I hope you all still have this book in your library, because you're going to get a sneak peek at I Will Always Write Back, right now.

"You're going to love it in Florida! The ocean is just a few streets away. You and Isaac can walk there any time you want." Mom said.

"Who's Isaac exactly?" I asked.

"He's my son." Steve said.

"Your new step brother." Mom pinched in.

"Yeah but aren't you guys not married yet." I said. They both glared at me. "Just saying. Keep your eyes on the road Steve. I made a promise to a lot of people that I would come back alive."

"Was one of those people Melody?" Steve asked. I felt my face turn bright red. Ever since we had left, Steve hadn't stopped teasing me about Melody.

"We're just friends." I mumbled.

"Famous last words." Steve respond.

"Look we're here." Mom said. I looked out the window. A larger than normal house was in front of me. It looked to be a two story house. It was nicely kept and there was a garden in the front of the house. We all got out of the car. I took my backpack and Steve got my suitcase before I could grab it. I wanted to go inside and just sleep. We had driven all night since there wasn't any open hotels. A car isn't the most comfortable place to sleep in, especially with all these butterflies that decided to move into my stomach. I followed Mom and Steve into the house.

"West! Isaac! Jillian! Nicky! Ashley! Kyle is here!" Steve yelled into the house. Footsteps ran down the steps. Two boys and Ashley came down the stairs.

"You're home!" Ashley cried as she went and hugged Mom first and then Steve. There were two other boys, one looked to be almost eighteen and the other seemed my age.

"Kyle, this is West." Steve said pointing to the older boy. "And this is Isaac." He said, pointing to the younger boy.

"Jillian! Nicky! Get over here!" Mom yelled into the house.

"No!" Jillian yelled.

"I don't want to!" Cried Nicky. Steve didn't look like he was very happy. He stormed up the stairs. There was some screaming and yelling. Jillian and Nicky made their way down the stairs, furious. Steve came down the stairs behind them with their phones in his hand.

"I've tried to avoid the topic, but you two young ladies aren't making it easy."
Steve said. "You three bullied and beat up Kyle for four years. I don't know what was going on in the house at the time, it wasn't good, but it isn't my business. Jillian, Nicky, and Ashely, Addison and I have officially adopted you all so you all wouldn't have to be put into foster care. Kyle is here, he is your brother now. You will treat him like a brother you will respect him because he is older than two of you three. Jillian it goes to you too. How you guys are acting is terrible towards Kyle. I know that if it was West and Isaac doing that they wouldn't be out of their room. Ashley I'm proud of you, but Jillian and Nicky you are both grounded. If ether of you kids act in that way to one another, you will all be grounded." Steve said sternly. "Understood?"

"Yeah." Jillian said.

"Yes." Ashley said.

"Whatever." Nicky said. Steve looked at us three boys.

"Yeah." West said.

"Yup." Isaac said.

"Yessir." I said. Steve raised an eyebrow at me, but it was more like he was joking around.

"Isaac, will you please help Kyle get settled in, and West please bring Kyle's suitcase to his room." Steve said.

"You three girls in the kitchen." Mom said, pointing to Jillian, Nicky, and Ashley.

"Come on, let's go." Isaac said to me. West took my suitcase, and they both started up the stairs. I took a deep breath and followed them upstairs.