Harry's POV

Amber finished talking with Jenny and we found empty chairs near the rest of the people. We sat down and finally had a chance to breathe.

"What did she say?" I asked Amber, while looking over at the girl.

"What do you mean 'what did she say'? You were standing with me the whole time," Amber replied.

I just shook my head in agreement and leaned forward so my forearms rested on my knees. I let my head hang, trying to relax a little bit before James' flight got in. I knew we would have some explaining to do as to why we were there, but I wasn't worried. I'd just let Amber do the explaining. I looked up again to catch a glimpse of that girl. I could only see the back of her head, her dark brown hair pulled into a ponytail. It was a little crooked on her head, but didn't bother me. "You know a lot of the people here?" I asked Amber.

"Yeah. Why?"

"Just wondering. I don't recognize anybody," I said.

"Yeah, Jenny obviously. James' dad Brad, and his older sister Haley. His grandparents are over by the gift shop…and let's see… oh, Breanne, his youngest sister. She's right there." Amber pointed her finger to where Breanne was sitting next to the girl.

"The one with the ponytail?" I asked, now more obviously looking since we were talking about them.

"Nah the little blonde one. She's like twelve," Amber said, grabbing a magazine from the chair next to hers.

"Then who's the other one?" I said, anxious to know that it wasn't one of James' sisters.

"I am pretty sure that is James' cousin Courtney," Amber said as if trying to recall. "Yeah, that one is Courtney and the one standing up is Kaytee."

"I've never seen them before," I said, raising my arms up and holding them on the back of my head. I reclined back in the chair so it was easier to see the girl. "Courtney, you said?"

"Yes. I said it twice, Harry," Amber said, giving me a weird look.

Courtney, I thought. Hmm. Wonder how old she is. I looked away, so that my thoughts would be clearer. Then people started hurrying towards the big windows where the planes could be seen coming to the landing strip. Passengers started to exit the plane and bags started coming through on the baggage belt. I looked at Amber and her eyes got big. I looked back at the window and immediately saw James coming down the ladder on the airplane. Everyone was giddy with excitement, and Jenny started wiping tears from her eyes. Amber started to get up, but I pulled her back down. "Let them have their moment first…they're family."

Amber nodded and sat back down on the edge of her seat. I could tell she was nervous. I put my hand on her leg and patted her for comfort. Amber put her hand on mine and just held it. She was losing it, and she wasn't even the one dating James. I closed my eyes and chuckled, then opened them and looked up at where Courtney was standing. Courtney was looking at me, smiling. I threw a smile back, and she turned to her sister and started having a conversation. I could tell it was not a real conversation, because she kept looking out of the corner of her eye to see if I was still looking at her. I still don't understand why girls do that. They try to so obviously get our attention by talking to other people really loudly, or flirting with other guys, or simply looking at us just so we notice them. But the way that Courtney did it didn't bother me like it did when other girls did it. Courtney seemed sweeter; more genuine when she did it, not doing it to get me to notice. Then the cheers erupted as James entered the actual building.

"James!" Jenny screamed. "How are you honey? I missed you too much!"

James gave his mom a huge hug. He held her for a long time, before letting go and greeting the rest of the family. "Grandma, glad to see you!" James exclaimed. "Still looking good as ever." He kissed the top of her head and she smiled a sweet smile. "Grandpa, you are one lucky man to have her," he winked at his grandma. James continued hugging and commenting on everyone who'd come. He finally got to Courtney. "Court! What is up? Haven't heard from you in a while!"

"James," Courtney hugged her cousin. "I know—I've been really busy at work and school. Hardly have time to breathe."

"Well, we have a lot to catch up on, right?" James winked at Courtney. "We have to finish that boat we were building. Need to race it down to the bridge in a few weeks. See if the motor still works, yeah?" Courtney laughed and nodded. James adjusted his coat from one side to the other. "Have you seen Amanda over the past few years?" They lowered their voices, so I couldn't hear what they were saying, but then Courtney pointed in our direction. James' mouth dropped open, and he squeezed Courtney before walking over to us.

James smiled and stopped in front of us. Amber and I stood up. "Amber," James said crossing his arms. "How have you been?"

Amber took a deep breath and responded. "Good, James," she smiled.

"And who is this?" James said, pointing at me.

"It's Harry, of course," Amber laughed. "He's changed a lot in two years, huh?"

James nodded. "Yeah," he said. "Harry. How are you?" He reached his hand out.

I took the offer and shook his hand. "Good, how are you?"

"Well, glad to be home." The conversation stalled before James spoke again. "I have to admit, I am surprised to see you guys here. Why did you come?"

Amber and I exchanged looks. "Well," Amber began, "Amanda wanted us to come actually. She—she just—," I could sense Amber tensing up, so I took over.

"Amanda just wanted us to come by and see if you two still have a chance," I said bluntly. Amber threw her elbow into my arm. "Oww," I muttered.

James raised both his eyebrows in shock. "Really?"

Amber smiled and closed her eyes in embarrassment. "Basically."

I shrugged my shoulders. "Mine as well just say it like it is," I looked at both of them and then pulled a piece of paper from my hoodie sweatshirt. "Got a pen?" James reached into his carryon bag and pulled out a pen. "Thanks," I said. I wrote down Amanda's phone number, email, and address. "Here. Get a hold of Amanda. Phone is probably best. Or email." I smiled. "But she will be home in a few weeks for summer break too."

James took the paper from my grasp and I could see his hands shaking a bit. "Thanks, I will."

"Well, we gotta get going," Amber said. "It was really nice to see you again James. See you in a few weeks, I assume?"

James patted Amber on the back. "For sure. Thanks again."

James turned his back towards us and walked back towards his family. Amber and I started to walk back out to the parking lot. I turned over my right shoulder and shot a look back at Courtney. She was talking to James again. I turned straight forward and opened the door for Amber. "Courtney," I said with a huge grin on my face. "Courtney."