Chapter One

[ Megan's POV ]

"ZACHARY!" I screamed, running towards him with open arms.
"Hey!" Zack Merrick laughed into my hair as I leaped into his arms.
"I missed youuuu!" I grinned as I pulled away.
"I missed you too." He smiled, but flinched as I let out a loud gasp.
"GARRRRRETTTT!" I yelled, running away from Zack and towards a dark haired figure with glasses.
"Well you move on fast!" Zack yelled after me, pouting.
"Sorry! Gotta see my dork!" I yelled back with a toothy grin.
"Garrett!" I jumped into his arms as he caught me.
"Well hello." Garrett Nickelsen chuckled, squeezing me back.
"Guess what!" I said excitedly.
"What?" He laughed, mocking my enthusiasm.
"I brought zombie movies so we can watch them and be dorks together!" I said giddily.
Garrett laughed, "Alright, Meg, sounds good."
I chuckled, "You so missed me."
"Yes I did!" He exclaimed, pulling me into another hug.
"But not as much as I DID!" Alex Gaskarth appeared behind Garrett grinning.
"ALEX! THIS IS LIKE A FAMILY REUNION!" I squealed.
"Yeah, only we're not family!" Jack Barakat laughed from beside him.
"Jackieeeee!" I laughed, pulling them both into a hug.
"Don't forget Jonny Appleseed!" John O'Callaghan smiled like a little kid from behind me.
"Cornelius!" I laughed, hugging him tightly.

"Where's everyone else?" I asked excitedly.
"Well, Rian's parents got really into Extreme Makeover Home Edition and decided to make him stay home and help re-model the house, since his mom's afraid that his dad will hurt himself using a ladder." Jack informed me.
"Yeah and Jared got dragged into a fishing trip in Alaska with his dad, and he convinced push-over Patty-cakes to go along with him. He told him they would get to pet penguins...yeah." Garrett rubbed the back of his head, chucking at his best friend's five year old heart.
"Oh?" I laughed, raising my eyebrows. "Well where's Kenny and Cass?"
"Cass isn't coming 'till the day after tomorrow, and Kennedy..."
"Is right behind you." A deep male voice whispered into my ear.

I jumped two feet, and whipped around to see Kennedy smirking with his arm draped around Jess, who's cheeks were bright red.
"Awwww!" I blurted at the sight of both of them. "And OH MY GOD, KENNEDY! YOU SCARED ME, STUPID!"
I ran up and gave him a huge bear hug.
Kennedy laughed, amused.
"Hey, where's the guys?" He asked.

I glanced at Jess.
"Well, Danny decided to stay home to spend every minute with his girlfriend, and Hunter and Drew surprised Mama Thomsen with a trip to the Hawaii because she was complaining that they didn't spend enough time together...and Travis, is taking a nap in the car." I chuckled at the last part of my sentence.

Jess, Travis, and I had all traveled here together, with Travis driving, Jess in the back, and me in the passenger seat. I had asked if he wanted me to drive when we were about two hours away from Laguna Beach because he looked exhausted, and he had gratefully pulled over and switched places, reclining his seat and immediately closing his eyes. He'd looked so peaceful and precious when we pulled into the driveway that I didn't have the heart to wake him up, so I left him to sleep.

"Hey, where's Haylie?" Alex asked curiously.
"She was helping Savannah work out the final details of the wedding, cause Savannah's super stressed about the whole thing, since her parents' flight got delayed and they can't make it until the morning of the wedding. But AJ's driving Hayls up around six tonight, and he's spending the night and day tomorrow." Jess said.
"Yes! I miss that dude!" Jack exclaimed.

I smiled, looking around at the circle of happy faces around me. It truly was a reunion of the greatest people in my life. The next two weeks were going to be amazing. Filled with lots of laughs, parties, and memories.

"Alight I'm gonna go grab our bags." I decided, dismissing myself.
They all flashed me a smile of acknowledgement, and I made my way outside the amazing beach house to our car, grinning at the sight of Travis lightly snoring in the front seat. I opened the backseat door to grab Jess' backpack and saw Travis stirring out of the corner of my eye. I smiled, closing the door and opening the drivers seat door, climbing onto the seat and kissing Travis on the cheek.

"Hi Love." He whispered, his eyes still closed.
"Hello." I smiled.
His eyes fluttered open and he grinned at me.
"We're here." I told him quietly.
"You're here." He said, planting a sweet kiss on my lips.
I smiled, blushing bashfully at his charm.
"You want to go in?" I asked him.
"Let's just sit here for a few minutes." Travis suggested quietly.

He still seemed tired from his nap, like he wasn't quite ready to energetically greet everyone yet. I smiled, settling into the drivers' and closing the door. I leaned my head back and turned to sneak a peek at Travis. He smirked, feeling my eyes on him, and reached for my hand, gently intertwining both of ours together.