Courtney's POV

The boy and girl walked to some empty seats and sat down. I didn't follow them with my eyes; instead I just pretended to be completely absorbed in writing this random list. I realized that Breanne was staring at me.

"Are you okay?" Breanne asked, looking confused.

I laughed. "Yes, I am good," I pointed at a bulleted point on her list. "You also forgot to write down the Tiger Woods thing. That's been in the news a lot!"

Breanne gasped. "How could I forget Tiger Woods? Oh my goodness," Breanne ripped the list from my hand and scribbled furiously. Watching how fast her pen moved made me laugh. While Breanne finished writing that down, I looked over at the big windows. I could see a man on the landing strip with his red lasers flashing, and him motioning directions.

I tapped Breanne's shoulder. "Hey, Breanne, I think the plane is almost ready to land."

Breanne heaved herself up and I followed suit. We both walked over and pressed our noses against the window to see the plane. The ladder slowly reclined from the side of the aircraft and passengers started emerging. Then I felt Breanne grab my arm. "THERE'S JAMES!"

I squinted again to focus on the passenger's face. "There he is," I said smiling. I'd missed James so much, and finally was seeing him! He looked a lot older than I remember. Of course, he was. Two years older.

I looked over at the boy again. My eyes were just drawn to him. Of course, maybe that was just cause he's a boy, and I've never actually been around boys I don't know. Plus, I'd be lying if I said I didn't notice his…attractiveness. I smiled at him again and was relieved when he smiled back. I turned my head towards Kaytee. "I'm excited!" I said. I let my eyeballs wander to the side in search of the boy.

Kaytee didn't seem to notice. "Me too. He'll finally be able to see me with straight teeth," Kaytee smiled wide, giving a reminder that she'd just gotten her braces off. I laughed.

The air of the group was tense; we were all holding our breath until James walked into the lobby, and then the cheers exploded. Hands were flying as everyone tried to get to James first. I laughed and stayed where I was, letting everyone rush past me. Kaytee pulled me towards the end of the line that had quickly formed. "Let's stay in the back," she laughed.

"Good idea. He'll work his way down the line."

James and Jenny were hugging. It was so sweet! I was glad that Jenny finally could see James. She'd been missing him non-stop for the past two years. He moved on to grandma. "Grandma, glad to see you! Still looking as good as ever." James grabbed the top of grandma's head and kissed it. "Grandpa, you are one lucky man to have her." James winked at grandma and moved down the line. He got to Breanne, who could not wait to share her list. "Breanne I missed my lil' sis! How are you?" They embraced and Breanne began tearing up.

"James! I can't believe you are home!" she exclaimed through tears. "You have missed so much. I made you a list." She thrusted the list at him. "Courtney helped me with some of them, because I couldn't remember everything from since I was 10!"

James smiled and moved to me. "Court! What is up? Haven't heard from you in a while!"

"James," I hugged him. "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. "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?" I laughed and nodded.

"Have you seen Amanda over the past few years?" James asked awkwardly.

I smiled. "No. Not at all actually. Sorry."

"It's okay. I was actually hoping she might show up," James sighed.

I pointed over at the boy and girl. "Maybe they know Amanda?"

James looked over his shoulder. When he faced me again his mouth hung open and his eyes were full of joy. "Court, that's Amanda's sister Amber." He couldn't stop smiling. He hugged me and walked over to them.

I watched as the two stood up to greet him. "Who are they?" Kaytee asked me. Kaytee never paid attention to people she met.

"James said that is Amanda's sister. So the boy is either her boyfriend or—," I stopped. "Ohhhhhh."

Kaytee wanted me to finish the conversation so bad. "What?"

I remembered now who the boy was. "I bet that is Amanda's little brother, Harry," I shook my head. "I have one memory of playing at Amanda's house forever ago with her brother. Must be him." I looked at him again. "He looks a lot better now," I said.

Kaytee laughed. "Isn't it amazing how great boys can look once they grow up a bit?"

"Quite." By this time, James had made his way back to us. "Who was the boy?" I asked.

"Harry, Amanda's brother." James said looking at a piece of paper in his hand.

"Thought so," I smiled at James. Grabbing the paper out of his hand I continued. "So you gonna call her?"

James grabbed the paper back. "Absolutely."

Hey guys. I know, not a lot of Harry action in this one…I'm sorry! But I had to get the stories synchronized again so that I can move the story forward. Hope you enjoy so far, and next chapter will be up Saturday (if I can). Review! –Juliet