AN : I own nothing but Julie, the character I've created.
As from today (6/17/2014) I'm rewriting this story.

My name is Julie. I'm 20 years old, and John Rahway's younger sister.
Since our parents died in a car crash 2 years ago, I decided to move in with John, mainly because he didn't want me being on my own, secondly because he now has someone to cook for him because that's the one thing he isn't good at.
John and I have a strong brother-sister bond and no one has been able to come between us.
At least, not for now.

I've known G, Jake, Jesse and Lilly since I was 16, and I love them like family. The guys all treat me like their younger sister. 2 years ago AJ joined the group and I was hooked since the first time I saw him. Much to my brother's dismay, AJ and I started spending time together too, which lead to us trying to have a relationship.

In case you are wondering, yes, I know what my brother and his friends do for a living. And no, I'm not ok with it. Having lost both my parents made me afraid of ending up alone. The thought of losing John during one of their 'jobs' scared the living daylights out of me.

To fill my days I enrolled at FIDM with a major for Interior Design. School keeps me busy most of the time.

I was sitting on the side of the pool, my feet touching the water, watching the sun go down, disappearing into the ocean. It was something I used to do with my dad all the time. We'd go to the beach with a thick blanket and a basket filled with some of my mom's fresh baked cookies and just gaze at the undergoing sun, filling the sky with gorgeous red and orange color.

My phone started buzzing and I saw that it was Lilly calling.

" Hey Lilly, .." A squeal sounded on the other side and I had to keep my phone on safe distance from my ear.
" Are you ok? "
" Jake asked me to marry him! " She exclaimed.
" Oh my god, that's wonderful. Congratulations! About time he did though."
" Thank you sweetie, I'm so happy. I thought he'd never ask. " She laughed.

I heard the front door open, and saw John come in with two girls.
He motioned me to leave. I rolled my eyes and send him a glare.

" Lills, I got to go, John has company over. If you know what I mean.. "
" Let's hope he doesn't keep you up tonight. We all know how loud he can get. "
I made a gagging sound, causing Lilly to erupt in giggles.
" Let's go shopping tomorrow, I haven't seen you in a while, and I need some time with my girl."
It had been a long time indeed. College had kept me very busy, and there was no end in sight to the amount of tasks we kept getting.
" Sounds good. I'm always up for some quality time with my bestie. Meet you at 10 at your house."
" Great! 'Night Jules, see you tomorrow."

During my phone call I had gone upstairs to my room. A soft breeze was flowing into my room through the French doors leading onto my balcony. Although the sun was gone, the warmth still lingered in the air.
While closing the doors, I saw John getting into the pool naked with the two girls already skinny-dipping.
"I'm so not swimming in that pool anymore" I said to myself, making a disgusted face.

After putting my comfy pajama's on, I crawled onto my bed, pulling the comforter on top of me.

I turned on the TV and watched an episode of The Hills. Reality series were my guilty pleasure, but most of all, I watched them because Lauren also attended FIDM, the same college that I was in.

Tiredness seemed to have overtaken me and I struggled to keep my eyes open.

The horrendous sound of my alarm woke me up rather brutally. Grunting I slammed the snooze button, trying to get out of the comforter that had wrapped itself around me during my sleep.

After a shower, drying my hair, loosely braiding it and brushing my teeth, I walked to my dresser and pulled out some clothes.

By the time I was dressed, it was 9.30. I walked towards the stairs. My brother's bedroom door was wide open, and I couldn't help but peeking inside.

There was no one there, he must have had an early meeting with the guys. I picked up my handbag from the hall closet and chucked in ; my wallet, phone, lip gloss, and a granola bar to eat during the ride to Lilly's.

On my way I picked up some much needed caffeine from Starbucks. . A vanilla latte helped, needless to say that I'm not a morning person

It was 10 am sharp when I arrived. Must having heard my car, Lilly opened the front door. She stepped into the car and pulled me into a hug. " I've missed my girl."

I hugged her back. " I missed you too. Let's go shopping, I need something to impress my man tonight."
" No time to waste then. " She laughed.

