We'll Always Have Summer

Chapter Six

By MadrigalPrincess

Jeremiah and I didn't become friends the day after. It took awhile; years actually for me to even speak to him and he respected that. It was his senior year at Finch University when I transferred my junior year. I was beyond homesick and Finch wasn't that far from home compared to IU.

The first time I saw Jere at school, he was walking to class. I was sitting against a tree catching up on some reading when I happened to see him. I hadn't spoken to him since the break-up which was almost four years ago. There were some days, okay plenty of days were I missed him like hell when I was away in Indiana. I use to stare at my cell when I sat in my dorm forcing myself not to call him. There were days when I needed to hear his voice, days were I was so depressed that I needed someone to cheer me up and I knew it was only him that could do the job. But, I never called him.

He knows I transferred to Finch; he occasionally calls my mom and asks about Steven and me.

I leaned my head back against the tree and watched as Jere made his way to class. He hadn't change at all in the past four years.

"Jere!" A blonde girl called, waving him over to a group of people. He headed over to them, kissing the blonde girl hello before turning to the rest of the group. I looked away after that.

:

My brother, Steven came down to Finch for my twenty-first birthday. He wanted to be the one to take me out to my first bar. Of course I didn't have the heart to tell him some of my dorm mates beat him to the punch along time ago, so I just went along with it.

"Are we meeting at Bogies later?" I asked as I pushed my cell closer to my ear with my shoulder and painted my toenails.

"Yeah, I'll be there at 9" Steven said, obviously with a mouth full of food. I rolled my eyes.

"Okay then I'll meet you there" I said before I hung up. Taylor walked in carrying two shopping bags.

"Hey sweets!" She said tossing the bags on her bed. "I bought us the cutest littlest outfits for tonight."

"Taylor" I groaned in annoyance. "Tell me you didn't go shopping in the kids section again?"

"I wanted a really short skirt!"

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Bogies were packed for a Thursday. Taylor pushed her way to Steven's table and I closely followed.

"Did you have to pick the table in the corner?" Taylor snapped as soon as we got to the table. Steven shrugged her off and motioned for me to sit beside him. I did, placing my bag in-between us.

"My surprise?" I asked bluntly. Steven smirked and motioned to a group of guys who entered the bar. My mouth dropped once I saw Jere in the group.

"Steven you didn't!" I yelled and he broke out into a full grin. I punched his arm and he laughed.

"Hey Belly" Jere said as soon as he got to the table. I gave him a weak smile.

"Hi Jere"

"How's it been?" He asked, shifting his feet awkwardly.

"Okay I guess what about you?" I asked, ignoring the stares everyone was giving us.

"Same" He said and I nodded.

"Why don't you and your friends sit with us?" I found myself asking and he smiled, really smiled at me like he use to before everything. I couldn't help but smile back.

"Yeah, thanks" He said and motioned for his friends to come over. I looked to Steven and he gave me a look, as in are you okay. I nodded.

"Yes, thank you for inviting him" I told him and gently squeezed his hand. "It means a lot."


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