Yet the family doesn't talk about it in front her because they know it makes her uncomfortable and Joss feels touched, especially after Braden's only purpose is to make sure she's okay. During dinner, the close family atmosphere provokes a panic attack in Joss of which she's ashamed. Joss suddenly feels pity, trying to think of a young Braden and is embarrassed that she cares, while it pleases Ellie. She finds out that Braden and Ellie have the same dad, Douglas Carmichael, who never asked after them and died, and that Braden views Ellie's family more as family than his own mother and that he had to mature at a very young age. In the Nichols house, she meets Ellie's mother Elodie and her stepfather Clark and also Ellie's younger siblings Hannah and Declan. She tries to refuse at first but later feels guilty about doing so and agrees. In the upcoming events, Joss' plan to remain aloof gets rebuffed when she's invited to Ellie's and Braden's family dinner at the Nichols. Much to her shock she also finds out that the so-called 'Suit' is her older brother and the owner of the famous club Fire.

In the new apartment, which Joss finds fantastic because of its elegant design, she meets Ellie Carmichael, a bubbly and sweet blonde-haired university student, to whom Joss becomes unwillingly attached. When he asks her if she's got a name, Joss cheekily replies that she has two and leaves him hanging. After talking to him and realizing that she's already attracted to him, Joss shows off her coolness, pretending to be completely indifferent about him, which pleases him. On her way, she is invited to a taxi ride with an attractive and seemingly intimidating man, whom she refers as 'The Suit'. She finds a free room on Dublin Street, owned by Ellie Carmichael, and pays her a visit by taxi. She starts her new life by searching for an apartment to share with a roommate. After losing her whole family during a car accident while she was at school 8 years ago and her best friend afterwards, she decided to build a cool and tough façade in which she doesn't care for anyone and tells everyone bluntly what she feels without feeling guilty. Jocelyn Butler, called Joss, is a 22-year-old half-American, half- Scottish woman who finished college, tries to become a writer and is the main protagonist of the series. On Dublin Street is a 2012 novel by Samantha Young.

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