While Lilly was trying out a few things I sat on a couch. My phone buzzed so I picked it out of my bag. It was a text from AJ.

Are you coming to the club tonight? I miss you.

I smiled to myself, we hadn't seen each other in 2 weeks and I also missed him. I quickly send a reply.

Be there at 9 Miss you too. Xo

I really enjoyed my day with Lilly. She was like a big sister to me, and I could always count on her.

" Will I see you tonight?" She asked while I stopped my car in front of her house.
" Yes, I can't wait to see A.J. again. The guys have been so busy, that he hasn't had any time left to spend with me. And I've been very occupied with schoolwork myself." I pouted.

Lilly got out of the car, and collected all her bags.
" Ah, no need to tell me about that. I only see Jake when he's getting into bed in the wee hours of the morning. " She gave me a sad smile. " I'll see you tonight ! "
I waved and drove away.

When I got home, John again wasn't there, but I could smell his cologne lightly. So he must have left not long before I arrived.

Walking into the kitchen, I saw a note lying on the counter and picked it up.

Food's in the fridge. Need to talk to you a.s.a.p.

" Wonder what's that about. " I frowned.

Having dinner on your own isn't that fun, but I knew John thought had more important things to do than having family time with his little sister.
I warmed up my dinner in the microwave and turned on the TV to watch the news.
After finishing the dishes, I went upstairs to putting my new clothes in my closet. I still had some time left to take a shower.

20 minutes later I stepped out of my shower, steam filling the entire bathroom.
I quickly dried my hair, letting my natural dark brown waves cascade down my back. After putting on my makeup, I walked into my bedroom and started getting dressed. I decided on wearing my new plum colored dress with sweetheart neckline, and my favorite pair of black pumps.

Taking a last look in the mirror, I decided I looked good enough for the night, and collected my clutch and keys.

It was a 15 minute drive from my house to the club, so while I was driving, I sang along with the radio.

Pulling up on the parking lot, I saw my brother's, A.J.'s, and G's cars and Jesse's bike. I parked mine next to A.J's and walked to the entrance, saying hello to Jason, the bouncer. He flashed a bright smile when he saw me. " Miss Rahway, looking good tonight!"
I smiled and gave him a kiss on the cheek. " Jason, you know you can call me Julie right? "
" Have a nice night Julie " he said while holding the door for me.
I waved him goodbye and entered the club.

Alicia was standing in the middle of the foyer, at the stand with the book for reservations. She smiled when she saw me.
" Julie, a pleasure seeing you again. You look lovely, is that a new dress?"
" Nice to see you again too, it has been far too long since I've been here. I blame school for that. And yes, I bought it today, do you like it? " I replied while twirling around.
" It's a beautiful dress, I might have to take you shopping with me. " she said smiling.
" They are all upstairs Julie. I'll let Lilly know that you've arrived. "

I mouthed her thanks and stepped up the stairs, overhearing a bit of the conversation the guys were having.

" .. he's clever , not smart " I heard AJ say. The guys were so deeply in conversation that they hadn't noticed me standing behind them.
Jesse was the first to finally see me and jumped off the couch. He pulled me into a tight hug. " How's my home girl. "
" I'm good." I chuckled and gave him and the others a kiss on the cheek.

AJ pulled me up onto his lap and softly caressed my cheek with his hand.
I leaned into him and kissed him softly. Not seeing him for only 2 weeks had already made me miss him like crazy.
He was pulling me even closer to him, it seems that the missing had been mutual.
" Get a room " I heard John mumble. I scowled at him and gave A.J another quick kiss.
When I made moves to stand up again, he held me in place on his lap.

They guys returned to their conversation and when I heard Ghost's name drop, I had a feeling that that's what John wanted to talk to me about. I was being mildly distracted by AJ tracing patterns on my thigh, while he acted innocent and sipped his rum & Coke.

