Disclaimer: These characters are Meg Cabot's. I do not own any that may have appeared in one of her books. Any others I made up, though.
GhostGurl20: Jesse, when are you coming home?
Onceaghost: Susannah, you know I have business to do here in Florida before I can come home.
GhostGurl20: Why couldn't they have had these classes in Nevada? I mean, Florida is on the other coast, for God's sake!
Onceaghost: I know, querida, but I'll be home in a few days, alright?
GhostGurl20: You haven't found any surfer-girls who you have fallen madly in love with and decided to dump me for there, have you?
I just had to know.
Onceaghost: WHAT! Susannah, if I was going to dump you for surfer-girls, I could have done that in California. I love you, remember? We are engaged, for crying out loud!
This was true. I smiled happily down at the ring on my finger.
GhostGurl20: But, maybe they are more attractive in Florida! I don't know!
GhostGurl20: Whatever. That was stupid. I love you, too, Jesse.
Onceaghost: I will see you in a few days querida.
GhostGurl20: I'll see you then, Jesse.
Two days later
I waited anxiously at the airport. His plane was a few hours late. Finally, they announced it. I stood on tip-toe, looking over the crowd for my one true love. I finally spotted him, at the back of the pack. Jesse was such a gentleman. He probably let everyone off before him.
He saw me too. He looked quite surprised. "Susannah, it's 1:00 AM! You should be getting your sleep; you have a 9:00 class tomorrow!" I sighed. Of course he was right. But I just had to come greet him. He'd been gone at a medical class for over two weeks. I missed him. When I told him this, he chuckled. "Let's get you home, querida." He kissed me on the cheek, scooped me up, and carried me out to the parking lot. We drove to the apartment we shared (we WERE engaged, after all).
I slept peacefully that night, because Jesse was beside me once again. Little did I know that I would not be getting such good sleep for a while, after what would happen the next day.