH.

I HOPE YOU ALL LIKE THE UPDATE.

THIS CHAPTER IS DEDICATED TO MY BBY NOELLE, BUT ALSO TO ONE OF MY OTHER VERY BEST FRIENDS ON HERE, @THUNDERLUKE, AKA NICOLE.

THANK YOU FOR READING, GUYS.

I LOVE YOU.

-CLARY xx