Lilly was coming over, a waiter following behind her with a bucket holding a bottle of champagne. Jesse had gone downstairs. " Gentlemen, Julie " She nodded and walked over to give me a kiss on the cheek.
" Baby, who ordered the Dom?" Jake asked." That's for Johnny boy, a girl downstairs ordered it..." I saw my brother scan the bar downstairs. I started playing with A.J.'s collar.
"It's the girl in the green dress. " Lilly said to John.

Both John and A.J.'s eyes found the girl. She was pretty, blonde hair, long elegant legs. She held up a glass of champagne at them, mouthing 'cheers'.
" She's cute. " Lilly said.

She gave Jake a kiss and told him she'd be back in a little bit. While she stood up, I saw a man entering the VIP area.

"Ghost .." Lilly looked very shocked.
Immediately the feeling in the room turned tense. " It's been a long time girl. " Ghost said.
" When did you get out? " Lilly asked perplexed.
Jake stood up from his seat and AJ fixed his hat.

" Missed me? " Ghost asked Lilly, who looked over at Jake. " You need to back out. " Jake said sternly.
" Easy Jake, easy.. " Ghost replied while rubbing his hands. " .. I wish you guys the best. Really. It's the past, I'm here to discuss the future .. " he patted Jake on the shoulder. " .. if I may. "

Jake was trying to comfort Lilly, but I could tell that she was very upset.

" A.J. , any new tat's? " Ghost asked.
" Yeah man, a couple. " AJ answered, while holding me close to him. " Me too. " Ghost replied.

Ghost eyed me up , from head to toe. And winked when I looked him in the eyes. " Who's this fine young lady?" he asked boldly. I could feel AJ tensing up, but I grabbed his hand and traced his knuckles with my thumb, keeping him calm.

" Julie Rahway " I said standing up , brushing down my dress and holding out my hand. Instead of shaking it, he kissed it.
" Rahway huh? Well well , Johnny boy over here never told me he had a baby sister. " John was staring at him hard.

Ghost said hello to both him and G. , but only G. shook his hand. My brother was clearly pissed at him, but he couldn't hide it as well as G. and Jake.

AJ moved forward to pick up his drink and I sat down on the chair's armrest. Ghost took a cigar out of the box. " Well, I'll be brief. I say we go Italian Job on that ass. "

The guys all looked at each other pensively. G. broke the tension by laughing, John followed suit. I looked at AJ and he just shrugged.

They all got up from their seat and I stood up too. I knew they had plans to discuss.
"I'll be back in a little bit babe. Go downstairs to Lilly, I know she's a bit upset. I know you can comfort her. " AJ kissed me on my forehead.

When I got downstairs, I saw Lilly sitting at the bar with a martini glass in front of her. I took the seat next to her and asked the bartender for a Shirley Temple.

" You ok? " I took her trembling hand in mine and gave her a concerned look.
She sighed. " Not really, I don't understand why Jake didn't feel the need to tell me that Ghost was out of prison. We're getting married Jules, aren't we supposed to tell each other everything. "
" Maybe he wanted to protect you? From the look on Jake's face, I could tell that he doesn't want Ghost within 100 miles from you." I thanked the bartender when he placed my drink in front of me.
" I'm a big girl, I can handle myself. Jake doesn't need to worry 'bout me. " she scoffed.
" He loves you to death Lills, of course he's worried about your safety. You should have seen AJ getting all worked up about Ghost looking at me like I am a piece of meat. Everything's going to be ok. " I reassured her.
We then changed our subject of talk to some lighter stuff.

Glancing my watch I noticed that an hour had passed. I felt someone wrap their arms around me from the back and turned my head up seeing AJ smiling at me. " Wanna go home? " he asked holding out his hand. I looked over to Lilly, who was now in deep conversation with Jake. I nodded.
" Yeah, let's go. " I picked up my clutch and we walked outside to the parking lot.

I unlocked my car.
" See you at my place? " A.J. asked me with pleading eyes.
" Still trying to impress me with your puppy eyes? "
After all, we were in desperate need of some quality time.
" I'll see you there." I gave in.
He smirked and unlocked his car. While driving out of the parking lot, I saw my brother and G talking to each other in my rearview mirror.