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"Dad, im home." I yelled out as i walked in through the front door with Matt trailing behind me.
"Hey Bridgette." His voice came from the living room. I smiled at Matt and walked down the hallway to the living room.
Jamie was sat down in his usual spot on the couch. He looked up as we walked in, "Hello Matthew."
"Sir." Matt said with a nod before sitting on the couch.

I took my usual seat in the chair.
Jamie was who I took after. He to had light brown hair and hazel eyes. When mom was alive everyone always had to double-check before they realized that I was her daughter. After mom died I moved in with Jamie.
"Matt, I thought I told you that you need not call me sir unless I am in uniform." he said with a kind smile. Jamie is a military general and Matt never let him live it down.

"Sorry, Jamie. I guess that I have seen you in that uniform so much that it is hard for me to get used to calling you by your name." Matt replied with a smirk.
I could tell that he was remembering when we started dating.

The night he picked me up for our first date Jamie was not happy at all. He made sure that he had his uniform on when Matt came to the door. He had even stood right behind me while I let Matt in.
Matt and I had met during our junior year. Though me and Harmony had been friends since freshman year I had never met Matt until the beginning of our junior year. Harmony had invited me over for the entire weekend. This was my first time meeting her parents and of course Matt. I did not know at the time that she even had a brother. She never mentioned him before. There was chemistry between us immediately. Not long after that weekend we started dating. Jamie grew to like Matt after a while. When he saw how happy I was with him he got to know Matt and, just because it's Matt, grew to like him. Ever since then, Matt and Jamie have been like best friends.

Jamie laughed, "You and Bri have been together for a year now and your still not used to calling me by my name?"
Matt laughed with him, "It has been a long time." he said smiling over at me.
I turned to face the window so that neither of them would notice that I was blushing.

"Yes, it has. And I have never seen her so happy as when she is with you." Jamie replied.
Matt eyed me curiously. "I know one thing, I have never been happier in my life."
I looked back towards them and smiled at Matt, my cheeks still red.

"Bri, your awfully quiet tonight. Is something wrong?" that was Jamie.
"Err, no actually. Everything's perfect." I said smiling and remembering what happened back at Matt's house. A small giggle escaped my lips, " I'm sorry, I keep thinking about something that happened earlier."
"Why? What happened that's so funny?" Matt asked, though he knew exactly what I was giggling about.
"You all ready know." I said smiling at him.

Jamie sat and watched us curiously with a small smile on his face. He seemed to enjoy the little arguments that Matt and I got in. Even though they were all about little things and you could hear the humor in both our voices.

Matt laughed and I walked over and sat in his laps. " Yes, I do know what your laughing about. Though it was not all that funny." he said wrapping his arms around me and kissing my cheek.

Jamie smiled, "You two have to be the cutest couple in this entire town."
We all laughed. This was a common thing in my house. Matt would come over and Jamie would make some comment on how cute Matt and I were together. It was so embarrassing, but it was also comforting to know that Jamie approved.

"Now im not too sure of that dad."
"Oh, I think we are." Matt said holding me closer to him.
I smiled and rested my head on his shoulder, "I know that you think we are, but im sure there are cuter couples around here somewhere." I said while playing, absentmindedly, with a loose string on his shirt.

Matt laughed and tilted my head up with his index finger so that I was looking at him, "That's not possible."
I smiled, "Yes it is."
"No, it's really not."
I laughed and kissed him quickly, "Fine, you win."

Jamie's smile widened, "And that just made you two even cuter."
We all laughed again.

I always loved that it was so easy-going when Matt was around. Normal dad's would be strict and not even let guy's in the house, but Jamie is no normal father. He was always better at these things than mom. He loved meeting guy's that I brought home, though he would always try and scare them first. Jamie always welcomed Matt with open arm's. It was as if Matt was his own son. Which i'm sure that Jamie wishes he were.

"One of these day's you and Matt will be a happily married couple." Jamie would always say at the most random times.
"Let's not get ahead of ourselves now, dad. I'm only seventeen." would always be my reply.

Sure I love Matt, but i'm not so sure that i'm ready for commitment. Though I am highly committed to our relation ship. Maybe somewhere down the road we would be getting married. I always hoped for it. I just wasn't ready right this minute.

After Matt left at ten thirty I went upstairs, got a shower and got ready for bed.
After checking my e-mails and replying to a few I climbed into bed and went to sleep.