She was all I ever wanted; she was all I ever needed and more
"Nick?" an angelic voice called out. I quickly turned my head around. I can't believe it's her.
"Diamond, is that you?" I replied in disbelief. She ran over to me and I engulfed her in a hug. She pulled back smiling, her beautiful brown hair bouncing in a curly ponytail.
"It's been forever!" she cried. Actually it's been 2 years 3 months and 17 days, but who's counting?
"Yeah, I know. What are you doing in California?" I asked. She looks gorgeous. She's always looked like an angel to me, but the California sun does make her halo look a bit brighter.
"I came here for my birthday," she beamed. A guy with jet black hair, and dark green eyes appeared behind her. He pressed his lips against her temple. She used to love when I did that.
"Babe, who's this," he asked. Did he just call her babe?
"This is Nick, he and I used a date a long time ago," she replied clearing her throat. Not that long ago, just 2 years.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Dexter" he smiled extending his hand forward. I reluctantly shook it. He shifted his head to the left to remove his hair from in front of his eyes. I ran my fingers through my hair, taking a deep breath.
"You too," I sighed. She looked at me smiling. I smiled back weakly.
"I can't believe it's you! I mean, wow. You look great" she giggled. Have you seen yourself lately? You look incredible.
"Thanks, you're not looking so bad yourself. So, you said you were here for your birthday?" I asked trying to prevent the conversation from ending.
"Yeah, Dexter surprised me with plane tickets to California. He's the sweetest. I haven't been here in so long, I think I forgot where everything is" she explained, a smile still graced her face. God, I loved her smile. It could brighten even the darkest of days.
"I'm sure you didn't. But if you need a tour guide I will gladly help" I smiled. She took out her phone and pressed some keys.
"Nick! That would be awesome. Could you give me your phone number?" she asked brightly.
"Yeah…sure 1831-591-0945" I recited. Dexter wrapped his hands around her neck and whispered something in her ear.
"Okay, I'll be there in a sec" she smiled and turned to him and pecked him on the lips. Dexter walked casually out of the entrance of the air-conditioned Pinkberry.
"Yeah…." I began. She turned to face me once more with her smile that was so contagious.
"It was really great seeing you again. I can't believe they finally built a Pinkberry in our old neighborhood. You know what I can't find! The park we used to go to" she grinned. You mean the park where we shared our first kiss.
"That's because they paved over it to make the place you are standing in right now" I explained.
"The park where we…." she began.
"Yeah, that one," I replied. She turned away shyly and fiddled with her fingers. I gazed at her longingly. If only things could go back to the way they used to be.
"I should probably get going, Dexter's probably getting impatient" she sighed. She lifted her head back up with a bright smile on her face.
"We should hang out while you're here, maybe reminisce on old times" I suggested.
"Yeah, that'd be great. I'll call you and let you know. See you around NJ" she giggled. No one's called me that in years. I guess because it was her nickname for me.
"You too DJ" I joked. Her face stood in shock. Then she returned to her normal smiling face and walked out. DJ stood for Diamond Jonas; I called her that when we were going out.
