"I call shotgun!" Eric shouted, as we approached my car.
"Same old Eric." Brit stated.

We got into the car, blasted some Mayday parade, and head over to the O'Callaghan residence. We reached in about 10 minutes, and I couldn't get myself out of the car.

"You guys go ahead, I'll get her out." Eric said, as the girls left the car.
"Abby, you can do this."
"I can't.. I don't know why, I just can't."
"You haven't seen him in 4 years, Abby. Come on. You can do this."
"Alright." I said, while turning off the engine, and heading to the door.

"Abigail Jensen? Is that really you? Oh my!" John's mother said, while hugging me, and welcoming us.
"Hey, Mrs. O'Callaghan! It's good to see you again." I smiled.
"You girls still look as pretty as I remember." She said, while smiling at the three of us.
"Thank you. You still look beautiful, Mrs. O'Callaghan." I said, while kissing her cheek.

After greeting her, I finally met the rest of my buddies. Pat's still the same little dork we knew because of Tim. Neither of them changed, really.
We finally got to meet Garrett Nickelsen and Kennedy Brock, who both have the most adorable faces ever.

"Hey, Abby." I heard John call out in a soft voice. Every head turned towards us, including his mother.
"Hey John.." I said, while smiling.
"Can I talk to you outside, for a minute?"
"Sure." I said, as we made our way into his backyard.
"What's up, John?"
"Just wanted to catch up." He said, while sitting down and patting the space next to him on the swing bench.
"How've you been?" I asked, while sitting.
"Good. Tour is awesome. How about you?"
"I've been good. Living with Brit and Crystal is definitely something.."
"Oh, cool.. So, you girls got jobs? Or..?"
"Yeah. I work at a Starbucks.. Tryin' to get some money, before I can really start anything. Crystal works as a teacher's assistant at Monroe's Kindergarten. And Brit writes movie reviews for the local town magazine. She makes the most money, and pays for most of the rent.."
"You still want to be a photographer?"
"Oh yeah. But like I said, I need some money to start something. I don't really know what I'm gonna start, but I'll figure something out."
"Oh, cool."
"Yeah.."
"Can I ask you something, Abby?"
"Sure."
"Why'd you break up with me?"
"John.."
"I need to know."
"You wouldn't leave."
"So, you wanted me to leave?" He said, while standing up.
"No. It's not like that, John. You said you didn't want to leave me. I couldn't let you throw away an opportunity like that. Look at you now, John! You're a rockstar!" I said, while standing up and looking upto him. He was about 5 inches taller than me.
"So, I should be thanking you then?" He said, while getting frustrated.
"It's not like that, John."
"Then tell me what it's like! You were my first love! I was so fucked up when we broke up."
"You don't think I was miserable as well? For heaven's sake, I stayed in my bed for two weeks just crying! Brit was going to send me to rehab, but I got a hold of myself! Don't think this was hard only for you!" At this point, I was in tears.
"I'm sorry." John said, while hugging me.
"So am I." I said.
"Please stop crying, Abz. I'm sorry for what I said." He said, while hugging me tighter.
"I'm fine." I said, while wiping my tears.
"John, if you just read my letter, you would've understood why I broke up with you."
"What letter?" He said.
"The letter I told Eric to give you when you guys were out of Arizona.. I explained myself, sort of."
"Wait, what are you talking about?"
"My letter.. Eric said you didn't read it, but you just threw it out.."
"Eric didn't give me any letter, Abby."
"What? He said he did, but you didn't take it.."
"I can't believe him." John said, frustrated.
"What?" I asked, confused.

Instead of replying, John went back into his living room.

"I KNEW IT." John screamed out, while everyone looked confused, including myself.
"John, are you okay?" Tim asked.
"Eric! You lied!" John said.
"About what?" Eric asked.
"You asshole! I knew you were in love with her! That doesn't give you the fucking right to lie to my face about her!" John screamed.
"John, wait!" Eric said.
"What the fuck is going on?" I screamed.
"Eric over there, has been in love with you ever since he met you. But, he always denied it. Two days after we left Arizona, Eric said you completely hated me, when I asked about you." John explained.
"What?" I said, while looking at Eric.
"I can explain." Eric said.
"You didn't give him my letter.." I said.
"Abby.."
"Don't even talk to me. How could you lie to me, Eric? We were bestfriends!" I said, while tears fell down my cheeks.
"Here are the keys, girls. I'll meet you home later, I need to get out." I said while tossing the keys to Brit, while walking out the door.
"What the fuck, Eric? We've been bestfriends since forever, and you lie to my fucking face? If you liked her, why the fuck didn't you just tell me? You know what, fuck it. I'm out." I heard John scream, and run after me.

"Abby, wait!" I heard John scream out. I stopped dead in my tracks, and just cried. He turned me around to face him, and he hugged me.

"Here's to words, that tell the truth when it's easier to lie.." He started singing, while stroking my hair.
He sang to me the whole first half of the song, and stopped and wiped my face.

"Look, I'm just gonna go.." I said, while pulling away from him.
"I'm coming with you."
"I'm just gonna walk to my parents place, John."
"I need to get out, and I don't want you to be alone. Plus, it would be good to see your parents again. And Katie and Kyle." He said. Katie and Kyle were my two younger siblings.
"Alright."
"I'll drive." He said, while leading me to his car, opening the door for me, and getting to the driver's seat.
"Your car is still messy." I said, while smiling.
"Yeah, I know. I don't have the energy to clean it." He said, while driving.
"You still have this?" I said, while picking up a frog eye beanie that I gave him.
"Ofcourse I do! I love that beanie." He said, while I put it on. "It did always look better on you." He said while looking at me and smiling.
"Thanks.." I said, while combing through my hair with my fingers.

We reached my parents house in about 5 minutes, and we go it. John met my parents again, and they were happy to see him. Katie, 10, jumped into his arms as soon as she saw him. The bond she had with John was amazing. She loved him.
Kyle, 16, and him exchanged fist bumps, and played some video games together while Katie and I watched.

"Johnny, I missed you!" Katie said.
"I missed you too, Katie!" He said, while hugging her.

We spend the day at my parents, and had fun. My mom made lasagna, so that was a plus.

"Anyways. Mom, Dad, Katie, Kyle, we're gonna go. It's getting late." I said, while getting off the couch.
"It was nice meeting you again, Mr and Mrs. Jensen. & Kyle and Katie." John said, while smiling.

We said our goodbyes, and left.

"That was fun. I've missed your family." John said, while heading to the car.
"Yeah, that was fun.." I said, while smiling and getting into the passenger seat.
"Before I drop you home, can I take you somewhere?" John asked.
"It's 7:40, John. Where do you want to take me at this time?" I asked confused.
"Just somewhere. So, can I?" He asked.
"Sure.."

We drove in silence for about 20 minutes, until we reached the place where John took me when I wanted to run away. It's this beautiful place, few blocks out of the town. It faced the moon at night, and looked amazing.

"I can't believe this place looks the same." I said, while getting out of the car.
"I know right." He said, while leading me to the same spot we sat in the first time.

We laid down on the grass, and just looked at the stars.
"I missed this place.." I said.
"I missed it too. But, you know what I've missed the most?"
"What?"
"The times we spent here, together." He said, while looking at me.

John O'Callaghan, you definitely know how to make a girl feel like they're floating on air.